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Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2020
Applicants:

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

National Taiwan University, Taipei, TW;

National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Kuan-Ting Chen, Taichung, TW;

Shu-Tong Chang, Taoyuan, TW;

Min-Hung Lee, New Taipei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78391 (2014.09); H01L 21/02181 (2013.01); H01L 21/02189 (2013.01); H01L 21/02205 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 29/6684 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes forming an interfacial layer over a substrate; forming a quasi-antiferroelectric (QAFE) layer over the interfacial layer, in which forming the QAFE layer comprises performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) cycle, and the ALD cycle includes performing a first sub-cycle for X time(s), in which the first sub-cycle comprises providing a Zr-containing precursor; performing a second sub-cycle for Y time(s), in which the second sub-cycle comprises providing a Hf-containing precursor; and performing a third sub-cycle for Z time(s), in which the third sub-cycle comprises providing a Zr-containing precursor, and in which X+Z is at least three times Y; and forming a gate electrode over the QAFE layer.


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