Abstract:
A method for generating masks for manufacturing of a semiconductor structure includes the following steps. First, a design pattern is provided to a processor. The design pattern includes at least one first pattern and at least two second patterns shorter than the first pattern, wherein two of the second patterns are arranged in a line along an extending direction of the patterns. Then, the second patterns are elongated by the processor such that the two second patterns arranged in the line are separated from each other by a distance equal to a minimum space of the design pattern. The design pattern is divided into a first set of patterns and a second set of patterns by the processor. A first mask is generated by the processor based on the first set of patterns. A second mask is generated by the processor based on the second set of patterns.
Abstract:
A method of forming a photomask is provided. A first layout pattern is first provided to a computer system and followed by generating an assist feature pattern by the computer system based on the first layout pattern and adding the assist feature pattern into the first layout pattern to form a second layout pattern. Thereafter, an optical proximity correction process is performed with reference to both the first layout pattern and the assist feature pattern to the second layout pattern without altering the assist feature pattern to form a third layout pattern by the computer system. Then, the third layout pattern is output to form a photomask.
Abstract:
A manufacturing method for forming a semiconductor structure includes: first, a plurality of fin structures are formed on a substrate and arranged along a first direction, next, a first fin cut process is performed, so as to remove parts of the fin structures which are disposed within at least one first fin cut region, and a second fin cut process is then performed, so as to remove parts of the fin structures which are disposed within at least one second fin cut region, where the second fin cut region is disposed along at least one edge of the first fin cut region.
Abstract:
A static random access memory unit cell layout structure is disclosed, in which a slot contact is disposed on one active area and another one across from the one. A static random access memory unit cell structure and a method of fabricating the same are also disclosed, in which, a slot contact is disposed on drains of a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor, and a metal-zero interconnect is disposed on the slot contact and a gate line of another pull-up transistor. Accordingly, there is not an intersection of vertical and horizontal metal-zero interconnects, and there is no place suffering from twice etching. Leakage junction due to stitch recess can be avoided.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor layout includes providing a first layout having a plurality of line patterns and a second layout having a plurality of connection patterns, defining at least a first to-be-split pattern overlapping with the connection pattern among the line patterns, splitting the first to-be-split pattern at where the first to-be-split pattern overlapping with the connection pattern, decomposing the first layout to form a third layout and a fourth layout, and outputting the third layout and the further layout to a first mask and a second mask respectively.
Abstract:
A method for separating photomask pattern, including the following steps: first, a layout pattern is provided, wherein the layout pattern is defined to have at least one critical pattern and at least one non-critical pattern. Then, a first split process is performed to separate the critical pattern into a plurality of first patterns and a plurality of second patterns. A second split process is performed to separate the non-critical pattern into a plurality of third patterns and a plurality of fourth patterns. Finally, the first patterns and the third patterns are output to a first photomask, and the second patterns and the fourth patterns are output to a second photomask.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor layout includes providing a first layout having a plurality of line patterns and a second layout having a plurality of connection patterns, defining at least a first to-be-split pattern overlapping with the connection pattern among the line patterns, splitting the first to-be-split pattern at where the first to-be-split pattern overlapping with the connection pattern, decomposing the first layout to form a third layout and a fourth layout, and outputting the third layout and the further layout to a first mask and a second mask respectively.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a patterned conductive layer and an epitaxial layer. The substrate includes a first fin structure and a second fin structure respectively protruding from a top surface of the substrate, and the second fin structure has a recess. The patterned conductive layer is disposed on the substrate and covers a first end of the first fin structure. The epitaxial layer is disposed in the recess. The first end of the first fin structure and a second end of the epitaxial layer face a first direction.
Abstract:
A semiconductor layout structure includes a substrate comprising a cell edge region and a dummy region abutting thereto, a plurality of dummy contact patterns disposed in the dummy region and arranged along a first direction, and a plurality of dummy gate patterns disposed in the dummy region and arranged along the first direction. The dummy contact patterns and the dummy gate patterns are alternately arranged. Each dummy contact pattern includes an inner dummy contact proximal to the cell edge region and an outer dummy contact distal to the cell edge region, and the inner dummy contact and the outer dummy contact are arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and spaced apart from each other by a first gap.
Abstract:
A static random access memory unit structure and layout structure includes two pull-up transistors, two pull-down transistors, two slot contact plugs, and two metal-zero interconnects. Each metal-zero interconnect is disposed on each slot contact plug and a gate of each pull-up transistor, in which, each slot contact plug crosses a drain of each pull-down transistor and a drain of each pull-up transistor and extends to cross an end of each metal-zero interconnect. A gap between the slot contact plugs is smaller than a gap between the metal-zero interconnects.