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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Inventors:
Chuan-Cheng Cheng, Fremont, CA (US);
Runzi Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/785 (2013.01); H01L 29/4238 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include a semiconductor device comprising: a gate layer comprising (i) a first section and (ii) a second section, wherein the gate layer is non-linear such that the first section of the gate layer is offset with respect to the second section of the gate layer; and a first contact and a second contact, wherein the first section of the gate layer is at (i) a first distance from the first contact and (ii) a second distance from the second contact, wherein the first distance is different from the second distance.