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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Chi Yu, Jhubei, TW;
Cheng-I Chu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chen-Fong Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Rui Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Sen-Hong Syue, Zhubei, TW;
Wen-Kai Lin, Yilan, TW;
Yoh-Rong Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Huicheng Chang, Tainan, TW;
Yee-Chia Yeo, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Embodiments include nanostructure devices and methods of forming nanostructure devices which include a treatment process to expand a sidewall spacer material to close a seam in the sidewall spacer material after deposition. The treatment process includes oxidation anneal and heat anneal to expand the sidewall spacer material and crosslink the open seam to form a closed seam, lower k-value, and decrease density.