公开(公告)号：US20220036935A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17099094

申请日：2020-11-16

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chenchen Jacob Wang ,  Sai-Hooi Yeong ,  Chi On Chui ,  Yu-Ming Lin

IPC: G11C11/22 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/51

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a capacitor, with a memory film isolating a first electrode from a contact, formed over a transistor and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate; a capacitor over the gate stack, the capacitor including a first electrode extending along a top surface of the gate stack, the first electrode being U-shaped; a first ferroelectric layer over the first electrode; and a second electrode over the first ferroelectric layer, a top surface of the second electrode being level with a top surface of the first ferroelectric layer, and the top surface of the first ferroelectric layer and the top surface of the second electrode being disposed further from the semiconductor substrate than a topmost surface of the first electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20210398568A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17015679

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Meng-Han Lin ,  Chenchen Jacob Wang ,  Yi-Ching Liu ,  Han-Jong Chia ,  Sai-Hooi Yeong ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Yih Wang

IPC: G11C5/06 ,  H01L27/11587 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L27/11597 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: Routing arrangements for 3D memory arrays and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a memory array includes a ferroelectric (FE) material contacting a first word line; an oxide semiconductor (OS) layer contacting a source line and a bit line, the FE material being disposed between the OS layer and the first word line; a dielectric material contacting the FE material, the FE material being between the dielectric material and the first word line; an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) over the first word line; a first contact extending through the IMD to the first word line, the first contact being electrically coupled to the first word line; a second contact extending through the dielectric material and the FE material; and a first conductive line electrically coupling the first contact to the second contact.

公开(公告)号：US20210391325A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US16901963

申请日：2020-06-15

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 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L21/027

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.

公开(公告)号：US11201085B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16800246

申请日：2020-02-25

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chia-Lin Chuang ,  Chia-Hao Chang ,  Cheng-Chi Chuang ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Chih-Hao Wang

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/768

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate structure and a second gate structure formed over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first insulating cap structure formed between and adjacent to the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The first insulating cap structure is separated from the semiconductor substrate by a first air gap. The first air gap includes a first portion extending into the first insulating cap structure and a second portion extended from the bottom of the first portion toward the semiconductor substrate. The first portion has a width that is less than the width of the second portion.

公开(公告)号：US20210384352A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17412032

申请日：2021-08-25

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Li-Zhen Yu ,  Jia-Chuan You ,  Chia-Hao Chang ,  Tien-Lu Lin ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Chih-Hao Wang

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A method includes providing a semiconductor structure having metal gate structures (MGs), gate spacers disposed on sidewalls of the MGs, and source/drain (S/D) features disposed adjacent to the gate spacers; forming a first dielectric layer over the MGs and forming S/D contacts (MDs) over the S/D features; forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, where portions of the second dielectric layer contact the MDs and the second dielectric layer is different from the first dielectric layer in composition; removing the portions of the second dielectric layer that contact the MDs; forming a conductive layer over the MDs and over the first dielectric layer; and removing portions of the conductive layer to form conductive features over the MDs.

公开(公告)号：US20210375990A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17109427

申请日：2020-12-02

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Bo-Feng Young ,  Sheng-Chen Wang ,  Sai-Hooi Yeong ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Mauricio Manfrini ,  Han-Jong Chia

IPC: H01L27/24 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a memory device. In some embodiments, the memory device has a substrate and a lower interconnect metal line disposed over the substrate. The memory device also has a selector channel disposed over the lower interconnect metal line and a selector gate electrode wrapping around a sidewall of the selector channel and separating from the selector channel by a selector gate dielectric. The memory device also has a memory cell disposed over and electrically connected to the selector channel and an upper interconnect metal line disposed over the memory cell. By placing the selector within the back-end interconnect structure, front-end space is saved, and more integration flexibility is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20210375934A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17130609

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chun-Chieh Lu ,  Sai-Hooi Yeong ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Mauricio Manfrini ,  Georgios Vellianitis

IPC: H01L27/11597 ,  H01L27/11587 ,  H01L27/1159

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device includes a multi-layer stack, a channel layer and a III-V based ferroelectric layer. The multi-layer stack is disposed on a substrate and includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers stacked alternately. The channel layer penetrates through the plurality of conductive layers and the plurality of dielectric layers of the multi-layer stack. The III-V based ferroelectric layer is disposed between the channel layer and the multi-layer stack, and includes at least one element selected from Group III elements, at least one element selected from Group V elements, and at least one element selected from transition metal elements.

公开(公告)号：US20210375933A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17117570

申请日：2020-12-10

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chun-Chieh Lu ,  Sai-Hooi Yeong ,  Bo-Feng Young ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Chih-Yu Chang

IPC: H01L27/11597 ,  H01L27/1159 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L21/02

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device includes a multi-layer stack, a channel layer, a ferroelectric layer and oxygen scavenging layers. The multi-layer stack is disposed on a substrate and includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers stacked alternately. The channel layer penetrates through the plurality of conductive layers and the plurality of dielectric layers. The ferroelectric layer is disposed between the channel layer and both of the plurality of conductive layers and the plurality of dielectric layers. The oxygen scavenging layers are disposed along sidewalls of the plurality of conductive layer. The plurality of oxygen scavenging layers laterally separate the ferroelectric layer from the plurality of conductive layers.

公开(公告)号：US20210375928A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17033006

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chao-I Wu ,  Yu-Ming Lin ,  Han-Jong Chia

IPC: H01L27/11597 ,  H01L27/1159 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A memory device includes: a first layer stack and a second layer stack formed successively over a substrate, where each of the first and the second layer stacks includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a first dielectric material between the first and the second metal layers; a second dielectric material between the first and the second layer stacks; a gate electrode extending through the first and the second layer stacks, and through the second dielectric material; a ferroelectric material extending along and contacting a sidewall of the gate electrode; and a channel material, where a first portion and a second portion of the channel material extend along and contact a first sidewall of the first layer stack and a second sidewall of the second layer stack, respectively, where the first portion and the second portion of the channel material are separated from each other.

公开(公告)号：US20210375888A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17098919

申请日：2020-11-16

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chun-Chieh Lu ,  Han-Jong Chia ,  Sai-Hooi Yeong ,  Bo-Feng Young ,  Yu-Ming Lin

IPC: H01L27/1159 ,  H01L27/11597 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: Provided is a ferroelectric memory device having a multi-layer stack disposed over a substrate and including a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers stacked alternately. A channel layer penetrates through the plurality of conductive layers and the plurality of dielectric layers. A plurality of ferroelectric portions are discretely disposed between the channel layer and the plurality of conductive layers. The plurality of ferroelectric portions are vertically separated from one another by one or more non-zero distances.