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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Nikhil Jain, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Sagarika Mukesh, Albany, NY (US);
Devika Sarkar Grant, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Prabudhya Roy Chowdhury, Albany, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kisik Choi, Watervliet, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises a transistor comprising a plurality of source/drain epitaxies. The semiconductor device further comprises at least one backside power rail under the transistor. The semiconductor device further comprises a backside inter-layer dielectric (ILD) located between the plurality of source/drain epitaxies and the at least one power rail. The semiconductor device further comprises a first backside contact connecting a first source/drain epitaxy to the at least one backside power rail. The semiconductor device further comprises one or more contact placeholders formed under the other source/drain epitaxies.