| CPC H10B 10/18 (2023.02) [H01L 21/32139 (2013.01); H01L 23/5223 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |

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1. A semiconductor structure, comprising:
a substrate;
a gate structure on the substrate, wherein the gate structure comprises a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode layer; and
an interconnect structure comprising a first interconnect sub-structure and a second interconnect sub-structure, wherein the second interconnect sub-structure protrudes from the first interconnect sub-structure,
wherein the first interconnect sub-structure is connected with the substrate and in direct contact with a side surface of the gate electrode layer, and the second interconnect sub-structure is connected with a top of the gate structure and in direct contact with a top surface of the gate electrode layer.
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