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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a metal gate electrode structure over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes an insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate and surrounding the metal gate electrode structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first metal nitride layer over a first top surface of the metal gate electrode structure and in direct contact with the metal gate electrode structure. The first metal nitride layer includes a nitride material of the metal gate electrode structure.