IP Library Granted Patent US 12,615,767
Granted Patent B2
US 12,615,767 · App. 17/977,575 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Multi-stack nanosheet structure including semiconductor device

Inventors: Byounghak Hong (Albany, NY); Seungchan Yun (Waterford, NY); Jaehong Lee (Albany, NY); Kang-ill Seo (Albany, NY)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,615,767
App. No.
17/977,575
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a multi-stack nanosheet structure that includes: at least a first nanosheet structure and at least a second nanosheet structure, above the substrate, separated from each other, wherein the first nanosheet structure and second nanosheet structure are adjacent to each other; a channel structure comprising a first portion on the first nanosheet structure, a second portion on the second nanosheet structure, and a third portion on the substrate between the first and second portions, wherein the first portion, the second portion and the third portion form a single continuous structure; a gate structure between the first and second portions on the third portion of the channel structure, wherein the gate structure comprises a gate dielectric layer comprising oxide; and at least a first source/drain region on the first nanosheet structure, and at least a second source/drain region on the second nanosheet structure, wherein the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region include an n-type or p-type dopant.

Claims (59)

1 . A multi-stack nanosheet structure comprising:

a substrate;

at least a first nanosheet structure and at least a second nanosheet structure, above the substrate, separated from each other, wherein the first nanosheet structure and second nanosheet structure are adjacent to each other;

a channel structure comprising a first portion on the first nanosheet structure, a second portion on the second nanosheet structure, and a third portion on the substrate between the first and second portions, wherein the first portion, the second portion and the third portion form a single continuous structure;

a gate structure between the first and second portions on the third portion of the channel structure, wherein the gate structure comprises a gate dielectric layer comprising oxide; and

at least a first source/drain region on the first nanosheet structure, and at least a second source/drain region on the second nanosheet structure,

wherein the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region comprise an n-type or p-type dopant.

2 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the first nanosheet structure comprises a lower-first nanosheet structure and an upper-first nanosheet structure, and the second nanosheet structure comprises a lower-second nanosheet structure and an upper-second nanosheet structure,

wherein the second source/drain region comprises a lower-second source/drain region and an upper-second source/drain region, one of which is on the lower-second nanosheet structure or the upper-second nanosheet structure, and

wherein the first source/drain region is on the lower-first nanosheet structure or the upper-first nanosheet structure, and the second source/drain region is on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region.

3 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 2 , wherein the first source/drain region comprises a lower-first source/drain region and an upper-first source/drain region, one of which is on the lower-first nanosheet structure or the upper-first nanosheet structure.

4 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 3 , further comprising:

a first source/drain region contact plug on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region which comprises the n-type or p-type dopant;

a second source/drain region contact plug on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region which comprises the n-type or p-type dopant; and

a gate contact plug on the gate structure.

5 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first source/drain region contact plug, the second source/drain region contact plug, and the gate contact plug is below a top surface of the substrate at a back side of the multi-stack nanosheet structure.

6 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 3 , wherein the channel structure is on the substrate, the lower-first nanosheet structure, the upper-first nanosheet structure, the lower-second nanosheet structure, and the upper-second nanosheet structure.

7 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 1 , wherein the channel structure has a shape of character “U”.

8 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 7 , wherein the gate structure has a shape of character “T”.

9 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 1 , wherein top surfaces of the first and second portions of the channel structure are at a substantially same level as top surfaces of the first and second source/drain regions.

10 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 1 , wherein top surfaces of the first and second portions of the channel structure are at a level below top surfaces of the first and second source/drain regions.

11 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 10 , wherein one of the first and second source/drain regions and the gate structure forms an electrical fuse (eFuse).

12 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the gate structure is at a level below top surfaces of the first and second portions of the channel structure.

13 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 12 , wherein the top surface of the gate structure is at a level below top surfaces of the first and second source/drain regions.

