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公开(公告)号:US20240065108A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US17944242
申请日:2022-09-14
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Ching-Hua Hsu , Chen-Yi Weng , Jing-Yin Jhang , Po-Kai Hsu
CPC classification number: H01L43/12 , H01L43/08 , G11C11/161 , H01L43/02 , H01L27/222 , H01L43/10
Abstract: The high-density MRAM device of the present invention has a second interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer covering the capping layer in the MRAM cell array area and the logic area. The thickness of the second ILD layer in the MRAM cell array area is greater than that in the logic area. The composition of the second ILD layer in the logic area is different from the composition of the second ILD layer in the MRAM cell array area.
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公开(公告)号:US20220406994A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17376179
申请日:2021-07-15
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Da-Jun Lin , Ching-Hua Hsu , Fu-Yu Tsai , Bin-Siang Tsai
Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a dielectric layer, a plurality of MTJ stacked elements and at least one dummy MTJ stacked element located in the dielectric layer, a first nitride layer covering at least the sidewalls of the MTJ stacked elements and the dummy MTJ stacked elements, a second nitride layer covering the top surfaces of the dummy MTJ stacked elements, the thickness of the second nitride layer is greater than the thickness of the first nitride layer, and a plurality of contact structures located in the dielectric layer and electrically connected with each MTJ stacked element.
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公开(公告)号:US11522013B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US17033901
申请日:2020-09-27
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Po-Kai Hsu , Hui-Lin Wang , Ching-Hua Hsu , Yi-Yu Lin , Ju-Chun Fan , Hung-Yueh Chen
Abstract: A hybrid random access memory for a system-on-chip (SOC), including a semiconductor substrate with a MRAM region and a ReRAM region, a first dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, multiple ReRAM cells in the first dielectric layer on the ReRAM region, a second dielectric layer above the first dielectric layer, and multiple MRAM cells in the second dielectric layer on the MRAM region.
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公开(公告)号:US20220310697A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-29
申请号:US17228720
申请日:2021-04-13
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Si-Han Tsai , Ching-Hua Hsu , Chen-Yi Weng , Po-Kai Hsu
Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate having a memory area and a logic circuit area thereon, a first interlayer dielectric layer on the substrate, and a second interlayer dielectric layer on the substrate. An embedded memory cell structure is disposed within the memory area between the first interlayer dielectric layer and the second interlayer dielectric layer. The second interlayer dielectric layer includes a first portion covering the embedded memory cell structure within the memory area and a second portion covering the logic circuit area. A top surface of the first portion is coplanar with a top surface of the second portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20210389394A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-16
申请号:US16927918
申请日:2020-07-13
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Chen-Yi Weng , Che-Wei Chang , Si-Han Tsai , Ching-Hua Hsu , Jing-Yin Jhang , Yu-Ping Wang
Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate, in which the MTJ stack includes a pinned layer on the substrate, a barrier layer on the pinned layer, and a free layer on the barrier layer. Next, a top electrode is formed on the MTJ stack, the top electrode, the free layer, and the barrier layer are removed, a first cap layer is formed on the top electrode, the free layer, and the barrier layer, and the first cap layer and the pinned layer are removed to form a MTJ and a spacer adjacent to the MTJ.
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公开(公告)号:US20250169368A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18407360
申请日:2024-01-08
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Chau-Chung Hou , Kun-Ju Li , Hsin-Jung Liu , Ching-Hua Hsu , Chen-Yi Weng , Chih-Yueh Li , Hsin-Kuo Hsu , Ying-Chu Chen , Yi-Chen Hsiao
Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure is disclosed. A substrate is provided having a memory array area and a peripheral region. A memory structure is formed on the substrate in the memory array area. A step height is formed between the memory array area and the peripheral region. A dielectric layer is deposited. The dielectric layer covers the memory structure. A reverse etching process is performed to remove part of the dielectric layer from the memory array area, thereby forming an upwardly protruding wall structure along the perimeter of the memory array area, wherein the thickness of the dielectric layer in the memory array area increases from the central area of the memory array area to the periphery of the memory array area. A polishing process is performed on the dielectric layer to remove the upwardly protruding wall structure from the memory array area.
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公开(公告)号:US20250160217A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19019509
申请日:2025-01-14
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Si-Han Tsai , Dong-Ming Wu , Chen-Yi Weng , Ching-Hua Hsu , Ju-Chun Fan , Yi-Yu Lin , Che-Wei Chang , Po-Kai Hsu , Jing-Yin Jhang
Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device includes a first array region and a second array region on a substrate, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the first array region, a first top electrode on the first MTJ, a second MTJ on the second array region, and a second top electrode on the second MTJ. Preferably, the first top electrode and the second top electrode include different nitrogen to titanium (N/Ti) ratios.
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公开(公告)号:US12262646B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-25
申请号:US18395646
申请日:2023-12-25
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Ju-Chun Fan , Ching-Hua Hsu , Yi-Yu Lin , Hung-Yueh Chen
Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate and a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a top electrode on the metal interconnection, forming a spacer adjacent to the MTJ and the top electrode, forming a second IMD layer around the spacer, forming a cap layer on the top electrode, the spacer, and the second IMD layer, and then patterning the cap layer to form a protective cap on the top electrode and the spacer.
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公开(公告)号:US20240298547A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-05
申请号:US18122165
申请日:2023-03-16
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Che-Wei Chang , Ching-Hua Hsu , Chen-Yi Weng , Po-Kai Hsu
IPC: H10N50/10 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H10B61/00 , H10N50/80
CPC classification number: H10N50/10 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/5283 , H10B61/00 , H10N50/80
Abstract: A magnetic random access memory structure includes a first dielectric layer, a bottom electrode layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; a spin orbit coupling layer disposed on the bottom electrode layer; a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) element disposed on the spin orbit coupling layer; a top electrode layer disposed on the MTJ element; a protective layer surrounding the MTJ element and the top electrode layer, and the protective layer masking the spin orbit coupling layer; a mask layer surrounding the protective layer, and a spacer layer surrounding the mask layer and the protective layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20240107890A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US17972569
申请日:2022-10-24
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Chen-Yi Weng , Ching-Hua Hsu , Jing-Yin Jhang
CPC classification number: H01L43/12 , H01L27/222 , H01L43/02
Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate, forming a metal interconnection in the IMD layer, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the metal interconnection, and performing a trimming process to shape the MTJ. Preferably, the MTJ includes a first slope and a second slope and the first slope is less than the second slope.
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