公开(公告)号：US20250079293A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18379670

申请日：2023-10-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Da-Jun Lin ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Bin-Siang Tsai

IPC: H01L23/522 ,  H01L21/768

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same, includes at least one dielectric layer, a conductive structure, and a first insulator. The at least one dielectric layer includes a stacked structure having a low-k dielectric layer, an etching stop layer, and a conductive layer between the low-k dielectric layer and the etching stop layer. The conductive structure is disposed in the first dielectric layer. The first insulator is disposed between the conductive layer and the conductive structure.

公开(公告)号：US12207475B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US18209482

申请日：2023-06-14

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Fu-Yu Tsai

IPC: H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, forming a top electrode on the MTJ, forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the top electrode and the MTJ, forming a landing layer on the IMD layer and the MTJ, and then patterning the landing layer to form a landing pad. Preferably, the landing pad is disposed on the top electrode and the IMD layer adjacent to one side of the top electrode.

公开(公告)号：US12127414B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18209469

申请日：2023-06-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Fu-Yu Tsai

IPC: H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, forming a top electrode on the MTJ, forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the top electrode and the MTJ, forming a landing layer on the IMD layer and the MTJ, and then patterning the landing layer to form a landing pad. Preferably, the landing pad is disposed on the top electrode and the IMD layer adjacent to one side of the top electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20240290731A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18660179

申请日：2024-05-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Chin-Chia Yang ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Bin-Siang Tsai

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L29/417

CPC classification number: H01L23/562 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/0217 ,  H01L21/02348 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L29/41725

Abstract: A warpage-reducing semiconductor structure includes a wafer. The wafer includes a front side and a back side. Numerous semiconductor elements are disposed at the front side. A silicon oxide layer is disposed at the back side. A UV-transparent silicon nitride layer covers and contacts the silicon oxide layer. The refractive index of the UV-transparent silicon nitride layer is between 1.55 and 2.10.

公开(公告)号：US12069960B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17376179

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Ching-Hua Hsu ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Bin-Siang Tsai

IPC: H10N50/10 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10N50/10 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a dielectric layer, a plurality of MTJ stacked elements and at least one dummy MTJ stacked element located in the dielectric layer, a first nitride layer covering at least the sidewalls of the MTJ stacked elements and the dummy MTJ stacked elements, a second nitride layer covering the top surfaces of the dummy MTJ stacked elements, the thickness of the second nitride layer is greater than the thickness of the first nitride layer, and a plurality of contact structures located in the dielectric layer and electrically connected with each MTJ stacked element.

公开(公告)号：US20230403946A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18239079

申请日：2023-08-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Wei-Xin Gao ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Kun-Ju Li ,  Chih-Yueh Li ,  Chia-Lin Lu ,  Chun-Lung Chen ,  Kun-Yuan Laio ,  Yu-Tsung Lai ,  Wei-Hao Huang

IPC: H10N50/10 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10N50/10 ,  H01L21/76802 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N35/01

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes first forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process or a high-density plasma (HDP) process to form a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, performing an etching process to remove the passivation layer adjacent to the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and then forming an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230378313A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US17838258

申请日：2022-06-12

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Chung-Yi Chiu

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/778

CPC classification number: H01L29/66462 ,  H01L29/42316 ,  H01L29/778

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A gate structure is formed on a III-V compound semiconductor layer. A gate silicide layer and a source/drain silicide layer are formed by an anneal process. The gate silicide layer is formed on the gate structure, the source/drain silicide layer is formed on the III-V compound semiconductor layer, and a material composition of the gate silicide layer is different from a material composition of the source/drain silicide layer.

公开(公告)号：US11706993B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17134460

申请日：2020-12-27

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Wei-Xin Gao ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Kun-Ju Li ,  Chih-Yueh Li ,  Chia-Lin Lu ,  Chun-Lung Chen ,  Kun-Yuan Liao ,  Yu-Tsung Lai ,  Wei-Hao Huang

IPC: H01L43/12 ,  H10N50/10 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N35/01

CPC classification number: H10N50/10 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/76802 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N35/01

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ; performing a first etching process to remove part of the first ULK dielectric layer and forming a damaged layer on the first ULK dielectric layer; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the damaged layer.

公开(公告)号：US20220085283A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17533003

申请日：2021-11-22

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Wei-Xin Gao ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Kun-Ju Li ,  Chih-Yueh Li ,  Chia-Lin Lu ,  Chun-Lung Chen ,  Kun-Yuan Liao ,  Yu-Tsung Lai ,  Wei-Hao Huang

IPC: H01L43/08 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L21/762

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes first forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process or a high-density plasma (HDP) process to form a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, performing an etching process to remove the passivation layer adjacent to the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and then forming an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer.

公开(公告)号：US11004897B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16531108

申请日：2019-08-04

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Kun-Ju Li ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Hsin-Jung Liu ,  Fu-Yu Tsai ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Chau-Chung Hou ,  Yu-Lung Shih ,  Ang Chan ,  Chih-Yueh Li ,  Chun-Tsen Lu

IPC: H01L29/82 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01F41/34 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01F10/32 ,  H01L43/02

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate; forming a first top electrode on the first MTJ and a second top electrode on the second MTJ; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ; forming a passivation layer on the first ULK dielectric layer, wherein a bottom surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the first MTJ; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the passivation layer.