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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Lin-Yu Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Zhen Yu, New Taipei City, TW;
Chia-Hao Chang, Hsinchu City, TW;
Cheng-Chi Chuang, New Taipei City, TW;
Kuan-Lun Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-Hao Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a metal gate structure having sidewall spacers disposed on sidewalls of the metal gate structure. In some embodiments, a top surface of the metal gate structure is recessed with respect to a top surface of the sidewall spacers. The semiconductor device may further include a metal cap layer disposed over and in contact with the metal gate structure, where a first width of a bottom portion of the metal cap layer is greater than a second width of a top portion of the metal cap layer. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device may further include a dielectric material disposed on either side of the metal cap layer, where the sidewall spacers and a portion of the metal gate structure are disposed beneath the dielectric material.
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