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公开(公告)号:US12266544B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-01
申请号:US18645181
申请日:2024-04-24
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Lung-Kun Chu , Jia-Ni Yu , Chun-Fu Lu , Kuo-Cheng Chiang , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L29/00 , H01L21/475 , H01L21/4757 , H01L21/477 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/51
Abstract: A method for processing an integrated circuit includes forming a plurality of transistors. The method utilizes a reversed tone patterning process to selectively drive dipoles into the gate dielectric layers of some of the transistors while preventing dipoles from entering the gate dielectric layers of other transistors. This process can be repeated to produce a plurality of transistors each having different threshold voltages.
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公开(公告)号:US12243781B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US17874267
申请日:2022-07-26
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Cheng-Chi Chuang , Li-Zhen Yu , Yi-Hsun Chiu , Yu-Ming Lin , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L21/768 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78
Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed herein. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor fin disposed over a substrate; a metal gate structure disposed over a channel region of the semiconductor fin; a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer disposed over a source/drain (S/D) region next to the channel region of the semiconductor fin; and a first conductive feature including a first conductive portion disposed on the metal gate structure and a second conductive portion disposed on the first ILD layer, wherein a top surface of the first conductive portion is below a top surface of the second conductive portion, a first sidewall of the first conductive portion connects a lower portion of a first sidewall of the second conductive portion.
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公开(公告)号:US12205819B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-21
申请号:US18061794
申请日:2022-12-05
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Huan-Chieh Su , Zhi-Chang Lin , Ting-Hung Hsu , Jia-Ni Yu , Wei-Hao Wu , Yu-Ming Lin , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L29/66 , H01L21/28 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/8238 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/78
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes: a first source and a first drain separated by a first distance, a first semiconductor structure disposed between the first source and first drain, a first gate electrode disposed over the first semiconductor structure, and a first dielectric structure disposed over the first gate electrode. The first dielectric structure has a lower portion and an upper portion disposed over the lower portion and wider than the lower portion. The second transistor includes: a second source and a second drain separated by a second distance greater than the first distance, a second semiconductor structure disposed between the second source and second drain, a second gate electrode disposed over the second semiconductor structure, and a second dielectric structure disposed over the second gate electrode. The second dielectric structure and the first dielectric structure have different material compositions.
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公开(公告)号:US12170231B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-17
申请号:US17815079
申请日:2022-07-26
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chung-Wei Hsu , Kuo-Cheng Chiang , Kuan-Lun Cheng , Hou-Yu Chen , Ching-Wei Tsai , Chih-Hao Wang , Lung-Kun Chu , Mao-Lin Huang , Jia-Ni Yu
IPC: H01L21/8238 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/28 , H01L21/311 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/786
Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises forming a first stack structure and a second stack structure in a first area over a substrate, wherein each of the stack structures includes semiconductor layers separated and stacked up; depositing a first interfacial layer around each of the semiconductor layers of the stack structures; depositing a gate dielectric layer around the first interfacial layer; forming a dipole oxide layer around the gate dielectric layer; removing the dipole oxide layer around the gate dielectric layer of the second stack structure; performing an annealing process to form a dipole gate dielectric layer for the first stack structure and a non-dipole gate dielectric layer for the second stack structure; and depositing a first gate electrode around the dipole gate dielectric layer of the first stack structure and the non-dipole gate dielectric layer of the second stack structure.
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公开(公告)号:US12166036B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US18341081
申请日:2023-06-26
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Li-Yang Chuang , Jia-Chuan You , Kuo-Cheng Chiang , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L27/088 , H01L21/762 , H01L21/8234 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78
Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a dummy structure having a plurality of channel layers, an inner spacer disposed between adjacent channels of the plurality of channel layers and at a lateral end of the channel layers, and a gate structure including a gate dielectric layer and a metal layer interposing the plurality of channel layers. The dummy structure is disposed at an active edge adjacent to an active region. A metal gate etching process is performed to remove the metal layer from the gate structure while the gate dielectric layer remains disposed at a channel layer-inner spacer interface. After performing the metal gate etching process, a dry etching process is performed to form a cut region along the active edge. The gate dielectric layer disposed at the channel layer-inner spacer interface prevents the dry etching process from damaging a source/drain feature within the adjacent active region.
