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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Chih-Tang Peng, Hsinchu County, TW;

Shuen-Shin Liang, Hsinchu, TW;

Keng-Chu Lin, Ping-Tung, TW;

Teng-Chun Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/762 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76224 (2013.01); H01L 21/02164 (2013.01); H01L 21/02356 (2013.01); H01L 21/76826 (2013.01); H01L 21/76837 (2013.01); H01L 21/823481 (2013.01);
Abstract

Examples of a technique for forming a dielectric material for an integrated circuit are provided herein. In an example, an integrated circuit workpiece is received that includes a recess. A first dielectric precursor is deposited in the recess. The first dielectric precursor includes a non-semiconductor component. A second dielectric precursor is deposited in the recess on the first dielectric precursor, and an annealing process is performed such that a portion of the non-semiconductor component of the first dielectric precursor diffuses into the second dielectric precursor. The non-semiconductor component may include oxygen, and the annealing process may be performed in one of a vacuum or an inert gas environment.


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