Patents by Inventor Zhi-Chang Lin

Zhi-Chang Lin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250098222
    Abstract: A device includes a vertical stack of semiconductor nanostructures, a gate structure, a first epitaxial region and a dielectric structure. The gate structure wraps around the semiconductor nanostructures. The first epitaxial region laterally abuts a first semiconductor nanostructure of the semiconductor nanostructures. The dielectric structure laterally abuts a second semiconductor nanostructure of the semiconductor nanostructures and vertically abuts the first epitaxial region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Xuan HUANG, Hou-Yu CHEN, Jin CAI, Zhi-Chang LIN, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Patent number: 12237418
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer. A gate structure is disposed over the semiconductor layer. A spacer is disposed on a sidewall of the gate structure. A height of the spacer is greater than a height of the gate structure. A liner is disposed on the gate structure and on the spacer. The spacer and the liner have different material compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huan-Chieh Su, Chih-Hao Wang, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Wei-Hao Wu, Zhi-Chang Lin, Jia-Ni Yu, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 12205998
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate. A first channel region of a first transistor overlies the substrate and a source/drain region is in contact with the first channel region. The source/drain region is adjacent to the first channel region along a first direction, and the source/drain region has a first surface opposite the substrate and side surfaces extending from the first surface. A dielectric fin structure is adjacent to the source/drain region along a second direction that is transverse to the first direction, and the dielectric fin structure has an upper surface, a lower surface, and an intermediate surface that is disposed between the upper and lower surfaces. A silicide layer is disposed on the first surface and the side surfaces of the source/drain region and on the intermediate surface of the dielectric fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Zhi-Chang Lin, Jung-Hung Chang, Chien-Ning Yao, Tsung-Han Chuang, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 12205819
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes: a first source and a first drain separated by a first distance, a first semiconductor structure disposed between the first source and first drain, a first gate electrode disposed over the first semiconductor structure, and a first dielectric structure disposed over the first gate electrode. The first dielectric structure has a lower portion and an upper portion disposed over the lower portion and wider than the lower portion. The second transistor includes: a second source and a second drain separated by a second distance greater than the first distance, a second semiconductor structure disposed between the second source and second drain, a second gate electrode disposed over the second semiconductor structure, and a second dielectric structure disposed over the second gate electrode. The second dielectric structure and the first dielectric structure have different material compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huan-Chieh Su, Zhi-Chang Lin, Ting-Hung Hsu, Jia-Ni Yu, Wei-Hao Wu, Yu-Ming Lin, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 12191371
    Abstract: A device includes a vertical stack of semiconductor nanostructures, a gate structure, a first epitaxial region and a dielectric structure. The gate structure wraps around the semiconductor nanostructures. The first epitaxial region laterally abuts a first semiconductor nanostructure of the semiconductor nanostructures. The dielectric structure laterally abuts a second semiconductor nanostructure of the semiconductor nanostructures and vertically abuts the first epitaxial region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Xuan Huang, Hou-Yu Chen, Jin Cai, Zhi-Chang Lin, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240395859
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first nanostructure transistor including a plurality of first semiconductor nanostructures over a substrate and a source/drain region in contact with each of the first semiconductor nanostructures. The integrated circuit includes a second nanostructure transistor including a plurality of second semiconductor nanostructures and a second source/drain region in contact with one or more of the second semiconductor nanostructures but not in contact with one or more other second semiconductor nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang LIN, Chien Ning YAO, Shih-Cheng CHEN, Jung-Hung CHANG, Tsung-Han CHUANG, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240387273
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure with a metal gate. The semiconductor structure is formed by first fabricating fins over a semiconductor substrate, followed by a formation of a source and a drain recess. A source and a drain region may then be deposited into the source and the drain recess. The gate structure may be deposited into the region between the fins. The gate structure includes dielectric and metallic layers. In the regions between the fins, the gate structure is isolated from the source and the drain region by an insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng CHING, Zhi-Chang LIN, Shi Ning JU, CHIH-HAO WANG, Kuan-Ting PAN
  • Publication number: 20240387738
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a bottom isolation feature formed over the substrate. The semiconductor structure also includes a bottom semiconductor layer formed over the bottom isolation feature and nanostructures formed over the bottom semiconductor layer. The semiconductor structure also includes a source/drain structure attached to the nanostructures and covering a portion of the bottom isolation feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng CHEN, Zhi-Chang LIN, Jung-Hung CHANG, Chien-Ning YAO, Tsung-Han CHUANG, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20240379875
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes forming a first fin structure and a second fin structure over a substrate. The method includes forming a dummy gate structure over the first fin structure and the second fin structure, and removing a portion of the first fin structure and the second fin structure to form a first source/drain (S/D) recess and a second S/D recess. The method includes forming a first bottom layer in the first S/D recess and a second bottom layer in the second S/D recess, and forming a first dielectric liner layer over the first bottom layer. The method includes forming a first top layer over the first dielectric liner layer, and forming a first S/D structure over the first top layer and a second S/D structure over the second bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hung CHANG, Zhi-Chang LIN, Shih-Cheng CHEN, Chien-Ning YAO, Tsung-Han CHUANG, Kai-Lin CHUANG, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240379803
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor channel over the substrate, and a second semiconductor channel over the substrate and laterally separated from the first semiconductor channel. A gate structure covers and wraps around the first semiconductor channel and the second semiconductor channel. A first source/drain region abuts the first semiconductor channel on a first side of the gate structure, and a second source/drain region abuts the second semiconductor channel on the first side of the gate structure. An isolation structure is under and between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, and includes a first isolation region in contact with bottom surfaces of the first and second source/drain regions, and a second isolation region in contact with sidewalls of the first and second source/drain regions, and extending from a bottom surface of the first isolation region to upper surfaces of the first and second source/drain regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Wei Ju LEE, Zhi-Chang LIN, Chun-Fu CHENG, Chung-Wei WU, Zhiqiang WU
