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公开(公告)号:US12021125B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-25
申请号:US17377861
申请日:2021-07-16
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Tze-Chung Lin , Pinyen Lin , Fang-Wei Lee , Li-Te Lin , Han-Yu Lin
IPC: H01L29/417 , H01L21/3065 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/786
CPC classification number: H01L29/41775 , H01L21/3065 , H01L29/0665 , H01L29/42392 , H01L29/66553 , H01L29/78696
Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method includes forming a fin structure including a fin bottom portion and a stacked fin portion on a substrate. The stacked fin portion includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer, in which the first semiconductor layer includes germanium. The method further includes etching the fin structure to form an opening, delivering a primary etchant and a germanium-containing gas to the fin structure through the opening, and etching a portion of the second semiconductor layer in the opening with the primary etchant and the germanium-containing gas.
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公开(公告)号:US12014954B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US17666368
申请日:2022-02-07
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Chan-Syun David Yang , Li-Te Lin , Yu-Ming Lin
IPC: H01L21/3205 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/683
CPC classification number: H01L21/7682 , H01L21/31111 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31144 , H01L21/67069 , H01L21/76816 , H01L21/6831
Abstract: An equipment includes a supporter and an etching device. The supporter is configured to support a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an etch stop layer, a material layer, and a mask layer. The mask layer has openings to expose portions of the material layer. The etching device is configured to emit a plurality of directional charged particle beams to etch the exposed portions of the material layer for forming gaps in the material layer, in which the etching device has plural ion extraction apertures to emit the directional charged particle beams. A vertical distance between the semiconductor device and the ion extraction apertures is determined in accordance with a profile of each of the gap, each of the directional charged particle beams has two energy peaks at two angles, and the angles are determined in accordance with a profile of each of the gaps and the vertical distance.
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公开(公告)号:US11469143B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-11
申请号:US17033256
申请日:2020-09-25
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Chin Chang , Li-Te Lin , Pinyen Lin
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/768 , H01L29/78 , H01L23/522 , H01L21/3213
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a source/drain region, a source/drain contact, a conductive via and a first polymer layer. The source/drain region is in the semiconductor substrate. The source/drain contact is over the source/drain region. The source/drain via is over the source/drain contact. The first polymer layer extends along a first sidewall of the conductive via and is separated from a second sidewall of the conductive via substantially perpendicular to the first sidewall of the conductive via.
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公开(公告)号:US20220181212A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17652761
申请日:2022-02-28
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Wei-Lun Chen , Li-Te Lin , Chao-Hsien Huang
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/3065 , H01L29/10 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/06
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a semiconductor structure includes depositing a dielectric layer on a substrate and depositing a patterning layer on the dielectric layer. The method also includes performing a first etching process on the patterning layer to form a first region including a first plurality of blocks at a first pattern density and a second region including a second plurality of blocks at a second pattern density that is lower than the first pattern density. The method also includes performing a second etching process on the second plurality of blocks to decrease a width of each block of the second plurality of blocks and etching the dielectric layer and the substrate using the first and second pluralities of blocks to form a plurality of fin structures.
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公开(公告)号:US20220130693A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-28
申请号:US17572162
申请日:2022-01-10
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Han-Yu Lin , Yi-Ruei Jhan , Fang-Wei Lee , Li-Te Lin , Pinyen Lin , Tze-Chung Lin
IPC: H01L21/67 , H01L21/677 , C23C16/452
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor fabrication apparatus. The semiconductor apparatus includes a processing chamber for etching; a substrate stage integrated in the processing chamber and being configured to secure a semiconductor wafer; a reflective mirror configured inside the processing chamber to reflect thermal energy from the heating mechanism toward the semiconductor wafer; and a heating mechanism embedded in the process chamber and is operable to perform a baking process to remove a by-product generated during the etching. The heating mechanism is integrated between the reflective mirror and a gas distribution plate of the processing chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US11264281B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-01
申请号:US16924686
申请日:2020-07-09
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Wei-Lun Chen , Li-Te Lin , Chao-Hsien Huang
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/06 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/308 , H01L29/10
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a semiconductor structure includes depositing a dielectric layer on a substrate and depositing a patterning layer on the dielectric layer. The method also includes performing a first etching process on the patterning layer to form a first region including a first plurality of blocks at a first pattern density and a second region including a second plurality of blocks at a second pattern density that is lower than the first pattern density. The method also includes performing a second etching process on the second plurality of blocks to decrease a width of each block of the second plurality of blocks and etching the dielectric layer and the substrate using the first and second pluralities of blocks to form a plurality of fin structures.
