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Granted Patent B2
US 12,550,370 · App. 17/876,331 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Shang-Wen Chang (Jhubei, TW); Li-Zhen Yu (New Taipei, TW); Lin-Yu Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Huan-Chieh Su (Tianzhong Township, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
H10D30/6729H10D30/014H10D30/031H10D30/43H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D62/121H10D64/01H10D64/017
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Patent No.
US 12,550,370
App. No.
17/876,331
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a field effect transistor (FET) having a metal gate structure, a source and a drain over a substrate is formed. A first frontside contact disposed between dummy metal gate structures is formed over an isolation insulating layer. A frontside wiring layer is formed over the first frontside contact. A part of the substrate is removed from a backside of the substrate so that a bottom of the isolation insulating layer is exposed. A first opening is formed in the isolation insulating layer from the bottom of the isolation insulating layer to expose a bottom of the first frontside contact. A first backside contact is formed by filling the first opening with a conductive material to connect the first frontside contact.

Claims (57)

1 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a field effect transistor (FET) having a metal gate structure, a source and a drain over a substrate;

forming dummy metal gate structures over the substrate;

forming a first opening between the dummy metal gate structures;

forming a dielectric liner layer on walls of the first opening;

forming a first frontside contact in the first opening, between the dummy metal gate structures, and over an isolation insulating layer;

forming a frontside wiring layer over the first frontside contact;

removing a part of the substrate from a backside of the substrate so that a bottom of the isolation insulating layer is exposed;

forming a second opening in the isolation insulating layer from the bottom of the isolation insulating layer to expose a bottom of the first frontside contact; and

forming a first backside contact by filling the second opening with a conductive material to connect the first frontside contact,

wherein the metal gate structure and the dummy metal gate structures of the semiconductor device include a plurality of semiconductor sheets or wires vertically arranged, a gate dielectric layer wrapping around each of the plurality of semiconductor sheets or wires, and a gate electrode formed over the gate dielectric layer, and

the dielectric liner layer covers ends of the plurality of semiconductor sheets or wires of the dummy metal gate structures.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a second frontside contact connected to the source or the drain of the FET.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the frontside wiring layer includes conductive connections between the first frontside contact and the second frontside contact.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

forming a third opening from the backside of the substrate to expose a bottom of the source or the drain of the FET; and

forming a second backside contact by filling the third opening with the conductive material to connect the second frontside contact.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein a vertical length of the first frontside contact is greater than a vertical length of the second frontside contact.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a material of the first frontside contact is same as a material of the first backside contact.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frontside contact is laterally offset from the FET.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

after the second opening is formed, the gate dielectric layer of at least one of dummy metal gate structures is exposed at a bottom the second opening.

9 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a field effect transistor (FET) having a metal gate structure, a source and a drain over a substrate;

forming dummy metal gate structures over the substrate;

forming a first opening between the dummy metal gate structures;

forming a dielectric liner layer on walls of the first opening;

forming a first frontside contact in the first opening, between the dummy metal gate structures, over an isolation insulating layer, and over a semiconductor fin structure protruding from the substrate;

forming a frontside wiring layer over the first frontside contact;

removing a part of the substrate from a backside of the substrate so that a bottom of the isolation insulating layer is exposed;

forming a second opening by etching the semiconductor fin structure from the backside of the substrate to expose a bottom of the first frontside contact; and

forming a first backside contact by filling the second opening with a conductive material to connect the first frontside contact,

wherein the metal gate structure and the dummy metal gate structures of the semiconductor device include a plurality of semiconductor sheets or wires vertically arranged, a gate dielectric layer wrapping around each of the plurality of semiconductor sheets or wires, and a gate electrode formed over the gate dielectric layer, and

the dielectric liner layer covers ends of the plurality of semiconductor sheets or wires of the dummy metal gate structures.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor fin structure includes a fin protruding from the substrate and an epitaxial layer formed on the fin.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first frontside contact is formed over two semiconductor fin structures.

12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising, after the second opening is formed, forming a dielectric sidewall layer over an inner sidewall of the second opening.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the dielectric sidewall layer is formed on a sidewall of the isolation insulating layer.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first backside contact is in contact with the isolation insulating layer.

15 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising forming a second frontside contact connected to the source or the drain of the FET.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

forming a third opening from the backside of the substrate to expose a bottom of the source or the drain of the FET; and

forming a second backside contact by filling the third opening with the conductive material to connect the second frontside contact.

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

forming a field effect transistor (FET) over a substrate, the FET including a metal gate structure, a source, and a drain;

forming a plurality of dummy gate structures over the substrate;

forming a first opening between a pair of dummy gate structures of the plurality of dummy gate structures;

forming a dielectric liner layer on walls of the first opening;

forming a first frontside contact in the first opening and between the pair of dummy gate structures of the plurality of dummy gate structures;

forming a frontside wiring layer over the first frontside contact;

removing a portion of the substrate to form a second opening at a backside of the first frontside contact; and

forming a first backside contact by filling the second opening with a conductive material connected to the first frontside contact,

wherein the metal gate structure and the plurality of dummy gate structures of the semiconductor device include a plurality of semiconductor layers, a gate dielectric layer wrapping around the plurality of semiconductor layers, and a gate electrode formed over the gate dielectric layer, and

the dielectric liner layer covers ends of the plurality of semiconductor layers of the dummy gate structures.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising forming a second frontside contact connected to the source or the drain of the FET.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the dielectric liner layer comprises silicon nitride or SiCN.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the dielectric liner layer has a thickness ranging from 1.5 nm to 5 nm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2022
From: CHANG, SHANG-WEN; YU, LI-ZHEN; HUANG, LIN-YU; SU, HUAN-CHIEH
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060663/0361 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63334490 · Apr 25, 2022
Related Publication 20230343838A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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