US 11,721,693 B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing thereof
Shih-Yao Lin, New Taipei (TW); Hsiao Wen Lee, Hsinchu (TW); Yu-Shan Cheng, Hsinchu (TW); and Ming-Ching Chang, Hsinchu (TW)
Assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/145,830.
Prior Publication US 2022/0223587 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. H01L 27/088 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 27/088 (2013.01) [H01L 21/823418 (2013.01); H01L 21/823456 (2013.01); H01L 21/823481 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a substrate including a first area and a second area, wherein a first density of transistors formed in the first area is greater than a second density of transistors formed in the second area;
wherein the semiconductor device in the first area comprises:
a first isolation structure;
a plurality of first channel layers that are formed over the first isolation structure and extend along a first direction; and
a first gate structure that wraps around each of the plurality of first channel layers and extends along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
wherein a topmost layer of the first channel layers and a bottommost layer of the first channel layers are separated by a first distance; and
wherein the first gate structure has a first height that extends from a top surface of the first isolation structure to a top surface of the first gate structure;
wherein the semiconductor device in the second area comprises:
a second isolation structure;
a plurality of second channel layers that are formed over the second isolation structure and extend along the first direction; and
a second gate structure that wraps around each of the plurality of second channel layers and extends along the second direction; and
wherein a topmost layer of the second channel layers and a bottommost layer of the second channel layers are separated by a second distance; and
wherein the second gate structure has a second height that extends from a top surface of the second isolation structure to a top surface of the second gate structure;
wherein the second height is greater than the first height; and
wherein the first distance is the same as the second distance.