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PARTIAL SPACER FOR INCREASING SELF ALIGNED CONTACT PROCESS MARGINS

  • US 20160181392A1
  • Filed: 12/19/2014
  • Published: 06/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A semiconductor structure comprising:

  • a gate stack on a substrate;

    a first set of sidewall spacers on opposite sidewalls of the gate stack;

    a flowable dielectric layer on the substrate, covering at least a portion of the first set of sidewall spacers;

    a second set of sidewall spacers next to the first set of sidewall spacers covering an upper portion thereof, the second set of sidewall spacers are directly on top of the flowable dielectric layer; and

    a contact next to at least one of the second set of sidewall spacers.

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