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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Kuo-Cheng Ching, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ying-Keung Leung, Hsinchu City, TW;
Chi On Chui, Hsinchu City, TW;
TAIWAN SEMCONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a fin structure on a substrate; a first gate stack and a second gate stack formed on the fin structure; a dielectric material layer disposed on the first and second gate stacks, wherein the dielectric layer includes a first portion disposed on a sidewall of the first gate stack with a first thickness and a second portion disposed on a sidewall of the second gate stack with a second thickness greater than the first thickness; a first gate spacer disposed on the first portion of the dielectric material layer; and a second gate spacer disposed on the second portion of the dielectric material layer.