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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 18, 2024
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Peng-Soon Lim, Johor, MY;

Zi-Wei Fang, Hsinchu County, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 84/01 (2025.01); H01L 21/285 (2006.01); H10D 64/01 (2025.01); H10D 84/03 (2025.01); H10D 84/83 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 84/014 (2025.01); H10D 84/0142 (2025.01); H10D 84/0158 (2025.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01); H10D 84/834 (2025.01); H01L 21/28562 (2013.01); H01L 21/28568 (2013.01); H10D 64/017 (2025.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first gate structure over the substrate, a second gate structure over the substrate, first gate spacers, second gate spacers, first and second metal layers spanning over the first and second gate structures, first and second contact plugs extending through the first and second metal layers, respectively. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, and a first work function metal layer over the first gate dielectric. The second gate structure is wider than the first gate structure, wherein the second gate structure includes a second gate dielectric, a second work function metal layer over the second gate dielectric, and a filling conductor over the second work function metal layer. The first contact plug is in contact with the first work function metal layer, and the second contact plug is in contact with the filling conductor.


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