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公开(公告)号:US12159922B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-03
申请号:US18301704
申请日:2023-04-17
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Jia-Chuan You , Chia-Hao Chang , Tien-Lu Lin , Yu-Ming Lin , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L29/66 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/8234 , H01L29/417 , H01L29/78
Abstract: A method includes forming a dummy gate over a substrate. A first gate spacer is formed on a sidewall of the dummy gate. The dummy gate is replaced with a gate structure. A top portion of the first spacer is removed. After the top portion of the first spacer is removed, a second spacer is over the first spacer. The second spacer has a stepped bottom surface with an upper step in contact with a top surface of the first spacer and a lower step lower than the top surface of the first spacer. A contact plug is formed contacting the gate structure and the second spacer.
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公开(公告)号:US12159912B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-03
申请号:US17581784
申请日:2022-01-21
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chia-Hao Chang , Jia-Chuan You , Chu-Yuan Hsu , Kuo-Cheng Chiang , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L29/417 , H01L21/8234 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/786
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a nanosheet transistor having a plurality of stacked channels, a gate electrode surrounding the stacked channels, a source/drain region, and a source/drain contact. The integrated circuit includes a first dielectric layer between the gate metal and the source/drain contact, a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer, and a cap metal on the first gate metal and on a hybrid fin structure. The second dielectric layer is on the hybrid fin structure between the cap metal and the source/drain contact.
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公开(公告)号:US20240387534A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-21
申请号:US18787838
申请日:2024-07-29
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Huan-Chieh Su , Li-Zhen Yu , Chun-Yuan Chen , Shih-Chuan Chiu , Cheng-Chi Chuang , Yu-Ming Lin , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L27/088 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/308
Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a bottom dielectric feature on a substrate, a plurality of channel members directly over the bottom dielectric feature, a gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of channel members, two first epitaxial features sandwiching the bottom dielectric feature along a first direction, and two second epitaxial features sandwiching the plurality of channel members along the first direction.
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公开(公告)号:US12148745B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-19
申请号:US18355960
申请日:2023-07-20
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chih-Hao Wang , Shang-Wen Chang , Min Cao
IPC: H01L27/02 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/8238 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/786 , G06F30/392
Abstract: The disclosed circuit includes a first and a second active region (AR) spaced a spacing S along a direction in a first standard cell (SC) that spans Dl along the direction between a first and a second cell edge (CE). Each of the first and second ARs spans a first width W1 along the direction; a third and a fourth AR spaced S in a second SC that spans a second dimension Ds along the direction between a third and a fourth CE; and gate stacks extend from the fourth CE of the second SC to the first CE of the first SC, wherein Ds
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公开(公告)号:US20240379857A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-14
申请号:US18733499
申请日:2024-06-04
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Pei-Hsun Wang , Chun-Hsiung Lin , Chih-Hao Wang
IPC: H01L29/786 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/306 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed herein. An exemplary method comprises forming a fin over a substrate, wherein the fin comprises a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer including different semiconductor materials, and the fin comprises a channel region and a source/drain region; forming a dummy gate structure over the channel region of the fin and over the substrate; etching a portion of the fin in the source/drain region to form a trench therein, wherein a bottom surface of the trench is below a bottom surface of the second semiconductor layer; selectively removing an edge portion of the second semiconductor layer in the channel region such that the second semiconductor layer is recessed; forming a sacrificial structure around the recessed second semiconductor layer and over the bottom surface of the trench; and epitaxially growing a source/drain feature in the source/drain region of the fin.
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