公开(公告)号：US12288722B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US18149130

申请日：2023-01-02

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han-Yu Lin ,  Jhih-Rong Huang ,  Yen-Tien Tung ,  Tzer-Min Shen ,  Fu-Ting Yen ,  Gary Chan ,  Keng-Chu Lin ,  Li-Te Lin ,  Pinyen Lin

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The method can include forming a fin structure over a substrate. The fin structure can include a channel layer and a sacrificial layer. The method can further include forming a first recess structure in a first portion of the fin structure, forming a second recess structure in the sacrificial layer of a second portion of the fin structure, forming a dielectric layer in the first and second recess structures, and performing an oxygen-free cyclic etching process to etch the dielectric layer to expose the channel layer of the second portion of the fin structure. The oxygen-free cyclic etching process can include two etching processes to selectively etch the dielectric layer over the channel layer.

公开(公告)号：US11545397B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17143698

申请日：2021-01-07

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han-Yu Lin ,  Jhih-Rong Huang ,  Yen-Tien Tung ,  Tzer-Min Shen ,  Fu-Ting Yen ,  Gary Chan ,  Keng-Chu Lin ,  Li-Te Lin ,  Pinyen Lin

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/3065

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The method can include forming a fin structure over a substrate. The fin structure can include a channel layer and a sacrificial layer. The method can further include forming a first recess structure in a first portion of the fin structure, forming a second recess structure in the sacrificial layer of a second portion of the fin structure, forming a dielectric layer in the first and second recess structures, and performing an oxygen-free cyclic etching process to etch the dielectric layer to expose the channel layer of the second portion of the fin structure. The oxygen-free cyclic etching process can include two etching processes to selectively etch the dielectric layer over the channel layer.

公开(公告)号：US20220020644A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17143698

申请日：2021-01-07

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han-Yu LIN ,  Jhih-Rong Huang ,  Yen-Tien Tung ,  Tzer-Min Shen ,  Fu-Ting Yen ,  Gary Chan ,  Keng-Chu Lin ,  Li-Te Lin ,  Pinyen Lin

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/3065

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The method can include forming a fin structure over a substrate. The fin structure can include a first channel layer and a sacrificial layer. The method can further include forming a first recess structure in a first portion of the fin structure, forming a second recess structure in the sacrificial layer of a second portion of the fin structure, forming a dielectric layer in the first and second recess structures, and performing an oxygen-free cyclic etching process to etch the dielectric layer to expose the channel layer of the second portion of the fin structure. The process of performing the oxygen-free cyclic etching process can include performing a first etching process to selectively etch the dielectric layer over the channel layer of the second portion of the fin structure with a first etching selectivity, and performing a second etching process to selectively etch the dielectric layer over the channel layer of the second portion of fin structure with a second etching selectivity greater than the first etching selectivity