公开(公告)号：US11018006B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16592773

申请日：2019-10-04

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

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Ming-Te Wei ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Chien-Ting Ho

IPC: H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/027 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/311

Abstract: A method for patterning a semiconductor structure is provided, including forming an additional third material layer on a thinner portion of a second material layer to be an etching buffer layer. The removed thickness of the thinner portion of the second material layer covered by the third material layer during an etching back process is therefore reduced.

公开(公告)号：US20190115352A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16216954

申请日：2018-12-11

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

Inventor： Chien-Ting Ho ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Chun-Yuan Wu ,  Li-Wei Feng ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Tsung-Ying Tsai

IPC: H01L27/105 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/108

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a memory region, a plurality of bit lines in the memory region, a first low-k dielectric layer on each sidewall of each bit line, a plurality of storage node regions between the bit lines, and a second low-k dielectric layer surrounding each storage node region.

公开(公告)号：US10475648B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US15968680

申请日：2018-05-01

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

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Ming-Te Wei ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Chien-Ting Ho

IPC: H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/027 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/311

Abstract: A method for patterning a semiconductor structure is provided, including forming an additional third material layer on a thinner portion of a second material layer to be an etching buffer layer. The removed thickness of the thinner portion of the second material layer covered by the third material layer during an etching back process is therefore reduced.

公开(公告)号：US10249510B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15908733

申请日：2018-02-28

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

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Tsung-Ying Tsai ,  Chien-Ting Ho

IPC: H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/308

Abstract: An etching method including the following steps is provided. A substrate is provided first. A first region and a second region adjacent to the first region are defined on the substrate. A material layer is formed on the substrate. A pattern mask is formed on the material layer. The patterned mask includes a first part covering the material layer on the first region and a second part including a lattice structure. The lattice structure includes a plurality of openings and a plurality of shielding parts. Each opening exposes a part of the material layer on the second region. Each shielding part is located between the openings adjacent to one another. Each shielding part covers a part of the material layer on the second region. An isotropic etching process is then performed to remove the material layer exposed by the openings and the material layer covered by the shielding parts.

公开(公告)号：US09773790B1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15456605

申请日：2017-03-13

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

Inventor： Chien-Ting Ho ,  Li-Wei Feng ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Yu-Chieh Lin

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/45

CPC classification number: H01L27/10823 ,  H01L27/10814 ,  H01L27/10855 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L27/10897

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including at least a memory region defined therein and a plurality of memory cells formed in the memory region, a plurality of first connecting structures, a plurality of second connecting structures, a plurality of dummy nodes respectively disposed on the first connecting structures, and a plurality of first storage nodes respectively disposed on the second connecting structures. The first connecting structures respectively include a conductive portion and a first metal portion, and the second connecting structures respectively include the conductive portion and a second metal portion. The first metal portion and the second metal portion include the same material. And the first metal portion and the second metal portion include different heights.

公开(公告)号：US20170194511A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15007280

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Yu-Chun Chen ,  Chun-Hung Cheng ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Ya-Sheng Feng ,  Ping-Chia Shih ,  Ling-Hsiu Chou

IPC: H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66833

Abstract: A non-volatile memory (NVM) device includes a substrate, a charge trapping structure, a first gate electrode and a spacer. The charge trapping structure is disposed on the substrate. The first gate electrode is disposed on the charge trapping structure. The spacer is disposed on at least one sidewall of the first gate electrode and the charge trapping structure. Wherein, the charge trapping structure has a lateral size substantially greater than that of the first gate electrode.

公开(公告)号：US10236294B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15854827

申请日：2017-12-27

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

Inventor： Chien-Ting Ho ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Chun-Yuan Wu ,  Li-Wei Feng ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Tsung-Ying Tsai

IPC: H01L27/105 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/3105

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes the steps of providing a substrate with a memory region and a logic region, forming bit lines and logic gates respectively in the memory region and the logic region, wherein storage node regions are defined between bit lines, forming a first low-K dielectric layer on sidewalls of bit lines, forming a doped silicon layer in the storage node regions between bit lines, wherein the top surface of doped silicon layer is lower than the top surface of bit line, forming a second low-K dielectric layer on sidewalls of storage node regions, and filling up storage node regions with metal plugs.

公开(公告)号：US20180190656A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15854827

申请日：2017-12-27

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

Inventor： Chien-Ting Ho ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Chun-Yuan Wu ,  Li-Wei Feng ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Tsung-Ying Tsai

IPC: H01L27/105 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/311

CPC classification number: H01L27/1052 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/31053 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/76834 ,  H01L21/76846 ,  H01L21/76879 ,  H01L21/76895 ,  H01L21/76897 ,  H01L27/1085 ,  H01L27/10894 ,  H01L29/6653 ,  H01L29/6656

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes the steps of providing a substrate with a memory region and a logic region, forming bit lines and logic gates respectively in the memory region and the logic region, wherein storage node regions are defined between bit lines, forming a first low-K dielectric layer on sidewalls of bit lines, forming a doped silicon layer in the storage node regions between bit lines, wherein the top surface of doped silicon layer is lower than the top surface of bit line, forming a second low-K dielectric layer on sidewalls of storage node regions, and filling up storage node regions with metal plugs.

公开(公告)号：US09960167B1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15678132

申请日：2017-08-16

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

Inventor： Chien-Ting Ho ,  Li-Wei Feng ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Yu-Chieh Lin

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/423

CPC classification number: H01L27/10823 ,  H01L27/10814 ,  H01L27/10855 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L27/10897

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a plurality of memory cells formed therein; forming an insulating layer on the substrate; forming a plurality of openings in the insulating layer and exposing a portion of the memory cells; forming a conductive portion and a metal layer in the openings; removing a portion of the metal layer to form a plurality of first metal portions and a plurality of second metal portions that the first metal portion and the conductive portion form a first connecting structure, and the second metal portion and the conductive portion form a second connecting structure; forming a passivation layer on the first connecting structures; and forming a plurality of first storage nodes and dummy nodes on the substrate and the first storage nodes and the dummy nodes are electrically connected to the second connecting structures and the first connecting structures respectively.

公开(公告)号：US10763260B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16216954

申请日：2018-12-11

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

Inventor： Chien-Ting Ho ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Chun-Yuan Wu ,  Li-Wei Feng ,  Yu-Chieh Lin ,  Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Tsung-Ying Tsai

IPC: H01L27/105 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/3105

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a memory region, a plurality of bit lines in the memory region, a first low-k dielectric layer on each sidewall of each bit line, a plurality of storage node regions between the bit lines, and a second low-k dielectric layer surrounding each storage node region.