公开(公告)号：US20220140239A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17114438

申请日：2020-12-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shih-Wei Su ,  Da-Jun Lin ,  Chih-Wei Chang ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Ting-An Chien

IPC: H01L45/00 ,  H01L27/24

Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a resistance random access memory on the substrate, an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a resistance conversion layer between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and a cap layer covering the outer side of the resistance random access memory, the cap layer has an upper half and a lower half, and the upper half and the lower half contain different stresses.

公开(公告)号：US11114612B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16708389

申请日：2019-12-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Shih-Wei Su ,  Ting-An Chien

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01F10/32 ,  H01F41/34 ,  H01L43/10

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate, in which the MTJ stack includes a pinned layer on the substrate, a barrier layer on the pinned layer, and a free layer on the barrier layer. Next, part of the MTJ stack is removed, a first cap layer is formed on a sidewall of the MTJ stack, and the first cap layer and the MTJ stack are removed to form a first MTJ and a second MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US20210143324A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16708389

申请日：2019-12-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Shih-Wei Su ,  Ting-An Chien

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

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate, in which the MTJ stack includes a pinned layer on the substrate, a barrier layer on the pinned layer, and a free layer on the barrier layer. Next, part of the MTJ stack is removed, a first cap layer is formed on a sidewall of the MTJ stack, and the first cap layer and the MTJ stack are removed to form a first MTJ and a second MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US20200350199A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16431684

申请日：2019-06-04

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hao-Hsuan Chang ,  Hung-Chun Lee ,  Shu-Ming Yeh ,  Ting-An Chien ,  Bin-Siang Tsai

IPC: H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/311

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a trench in a substrate; forming a pad layer adjacent to two sides of trench; forming a dielectric layer to fill the trench; and performing a dry etching process to remove the pad layer and part of the dielectric layer to form a shallow trench isolation (STI). Preferably, the dry etching process comprises a non-plasma etching process.

公开(公告)号：US20240423094A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18815799

申请日：2024-08-26

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Ting-An Chien

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a top electrode on the MTJ, a trapping layer in the top electrode for trapping hydrogen, a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the MTJ, and a first metal interconnection in the first IMD layer and on the top electrode. Preferably, a top surface of the trapping layer is lower than a bottom surface of the first IMD layer.

公开(公告)号：US12108681B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18376820

申请日：2023-10-04

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Ting-An Chien

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

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a top electrode on the MTJ, a trapping layer in the top electrode for trapping hydrogen, a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the MTJ, and a first metal interconnection in the first IMD layer and on the top electrode. Preferably, a top surface of the trapping layer is lower than a bottom surface of the first IMD layer.

公开(公告)号：US12089512B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18242550

申请日：2023-09-06

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shih-Wei Su ,  Da-Jun Lin ,  Chih-Wei Chang ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Ting-An Chien

IPC: H10N70/00 ,  H10B63/00

CPC classification number: H10N70/063 ,  H10B63/00 ,  H10N70/028 ,  H10N70/041 ,  H10N70/841 ,  H10N70/8833

Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a resistance random access memory on the substrate, an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a resistance conversion layer between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and a cap layer covering the outer side of the resistance random access memory, the cap layer has an upper half and a lower half, and the upper half and the lower half contain different stresses.

公开(公告)号：US11818960B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17394424

申请日：2021-08-05

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Ting-An Chien

IPC: H01L43/12 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/80

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a top electrode on the MTJ, a trapping layer in the top electrode for trapping hydrogen, a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the MTJ, and a first metal interconnection in the first IMD layer and on the top electrode. Preferably, a top surface of the trapping layer is lower than a bottom surface of the first IMD layer.

公开(公告)号：US11793091B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17114438

申请日：2020-12-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shih-Wei Su ,  Da-Jun Lin ,  Chih-Wei Chang ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Ting-An Chien

IPC: H01L45/00 ,  H10N70/00 ,  H10B63/00

CPC classification number: H10N70/063 ,  H10B63/00 ,  H10N70/028 ,  H10N70/041 ,  H10N70/841 ,  H10N70/8833

Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a resistance random access memory on the substrate, an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a resistance conversion layer between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and a cap layer covering the outer side of the resistance random access memory, the cap layer has an upper half and a lower half, and the upper half and the lower half contain different stresses.

公开(公告)号：US11723287B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17956772

申请日：2022-09-29

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Shih-Wei Su ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Ting-An Chien

IPC: H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/10 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/85

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

Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a bottom electrode, a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a free layer and a top electrode. The bottom electrode and the top electrode are facing each other. The reference layer, the tunnel barrier layer and the free layer are stacked from the bottom electrode to the top electrode, wherein the free layer includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a spacer and a second ferromagnetic layer, wherein the spacer is sandwiched by the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, wherein the spacer includes oxidized spacer sidewall parts, the first ferromagnetic layer includes first oxidized sidewall parts, and the second ferromagnetic layer includes second oxidized sidewall parts. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device.