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US 11,011,528 · App. 16/406,121 · Granted May 18, 2021

Asymmetric gate edge spacing for SRAM structures

Inventors: Alexander Reznicek (Troy, NY); Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY); Chun-Chen Yeh (Danbury, CT); Chen Zhang (Albany, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H01L27/1104H01L21/32139H01L21/76224H01L27/0207H01L27/0924H01L27/1116H01L29/42364H01L29/66545
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Patent No.
US 11,011,528
App. No.
16/406,121
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An integrated circuit having logic and static random-access memory (SRAM) devices includes at least three active regions with gate terminals. Dielectric pillars are disposed between the active regions of the integrated circuit. A pillar is disposed symmetrically between two active regions of the logic device. A pillar is disposed asymmetrically between a p-channel field effect transistor (pFET), and an n-channel field effect transistor (nFET) of the SRAM device.

Claims (23)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

at least three active regions comprising gate terminals; and

dielectric pillars disposed between active regions of the integrated circuit;

wherein an SRAM device pillar is disposed asymmetrically between a p-channel field effect transistor (pFET), and an n-channel field effect transistor (nFET); and

wherein a logic device pillar is disposed symmetrically between two active regions.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the SRAM device pillar is disposed closer to the pFET than the nFET.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a dielectric gate cut disposed above a pillar.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising gate metal disposed above a pillar.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a top surface of a pillar is disposed higher than a top surface of a fin.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a top surface of a pillar is disposed below a top surface of a gate terminal.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the SRAM device pillar is disposed closer to the pFET than the nFET, further comprising:

a dielectric gate cut disposed above a first pillar; and

gate metal disposed above a second pillar.

8. A semiconductor device having SRAM devices, the semiconductor device comprising:

at least three active regions; and

a dielectric pillar disposed between two active regions;

wherein an SRAM device pillar is disposed asymmetrically between a p-channel field effect transistor (pFET), and an n-channel field effect transistor (nFET); and

wherein a logic device pillar is disposed symmetrically between two active regions.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the SRAM device pillar is disposed closer to the pFET than the nFET.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , further comprising a dielectric gate cut disposed above a pillar.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a top surface of a pillar is disposed higher than a top surface of a fin.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the SRAM device pillar is disposed closer to the pFET than the nFET, further comprising:

a dielectric gate cut disposed above the SRAM device pillar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2019
From: REZNICEK, ALEXANDER; XIE, RUILONG; YEH, CHUN-CHEN; ZHANG, CHEN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049111/0146 →
Continuity (1)
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