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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-Chun Wang, Taichung, TW;
Tzy-Kuang Lee, Taichung, TW;
Chih-Hsien Lin, Tainan, TW;
Ching-Hung Kao, Tainan, TW;
Yen-Yu Chen, Taichung, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Semiconductor structures and method of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a contact feature in a dielectric layer, a passivation structure over the dielectric layer, a conductive feature over the passivation structure, a seed layer disposed between the conductive feature and the passivation structure, a protecting layer disposed along sidewalls of the conductive feature, and a passivation layer over the conductive feature and the protecting layer.