Patent ID: 7235858

Claim:
A semiconductor structure, comprising: a first interlayer having a plurality of trenches formed therein; a first plurality of members formed in the trenches of the first interlayer, each of the members separated from adjacent members of the first plurality by a first distance and having a portion extending a second distance beyond the trench in which it is formed, the second distance being substantially greater than the first distance; a second interlayer formed over the first interlayer, the second interlayer having an opening therethrough exposing at least a portion of the first members extending beyond the respective trench; a dielectric layer formed over the exposed portions of the first plurality of members; and a second plurality of members formed on the dielectric layer, in the opening in the second interlayer, over the first plurality of members and at least partially into spaces between the portion of the members of the first plurality that extend beyond the trench to form a plurality of edges at the intersection between the first and second plurality of members, the edges having a length substantially greater than the first distance.