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Granted Patent B2
US 12,119,266 · App. 18/142,142 · Granted Oct 15, 2024

Semiconductor arrangement and method of manufacture

Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Ching (Zhubei, TW); Lung-Kun Chu (New Taipei, TW); Mao-Lin Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Chung-Wei Hsu (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
H01L21/823462H01L21/823431H01L27/0886H01L29/4908H01L29/513H01L29/66795H01L29/517H01L29/518
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Patent No.
US 12,119,266
App. No.
18/142,142
Granted
Oct 15, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a semiconductor arrangement comprises forming a first fin in a semiconductor layer. A first gate dielectric layer includes a first high-k material is formed over the first fin. A first sacrificial gate electrode is formed over the first fin. A dielectric layer is formed adjacent the first sacrificial gate electrode and over the first fin. The first sacrificial gate electrode is removed to define a first gate cavity in the dielectric layer. A second gate dielectric layer including a second dielectric material different than the first high-k material is formed over the first gate dielectric layer in the first gate cavity. A first gate electrode is formed in the first gate cavity over the second gate dielectric layer.

Claims (66)

1. A semiconductor arrangement, comprising:

a first fin;

a first gate structure over the first fin, the first gate structure comprising:

a first gate dielectric layer comprising a first high-k dielectric material;

a second gate dielectric layer comprising a second dielectric material different than the first high-k dielectric material over the first gate dielectric layer, wherein the first gate dielectric layer is between a sidewall of the first fin and a sidewall of the second gate dielectric layer; and

a first gate electrode over the second gate dielectric layer; and

a cap layer over the first gate electrode, wherein the first gate structure comprises a sidewall spacer separated from the cap layer by the second gate dielectric layer in a direction parallel to a top surface of the first gate structure.

2. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein:

the sidewall spacer is separated from the first gate electrode by the second gate dielectric layer.

3. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 1 , comprising:

a third gate dielectric layer under the first gate dielectric layer.

4. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 3 , wherein:

the sidewall spacer is in direct contact with the first gate dielectric layer and the third gate dielectric layer.

5. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the third gate dielectric layer is between the sidewall of the first fin and a sidewall of the first gate dielectric layer.

6. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall spacer is separated from the cap layer by the first gate dielectric layer in the direction parallel to the top surface of the first gate structure.

7. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall spacer is separated from the first gate electrode by the first gate dielectric layer.

8. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 1 , comprising:

a second fin; and

a second gate structure over the second fin, the second gate structure comprising:

the first gate dielectric layer; and

a second gate electrode in direct contact with the first gate dielectric layer.

9. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first gate electrode is separated from the first fin by the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer.

10. A semiconductor arrangement, comprising:

a first fin;

a first gate structure over the first fin, the first gate structure comprising:

a first gate dielectric layer;

a second gate dielectric layer over the first gate dielectric layer;

a third gate dielectric layer over the second gate dielectric layer; and

a first gate electrode over the third gate dielectric layer and spaced apart from the second gate dielectric layer by the third gate dielectric layer;

a second fin; and

a second gate structure over the second fin, the second gate structure comprising:

the first gate dielectric layer;

the second gate dielectric layer over the first gate dielectric layer; and

a second gate electrode over the second gate dielectric layer and in direct contact with the second gate dielectric layer.

11. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 10 , wherein:

the first gate structure comprises a sidewall spacer, and

the sidewall spacer is separated from the third gate dielectric layer by the second gate dielectric layer.

12. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the sidewall spacer is in direct contact with the second gate dielectric layer.

13. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 10 , wherein:

the first gate structure comprises a sidewall spacer, and

the sidewall spacer is in direct contact with the second gate dielectric layer.

14. The semiconductor arrangement of claim 10 , comprising:

a cap layer over the second gate electrode, wherein the second gate structure comprises a sidewall spacer separated from the cap layer by the second gate dielectric layer in a direction parallel to a top surface of the second gate structure.

15. A method for forming a semiconductor arrangement, comprising:

forming a first gate electrode;

forming a dielectric layer adjacent the first gate electrode;

removing the first gate electrode to define a first gate cavity in the dielectric layer;

forming a first gate dielectric layer comprising a first high-k dielectric material in the first gate cavity;

forming a second gate dielectric layer comprising a second dielectric material different than the first high-k dielectric material over the first gate dielectric layer in the first gate cavity, wherein a sidewall of the dielectric layer is separated from a second sidewall of the second gate dielectric layer by the first gate dielectric layer;

forming a second gate electrode in the first gate cavity over the second gate dielectric layer; and

recessing the second gate electrode to reduce a height of the second gate electrode such that an uppermost surface of the second gate dielectric layer is above an uppermost surface of the second gate electrode.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising:

forming a first fin, wherein the first gate dielectric layer is between a sidewall of the first fin and a first sidewall of the second gate dielectric layer.

17. The method of claim 15 , comprising:

forming a third gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the first gate dielectric layer comprises forming the first gate dielectric layer over the third gate dielectric layer.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

recessing the second gate electrode in the first gate cavity defines a recess; and

the method comprises forming a cap layer in the recess over the second gate electrode.

19. The method of claim 15 , comprising:

defining a second gate cavity in the dielectric layer;

forming the first gate dielectric layer in the second gate cavity;

forming the second gate dielectric layer in the second gate cavity;

removing the second gate dielectric layer from the second gate cavity; and

forming a third gate electrode in the second gate cavity over the first gate dielectric layer after removing the second gate dielectric layer from the second gate cavity.

20. The method of claim 18 , comprising:

wherein forming the cap layer comprises forming the cap layer to directly contact a sidewall of the second gate dielectric layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2023
From: CHING, KUO-CHENG; CHU, LUNG-KUN; HUANG, MAO-LIN; HSU, CHUNG-WEI
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063504/0991 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17334848 · May 31, 2021
Continuation 16359245 · Mar 20, 2019
Provisional Application 62753195 · Oct 31, 2018
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