公开(公告)号：US11631766B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US17227392

申请日：2021-04-12

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Cheng-Hua Yang ,  Chih-Chien Chang ,  Shen-De Wang

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a source region, a drain region, a first oxide layer, a field plate, and a second oxide layer. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The source region and the drain region are disposed in the semiconductor substrate and located at two opposite sides of the gate structure respectively. The first oxide layer includes a first portion disposed between the gate structure and the semiconductor substrate and a second portion disposed between the gate structure and the drain region. The field plate is partly disposed above the gate structure and partly disposed above the second portion of the first oxide layer. The second oxide layer includes a first portion disposed between the field plate and the gate structure and a second portion disposed between the field plate and the second portion of the first oxide layer.

公开(公告)号：US11444095B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17229848

申请日：2021-04-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Wang Xiang ,  Chia-Ching Hsu ,  Shen-De Wang ,  Weichang Liu

IPC: H01L29/76 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/11568 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/027 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/311

Abstract: A semiconductor device with integrated memory devices and metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices, including a substrate with a first area and a second area, multiple double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor (DMOS) devices on the first area, wherein the double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor (DMOS) device includes a field oxide on the substrate, a first gate dielectric layer adjacent to the field oxide, and a first polysilicon gate on the field oxide and the first gate dielectric layer, and multiple memory units on the second area, wherein the memory unit includes an oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) tri-layer and a second polysilicon gate on the oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) tri-layer, wherein a top surface of the second polysilicon gate of the memory unit in the second area and a top surface of the first polysilicon gate of the double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor (DMOS) in the first area are on the same level.

公开(公告)号：US20210119004A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17134131

申请日：2020-12-24

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chun-Sung Huang ,  Shen-De Wang ,  Chia-Ching Hsu ,  Wang Xiang

IPC: H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/792

Abstract: A memory device includes a main cell on a substrate, a first reference cell adjacent to one side of the main cell, and a second reference cell adjacent to another side of the main cell. Preferably, the main cell includes a first gate electrode on the substrate, a second gate electrode on one side of the first gate electrode and covering a top surface of the first gate electrode, a first charge trapping layer between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode and including a first oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) layer, a third gate electrode on another side of the first gate electrode and covering the top surface of the first gate electrode, and a second charge trapping layer between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrode and including a second ONO layer.

公开(公告)号：US10903326B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16246538

申请日：2019-01-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chun-Sung Huang ,  Shen-De Wang ,  Chia-Ching Hsu ,  Wang Xiang

IPC: H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/40

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate structure on a substrate; forming a second gate structure on the substrate and on one side of the first gate structure; forming a third gate structure on the substrate and on another side of the first gate structure; forming source/drain regions adjacent to the second gate structure and the third gate structure; and forming contact plugs to contact the first gate structure, the second gate structure, the third gate structure, and the source/drain regions.

公开(公告)号：US20200227531A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16246538

申请日：2019-01-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chun-Sung Huang ,  Shen-De Wang ,  Chia-Ching Hsu ,  Wang Xiang

IPC: H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/40

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate structure on a substrate; forming a second gate structure on the substrate and on one side of the first gate structure; forming a third gate structure on the substrate and on another side of the first gate structure; forming source/drain regions adjacent to the second gate structure and the third gate structure; and forming contact plugs to contact the first gate structure, the second gate structure, the third gate structure, and the source/drain regions.

公开(公告)号：US10699958B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US16116730

申请日：2018-08-29

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Wei-Chang Liu ,  Zhen Chen ,  Shen-De Wang ,  Wang Xiang ,  Wei Ta ,  Ling-Gang Fang ,  Shang Xue

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/8239

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a first gate, a gate dielectric layer, a pair of second gates, a first spacer, and a second spacer. The first gate is disposed on a substrate. The gate dielectric layer is disposed between the first gate and the substrate. The pair of second gates are disposed on the substrate and respectively located at two sides of the first gate, wherein top surfaces of the pair of second gates are higher than a top surface of the first gate. The first spacer is disposed on sidewalls of the pair of second gates protruding from the top surface of the first gate and covers the top surface of the first gate. The second spacer is disposed between the gate dielectric layer and the pair of second gates, between the first gate and the pair of second gates, and between the first spacer and the pair of second gates.

公开(公告)号：US10651183B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US16221382

申请日：2018-12-14

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Jianjun Yang ,  Cheng-Hua Yang ,  Fan-Chi Meng ,  Chih-Chien Chang ,  Shen-De Wang

IPC: H01L21/336 ,  H01L27/11517

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: providing a substrate having memory and high voltage regions; sequentially forming a floating gate layer and a hard mask layer on the substrate; patterning the hard mask layer to form a first opening exposing a portion of the floating gate layer in the range of the memory region; patterning the hard mask layer and the floating gate layer to form a second opening overlapped with the high voltage region; performing a first thermal growth process to simultaneously form a first oxide structure on the portion of the floating gate layer exposed by the first opening, and to form a second oxide structure on a portion of the substrate overlapped with the second opening; removing the hard mask layer; and patterning the floating gate layer by using the first oxide structure as a mask.

公开(公告)号：US09978762B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US15487419

申请日：2017-04-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chia-Ching Hsu ,  Ko-Chi Chen ,  Shen-De Wang

IPC: H01L27/11531 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11573

CPC classification number: H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11524 ,  H01L27/11531 ,  H01L27/11536 ,  H01L27/11539 ,  H01L27/11573

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate with a memory region and a logic region, forming a recess of the substrate in the memory region, forming a non-volatile gate stack in the recess, and forming a logic gate stack in the logic region after forming the non-volatile gate stack.

公开(公告)号：US09966383B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14950424

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Liang Yi ,  Ko-Chi Chen ,  Shen-De Wang

IPC: H01L27/11578 ,  H01L29/423

CPC classification number: H01L27/11578 ,  H01L21/28273 ,  H01L27/11524 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L29/42328 ,  H01L29/42336 ,  H01L29/4236

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a non-volatile memory cell, and a gate stack. The non-volatile memory cell is formed in the semiconductor substrate, and a top surface of the non-volatile memory cell is coplanar with or below a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The gate stack is formed on the semiconductor substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20170338239A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15161419

申请日：2016-05-23

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Wei-Chang Liu ,  Zhen Chen ,  Shen-De Wang ,  Wei Ta ,  Wang Xiang ,  Yi-Shan Chiu

IPC: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L27/1157 ,  H01L29/40117 ,  H01L29/4234

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a plurality of memory cells disposed on the substrate. Each memory cell includes a gate structure. The gate structures are spaced from each other by a spacing S. Each gate structure includes a dielectric layer and a gate electrode. The dielectric layer has an U-shape and defines an opening toward upside. The gate electrode is disposed in the opening. Each gate structure has a length L. A ratio of S/L is smaller than 1.