Methods and apparatus for MOS capacitors in replacement gate process

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PATENT NO 9412883
APP PUB NO 20130126953A1
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13303083

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Methods and apparatus for polysilicon MOS capacitors in a replacement gate process. A method includes disposing a gate dielectric layer over a semiconductor substrate; disposing a polysilicon gate layer over the dielectric layer; patterning the gate dielectric layer and the polysilicon gate layer to form a plurality of polysilicon gates spaced by at least a minimum polysilicon to polysilicon pitch; defining a polysilicon resistor region containing at least one of the polysilicon gates and not containing at least one other of the polysilicon gates, which form dummy gates; depositing a mask layer over an inter-level dielectric layer; patterning the mask layer to expose the dummy gates; removing the dummy gates and the gate dielectric layer underneath the dummy gates to leave trenches in the inter-level dielectric layer; and forming high-k metal gate devices in the trenches in the inter-level dielectric layer. An apparatus produced by the method is disclosed.

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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY8 LI-HSIN RD 6 HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK HSINCHU 300-78

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Chen, Chung-Hui Hsin-Chu, TW 159 1130
Hsieh, Tung-Heng Zhudong Town, TW 125 454
Huang, Yimin Hsin-Chu, TW 114 1040
Wang, Pai-Chieh Zhubei, TW 8 36

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