公开(公告)号：US20240074209A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18500994

申请日：2023-11-02

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP

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

IPC: H10B61/00 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01F10/32 ,  H01F41/34 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10B61/00 ,  G11C11/161 ,  H01F10/3254 ,  H01F41/34 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N50/85

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a logic region and a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) region, a MTJ on the MRAM region, a metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a blocking layer on the metal interconnection. Preferably, the blocking layer includes a stripe pattern according to a top view and the blocking layer could include metal or a dielectric layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210391531A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

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: H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01L27/22

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：US10366896B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15688852

申请日：2017-08-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： I-Fan Chang ,  Yen-Liang Wu ,  Wen-Tsung Chang ,  Jui-Ming Yang ,  Jie-Ning Yang ,  Chi-Ju Lee ,  Chun-Ting Chiang ,  Bo-Yu Su ,  Chih-Wei Lin ,  Dien-Yang Lu

IPC: H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a gate dielectric layer on a substrate; forming a gate material layer on the gate dielectric layer, and removing part of the gate material layer and part of the gate dielectric layer to form a gate electrode, in which a top surface of the gate dielectric layer adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode is lower than a top surface of the gate dielectric layer between the gate electrode and the substrate. Next, a first mask layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer and the gate electrode, part of the first mask layer and part of the gate dielectric layer are removed to form a first spacer, a second mask layer is formed on the substrate and the gate electrode, and part of the second mask layer is removed to form a second spacer.

公开(公告)号：US10186594B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15641312

申请日：2017-07-04

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chun-Ting Chiang ,  Chi-Ju Lee ,  Chih-Wei Lin ,  Bo-Yu Su ,  Yen-Liang Wu ,  Wen-Tsung Chang ,  Jui-Ming Yang ,  I-Fan Chang

IPC: H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L21/02

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a gate stack structure. The method comprises providing a substrate. A dielectric layer is then formed on the substrate and a gate trench is formed in the dielectric layer. A bottom barrier layer, a first work function metal layer and a top barrier layer are formed in the gate trench in sequence. Afterwards, a silicon formation layer is formed on the top barrier layer and filling the gate trench. A planarization process is performed, to remove a portion of the silicon formation layer, a portion of the bottom barrier layer, a portion of the first work function metal layer, and a portion of the top barrier layer. Next, the remaining silicon formation layer is removed completely, and a conductive layer is filled in the gate trench.

公开(公告)号：US10062764B1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15665397

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Yen-Liang Wu ,  Wen-Tsung Chang ,  Jui-Ming Yang ,  I-Fan Chang ,  Chun-Ting Chiang ,  Chih-Wei Lin ,  Bo-Yu Su ,  Chi-Ju Lee

IPC: H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure, a spacer, a mask layer, and at least one void. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the gate structure includes a metal gate electrode. The spacer is disposed on sidewalls of the gate structure, and a topmost surface of the spacer is higher than a topmost surface of the metal gate electrode. The mask layer is disposed on the gate structure. At least one void is disposed in the mask layer and disposed between the metal gate electrode and the spacer.

公开(公告)号：US20170098708A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US14873214

申请日：2015-10-02

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Wen-Jiun Shen ,  Chia-Jong Liu ,  Chung-Fu Chang ,  Yen-Liang Wu ,  Man-Ling Lu ,  I-Fan Chang ,  Yi-Wei Chen

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/165

CPC classification number: H01L29/7848 ,  H01L21/823425 ,  H01L21/823814 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/0688 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7834

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure, a sidewall spacer, and an epitaxial layer. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the substrate has at least one recess disposed adjacent to the gate structure. The sidewall spacer is disposed on at least two sides of the gate structure. The sidewall spacer includes a first spacer layer and a second spacer layer, and the first spacer layer is disposed between the gate structure and the second spacer layer. The epitaxial layer is disposed in the recess, and the recess is a circular shaped recess. A distance between an upmost part of the recess and the gate structure is less than a width of the sidewall spacer.

公开(公告)号：US20250048648A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18916746

申请日：2024-10-16

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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

IPC: H10B61/00 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01F10/32 ,  H01F41/34 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N50/85

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a logic region and a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) region, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the MRAM region, a metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a blocking layer on the metal interconnection. Preferably, the blocking layer includes metal and the blocking layer includes a grid line pattern according to a top view.

公开(公告)号：US20240365679A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18205570

申请日：2023-06-05

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： I-Fan Chang ,  Jia-Rong Wu ,  Rai-Min Huang ,  Po-Kai Hsu

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

CPC classification number: H10N50/80 ,  H10B61/22 ,  H10N50/01 ,  G11C11/161

Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor layout pattern, which comprises a first metal layer, wherein the first metal layer comprises a plurality of first patterns and a plurality of fishbone line patterns arranged on the same layer, wherein each fishbone line pattern comprises a principal axis pattern extending along a first direction and a plurality of branches arranged along a second direction, and each first pattern is located between two adjacent branches and the principal axis pattern, and a second metal layer is located on the first metal layer. A plurality of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) elements located on the second metal layer, wherein each magnetic tunnel junction element is arranged in a rhombic shape.

公开(公告)号：US11800723B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17019340

申请日：2020-09-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： I-Fan Chang ,  Hung-Yueh Chen ,  Rai-Min Huang ,  Jia-Rong Wu ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: G11C11/16 ,  H10B61/00 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C5/02 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10B61/20 ,  G11C5/025 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C11/161 ,  H10N50/80

Abstract: A layout pattern of a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) includes a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region extending along a first direction on a substrate, a first contact plug extending along a second direction from the first diffusion region to the second diffusion region on the substrate, a first gate pattern and a second gate pattern extending along the second direction adjacent to one side of the first contact plug, and a third gate pattern and a fourth gate pattern extending along the second direction adjacent to another side of the first contact plug.

公开(公告)号：US20230247915A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18132992

申请日：2023-04-11

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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

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

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

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a metal interconnection on a substrate, in which a top view of the metal interconnection comprises a quadrilateral; and a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the metal interconnection, in which a top view of the MTJ comprises a circular shape, an area of the MTJ is smaller than an area of the metal interconnection.