IP Library Granted Patent US 11,942,527
Granted Patent B2
US 11,942,527 · App. 17/873,210 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Forming a cavity with a wet etch for backside contact formation

Inventors: Yi-Hsiu Chen (Taipei, TW); Andrew Joseph Kelly (Hengshan Township, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
H01L29/41791H01L21/30608H01L29/0847H01L29/66545H01L29/0673H01L29/42392H01L29/66742H01L29/66795H01L29/785H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 11,942,527
App. No.
17/873,210
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a channel structure extending between a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region. Further, a gate electrode is arranged directly over the channel structures, and an upper interconnect contact is arranged over and coupled to the gate electrode. A backside contact is arranged below and coupled to the first source/drain region. The backside contact has a width that decreases from a bottommost surface of the backside contact to a topmost surface of the backside contact.

Claims (44)

1. An integrated chip comprising:

a first source/drain region;

a second source/drain region spaced apart from the first source/drain region;

a channel structure extending between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region;

a gate electrode arranged over the channel structure;

a first backside contact arranged below and coupled to the first source/drain region;

a backside dielectric extending laterally from a sidewall of the first backside contact and covering an entire lower surface of the second source/drain region; and

a first upper interconnect contact arranged over and coupled to the second source/drain region.

2. The integrated chip of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second upper interconnect contact arranged over and coupled to the gate electrode.

3. The integrated chip of claim 1 , wherein the channel structure comprises a plurality of nanosheet channel structures stacked over one another, the plurality of nanosheet channel structures extending in parallel with one another between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region.

4. The integrated chip of claim 3 , wherein the gate electrode comprises a plurality of gate regions that are disposed above and below the plurality of nanosheet channel structures, respectively.

5. The integrated chip of claim 1 , wherein the first backside contact is arranged in a lower interconnect dielectric structure, and wherein the channel structure comprises a fin structure, wherein the fin structure continuously extends between the lower interconnect dielectric structure and the gate electrode.

6. The integrated chip of claim 1 , wherein the first backside contact has outermost sidewalls that are substantially planar.

7. The integrated chip of claim 1 , wherein the first backside contact has outermost sidewalls that are curved.

8. An integrated chip comprising:

a first source/drain region;

a second source/drain region spaced apart from the first source/drain region;

a channel structure extending between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region;

a gate electrode arranged over the channel structure;

a first upper interconnect contact arranged over and coupled to the gate electrode; and

a backside contact arranged below and electrically coupled to the first source/drain region; and

wherein an upper surface of the first source/drain region and an upper surface of the second source/drain region nearest the first upper interconnect contact are co-planar with one another and are co-planar with an upper surface of the channel structure.

9. The integrated chip of claim 8 , wherein the first upper interconnect contact has a width that increases from a bottommost surface of the first upper interconnect contact to a topmost surface of the first upper interconnect contact.

10. The integrated chip of claim 8 , further comprising:

a second upper interconnect contact arranged over and coupled to the second source/drain region.

11. The integrated chip of claim 10 , wherein the second upper interconnect contact has a width that decreases from a topmost surface of the second upper interconnect contact to a bottommost surface of the second upper interconnect contact.

12. The integrated chip of claim 8 , wherein the channel structure comprises a plurality of nanosheet channel structures stacked over one another, the plurality of nanosheet channel structures extending in parallel with one another between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region.

13. The integrated chip of claim 12 , wherein the gate electrode comprises a plurality of gate regions that are disposed above and below the plurality of nanosheet channel structures, respectively.

14. An integrated chip comprising:

a first source/drain region;

a second source/drain region spaced apart from the first source/drain region;

a channel structure extending between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region;

a gate electrode arranged over the channel structure;

an upper interconnect contact having tapered sidewalls, the upper interconnect contact being arranged over and coupled to the first source/drain region and the upper interconnect contact being the only contact directly contacting the first source/drain region; and

a backside contact arranged below and coupled to the second source/drain region wherein the backside contact being the only contact directly contacting the second source/drain region.

15. The integrated chip of claim 14 , wherein the upper interconnect contact has a width that increases from a bottommost surface of the upper interconnect contact to a topmost surface of the upper interconnect contact.

16. The integrated chip of claim 14 , wherein the upper interconnect contact is coupled to the first source/drain region and further comprising:

an additional upper interconnect contact arranged over and coupled to the gate electrode.

17. The integrated chip of claim 16 , wherein the additional upper interconnect contact has a width that decreases from a topmost surface of the additional upper interconnect contact to a bottommost surface of the additional upper interconnect contact.

18. The integrated chip of claim 14 , wherein the channel structure comprises a plurality of nanosheet channel structures stacked over one another, the plurality of nanosheet channel structures extending in parallel with one another between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region.

19. The integrated chip of claim 18 , wherein the gate electrode comprises a plurality of gate regions that are disposed above and below the plurality of nanosheet channel structures, respectively.

20. The integrated chip of claim 14 , further comprising:

a backside dielectric extending laterally from a sidewall of the backside contact and covering an entire lower surface of the first source/drain region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2022
From: CHEN, YI-HSIU; KELLY, ANDREW JOSEPH
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060618/0280 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17097468 · Nov 13, 2020
Related Publication 20220359689A1 · Nov 10, 2022
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