Patent ID: 8035140
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a layer of insulating material disposed over a semiconductor body; a gate electrode disposed within the layer of insulating material, the gate electrode comprising a first region of gate electrode material having a length, a width, a first end at an end of the length and a second end at an end of the length opposite the first end; a source region disposed within the semiconductor body, the source region adjacent the first region of gate electrode material along the width of the first region of gate electrode material; a drain region disposed within the semiconductor body, the drain region adjacent the first region of gate electrode material along the width of the first region of gate electrode material opposite the source region; a gate connection comprising a second region of gate electrode material that extends away from the width of the first region of gate electrode material and is electrically coupled to a contact region, wherein the second region of gate electrode material couples to the first region of gate electrode material along the width of the first region of gate electrode material between the first and the second end; and a first insulating region disposed beneath substantially the entire gate connection.