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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chieh-Wei Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Jian-Jou Lian, Hsinchu, TW;
Tzu-Ang Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Po-Yuan Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Shih Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chun-Neng Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Hsi Yeh, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a semiconductor structure having source/drain regions, a fin disposed between the source/drain regions, and a dummy gate disposed on the fin and surrounded by a spacer; removing the dummy gate to form a gate trench which is defined by a trench-defining wall; forming a gate dielectric layer on the trench-defining wall; forming a work function structure on the gate dielectric layer; forming a resist layer to fill the gate trench; removing a top portion of the resist layer; removing the work function structure exposed from the resist layer using a wet chemical etchant; removing the resist layer; and forming a conductive gate in the gate trench.