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Granted Patent B2
US 12,642,083 · App. 18/887,789 · Granted May 26, 2026

Semiconductor device including backside contact structure formed based on wide placeholder structure

Inventors: Wonkeun Chung (Clifton Park, NY); Byounghoon Kim (Rexford, NY); Jongjin Lee (Clifton Park, NY); Kang-ill Seo (Springfield, VA)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10W20/435H10D30/014H10D30/43H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D62/121H10D62/151H10D84/017H10D84/0186H10D84/038H10D84/85
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Patent No.
US 12,642,083
App. No.
18/887,789
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor device including a backside contact structure formed based on a placeholder structure having a wide profile, an a method of manufacturing the same. The method may include: forming a source/drain region; and forming a backside contact structure on a bottom surface of the source/drain region such that a width of an upper portion of the backside contact structure is greater than a width of the source/drain region in a channel-length direction.

Claims (47)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a 1 st source/drain region; and

a backside contact structure on a bottom surface of the 1 st source/drain region,

wherein the backside contact structure comprises a conductive material,

wherein a width of an upper portion of the backside contact structure is greater than a width of the 1 st source/drain region in a channel-length direction,

wherein a top surface of the backside contact structure facing the bottom surface of the 1 st source/drain region comprises a concave shape, and

wherein the semiconductor device further comprises a silicon capping layer on the top surface of the backside contact structure and a silicide layer between the silicon capping layer and the bottom surface of the 1 st source/drain region.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a gate structure; and

an inner spacer between the gate structure and the 1 st source/drain region,

wherein an uppermost side edge of the backside contact structure is below a bottom surface of the inner spacer in a vertical direction intersecting the channel-length direction.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the 1 st source/drain region is protruded toward the backside contact structure.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a gate structure, wherein a side edge of the backside contact structure is below the gate structure in a vertical direction intersecting the channel-length direction.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the 1 st source/drain region is of n-type.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a 2 nd source/drain region;

a channel structure connecting the 1 st source/drain region and the 2 nd source/drain region; and

a placeholder structure on a bottom surface of the 2 nd source/drain region,

wherein a width of an upper portion of the placeholder structure is greater than a width of the 2 nd source/drain region in the channel-length direction.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the 1 st source/drain region and the 2 nd source/drain region are of n-type.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the 1 st source/drain region, the 2 nd source/drain region, and the placeholder structure comprise silicon germanium (SiGe).

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a gate structure; and

an inner spacer between the gate structure and the 2 nd source/drain region,

wherein an uppermost side edge of the placeholder structure is below a bottom surface of the inner spacer in a vertical direction intersecting the channel-length direction.

10 . A semiconductor device comprising a 1 st transistor and a 2 nd transistor, wherein the 1 st transistor comprises:

a 1 st source/drain region; and

a 1 st backside contact structure on a bottom surface of the 1 st source/drain region,

wherein the 2 nd transistor comprises:

a 2 nd source/drain region; and

a 2 nd backside contact structure on a bottom surface of the 2 nd source/drain region,

wherein an upper portion of the 2 nd backside contact structure has a smaller width than an upper portion of the 1 st backside contact structure,

wherein the 2 nd transistor further comprises a silicon capping layer on a top surface of the 2 nd backside contact structure and a silicide layer between the silicon capping layer and the bottom surface of the 2 nd source/drain region,

wherein the silicon capping layer is between the 1 st backside contact structure and the 1 st source/drain region,

wherein the 1 st backside contact structure has a greater width than the 1 st source/drain region, and

wherein the 2 nd backside contact structure does not have a greater width than the 2 nd source/drain region.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the 1 st source/drain region is of n-type, and the 2 nd source/drain region is of p-type.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the 1 st transistor further comprises a 3 rd source/drain region and a 3 rd placeholder structure on a bottom surface of the 3 rd source/drain region, and

wherein a width of an upper portion of the 3 rd placeholder structure is greater than a width of the 3 rd source/drain region in a channel-length direction.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the 2 nd transistor comprises a 4th source/drain region and a 4th placeholder structure on a bottom surface of the 4th source/drain region, and

wherein a width of an upper portion of the 4th placeholder structure is smaller than the width of the upper portion of the 3 rd placeholder structure.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , further comprising a backside isolation structure surrounding the 1 st backside contact structure and the 2 nd backside contact structure.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a backside isolation structure surrounding the backside contact structure,

wherein a bottom edge of the 1 st source/drain region is below a top surface of the backside isolation structure.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the silicon capping layer is not on a top surface of the 1 st backside contact structure.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the 2 nd source/drain region is on an opposite side of the 2 nd backside contact structure with respect to a substrate of the semiconductor device.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein a top surface of the silicide layer is in contact with the bottom surface of the 1 st source/drain region, and the top surface of the silicide layer comprises a concave shape facing the 1 st source/drain region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: CHUNG, WONKEUN; KIM, BYOUNGHOON; LEE, JONGJIN; SEO, KANG-ILL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068614/0169 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63631749 · Apr 9, 2024
Related Publication 20250316594A1 · Oct 9, 2025
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