US 12,238,914 B2
Heterostructure oxide semiconductor vertical gate-all-around (VGAA) transistor and methods for making the same
Gerben Doornbos, Kessel-Lo (BE); Blandine Duriez, Brussels (BE); and Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Linden (BE)
Assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,013.
Application 18/309,013 is a division of application No. 17/216,161, filed on Mar. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,672,110.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/031,744, filed on May 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262953 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/225 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H10B 12/00 (2023.01)
CPC H10B 12/033 (2023.02) [H01L 29/0673 (2013.01); H01L 29/225 (2013.01); H01L 29/66742 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01); H01L 29/78642 (2013.01); H01L 29/7869 (2013.01); H01L 29/78696 (2013.01); H10B 12/30 (2023.02); H10B 12/315 (2023.02); H10B 12/482 (2023.02); H01L 2029/7858 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of forming a semiconductor transistor, comprising:
forming a contact metal layer over a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer;
depositing and removing oxide semiconductor layers to form a selected vertical structure as a channel structure over the contact metal layer, wherein the channel structure extends up from the contact metal layer in a first direction and the channel structure comprises:
a channel region; and
two source/drain regions located on respective sides of the channel region, wherein the channel region and the two source/drain regions are stacked up along the first direction;
depositing a spacer oxide layer, dielectric layer, and gate material sequentially over the channel structure;
removing gate material to form a selected gate structure, wherein the gate structure is configured to surround the channel region;
depositing a second ILD layer and opening vias in the second ILD layer to the gate structure, channel structure, and contact metal layer; and
filling the vias with metal to form contact structures.