IP Library Granted Patent US 11,901,463
Granted Patent B2
US 11,901,463 · App. 17/850,636 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Method of making decoupling capacitor

Inventors: Szu-Lin Liu (Hsinchu, TW); Jaw-Juinn Horng (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
H01L29/94H01L29/0607H01L29/66181
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Patent No.
US 11,901,463
App. No.
17/850,636
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes implanting a first dopant having a first dopant type into a substrate to define a plurality of source/drain (S/D) regions. The method further includes implanting a second dopant having the first dopant type into the substrate to define a channel region between adjacent S/D regions of the plurality of S/D regions, wherein a dopant concentration of the second dopant in the channel region is less than half of a dopant concentration of the first dopant in each of the plurality of S/D regions. The method further includes forming a gate stack over the channel region. The method further includes electrically coupling each of the plurality of S/D regions together.

Claims (35)

1. A method comprising:

implanting a first dopant having a first dopant type into a substrate to define a plurality of source/drain (S/D) regions;

implanting a second dopant having the first dopant type into the substrate to define a channel region between adjacent S/D regions of the plurality of S/D regions, wherein a dopant concentration of the second dopant in the channel region is less than half of a dopant concentration of the first dopant in each of the plurality of S/D regions;

forming a gate stack over the channel region; and

electrically coupling each of the plurality of S/D regions together.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising implanting an n-well in the substrate.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising electrically coupling the n-well to each of the plurality of S/D regions.

4. A method comprising:

implanting a first dopant into a substrate to form a plurality of source/drain (S/D) regions in the substrate;

electrically coupling each of the plurality of S/D regions together;

implanting a second dopant into the substrate to define a channel region, wherein the channel region is between adjacent S/D regions of the plurality of S/D regions, wherein the second dopant and the first dopant are p-type, and a concentration of the second dopant in the channel region is less than a concentration of the first dopant in each of the plurality of S/D regions;

forming a gate stack over the channel region; and

forming an n-well in the substrate, wherein the n-well extends under the channel region and the adjacent S/D regions of the plurality of S/D regions.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein implanting the second dopant comprises implanting the second dopant to a depth less than the implanting of the first dopant.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising electrically connecting the n-well with each of the plurality of S/D regions.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising electrically connecting the substrate to a reference voltage.

8. The method of claim 4 , further comprising implanting a third dopant to define a lightly doped drain (LDD) region below each of the plurality of S/D regions.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein implanting the third dopant comprises defining the LDD region continuously extending below each of the plurality of S/D regions.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein implanting the second dopant comprises defining the LDD region in contact with the channel region.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein implanting the third dopant comprises implanting the third dopant after implanting the first dopant.

12. The method of claim 4 , wherein implanting the first dopant comprises implanting the first dopant after forming the n-well in the substrate.

13. A method comprising:

implanting a first dopant into a substrate to form a plurality of source/drain (S/D) regions in the substrate;

implanting a second dopant into the substrate to define a channel region, wherein the channel region is between adjacent S/D regions of the plurality of S/D regions, wherein the second dopant and the first dopant are p-type, and a concentration of the second dopant in the channel region is less than a concentration of the first dopant in each of the plurality of S/D regions;

implanting a third dopant into the substrate to define a lightly doped drain (LDD) region extending continuously under each of the plurality of S/D regions and under the channel region; and

forming a gate stack over the channel region.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising forming an n-well in the substrate, wherein the n-well extends under the channel region and the adjacent S/D regions of the plurality of S/D regions.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising electrically connecting each of the plurality of S/D regions to the n-well.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein implanting the second dopant comprises implanting the second dopant to a depth equal to a depth of the first dopant.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein implanting the third dopant comprises implanting the third dopant after implanting the second dopant.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein forming the gate stack comprises:

forming a gate dielectric layer over the channel region; and

forming a gate electrode over the gate dielectric layer.

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising forming a plurality of S/D contacts, wherein each of the plurality of S/D contact is formed over a corresponding S/D region of the plurality of S/D regions.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein implanting the first dopants comprises implanting the first dopants prior to implanting the second dopants.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2022
From: LIU, SZU-LIN; HORNG, JAW-JUINN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060325/0097 →
Continuity (2)
Division 16573725 · Sep 17, 2019
Related Publication 20220336683A1 · Oct 20, 2022
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