US 12,302,620 B2
Field plate structure to enhance transistor breakdown voltage
Chia-Cheng Ho, Hsinchu (TW); Ming-Ta Lei, Hsin-Chu (TW); and Yu-Chang Jong, Hsinchu (TW)
Assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu (TW)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/365,474.
Application 18/365,474 is a division of application No. 17/406,332, filed on Aug. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,916,115.
Application 17/406,332 is a continuation of application No. 16/671,336, filed on Nov. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,121,225, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0378286 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H10D 64/00 (2025.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 30/65 (2025.01); H10D 64/01 (2025.01); H10D 84/83 (2025.01)
CPC H10D 64/111 (2025.01) [H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 23/5283 (2013.01); H10D 30/0281 (2025.01); H10D 30/655 (2025.01); H10D 64/01 (2025.01); H10D 84/83 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
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15. A method for forming an integrated chip, comprising:
forming a drain region and a source region within a substrate;
forming a gate structure over the substrate between the source region and the drain region;
depositing a first dielectric layer over the substrate;
forming a plurality of contacts in the first dielectric layer over the source and drain regions and a field plate between the gate structure and the drain region, wherein forming the plurality of contacts and the field plate comprises:
performing a first etch process to form a field plate opening in the first dielectric layer between the gate structure and the drain region;
forming a masking layer over the first dielectric layer, wherein the masking layer at least partially fills the field plate opening;
performing a second etch process on the first dielectric layer according to the masking layer to form a plurality of contact openings in the first dielectric layer;
depositing a conductive material within the field plate opening and the plurality of contact openings;
performing a planarization process on the conductive material; and
forming a plurality of conductive wires over the plurality of contacts.