公开(公告)号：US11088285B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16154644

申请日：2018-10-08

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chien-Ming Lai ,  Yen-Chen Chen ,  Jen-Po Huang ,  Sheng-Yao Huang ,  Hui-Ling Chen ,  Qinggang Xing ,  Ding-Lung Chen ,  Li Li Ding ,  Yao-Hung Liu

IPC: H01L29/76 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/10

Abstract: An oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (OSFET) includes a first insulating layer, a source, a drain, a U-shaped channel layer and a metal gate. The first insulating layer is disposed on a substrate. The source and the drain are disposed in the first insulating layer. The U-shaped channel layer is sandwiched by the source and the drain. The metal gate is disposed on the U-shaped channel layer, wherein the U-shaped channel layer includes at least an oxide semiconductor layer. The present invention also provides a method for forming said oxide semiconductor field effect transistor.

公开(公告)号：US11081353B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16174237

申请日：2018-10-29

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

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

IPC: H01L21/027 ,  H01L21/033 ,  G03F7/26 ,  H01L27/108 ,  G03F7/16 ,  G03F7/20

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A first patterned photoresist layer is formed on a substrate. A second patterned photoresist layer is formed on the substrate after the first patterned photoresist layer is formed, wherein the first patterned photoresist layer and the second patterned photoresist layer are arranged alternatively. A liner is formed to cover sidewalls of the first patterned photoresist layer and the second patterned photoresist layer. The present invention also provides a semiconductor device, including a plurality of pillars being disposed on a layer, wherein the layer includes first recesses and second recesses, wherein the depths of the first recesses are less than the depths of the second recesses.

公开(公告)号：US20210217885A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17197075

申请日：2021-03-10

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Po-Yu Yang

IPC: H01L29/778 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A method for fabricating high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of: forming a buffer layer on a substrate; forming a first barrier layer on the buffer layer; forming a patterned mask on the first barrier layer; forming a second barrier layer adjacent to two sides of the patterned mask; removing the patterned mask to form a recess; forming a gate electrode in the recess; and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20210217705A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US16737928

申请日：2020-01-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Wei-Hsuan Chang ,  Ming-Hua Tsai ,  Chin-Chia Kuo

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L49/02 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L27/08 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L27/06

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first isolation structure, a second isolation structure and a dummy pattern. The substrate includes a first part surrounding a second part at a top view. The first isolation structure is disposed between the first part and the second part, to isolate the first part from the second part. The second isolation structure is disposed at at least one corner of the first part. The dummy pattern is disposed on the second isolation structure. The present invention also provides a method of forming said semiconductor device.

公开(公告)号：US11063206B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16438480

申请日：2019-06-12

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01L29/82 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01L43/08 ,  G11C5/06 ,  H01L27/22

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first liner on the MTJ; forming a second liner on the first liner; forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the MTJ, and forming a metal interconnection in the IMD layer, the second liner, and the first liner to electrically connect the MTJ. Preferably, the first liner and the second liner are made of different materials.

公开(公告)号：US11063135B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US15996539

申请日：2018-06-04

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chia-Ming Kuo ,  Po-Jen Chuang ,  Yu-Ren Wang ,  Ying-Wei Yen ,  Fu-Jung Chuang ,  Ya-Yin Hsiao ,  Nan-Yuan Huang

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L21/321 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L21/28

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a first spacer adjacent to the gate structure, wherein the first spacer comprises silicon carbon nitride (SiCN); forming a second spacer adjacent to the first spacer, wherein the second spacer comprises silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN); and forming a source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the second spacer.

公开(公告)号：US11062954B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16807108

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Chun-Ya Chiu ,  Chi-Ting Wu ,  Chin-Hung Chen ,  Yu-Hsiang Lin

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/088

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a fin-shaped structure thereon; forming a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the substrate to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion; forming a first gate structure on the SDB structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structure; transforming the first gate structure into a first metal gate; removing the first metal gate to form a first recess; and forming a dielectric layer in the first recess.

公开(公告)号：US20210210550A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17207728

申请日：2021-03-21

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Ting-Hsiang Huang ,  Yi-Chung Sheng ,  Sheng-Yuan Hsueh ,  Kuo-Hsing Lee ,  Chih-Kai Kang

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the MTJ region, and a first metal interconnection on the MTJ. Preferably, a top view of the MTJ includes a circle, a top view of the first metal interconnection includes a flat oval overlapping the circle, and the MTJ includes a bottom electrode, a fixed layer, a free layer, a capping layer, and a top electrode.

公开(公告)号：US11056536B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16544923

申请日：2019-08-20

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Wei Kuo ,  Tai-Cheng Hou ,  Yu-Tsung Lai ,  Jiunn-Hsiung Liao

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

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate; forming a first top electrode on the first MTJ and a second top electrode on the second MTJ; forming a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ; removing part of the passivation layer so that a top surface of all of the remaining passivation layer is lower than a top surface of the first electrode; and forming a ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US11056431B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US15275479

申请日：2016-09-26

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

Inventor： Yukihiro Nagai

IPC: H01L23/525 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/532

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. First, a substrate is provided, and first fuse branches and second fuse branches are formed in the substrate, in which the first fuse branches and the second fuse branches are separated by a shallow trench isolation (STI) and the second fuse branches include different sizes. Next, fuse elements are formed to connect the first fuse branches and the second fuse branches.