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Semiconductor device having a treated gate structure and fabrication method thereof

US8703594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2011
Grant dateApr 22, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/10
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. A dummy gate feature is formed between two active gate features in an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) over a substrate. An isolation structure is in the substrate and the dummy gate feature is over the isolation structure. Source/drain (S/D) features are formed at edges of the active gate features in the substrate for forming transistor devices. The disclosed method provides an improved method for reducing parasitic capacitance among the transistor devices. In an embodiment, the improved formation method is achieved by introducing species into the dummy gate feature to increase the resistance of the dummy gate feature.

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