IP Library Granted Patent US 12666702
Granted Patent B2
US 12666702 · App. 18/212,188 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Semiconductor device and fabricating method of the same

Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Chen (New Taipei City, TW); Sheng-Yuan Hsueh (Tainan City, TW); Kun-Szu Tseng (Tainan City, TW); Kuo-Hsing Lee (Hsinchu County, TW); Chih-Kai Kang (Tainan City, TW)
Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
H10D84/83H10D30/62H10D30/65H10D62/116H10D64/252H10D64/514H10D84/0149H10D84/038
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Patent No.
US 12666702
App. No.
18/212,188
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate. A high voltage transistor is disposed within a high voltage region of the substrate. The high voltage transistor includes a first gate dielectric layer disposed on the substrate. A first gate electrode is disposed on the first gate dielectric layer. A first source/drain doping region and a second source/drain doping region are respectively disposed in the substrate at two sides of the first gate electrode. A first silicide layer covers and contacts the first source/drain doping region and a second silicide layer covers and contacts the second source/drain doping region. A first conductive plate penetrates the first silicide layer and contacts the first source/drain doping region. A second conductive plate penetrates the second silicide layer and contacts the second source/drain doping region.

Claims (48)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate comprising a high voltage region and a low voltage region;

a first deep trench isolation and a second deep trench isolation embedded in the substrate within the high voltage region;

a high voltage transistor disposed within the high voltage region, wherein the high voltage transistor comprises:

a first gate dielectric layer disposed on a first surface of the substrate, wherein the first gate dielectric layer is between a first part of the first deep trench isolation and a first part of the second deep trench isolation, the first gate dielectric layer contacts the first deep trench isolation and the second deep trench isolation, and a top surface of the first gate dielectric layer is aligned with a top surface of the first deep trench isolation and a top surface of the second deep trench isolation;

a first gate electrode disposed on the first gate dielectric layer;

a first source/drain doping region disposed within the substrate, wherein a second part of the first deep trench isolation defines an outer edge of the first source/drain doping region, the first part of the first deep trench isolation is embedded within the first source/drain doping region, and a bottom of the first part of the first deep trench isolation is aligned with a bottom of the second part of the first deep trench isolation;

a second source/drain doping region disposed within the substrate, wherein a second part of the second deep trench isolation defines an outer edge of the second source/drain doping region, the first part of second deep trench isolation is embedded within the second source/drain doping region, and a bottom of the first part of the second deep trench isolation is aligned with a bottom of the second part of the second deep trench isolation;

a first silicide layer covering and contacting the first source/drain doping region; and

a second silicide layer covering and contacting the second source/drain doping region;

a first conductive plate penetrating the first silicide layer and contacting the first source/drain doping region, wherein as seen from a top view, only the first conductive plate penetrates the first silicide layer on the first source/drain doping region, and no other conductive elements penetrate the first silicide layer; and

a second conductive plate penetrating the second silicide layer and contacting the second source/drain doping region;

a fin transistor disposed within the low voltage region, wherein the fin transistor comprises:

a fin structure protruding from a second surface of the substrate;

a second gate electrode disposed on the fin structure; and

two shallow trench isolations disposed at two sides of the fin structure.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a first direction is parallel with a long side of the first gate electrode, a second direction is parallel with a short side of the first gate electrode, a third direction is parallel with the short side of the first gate electrode and the third direction is in a reverse direction of the second direction.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein along the first direction, a shortest distance between the first conductive plate and an edge of the first silicide layer is between 10 and 90 nanometers.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein along the second direction, a shortest distance between the first conductive plate and an edge of the first silicide layer is between 10 and 90 nanometers.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein along the third direction, a shortest distance between the first conductive plate and the first gate electrode is between 350 and 1050 nanometers.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a depth of each of the two shallow trench isolations is smaller than a depth of the first deep trench isolation.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein there is no epitaxial layer on the first source/drain doping region and the second source/drain doping region.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a voltage of the high voltage transistor is 40 volts.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a first epitaxial layer and a second epitaxial layer respectively embedded within the fin structure at two sides of the second gate electrode.

10 . A fabricating method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate comprising a high voltage region and a low voltage region;

forming a first deep trench isolation and a second deep trench isolation embedded in the substrate within the high voltage region;

forming a high voltage transistor disposed within the high voltage region, wherein the high voltage transistor comprises

a first gate dielectric layer disposed on a first surface of the substrate, wherein the first gate dielectric layer is between a first part of the first deep trench isolation and a first part of the second deep trench isolation, the first gate dielectric layer contacts the first deep trench isolation and the second deep trench isolation, and a top surface of the first gate dielectric layer is aligned with a top surface of the first deep trench isolation and a top surface of the second deep trench isolation;

a first gate electrode disposed on the first gate dielectric layer;

a first source/drain doping region disposed within the substrate, wherein a second part of the first deep trench isolation defines an outer edge of the first source/drain doping region, the first part of the first deep trench isolation is embedded within the first source/drain doping region, and a bottom of the first part of the first deep trench isolation is aligned with a bottom of the second part of the first deep trench isolation;

a second source/drain doping region disposed within the substrate, wherein a second part of the second deep trench isolation defines an outer edge of the second source/drain doping region, the first part of second deep trench isolation is embedded within the second source/drain doping region, and a bottom of the first part of the second deep trench isolation is aligned with a bottom of the second part of the second deep trench isolation;

a first silicide layer covering and contacting the first source/drain doping region;

a second silicide layer covering and contacting the second source/drain doping region; and

a first conductive plate penetrating the first silicide layer and contacting the first source/drain doping region, wherein as seen from a top view, only the first conductive plate penetrates the first silicide layer on the first source/drain doping region, and no other conductive elements penetrate the first silicide layer; and

a second conductive plate penetrating the second silicide layer and contacting the second source/drain doping region;

forming a fin transistor disposed within the low voltage region, wherein the fin transistor comprises:

a fin structure protruding from a second surface of the substrate;

a second gate electrode disposed on the fin structure; and

two shallow trench isolations disposed at two sides of the fin structure.

11 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein a first direction is parallel with a long side of the first gate electrode, a second direction is parallel with a short side of the first gate electrode, a third direction is parallel with the short side of the first gate electrode and the third direction is in a reverse direction of the second direction.

12 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein along the first direction, a shortest distance between the first conductive plate and an edge of the first silicide layer is between 10 and 90 nanometers.

13 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein along the second direction, a shortest distance between the first conductive plate and an edge of the first silicide layer is between 10 and 90 nanometers.

14 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein along the third direction, a shortest distance between the first conductive plate and the first gate electrode is between 350 and 1050 nanometers.

15 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein a depth of each of the two shallow trench isolations is smaller than a depth of the first deep trench isolation.

16 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein there is no epitaxial layer on the first source/drain doping region and the second source/drain doping region.

17 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein a voltage of the high voltage transistor is 40 volts.

18 . The fabricating method of a semiconductor device of claim 10 , further comprising a first epitaxial layer and a second epitaxial layer respectively embedded within the fin structure at two sides of the second gate electrode.