United Microelectronics Corp.

Ching-Hsiang Chiu

Yu-Ping Wang

Chien-Ming Lai

Ya-Huei Tsai

Chen-Ming Huang

Kun-Ju Li

Chun-Tsen Lu

Lu-Sheng Chou

Yu-Tung Hsiao

Hao-Yeh Liu

Yu-Hsiang Lin

Jia-Feng Fang

Chia-Wei Liu

Mon-Sen Lin

A method for forming a semiconductor structure is provided. Multiple fins extending along a first direction are formed in a semiconductor substrate. The multiple fins includes a group of active fins, a pair of protection fins sandwiching about the group the active fins, and at least one dummy fin around the pair of protection fins. A fin cut process is performed to remove the at least one dummy fin around the pair of protection fins. After performing the fin cut process, trench isolation structures are formed within the trenches between the multiple fins. The trench isolation structures are subjected to an anneal process. After annealing the trench isolation structures, the pair of protection fins is removed.

Method for forming a semiconductor structure

A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure on the substrate, in which the gate structure includes a high-k dielectric layer on the substrate and a bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the high-k dielectric layer. Preferably, the BBM layer includes a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, the middle portion being a nitrogen rich portion, the top portion and the bottom portion being titanium rich portions, and the top portion, the middle portion, and the bottom portion are of same material composition.

Semiconductor device with metal gate

A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure on the substrate. The gate structure includes a high-k dielectric layer on the substrate and a bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the high-k dielectric layer. Preferably, the BBM layer includes a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, in which the top portion being a nitrogen rich portion, and the middle portion and the bottom portion being titanium rich portions.

Semiconductor device having metal gate with nitrogen rich portion and titanium rich portion

A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device include a substrate, and a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor all disposed on the substrate. The first transistor includes a first channel, and a first barrier layer and a first work function layer stacked with each other on the first channel. The second transistor includes a second channel, and a second barrier layer and a second work function layer stacked with each other. The third transistor includes a third channel and a third barrier layer and a third work function layer stacked with each other on the third channel, wherein the first barrier layer, the second barrier layer and the third barrier layer have different nitrogen ratio. The first, the second and the third transistors have different threshold voltages, respectively.

Semiconductor device and method of forming the same

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