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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Kan-Ju Lin, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chien Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Shiun Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Tai Min Chang, Taipei, TW;
Yi-Ning Tai, Taoyuan, TW;
Hong-Mao Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Yan-Ming Tsai, Miaoli, TW;
Wei-Yip Loh, Hsinchu, TW;
Harry Chien, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Wei Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Hsing Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Lin-Yu Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor structure and method of forming a semiconductor structure are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a gate structure over a substrate. An epitaxial source/drain region is formed adjacent to the gate structure. A dielectric layer is formed over the epitaxial source/drain region. An opening is formed, the opening extending through the dielectric layer and exposing the epitaxial source/drain region. Sidewalls of the opening are defined by the dielectric layer and a bottom of the opening is defined by the epitaxial source/drain region. A silicide layer is formed on the epitaxial source/drain region. A metal capping layer including tungsten, molybdenum, or a combination thereof is selectively formed on the silicide layer by a first deposition process. The opening is filled with a first conductive material in a bottom-up manner from the metal capping layer by a second deposition process different from the first deposition process.