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Memory with a raised dummy feature surrounding a cell region

US10163641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 2016
Grant dateDec 25, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/6892

Abstract

A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one raised dummy feature, and at least one memory cell. The raised dummy feature is present on the semiconductor substrate and defines a cell region and a non-cell region outside of the cell region on the semiconductor substrate, and the raised dummy feature has at least one opening communicating the cell region with the non-cell region. The memory cell is present on the cell region.

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