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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Cheng Shen, Hsinchu, TW;
Guan-Jie Shen, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of work function metal layers and an oxygen absorbing layer over a channel region of the semiconductor device, including forming a first work function metal layer over the channel region, forming an oxygen absorbing layer over the first work function metal layer, forming a second work function metal layer over the oxygen absorbing layer. A gate electrode metal layer is formed over the plurality of work function metal layers. The work function metal layers, oxygen absorbing layer, and gate electrode metal layer are made of different materials.