公开(公告)号：US20220263017A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17738001

申请日：2022-05-05

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Hung-Yueh Chen ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H01L43/12 ,  H01L43/02

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a cap layer adjacent to and directly contacting the MTJ, a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ, a top electrode on the MTJ, a metal interconnection under the MTJ, and a second IMD layer around the metal interconnection. Preferably, the cap layer is a single layer structure made of dielectric material and an edge of the cap layer contacts the first IMD layer directly.

公开(公告)号：US20220263016A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17736069

申请日：2022-05-03

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Hung-Yueh Chen ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H01L43/12 ,  H01L43/02

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate; forming a top electrode on the MTJ stack; performing a first patterning process to remove the MTJ stack for forming a first MTJ; forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the first MTJ; and performing a second patterning process to remove the first MTJ for forming a second MTJ and a third MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US20220115587A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17090859

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Ju-Chun Fan ,  Yi-Yu Lin ,  Ching-Hua Hsu ,  Hung-Yueh Chen

IPC: H01L43/08 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/10

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, around a first metal interconnection. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer, around a via and a second metal interconnection. The second metal interconnection directly contacts the first metal interconnection. The third dielectric layer is disposed on the second dielectric layer, around a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) structure and a third metal interconnection. The third metal interconnection directly contacts the first MTJ structure and the second metal interconnection, and the first MTJ structure directly contacts the via.

公开(公告)号：US20220059618A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17033901

申请日：2020-09-27

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Po-Kai Hsu ,  Hui-Lin Wang ,  Ching-Hua Hsu ,  Yi-Yu Lin ,  Ju-Chun Fan ,  Hung-Yueh Chen

IPC: H01L27/24 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01L45/00

Abstract: A hybrid random access memory for a system-on-chip (SOC), including a semiconductor substrate with a MRAM region and a ReRAM region, a first dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, multiple ReRAM cells in the first dielectric layer on the ReRAM region, a second dielectric layer above the first dielectric layer, and multiple MRAM cells in the second dielectric layer on the MRAM region.

公开(公告)号：US11195994B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16689100

申请日：2019-11-20

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Hung-Yueh Chen ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Si-Han Tsai ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yu-Ping Wang

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

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a semiconductor structure including a memory region and a logic region. The semiconductor structure includes a first interlayer dielectric and at least one magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) cell disposed on the first interlayer dielectric, and the MRAM cell is disposed in the memory region; depositing a second interlayer dielectric covering the first interlayer dielectric and the at least one MRAM cell; depositing a mask layer conformally covering the second interlayer dielectric; perform a planarization process to remove the mask layer in the memory region; after the step of performing the planarization process, removing the mask layer in the logic region.

公开(公告)号：US20210296570A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17338632

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Hung-Yueh Chen

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

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate comprising a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region, a MTJ on the MTJ region, a top electrode on the MTJ, a connecting structure on the top electrode, and a first metal interconnection on the logic region. Preferably, the first metal interconnection includes a via conductor on the substrate and a trench conductor, in which a bottom surface of the trench conductor is lower than a bottom surface of the connecting structure.

公开(公告)号：US20240306514A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18126486

申请日：2023-03-27

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Che-Wei Chang ,  Ching-Hua Hsu ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Po-Kai Hsu

IPC: H10N50/10 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10N50/10 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L23/5283 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/80

Abstract: A magnetic random access memory structure includes a first dielectric layer; a bottom electrode layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; a spin orbit coupling layer disposed on the bottom electrode layer; a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) element disposed on the spin orbit coupling layer; a top electrode layer disposed on the MTJ element; a protective layer surrounding the MTJ element and the top electrode layer, and the protective layer masking the spin orbit coupling layer; and a spacer layer surrounding the protective layer.

公开(公告)号：US12063792B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18207654

申请日：2023-06-08

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Hung-Yueh Chen ,  Wei Chen

IPC: H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N50/85

CPC classification number: H10B61/22 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N50/85

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ; forming a first metal interconnection adjacent to the MTJ; forming a stop layer on the first IMD layer; removing the stop layer to form an opening; and forming a channel layer in the opening to electrically connect the MTJ and the first metal interconnection.

公开(公告)号：US20240196756A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18587823

申请日：2024-02-26

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Wei Chen ,  Po-Kai Hsu ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Hung-Yueh Chen

IPC: H10N50/01 ,  H01F10/32 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10N50/01 ,  H01F10/3254 ,  H01F10/329 ,  H10N50/80

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a first metal interconnection and a second metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a channel layer on the first metal interconnection and the second metal interconnection; forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on the channel layer; and removing the MTJ stack to form a MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US20240172456A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18420684

申请日：2024-01-23

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Po-Kai Hsu ,  Hui-Lin Wang ,  Ching-Hua Hsu ,  Yi-Yu Lin ,  Ju-Chun Fan ,  Hung-Yueh Chen

IPC: H10B63/00 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N70/00 ,  H10N70/20

CPC classification number: H10B63/80 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N70/063 ,  H10N70/24 ,  H10N70/826 ,  H10N70/8833

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hybrid random access memory in a system-on-chip, including steps of providing a semiconductor substrate with a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) region and a resistive random-access memory (ReRAM) region, forming multiple ReRAM cells in the ReRAM region on the semiconductor substrate, forming a first dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the ReRAM cells are in the first dielectric layer, forming multiple MRAM cells in the MRAM region on the first dielectric layer, and forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer, wherein the MRAM cells are in the second dielectric layer.