公开(公告)号：US20240006499A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US17854242

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Cheng-Ying Huang ,  Kai Loon Cheong ,  Pooja Nath ,  Susmita Ghose ,  Rambert Nahm ,  Natalie Briggs ,  Charles C. Kuo ,  Nicole K. Thomas ,  Munzarin F. Qayyum ,  Marko Radosavljevic ,  Jack T. Kavalieros ,  Thoe Michaelos ,  David Kohen

IPC: H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L29/42392 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L29/6681

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes an upper semiconductor body extending in a first direction from an upper source region to an upper drain region, and a lower semiconductor body extending in the first direction from a lower source region to a lower drain region. The upper body is spaced vertically from the lower body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A gate spacer structure is adjacent to the upper and lower source regions. In an example, the gate spacer structure includes (i) a first section having a first dimension in the first direction, and (ii) a second section having a second dimension in the first direction. In an example, the first dimension is different from the second dimension by at least 1 nm. In some cases, an intermediate portion of the gate spacer structure extends laterally within a given gate structure, or between upper and lower gate structures.