公开(公告)号：US20180190586A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15856089

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chien-Cheng Tsai ,  Feng-Ming Huang

IPC: H01L23/528 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/311

CPC classification number: H01L23/5283 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/76224 ,  H01L21/76802 ,  H01L21/76831 ,  H01L21/76877 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L27/10885 ,  H01L27/10888 ,  H01L29/0649

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the present invention. An under-cut structure is formed at an edge of a bit line contact opening in the process of forming the bit line contact opening for avoiding short problems caused by alignment shifting, and the process window of the process of forming the bit line contact opening may be improved accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US11721552B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17561989

申请日：2021-12-26

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Yu-Cheng Tung ,  Fu-Che Lee

IPC: H01L21/027 ,  H01L21/033 ,  H10B12/00 ,  H01L21/3213

CPC classification number: H01L21/0337 ,  H10B12/03 ,  H01L21/32139

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a material disposed on the substrate. The material layer includes plural first patterns arranged parallel and separately in an array within a first region of the substrate, and plural second patterns parallel and separately disposed at two opposite sides of the first patterns, and plural third patterns parallel and separately disposed at another two opposite sides of the first patterns, wherein each of the third patterns has a relative greater dimension than that of each of the first patterns.

公开(公告)号：US20210193665A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17191712

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chien-Ming Lu ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Feng-Yi Chang

IPC: H01L27/108

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a dielectric layer, plural bit lines, at least one bit line contact, a spacer structure and a spacer layer. The substrate has an isolation area to define plural active areas. The dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, and the dielectric layer includes a bottom layer having a sidewall being retracted from sidewalls of other layers of the dielectric layer. The plural bit lines are disposed on the dielectric stacked structure, along a direction, and the at least one bit line contact is disposed below one of the bit lines, within the substrate. The spacer structure is disposed at sidewalls of each of the bit lines, and the spacer layer is disposed on the spacer structure to directly in contact with the spacer structure and the other layers of the dielectric layer.

公开(公告)号：US10854613B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16406017

申请日：2019-05-08

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Chun-Hsien Lin ,  Fu-Che Lee

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/06

Abstract: A method for fabricating a buried word line (BWL) of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes the steps of: forming a first doped region in a substrate; removing part of the first doped region to form a trench in the substrate; forming a gate structure in the trench; and forming a barrier structure between the gate structure and the first doped region.

公开(公告)号：US10825818B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16211239

申请日：2018-12-06

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chieh-Te Chen

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/768

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes bit lines, a transistor, a dielectric layer, plugs and a capping layer. The bit lines are disposed on a substrate within a cell region thereof, and the transistor is disposed on the substrate within a periphery region. The plugs are disposed in the dielectric layer, within the cell region and the periphery region respectively. The capping layer is disposed on the dielectric layer, and the capping layer disposed within the periphery region is between those plugs. That is, a portion of the dielectric layer is therefore between the capping layer and the transistor.

公开(公告)号：US10734284B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16134976

申请日：2018-09-19

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Ying-Chih Lin ,  Gang-Yi Lin ,  Chieh-Te Chen ,  Yi-Ching Chang

IPC: H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/311

Abstract: A method of self-aligned double patterning is disclosed in the present invention, which includes the step of forming multiple mandrels on a hard mask layer and spacers at two sides of each mandrel, forming a protection layer filling between the spacers, removing the mandrels to expose the hard mask layer, and performing an anisotropic etch process using the spacers and the protection layer as an etch mask to remove a portion of hard mask layer, so that a thickness of hard mask layer exposed between the spacers equals to a thickness of hard mask layer under the protection layer.

公开(公告)号：US10714480B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16172845

申请日：2018-10-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L23/535

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the following steps. First, a contact structure is formed in the insulating layer. Preferably, the contact structure includes a bottom portion in part of the insulating layer and a top portion on part of the bottom portion and extending to cover part of the insulating layer. Next, a dielectric layer is formed on the bottom portion and the top portion, part of the dielectric layer is removed to form a first opening exposing part of the top portion and part of the bottom portion, and a capacitor is formed in the first opening and contacting the pad portion and the contact portion directly.

公开(公告)号：US10700071B1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US16258657

申请日：2019-01-27

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Gang-Yi Lin ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Feng-Yi Chang ,  Ying-Chih Lin ,  Kai-Lou Huang ,  Yi-Ching Chang

IPC: H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L27/108

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor pattern, comprising: firstly, a target layer is provided and a first material layer is formed on the target layer, and then a first pattern is formed on the first material layer, followed by a first self-aligned double pattering step is performed, a plurality of first grooves are formed in the first material layer. Next, a second material layer is formed on the first material layer, and a plurality of second grooves are formed in the second material layer. Next, transferring a pattern of the overlapping portion of the first grooves and the second grooves into the target layer, the target layer includes a plurality of third patterns and a plurality of fourth patterns, an area of each fourth pattern is larger than an area of each third pattern.

公开(公告)号：US10658366B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15920468

申请日：2018-03-14

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chia-Liang Liao ,  Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chieh-Te Chen ,  Yi-Wang Zhan

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/535 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L23/522

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a material layer having a contact pad therein; forming a dielectric layer on the material layer and the contact pad; forming a doped oxide layer on the dielectric layer; forming an oxide layer on the doped oxide layer; performing a first etching process to remove part of the oxide layer, part of the doped oxide layer, and part of the dielectric layer to form a first contact hole; performing a second etching process to remove part of the doped oxide layer to form a second contact hole; and forming a conductive layer in the second contact hole to form a contact plug.

公开(公告)号：US20200105764A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-02

申请号：US16175858

申请日：2018-10-31

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. ,  Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Wei-Lun Hsu ,  Gang-Yi Lin ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Ying-Chih Lin ,  Feng-Yi Chang ,  Ming-Te Wei ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chia-Liang Liao

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  G11C11/402 ,  H01L23/538

Abstract: A method of forming a layout definition of a semiconductor device includes the following steps. Firstly, a plurality of first patterns is established to form a material layer over a substrate, with the first patterns being regularly arranged in a plurality of columns along a first direction to form an array arrangement. Next, a plurality of second patterns is established to surround the first patterns. Then, a third pattern is established to form a blocking layer on the material layer, with the third pattern being overlapped with a portion of the second patterns and with at least one of the second patterns being partially exposed from the third pattern. Finally, the first patterns are used to form a plurality of first openings in a stacked structure on the substrate to expose a portion of the substrate respectively.