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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hak-Lay Chuang, Singapore, SG;
Cheng-Cheng Kuo, Hsinchu, TW;
Ching-Che Tsai, Zhubei, TW;
Ming Zhu, Singapore, SG;
Bao-Ru Young, Zhubei, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. A first active region is formed in a substrate. The first active region is elongated in a first direction in a top view. A first gate is formed over the substrate. The first gate is elongated in a second direction in the top view. A portion of the first gate is located over the first active region. A second gate is formed over the substrate. The second gate is elongated in the second direction in the top view. A portion of the second gate is located over the first active region. The second gate is shorter than the first gate in the second direction.