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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Zhen Yu, Hsinchu, TW;
Huan-Chieh Su, Changhua County, TW;
Lin-Yu Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuan-Lun Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-Hao Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same are provided. In an embodiment, a semiconductor structure includes an epitaxial source feature and an epitaxial drain feature, a vertical stack of channel members disposed over a backside dielectric layer, the vertical stack of channel members extending between the epitaxial source feature and the epitaxial drain feature along a direction, a gate structure wrapping around each of the vertical stack of channel members, and a backside source contact disposed in the backside dielectric layer. The backside source contact includes a top portion adjacent the epitaxial source feature and a bottom portion away from the epitaxial source feature. The top portion and the bottom portion includes a step width change along the direction.