公开(公告)号：US20210057368A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US17075530

申请日：2020-10-20

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Ming-Tse Lin

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H05K3/46 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L27/06

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a die-stack structure including follow steps. A first wafer including a first die is provided, wherein the first die includes a first substrate material layer, a first interconnect structure, and a first pad, and the first interconnect structure and the first pad are formed on the first substrate material layer in order, and the first substrate material layer has a first contact conductor disposed therein. a first contact conductor is disposed in the first substrate material layer. A second wafer including a second die is provided, wherein the second die includes a second substrate material layer, a second interconnect structure, and a second pad, and the second interconnect structure and the second pad are formed on the second substrate material layer in order, and the second substrate material layer has a second contact conductor disposed therein. A portion of the first substrate material layer is removed to form a first substrate, wherein the first contact conductor is exposed to a surface of the first substrate away from the first interconnect structure. The second wafer is covered on the first substrate such that the first contact conductor is directly physically in contact with the second pad.

公开(公告)号：US10930517B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16532477

申请日：2019-08-06

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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

IPC: H01L21/77 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02

Abstract: A fin-shaped structure includes a substrate having a first fin-shaped structure located in a first area and a second fin-shaped structure located in a second area, wherein the second fin-shaped structure includes a ladder-shaped cross-sectional profile part. The present invention also provides two methods of forming this fin-shaped structure. In one case, a substrate having a first fin-shaped structure and a second fin-shaped structure is provided. A treatment process is performed to modify an external surface of the top of the second fin-shaped structure, thereby forming a modified part. A removing process is performed to remove the modified part through a high removing selectivity to the first fin-shaped structure and the second fin-shaped structure, and the modified part, thereby the second fin-shaped structure having a ladder-shaped cross-sectional profile part is formed.

公开(公告)号：US10927000B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15295997

申请日：2016-10-17

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Li-Che Chen ,  Te-Yuan Wu ,  Chia-Huei Lin ,  Hui-Min Wu ,  Kun-Che Hsieh ,  Kuan-Yu Wang ,  Chung-Yi Chiu

IPC: B81B3/00 ,  B81C1/00

Abstract: A MEMS structure includes a substrate, an inter-dielectric layer on a front side of the substrate, a MEMS component on the inter-dielectric layer, and a chamber disposed within the inter-dielectric layer and through the substrate. The chamber has an opening at a backside of the substrate. An etch stop layer is disposed within the inter-dielectric layer. The chamber has a ceiling opposite to the opening and a sidewall joining the ceiling. The sidewall includes a portion of the etch stop layer.

公开(公告)号：US10923481B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16151323

申请日：2018-10-03

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

Inventor： Yu-Ting Li ,  Jen-Chieh Lin ,  Wen-Chin Lin ,  Po-Cheng Huang ,  Fu-Shou Tsai

IPC: H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L21/8234

Abstract: A semiconductor IC structure includes a substrate including at least a memory cell region and a peripheral region defined thereon, a plurality of memory cells formed in the memory cell region, at least an active device formed in the peripheral region, a plurality of contact plugs formed in the memory cell region, and at least a bit line formed in the memory cell region. The contact plugs are physically and electrically connected to the bit line. More important, bottom surfaces of the contact plugs are lower a surface of the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US10916555B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US16264326

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Chin-Chin Tsai

IPC: H01L27/11568 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L21/28

Abstract: A structure of memory cell includes a memory gate structure, disposed on a substrate, wherein the substrate has an indent region aside the memory gate structure. A selection gate structure is disposed on the substrate at the indent region aside the memory gate structure. A first insulation layer is at least disposed between the memory gate structure and selection gate structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210035977A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：US17075729

申请日：2020-10-21

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Yi Wang ,  Tien-Shan Hsu ,  Cheng-Pu Chiu ,  Yao-Jhan Wang

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/26

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided in the disclosure, including a substrate, multiple parallel fins protruding from the substrate and isolated by trenches, and a device insulating layer on the trenches between two fins, wherein the trench is provided with a central first trench and two second trenches at both sides of the first trench, and a depth of the first trench is deeper than a depth of the second trench, and the device insulating layer is provided with a top plane, a first trench and a second trench, and the fins protrude from the top plane, and the bottom surface of the second trench is lower than the bottom surface of the first trench.

公开(公告)号：US10910553B1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16531129

申请日：2019-08-05

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Chien-Ting Lin ,  Kun-Chen Ho ,  Yi-Syun Chou ,  Chang-Min Li ,  Yi-Wei Tseng ,  Yu-Tsung Lai ,  Jun Xie

IPC: H01L43/00 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01L27/22

Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), including a bottom electrode layer on a substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction stack on the bottom electrode layer, and a top electrode layer on the magnetic tunnel junction stack, wherein the material of top electrode layer is titanium nitride, and the percentage of nitrogen in the titanium nitride gradually decreases from the top surface of top electrode layer to the bottom surface of top electrode layer.

公开(公告)号：US10910277B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16802463

申请日：2020-02-26

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Fu-Jung Chuang ,  Po-Jen Chuang ,  Yu-Ren Wang ,  Chi-Mao Hsu ,  Chia-Ming Kuo ,  Guan-Wei Huang ,  Chun-Hsien Lin

IPC: H01L21/00 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/762

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first 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, and then forming more than one gate structures such as a first gate structure and a second gate structure on the SDB structure. Preferably, each of the first gate structure and the second gate structure overlaps the fin-shaped structure and the SDB structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210028025A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US17067409

申请日：2020-10-09

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Chia-Hung Chen ,  Yu-Huang Yeh ,  Chuan-Fu Wang ,  Chin-Chin Tsai

IPC: H01L21/321 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L27/11568

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, having a cell region and a core region. A plurality of gate structures is disposed on the substrate in the cell region. Each of the gate structures has a spacer on a sidewall of the gate structures. The gate structure includes a charge storage layer, on the substrate; a first polysilicon layer on the charge storage layer; and a mask layer on the first polysilicon layer, the mask layer comprising a first polishing stop layer on top. A preliminary material layer also with the first polishing stop layer on top is disposed on the substrate at the core region. A second polysilicon layer is filled between the gate structures at the cell region. A second polishing stop layer is on the second polysilicon layer. The first polishing stop layer and the second polishing stop layer are same material and same height.

公开(公告)号：US10903215B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16102748

申请日：2018-08-14

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

Inventor： Yukihiro Nagai

IPC: H01L27/108

Abstract: A semiconductor structure for a memory device includes a substrate including a memory cell region and a peripheral circuit region defined thereon, at least an active region formed in the peripheral circuit region, a buried gate structure formed in the active region in the peripheral circuit region, a conductive line structure formed on the buried gate structure, and at least a bit line contact plug formed in the memory cell region.