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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Min Gyu Sung, Latham, NY (US);

Catherine B. Labelle, Schenectady, NY (US);

Chanro Park, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Hoon Kim, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Assignee:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 21/308 (2006.01); H01L 21/3105 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/823431 (2013.01); H01L 21/308 (2013.01); H01L 21/31051 (2013.01); H01L 21/31144 (2013.01); H01L 21/823437 (2013.01); H01L 21/823481 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes forming a plurality of fins above a substrate. A plurality of gate structures is formed above the plurality of fins. A first mask layer is formed above the plurality of fins and the plurality of gate structures. The first mask layer has at least one fin cut opening and at least one gate cut opening defined therein. A first portion of a first fin of the plurality of fins disposed below the fin cut opening is removed to define a fin cut cavity. A second portion of a first gate structure of the plurality of gate structures disposed below the gate cut opening is removed to define a gate cut cavity. An insulating material layer is concurrently formed in at least a portion of the fin cut cavity and the gate cut cavity.


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