  • Publication number: 20240379855
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a stack of first channel members, a stack of second channel members disposed directly over the stack of first channel members, a bottom source/drain feature in contact with the stack of the first channel members, a separation layer disposed over the bottom source/drain feature, a top source/drain feature in contact with the stack of second channel members and disposed over the separation layer, and a frontside contact that extends through the top source/drain feature and the separation layer to be electrically coupled to the bottom source/drain feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang Lin, Shih-Cheng Chen, Jung-Hung Chang, Chien Ning Yao, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240371866
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes first nanostructures and second nanostructures stacked in a vertical direction over a substrate, and a first dielectric structure between the first nanostructures and the second nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate structure formed over the first nanostructures. The first gate structure comprises a gate dielectric layer, and a topmost surface of the gate dielectric layer is higher than a top surface of the first dielectric structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Shi-Ning JU, Chih-Hao WANG, Kuan-Ting PAN, Zhi-Chang LIN
  • Publication number: 20240363703
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a plurality of nanostructures, a gate stack surrounding the nanostructures, a first source/drain feature and a second source/drain feature adjoining a first side and a second side of the plurality of nanostructures, respectively, a first contact plug under and electrically connected to the first source/drain feature, a second contact plug over and electrically connected to the second source/drain feature, and an insulating layer surrounding the second contact plug and covering a top surface of the first source/drain feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hung CHANG, Lo Heng CHANG, Zhi-Chang LIN, Shih-Cheng CHEN, Chien-Ning YAO, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240363759
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes an active region including a channel region and a source/drain region adjacent the channel region, a vertical stack of channel members over the channel region, a gate structure over and around the vertical stack of channel members, a bottom dielectric feature over the source/drain region, a source/drain feature over the bottom dielectric feature, and a germanium layer disposed between the bottom dielectric feature and the source/drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Zhi-Chang Lin
  • Publication number: 20240355901
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure includes forming a fin structure, and the fin structure has multiple sacrificial layers and multiple semiconductor layers laid out alternately. The method also includes forming a gate stack wrapped around the fin structure and forming a spacer layer extending along sidewalls of the fin structure and the gate stack. The method further includes partially removing the fin structure and the spacer layer to form a recess exposing side surfaces of the semiconductor layers and the sacrificial layers. A remaining portion of the spacer layer forms a gate spacer. In addition, the method includes forming an inner spacer layer along a sidewall and a bottom of the recess and partially removing the inner spacer layer using an isotropic etching process. Remaining portions of the inner spacer layers form multiple inner spacers. The method includes forming an epitaxial structure in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hung CHANG, Shih-Cheng CHEN, Chih-Hao WANG, Chia-Cheng TSAI, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Zhi-Chang LIN, Chien-Ning YAO, Tsung-Han CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20240355818
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin projecting from a substrate. Semiconductor nanostructures are disposed over the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is disposed over the semiconductor fin and around the semiconductor nanostructures. A dielectric fin is disposed over the substrate. A dielectric structure is disposed over the dielectric fin. An upper surface of the dielectric structure is disposed over the upper surface of the gate electrode. A dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate. The dielectric fin laterally separates both the gate electrode and the semiconductor nanostructures from the dielectric layer. An upper surface of the dielectric layer is disposed over the upper surface of the gate electrode structure and the upper surface of the dielectric structure. A lower surface of the dielectric layer is disposed below the upper surface of the dielectric fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang Lin, Huan-Chieh Su, Kuo-Cheng Chiang
  • Publication number: 20240355908
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a first nanostructure channel above the substrate and a second nanostructure channel between the first nanostructure channel and the substrate. An inner spacer is between the first nanostructure channel and the second nanostructure channel. A gate structure abuts the first nanostructure channel, the second nanostructure channel and the inner spacer. A liner layer is between the inner spacer and the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Tsung-Han CHUANG, Zhi-Chang LIN, Shih-Cheng CHEN, Jung-Hung CHANG, Chien Ning YAO, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240347535
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first substrate fin and a second substrate fin extending in a first direction, a first isolation strip extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first substrate fin and the second substrate fin, a first source/drain structure on the first substrate fin, and a second source/drain structure on the second substrate fin. The first isolation strip is sandwiched between and in contact with a first sidewall of the first source/drain structure and a first sidewall of the second source/drain structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shi Ning JU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Kuan-Lun CHENG, Chih-Hao WANG, Kuan-Ting PAN, Zhi-Chang LIN
  • Publication number: 20240332073
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides one embodiment of a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature disposed on the semiconductor substrate; and a staggered dielectric feature interposed between the first and second conductive feature. The staggered dielectric feature includes first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers being interdigitated. The first dielectric layers include a first dielectric material and the second dielectric layers include a second dielectric material being different from the first dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang LIN, Wei-Hao WU, Teng-Chun TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240332404
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active fin disposed on a substrate, a gate structure, and a pair of gate spacers disposed on sidewalls of the gate structure, in which the gate structure and the gate spacers extend across a first portion of the active fin, and a bottom surface of the gate structure is higher than a bottom surface of the gate spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang LIN, Wei-Hao WU, Jia-Ni YU