Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Y H Kuo

Yi-Wei Chiu

Li-Te Hsu

Cha-Hsin Chao

Xi-Zong Chen

An embodiment method includes patterning an opening through a dielectric layer, depositing an adhesion layer along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the opening, depositing a first mask layer in the opening over the adhesion layer, etching back the first mask layer below a top surface of the dielectric layer, and widening an upper portion of the opening after etching back the first mask layer. The first mask layer masks a bottom portion of the opening while widening the upper portion of the opening. The method further includes removing the first mask layer after widening the upper portion of the opening and after removing the first mask layer, forming a contact in the opening by depositing a conductive material in the opening over the adhesion layer.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Y H Kuo