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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mahalingam Nandakumar, Richardson, TX (US);
Steve Lytle, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 21/762 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/485 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H01L 29/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2013.01); H01L 21/762 (2013.01); H01L 21/76224 (2013.01); H01L 21/76895 (2013.01); H01L 23/485 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/4966 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit may include a metal gate which extends over an active area and onto an isolation dielectric layer. A conductive spline is formed on the metal gate, extending on the metal gate over at least a portion of the isolation dielectric layer, and extending on the metal gate for a length at least four times a width of the metal gate.