IP Library Granted Patent US 10,755,977
Granted Patent B2
US 10,755,977 · App. 16/222,640 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Jia-Chuan You (Taoyuan, TW); Chia-Hao Chang (Hsinchu, TW); Wei-Hao Wu (Hsinchu, TW); Yu-Ming Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Chih-Hao Wang (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H01L21/76897H01L21/0332H01L21/0337H01L21/28247H01L21/31144H01L21/76816H01L21/76834H01L21/76843H01L21/76846H01L21/76847H01L21/76849H01L23/5226H01L29/66545H01L21/76883
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Patent No.
US 10,755,977
App. No.
16/222,640
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate stack, a gate spacer, a conductive feature, and a conductive cap. The substrate has a source/drain region. The gate stack is on the substrate. The gate spacer is alongside the gate stack. The conductive feature is on the source/drain region. The conductive cap is on the conductive feature and has a top in a position lower than a top of the gate spacer.

Claims (52)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate having a source/drain region;

a gate stack on the substrate;

a gate spacer alongside the gate stack;

a conductive feature on the source/drain region; and

a conductive cap on the conductive feature and having a top in a position lower than a top of the gate spacer.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive cap is in contact with the gate spacer.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first dielectric mask on the conductive cap and in contact with the gate spacer.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , further comprising:

a second dielectric mask stack on the gate stack and having a height greater than a height of the first dielectric mask.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , further comprising:

an etch stop layer across the gate spacer, wherein the first dielectric mask is between the etch stop layer and the conductive cap.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a barrier layer in contact with the conductive cap and wrapping around the conductive feature.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive cap comprises a material different from a material of the conductive feature.

8. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate having a source/drain region;

a first gate stack on the substrate;

a first gate spacer alongside the first gate stack;

a conductive cap separated from the first gate stack by the first gate spacer;

a conductive feature between the source/drain region and the conductive cap;

a second gate stack on the substrate;

a second gate spacer alongside the second gate stack, wherein the conductive cap is separated from the second gate stack by the second gate spacer; and

a dielectric mask on the conductive cap and in contact with the first gate spacer and the second gate spacer.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the conductive cap is in contact with the first gate spacer and the second gate spacer.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first contact plug on the first gate stack; and

a second contact plug on the conductive cap and shorter than the first contact plug.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first contact plug forming a first interface with the first gate stack; and

a second contact plug forming a second interface with the conductive cap, wherein the first interface is in a position lower than the second interface.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 11 ,

wherein the second contact plug extends to above the second gate stack.

13. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the conductive cap and the first gate stack are respectively in contact with opposite sidewalls of the first gate spacer.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the conductive cap has a top surface lower than a top surface of the first gate spacer.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the dielectric mask has a top surface level with a top surface of the first gate spacer.

16. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a source/drain region in a substrate and a gate stack on the substrate;

forming a first hard mask on the gate stack;

forming a conductive feature on the source/drain region;

forming a second hard mask above the conductive feature;

etching the second hard mask to form a second via opening;

after etching the second hard mask, etching the first hard mask to form a first via opening to expose the gate stack; and

forming a first contact plug and a second contact plug in the first via opening and the second via opening, respectively.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

forming a conductive cap on the conductive feature prior to forming the second hard mask.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein etching the second hard mask is performed until the conductive cap is exposed.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

performing an etch back process on the conductive feature; and

after performing the etch back process, forming a conductive cap on the conductive feature.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein forming the conductive cap is performed such that a top surface of the conductive cap is in a position lower than a top surface of the first hard mask.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2018
From: YOU, JIA-CHUAN; CHANG, CHIA-HAO; WU, WEI-HAO; LIN, YU-MING; WANG, CHIH-HAO
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 15907148 · Feb 27, 2018
Provisional Application 62565028 · Sep 28, 2017
Related Publication 20190139825A1 · May 9, 2019