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Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023

Filed:

May. 17, 2021
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Sung-Li Wang, Zhubei, TW;

Neng-Kuo Chen, Hsinchu, TW;

Ding-Kang Shih, New Taipei, TW;

Meng-Chun Chang, Hsinchu, TW;

Yi-An Lin, Taipei, TW;

Gin-Chen Huang, New Taipei, TW;

Chen-Feng Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;

Hau-Yu Lin, Kaohsiung, TW;

Chih-Hsin Ko, Fongshan, TW;

Sey-Ping Sun, Hsinchu, TW;

Clement Hsingjen Wann, Carmel, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/78 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 29/165 (2006.01); H01L 29/161 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 27/088 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/823431 (2013.01); H01L 21/823418 (2013.01); H01L 21/823468 (2013.01); H01L 21/823475 (2013.01); H01L 21/823481 (2013.01); H01L 21/823814 (2013.01); H01L 27/0886 (2013.01); H01L 29/0649 (2013.01); H01L 29/0653 (2013.01); H01L 29/161 (2013.01); H01L 29/165 (2013.01); H01L 29/1608 (2013.01); H01L 29/41783 (2013.01); H01L 29/41791 (2013.01); H01L 29/42364 (2013.01); H01L 29/518 (2013.01); H01L 29/665 (2013.01); H01L 29/6653 (2013.01); H01L 29/6656 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/66636 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01); H01L 29/7842 (2013.01); H01L 29/7848 (2013.01); H01L 29/7851 (2013.01); H01L 29/7853 (2013.01); H01L 29/7854 (2013.01); H01L 2029/7858 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fin structure is on a substrate. The fin structure includes an epitaxial region having an upper surface and an under-surface. A contact structure on the epitaxial region includes an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion. The upper contact portion includes a metal layer over the upper surface and a barrier layer over the metal layer. The lower contact portion includes a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) contact along the under-surface. The MIS contact includes a dielectric layer on the under-surface and the barrier layer on the dielectric layer.


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