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公开(公告)号:US12191185B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-07
申请号:US17883589
申请日:2022-08-08
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chien-Fa Lee , Chin-Lin Chou , Shang-Ying Tsai , Shou-Wen Kuo , Kuei-Sung Chang , Jiun-Rong Pai , Hsu-Shui Liu , Chun-Wen Cheng
IPC: H01L21/683 , B25B11/00
Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum chuck and a method for securing a warped semiconductor substrate during a semiconductor manufacturing process so as to improve its flatness during a semiconductor manufacturing process. For example, a semiconductor manufacturing system includes: a vacuum chuck configured to hold a substrate, wherein the vacuum chuck comprises, a plurality of vacuum grooves located on a top surface of the vacuum chuck, wherein the top surface is configured to face the substrate; and a plurality of flexible seal rings disposed on the vacuum chuck and extending outwardly from the top surface, wherein the plurality of flexible seal rings are configured to directly contact a bottom surface of the substrate and in adjacent to the plurality of vacuum grooves so as to form a vacuum seal between the substrate and the vacuum chuck, and wherein each of the plurality of flexible seal rings has a zigzag cross section.
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公开(公告)号:US20230278856A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-07
申请号:US18315799
申请日:2023-05-11
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yu-Chia Liu , Chia-Hua Chu , Chun-Wen Cheng
CPC classification number: B81B7/0006 , B81C1/00246 , B81B7/0051 , B81B2201/0264 , B81B2201/0271 , B81B2201/0257 , B81C2203/0714 , B81C2201/112 , B81C2201/0176 , B81C2201/0181 , B81C2201/0132 , B81C2201/0133 , B81C2203/0735
Abstract: Representative methods for sealing MEMS devices include depositing insulating material over a substrate, forming conductive vias in a first set of layers of the insulating material, and forming metal structures in a second set of layers of the insulating material. The first and second sets of layers are interleaved in alternation. A dummy insulating layer is provided as an upper-most layer of the first set of layers. Portions of the first and second set of layers are etched to form void regions in the insulating material. A conductive pad is formed on and in a top surface of the insulating material. The void regions are sealed with an encapsulating structure. At least a portion of the encapsulating structure is laterally adjacent the dummy insulating layer, and above a top surface of the conductive pad. An etch is performed to remove at least a portion of the dummy insulating layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20220380208A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-01
申请号:US17884946
申请日:2022-08-10
Inventor: Chia-Hua Chu , Chun-Wen Cheng
IPC: B81C1/00
Abstract: A stacked semiconductor structure includes a first substrate. A multilayer interconnect is disposed over the first substrate. Metal sections are disposed over the multilayer interconnect. First bonding features are over the metal sections. A second substrate has a front surface. A cavity extends from the front surface into a depth D in the second substrate. A movable structure is disposed over the front surface of the second substrate and suspending over the cavity. The movable structure includes a dielectric membrane, metal units over the dielectric membrane and a cap dielectric layer over the metal units. Second bonding features are over the cap dielectric layer and bonded to the first bonding features. The second bonding features extend through the cap dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the metal units.
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公开(公告)号:US11099152B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-24
申请号:US16679015
申请日:2019-11-08
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yi-Shao Liu , Chun-Ren Cheng , Ching-Ray Chen , Yi-Hsien Chang , Fei-Lung Lai , Chun-Wen Cheng
IPC: H01L27/088 , G01N27/414 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/311
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) device and methods of fabricating a BioFET and a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a gate structure disposed on a first surface of a substrate and an interface layer formed on a second surface of the substrate. The substrate is thinned from the second surface to expose a channel region before forming the interface layer.
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公开(公告)号:US10526196B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US15873937
申请日:2018-01-18
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yi-Chuan Teng , Chun-Yin Tsai , Chia-Hua Chu , Chun-Wen Cheng
IPC: H01L41/113 , B81B3/00 , B81C1/00 , H04R19/00
Abstract: Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. A semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer over a semiconductor substrate. A cavity penetrates through the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first movable membrane between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. The first movable membrane is partially exposed through the cavity. The first movable membrane includes first corrugated portions arranged along an edge of the cavity.
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公开(公告)号:US10520467B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US15912174
申请日:2018-03-05
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Alexander Kalnitsky , Yi-Shao Liu , Kai-Chih Liang , Chia-Hua Chu , Chun-Ren Cheng , Chun-Wen Cheng
IPC: G01N27/414 , H01L51/05 , H01L51/00 , H01L21/84 , H01L27/12
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device may include a substrate; a gate structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate and an interface layer formed on the second surface of the substrate. The interface layer may allow for a receptor to be placed on the interface layer to detect the presence of a biomolecule or bio-entity.
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公开(公告)号:US20190394573A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-26
申请号:US16016996
申请日:2018-06-25
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chun-Wen Cheng , Chia-Hua Chu , Chun Yin Tsai
Abstract: A MEMS microphone includes a backplate that has a plurality of open areas, and a diaphragm spaced apart from the backplate. The diaphragm is deformable by sound waves to cause gaps between the backplate and the diaphragm being changed at multiple locations on the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a plurality of anchor areas, located near a boundary of the diaphragm, which is fixed relative to the backplate. The diaphragm also includes multiple vent valves. Examples of the vent valve include a wing vent valve and a vortex vent valve.
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公开(公告)号:US10184912B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-22
申请号:US15958053
申请日:2018-04-20
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chun-Wen Cheng , Yi-Shao Liu , Fei-Lung Lai , Wei-Cheng Lin , Ta-Chuan Liao , Chien-Kuo Yang
IPC: G01N27/414
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a substrate, a transistor structure having a treated layer adjacent to the channel region, an isolation layer, and a dielectric layer in an opening of the isolation layer on the treated layer. The dielectric layer and the treated layer are disposed on opposite side of the transistor from a gate structure. The treated layer may be a lightly doped channel layer or a depleted layer.
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公开(公告)号:US10160639B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-25
申请号:US15193410
申请日:2016-06-27
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yu-Chia Liu , Chia-Hua Chu , Chun-Wen Cheng , Jung-Huei Peng
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure for a MEMS device. In some embodiments, the structure includes an interlayer dielectric (ILD) region positioned over a substrate. Further the structure includes an inter-metal dielectric region. The IMD region includes a passivation layer overlying a stacked structure. The stacked structure includes dielectric layers and etch stop layers that are stacked in an alternating fashion. Metal wire layers are disposed within the stacked structure of the IMD region. The structure also includes a sensing electrode electrically connected to the IMD region with an electrode extension via. The structure includes a MEMS substrate comprising a MEMS device having a soft mechanical structure positioned adjacent to the sensing electrode.
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公开(公告)号:US20180195998A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-12
申请号:US15912174
申请日:2018-03-05
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Alexander Kalnitsky , Yi-Shao Liu , Kai-Chih Liang , Chia-Hua Chu , Chun-Ren Cheng , Chun-Wen Cheng
IPC: G01N27/414 , H01L51/00 , H01L27/12 , H01L21/84
CPC classification number: G01N27/4145 , G01N27/414 , G01N27/4148 , H01L21/84 , H01L27/1203 , H01L51/0093
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device may include a substrate; a gate structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate and an interface layer formed on the second surface of the substrate. The interface layer may allow for a receptor to be placed on the interface layer to detect the presence of a biomolecule or bio-entity.
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