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US 12,615,763 · App. 18/241,057 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Semiconductor device structure with air gap and method for preparing the same

Inventor: Chih-Wei Huang (Taoyuan City, TW)
Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
H10B12/36H10B12/056H10B12/485H10B12/488H10D30/024H10D30/6211H10D62/151
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Patent No.
US 12,615,763
App. No.
18/241,057
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first fin structure, a first S/D structure, and a bit line contact. The first fin structure is protruding from the semiconductor substrate, and have a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a top surface connecting the first sidewall to the second sidewall. The first S/D structure is disposed over the first fin structure, and covering the top surface, a portion of the first sidewall, and a portion of the second sidewall of the first fin structure. The bit line contact is disposed over the first S/D structure. The bit line contact includes a barrier layer in contact with the first S/D structure and a conductive layer disposed over the barrier layer.

Claims (35)

1 . A semiconductor device structure, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a first fin structure protruding from the semiconductor substrate, having a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a top surface connecting the first sidewall to the second sidewall;

a first source/drain (S/D) structure disposed over the first fin structure, covering the top surface, a portion of the first sidewall, and a portion of the second sidewall of the first fin structure; and

a bit line contact disposed over the first S/D structure, comprising:

a barrier layer in contact with the first S/D structure; and

a conductive layer disposed over the barrier layer;

wherein the barrier layer comprises:

two side portions; and

a bottom portion connecting one of the two side portions to another one of the two side portions,

wherein a thickness of the bottom portion is greater than a thickness of the two side portions.

2 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 1 , wherein the first S/D structure comprises a lower portion and an upper portion over the lower portion,

wherein the lower portion covers the top surface, the portion of the first sidewall, and the portion of the second sidewall of the first fin structure,

wherein the upper portion has a triangle contour, wherein upper portion has a primary side coupled to the lower portion, and two subsidiary sides enclosing the triangle contour with the primary side, wherein the two subsidiary sides have identical length.

3 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 2 , wherein the barrier layer is in contact with the two subsidiary sides.

4 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 2 , wherein the first S/D structure has a maximum width equal to a length of the primary side.

5 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 4 , further comprising:

a second fin structure protruding from the semiconductor substrate, wherein the second fin structure is disposed parallel to the first fin structure; and

a second S/D structure disposed over the second fin structure; and

an isolation structure formed between the first fin structure and the second fin structure, wherein the isolation structure comprises protruding portions in contact with the first S/D structure and the second S/D structure.

6 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 5 , further comprising:

a contact etch stop layer (CESL) in contact with the two subsidiary sides of the upper portion of the first S/D structure, the lower portion of the first S/D structure, the isolation structure, the second S/D structure, and the barrier layer; and

an air gap disposed between the first fin structure and the second fin structure, wherein the air gap is surrounded by the CESL and sealed by the CESL.

7 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 6 , wherein the air gap has a pentagonal contour.

8 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 6 wherein a topmost point of the air gap is lower than the upper portion of the first S/D structure, and the topmost point of the air gap is higher than the top surface of the first fin structure.

9 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 6 , wherein the air gap has a leftmost point and a rightmost point leveled with the leftmost point, wherein the leftmost point and the rightmost point are lower than the top surface of the first fin structure.

10 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 9 , wherein a topmost point of the protruding portions of the isolation structure is higher than the leftmost point and the rightmost point of the air gap.

11 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 6 , further comprising:

an interlayer dielectric (ILD) structure disposed over the CESL and in contact with the barrier layer;

wherein the second S/D structure is separated from the ILD.

12 . The semiconductor device structure of claim 6 , further comprising:

a first word line across the first fin structure and the second fin structure from a top view of the semiconductor device structure; and

a second word line across the first fin structure and the second fin structure from the top view of the semiconductor device structure,

wherein the first word line is parallel to the second word line;

wherein the first S/D structure, the second S/D structure, and the air gap are disposed between the first word line and the second word line from the top view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2023
From: HUANG, CHIH-WEI
To: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064768/0291 →
Continuity (1)
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