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公开(公告)号:US11244856B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-08
申请号:US15843185
申请日:2017-12-15
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Chan-Syun David Yang , Li-Te Lin , Yu-Ming Lin
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/683
Abstract: A method and equipment for forming gaps in a material layer are provided. The equipment includes a supporter and an etching device. The supporter is configured to support a semiconductor device. In the method for forming gaps in a material layer, at first, the semiconductor device is provided. Then, a material layer of the semiconductor device is etched to form vertical gaps in the material layer. Thereafter, the vertical sidewall of each of the vertical gaps is etched in accordance with a predetermined gap profile by using directional charged particle beams. The directional charged particle beams are provided by the etching device, and each of the directional charged particle beams has two energy peaks.
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公开(公告)号:US20220020644A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-20
申请号:US17143698
申请日:2021-01-07
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Han-Yu LIN , Jhih-Rong Huang , Yen-Tien Tung , Tzer-Min Shen , Fu-Ting Yen , Gary Chan , Keng-Chu Lin , Li-Te Lin , Pinyen Lin
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L21/3065
Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The method can include forming a fin structure over a substrate. The fin structure can include a first channel layer and a sacrificial layer. The method can further include forming a first recess structure in a first portion of the fin structure, forming a second recess structure in the sacrificial layer of a second portion of the fin structure, forming a dielectric layer in the first and second recess structures, and performing an oxygen-free cyclic etching process to etch the dielectric layer to expose the channel layer of the second portion of the fin structure. The process of performing the oxygen-free cyclic etching process can include performing a first etching process to selectively etch the dielectric layer over the channel layer of the second portion of the fin structure with a first etching selectivity, and performing a second etching process to selectively etch the dielectric layer over the channel layer of the second portion of fin structure with a second etching selectivity greater than the first etching selectivity
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公开(公告)号:US11222794B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-11
申请号:US16044314
申请日:2018-07-24
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Han-Yu Lin , Yi-Ruei Jhan , Fang-Wei Lee , Li-Te Lin , Pinyen Lin , Tze-Chung Lin
IPC: H01L21/67 , H01L21/677 , C23C16/452
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor fabrication apparatus. The semiconductor apparatus includes a processing chamber for etching; a substrate stage integrated in the processing chamber and being configured to secure a semiconductor wafer; a reflective mirror configured inside the processing chamber to reflect thermal energy from the heating mechanism toward the semiconductor wafer; and a heating mechanism embedded in the process chamber and is operable to perform a baking process to remove a by-product generated during the etching. The heating mechanism is integrated between the reflective mirror and a gas distribution plate of the processing chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US11205700B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-21
申请号:US16504117
申请日:2019-07-05
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chan Syun David Yang , Li-Te Lin
IPC: H01L29/10 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/3065 , H01L29/78
Abstract: A method of forming an air-gap spacer in a semiconductor device includes providing a device including a gate stack, a plurality of spacer layers disposed on a sidewall of the gate stack, and a source/drain feature adjacent to the gate stack. In some embodiments, a first spacer layer of the plurality of spacer layers is removed to form an air gap on the sidewall of the gate stack. In various examples, a first sealing layer is then deposited over a top portion of the air gap to form a sealed air gap, and a second sealing layer is deposited over the first sealing layer. Thereafter, a first self-aligned contact (SAC) layer is etched from over the source/drain feature using a first etching process. In various embodiments, the first etching process selectively etches the first SAC layer while the first and second sealing layers remain unetched.
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