IP Library Granted Patent US 12,389,643
Granted Patent B2
US 12,389,643 · App. 18/520,214 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Semiconductor device structure

Inventors: Jung-Chien Cheng (Tainan, TW); Kuo-Cheng Chiang (Hsinchu County, TW); Shi Ning Ju (Hsinchu, TW); Guan-Lin Chen (Hsinchu County, TW); Chih-Hao Wang (Hsinchu County, TW); Kuan-Lun Cheng (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
H10D62/115H10D30/024H10D30/6211H10D30/6735H10D62/121H10D84/0158H10D84/038H10D30/6219
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Patent No.
US 12,389,643
App. No.
18/520,214
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Semiconductor structures and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a substrate having a p-type well or an n-type well, a first base portion over the p-type well, a second base portion over the n-type well, a first plurality of channel members over the first base portion, a second plurality of channel members over the second base portion, an isolation feature disposed between the first base portion and the second base portion, and a deep isolation structure in the substrate disposed below the isolation feature.

Claims (72)

1. A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a first base fin, a second base fin, and a third base fin arising from a substrate;

a first plurality of channel members over the first base fin;

a second plurality of channel members over the second base fin;

a first isolation feature disposed between the first base fin and the second base fin;

a second isolation feature disposed between the second base fin and the third base fin; and

a first dielectric fin disposed over the first isolation feature,

wherein the first dielectric fin is sandwiched between the first plurality of channel members and the second plurality of channel members along a direction.

2. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 ,

wherein first isolation feature comprises a first width along the direction,

wherein the second isolation feature comprises a second width along the direction,

wherein the second width is greater than the first width.

3. The semiconductor structure of claim 2 , further comprising:

a deep isolation structure disposed below the second isolation feature,

wherein the deep isolation structure comprises a third width along the direction,

wherein the third width is greater than the second width.

4. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 ,

wherein the substrate comprises a p-type well region and an n-type well region,

wherein the first base fin and second base fin are disposed over the p-type well region,

wherein the third base fin is disposed over the n-type well region.

5. The semiconductor structure of claim 4 , wherein the second isolation feature is disposed between the p-type well region and the n-type well region along the direction.

6. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprises:

a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first plurality of channel members; and

a second gate structure wrapping around each of the second plurality of channel members.

7. The semiconductor structure of claim 6 , wherein the first gate structure is insulated from the second gate structure by the first dielectric fin.

8. The semiconductor structure of claim 6 , further comprising:

a second dielectric fin disposed over the second isolation feature,

wherein a portion of the second gate structure extends between the second plurality of channel members and the second dielectric fin.

9. The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , wherein a portion of the second gate structure extends between the second base fin and the second dielectric fin.

10. The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , wherein the portion of the second gate structure lands on a top surface of the second isolation feature.

11. A structure, comprising:

a first base fin, a second base fin, and a third base fin arising from a substrate;

a first plurality of channel members over the first base fin;

a second plurality of channel members over the second base fin;

a first isolation feature disposed between the first base fin and the second base fin;

a second isolation feature disposed between the second base fin and the third base fin;

a first dielectric fin disposed over the first isolation feature;

a second dielectric fin disposed over the second isolation feature;

a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first plurality of channel members; and

a second gate structure wrapping around each of the second plurality of channel members,

wherein a portion of the second gate structure extends between the second base fin and the second dielectric fin.

12. The structure of claim 11 , wherein the first dielectric fin is sandwiched between the first plurality of channel members and the second plurality of channel members along a direction.

13. The structure of claim 11 ,

wherein the first dielectric fin comprises a first layer and second layer disposed over the first layer,

wherein the first layer is in direct contact with the first isolation feature, sidewalls of the first plurality of channel members, sidewalls of the second plurality of channel members, the first gate structure, and the second gate structure,

wherein the second layer is spaced apart from the first isolation feature, the sidewalls of the first plurality of channel members, the sidewalls of the second plurality of channel members, the first gate structure, and the second gate structure by the first layer.

14. The structure of claim 13 , wherein a dielectric constant of the first layer is greater than a dielectric constant of the second layer.

15. The structure of claim 14 ,

wherein the first layer comprises silicon, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, silicon carbonitride, silicon oxycarbonitride, aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, aluminum oxynitride, zirconium oxide, zirconium nitride, zirconium aluminum oxide, or hafnium oxide,

wherein the second layer comprises silicon oxide, silicon carbide, silicon oxynitride, or silicon oxycarbonitride.

16. The structure of claim 11 , wherein top surfaces of the first dielectric fin and the second dielectric fin are higher than topmost ones of the first plurality of channel members.

17. A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a substrate comprising a first well region and a second well region;

a first base fin over the first well region;

a second base fin over the second well region;

a first plurality of channel members over the first base fin;

a second plurality of channel members over the second base fin;

a junction isolation feature disposed between the first base fin and the second base fin along a direction;

a dielectric fin disposed over the junction isolation feature;

a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first plurality of channel members; and

a second gate structure wrapping around each of the second plurality of channel members,

wherein the dielectric fin is sandwiched between the first gate structure and the second gate structure along the direction,

wherein a portion of the first gate structure and a portion of the second gate structure are in contact with a top surface of the junction isolation feature.

18. The semiconductor structure of claim 17 , further comprising:

a deep isolation structure disposed below the junction isolation feature.

19. The semiconductor structure of claim 18 ,

wherein the dielectric fin comprises a first width along the direction,

wherein the junction isolation feature comprises a second width along the direction,

wherein the deep isolation structure comprises a third width along the direction,

wherein the third width is greater than the second width,

wherein the second width is greater than the first width.

20. The semiconductor structure of claim 18 , wherein the deep isolation structure undercut the first plurality of channel members and the second plurality of channel members.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2023
From: CHENG, JUNG-CHIEN; CHIANG, KUO-CHENG; JU, SHI NING; CHEN, GUAN-LIN; WANG, CHIH-HAO; CHENG, KUAN-LUN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 17871697 · Jul 22, 2022
Division 17142970 · Jan 6, 2021
Provisional Application 63106724 · Oct 28, 2020
Related Publication 20240096942A1 · Mar 21, 2024
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