Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Tsinghua University

Heng-Wen Ting

Yen-Ru Lee

Chii-Horng Li

Jung-Chi Tai

Chien-I Kuo

Hsueh-Chang Sung

Chien-Wei Lee

Li-Li Su

Chih-Yun Chin

Pei-Ren Jeng

Lilly Su

Kun-Mu Li

Chien-Chang Su

Tzu-Hsiang Hsu

Che-Hui Lee

Ying-Wei Li

Yang-Tai Hsiao

Yee-Chia Yeo

Yan-Ting Lin

Roger Tai

Davie Liu

Tzu-Ching Lin

Kei-Wei Chen

Ming-Hua Yu

Tsz-Mei Kwok

Tri-Rung Yew

Yi-Fang Pai

Jeng-Wei Yu

Tsung-Hsi Yang

Chun-An Lin

Cheng-Hsiung Yen

Chih-Hung Nien

Jing-Yi Yan

Jui-Hsuan Chen

Szu-Ying Chen

Yu-Ping Wang

Jeng-Hua Wei

Chung-Min Tsai

A device includes a first semiconductor fin, a second semiconductor fin, a source/drain epitaxial structure, a semiconductive cap, and a contact. The first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin are over a substrate. The source/drain epitaxial structure is connected to the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. The source/drain epitaxial structure includes a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion aligned with the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin, respectively. The semiconductive cap is on and in contact with the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion. A top surface of the semiconductive cap is lower than a top surface of the first protruding portion of the source/drain epitaxial structure. The contact is electrically connected to the source/drain epitaxial structure and covers the semiconductive cap.

Semiconductor Fin-like field-effect transistor (FinFET) device including source/drain structure with boron doped capping layer

The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a fin structure over the substrate, a gate structure over the fin structure, an epitaxial region formed in the fin structure and adjacent to the gate structure. The epitaxial region can embed a plurality of clusters of dopants.

Source/drain structure for semiconductor device

A method includes forming a semiconductor fin over a substrate, etching the semiconductor fin to form a recess, wherein the recess extends into the substrate, and forming a source/drain region in the recess, wherein forming the source/drain region includes epitaxially growing a first semiconductor material on sidewalls of the recess, wherein the first semiconductor material includes silicon germanium, wherein the first semiconductor material has a first germanium concentration from 10 to 40 atomic percent, epitaxially growing a second semiconductor material over the first semiconductor material, the second semiconductor material including silicon germanium, wherein the second semiconductor material has a second germanium concentration that is greater than the first germanium concentration, and epitaxially growing a third semiconductor material over the second semiconductor material, the third semiconductor material including silicon germanium, wherein the third semiconductor material has a third germanium concentration that is smaller than the second germanium concentration.

Source/drain regions of FinFET devices and methods of forming same

A device includes a fin over a substrate, the fin including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the fin has a convex profile, an isolation region adjacent the fin, a gate structure along sidewalls of the fin and over the top surface of the fin, a gate spacer laterally adjacent the gate structure, and an epitaxial region adjacent the first end of the fin.

FinFET device and method

An embodiment is a structure including a first fin over a substrate, a second fin over the substrate, the second fin being adjacent the first fin, an isolation region surrounding the first fin and the second fin, a gate structure along sidewalls and over upper surfaces of the first fin and the second fin, the gate structure defining channel regions in the first fin and the second fin, a source/drain region on the first fin and the second fin adjacent the gate structure, and an air gap separating the source/drain region from a top surface of the substrate.

FETs and methods of forming FETs

A method includes forming a gate stack on a first portion of a semiconductor fin, removing a second portion of the semiconductor fin to form a recess, and forming a source/drain region starting from the recess. The formation of the source/drain region includes performing a first epitaxy process to grow a first semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer has straight-and-vertical edges, and performing a second epitaxy process to grow a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are of a same conductivity type.

Epitaxy regions with large landing areas for contact plugs

A semiconductor device having an improved source/drain region profile and a method for forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes etching one or more semiconductor fins to form one or more recesses; and forming a source/drain region in the one ore more recesses, the forming the source/drain region including epitaxially growing a first semiconductor material in the one or more recesses at a temperature of 600° C. to 800° C., the first semiconductor material including doped silicon germanium; and conformally depositing a second semiconductor material over the first semiconductor material at a temperature of 300° C. to 600° C., the second semiconductor material including doped silicon germanium and having a different composition than the first semiconductor material.

Semiconductor device and method of manufacture

Semiconductor device

An embodiment is a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate. A fin is on the substrate. The fin includes silicon germanium. An interfacial layer is over the fin. The interfacial layer has a thickness in a range from greater than 0 nm to about 4 nm. A source/drain region is over the interfacial layer. The source/drain region includes silicon germanium.

Interfacial layer between fin and source/drain region

Source/drain regions of FINFET devices and methods of forming same

FETS and methods of forming FETS

Interfacial layer between Fin and source/drain region

A method includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form a plurality of semiconductor fins. The semiconductor fins are etched to form a recess. An epitaxy structure is grown in the recess. The epitaxy structure has a W-shape cross section. A capping layer is formed over the epitaxy structure. The capping layer is at least conformal to a sidewall of the epitaxy structure. The capping layer is etched to expose a top surface of the epitaxy structure. A first portion of the capping layer remains over the sidewall of the epitaxy structure after etching the capping layer. A contact is formed in contact with the exposed top surface of the epitaxy structure and the first portion of the capping layer.

Method for fabricating semiconductor device

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Heng-Wen Ting