Cross-coupling-based design using diffusion contact structures
US8679911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/85
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An approach for providing cross-coupling-based designs using diffusion contact structures is disclosed. Embodiments include providing first and second gate structures over a substrate; providing a gate cut region across the first gate structure, the second gate structure, or a combination thereof; providing a first gate contact over the first gate structure; providing a second gate contact over the second gate structure; and providing a diffusion contact structure coupling the first gate contact to the second gate contact, the diffusion contact structure having vertices within the gate cut region.
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