公开(公告)号：US20250167117A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US19029273

申请日：2025-01-17

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Lin-Yu Huang ,  Li-Zhen Yu ,  Chia-Hao Chang ,  Cheng-Chi Chuang ,  Kuan-Lun Cheng ,  Chih-Hao Wang

IPC: H01L23/528 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/522

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an active region including a channel region and a source/drain region and extending along a first direction, and a source/drain contact structure over the source/drain region. The source/drain contact structure includes a base portion extending lengthwise along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a via portion over the base portion. The via portion tapers away from the base portion.

公开(公告)号：US12300731B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US18446151

申请日：2023-08-08

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Guan-Lin Chen ,  Kuo-Cheng Chiang ,  Shi Ning Ju ,  Chih-Hao Wang ,  Kuan-Lun Cheng

IPC: H01L29/00 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: Methods and devices that include a multigate device having a channel layer disposed between a source feature and a drain feature, a metal gate that surrounds the channel layer, and a first air gap spacer interposing the metal gate and the source feature and a second air gap spacer interposing the metal gate and the drain feature. A backside contact extends to the source feature. A power line metallization layer is connected to the backside contact.

公开(公告)号：US20250142901A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-01

申请号：US18403326

申请日：2024-01-03

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chih-Chao Chou ,  Cheng-Chi Chuang ,  Chih-Hao Wang ,  Ching-Wei Tsai

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a device layer that includes nanostructures and a gate structure around the nanostructures; forming a first interconnect structure on a front-side of the device layer; and forming a second interconnect structure on a backside of the device layer, which includes: forming a dielectric layer along the backside of the device layer using a first dielectric material; forming a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature in the dielectric layer; form an opening in the dielectric layer between the first and the second conductive features; forming a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer along a first sidewall of the first conductive feature and along a second sidewall of the second conductive feature, respectively; and forming a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material in the opening between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.

公开(公告)号：US12272751B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US18168417

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chi-Hsing Hsu ,  Ching-Wei Tsai ,  Kuan-Lun Cheng ,  Chih-Hao Wang ,  Sai-Hooi Yeong

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer disposed over a portion of the substrate. The semiconductor device includes a diffusion blocking layer disposed over the dielectric layer. The diffusion blocking layer and the dielectric layer have different material compositions. The semiconductor device includes a ferroelectric layer disposed over the diffusion blocking layer.

公开(公告)号：US12272690B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US18190657

申请日：2023-03-27

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shi Ning Ju ,  Zhi-Chang Lin ,  Shih-Cheng Chen ,  Chih-Hao Wang ,  Kuo-Cheng Chiang ,  Kuan-Ting Pan

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: Self-aligned gate cutting techniques are disclosed herein that provide dielectric gate isolation fins for isolating gates of multigate devices from one another. An exemplary device includes a first multigate device having first source/drain features and a first metal gate that surrounds a first channel layer and a second multigate device having second source/drain features and a second metal gate that surrounds a second channel layer. A dielectric gate isolation fin separates the first metal gate from the second metal gate. The dielectric gate isolation fin includes a first dielectric layer having a first dielectric constant and a second dielectric layer having a second dielectric constant disposed over the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric constant is greater than the first dielectric constant. The first metal gate and the second metal gate physically contact the first channel layer and the second channel layer, respectively, and the dielectric gate isolation fin.

公开(公告)号：US12237372B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US18295246

申请日：2023-04-03

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Lung-Kun Chu ,  Jia-Ni Yu ,  Chung-Wei Hsu ,  Chih-Hao Wang ,  Kuo-Cheng Chiang ,  Kuan-Lun Cheng ,  Mao-Lin Huang

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A device includes a substrate, and a first semiconductor channel over the substrate. The first semiconductor channel includes a first nanosheet of a first semiconductor material, a second nanosheet of a second semiconductor material in physical contact with a topside surface of the first nanosheet, and a third nanosheet of the second semiconductor material in physical contact with an underside surface of the first nanosheet. The first gate structure is over and laterally surrounding the first semiconductor channel, and in physical contact with the second nanosheet and the third nanosheet.

公开(公告)号：US12224212B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US18323907

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chun-Yuan Chen ,  Huan-Chieh Su ,  Cheng-Chi Chuang ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Chih-Hao Wang

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/764 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/417

Abstract: A semiconductor structure has a frontside and a backside. The semiconductor structure includes an isolation structure at the backside; one or more transistors at the frontside, wherein the one or more transistors have source/drain epitaxial features; two metal plugs through the isolation structure and contacting two of the source/drain electrodes from the backside; and a dielectric liner filling a space between the two metal plugs, wherein the dielectric liner partially or fully surrounds an air gap between the two metal plugs.

公开(公告)号：US12198986B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18366562

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Wei-Sheng Yun ,  Chih-Hao Wang ,  Jui-Chien Huang ,  Kuo-Cheng Chiang ,  Chih-Chao Chou ,  Chun-Hsiung Lin ,  Pei-Hsun Wang

IPC: H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/027 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a fin disposed on a substrate, the fin including a channel region comprising a plurality of channels vertically stacked over one another, the channels comprising germanium distributed therein. The semiconductor structure further includes a gate stack engaging the channel region of the fin and gate spacers disposed between the gate stack and the source and drain regions of the fin, wherein each channel of the channels includes a middle section wrapped around by the gate stack and two end sections engaged by the gate spacers, wherein a concentration of germanium in the middle section of the channel is higher than a concentration of germanium in the two end sections of the channel, and wherein the middle section of the channel further includes a core portion and an outer portion surrounding the core portion with a germanium concentration profile from the core portion to the outer portion.

公开(公告)号：US12166100B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US18447006

申请日：2023-08-09

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chung-Wei Hsu ,  Kuo-Cheng Chiang ,  Lung-Kun Chu ,  Mao-Lin Huang ,  Jia-Ni Yu ,  Chih-Hao Wang

IPC: H01L29/51 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers over a substrate, wherein the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers are separated and stacked up, and a thickness of each second semiconductor layer is less than a thickness of each first semiconductor layer; a first interfacial layer around each first semiconductor layer; a second interfacial layer around each second semiconductor layer; a first dipole gate dielectric layer around each first semiconductor layer and over the first interfacial layer; a second dipole gate dielectric layer around each second semiconductor layer and over the second interfacial layer; a first gate electrode around each first semiconductor layer and over the first dipole gate dielectric layer; and a second gate electrode around each second semiconductor layer and over the second dipole gate dielectric layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240395938A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18787223

申请日：2024-07-29

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Li-Zhen Yu ,  Huan-Chieh Su ,  Lin-Yu Huang ,  Kuan-Lun Cheng ,  Chih-Hao Wang

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same are provided. In an embodiment, a semiconductor structure includes an epitaxial source feature and an epitaxial drain feature, a vertical stack of channel members disposed over a backside dielectric layer, the vertical stack of channel members extending between the epitaxial source feature and the epitaxial drain feature along a direction, a gate structure wrapping around each of the vertical stack of channel members, and a backside source contact disposed in the backside dielectric layer. The backside source contact includes a top portion adjacent the epitaxial source feature and a bottom portion away from the epitaxial source feature. The top portion and the bottom portion includes a step width change along the direction.