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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Lien Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei Hsiang Chan, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Provided are conductive structures located within dielectric material, and methods for fabricating such structures and devices. An exemplary method includes providing a substrate having a conductive feature in a first dielectric layer; depositing a second dielectric layer over the conductive feature and the first dielectric layer; etching the second dielectric layer to form a cavity through the second dielectric layer, wherein the cavity has a bottom with a convex profile; depositing a barrier layer along the bottom of the cavity; and depositing a conductive material in the cavity to form a structure electrically connected to the conductive feature.