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公开(公告)号:US12256647B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-18
申请号:US18311191
申请日:2023-05-02
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Jun-Yao Chen , Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Hung Cho Wang
Abstract: An integrated circuit die includes a magnetic tunnel junction as a storage element of a MRAM cell. The integrated circuit die includes a top electrode positioned on the magnetic tunnel junction. The integrated circuit die includes a first sidewall spacer laterally surrounding the top electrode. The first sidewall spacer acts as a mask for patterning the magnetic tunnel junction. The integrated circuit die includes a second sidewalls spacer positioned on a lateral surface of the magnetic tunnel junction.
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公开(公告)号:US12217975B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-04
申请号:US18527151
申请日:2023-12-01
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Alexander Kalnitsky , Wei-Cheng Wu , Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang
IPC: H01L29/78 , H01L21/321 , H01L21/8234 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/66
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first well, a second well, a metal gate, a poly gate, a source region, and a drain region. The first well and the second well are within the substrate. The metal gate is partially over the first well. The poly gate is over the second well. The poly gate is separated from the metal gate, and a width ratio of the poly gate to the metal gate is in a range from about 0.1 to about 0.2. The source region and the drain region are respectively within the first well and the second well.
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公开(公告)号:US11854828B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US17850643
申请日:2022-06-27
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Alexander Kalnitsky , Wei-Cheng Wu , Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L21/321 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/66 , H01L27/088
CPC classification number: H01L21/3212 , H01L21/82345 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/4916 , H01L29/6681 , H01L29/66545 , H01L29/7816
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first well, a second well, a metal gate, a poly gate, a source region, and a drain region. The first well and the second well are within the substrate. The metal gate is partially over the first well. The poly gate is over the second well. The poly gate is separated from the metal gate, and a width ratio of the poly gate to the metal gate is in a range from about 0.1 to about 0.2. The source region and the drain region are respectively within the first well and the second well.
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公开(公告)号:US11800724B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17562949
申请日:2021-12-27
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Wen-Chun You , Hung Cho Wang , Yen-Yu Shih
Abstract: An MRAM memory cell includes a substrate and a transistor. The transistor includes: first and second source regions; a drain region between the first and second source regions; a first channel region between the drain region and the first source region; a second channel region between the drain region and the second source region; a first gate structure over the first channel region; and a second gate structure over the second channel region. A magnetic tunnel junction is overlying the transistor. The drain region is coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction. A first metal layer is overlying the transistor, and a second metal layer is overlying the first metal layer. The second and first metal layers couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions of the MRAM memory cell and to those of a neighboring MRAM memory cell.
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公开(公告)号:US11785862B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17319590
申请日:2021-05-13
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chun-Heng Liao , Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Chang-Jen Hsieh , Hung Cho Wang
CPC classification number: H10N50/80 , H10B61/22 , H10B63/30 , H10N50/01 , H10N70/063 , H10N70/826
Abstract: A memory cell with dual sidewall spacers and its manufacturing methods are provided. In some embodiments, the memory cell includes a bottom electrode disposed over a substrate, a resistance switching dielectric disposed over the bottom electrode and having a variable resistance, and a top electrode disposed over the resistance switching dielectric. The memory cell further includes a first sidewall spacer disposed on an upper surface of the bottom electrode and extending upwardly alongside the resistance switching dielectric and the top electrode. The memory cell further includes a second sidewall spacer having a bottom surface disposed on the upper surface of the bottom electrode and directly and conformally lining the first sidewall spacer.
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公开(公告)号:US11683990B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US16717115
申请日:2019-12-17
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Chern-Yow Hsu , Shih-Chang Liu
Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an integrated circuit including a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of metal layers that are stacked over one another in alternating fashion. The plurality of metal layers include a lower metal layer and an upper metal layer disposed over the lower metal layer. A bottom electrode is disposed over and in electrical contact with the lower metal layer. A dielectric layer is disposed over an upper surface of the bottom electrode. A top electrode is disposed over an upper surface of the dielectric layer and is in direct electrical contact with a lower surface of the upper metal layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11322543B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-03
申请号:US16884353
申请日:2020-05-27
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Hung Cho Wang , Sheng-Chang Chen , Sheng-Huang Huang
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a memory device including a protective sidewall spacer layer that laterally encloses a memory cell. An upper inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer overlying a substrate. The memory cell is disposed with the upper ILD layer. The memory cell includes a top electrode, a bottom electrode, and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure disposed between the top and bottom electrodes. A sidewall spacer structure laterally surrounds the memory cell. The sidewall spacer structure includes a first sidewall spacer layer, a second sidewall spacer layer, and the protective sidewall spacer layer. The first and second sidewall spacer layers comprise a first material and the protective sidewall spacer layer comprises a second material different from the first material. A conductive wire overlying the first memory cell. The conductive wire contacts the top electrode and the protective sidewall spacer layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11316096B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-26
申请号:US16899700
申请日:2020-06-12
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Hung Cho Wang , Tong-Chern Ong , Wen-Ting Chu , Yu-Wen Liao , Kuei-Hung Shen , Kuo-Yuan Tu , Sheng-Huang Huang
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) structure laterally surrounding a conductive interconnect. A dielectric protection layer is disposed over the ILD structure and a passivation layer is disposed over the dielectric protection layer. The passivation layer includes a protrusion extending outward from an upper surface of the passivation layer. A bottom electrode continuously extends from over the passivation layer to between sidewalls of the passivation layer. A data storage element is over the bottom electrode and a top electrode is over the data storage element.
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公开(公告)号:US11264561B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-01
申请号:US16809998
申请日:2020-03-05
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Ming-Che Ku , Jun-Yao Chen , Sheng-Huang Huang , Jiun-Yu Tsai , Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Hung-Cho Wang
Abstract: A method of forming a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) device includes forming a bottom electrode layer over a substrate including an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer having a metal line therein; forming a barrier layer over the bottom electrode layer; forming a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layer stack over the bottom electrode layer; forming a dielectric layer over the MTJ layer stack; forming an opening in the dielectric layer to expose the barrier layer; filling the opening in the dielectric layer with a top electrode; after filling the opening in the dielectric layer with the top electrode, etching the dielectric layer to expose the barrier layer; and patterning the MTJ layer stack to form an MTJ stack that exposes the bottom electrode layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11244983B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-08
申请号:US16893010
申请日:2020-06-04
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang , Wen-Chun You , Hung Cho Wang , Yen-Yu Shih
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for forming a reduced area MRAM memory cell including a substrate, a transistor overlying the substrate and a magnetic tunnel junction overlying the transistor. The transistor includes a first and second source regions, a drain region between the first and second source regions, at least one first channel region between the drain region and the first source region, at least one second channel region between the drain region and the second source region, a first gate structure overlying the at least one first channel region, and a second gate structure overlying the at least one second channel region. First and second metal layers overlie the transistor. The first and second metal layers are configured to couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions.
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