14 . A multi-stack nanosheet structure comprising:

a substrate;

at least a first nanosheet structure and at least a second nanosheet structure above the substrate separated from each other;

a channel structure comprising a first portion on the first nanosheet structure, a second portion on the second nanosheet structure, and a central portion on the substrate between the first and second portions, wherein the first portion, the central portion and the second portion form a single continuous structure; and

at least a first source/drain region on the first nanosheet structure, and at least a second source/drain region on the second nanosheet structure,

wherein the channel structure comprises an n-type or p-type dopant, and

wherein the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region comprise a dopant having a polarity opposite to the n-type or p-type dopant in the channel structure.

15 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 14 , wherein the first nanosheet structure comprises a lower-first nanosheet structure and an upper-first nanosheet structure, and the second nanosheet structure comprises a lower-second nanosheet structure and a upper-second nanosheet structure,

wherein the second source/drain region comprises a lower-second source/drain region and an upper-second source/drain region, one of which is on the lower-second nanosheet structure or the upper-second nanosheet structure, and

wherein the first source/drain region is on the lower-first nanosheet structure or the upper-first nanosheet structure, and the second source/drain region is on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region.

16 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 15 , wherein the first source/drain region comprises a lower-first source/drain region and an upper-first source/drain region, one of which is on the lower-first nanosheet structure or the upper-first nanosheet structure.

17 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 16 , further comprising:

a first source/drain region contact plug on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region which comprises the n-type or p-type dopant;

a second source/drain region contact plug on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region which comprises the n-type or p-type dopant; and

a channel contact plug on the channel structure.

18 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the first source/drain region contact plug, the second source/drain region contact plug, and the channel contact plug is below a top surface of the substrate at a back side of the multi-stack nanosheet structure.

19 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 16 , wherein the channel structure is on the substrate, the lower-first nanosheet structure, the upper-first nanosheet structure, the lower-second nanosheet structure, and the upper-second nanosheet structure, and

wherein the channel structure has a shape of character “U”.

20 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 14 , wherein the first and second source/drain regions and the channel structure forms a bipolar junction transistor (BJT).

21 . A multi-stack nanosheet structure comprising:

a substrate;

at least a first nanosheet structure and at least a second nanosheet structure above the substrate separated from each other; and

at least a first source/drain region on the first nanosheet structure, and at least a second source/drain region on the second nanosheet structure, wherein the second source/drain region comprises a lower-second source/drain region and an upper-second source/drain region,

a gate structure;

a first source/drain region contact plug on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region which comprises an n-type or p-type dopant;

a second source/drain region contact plug on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region which comprises the n-type or p-type dopant; and

a substrate contact plug on the gate structure,

wherein the substrate comprises the n-type or p-type dopant, and

wherein the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region comprise a dopant having a polarity opposite to the n-type or p-type dopant in the substrate.

22 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 21 , wherein the first nanosheet structure comprises a lower-first nanosheet structure and an upper-first nanosheet structure, and the second nanosheet structure comprises a lower-second nanosheet structure and a upper-second nanosheet structure, and

wherein the first source/drain region is on the lower-first nanosheet structure or the upper-first nanosheet structure, and the second source/drain region is on the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region.

23 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 22 , wherein the first source/drain region comprises a lower-first source/drain region and an upper-first source/drain region, one of which is on the lower-first nanosheet structure or the upper-first nanosheet structure, and

wherein one of the lower-second source/drain region or the upper-second source/drain region is on the lower-second nanosheet structure or the upper-second nanosheet structure.

24 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 21 , wherein at least one of the first source/drain region contact plug, the second source/drain region contact plug, and the substrate contact plug is below a top surface of the substrate at a back side of the multi-stack nanosheet structure.

25 . The multi-stack nanosheet structure of claim 21 , wherein the first and second source/drain regions and a channel structure forms a bipolar junction transistor (BJT).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2022
From: HONG, BYOUNGHAK; YUN, SEUNGCHAN; LEE, JAEHONG; SEO, KANG-ILL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061599/0050 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63388381 · Jul 12, 2022
Related Publication 20240023326A1 · Jan 18, 2024
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