公开(公告)号：US11706996B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17463541

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Si-Han Tsai ,  Che-Wei Chang ,  Jing-Yin Jhang

IPC: H10N50/80 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/85

CPC classification number: H10N50/80 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/85

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate comprising a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region; a first MTJ on the MTJ region; a first metal interconnection on the logic region; and a cap layer extending from a sidewall of the first MTJ to a sidewall of the first metal interconnection. Preferably, the cap layer on the MTJ region and the cap layer on the logic region comprise different thicknesses.

公开(公告)号：US20230200257A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18110337

申请日：2023-02-15

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Hung-Yueh Chen

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

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate comprising a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region, a MTJ on the MTJ region, a top electrode on the MTJ, a connecting structure on the top electrode, and a first metal interconnection on the logic region. Preferably, the first metal interconnection includes a via conductor on the substrate and a trench conductor, in which a bottom surface of the trench conductor is lower than a bottom surface of the connecting structure.

公开(公告)号：US11665978B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16930291

申请日：2020-07-15

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Jia-Rong Wu ,  Rai-Min Huang ,  I-Fan Chang ,  Ya-Huei Tsai ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10N50/80 ,  H10B61/22 ,  H10N50/01

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a first patterned mask on the first IMD layer, in which the first patterned mask includes a first slot extending along a first direction; forming a second patterned mask on the first patterned mask, in which the second patterned mask includes a second slot extending along a second direction and the first slot intersects the second slot to form a third slot; and forming a first metal interconnection in the third slot.

公开(公告)号：US20230101233A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US18074533

申请日：2022-12-05

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Hung-Yueh Chen ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/12

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first metal interconnection on a substrate; forming a stop layer on the first metal interconnection; removing the stop layer to form a first opening; forming an electromigration enhancing layer in the first opening; and forming a second metal interconnection on the electromigration enhancing layer. Preferably, top surfaces of the electromigration enhancing layer and the stop layer are coplanar.

公开(公告)号：US20230097481A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17518571

申请日：2021-11-03

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hung-Chan Lin ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Chien-Ting Lin

IPC: H01L43/14 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/04 ,  H01L43/06

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate; forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the MTJ stack; forming a first hard mask on the first SOT layer; and using a second hard mask to pattern the first hard mask, the first SOT layer, and the MTJ stack to form a MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US11552241B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US15930425

申请日：2020-05-12

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Hung-Yueh Chen ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/12

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first metal interconnection on a substrate; forming a stop layer on the first metal interconnection; removing the stop layer to form a first opening; forming an electromigration enhancing layer in the first opening; and forming a second metal interconnection on the electromigration enhancing layer. Preferably, top surfaces of the electromigration enhancing layer and the stop layer are coplanar.

公开(公告)号：US20220199897A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17692203

申请日：2022-03-11

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hung-Chan Lin ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Hung-Yueh Chen

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/12

Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory, including a substrate, a conductive plug in the substrate, wherein the conductive plug has a notched portion on one side of the upper edge of the conductive plug, and a magnetic memory cell with a bottom electrode electrically connecting with the conductive plug, a magnetic tunnel junction on the bottom electrode and a top electrode on the magnetic tunnel junction, wherein the bottom surface of the magnetic memory cell and the top surface of the conductive plug completely align and overlap each other.

公开(公告)号：US20210390993A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17460348

申请日：2021-08-30

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Chien-Ting Lin

IPC: G11C11/16 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor structure is disclosed. A substrate having a logic device region and a memory device region is provided. A first dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. Plural memory stack structures are formed on the first dielectric layer on the memory device region. An insulating layer is formed and conformally covers the memory stack structures and the first dielectric layer. An etching back process is performed to remove a portion of the insulating layer without exposing any portion of the memory stack structures. After the etching back process, a second dielectric layer is formed on the insulating layer and completely fills the spaces between the memory stack structures.

公开(公告)号：US20210305316A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US16857152

申请日：2020-04-23

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Jia-Rong Wu ,  I-Fan Chang ,  Rai-Min Huang ,  Ya-Huei Tsai ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/522 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01F41/34 ,  H01F10/32

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a logic region and a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) region, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the MRAM region, forming a metal interconnection on the MTJ, forming a dielectric layer on the metal interconnection, patterning the dielectric layer to form openings, and forming the blocking layer on the patterned dielectric layer and the metal interconnection and into the openings.

公开(公告)号：US20210226119A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17223025

申请日：2021-04-06

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L27/22

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on a first sidewall of the MTJ, and a second spacer on a second sidewall of the MTJ. Preferably, the first spacer and the second spacer are asymmetric, the first spacer and the second spacer have different heights, and a top surface of the MTJ includes a reverse V-shape.