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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Kuan-Ting Pan, Taipei, TW;
Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Shi-Ning Ju, Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Ruei Jhan, Keelung, TW;
Kuan-Lun Cheng, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Hao Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a semiconductor fin including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The semiconductor device structure further includes a gate electrode layer disposed adjacent the first, third, and fourth surfaces of the semiconductor fin, a first source/drain epitaxial feature in contact with the semiconductor fin, and a first inner spacer disposed between the first source/drain epitaxial feature and the gate electrode layer. The first inner spacer is in contact with the first source/drain epitaxial feature, and the first inner spacer comprises a first material. The semiconductor device structure further includes a first spacer in contact with the first inner spacer, and the first spacer comprises a second material different from the first material.