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Methods of fabricating integrated circuits

US9472465B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2014
Grant dateOct 18, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/32133
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Integrated circuits and methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided. In an embodiment, a method is provided for fabricating an integrated circuit. The method includes forming a first FET trench in a first FET region and a second FET trench in a second FET region of an interlayer dielectric material on a semiconductor substrate, at least partially filling the first and second FET trenches with a work function metal to form a work function metal layer, and at least partially removing a portion of the work function metal layer in the second FET trench. The first FET trench is defined as an NFET trench and the second FET trench is defined as a PFET trench.

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