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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jung-Hung Chang, Changhua, TW;
Zhi-Chang Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Cheng Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Chien Ning Yao, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Hao Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of forming N-type and P-type source/drain features using one patterned mask and one self-aligned mask to increase windows of error tolerance and provide flexibilities for source/drain features of various shapes and/or volumes. The present disclosure also includes forming a trench between neighboring source/drain features to remove bridging between the neighboring source/drain features. In some embodiments, the trenches between the source/drain features are formed by etching from the backside of the substrate.