US 12,356,699 B2
Method for forming semiconductor device structure with second spacer over second sidewall of fin structure
Szu-Wei Tseng, Hsinchu County (TW)
Assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on May 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/741,948.
Prior Publication US 2023/0369497 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H10D 84/01 (2025.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 30/62 (2025.01); H10D 84/03 (2025.01)
CPC H10D 84/0158 (2025.01) [H10D 30/024 (2025.01); H10D 30/6211 (2025.01); H10D 30/6219 (2025.01); H10D 84/013 (2025.01); H10D 84/0147 (2025.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for forming a semiconductor device structure, comprising:
forming a dielectric layer over a substrate, wherein the substrate has a base and a fin structure over the base, and the dielectric layer is over the base and surrounds the fin structure;
forming a gate stack over the fin structure and the dielectric layer, wherein the gate stack is wrapped around an upper portion of the fin structure;
removing portions of the dielectric layer, which are not covered by the gate stack;
forming first spacers over first sidewalls of the gate stack after removing the portions of the dielectric layer, which are not covered by the gate stack;
forming second spacers over second sidewalls of the fin structure after removing the portions of the dielectric layer, which are not covered by the gate stack;
partially removing the fin structure, which is not covered by the gate stack and the first spacers; and
forming a source/drain structure over the fin structure, which is not covered by the gate stack and the first spacers, wherein the second spacer is thinner than the dielectric layer.