Patent ID: 7573116

Claim:
An in-process semiconductor device comprising: a conductive structure to which electrical contact is to be made; a dielectric layer comprising: a dielectric portion overlying the conductive structure; an opening therein overlying the conductive structure, wherein the opening extends only partially into the dielectric layer; and first and second cross-sectional sidewalls which define the opening in the dielectric layer; first and second cross-sectional conductive spacers each extending along one of the first and second sidewalls; and third and fourth cross-sectional conductive spacers wherein the third spacer contacts the first spacer and the first dielectric sidewall and the fourth spacer contacts the second spacer and the second dielectric sidewall, wherein each of the third and fourth spacers extend into the opening further than each of the first and second spacers, and wherein each of the third and fourth spacers are separated from the conductive structure by at least the dielectric portion.