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Dual work function semiconductor structure with borderless contact and method of fabricating the same

US7015552B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2005
Grant dateMar 21, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/09
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual work function semiconductor structure with borderless contact and method of fabricating the same are presented. The structure may include a field effect transistor (FET) having a substantially cap-free gate and a conductive contact to a diffusion adjacent to the cap-free gate, wherein the conductive contact is borderless to the gate. Because the structure is a dual work function structure, the conductive contact is allowed to extend over the cap-free gate without being electrically connected thereto.

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