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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Wan-Yi Kao, Baoshan Township, TW;
Hung Cheng Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Chunyao Wang, Zhubei, TW;
Yung-Cheng Lu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chi On Chui, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0924 (2013.01); H01L 21/823431 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/7851 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. In embodiments a dielectric fin is formed in order to help isolate adjacent semiconductor fins. The dielectric fin is formed using a deposition process in which deposition times and temperatures are utilized to increase the resistance of the dielectric fin to subsequent etching processes.