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US 11,056,386 B2Granted
Two-dimensional (2D) self-aligned contact (or via) to enable further device scaling
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJunli Wang, Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Chun-Chen Yeh, Alexander Reznicek
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Abstract
2D self-aligned contact structures (both gate contact and source/drain contact) are provided that can improve the process control and push further scaling. The 2D self-aligned contact structures can enable tighter process control which can lead to further device scaling. In accordance with the present application, the gate contact structure is confined in one direction by a sacrificial spacer structure that is present in a dielectric material layer, and in another direction by an edge of a metallization structure that is located above the gate contact structure.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a gate structure present on a semiconductor material and comprising at least a gate electrode, wherein a source/drain region is present in the semiconductor material;
- a dielectric material layer laterally adjacent to the gate structure and present on the semiconductor material;
- a gate contact structure located above the gate electrode;
- a metallization structure located on the gate contact structure, wherein the gate contact structure is confined in one direction by a sacrificial spacer structure that is present in the dielectric material layer, and in another direction by an edge of the metallization structure;
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- a source/drain contact structure located above the source/drain region and a source/drain metallization located on the source/drain contact structure, wherein the source/drain contact structure is confined in one direction by a dielectric material layer that is adjacent to the gate structure, a gate cap dielectric material that is located on the gate structure, and a dielectric spacer that is located on a sidewall of the gate structure, and in another direction by the edge of a source/drain metallization trench, wherein the metallization structure and the gate contact structure are of unitary construction and comprise a same contact metal or metal alloy, and the source/drain metallization structure and the source/drain contact structure are of unitary construction and comprise a same contact metal or metal alloy.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a gate structure present on a semiconductor material and comprising at least a gate electrode, wherein a source/drain region is present in the semiconductor material;
- a dielectric material layer laterally adjacent to the gate structure and present on the semiconductor material;
- a gate contact structure located above the gate electrode;
- a metallization structure located on the gate contact structure, wherein the gate contact structure is confined in one direction by a sacrificial spacer structure that is present in the dielectric material layer, and in another direction by an edge of the metallization structure, the metallization structure is present in a metallization trench that is defined by a gap filling material that is present on a surface of the dielectric material layer, and the gate contact structure directly contacts a surface of the gate electrode.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a gate structure present on a semiconductor material and comprising at least a gate electrode, wherein a source/drain region is present in the semiconductor material;
- a dielectric material layer laterally adjacent to the gate structure and present on the semiconductor material;
- a gate contact structure located above the gate electrode;
- a metallization structure located on the gate contact structure, wherein the gate contact structure is confined in one direction by a sacrificial spacer structure that is present in the dielectric material layer, and in another direction by an edge of the metallization structure;
- another gate structure present on the semiconductor material and comprising at least another gate electrode, wherein the another gate structure is present in the dielectric material layer and is laterally adjacent to the gate structure;
- another gate contact structure located above the another gate electrode;
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- another metallization structure located on the another gate contact structure, wherein the another gate contact structure is confined in one direction by another sacrificial spacer structure that is present in the dielectric material layer, and in another direction by an edge of the another metallization structure.
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