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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Fan Huang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chih-Yang Pai, Hsinchu, TW;
Yuan-Yang Hsiao, Taipei, TW;
Tsung-Chieh Hsiao, Shetou Township, Changhua County, TW;
Hui-Chi Chen, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
Dian-Hau Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Yen-Ming Chen, Chupei, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The MIM capacitor structure includes a first electrode layer formed over a substrate, and a first spacer formed on a sidewall of the first electrode layer. The MIM capacitor structure also includes a first dielectric layer formed on the first spacers, and an end of the first dielectric layer is in direct contact with the first pacer.