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Granted Patent B2
US 11,171,091 · App. 16/695,028 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Semiconductor device having contact plug connected to gate structure on PMOS region

Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen (Tainan, TW); Li-Hsuan Ho (Kaohsiung, TW); Tsuo-Wen Lu (Kaohsiung, TW); Shih-Hao Liang (Tainan, TW); Tsung-Hsun Wu (Kaohsiung, TW); Po-Jen Chuang (Kaohsiung, TW); Chi-Mao Hsu (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
H01L23/535H01L21/28088H01L21/82385H01L21/823871H01L23/528H01L27/092H01L29/4966H01L29/66545
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Patent No.
US 11,171,091
App. No.
16/695,028
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a gate structure extending along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; and a first contact plug landing directly on the gate structure closer to the PMOS region from a boundary separating the NMOS region and the PMOS region. Preferably, the semiconductor device further includes a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the gate structure on the NMOS region and a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the gate structure on the PMOS region.

Claims (22)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region separated by a boundary;

a metal gate on the substrate and extending continuously along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region, wherein the metal gate comprises a p-type work function metal layer on the PMOS region and a n-type work function metal layer extending from the NMOS region to the PMOS region and covering the p-type work function metal layer;

a first source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region;

a second source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region; and

a first contact plug landing directly on a portion of the metal gate on the PMOS region and near the second source/drain region and vertically above an overlapping region of the n-type work function metal layer and the p-type work function metal layer.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first contact plug is disposed immediately adjacent to the boundary without overlapping the boundary.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising the first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , further comprising a second contact plug landing on the first source/drain region.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising the second source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , further comprising a third contact plug landing on the second source/drain region.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the first contact plug is disposed on the metal gate directly on top of a channel region between the second source/drain region.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the first contact plug is disposed on the metal gate adjacent to one side of the second source/drain region and away from the boundary.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the first contact plug is disposed on the metal gate adjacent to one side of the second source/drain region and closer to the boundary.

10. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region;

a metal gate extending continuously along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate;

a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region;

a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region;

a first contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to one side of the metal gate;

a second contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to another side of the metal gate; and

a third contact plug landing directly on a portion of the metal gate on the PMOS region and not between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: CHEN, SHIH-CHENG; HO, LI-HSUAN; LU, TSUO-WEN; LIANG, SHIH-HAO; WU, TSUNG-HSUN; CHUANG, PO-JEN; HSU, CHI-MAO
To: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911033932.5 · Oct 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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