Patent 11862467 was granted and assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on January, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure, comprising providing a substrate; forming a fin structure over the substrate; depositing an insulation material over the fin structure; performing a plurality of ion implantation cycles in-situ with implantation energy increased or decreased stepwise; and removing at least a portion of the insulation material to expose a portion of the fin structure.