Patent ID: 11935624
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
etching the IMD to form a third opening exposing the first word line and a fourth opening exposing a third word line of the plurality of word lines, wherein the third opening and the fourth opening extend to the first depth;
forming a third conductive contact in the third opening and electrically coupled to the first word line and a fourth conductive contact in the fourth opening and electrically coupled to the third word line; and
forming a second conductive line over the IMD, the third conductive contact, and the fourth conductive contact, wherein the second conductive line electrically couples the third conductive contact to the fourth conductive contact.