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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Andy Wei, Dresden, DE;
Roman Boschke, Dresden, DE;
Markus Forsberg, Dresden, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/762 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76224 (2013.01); H01L 21/82345 (2013.01); H01L 21/823481 (2013.01); H01L 21/823842 (2013.01); H01L 21/823878 (2013.01); Y10S 438/975 (2013.01); Y10S 438/959 (2013.01);
Abstract
By forming a trench isolation structure after providing a high-k dielectric layer stack, direct contact of oxygen-containing insulating material of a top surface of the trench isolation structure with the high-k dielectric material in shared polylines may be avoided. This technique is self-aligned, thereby enabling further device scaling without requiring very tight lithography tolerances. After forming the trench isolation structure, the desired electrical connection across the trench isolation structure may be re-established by providing a further conductive material.