Patent ID: 11942420
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a first transistor having a first conductive type and comprising:
a first gate structure extending along a first lateral direction; and
a first source/drain structure disposed next to the first gate structure along a second lateral direction;

a second transistor having a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type, disposed above the first transistor, and comprising:
a second gate structure extending along the first lateral direction; and
a second source/drain structure disposed next to the second gate structure along the second lateral direction;

a first interconnect structure disposed in an interconnect layer above the second gate structure;
a second interconnect structure also disposed in the same interconnect layer, wherein the second interconnect structure is spaced apart from the first interconnect structure along the second lateral direction; and
a third interconnect structure electrically connecting the first gate structure to the first interconnect structure;
wherein the third interconnect structure comprises a first portion and a second portion;
wherein the first portion is in physical contact only with the second gate structure and the second portion is in physical contact only with the first interconnect structure.