Forming a cavity with a wet etch for backside contact formation
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.
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.