IP Library Granted Patent US 12,336,283
Granted Patent B1
US 12,336,283 · App. 18/947,649 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Three-dimensional stacked semiconductor device including simplified source/drain contact area

Inventors: Keumseok Park (Slingerlands, NY); Edward Namkyu Cho (Albany, NY); Kang-ill Seo (Springfield, VA)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10D84/856H10D30/014H10D30/43H10D30/6729H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D62/121H10D62/151H10D84/017H10D84/0186H10D84/0188H10D84/038H10D88/01
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Patent No.
US 12,336,283
App. No.
18/947,649
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor device which includes: a 1 st source/drain pattern for a 1 st transistor; a 2 nd source/drain pattern for a 2 nd transistor, above the 1 st source/drain pattern, the 2 nd source/drain pattern having a smaller width than the 1 st source/drain pattern in a channel-width direction; a 1 st isolation layer surrounding the 1 st source/drain pattern; a 2 nd isolation layer surrounding the 2 nd source/drain pattern, the 1 st and 2 nd isolation layers including a first material; a liner surrounding the 1 st source/drain pattern, the liner including a 2 nd material; and a contact structure on the 1 st source/drain pattern, wherein the contact structure penetrates the 2 nd isolation layer and the liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern without penetrating the 1 st isolation layer.

Claims (49)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a 1 st channel structure extended in a 1 st direction;

a 2 nd channel structure extended in the 1 st direction above the 1 st channel structure, the 2 nd channel structure having a smaller width than the 1 st channel structure in a 2 nd direction intersecting the 1 st direction;

a 1 st source/drain pattern on the 1 st channel structure;

a 2 nd source/drain pattern on the 2 nd channel structure, the 2 nd source/drain pattern having a smaller width than the 1 st source/drain pattern in the 2 nd direction;

a 1 st liner on the 1 st source/drain pattern; and

a 1 st isolation layer surrounding the 1 st source/drain pattern with the 1 st liner thereon,

wherein the 1 st liner comprises:

a 1 st portion surrounding an outer surface of the 1 st source/drain pattern; and

a liner portion protruded from the 1 st portion toward the 2 nd source/drain pattern in a 3 rd direction intersecting the 1 st direction and the 2 nd direction.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the 1 st isolation layer and the 1 st liner comprise different materials.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein the 1 st isolation layer comprises an oxide material, and the 1 st liner comprises a nitride material.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the liner portion has a greater width than the 2 nd source/drain pattern in the 2 nd direction.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a part of the liner portion is above the 1 st source/drain pattern with a gap portion of the 1 st isolation layer therebetween in the 3 rd direction.

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

a 2 nd isolation layer surrounding the 2 nd source/drain pattern; and

a contact structure penetrating the 2 nd isolation layer, the part of the liner portion, the gap portion of the 1 st isolation layer, and the 1 st portion of the 1 st liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising a 2 nd liner on the 2 nd source/drain pattern and the 1 st portion of the 1 st liner,

wherein the contact structure penetrates the 2 nd liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the liner portion has a smaller width than the 1 st source/drain pattern in the 2 nd direction.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a 2 nd isolation layer surrounding the 2 nd source/drain pattern; and

a contact structure penetrating the 2 nd isolation layer and the 1 st portion of the 1 st liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 9 , further comprising a 2 nd liner on the 2 nd source/drain pattern and the 1 st portion of the 1 st liner,

wherein the contact structure penetrates the 2 nd liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the contact structure does not penetrate the liner portion of the 1 st liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a sidewall spacer on only one side surface of the 1 st source/drain pattern among two opposite side surfaces thereof.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a 1 st source/drain pattern for a 1 st transistor;

a 2 nd source/drain pattern for a 2 nd transistor, above the 1 st source/drain pattern, the 2 nd source/drain pattern having a smaller width than the 1 st source/drain pattern in a channel-width direction;

a 1 st isolation layer surrounding the 1 st source/drain pattern;

a 2 nd isolation layer surrounding the 2 nd source/drain pattern, the 1 st and 2 nd isolation layers comprising a first material;

a liner surrounding the 1 st source/drain pattern, the liner comprising a 2 nd material; and

a contact structure on the 1 st source/drain pattern,

wherein the contact structure penetrates the 2 nd isolation layer and the liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern without penetrating the 1 st isolation layer.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the 1 st material comprises an oxide material, and the 2 nd material comprises a nitride material.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the contact structure does not penetrate another layer comprising the 1 st material or the 2 nd material between the 2 nd isolation layer and the liner.

16. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , further comprising a sidewall spacer on only one side surface of the 1 st source/drain pattern among two opposite side surfaces thereof.

17. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming a 1 st channel structure and a 2 nd channel structure above the 1 st channel structure such that the 1 st and 2 nd channel structures are extended in a 1 st direction, and the 2 nd channel structure has a smaller width than the 1 st channel structure in a 2 nd direction intersecting the 1 st direction;

forming a 1 st source/drain pattern on the 1 st channel structure;

forming a 1 st liner on the 1 st source/drain pattern;

forming a 1 st isolation layer surrounding the 1 st source/drain pattern with the 1 st liner thereon;

forming a 2 nd source/drain pattern on the 2 nd channel structure;

forming a 2 nd isolation layer surrounding the 2 nd source/drain pattern; and

forming a contact structure such that the contact structure penetrates the 2 nd isolation layer and the liner to contact the 1 st source/drain pattern without penetrating the 1 st isolation layer.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the 1 st material comprises an oxide material, and the 2 nd material comprises a nitride material.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the contact structure is formed such that the contact structure does not penetrate another layer comprising the 1 st material or the 2 nd material between the 2 nd isolation layer and the liner.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising forming a sidewall spacer on only one side surface of the 1 st source/drain pattern among two opposite side surfaces thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2024
From: PARK, KEUMSEOK; CHO, EDWARD NAMKYU; SEO, KANG-ILL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069261/0596 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63644209 · May 8, 2024
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