| CPC H10D 64/254 (2025.01) [H10D 30/014 (2025.01); H10D 30/43 (2025.01); H10D 30/6735 (2025.01); H10D 30/6757 (2025.01); H10D 62/121 (2025.01); H10D 64/017 (2025.01); H10D 64/251 (2025.01); H10D 84/0149 (2025.01); H10D 84/0158 (2025.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method for forming a semiconductor transistor device, comprising:
forming a stack of semiconductor layers as a channel structure;
forming a gate structure wrapping around the channel structure;
forming a first source/drain epitaxial structure and a second source/drain epitaxial structure on opposite ends of the channel structure;
etching a bottom of the second source/drain epitaxial structure to form a concave bottom surface;
forming a first dielectric liner overlying the second source/drain epitaxial structure; and
forming a source/drain contact along a sidewall of the first dielectric liner and contacting a bottom of the second source/drain epitaxial structure.
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