Patent ID: 7659155

Claim:
A method of forming a contact between a gate and a body thereof, the method comprising: providing the body having an outside, wherein the providing includes providing the body between isolation regions; forming a sacrificial layer that contacts a portion of a vertical outer sidewall of the body, the forming of the sacrificial layer including: forming a hardmask over the body; forming an opening to the body and along the vertical outer sidewall of the body using the hardmask; filling the opening with a sacrificial layer material; and recessing the sacrificial layer material adjacent to the vertical outer sidewall of the body, leaving only the sacrificial layer contacting a portion of the vertical outer sidewall that is to be contacted by the gate; forming a dielectric layer around the outside of the body without directly contacting the portion of the vertical outer sidewall that previously contacted the sacrificial layer; removing all of the sacrificial layer in one or more steps; and forming the gate around the outside of the body such that the gate contacts the portion of the vertical outer sidewall of the body formerly covered by the sacrificial layer.