公开(公告)号：US10056467B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15196024

申请日：2016-06-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L29/78

CPC classification number: H01L29/66545 ,  H01L21/3085 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L21/845 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L27/1211 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/6681 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor fin structure is provided. A substrate is provided, which has at least two sub regions and a dummy region disposed therebetween. A recess is disposed in each sub region. A semiconductor layer is formed to fill the recesses. A patterned mask layer is formed on the semiconductor layer in the sub regions and on the substrate in the dummy region. The substrate and the semiconductor layer are removed by using the patterned mask layer as a mask, thereby forming a plurality of fin structures in the sub regions and a plurality of dummy fin structures in the dummy region. The present invention further provides a semiconductor fin structure.

公开(公告)号：US20180166532A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15890320

申请日：2018-02-06

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Wei-Chi Cheng ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq ,  Tsung-Mu Yang

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/535 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. First, a substrate is provided, and a gate structure is formed on the substrate. Next, a recess is formed adjacent to two sides of the gate structure, and an epitaxial layer is formed in the recess, in which a top surface of the epitaxial layer is lower than a top surface of the substrate. Next, a cap layer is formed on the epitaxial layer, in which a top surface of the cap layer is higher than a top surface of the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US09960123B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15487396

申请日：2017-04-13

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Chao-Hung Lin ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L23/544 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/311

CPC classification number: H01L23/544 ,  H01L21/0337 ,  H01L21/28008 ,  H01L21/28132 ,  H01L21/32139 ,  H01L2223/5442 ,  H01L2223/54426 ,  H01L2223/5446

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure. A wafer with a dicing region is provided, the dicing region comprises a central region, a middle region surrounds the central region, and a peripheral region surrounds the middle region. Next, an aligning mark is formed in the dicing region, wherein the aligning mark is a mirror symmetrical pattern and comprises a plurality of second patterns in the middle region and a plurality of third patterns in the third region, each third pattern has a plurality of lines and the lines comprises a plurality of inner lines which are formed by a sidewall image transfer (SIT) process.

公开(公告)号：US09947792B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14703904

申请日：2015-05-05

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Chao-Hung Lin ,  Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/66803

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first fin-shaped structure thereon; forming a spacer adjacent to the first fin-shaped structure; using the spacer as mask to remove part of the substrate for forming a second fin-shaped structure, in which the second fin-shaped structure comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; and forming a doped portion in the bottom portion of the second fin-shaped structure.

公开(公告)号：US09929234B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US15144842

申请日：2016-05-03

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Wei-Chi Cheng ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq ,  Tsung-Mu Yang

IPC: H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L23/535 ,  H01L21/768

CPC classification number: H01L29/0653 ,  H01L21/28518 ,  H01L21/76805 ,  H01L21/76843 ,  H01L21/76855 ,  H01L21/76895 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L23/535 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. First, a substrate is provided, and a gate structure is formed on the substrate. Next, a recess is formed adjacent to two sides of the gate structure, and an epitaxial layer is formed in the recess, in which a top surface of the epitaxial layer is lower than a top surface of the substrate. Next, a cap layer is formed on the epitaxial layer, in which a top surface of the cap layer is higher than a top surface of the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US09905464B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15014034

申请日：2016-02-03

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Chao-Hung Lin ,  Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L21/76 ,  H01L21/82 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L23/535 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78

CPC classification number: H01L21/76897 ,  H01L21/0332 ,  H01L21/0335 ,  H01L21/0337 ,  H01L21/0338 ,  H01L21/76816 ,  H01L21/76895 ,  H01L21/823418 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L21/823475 ,  H01L21/823481 ,  H01L23/535 ,  H01L27/1104 ,  H01L27/1116 ,  H01L28/00 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/7851

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a first and second fin shaped structures, a first and second gate structures and a first and second plugs. The first and second fin shaped structures are disposed on a first region and a second region of a substrate and the first and second gate structure are disposed across the first and second fin shaped structures, respectively. A dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, covering the first and second gate structure. The first and second plugs are disposed in the dielectric layer, wherein the first plug is electrically connected first source/drain regions adjacent to the first gate structure and contacts sidewalls of the first gate structure, and the second plug is electrically connected to second source/drain regions adjacent to the second gate structure and not contacting sidewalls of the second gate structure.

