US2023154848A1PendingUtilityA1

Semiconductor structure

Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MFG INT SHANGHAI CORPPriority: Oct 23, 2019Filed: Jan 5, 2023Published: May 18, 2023
Est. expiryOct 23, 2039(~13.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H10P 52/403H10P 50/267H10W 20/4462H10W 20/4441H10W 20/4421H10W 20/427H10W 20/20H10W 20/057H10W 20/077H10W 20/036H10W 20/076H10D 84/0158H10D 84/0151H10D 84/0149H10D 84/038H10D 30/62H10D 30/024H10D 84/853H01L 23/5286H01L 23/53257H01L 23/53228H01L 23/53276
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Abstract

A semiconductor structure is provided in the present disclosure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of fins on the substrate, a plurality of isolation structures on the substrate, each formed on a top surface of the substrate between adjacent fins, and a power rail formed in at least one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures and further in the substrate, where a top surface of the power rail is lower than a top surface of the plurality of fins.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:
 a substrate;   a plurality of fins, formed on the substrate;   a plurality of isolation structures, each formed on a top surface of the substrate between adjacent fins; and   a power rail, formed in at least one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures and further in the substrate, wherein a top surface of the power rail is lower than a top surface of the plurality of fins.   
     
     
         2 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 1 , further including:
 a metal layer, formed on the power rail.   
     
     
         3 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the metal layer is made of a metal material including cobalt, tungsten, copper, ruthenium or platinum, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         4 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a bottom surface of the power rail is lower than the top surface of the substrate.   
     
     
         5 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the power rail is made of a material including ruthenium, copper, graphene, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         6 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the power rail is formed through the at least one isolation structure having portions of the at least one isolation structure on sidewalls of the power rail; and   a mask layer is formed on the portions of the at least one isolation structure and on the plurality of fins.   
     
     
         7 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 the mask layer is made of a material including silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         8 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a remaining portion of the at least one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures has a top surface lower than a top surface of another one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures.   
     
     
         9 . The semiconductor structure according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 the top surface of the power rail is lower than the top surface of the remaining portion of the at least one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures, and higher than a top surface of the substrate.

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