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Granted Patent B2
US 11,830,773 · App. 17/006,161 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Semiconductor device with isolation structures

Inventors: Pei-Wei Lee (Hsinchu, TW); Pang-Yen Tsai (Jhu-bei, TW); Tsungyu Hung (Hsinchu, TW); Huang-Lin Chao (Hillsboro, OR)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,830,773
App. No.
17/006,161
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device with superlattice structures on a substrate with an embedded isolation structure is disclosed. The method includes forming an etch stop layer on a substrate, forming a superlattice structure on the etch stop layer, depositing an isolation layer on the superlattice structure, depositing a semiconductor layer on the isolation layer, forming a bi-layer isolation structure on the semiconductor layer, removing the substrate and the etch stop layer, etching the superlattice structure, the isolation layer, the semiconductor layer, and the bi-layer isolation structure to form a fin structure, and forming a gate-all-around structure on the fin structure.

Claims (57)

1. A method, comprising:

forming an etch stop layer on a substrate;

forming a superlattice structure on the etch stop layer;

depositing an isolation layer comprising a high-k dielectric layer on the superlattice structure;

depositing a semiconductor layer on the isolation layer;

forming a bi-layer isolation structure on the semiconductor layer;

removing the substrate and the etch stop layer;

etching the superlattice structure, the isolation layer, the semiconductor layer, and the bi-layer isolation structure to form a fin structure; and

forming a gate-all-around structure on the fin structure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the etch stop layer comprises depositing a seed layer on the substrate.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the etch stop layer comprises depositing a doped semiconductor layer on the substrate.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the etch stop layer comprises depositing a boron-doped silicon germanium layer on the substrate.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the superlattice structure comprises depositing a seed layer on the etch stop layer.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the superlattice structure comprises forming a stack of first and second nanostructured layers in an alternating configuration on the etch stop layer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the bi-layer isolation structure comprises:

forming a first thermal oxide layer on the semiconductor layer;

forming a second thermal oxide layer on another substrate; and

bonding the first and second thermal oxide layers to each other.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the bi-layer isolation structure comprises:

forming a first chemical oxide layer on the semiconductor layer;

forming a second chemical oxide layer on another substrate; and

bonding the first and second chemical oxide layers to each other.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a barrier layer on the etch stop layer, wherein the forming the barrier layer comprises:

depositing a silicon layer on the etch stop layer; and

depositing a carbide layer on the silicon layer.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein depositing the isolation layer comprises depositing the high-k dielectric layer with a thickness of about 5 nm to about 30 nm on the superlattice structure.

11. A method, comprising:

forming a fin structure on a substrate, wherein the forming the fin structure comprises:

forming a superlattice structure with first and second nanostructured layers on a sacrificial substrate;

depositing an isolation layer comprising a high-k dielectric layer on the superlattice structure;

depositing a silicon layer on the isolation layer;

forming a bi-layer isolation structure on the silicon layer; and

removing the sacrificial substrate;

forming a polysilicon structure on the fin structure;

forming a source/drain region on the fin structure;

removing the polysilicon structure and the second nanostructured layers to form gate openings; and

forming a gate-all-around structure within the gate openings.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein forming the source/drain region comprises:

etching a portion of the fin structure that is not covered by the polysilicon structure; and

etching a portion of the isolation layer that is exposed after etching the portion of the fin structure.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein forming the source/drain region comprises epitaxially growing a doped semiconductor region on the silicon layer.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising depositing a boron-doped silicon germanium (SiGe) layer between the superlattice structure and the sacrificial substrate, wherein the boron-doped SiGe layer comprises a Ge concentration of about 15 atomic % to about 35 atomic % and a boron dopant concentration of about 5×10 19 cm −3 to about 5×10 21 cm −3 .

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising depositing a carbide layer between the superlattice structure and the sacrificial substrate, wherein the carbide layer comprises a carbon concentration of about 0.5 atomic % to about 5 atomic %.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising forming inner spacers between the source/drain region and the gate-all-around structure.

17. A method, comprising:

forming a fin structure on a substrate; comprising:

forming a bi-layer isolation structure on the substrate,

forming a semiconductor layer on the bi-layer isolation structure, and

forming a channel isolation layer comprising a high-k dielectric layer on a first portion of the semiconductor layer;

forming a superlattice structure on the channel isolation layer;

forming a source/drain region on a second portion of the semiconductor layer; and

forming a polysilicon structure on the fin structure.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein forming the bi-layer isolation structure comprises:

forming a first dielectric layer comprising an oxide of a material of the substrate; and

forming a second dielectric layer comprising an oxide of a material of the semiconductor layer.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising replacing the polysilicon structure and a portion of the fin structure with a gate-all-around structure.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein forming the channel isolation layer comprises depositing the high-k dielectric layer with a thickness of about 5 nm to about 30 nm on the first portion of the semiconductor layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2020
From: LEE, PEI-WEI; TSAI, PANG-YEN; HUNG, TSUNGYU; CHAO, HUANG-LIN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053845/0055 →
Continuity (2)
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