IP Library Granted Patent US 12,317,551
Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,551 · App. 17/566,316 · Granted May 27, 2025

Semiconductor devices including backside power rails and methods of manufacture

Inventors: Chun-Hung Wu (New Taipei, TW); Chia-Ling Chung (Hsinchu, TW); Su-Hao Liu (Jhongpu Township, TW); Liang-Yin Chen (Hsinchu, TW); Shun-Wu Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Huicheng Chang (Tainan, TW); Yee-Chia Yeo (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H10D62/118H01L21/425H10D30/6713H10D30/6757H10D84/013H10D84/038
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Patent No.
US 12,317,551
App. No.
17/566,316
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of forming a semiconductor device including performing an ion implantation on a substrate and etching the substrate and semiconductor devices formed by the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes forming a transistor on a first side of a substrate; performing an ion implantation on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side; after performing the ion implantation, etching the substrate to remove the substrate and form a first recess; and forming a dielectric layer in the first recess.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

forming a transistor on a first side of a substrate;

performing an ion implantation on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side;

after performing the ion implantation, etching the substrate to remove the substrate and form a first recess;

forming a dielectric layer in the first recess;

etching the substrate to form a second recess;

epitaxially growing a first epitaxial material in the second recess; and

replacing the first epitaxial material with a first contact after forming the dielectric layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ion implantation is used to implant a species selected from helium (He), boron (B), boron fluoride (BF 2 ), carbon (C), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), fluorine (F), argon (Ar), germanium (Ge), xenon (Xe), silicon (Si), gallium (Ga), arsenic (As), phosphorus (P), diphosphorus (P 2 ), indium (In), and antimony (Sb) into the substrate.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ion implantation is performed with an implant energy ranging from about 100 eV to about 60 keV.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ion implantation is performed at a temperature ranging from −300° C. to 30° C.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ion implantation is performed with a dosage ranging from 1×10 13 atoms/cm 2 to 1×10 16 atoms/cm 2 .

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising etching the substrate to remove the substrate and to expose the first epitaxial material.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming an epitaxial source/drain region over the first epitaxial material, wherein replacing the first epitaxial material comprises removing the first epitaxial material to expose the epitaxial source/drain region.

8. A method comprising:

forming a fin extending from a substrate;

etching the fin to form a first recess;

forming a dummy fin in the first recess;

forming a source/drain region in the first recess over the dummy fin;

implanting ions into the substrate;

etching the substrate to remove the substrate and form a second recess exposing sidewalls of the dummy fin;

forming a dielectric layer in the second recess adjacent the dummy fin; and

replacing the dummy fin with a contact structure.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the substrate comprises silicon and the dummy fin comprises silicon germanium.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the source/drain region comprises silicon germanium, and wherein a germanium concentration of the source/drain region is less than a germanium concentration of the dummy fin.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein replacing the dummy fin with the contact structure comprises etching the dummy fin to remove the dummy fin and form a third recess exposing the source/drain region, wherein the method further comprises forming a silicide region in the third recess over the source/drain region.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein implanting the ions into the substrate damages a crystal structure of the substrate.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein implanting the ions into the substrate increases an etch rate of the substrate.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein implanting the ions into the substrate increases an etch selectivity of the substrate relative to the dummy fin.

15. A method comprising:

depositing an etch stop layer over a substrate;

depositing a multi-layer stack over the substrate, the multi-layer stack comprising alternating layers of a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material;

forming a first recess extending through the multi-layer stack and the etch stop layer;

depositing a first epitaxial material in the first recess;

forming an epitaxial source/drain region in the first recess over the first epitaxial material;

performing an ion implantation on the substrate;

etching the substrate to form a second recess exposing the etch stop layer and sidewalls of the first epitaxial material; and

forming a dielectric structure in the second recess.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

etching the first epitaxial material to form a third recess exposing the epitaxial source/drain region; and

forming a contact structure in the third recess.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the etch stop layer and the first epitaxial material comprise silicon germanium, and wherein the substrate comprises silicon.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising performing a planarization process on the substrate prior to performing the ion implantation, wherein the planarization process exposes the first epitaxial material.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

etching a first layer of the multi-layer stack comprising the first semiconductor material to form a third recess; and

forming a gate structure in the third recess adjacent a second layer of the multi-layer stack comprising the second semiconductor material.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein forming the dielectric structure comprises:

depositing a dielectric liner in the second recess, the dielectric liner comprising a nitride; and

depositing a dielectric layer in the second recess over the dielectric liner, the dielectric layer comprising an oxide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2022
From: WU, CHUN-HUNG; CHUNG, CHIA-LING; LIU, SU-HAO; CHEN, LIANG-YIN; LIN, SHUN-WU; YEO, YEE-CHIA; CHANG, HUICHENG
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63166333 · Mar 26, 2021
Related Publication 20220310785A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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