IP Library Granted Patent US 12,266,728
Granted Patent B2
US 12,266,728 · App. 18/591,730 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Semiconductor device and method of manufacture

Inventors: Wan-Yi Kao (Baoshan Township, TW); Yu-Cheng Shiau (Hsinchu, TW); Chunyao Wang (Zhubei, TW); Chih-Tang Peng (Zhubei, TW); Yung-Cheng Lu (Hsinchu, TW); Chi On Chui (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H01L29/785H01L21/0214H01L21/02211H01L21/02263H01L21/76224H01L21/76232H01L21/823481H01L27/0924H01L29/517H01L29/66545H01L29/66795H01L29/66818H01L21/76227
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Patent No.
US 12,266,728
App. No.
18/591,730
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. In embodiments a first liner is deposited to line a recess between a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin, the first liner comprising a first material. The first liner is annealed to transform the first material to a second material. A second liner is deposited to line the recess, the second liner comprising a third material. The second liner is annealed to transform the third material to a fourth material.

Claims (38)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first liner extending between a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin over a semiconductor substrate;

a second liner in physical contact with the first liner;

a third liner in physical contact with the second liner, the third liner comprising nitrogen at a percentage of less than about 10%;

a fourth liner in physical contact with the third liner;

a capping layer in physical contact with the fourth liner, the capping layer comprising carbon at a percentage of less than about 10%;

a dielectric cap in physical contact with the capping layer, wherein the first semiconductor fin extends further away from the semiconductor substrate than the dielectric cap; and

a dielectric fin embedded within the dielectric cap and extending further away from the semiconductor substrate than the dielectric cap.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first liner is silicon.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first liner has a density of between about 2 g/cm 3 and about 4 g/cm 3 .

4. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the first liner has a thickness of less than about 20 Å.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second liner is silicon dioxide.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the second liner has a density of between about 2 g/cm 3 and about 2.6 g/cm 3 .

7. The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the second liner has a thickness of between about 10 Å and about 50 Å.

8. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin over a semiconductor substrate;

a first liner adjacent to both the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin;

a second liner over the first liner;

a third liner over the second liner, the third liner comprising nitrogen at a percentage of less than about 10%;

a fourth liner over the third liner;

a capping layer over the fourth liner, the capping layer comprising carbon at a percentage of less than about 10%; and

a dielectric cap over the capping layer, wherein the first semiconductor fin extends further away from the semiconductor substrate than the dielectric cap.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the first liner is silicon dioxide.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the fourth liner is silicon dioxide.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the fourth liner has a thickness of between about 10 Å and about 50 Å.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the fourth liner has a density of between about 1.2 g/cm 3 and about 2.5 g/cm 3 .

13. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the capping layer is silicon oxycarbonitride.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the capping layer is ammonia doped silicon carbon nitride.

15. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin over a semiconductor substrate;

at least four liners between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin, wherein a first one of the at least four liners comprises nitrogen at a percentage of less than about 10% and wherein a second one of the at least four liners comprises nitrogen at a percentage of less than about 10%, the first one and the second one of the at least four liners being separated by a third one of the at least four liners;

a capping layer over the at least four liners, the capping layer comprising carbon at a percentage of less than about 10%; and

a dielectric cap over the capping layer, wherein the first semiconductor fin extends further away from the semiconductor substrate than the dielectric cap.

16. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein a first one of at least four liners is silicon nitride.

17. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the capping layer has a thickness of between about 10 Å and about 70 Å.

18. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the capping layer has a density of between about 2 g/cm 3 and about 2.6 g/cm 3 .

19. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the dielectric cap has a thickness of between about 10 Å and about 50 Å.

20. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the dielectric cap has a density of between about 2 g/cm 3 and about 2.6 g/cm 3 .

Continuity (4)
Continuation 18064562 · Dec 12, 2022
Continuation 17157330 · Jan 25, 2021
Provisional Application 63055045 · Jul 22, 2020
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