公开(公告)号：US20170243780A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15590114

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Ping-Wei Huang ,  Keng-Jen Lin ,  Yi-Hui Lin ,  Yu-Ren Wang

IPC: H01L21/762

CPC classification number: H01L21/76224 ,  H01L21/0214 ,  H01L21/0217 ,  H01L21/02247 ,  H01L21/02271 ,  H01L21/02337 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02592 ,  H01L21/32055 ,  H01L29/0649 ,  H01L29/0657 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: A method for filling gaps of semiconductor device and a semiconductor device with insulation gaps formed by the same are provided. First, a silicon substrate with plural protruding portions is provided, and the protruding portions are spaced apart from each other by gaps with predetermined depths. A nitride-containing layer is formed above the silicon substrate for covering the protruding portions and surfaces of the gaps as a liner nitride. Then, an amorphous silicon layer is formed on the nitride-containing layer. An insulating layer is formed on the amorphous silicon layer, and the gaps are filled up with the insulating layer.

公开(公告)号：US20170243749A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15049152

申请日：2016-02-22

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chueh-Yang Liu ,  Chun-Wei Yu ,  Yu-Ying Lin ,  Yu-Ren Wang

IPC: H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/8234

CPC classification number: H01L21/28185 ,  H01L21/28167 ,  H01L21/823462 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66545

Abstract: A method of forming an oxide layer is provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps. A first oxide layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a quality enhancement process is then performed to etch the first oxide layer and densify the first oxide layer at the same time for forming a second oxide layer. The first oxide layer is etched and densified at the same time by a mixture of dilute hydrofluoric acid (DHF) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the quality enhancement process. The thickness of the second oxide layer may be reduced and the quality of the second oxide layer may be enhanced by the quality enhancement process at the same time.

公开(公告)号：US09741818B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14964546

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chueh-Yang Liu ,  Yu-Ying Lin ,  I-cheng Hu ,  Tien-I Wu ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Yu-Ren Wang

IPC: H01L21/336 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/324

CPC classification number: H01L21/02587 ,  H01L21/0217 ,  H01L21/02362 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02636 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7833 ,  H01L29/7848

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure for improving quality of an epitaxial layer is provided in the present invention. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. A gate structure is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and two lightly doped regions are formed in the semiconductor substrate at two sides of the gate structure. A capping layer is formed on the gate structure and the lightly doped regions. Two epitaxial layers are formed at the two sides of the gate structure after the step of forming the capping layer. An oxide film formed on the lightly doped regions will influence the growth condition of the epitaxial layers. A removing process is performed to remove the oxide film on the lightly doped regions before the step of forming the capping layer so as to improve the quality of the epitaxial layers.

公开(公告)号：US09735235B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US15215609

申请日：2016-07-21

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Tsai-Yu Wen ,  Chin-Sheng Yang ,  Chun-Jen Chen ,  Tsuo-Wen Lu ,  Yu-Ren Wang

IPC: H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L21/316 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/165

CPC classification number: H01L29/0673 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/02233 ,  H01L21/02236 ,  H01L21/02381 ,  H01L21/0243 ,  H01L21/0245 ,  H01L21/02452 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02535 ,  H01L21/02603 ,  H01L21/02612 ,  H01L21/02639 ,  H01L21/02664 ,  H01L21/30604 ,  H01L21/31658 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: A method of forming a nanowire includes providing a substrate. The substrate is etched to form at least one fin. Subsequently, a first epitaxial layer is formed on an upper portion of the fin. Later, an undercut is formed on a middle portion the fin. A second epitaxial layer is formed to fill into the undercut. Finally, the fin, the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer are oxidized to condense the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer into a germanium-containing nanowire.

公开(公告)号：US09728397B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US15150444

申请日：2016-05-10

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hsu Ting ,  Chun-Wei Yu ,  Chueh-Yang Liu ,  Yu-Ren Wang

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/311

CPC classification number: H01L21/0206 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/0657

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes fin shaped structures and a recessed insulating layer. The fin shaped structures are disposed on a substrate. The recessed insulating layer covers a bottom portion of each of the fin shaped structures to expose a top portion of each of the fin shaped structures. The recessed insulating layer has a curve surface and a wicking structure is defined between a peak and a bottom of the curve surface. The wicking structure is disposed between the fin shaped structures and has a height being about 1/12 to 1/10 of a height of the top portion of the fin shaped structures.

