Patent ID: 9412656
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: forming a sacrificial material around and above a pair of gate structures, wherein a source/drain region is arranged between the pair of gate structures; removing the pair of gate structures to form a pair of cavities within the sacrificial material; filling the pair of cavities with a gate material to form a pair of replacement gate structures; forming a sacrificial source/drain contact between the pair of replacement gate structures; forming a dielectric layer over the sacrificial source/drain contact and over the pair of replacement gate structures; sequentially etching both the sacrificial source/drain contact and the dielectric layer to form a recess that extends through the sacrificial material; and filling the recess with a conductive material to form a source/drain contact that is electrically coupled to the source/drain region.