IP Library Granted Patent US 12,557,359
Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,359 · App. 18/329,668 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Self-aligned backside contact with protruding source/drain

Inventors: Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY); Kisik Choi (Watervliet, NY); Chanro Park (Clifton Park, NY); Shogo Mochizuki (Mechanicville, NY); Tenko Yamashita (Schenectady, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H10D62/121H01L21/76897H01L23/5286H01L23/535H10D30/014H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D84/0149H10D84/038
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Patent No.
US 12,557,359
App. No.
18/329,668
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention provide a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may include a PFET source/drain (S/D). The PFET S/D may include a silicon germanium (SiGe)-based epi protruding through a BILD plane between a backside interlayer dielectric (BILD) and a first gate, and an NFET S/D. The NFET S/D may include a silicon (Si)-based epi protruding into the BILD plane and a SiGe epi between the BILD and the Si-based.

Claims (36)

1 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a PFET source/drain (S/D) comprising:

a silicon germanium (SiGe)-based epi protruding through a BILD plane between a backside interlayer dielectric (BILD) and a first gate;

an NFET S/D comprising:

a silicon (Si)-based epi protruding into the BILD plane; and

a SiGe epi between the BILD and the Si-based epi, wherein the NFET S/D comprises a first critical dimension (CD) between the first gate and a second gate, and a second CD below the BILD plane, wherein the first CD is smaller than the second CD.

2 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a backside PFET contact electrically connecting the PFET S/D to a backside power delivery network.

3 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a backside NFET contact electrically connecting the NFET S/D to a backside power delivery network through the SiGe epi.

4 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a gate between the NFET S/D and a second NFET S/D, wherein the gate comprises a high-K metal gate (HKMG) that contacts the BILD.

5 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the PFET S/D comprises a third CD between the first gate and a third gate, and a fourth CD below the BILD plane, wherein the first CD is smaller than the second CD.

6 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the SiGe epi wraps around the Si-based epi and fully insulates the NFET S/D from the BILD.

7 . A method, comprising:

forming nanosheet fins above a substrate at a first critical dimension (CD);

forming a first recess in the substrate between a first pair of the nanosheet fins, wherein the first recess comprises a second CD below the nanosheet fins;

forming a silicon germanium (SiGe) liner within the recess;

forming a NFET epi within the SiGe epi; and

removing traces of the SiGe epi from channel layers of the nanosheet fins.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

forming a second recess in the substrate between a second pair of the nanosheet fins, wherein the second recess comprises the second CD; and

forming a PFET epi within the second recess.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising forming a backside S/D contact electrically connected to the PFET epi.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein forming the first recess in the substrate between the first pair of the nanosheet fins comprises:

forming a protective liner on the nanosheet fins;

etching the first recess vertically into the substrate in a first step; and

etching the first recess laterally in a second step after the first step.

11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising forming a backside S/D contact electrically connected to the NFET epi.

12 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising replacing the substrate with a backside interlayer dielectric (BILD).

13 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

an NFET source/drain (S/D) comprising:

a silicon (Si)-based epi protruding into a BILD plane between a backside interlayer dielectric (BILD) and a first gate; and

a SiGe epi between the BILD and the Si-based epi; and

a backside NFET contact electrically connecting the NFET S/D to a backside power delivery network, wherein the NFET S/D comprises a first critical dimension (CD) between the first gate and a second gate, and a second CD below the BILD plane, wherein the first CD is smaller than the second CD, and wherein the second CD comprises a width of the SiGe epi.

14 . The semiconductor structure of claim 13 , further comprising a gate between the NFET S/D and a second NFET S/D, wherein the gate comprises a high-k metal gate (HKMG) that contacts the BILD.

15 . The semiconductor structure of claim 13 , wherein the SiGe epi wraps around the Si-based epi and fully insulates the NFET S/D from the BILD.

16 . The semiconductor structure of claim 13 , further comprising a PFET S/D comprising a SiGe-based epi protruding into the BILD plane and a backside PFET contact electrically connecting the PFET S/D to the backside power delivery network.

17 . The semiconductor structure of claim 16 , further comprising a gate between the PFET S/D and a second PFET S/D, wherein the gate comprises a high-K metal gate (HKMG) that contacts the BILD.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2023
From: XIE, RUILONG; CHOI, KISIK; PARK, CHANRO; MOCHIZUKI, SHOGO; YAMASHITA, TENKO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063863/0442 →
Continuity (1)
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