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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 21, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Huan Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Chien-Chih Chou, New Taipei, TW;
Szu-Hsien Liu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Kong-Beng Thei, Hsinchu County, TW;
Huan-Chih Yuan, Hsinchu County, TW;
Jhu-Min Song, Nantou County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a gate electrode disposed within the substrate; a gate dielectric layer disposed within the substrate and surrounding the gate electrode; a plurality of first protection structures formed in an array disposed over the gate electrode; and a second protection structure comprising a ring shape from a top-view perspective, and disposed over the gate dielectric layer and at a same level as the plurality of first protection structures from a cross-sectional view.