IP Library Granted Patent US 12,557,338
Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,338 · App. 17/982,809 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Semiconductor structure having a backside contact with backside sidewall spacers

Inventors: Tao Li (Slingerlands, NY); Julien Frougier (Albany, NY); Min Gyu Sung (Latham, NY); Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H10D30/6729H01L23/5226H01L23/5283H01L23/5286H10D30/43H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D62/121H10D64/258H10D84/83H10D30/014H10D64/01H10D64/015H10D64/017H10D64/018H10D64/021H10D84/0128H10D84/013H10D84/0149H10D84/038
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Patent No.
US 12,557,338
App. No.
17/982,809
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure includes a source/drain region having a backside surface disposed in a backside interlayer dielectric layer, a backside contact disposed in the backside interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the backside contact is disposed on the backside surface of the source/drain region, backside sidewall spacers disposed between sidewalls of the backside interlayer dielectric layer and sidewalls of the backside contact and the backside surface of the source drain region, and a backside power rail connected to the source/drain region through the backside contact.

Claims (38)

1 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a source/drain region having a backside surface disposed in a backside interlayer dielectric layer;

a backside contact disposed in the backside interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the backside contact is disposed on the backside surface of the source/drain region;

backside sidewall spacers disposed between sidewalls of the backside interlayer dielectric layer and sidewalls of the backside contact and the backside surface of the source drain region; and

a backside power rail connected to the source/drain region through the backside contact;

wherein the backside sidewall spacers comprise multiple segments of a first sidewall spacer and a second sidewall spacer in an alternating pattern.

2 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a first field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and a second field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and adjacent the first field-effect transistor.

3 . The semiconductor structure of claim 2 , wherein the first field-effect transistor comprises a first gate structure, and the second field-effect transistor comprises a second gate structure.

4 . The semiconductor structure of claim 3 , where the backside interlayer dielectric layer is in contact with the first gate structure and the second gate structure.

5 . The semiconductor structure of claim 3 , where a portion of the source/drain region extends above the backside interlayer dielectric layer and is located between the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor.

6 . The semiconductor structure of claim 5 , wherein the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor comprise respective nanosheet field-effect transistor devices.

7 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a first nanosheet field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and a second nanosheet field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and adjacent the first nanosheet field-effect transistor;

wherein the first nanosheet field-effect transistor and the second nanosheet field-effect transistor comprise inner spacers that are composed of a segment of one of the first sidewall spacer and the second sidewall spacer.

8 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a first source/drain region having a backside surface disposed in a backside interlayer dielectric layer;

a second source/drain region disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and located adjacent the first source/drain region;

a backside contact disposed in the backside interlayer dielectric layer and in contact with the backside surface of the first source/drain region; and

backside sidewall spacers disposed between sidewalls of the backside interlayer dielectric layer and sidewalls of the backside contact and the backside surface of the first source/drain region;

wherein the backside sidewall spacers comprise multiple segments of a first sidewall spacer and a second sidewall spacer in an alternating pattern.

9 . The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , further comprising a backside power rail connected to the first source/drain region through the backside contact.

10 . The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , further comprising a first field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and a second field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and adjacent the first field-effect transistor.

11 . The semiconductor structure of claim 10 , wherein the first field-effect transistor comprises a first gate structure, and the second field-effect transistor comprises a second gate structure.

12 . The semiconductor structure of claim 11 , where the backside interlayer dielectric layer is in contact with the first gate structure and the second gate structure.

13 . The semiconductor structure of claim 12 , where a portion of the first source/drain region extends above the backside interlayer dielectric layer and is located between the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor.

14 . The semiconductor structure of claim 13 , wherein the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor comprise respective nanosheet field-effect transistor devices.

15 . An integrated circuit, comprising:

one or more semiconductor structures, wherein at least one of the one or more semiconductor structures comprises:

a source/drain region having a backside surface disposed in a backside interlayer dielectric layer;

a backside contact disposed in the backside interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the backside contact is disposed on the backside surface of the source/drain region;

backside sidewall spacers disposed between sidewalls of the backside interlayer dielectric layer and sidewalls of the backside contact and the backside surface of the source drain region; and

a backside power rail connected to the source/drain region through the backside contact;

wherein the backside sidewall spacers comprise multiple segments of a first sidewall spacer and a second sidewall spacer in an alternating pattern.

16 . The integrated circuit of claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more semiconductor structures further comprises a first nanosheet field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and a second nanosheet field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and adjacent the first nanosheet field-effect transistor.

17 . The integrated circuit of claim 16 , wherein the first nanosheet field-effect transistor comprises a first gate structure, and the second nanosheet field-effect transistor comprises a second gate structure, and the backside interlayer dielectric layer is in contact with the first gate structure and the second gate structure.

18 . The integrated circuit of claim 17 , where a portion of the source/drain region extends above the backside interlayer dielectric layer and is located between the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor.

19 . The integrated circuit of claim 18 , wherein the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor comprise respective nanosheet field-effect transistor devices.

20 . The integrated circuit of claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more semiconductor structures further comprises a first nanosheet field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and a second nanosheet field-effect transistor disposed on the backside interlayer dielectric layer and adjacent the first nanosheet field-effect transistor;

wherein the first nanosheet field-effect transistor and the second nanosheet field-effect transistor comprise inner spacers that are composed of a segment of one of the first sidewall spacer and the second sidewall spacer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2022
From: LI, TAO; FROUGIER, JULIEN; SUNG, MIN GYU; XIE, RUILONG
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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