IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,807
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,807 · App. 18/103,306 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same

Inventors: Chia-Ming Hsu (Hualien County, TW); Pei-Yu Chou (Hsinchu County, TW); Chih-Pin Tsao (Zhubei, TW); Kuang-Yuan Hsu (Taichung, TW); Jyh-Huei Chen (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
H10D64/62H01L21/32053H01L21/76802H01L21/76832H01L21/76834H01L21/76849H01L21/76867H01L21/76877H01L21/76889H01L21/76897H01L23/485H01L23/53209H01L23/53238H01L23/53266H10D30/0212H10D30/024H10D30/6219H10D84/013H10D84/038H10D84/834H01L21/0214H01L21/02167H01L21/0217H01L21/28518H01L21/76805H01L21/76843H01L21/76855H10D30/797
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Patent No.
US 12,477,807
App. No.
18/103,306
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a source/drain region, a source/drain silicide layer formed on the source/drain region, and a first contact disposed over the source/drain silicide layer. The first contact includes a first metal layer, an upper surface of the first metal layer is at least covered by a silicide layer, and the silicide layer includes a same metal element as the first metal layer.

Claims (56)

1 . A semiconductor device including a field effect transistor, comprising:

a source/drain region;

a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer disposed over the source/drain region;

a first contact disposed in the first ILD layer over the source/drain region;

an adhesive layer disposed between the first contact and the first ILD layer;

a second contact disposed over the first contact;

an etch stop layer disposed over the first ILD layer; and

a second ILD layer disposed over the first ILD layer, wherein:

the first contact includes a first metal layer,

an upper surface of the first metal layer is fully covered by a silicide layer,

the silicide layer includes a same metal element as the first metal layer,

an upper portion of a body of the silicide layer protrudes above an upper surface of the first ILD layer and above a top of the adhesive layer,

a lower portion of the body of the silicide layer resides below the upper surface of the first ILD layer and below the top of the adhesive layer,

the top of the adhesive layer is coplanar with the upper surface of the first ILD layer,

the adhesive layer covers a side surface of the lower portion of the body of the silicide layer, and

the etch stop layer partially covers an upper surface of the silicide layer and extends to cover a side surface of the upper portion of the body of the silicide layer.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein:

the adhesive layer is disposed between the first metal layer and the source/drain region.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the silicide layer is made of Co silicide and the first metal layer is made of Co.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the etch stop layer is made of silicon nitride.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of the silicide layer is fully covered by a bottom of the second contact and the etch stop layer.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the etch stop layer includes a step between a region of the etch stop layer over the silicide layer and a region of the etch stop layer over the first ILD layer.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein a step height of the step ranges from 0.5 nm to 4 nm.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the step resides over the top of the adhesive layer.

9 . A semiconductor device including a field effect transistor, comprising:

a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer;

a first contact disposed over an underlying conductive layer, and including a first metal layer embedded in the first ILD layer and an adhesive layer disposed between the first metal layer and the underlying conductive layer;

a first silicide layer fully covering an upper surface of the first metal layer;

an insulating layer disposed over the first ILD layer;

a second ILD layer disposed over the insulating layer; and

a second contact embedded in the second ILD layer and in contact with an upper surface of the first silicide layer, wherein:

the first silicide layer is made of Co silicide and the first metal layer is made of Co,

an upper portion of a body of the first silicide layer protrudes above an upper surface of the first ILD layer and above a top of the adhesive layer,

a lower portion of the body of the first silicide layer resides below the upper surface of the first ILD layer and below the top of the adhesive layer,

the top of the adhesive layer is coplanar with the upper surface of the first ILD layer,

the adhesive layer covers a side surface of the lower portion of the body of the first silicide layer, and

the insulating layer partially covers the upper surface of the first silicide layer and extends to cover a side surface of the upper portion of the body of the first silicide layer.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein a step is disposed at an upper surface of the insulating layer corresponding to an edge of the side surface of the upper portion of the body of the first silicide layer.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein a step height of the step is in a range from 0.5 nm to 4 nm.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the insulating layer is made of a different material than the first and second ILD layers.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the insulating layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of SiN, SiC, SiCN and SION.

14 . A semiconductor device including a field effect transistor, comprising:

a first contact disposed over a conductive portion formed over a substrate and embedded in an interlayer dielectric layer, the first contact including a first metal layer and an adhesive layer disposed between the interlayer dielectric layer and the first metal layer;

an insulating layer disposed over a portion of the first metal layer; and

a second contact disposed over the first contact, wherein:

an upper surface of the first metal layer is fully covered by a silicide layer,

a top of the adhesive layer is coplanar with an upper surface of the interlayer dielectric layer,

the adhesive layer covers a lower portion of a side surface of the silicide layer,

the insulating layer covers an upper portion of the side surface of the silicide layer, and

an area of a bottom of the second contact contacting the silicide layer is smaller than an area of a top of the first metal layer.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein the insulating layer covers a part of an upper surface of the silicide layer not covered by the second contact.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the second contact has a tapered shape.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a TiN layer formed on a Ti layer.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein the silicide layer is made of Co silicide and the first metal layer is made of Co.

19 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein the insulating layer extends from over the portion of the first metal layer to the side surface of the silicide layer.

20 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein an upper surface of the insulating layer includes a step between a region of the insulating layer over the silicide layer and a region of the insulating layer over the interlayer dielectric layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2023
From: HSU, CHIA-MING; TSAO, CHIH-PIN; CHEN, JYH-HUEI; HSU, KUANG-YUAN; CHOU, PEI-YU
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063266/0521 →
Continuity (5)
Division 16927953 · Jul 13, 2020
Division 16049589 · Jul 30, 2018
Division 15378574 · Dec 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62289148 · Jan 29, 2016
Related Publication 20230170397A1 · Jun 1, 2023
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