US 12,272,648 B2
Semiconductor device having a backside power rail
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US); Junli Wang, Slingerlands, NY (US); Julien Frougier, Albany, NY (US); Dechao Guo, Niskayuna, NY (US); and Lawrence A. Clevenger, Saratoga Springs, NY (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,677.
Prior Publication US 2023/0411293 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H10D 30/62 (2025.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H10D 84/01 (2025.01); H10D 84/03 (2025.01); H10D 84/85 (2025.01)
CPC H01L 23/5286 (2013.01) [H10D 30/6219 (2025.01); H10D 84/0186 (2025.01); H10D 84/0193 (2025.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01); H10D 84/853 (2025.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a plurality of field effect transistors (FET) formed upon semiconductor fins, wherein each FET comprises a gate disposed transversely upon a first portion of the semiconductor fins of the FET, one or more source/drain regions disposed upon the semiconductor fins and in contact with the gate, and an electrically isolating layer disposed adjacent to a second portion of the semiconductor fins above the gate and the source/drain regions, the electrically isolating layer having an interface with the gate;
a buried power rail (BPR) disposed between otherwise adjacent FETs, the BPR comprising a metal rail extending beyond the interface into the gate, and electrically isolating sidewalls separating the metal rail from the gate and the source/drain regions;
and a via-buried power rail contact disposed adjacent to the electrically isolating sidewalls, in contact with the metal rail, and in contact with one source/drain region.