Patent ID: 7741672

Claim:
A fin-type field effect transistor (FinFET) structure comprising: a substrate having a top surface; a fin having a bottom positioned on said top surface of said substrate, wherein said fin protrudes from said top surface of said substrate, and wherein said fin has a fin length running parallel to said top surface of said substrate, a fin height above said top surface of said substrate that is less than said fin length, and a fin width running parallel to said top surface of said substrate and running perpendicular to said fin length, wherein said fin width is less than said fin height; a fin cap positioned on a top of said fin and running along said fin, wherein said fin cap has a fin cap width equal to said fin width, and fin cap height that is less than said fin height; a gate conductor having a bottom positioned on said top surface of said substrate, wherein said gate conductor has a gate conductor length running parallel to said top of said substrate that is perpendicular to said fin length such that said gate conductor intersects said fin, wherein said gate conductor has a gate conductor height above said top surface of said substrate that is greater than said fin height and less than a height that a top of fin cap is positioned above said top surface of said substrate; a gate strap positioned on a top of said gate conductor and running along said gate conductor, wherein said gate strap has a gate strap width equal to said gate conductor width, and wherein a top of said gate strap is positioned a greater height above said top surface of said substrate than said top of said fin cap; and an insulator separating said gate conductor and said gate strap from said fin and said fin cap; wherein a region of said fin that is positioned below said gate conductor comprises a semiconductor.