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Patent No.:

US 12532531 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026

Filed:

May. 10, 2021

Integrated circuit metal gate structure and method of fabricating thereof

Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Yong-Tian Hou, Singapore, SG;

Yuan-Shun Chao, Hsinchu County, TW;

Chien-Hao Chen, Chuangwei Township, TW;

Cheng-Lung Hung, Hsinchu, TW;

Assignee:

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Vongsavanh Sengdara

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/49 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 29/51 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/4966 (2013.01); H01L 21/28176 (2013.01); H01L 21/28229 (2013.01); H01L 29/513 (2013.01); H01L 29/517 (2013.01); H01L 29/6659 (2013.01); H01L 29/7833 (2013.01); H01L 21/28088 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode formed on the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a third metal layer. The first metal layer includes an oxygen-gettering composition. The second metal layer includes oxygen. The third metal layer includes an interface with a polysilicon layer.

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Hou, Yong-Tian. (2026). Integrated circuit metal gate structure and method of fabricating thereof (U.S. Patent No. 12532531). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12532531

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