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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/088 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 29/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0886 (2013.01); H01L 21/30608 (2013.01); H01L 21/823418 (2013.01); H01L 21/823425 (2013.01); H01L 21/823431 (2013.01); H01L 21/823437 (2013.01); H01L 29/0649 (2013.01); H01L 29/0847 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/66636 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/7848 (2013.01); H01L 21/823814 (2013.01); H01L 21/823821 (2013.01); H01L 29/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment method includes forming first dummy gate stack and a second dummy gate stack over a semiconductor fin. A portion of the semiconductor fin is exposed by an opening between the first dummy gate stack and the second dummy gate stack. The method further includes etching the portion of the semiconductor fin to extend the opening into the semiconductor fin. A material of the semiconductor fin encircles the opening in a top-down view of the semiconductor fin. The method further includes epitaxially growing a source/drain region in the opening on the portion of the semiconductor fin.