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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Brent A. Anderson, Jericho, VT (US);
Andres Bryant, Burlington, VT (US);
Edward J. Nowak, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Jed H. Rankin, Richmond, VT (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 21/762 (2006.01); H01L 21/84 (2006.01); H01L 27/12 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/092 (2013.01); H01L 21/76283 (2013.01); H01L 21/823481 (2013.01); H01L 21/84 (2013.01); H01L 27/1203 (2013.01); H01L 29/0642 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structure includes at least one shallow trench isolation structure formed in a substrate to isolate adjacent different type devices. The structure further includes a barrier trench structure formed in the substrate to isolate diffusions of adjacent same type devices. The structure further includes a material spanning the barrier trench structure to connect the diffusions of the adjacent same type device, on a same level as the adjacent same type devices.