US 12,302,633 B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing thereof
Shih-Yao Lin, New Taipei (TW); Chih-Han Lin, Hsinchu (TW); Ming-Ching Chang, Hsinchu (TW); Shu-Yuan Ku, Zhubei (TW); and Tzu-Chung Wang, Hsinchu (TW)
Assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on May 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/679,004.
Application 18/679,004 is a continuation of application No. 18/344,571, filed on Jun. 29, 2023, granted, now 12,021,084.
Application 18/344,571 is a continuation of application No. 17/355,395, filed on Jun. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,721,700, issued on Aug. 8, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0321891 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. H10D 84/85 (2025.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 30/62 (2025.01); H10D 62/10 (2025.01); H10D 84/01 (2025.01); H10D 84/03 (2025.01)
CPC H10D 84/853 (2025.01) [H10D 30/0243 (2025.01); H10D 30/6211 (2025.01); H10D 62/115 (2025.01); H10D 84/0151 (2025.01); H10D 84/0158 (2025.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a semiconductor fin protruding from on a substrate;
forming a dielectric fin protruding from the substrate, wherein a top surface of the dielectric fin includes a first facet and a second facet;
forming a dummy gate structure over the semiconductor fin and the dielectric fin;
forming a gate isolation structure in the dummy gate structure, the gate isolation structure landing on the top surface of the dielectric fin along an interface, wherein:
a bottom surface of the gate isolation structure includes a third facet and a fourth facet;
the third facet and the first facet point towards one another; and
the fourth facet and the second facet point towards one another; and
forming a gate structure in place of the dummy gate structure, such that the gate isolation structure separates the gate structure.