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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
An-Hung Tai, Hsinchu County, TW;
Jian-Hao Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Hui-Chi Chen, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
Kuo-Feng Yu, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a cap layer over the gate stack. The semiconductor device structure includes a protective layer over the cap layer, wherein a lower portion of the protective layer extends into the cap layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a contact structure passing through the protective layer and the cap layer.