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Replacement spacers for MOSFET fringe capacitance reduction and processes of making same

US7838373B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2008
Grant dateNov 23, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process includes planarizing a microelectronic device that includes a gate stack and adjacent trench contacts. The process also includes removing a gate spacer at the gate stack and replacing the gate spacer with a dielectric that results in a lowered overlap capacitance between the gate stack and an adjacent embedded trench contact.

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