IP Library Granted Patent US 12,622,021
Granted Patent B2
US 12,622,021 · App. 17/963,031 · Granted May 5, 2026

Semiconductor structure with conductive spacer in shallow trench isolation region

Inventors: Koichi Motoyama (Clifton Park, NY); Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY); Kisik Choi (Watervliet, NY); Chih-Chao Yang (Glenmont, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H10D62/115H10D30/43H10D30/6729H10D30/6757H10D62/121H10W20/20
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Patent No.
US 12,622,021
App. No.
17/963,031
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure includes a shallow trench isolation region disposed within a semiconductor substrate, and a conductive spacer disposed within the shallow trench isolation region.

Claims (38)

1 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a shallow trench isolation region disposed within a semiconductor substrate;

a conductive spacer disposed within the shallow trench isolation region; and

a backside power rail disposed on a bottom surface of the conductive spacer;

wherein a bottom surface of the conductive spacer is coplanar with a bottom surface of the shallow trench isolation region.

2 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein conductive spacer is disposed on a liner layer in the shallow trench isolation region.

3 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the conductive spacer is ruthenium.

4 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a via-to-backside power rail disposed on a top surface of the conductive spacer.

5 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the conductive spacer is coplanar with a top surface of the shallow trench isolation region.

6 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a plurality of shallow trench isolation regions disposed within a semiconductor substrate;

a conductive spacer disposed within one of the plurality of shallow trench isolation regions; and

a via-to-backside power rail disposed on a top surface of the conductive spacer;

wherein the top surface of the conductive spacer is coplanar with a top surface of the one of the plurality of shallow trench isolation regions; and

wherein the conductive spacer has a first width and the via-to-backside power rail has a second width less than the first width.

7 . The semiconductor structure of claim 6 , further comprising a liner layer disposed on sidewalls of the conductive spacer.

8 . The semiconductor structure of claim 6 , wherein a top surface of the conductive spacer is below a top surface of the one of the plurality of shallow trench isolation regions.

9 . The semiconductor structure of claim 6 , further comprising a backside power rail connected to the via-to-backside power rail though the conductive spacer.

10 . The semiconductor structure of claim 9 , wherein the backside power rail is disposed in an interlayer dielectric layer.

11 . The semiconductor structure of claim 9 , further comprising a source/drain contact disposed on the via-to-backside power rail, the source/drain contact being connected to the backside power rail through the via-to-backside power rail.

12 . The semiconductor structure of claim 6 , further comprising a gate structure, wherein the conductive spacer is located away from the gate structure.

13 . The semiconductor structure of claim 6 , wherein the conductive spacer is ruthenium.

14 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a plurality of shallow trench isolation regions disposed within a semiconductor substrate;

a conductive spacer disposed within one of the plurality of shallow trench isolation regions;

a plurality of stacked nanosheet channel layers located above the semiconductor substrate and between respective shallow trench isolation regions; and

a via-to-backside power rail disposed on a top surface of the conductive spacer;

wherein the top surface of the conductive spacer is coplanar with a top surface of the one of the plurality of shallow trench isolation regions; and

wherein the conductive spacer has a first width and the via-to-backside power rail has a second width less than the first width.

15 . The semiconductor structure of claim 14 , further comprising:

a source/drain region disposed on each of the plurality of stacked nanosheet channel layers; and

a source/drain contact disposed on the source/drain region and connected to the via-to-backside power rail.

16 . The semiconductor structure of claim 15 , further comprising:

a backside power rail connected to the source/drain contact though the conductive spacer and the via-to-backside power rail.

17 . The semiconductor structure of claim 16 , wherein the backside power rail is disposed on one side of the conductive spacer and the via-to-backside power rail is disposed on another side of the conductive spacer.

18 . The semiconductor structure of claim 14 , further comprising a liner layer disposed on sidewalls of the conductive spacer.

19 . The semiconductor structure of claim 17 , wherein a top surface of the conductive spacer is below a top surface of the one of the plurality of shallow trench isolation regions.

20 . The semiconductor structure of claim 14 , wherein the conductive spacer is ruthenium.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2022
From: MOTOYAMA, KOICHI; XIE, RUILONG; CHOI, KISIK; YANG, CHIH-CHAO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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