公开(公告)号：US20170200824A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15469569

申请日：2017-03-26

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chun-Wei Yu ,  Hsu Ting ,  Chueh-Yang Liu ,  Yu-Ren Wang ,  Kuang-Hsiu Chen

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/417

CPC classification number: H01L29/7845 ,  H01L21/02065 ,  H01L21/28123 ,  H01L21/823814 ,  H01L21/823828 ,  H01L21/823864 ,  H01L21/823871 ,  H01L23/535 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/41766 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7848

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a gate structure on the substrate; and an epitaxial layer in the substrate adjacent to the gate structure, in which the epitaxial layer includes a planar surface and protrusions adjacent to two sides of the planar surface. Preferably, a contact plug is embedded in part of the epitaxial layer, and a silicide is disposed under the contact plug, in which a bottom surface of the silicide includes an arc.

公开(公告)号：US20170186617A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15455109

申请日：2017-03-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chien-Liang Lin ,  Yu-Ren Wang ,  Ying-Wei Yen

IPC: H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/51

CPC classification number: H01L21/28185 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/02332 ,  H01L21/02337 ,  H01L21/0234 ,  H01L21/28202 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/31155 ,  H01L21/441 ,  H01L29/0603 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a dielectric layer located on a substrate, wherein the dielectric layer includes nitrogen atoms, and the concentration of the nitrogen atoms in the dielectric layer is lower than 5% at a location wherein the distance between this location in the dielectric layer to the substrate is less than 20% of the thickness of the dielectric layer. Moreover, the present invention provides a semiconductor process including the following steps: a dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. Two annealing processes are performed in-situly on the dielectric layer, wherein the two annealing processes have different imported gases and different annealing temperatures.

公开(公告)号：US09685533B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US15049133

申请日：2016-02-21

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chia-Ming Kuo ,  Po-Jen Chuang ,  Fu-Jung Chuang ,  Tsai-Yu Wen ,  Tsuo-Wen Lu ,  Yu-Ren Wang ,  Fu-Yu Tsai

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/28

CPC classification number: H01L29/66545 ,  H01L21/02126 ,  H01L21/02167 ,  H01L21/0228 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/1608 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/6653 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/7848 ,  H01L29/7851

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided in the present invention. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, agate structure on the substrate and two spacers on both sidewalls of the gate structure. Each spacer comprises an inner first spacer portion made of SiCN and an outer second spacer portion made of SiOCN.

公开(公告)号：US09530886B1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-27

申请号：US14977602

申请日：2015-12-21

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Yu-Ying Lin ,  Chueh-Yang Liu ,  Yu-Ren Wang ,  Neng-Hui Yang

IPC: H01L27/01 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L21/8234

CPC classification number: H01L21/823418 ,  H01L21/02636 ,  H01L21/02639 ,  H01L21/26513 ,  H01L21/26586 ,  H01L21/30608 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L21/823425 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7834 ,  H01L29/7848

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure, a spacer, and a plurality of hyper-sigma (Σ) shaped epitaxial stressors. The substrate includes a first semiconductor material, and the hyper-Σ shaped epitaxial stressors include the first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material. A lattice constant of the second semiconductor material is different from a lattice constant of the first semiconductor material. The hyper-Σ shaped epitaxial stressors respectively include a first portion, a second portion and a neck physically connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first portion includes a pair of first tips pointing toward the gate structure in a cross-sectional view. The second portion includes a pair of second tips pointing toward the gate structure in the cross-sectional view. The neck includes a first slanted surface in the first portion and a second slanted surface in the second portion.

Abstract translation: 半导体器件包括衬底，栅极结构，间隔物和多个超西格玛（Σ）形外延应力源。 所述基板包括第一半导体材料，并且所述超Σ形外延应力源包括所述第一半导体材料和第二半导体材料。 第二半导体材料的晶格常数与第一半导体材料的晶格常数不同。 超Σ形外延应力器分别包括物理地连接第一部分和第二部分的第一部分，第二部分和颈部。 第一部分包括在横截面视图中指向门结构的一对第一尖端。 第二部分包括在横截面视图中指向门结构的一对第二尖端。 颈部包括第一部分中的第一倾斜表面和第二部分中的第二倾斜表面。

公开(公告)号：US09356125B1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-31

申请号：US14810500

申请日：2015-07-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Yu-Tung Hsiao ,  Keng-Jen Lin ,  Yu-Ren Wang

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/31 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/00

CPC classification number: H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/0653

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes the following steps. A high-k dielectric layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a barrier layer is formed on the high-k dielectric layer. An oxygen annealing treatment is performed after the step of forming the barrier layer; and a capping layer is formed on the barrier layer after the oxygen annealing treatment.

Abstract translation: 半导体结构的制造方法包括以下步骤。 在半导体衬底上形成高k电介质层，在高k电介质层上形成阻挡层。 在形成阻挡层的步骤之后进行氧退火处理; 在氧退火处理后在阻挡层上形成覆盖层。