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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Han-Yu Lin, Nantou County, TW;

Li-Te Lin, Hsinchu, TW;

Tze-Chung Lin, Hsinchu, TW;

Fang-Wei Lee, Hsinchu, TW;

Yi-Lun Chen, Taichung, TW;

Jung-Hao Chang, Taichung, TW;

Yi-Chen Lo, Hsinchu County, TW;

Fo-Ju Lin, Keelung, TW;

Kenichi Sano, Hsinchu, TW;

Pinyen Lin, Rochester, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 21/3065 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31116 (2013.01); H01L 21/3065 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technique for semiconductor manufacturing is provided. The technique includes the operations as follows. A semiconductor structure having a first material is received. A plurality of first main etches are performed to the semiconductor structure for a plurality of first durations under the first etching chemistry. A plurality of pumping operations are performed for a plurality of pumping durations, each of the pumping operations being prior to each of the first main etches. Each of the first durations is in a range of from about 1 second to about 2.5 seconds.


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