US 12,349,381 B2
Dielectric isolation structure for multi-gate transistors
Jen-Hong Chang, Hsinchu (TW); Yuan-Ching Peng, Hsinchu (TW); Chung-Ting Ko, Kaohsiung (TW); Kuo-Yi Chao, Hsinchu (TW); Chia-Cheng Chao, Hsinchu (TW); You-Ting Lin, Miaoli County (TW); Chih-Chung Chang, Nantou County (TW); Yi-Hsiu Liu, Hsinchu (TW); Jiun-Ming Kuo, Hsinchu (TW); and Sung-En Lin, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/426,010.
Application 18/077,714 is a division of application No. 17/359,105, filed on Jun. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,532,733.
Application 18/426,010 is a continuation of application No. 18/077,714, filed on Dec. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,888,049.
Prior Publication US 2024/0194767 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01L 29/94 (2006.01); H01L 29/76 (2006.01); 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 30/024 (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 semiconductor structure, comprising:
a substrate;
a base fin rising from the substrate;
a first isolation feature portion and a second isolation feature portion over the substrate and sandwiching the base fin;
a first dielectric structure disposed on the first isolation feature portion;
a second dielectric structure disposed on the second isolation feature portion;
a plurality of channel members disposed over the base fin and between the first dielectric structure and the second dielectric structure; and
a gate structure disposed between the first dielectric structure and the second dielectric structure and wrapping around each of the plurality of channel members,
wherein each of the first dielectric structure and the second dielectric structure comprises a base feature and a mask feature over the base feature,
wherein the mask feature comprises a bottom width and a top width greater than the bottom width such that the mask feature tapers downward.