公开(公告)号：US20190333884A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16505724

申请日：2019-07-09

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chin-Hsin Chiu

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L21/66 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L23/62

Abstract: A method of fabricating a contact hole and a fuse hole includes providing a dielectric layer. A conductive pad and a fuse are disposed within the dielectric layer. Then, a first mask is formed to cover the dielectric layer. Later, a first removing process is performed by taking the first mask as a mask to remove part the dielectric layer to form a first trench. The conductive pad is disposed directly under the first trench and does not expose through the first trench. Subsequently, the first mask is removed. After that, a second mask is formed to cover the dielectric layer. Then, a second removing process is performed to remove the dielectric layer directly under the first trench to form a contact hole and to remove the dielectric layer directly above the fuse by taking the second mask as a mask to form a fuse hole.

公开(公告)号：US10438842B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US16003126

申请日：2018-06-08

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Hsin-Yu Chiang ,  Yu-Ching Chen

IPC: H01L21/4763 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/311

Abstract: A method of fabricating a contact hole includes the steps of providing a conductive line, a mask layer covering and contacting the conductive line, a high-k dielectric layer covering and contacting the mask layer, and a first silicon oxide layer covering and contacting the high-k dielectric layer, wherein the high-k dielectric layer includes a first metal oxide layer, a second metal oxide layer and a third metal oxide layer stacked from bottom to top. A dry etching process is performed to etch the first silicon oxide layer, the high-k dielectric layer, and the mask layer to expose the conductive line and form a contact hole. Finally, a wet etching process is performed to etch the first silicon oxide layer, the third metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer to widen the contact hole, and the first metal oxide layer remains after the wet etching process.

公开(公告)号：US10381306B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15856089

申请日：2017-12-28

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chien-Cheng Tsai ,  Feng-Ming Huang

IPC: H01L23/528 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L29/06

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the present invention. An under-cut structure is formed at an edge of a bit line contact opening in the process of forming the bit line contact opening for avoiding short problems caused by alignment shifting, and the process window of the process of forming the bit line contact opening may be improved accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US10366889B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15660967

申请日：2017-07-27

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chieh-Te Chen ,  Yi-Ching Chang

IPC: H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L27/115

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes the following steps. First of all, a material layer is formed on a substrate, and a sidewall image transferring process is performed to form plural first mask patterns on the material layer, with the first mask patterns parallel extended along a first direction. Next, a pattern splitting process is performed to remove a portion of the first mask patterns to form plural second openings, with the second openings parallel extended along a second direction, across the first mask patterns. Then, the material layer is patterned by using rest portions of the first mask patterns as a mask to form plural patterns arranged in an array.

公开(公告)号：US20190206724A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16003126

申请日：2018-06-08

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Shih-Fang Tzou ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Hsin-Yu Chiang ,  Yu-Ching Chen

IPC: H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/311

CPC classification number: H01L21/76805 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L21/31144 ,  H01L21/76897

Abstract: A method of fabricating a contact hole includes the steps of providing a conductive line, a mask layer covering and contacting the conductive line, a high-k dielectric layer covering and contacting the mask layer, and a first silicon oxide layer covering and contacting the high-k dielectric layer, wherein the high-k dielectric layer includes a first metal oxide layer, a second metal oxide layer and a third metal oxide layer stacked from bottom to top. A dry etching process is performed to etch the first silicon oxide layer, the high-k dielectric layer, and the mask layer to expose the conductive line and form a contact hole. Finally, a wet etching process is performed to etch the first silicon oxide layer, the third metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer to widen the contact hole, and the first metal oxide layer remains after the wet etching process.

公开(公告)号：US20190157274A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US15841257

申请日：2017-12-13

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Chun-Hsien Lin ,  Fu-Che Lee

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/49

CPC classification number: H01L27/10823 ,  H01L21/0214 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L29/0657 ,  H01L29/4236 ,  H01L29/4991 ,  H01L29/518

Abstract: A method for fabricating a buried word line (BWL) of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes the steps of: forming a first doped region in a substrate; removing part of the first doped region to form a trench in the substrate; forming a gate structure in the trench; and forming a barrier structure between the gate structure and the first doped region.

公开(公告)号：US20190013321A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US15990811

申请日：2018-05-28

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

Inventor： Yi-Ching Chang ,  Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chieh-Te Chen

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  G11C11/401

Abstract: A method of forming semiconductor memory device includes the following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided and the substrate includes a cell region. Then, plural bit lines are disposed within the cell region along a first direction, with each of the bit line includes a tri-layered spacer structure disposed at two sides thereof. Next, plural of first plugs are formed within the cell region, with the first plugs being disposed at two sides of each bit lines. Furthermore, plural conductive patterns are formed in alignment with each first plugs. Following theses, a chemical reaction process is performed to modify the material of a middle layer of the tri-layered spacer structure, and a heat treatment process is performed then to remove the modified middle layer, thereto form an air gap layer within the tri-layered spacer structure.

公开(公告)号：US10153165B1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US15868915

申请日：2018-01-11

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Ming-Feng Kuo ,  Chien-Cheng Tsai

IPC: H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/027

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a patterning method. By taking advantage of the etching loading effect due to different pattern densities in the memory cell region and the peripheral region, the first hard mask is not masked when anisotropically etching the first hard mask within the memory cell region.

公开(公告)号：US20180315759A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US15920468

申请日：2018-03-14

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

Inventor： Chia-Liang Liao ,  Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chieh-Te Chen ,  Yi-Wang Zhan

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L23/535

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a material layer having a contact pad therein; forming a dielectric layer on the material layer and the contact pad; forming a doped oxide layer on the dielectric layer; forming an oxide layer on the doped oxide layer; performing a first etching process to remove part of the oxide layer, part of the doped oxide layer, and part of the dielectric layer to form a first contact hole; performing a second etching process to remove part of the doped oxide layer to form a second contact hole; and forming a conductive layer in the second contact hole to form a contact plug.

公开(公告)号：US20180286871A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15925778

申请日：2018-03-20

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

Inventor： Feng-Yi Chang ,  Fu-Che Lee ,  Chieh-Te Chen

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/768

CPC classification number: H01L27/10894 ,  H01L21/7682 ,  H01L27/10808 ,  H01L27/10823 ,  H01L27/10852 ,  H01L27/10855 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L27/10885 ,  H01L27/10891 ,  H01L27/10897

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate with a memory cell region and a peripheral region, a gate line in the peripheral region, an etch-stop layer covering the gate line and the semiconductor substrate, a first insulating layer covering the etch-stop layer, two contact plugs disposed on the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral region, two pads disposed on the contact plugs respectively, and a second insulating layer disposed between the pads. The contact plugs are located at two sides of the gate line respectively, and the contact plugs penetrate through the etch-stop layer and the first insulating layer to contact the semiconductor substrate. The second insulating layer is not in contact with the etch-stop layer.