公开(公告)号：US09899498B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15590510

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Tien-Chen Chan ,  Yi-Fan Li ,  Yen-Hsing Chen ,  Chun-Yu Chen ,  Chung-Ting Huang ,  Zih-Hsuan Huang ,  Ming-Hua Chang ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Shu-Yen Chan

IPC: H01L21/336 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02

CPC classification number: H01L29/66795 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7848 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, including a substrate with an isolation layer formed thereon, wherein the substrate has a fin protruding up through the isolation layer to form a top surface and a pair of lateral sidewalls of the fin above the isolation layer; a silicon-germanium (SiGe) layer epitaxially grown on the top surface and the lateral sidewalls of the fin; and a gate stack formed on the isolation layer and across the fin, wherein the fin and the gate stack respectively extend along a first direction and a second direction. The SiGe layer formed on the top surface has a first thickness, the SiGe layer formed on said lateral sidewall has a second thickness, and a ratio of the first thickness to the second thickness is in a range of 1:10 to 1:30.

公开(公告)号：US20170338227A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15652223

申请日：2017-07-17

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Tong-Jyun Huang ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Jia-Rong Wu ,  Tien-Chen Chan ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/06

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least a substrate, fin-shaped structures, a protection layer, epitaxial layers, and a gate electrode. The fin-shaped structures are disposed in a first region and a second region of the substrate. The protection layer conformally covers the surface of the substrate and the sidewalls of fin-shaped structures. The epitaxial layers respectively conformally and directly cover the fin-shaped structures in the first region. The gate electrode covers the fin-shaped structures in the second region, and the protection layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the fin-shaped structures.

公开(公告)号：US20170170296A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US14964546

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chueh-Yang Liu ,  Yu-Ying Lin ,  I-cheng Hu ,  Tien-I Wu ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Yu-Ren Wang

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/02

CPC classification number: H01L21/02587 ,  H01L21/0217 ,  H01L21/02362 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02636 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7833 ,  H01L29/7848

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure for improving quality of an epitaxial layer is provided in the present invention. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. A gate structure is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and two lightly doped regions are formed in the semiconductor substrate at two sides of the gate structure. A capping layer is formed on the gate structure and the lightly doped regions. Two epitaxial layers are formed at the two sides of the gate structure after the step of forming the capping layer. An oxide film formed on the lightly doped regions will influence the growth condition of the epitaxial layers. A removing process is performed to remove the oxide film on the lightly doped regions before the step of forming the capping layer so as to improve the quality of the epitaxial layers.

公开(公告)号：US09673324B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US15246522

申请日：2016-08-24

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Tien-I Wu ,  I-Cheng Hu ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Shu-Yen Chan ,  Neng-Hui Yang

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L29/7846 ,  H01L29/66553 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/7842 ,  H01L29/7848 ,  H01L29/7849 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/7853

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) device, including a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate at one side of the gate structure and in at least a part of an epitaxial structure, wherein the epitaxial structure includes a first buffer layer, which is an un-doped buffer layer, including a bottom portion disposed on a bottom surface of the epitaxial structure and a sidewall portion disposed on a concave sidewall of the epitaxial structure, an epitaxial layer which is encompassed by the first buffer layer, and a semiconductor layer which is disposed between the first buffer layer and the epitaxial layer. The source/drain region is disposed in the epitaxial structure.

公开(公告)号：US20170133460A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US14936651

申请日：2015-11-09

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Tien-I Wu ,  I-cheng Hu ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Chun-Jen Chen ,  Tsung-Mu Yang ,  Kun-Hsin Chen ,  Neng-Hui Yang ,  Shu-Yen Chan

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L21/283 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/225

CPC classification number: H01L21/283 ,  H01L21/26506 ,  H01L21/30604 ,  H01L21/30608 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/66628 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7848

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure, including: first, a substrate is provided. Next, at least two gate structures are formed on the substrate, each gate structure including two spacers disposed on two sides of the gate structure. Afterwards, a dry etching process is performed to remove parts of the substrate, so as to form a recess in the substrate, and a wet etching process is performed, to etch partial sidewalls of the recess, so as to form at least two tips on two sides of the recess respectively. In addition, parts of the spacer are also removed through the wet etching process, and each spacer includes a rounding corner disposed on a bottom surface of the spacer.

公开(公告)号：US20170117410A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US14922215

申请日：2015-10-26

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： I-cheng Hu ,  Tien-I Wu ,  Chun-Jen Chen ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Neng-Hui Yang

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/161

CPC classification number: H01L29/7848 ,  H01L21/0243 ,  H01L21/0245 ,  H01L21/02502 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02639 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/66628 ,  H01L29/66636

Abstract: An epitaxial structure of semiconductor device includes a substrate, a recess, a first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer, and a third epitaxial layer. The recess is formed in the substrate and disposed near a surface of the substrate, wherein the recess has a recess depth. The first epitaxial layer is disposed on surfaces of a sidewall and a bottom of the recess. The second epitaxial layer is disposed on the surface of the first epitaxial layer, wherein the Ge concentration of the second epitaxial layer is greater than the Ge concentration of the first epitaxial layer. The third epitaxial layer is disposed on the surface of the second epitaxial layer, wherein the Ge concentration of the third epitaxial layer is greater than the Ge concentration of the second epitaxial layer, and the depth of the third epitaxial layer is about ½ to about ¾ of the recess depth.

公开(公告)号：US09343573B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US14557469

申请日：2014-12-02

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Chien Liu ,  Tzu-Chin Wu ,  Yu-Shu Lin ,  Jei-Ming Chen ,  Wen-Yi Teng

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/8238

CPC classification number: H01L29/7843 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/76828 ,  H01L21/76832 ,  H01L21/76834 ,  H01L21/823412 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/823864 ,  H01L29/6653

Abstract: A method of fabrication a transistor device with a non-uniform stress layer including the following processes. First, a semiconductor substrate having a first transistor region is provided. A low temperature deposition process is carried out to form a first tensile stress layer on a transistor within the first transistor region, wherein a temperature of the low temperature deposition process is lower than 300 degree Celsius (° C.). Then, a high temperature annealing process is performed, wherein a temperature of the high temperature annealing process is at least 150° C. higher than a temperature of the low temperature deposition process. Finally, a second tensile stress layer is formed on the first tensile stress layer, wherein the first tensile stress layer has a tensile stress lower than a tensile stress of the second tensile stress layer.

Abstract translation: 一种制造具有不均匀应力层的晶体管器件的方法，包括以下过程。 首先，提供具有第一晶体管区域的半导体衬底。 进行低温沉积工艺以在第一晶体管区域内的晶体管上形成第一拉伸应力层，其中低温沉积工艺的温度低于300摄氏度（℃）。 然后，进行高温退火处理，其中高温退火工艺的温度比低温沉积工艺的温度高至少150℃。 最后，在第一拉伸应力层上形成第二拉伸应力层，其中第一拉伸应力层的拉伸应力低于第二拉伸应力层的拉伸应力。