公开(公告)号：US11640970B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17359655

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Kuang-Pi Lee ,  Wen-Jung Liao

IPC: H01L27/06 ,  H01L49/02

Abstract: A capacitor structure includes an insulation layer and a capacitor unit disposed on the insulation layer. The capacitor unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a patterned conductive layer. The second electrode is disposed above the first electrode in a vertical direction. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in the vertical direction. The patterned conductive layer is disposed between first electrode and the second electrode, the patterned conductive layer is electrically connected with the first electrode, and the first dielectric layer surrounds the patterned conductive layer in a horizontal direction.

公开(公告)号：US20230015042A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17401301

申请日：2021-08-12

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Wen-Jung Liao

IPC: H01L29/20 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/778

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a III-V compound semiconductor layer, a III-V compound barrier layer, a gate trench, and a p-type doped III-V compound layer. The III-V compound barrier layer is disposed on the III-V compound semiconductor layer. The gate trench is disposed in the III-V compound barrier layer. The p-type doped III-V compound layer is disposed in the gate trench, and a top surface of the p-type doped III-V compound layer and a top surface of the III-V compound barrier layer are substantially coplanar.

公开(公告)号：US11502177B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US17337437

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shin-Chuan Huang ,  Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Chun-Ming Chang ,  Bo-Rong Chen ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: A high-electron mobility transistor includes a substrate, a GaN channel layer over the substrate, an AlGaN layer over the GaN channel layer, a gate recess in the AlGaN layer, a source region and a drain region on opposite sides of the gate recess, a GaN source layer and a GaN drain layer grown on the AlGaN layer within the source region and the drain region, respectively, a p-GaN gate layer in and on the gate recess; and a re-grown AlGaN film on the AlGaN layer, on the GaN source layer and the GaN drain layer, and on interior surface of the gate recess.

公开(公告)号：US20220140124A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17575655

申请日：2022-01-14

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shin-Chuan Huang ,  Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Chun-Ming Chang ,  Bo-Rong Chen ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou

IPC: H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/20

Abstract: A method for fabricating high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of: forming a buffer layer on a substrate; forming a barrier layer on the buffer layer; forming a hard mask on the barrier layer; performing an implantation process through the hard mask to form a doped region in the barrier layer and the buffer layer; removing the hard mask and the barrier layer to form a first trench; forming a gate dielectric layer on the hard mask and into the first trench; forming a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer; and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20210288150A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17337437

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shin-Chuan Huang ,  Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Chun-Ming Chang ,  Bo-Rong Chen ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou

IPC: H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A high-electron mobility transistor includes a substrate, a GaN channel layer over the substrate, an AlGaN layer over the GaN channel layer, a gate recess in the AlGaN layer, a source region and a drain region on opposite sides of the gate recess, a GaN source layer and a GaN drain layer grown on the AlGaN layer within the source region and the drain region, respectively, a p-GaN gate layer in and on the gate recess; and a re-grown AlGaN film on the AlGaN layer, on the GaN source layer and the GaN drain layer, and on interior surface of the gate recess.

公开(公告)号：US20210175343A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US16731058

申请日：2019-12-31

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Bo-Rong Chen ,  Che-Hung Huang ,  Chun-Ming Chang ,  Yi-Shan Hsu ,  Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Shin-Chuan Huang ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/20 ,  H01L29/778

Abstract: A method for fabricating high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of: forming a first barrier layer on a substrate; forming a p-type semiconductor layer on the first barrier layer; forming a hard mask on the p-type semiconductor layer; patterning the hard mask and the p-type semiconductor layer; and forming a spacer adjacent to the hard mask and the p-type semiconductor layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210143257A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16691616

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shin-Chuan Huang ,  Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Chun-Ming Chang ,  Bo-Rong Chen ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou

IPC: H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: A high-electron mobility transistor includes a substrate; a buffer layer over the substrate; a GaN channel layer over the buffer layer; a AlGaN layer over the GaN channel layer; a gate recess in the AlGaN layer; a source region and a drain region on opposite sides of the gate recess; a GaN source layer and a GaN drain layer grown on the AlGaN layer within the source region and the drain region, respectively; and a p-GaN gate layer in and on the gate recess.

公开(公告)号：US11004952B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16699706

申请日：2019-12-01

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Shin-Chuan Huang ,  Chun-Ming Chang ,  Bo-Rong Chen ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/20

Abstract: A high-electron mobility transistor includes a substrate; a buffer layer on the substrate; a AlGaN layer on the buffer layer; a passivation layer on the AlGaN layer; a source region and a drain region on the AlGaN layer; a source layer and a drain layer on the AlGaN layer within the source region and the drain region, respectively; a gate on the AlGaN layer between the source region and a drain region; and a field plate on the gate and the passivation layer. The field plate includes an extension portion that laterally extends to an area between the gate and the drain region. The extension portion has a wave-shaped bottom surface.

公开(公告)号：US20210098601A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16666430

申请日：2019-10-29

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chun-Ming Chang ,  Che-Hung Huang ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou ,  Chih-Tung Yeh

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L21/308

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, 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 second barrier layer on the first barrier layer; forming a first hard mask on the second barrier layer; removing the first hard mask and the second barrier layer to form a recess; and forming a p-type semiconductor layer in the recess.

公开(公告)号：US20210013334A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16533812

申请日：2019-08-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shin-Chuan Huang ,  Chih-Tung Yeh ,  Chun-Ming Chang ,  Bo-Rong Chen ,  Wen-Jung Liao ,  Chun-Liang Hou

IPC: H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/20 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L21/265

Abstract: A method for fabricating high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of: forming a buffer layer on a substrate; forming a barrier layer on the buffer layer; forming a hard mask on the barrier layer; performing an implantation process through the hard mask to form a doped region in the barrier layer and the buffer layer; removing the hard mask and the barrier layer to form a first trench; forming a gate dielectric layer on the hard mask and into the first trench; forming a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer; and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode.