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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Wei-Ting Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Che-Cheng Chang, New Taipei, TW;
Chen-Hsiang Lu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Cheng Liu, Zhubei, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a dielectric layer over the substrate. The dielectric layer has a trench. The semiconductor device structure includes a conductive line in the trench. The conductive line has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion faces the substrate. The second end portion faces away from the substrate. A first width of the first end portion is greater than a second width of the second end portion.