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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/44 (2025.01); H01L 21/4763 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/485 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 29/51 (2006.01); H10D 84/01 (2025.01); H10D 84/03 (2025.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 62/00 (2025.01); H10D 62/822 (2025.01); H10D 64/01 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76897 (2013.01); H01L 21/76802 (2013.01); H01L 21/76805 (2013.01); H01L 21/76831 (2013.01); H01L 21/76832 (2013.01); H01L 21/76834 (2013.01); H01L 21/76846 (2013.01); H01L 21/76849 (2013.01); H01L 21/7685 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01); H01L 21/76895 (2013.01); H01L 23/485 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H10D 84/0149 (2025.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01); H01L 23/53295 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); H10D 30/0212 (2025.01); H10D 62/021 (2025.01); H10D 62/822 (2025.01); H10D 64/017 (2025.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit structure includes a first Inter-Layer Dielectric (ILD), a gate stack in the first ILD, a second ILD over the first ILD, a contact plug in the second ILD, and a dielectric protection layer on opposite sides of, and in contact with, the contact plug. The contact plug and the dielectric protection layer are in the second ILD. A dielectric capping layer is over and in contact with the contact plug.