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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Fu-Chiang Kuo, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Chi Kuo, Yangmei, TW;
Tsung-Hsien Lee, Tainan, TW;
Ying-Hsun Chen, Taoyuan, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/31 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/58 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H01L 23/544 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/56 (2006.01); H01L 23/29 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 51/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/562 (2013.01); H01L 21/0217 (2013.01); H01L 21/02167 (2013.01); H01L 21/56 (2013.01); H01L 23/291 (2013.01); H01L 23/3171 (2013.01); H01L 23/3192 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 23/544 (2013.01); H01L 23/585 (2013.01); H01L 23/53214 (2013.01); H01L 23/53228 (2013.01); H01L 23/53257 (2013.01); H01L 23/53271 (2013.01); H01L 51/5243 (2013.01); H01L 51/5246 (2013.01); H01L 2223/5446 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trench structure includes a top metal layer, a silicon carbide (SiC) layer on the top metal layer, a first passivation layer overlying the SiC layer, and a second passivation layer overlying the first passivation layer. The trench structure also includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that, together with the top metal layer, form a trench. At least one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall includes a sidewall of the second passivation layer and a sidewall of the SiC layer.