Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor structure includes a first active region, a second active region and a dielectric wall. The second active region is disposed adjacent to the first active region, wherein there is a space between the first active region and the second active region. The dielectric wall is formed within the space between the first active region and the second active region. The dielectric wall has a first wall width and a second wall width different from the first wall width.
1 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:
a first active region comprising a plurality of first active channel layers vertically stacked;
a second active region disposed adjacent to the first active region and comprising a plurality of second active channel layers vertically stacked, wherein there is a space between the first active region and the second active region;
a metal gate formed on the first active region and the second active region; and
a dielectric wall formed within the space between the first active region and the second active region;
wherein the dielectric wall has a first wall width and a second wall width different from the first wall width;
wherein the first active region comprises an epitaxy; the semiconductor structure further comprises:
a conductive contact formed on the epitaxy; and
a conductive via formed on the conductive contact;
wherein the conductive via overlaps the epitaxy in a vertical direction.
2 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric wall extends in a first direction, the epitaxy of the first active region is one of a source epitaxy and a drain epitaxy, the second active region comprises another of the source epitaxy and the drain epitaxy, and the metal gate extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
wherein the source epitaxy, the drain epitaxy and the metal gate form a transistor.
3 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric wall extends in a first direction, the first active region comprises a first epitaxy and a second epitaxy, the first epitaxy is corresponding to the first wall width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second epitaxy is corresponding to the second wall width in the second direction.
4 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second active region comprises a third epitaxy and a fourth epitaxy, the third epitaxy is corresponding to the first wall width in the second direction, and the fourth epitaxy is corresponding to the second wall width in the second direction.
5 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the space comprises a first sub-space and a second sub-space, the first sub-space has a first space width, the second sub-space has a second space width different from the first space width.
6 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first sub-space and the second sub-space are located at opposite two sides of the metal gate.
7 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric wall comprises a first wall portion having the first wall width and a second wall portion having the second wall width, the first wall portion has a first lateral surface and a third lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface, the second wall portion has a second lateral surface and a fourth lateral surface opposite to the second lateral surface, the fourth lateral surface protrudes relative to the third lateral surface, and the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface are flushed with each other.
8 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric wall comprises a first wall portion having the first wall width and a second wall portion having the second wall width, the first wall portion has a first lateral surface and a third lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface, the second wall portion has a second lateral surface and a fourth lateral surface opposite to the second lateral surface, the second lateral surface protrudes relative to the first lateral surface, and the fourth lateral surface protrudes relative to the third lateral surface.
9 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive contact is formed on the first active region, and the conductive contact is formed over a portion of the dielectric wall.
10 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:
a first active region comprising a plurality of first active channel layers vertically stacked;
a second active region disposed adjacent to the first active region and comprising a plurality of second active channel layers vertically stacked, wherein there is a space between the first active region and the second active region; and
a dielectric wall formed within the space between the first active region and the second active region, and comprising a first wall portion and a second wall portion, wherein the first wall portion has a first lateral surface, the second wall portion protrudes with respect to the first lateral surface of the first wall portion;
wherein the first active region comprises an epitaxy; the semiconductor structure further comprises:
a conductive contact formed on the epitaxy; and
a conductive via formed on the conductive contact;
wherein the conductive via overlaps the epitaxy in a vertical direction.
11 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second wall portion has a second lateral surface protruding beyond the first lateral surfaces of the first wall portion, and the first wall portion further has a third lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface, the second wall portion protrudes with respect to the third lateral surface of the first wall portion.
12 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second wall portion has a second lateral surface, and the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface are flushed with each other.
13 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the dielectric wall extends in a first direction, the epitaxy of the first active region is one of a source epitaxy and a drain epitaxy, the second active region comprises another of the source epitaxy and the drain epitaxy, and the semiconductor structure further comprises:
a metal gate extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
wherein the source epitaxy, the drain epitaxy and the metal gate form a transistor.
14 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the dielectric wall extends in a first direction, the first active region comprises a first epitaxy and a second epitaxy, the first epitaxy is corresponding to the first wall portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second epitaxy is corresponding to the second wall portion in the second direction.
15 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the second active region comprises a third epitaxy and a fourth epitaxy, the third epitaxy is corresponding to the first wall portion in the second direction, and the fourth epitaxy is corresponding to the second wall portion in the second direction.
16 . The semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the space comprises a first sub-space and a second sub-space, the first sub-space has a first space width, the second sub-space has a second space width different from the first space width.
17 . A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure, comprising:
forming a first fin structure and a second fin structure adjacent to the first fin structure, wherein the first fin structure comprising a plurality of first sheets and a plurality of first spacers, the second fin structure comprising a plurality of second sheets and a plurality of second spacer, the first sheets and the first spacers are stacked to each other, the second sheets and the second spacers are stacked to each other, and there is a space between the first fin structure and the second fin structure; and
forming a dielectric wall within the space between the first fin structure and the second fin structure, wherein the dielectric wall has a first wall width and a second wall width different from the first wall width;
wherein the semiconductor method further comprises:
forming an epitaxy on the first fin structure;
forming a conductive contact on the epitaxy; and
forming a conductive via on the conductive contact, wherein the conductive via overlaps the epitaxy in a vertical direction.
18 . The manufacturing method according to claim 17 , wherein the space comprises a first sub-space and a second sub-space, the first sub-space has a first space width, the second sub-space has a second space width different from the first space width.
19 . The manufacturing method according to claim 18 , further comprising:
forming a metal gate on the first fin structure and the second fin structure;
wherein the first sub-space and the second sub-space are located at opposite two sides of the metal gate.
20 . The manufacturing method according to claim 17 , wherein in forming the dielectric wall within the space between the first fin structure and the second fin structure, the dielectric wall comprises a first wall portion having the first wall width and a second wall portion having the second wall width, the first wall portion has a first lateral surface and a third lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface, the second wall portion has a second lateral surface and a fourth lateral surface opposite to the second lateral surface, the fourth lateral surface protrudes relative to the third lateral surface, and the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface are flushed with each other.