Patent ID: 11961763
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A device comprising:
a first channel layer, a second channel layer, and a third channel layer each extending in a first direction;
a first metal gate surrounding the first channel layer, a second metal gate surrounding the second channel layer, and a third metal gate surrounding the third channel layer;
a dielectric fin disposed between and separating the second metal gate and the third metal gate and a gate separation feature above the dielectric fin;
a first portion of a conductive layer over the first metal gate and the second metal gate the first portion of the conductive layer extending from a first terminal end to a second terminal end, wherein the first terminal end is disposed vertically over the first metal gate and the second terminal end is disposed vertically over the second metal gate;
a second portion of the conductive layer over the third metal gate; and
an isolation layer between the first portion of the conductive layer and the second portion of the conductive layer and over the dielectric fin, wherein the second terminal end of the first portion of the conductive layer includes a rounded terminal surface abutting the isolation layer.