Self-aligned contacts for replacement metal gate transistors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9059253
APP PUB NO 20140327058A1
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14337774

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Embodiments of the invention include methods of forming gate caps. Embodiments may include providing a semiconductor device including a gate on a semiconductor substrate and a source/drain region on the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the gate, forming a blocking region, a top surface of which extends above a top surface of the gate, depositing an insulating layer above the semiconductor device, and planarizing the insulating layer using the blocking region as a planarization stop. Embodiments further include semiconductor devices having a semiconductor substrate, a gate above the semiconductor substrate, a source/drain region adjacent to the gate, a gate cap above the gate that cover the full width of the gate, and a contact adjacent to the source/drain region having a portion of its sidewall defined by the gate cap.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adam, Thomas N Slingerlands, US 146 2301
Cheng, Kangguo Schenectady, US 3065 29582
Khakifirooz, Ali Los Altos, US 842 11865
Reznicek, Alexander Troy, US 1406 11120
Sreenivasan, Raghavasimhan Schenectady, US 49 728

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