IP Library Granted Patent US 12677468
Granted Patent B2
US 12677468 · App. 18/054,890 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Semiconductor device including source/drain pattern having high concentration impurity region and method for fabricating the same

Inventors: Doo Hyun Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Heon Jong Shin (Yongin-si, KR); Hyun Ho Park (Suwon-si, KR); Seon-Bae Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jin Young Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jae Ran Jang (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10D64/62H10D30/014H10D30/031H10D30/43H10D30/6729H10D30/6735H10D62/121H10D62/151H10D62/832H10D64/01H10D64/0112H10D64/017
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12677468
App. No.
18/054,890
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an active pattern that extends in a first direction; a plurality of gate structures that are spaced apart in the first direction, and include a gate electrode that extends in a second direction; a source/drain recess between adjacent gate structures; a source/drain pattern in the source/drain recess; a source/drain contact connected to the source/drain pattern and that includes a lower part on the source/drain pattern and an upper par; and a contact silicide film disposed along the lower part of the source/drain contact and between the source/drain contact and the source/drain region. The source/drain pattern includes a semiconductor liner film that extends along the source/drain recess and includes silicon germanium, a semiconductor filling film on the semiconductor liner film and that includes silicon germanium, and a semiconductor insertion film that extends along side walls of the lower part of the source/drain contact and includes silicon germanium.

Claims (58)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active pattern that extends in a first direction;

a plurality of gate structures disposed on the active pattern in a stacking direction and that are spaced apart in the first direction and include a gate electrode that extends in a second direction that crosses the first direction;

a source/drain recess formed between adjacent gate structures;

a source/drain pattern disposed in the source/drain recess on the active pattern;

a source/drain contact connected to the source/drain pattern, wherein the source/drain contact includes a lower part and an upper part, wherein the lower part of the source/drain contact is disposed in the source/drain pattern; and

a contact silicide film disposed along a profile of the lower part of the source/drain contact and between the source/drain contact and the source/drain pattern,

wherein the source/drain pattern includes:

a semiconductor liner film that extends along the source/drain recess and includes silicon germanium,

a semiconductor filling film disposed on the semiconductor liner film and that includes silicon germanium, and

a semiconductor insertion film that extends along side walls of the lower part of the source/drain contact and includes silicon germanium, and

wherein at least a portion of the contact silicide film is arranged between a side surface of the source/drain contact and the source/drain pattern in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction, and the at least a portion of the contact silicide film conformally extends along the side surface of the source/drain contact facing the source/drain pattern.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a germanium fraction of the semiconductor filling film differs from a germanium fraction of the semiconductor liner film and a germanium fraction of the semiconductor insertion film.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor filling film and the semiconductor insertion film each include p-type impurities, and

a concentration of p-type impurities of the semiconductor insertion film is greater than a concentration of p-type impurities of the semiconductor filling film.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the contact silicide film is not in contact with the semiconductor filling film.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the semiconductor insertion film extends along a bottom surface of the lower part of the source/drain contact.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the contact silicide film is in contact with the semiconductor filling film.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor insertion film is not disposed along a bottom surface of the lower part of the source/drain contact.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor insertion film is in contact with the semiconductor liner film.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a part of the semiconductor filling film extends along side walls of the source/drain recess to an upper surface of the active pattern.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the source/drain contact is coplanar with an upper surface of the plurality of gate structures.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the source/drain contact is lower than an upper surface of the plurality of gate structures.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the active pattern includes a lower pattern, and a plurality of sheet patterns that are spaced apart from the lower pattern in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and

the gate electrode surrounds the plurality of sheet patterns.

13 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active pattern that includes a lower pattern that extends in a first direction, and a sheet pattern spaced apart from the lower pattern in a second direction that crosses the first direction;

a plurality of gate structures that include gate electrodes that are spaced apart from each other in the first direction on the active pattern in a stacking direction and surround the sheet pattern, wherein the gate electrodes extend in a third direction that is normal to a plane defined by the first direction and the second direction;

a source/drain pattern disposed on the lower pattern, wherein the source/drain pattern is connected to the sheet pattern and includes a contact recess;

a contact silicide that extends along a profile of the contact recess; and

a source/drain contact disposed on the contact silicide and that fills the contact recess,

wherein the source/drain pattern includes:

a semiconductor liner film that includes silicon germanium and is disposed on the lower pattern,

a semiconductor filling film that includes silicon germanium and is disposed on the semiconductor liner film, and

a semiconductor insertion film that includes silicon germanium and is disposed on the semiconductor filling film,

wherein a germanium fraction of the semiconductor filling film differs from a germanium fraction of the semiconductor liner film and a germanium fraction of the semiconductor insertion film,

wherein at least a part of the contact recess is defined by the semiconductor insertion film, and

wherein at least a portion of the contact silicide is arranged between a side surface of the source/drain contact and the source/drain pattern in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction, and the at least a portion of the contact silicide conformally extends along the side surface of the source/drain contact facing the source/drain pattern.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the semiconductor filling film and the semiconductor insertion film each include p-type impurities, and

a concentration of the p-type impurities of the semiconductor insertion film is greater than a concentration of the p-type impurities of the semiconductor filling film.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the contact recess is entirely defined by the semiconductor insertion film.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the contact recess is defined by the semiconductor insertion film and the semiconductor filling film.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the semiconductor insertion film is in contact with the semiconductor liner film.

18 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active pattern that includes a lower pattern and a sheet pattern disposed on the lower pattern;

a gate structure disposed on the active pattern in a stacking direction and that includes a gate electrode that surrounds the sheet pattern;

a source/drain pattern disposed on the lower pattern, is connected to the sheet pattern, and includes p-type impurities;

a source/drain contact connected to the source/drain pattern and that includes a lower part and an upper part, wherein the lower part of the source/drain contact is disposed in the source/drain pattern; and

a contact silicide film disposed along a profile of the lower part of the source/drain contact between the source/drain contact and the source/drain pattern,

wherein the source/drain pattern includes:

a silicon germanium liner film disposed on the lower pattern,

a silicon germanium filling film disposed on the silicon germanium liner film and that includes a filling film recess, and

a silicon germanium insertion film disposed on the silicon germanium filling film and that extends along at least a part of the filling film recess,

wherein a germanium fraction of the silicon germanium filling film differs from a germanium fraction of the silicon germanium liner film and a germanium fraction of the silicon germanium insertion film,

wherein a concentration of p-type impurities of the silicon germanium insertion film is greater than a concentration of p-type impurities of the silicon germanium filling film, and

wherein at least a portion of the contact silicide film is arranged between a side surface of the source/drain contact and the source/drain pattern in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction, and the at least a portion of the contact silicide film conformally extends along the side surface of the source/drain contact facing the source/drain pattern.

19 . The semiconductor device of claim 18 , wherein the silicon germanium insertion film is entirely disposed along the filling film recess.

20 . The semiconductor device of claim 18 , wherein the contact silicide film is in contact with the silicon germanium filling film.