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Granted Patent B2
US 12,727,229 · App. 18/069,970 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Extended source/drain contact for shifted drain voltage for a backside power distribution network

Inventors: Tsung-Sheng Kang (Ballston Lake, NY); Tao Li (Slingerlands, NY); Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY); Chih-Chao Yang (Glenmont, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
H10D64/257H10W20/427
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Patent No.
US 12,727,229
App. No.
18/069,970
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes at least a direct backside contact between a source line and a source epitaxial growth and/or a drain line and a drain epitaxial growth. A clock signal line contact via can connect a gate to a backside clock signal line. The clock signal line contact via is surrounded by a deep STI fill to prevent shorting between the clock signal line and the source and/or drain lines in the backside power rail.

Claims (37)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a direct backside contact between a drain line on a backside of the semiconductor device and a drain epitaxial growth of the semiconductor device; and

a clock signal line contact via connecting a gate to a clock signal line at the backside of the semiconductor device, wherein the clock signal line contact via is surrounded by a deep shallow trench isolation (STI) fill.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of an N-to-P side of the direct backside contact is connected with a shallow STI fill; and

at least one of an N-to-N side or a P-to-P side of the direct backside contact is contacted with the deep STI fill.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising an extension, integral with the direct backside contact, formed at a drain line contact end of the direct backside contact, the extension providing a contact surface area configured to electrically connect the direct backside contact with the drain line.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the extension extends in a first direction toward a central longitudinal axis of the drain line.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the extension extends in a second direction parallel with the central longitudinal axis.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the deep STI fill prevents shorting between the direct backside contact and the clock signal line contact via.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the drain epitaxial growth has an offset from being directly above the drain line.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the offset spaces the drain line apart from the clock signal line in a backside power rail.

9 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a direct backside contact between a drain line on a backside of the semiconductor device and a drain epitaxial growth of the semiconductor device;

a clock signal line contact via connecting a gate to a clock signal line on the backside of the semiconductor device; and

an extension, integral with the direct backside contact, formed at a drain line contact end of the direct backside contact, the extension providing a contact surface area for electrically connecting the direct backside contact with the drain line.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the extension extends in a first direction toward a central longitudinal axis of the drain line.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the extension extends in a second direction parallel with the central longitudinal axis.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 9 , further comprising a deep shallow trench isolation (STI) fill surrounding the clock signal line contact via, wherein the deep STI fill is configured to prevent shorting between the direct backside contact and the clock signal line contact via.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein:

at least one of an N-to-P side of the direct backside contact is connected with a shallow STI fill; and

at least one of an N-to-N side or a P-to-P side of the direct backside contact is contacted with the deep STI fill.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the drain epitaxial growth has an offset from being directly above the drain line.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein the offset spaces the drain line apart from the clock signal line in a backside power rail.

16 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a direct backside contact between a drain line on a backside of the semiconductor device and a drain epitaxial growth of the semiconductor device;

a clock signal line contact via connecting a gate to a clock signal line on the backside of the semiconductor device;

a deep STI fill surrounding the clock signal line contact via; and

an extension, integral with the direct backside contact, formed at a drain line contact end of the direct backside contact, the extension providing a contact surface area configured to electrically connect the direct backside contact with the drain line, wherein

the extension extends in a first direction toward a central longitudinal axis of the drain line; and

the extension extends in a second direction parallel with the central longitudinal axis.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 16 , further comprising:

at least one of an N-to-P side of the direct backside contact is connected with a shallow STI fill; and

at least one of an N-to-N side or a P-to-P side of the direct backside contact is contacted with the deep STI fill.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 16 , wherein the drain epitaxial growth has an offset from being directly above the drain line.

19 . The semiconductor device of claim 18 , wherein the offset spaces the drain line from the clock signal line in a backside power rail.

20 . The semiconductor device of claim 16 , wherein the deep STI fill prevents shorting between the direct backside contact and the clock signal line contact via.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: KANG, TSUNG-SHENG; LI, TAO; XIE, RUILONG; YANG, CHIH-CHAO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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