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公开(公告)号:US12243915B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US17550759
申请日:2021-12-14
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Mrunal Abhijith Khaderbad , Wei-Yen Woon
IPC: H01L29/16 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/8234 , H01L21/8238 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/786
Abstract: The present disclosure provides source/drain epitaxial structures and source/drain contacts wrapped with graphene layers in fin structures of field effect transistors, and fabricating methods thereof. In some embodiments, a disclosed semiconductor device includes a fin structure on a substrate. The fin structure includes an epitaxial region. The semiconductor device further includes a metal contact above the epitaxial region, and a graphene film covering a top surface and sidewalls of the epitaxial region and covering a bottom surface and sidewalls of the metal contact.
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公开(公告)号:US12243898B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US17207378
申请日:2021-03-19
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Feng-Chien Hsieh , Hsin-Chi Chen , Kuo-Cheng Lee , Yun-Wei Cheng
IPC: H01L27/146
Abstract: The present disclosure describes an image sensor device and a method for forming the same. The image sensor device can include a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer can include a first surface and a second surface. The image sensor device can further include an interconnect structure formed over the first surface of the semiconductor layer, first and second radiation sensing regions formed in the second surface of the semiconductor layer, a metal stack formed over the second radiation sensing region, and a passivation layer formed through the metal stack and over a top surface of the first radiation sensing region. The metal stack can be between the passivation layer and an other top surface of the second radiation sensing region.
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公开(公告)号:US12243805B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US17815997
申请日:2022-07-29
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Jian-Hong Lin , Hsin-Chun Chang , Ming-Hong Hsieh , Ming-Yih Wang , Yinlung Lu
IPC: H01L23/48 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528
Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) with through-circuit vias (TCVs) and methods of forming the same are disclosed. The IC includes a semiconductor device, first and second interconnect structures disposed on first and second surfaces of the semiconductor device, respectively, first and second inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layers disposed on front and back surfaces of the substrate, respectively, and a TCV disposed within the first and second interconnect structures, the first and second ILD layers, and the substrate. The TCV is spaced apart from the semiconductor device by a portion of the substrate and portions of the first and second ILD layers. A first end of the TCV, disposed over the front surface of the substrate, is connected to a conductive line of the first interconnect structure and a second end of the TCV, disposed over the back surface of the substrate, is connected to a conductive line of the second interconnect structure.
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公开(公告)号:US12243786B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US17744334
申请日:2022-05-13
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Cheng-I Lin , Da-Yuan Lee , Chi On Chui
IPC: H01L21/8238 , H01L27/092
Abstract: An embodiment includes a device including a first semiconductor fin extending from a substrate, a second semiconductor fin extending from the substrate, a hybrid fin over the substrate, the hybrid fin disposed between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin, and the hybrid fin having an oxide inner portion extending downward from a top surface of the hybrid fin. The device also includes a first isolation region between the second semiconductor fin, the first semiconductor fin, and the hybrid fin, the hybrid fin extending above a top surface of the first isolation region, a high-k gate dielectric over sidewalls of the hybrid fin, sidewalls of the first semiconductor fin, and sidewalls of the second semiconductor fin, a gate electrode on the high-k gate dielectric, and source/drain regions on the first semiconductor fin on opposing sides of the gate electrode.
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公开(公告)号:US12243784B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18354801
申请日:2023-07-19
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Tzu-Ching Lin , Tuoh Bin Ng
IPC: H01L21/8238 , H01L21/285 , H01L21/306 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78
Abstract: A method for forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device including source/drain regions formed by the method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes etching a semiconductor fin to form a first recess, the semiconductor fin defining sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first recess, the semiconductor fin extending in a first direction; forming a source/drain region in the first recess, the source/drain region including a single continuous material extending from a bottom surface of the first recess to above a top surface of the semiconductor fin, a precursor gas for forming the source/drain region including phosphine (PH3) and at least one of arsine (AsH3) or monomethylsilane (CH6Si); and forming a gate over the semiconductor fin adjacent the source/drain region, the gate extending in a second direction perpendicular the first direction.
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公开(公告)号:US12243782B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18365405
申请日:2023-08-04
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Ming-Chang Wen , Chang-Yun Chang , Keng-Yao Chen , Chen-Yu Tai , Yi-Ting Fu
IPC: H01L21/00 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/321 , H01L21/8234 , H01L29/66
Abstract: The present disclosure describes fabricating devices with tunable gate height and effective capacitance. A method includes forming a first metal gate stack in a dummy region of a semiconductor substrate and a second metal gate stack in an active device region of the semiconductor substrate, and performing a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process using a slurry including charged abrasive nanoparticles. The first and second metal gate stacks are different in composition. The charged abrasive nanoparticles include a first concentration in the active device region different from a second concentration in the dummy region.
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公开(公告)号:US20250072002A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18941445
申请日:2024-11-08
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Bo-Feng Young , Sai-Hooi Yeong , Yu-Ming Lin , Chi On Chui
IPC: H10B51/20 , H01L29/786 , H10B51/10 , H10B53/20
Abstract: A memory cell includes a thin film transistor over a semiconductor substrate. The thin film transistor includes a memory film contacting a word line, an oxide semiconductor (OS) layer contacting a source line and a bit line, and a conductive feature interposed between the memory film and the OS layer. The memory film is disposed between the OS layer and the word line. A dielectric material covers sidewalls of the source line, the memory film, and the OS layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20250070064A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18403064
申请日:2024-01-03
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Ke-Gang Wen , Yu-Bey Wu , Liang-Wei Wang , Hsin-Feng Chen , Tsung-Chieh Hsiao , Chih Chuan Su , Dian-Hau Chen
IPC: H01L23/00 , H01L23/48 , H01L23/498 , H01L25/00 , H01L25/065
Abstract: An embodiment is a device including a first die and a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The device also includes an active device on the first surface of the substrate. The device also includes a first interconnect structure on the first surface of the substrate. The device also includes a through substrate via extending through the first interconnect structure and the substrate to the second surface of the substrate, the through substrate via being electrically coupled to metallization patterns in the first interconnect structure. The device also includes one or more material-filled trench structures extending from the second surface of the substrate into the substrate, the one or more material-filled trench structures being electrically isolated from the through substrate via.
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公开(公告)号:US20250069990A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18403146
申请日:2024-01-03
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yang-Hsin Shih , Kuan-Hsun Wang , Chih Hsin Yang
IPC: H01L23/48 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/00 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/58
Abstract: An embodiment includes a device, the device including a first die including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first die includes a plurality of through substrate vias (TSVs) exposed from the second surface of the first die. The device also includes a guard ring surrounding the plurality of TSVs. The device also includes a dummy metallization pattern surrounding the guard ring. The device also includes an active metallization pattern connected to active devices in the first die.
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公开(公告)号:US20250069954A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18948999
申请日:2024-11-15
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Ying-Ju Chen , Hsien-Wei Chen
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of connectors and at least one insulating layer disposed over a semiconductor substrate. A molding layer extends around the plurality of connectors. A sidewall of the molding layer that is closest to a scribe line is offset from the scribe line.
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