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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Bang-Tai Tang, New Taipei, TW;
Tai-Chun Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack structure formed over a substrate, and the gate stack structure includes a bottom portion and a top portion. The bottom portion includes a gate electrode layer formed over a substrate. The top portion includes a protection layer formed over the gate electrode layer, a stop layer formed over the protection layer, and the stop layer is surrounded by the protection layer. A cap layer is formed over the stop layer, and the cap layer is surrounded by the stop layer.