IP Library Granted Patent US 11,791,337
Granted Patent B2
US 11,791,337 · App. 17/353,552 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

Integrated circuit structure including multi-length source/drain contacts

Inventor: Jhon-Jhy Liaw (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H01L27/0886H01L21/823431H01L27/0207H01L29/0692H01L29/66545H01L27/0924H01L27/1211H01L29/7855H01L29/7856H10B12/056H10B12/36
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Patent No.
US 11,791,337
App. No.
17/353,552
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An IC structure includes first, second, and third circuits. The first circuit includes a first semiconductor fin, a first gate electrode extending across the first semiconductor fin, and a first gate dielectric layer spacing the first gate electrode apart from the first semiconductor fin. The second circuit includes a second semiconductor fin, a second gate electrode extending across the second semiconductor fin, and a second gate dielectric layer spacing the second gate electrode apart from the second semiconductor fin. The third circuit includes a third semiconductor fin, a third gate electrode extending across the third semiconductor fin, and a third gate dielectric layer spacing the third gate electrode apart from the third semiconductor fin. The first gate dielectric layer has a greater thickness than the second gate dielectric layer. The third semiconductor fin has a smaller width than the second semiconductor fin.

Claims (32)

1. An IC structure, comprising:

a first circuit comprising a plurality of first semiconductor fins and a first source/drain contact extending a first length across the plurality of first semiconductor fins; and

a second circuit comprising a plurality of second semiconductor fins and a second source/drain contact extending a second length across one of the plurality of second semiconductor fins,

wherein a number of the plurality of first semiconductor fins is greater than a number of the plurality of second semiconductor fins, and the first length of the first source/drain contact is greater than the second length of the second source/drain contact.

2. The IC structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

an isolation gate structure separating longitudinal ends of the plurality of first semiconductor fins from longitudinal ends of the plurality of second semiconductor fins.

3. The IC structure of claim 2 , wherein the isolation gate structure non-overlaps the plurality of first semiconductor fins and the plurality of second semiconductor fins.

4. The IC structure of claim 2 , wherein the isolation gate structure is made of one or more dielectric materials.

5. The IC structure of claim 1 , wherein the number of the plurality of first semiconductor fins is double the number of the plurality of second semiconductor fins.

6. The IC structure of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the first length of the first source/drain contact to the second length of the second source/drain contact is in a range from 1.1 to 3.

7. An IC structure, comprising:

a first circuit comprising a plurality of first semiconductor fins, a first source/drain contact extending a first length across the plurality of first semiconductor fins, and a second source/drain contact extending a second length across the plurality of first semiconductor fins, wherein the first length of the first source/drain contact is greater than the second length of the second source/drain contact; and

a second circuit comprising a plurality of second semiconductor fins and a third source/drain contact extending a third length across one of the plurality of second semiconductor fins,

wherein a number of the plurality of first semiconductor fins is greater than a number of the plurality of second semiconductor fins, and the first length of the first source/drain contact is greater than the third length of the third source/drain contact.

8. The IC structure of claim 7 , further comprising:

a dummy gate interposing the plurality of first semiconductor fins and the plurality of second semiconductor fins.

9. The IC structure of claim 8 , wherein the dummy gate includes a dielectric material.

10. The IC structure of claim 7 , wherein the first circuit further comprises a plurality of gate structures extending across the plurality of first semiconductor fins, and a plurality of gate spacers respectively enclosing the plurality of gate structures.

11. The IC structure of claim 10 , wherein one of the plurality of gate spacers has opposite outermost sidewalls respectively in contact with the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact.

12. The IC structure of claim 7 , wherein the second length of the second source/drain contact is greater than the third length of the third source/drain contact.

13. The IC structure of claim 7 , wherein the second circuit further comprises a fourth source/drain contact extending a fourth length across said one of the plurality of second semiconductor fins, and the fourth length of the fourth source/drain contact is greater than the third length of the third source/drain contact.

14. The IC structure of claim 13 , wherein the fourth length of the fourth source/drain contact is greater than the second length of the second source/drain contact.

15. The IC structure of claim 13 , wherein a distance from the fourth source/drain contact to the first circuit is greater than a distance from the third source/drain contact to the first circuit.

16. The IC structure of claim 7 , wherein a distance from the first source/drain contact to the second circuit is greater than a distance from the second source/drain contact to the second circuit.

17. An IC structure, comprising:

a first circuit comprising a plurality of first semiconductor fins and one or more first gate structures extending across the plurality of first semiconductor fins;

a dielectric dummy gate having a first side interfacing longitudinal ends of the plurality of first semiconductor fins; and

a second circuit comprising a plurality of second semiconductor fins and one or more second gate structures extending across the plurality of second semiconductor fins, wherein the dielectric dummy gate has a second side interfacing longitudinal ends of the plurality of second semiconductor fins, a number of the plurality of first semiconductor fins is greater than a number of the plurality of second semiconductor fins, and a number of the one or more first gate structures is greater than a number of the one or more second gate structures.

18. The IC structure of claim 17 , wherein a difference between the number of the plurality of first semiconductor fins and the number of the plurality of second semiconductor fins is greater than a difference between the number of the one or more first gate structures and the number of the one or more second gate structures.

19. The IC structure of claim 17 , wherein one of the plurality of first semiconductor fins has a width greater than a width of one of the plurality of second semiconductor fins.

20. The IC structure of claim 17 , further comprising:

a spacer surrounding four sides of the dielectric dummy gate from a top view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: LIAW, JHON-JHY
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056639/0097 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16726005 · Dec 23, 2019
Continuation 15924262 · Mar 18, 2018
Related Publication 20210313323A1 · Oct 7, 2021