IP Library Granted Patent US 11,121,080
Granted Patent B2
US 11,121,080 · App. 16/809,788 · Granted Sep 14, 2021

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Yuichiro Sasaki (Suwon-si, KR); Sungkeun Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Pil-Kyu Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Weonhong Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seungha Oh (Suwon-si, KR); Yongho Ha (Suwon-si, KR); Sangjin Hyun (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01L23/5226H01L23/50H01L23/5286
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Patent No.
US 11,121,080
App. No.
16/809,788
Granted
Sep 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, an active pattern on the first surface, the active pattern including a source/drain region, a power rail electrically connected to the source/drain region, and a power delivery network on the second surface, the power delivery network electrically connected to the power rail. The semiconductor layer includes an etch stop dopant, and the etch stop dopant has a maximum concentration at the second surface.

Claims (66)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;

an active pattern on the first surface, the active pattern including a source/drain region;

a power rail electrically connected to the source/drain region; and

a power delivery network on the second surface, the power delivery network electrically connected to the power rail,

wherein the semiconductor layer includes an etch stop dopant, and

the etch stop dopant has a maximum concentration at the second surface.

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

a through-via extending from the second surface toward the first surface,

wherein the through-via electrically connects the power rail to the power delivery network.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the etch stop dopant includes boron (B), carbon (C), or a combination thereof.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the maximum concentration of the etch stop dopant ranges from about 1E18/cm 3 to about 5E20/cm 3 .

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the semiconductor layer further includes a counter dopant, and

the counter dopant has a maximum concentration at the second surface.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the counter dopant includes phosphorus (P), arsenic (As), or a combination thereof.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the power delivery network comprises:

a lower insulating layer on the second surface; and

a lower interconnection line in the lower insulating layer.

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

a device isolation layer on the first surface, the device isolation layer defining the active pattern,

wherein the power rail is in the device isolation layer.

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

an upper insulating layer on the first surface, the upper insulating layer covering the active pattern; and

an upper interconnection line in the upper insulating layer.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the power rail is in the upper insulating layer.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the source/drain region comprises:

a first source/drain region; and

a second source/drain region, wherein

the first source/drain region has a first lattice constant greater than a second lattice constant of the semiconductor layer, and

the second source/drain region has the second lattice constant equal to the second lattice constant of the semiconductor layer.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the source/drain region comprises:

a first source/drain region; and

a second source/drain region, wherein

a first cross-sectional shape of the first source/drain region is different from a second cross-sectional shape of the second source/drain region.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;

a transistor on the first surface;

an upper insulating layer on the transistor;

an upper interconnection line in the upper insulating layer;

a lower insulating layer on the second surface; and

a lower interconnection line in the lower insulating layer,

wherein the semiconductor layer includes an etch stop dopant, and

a concentration of the etch stop dopant decreases from the second surface toward the first surface.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the etch stop dopant includes boron (B), carbon (C), or a combination thereof.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein

the etch stop dopant has a maximum concentration at the second surface, and

the maximum concentration ranges from about 1E18/cm 3 to about 5E20/cm 3 .

16. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein

the semiconductor layer further includes a counter dopant, and

a concentration of the counter dopant decreases from the second surface toward the first surface.

17. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;

a transistor on the first surface;

a lower insulating layer on the second surface; and

a lower interconnection line in the lower insulating layer,

wherein the semiconductor layer includes an etch stop dopant, and

a concentration of the etch stop dopant increases from the first surface to the second surface, has a maximum value at the second surface, and is drastically reduced in the lower insulating layer.

18. The semiconductor device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a power rail electrically connected to the transistor; and

a through-via extending from the second surface toward the first surface,

wherein the through-via electrically connects the power rail to the lower interconnection line.

19. The semiconductor device of claim 17 , wherein the etch stop dopant includes boron (B), carbon (C), or a combination thereof.

20. The semiconductor device of claim 17 , wherein

the semiconductor layer further includes a counter dopant, and

a concentration of the counter dopant increases from the first surface to the second surface and has a maximum value at the second surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: SASAKI, YUICHIRO; LIM, SUNGKEUN; KANG, PIL-KYU; KIM, WEONHONG; OH, SEUNGHA; HA, YONGHO; HYUN, SANGJIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052034/0181 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0057543 · May 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200365509A1 · Nov 19, 2020
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