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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-Hua Yu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Rung Hsu, Tainan, TW;
Chen-Nan Yeh, Hsi-Chih, TW;
Cheng-Hung Chang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor fin on a top surface of a substrate, wherein the semiconductor fin includes a middle section having a first width; and a first and a second end section connected to opposite ends of the middle section, wherein the first and the second end sections each comprises at least a top portion having a second width greater than the first width. The semiconductor structure further includes a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the middle section of the semiconductor fin; and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer.