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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jung-Hao Chang, Taichung, TW;
Li-Te Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method includes forming a gate structure across a channel region from a top view, the gate structure comprising a work function metal and a gate dielectric layer wrapping around the work function metal, the gate dielectric layer having a U-shaped cross-sectional profile; performing a first plasma etching process, by using a chlorine-containing reactant, on the gate structure; performing a second plasma etching process, by using a bromine-containing, reactant on the gate structure.
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