公开(公告)号：US20180047810A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15259060

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Wei-Chi Cheng ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/423

CPC classification number: H01L29/0847 ,  H01L21/283 ,  H01L29/42356 ,  H01L29/42368 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/7833 ,  H01L29/7848 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. First, a substrate is provided, a gate structure is formed on the substrate, a recess is formed adjacent to the gate structure, a buffer layer is formed in the recess, and an epitaxial layer is formed on the buffer layer. Preferably, the buffer layer includes a crescent moon shape.

公开(公告)号：US09659873B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14836947

申请日：2015-08-26

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Ying-Chiao Wang ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Chao-Hung Lin ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/765 ,  H01L21/762 ,  G03F9/00 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/033

CPC classification number: H01L23/544 ,  H01L21/0337 ,  H01L21/28008 ,  H01L21/28132 ,  H01L21/32139 ,  H01L2223/5442 ,  H01L2223/54426 ,  H01L2223/5446

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor structure comprising a wafer and an aligning mark. The wafer has a dicing region which comprises a central region, a middle region surrounds the central region, and a peripheral region surrounds the middle region. The aligning mark is disposed in the dicing region, wherein the alignment mark is a mirror symmetrical pattern. The aligning mark comprises a plurality of second patterns in the middle region and a plurality of third patterns disposed in peripheral region, wherein each third pattern comprises a plurality of lines, and a width of the line is 10 times less than a width of the L-shapes. The present invention further provides a method of forming the same.

公开(公告)号：US20170077229A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US14876844

申请日：2015-10-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Yu-Cheng Tung ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L29/08 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/78

CPC classification number: H01L29/0847 ,  H01L21/823821 ,  H01L21/845 ,  H01L27/0924 ,  H01L27/1211 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor structure, including a substrate having a first conductivity region and a second conductivity region defined thereon, a plurality of first fin structures and at least one first gate structure disposed on the substrate and within the first conductivity region, a plurality of second fin structures and at least one second gate structure disposed on the substrate and within the second conductivity region, at least two first crown epitaxial layers disposed within the first conductivity region, a plurality of second epitaxial layers disposed within the second conductivity region, where the shape of the first crown epitaxial layer is different from that of the second epitaxial layer.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种半导体结构，其包括具有第一导电区域和限定在其上的第二导电区域的基板，多个第一翅片结构和设置在基板上且在第一导电区域内的至少一个第一栅极结构，多个 的第二鳍结构和至少一个第二栅极结构，其设置在所述衬底上并且在所述第二导电区域内，设置在所述第一导电区域内的至少两个第一冠状外延层，设置在所述第二导电区域内的多个第二外延层，其中 第一冠状外延层的形状与第二外延层的形状不同。

公开(公告)号：US20170053944A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15345495

申请日：2016-11-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L29/06

CPC classification number: H01L27/1211 ,  H01L21/76202 ,  H01L21/7624 ,  H01L21/845 ,  H01L29/0649 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: A method of forming a fin-shaped structure includes the following steps. A substrate having at least a fin structure thereon is provided. A liner is formed on sidewalls of the fin structure. An oxide layer is formed between the fin structure and the substrate. The fin structure is removed until a bottom layer of the fin structure is reserved, to form a recess between the liner. A buffer epitaxial layer and an epitaxial layer are sequentially formed in the recess. A top part of the liner is removed until sidewalls of the epitaxial layer are exposed. Moreover, a fin-shaped structure formed by said method is also provided.

Abstract translation: 形成翅片状结构的方法包括以下步骤。 提供了至少具有翅片结构的基板。 衬垫形成在翅片结构的侧壁上。 在翅片结构和基板之间形成氧化物层。 排除翅片结构，直到翅片结构的底层被保留，以在衬垫之间形成凹陷。 在凹部中依次形成缓冲外延层和外延层。 去除衬里的顶部，直到露出外延层的侧壁。 此外，还提供了通过所述方法形成的鳍状结构。