公开(公告)号：US11495627B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US16871017

申请日：2020-05-10

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Shih-Hung Tsai

IPC: H01L27/146

Abstract: A single photon avalanche diode includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate having a base substrate, a buried oxide layer over the base substrate, and a silicon layer over the buried oxide layer. At least one photodiode region is disposed in the base substrate. The photodiode region comprises an epitaxial layer embedded in the base substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20220093783A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17544867

申请日：2021-12-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Po-Kuang Hsieh ,  Shih-Hung Tsai

IPC: H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor includes a first III-V compound layer. A second III-V compound layer is disposed on the first III-V compound layer. The composition of the first III-V compound layer and the second III-V compound layer are different from each other. A shallow recess, a first deep recess and a second deep recess are disposed in the second III-V compound layer. The first deep recess and the second deep recess are respectively disposed at two sides of the shallow recess. The source electrode fills in the first deep recess and contacts the top surface of the first III-V compound layer. A drain electrode fills in the second deep recess and contacts the top surface of the first III-V compound layer. The shape of the source electrode and the shape of the drain electrode are different from each other. A gate electrode is disposed directly on the shallow recess.

公开(公告)号：US20200273758A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16872395

申请日：2020-05-12

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Chao-Hung Lin ,  Hon-Huei Liu ,  Shih-Fang Hong ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/225 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate having a first region and a second region; a first fin-shaped structure on the first region and a second fin-shaped structure on the second region, wherein each of the first fin-shaped structure and the second fin-shaped structure comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; a first doped layer around the bottom portion of the first fin-shaped structure; a second doped layer around the bottom portion of the second fin-shaped structure; a first liner on the first doped layer; and a second liner on the second doped layer.

公开(公告)号：US10707135B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US15806277

申请日：2017-11-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Kuan-Hao Tseng ,  Chien-Ting Lin ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Po-Kuang Hsieh ,  Yu-Ting Tseng ,  Chueh-Fei Tai ,  Cheng-Ping Kuo

IPC: H01L21/00 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/167 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/266 ,  H01L21/265

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a first well in the substrate on the first region and a second well in the substrate on the second region; removing part of the first well to form a first recess; and forming a first epitaxial layer in the first recess.

公开(公告)号：US20190295896A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US15951192

申请日：2018-04-12

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Po-Kuang Hsieh ,  Kuan-Hao Tseng ,  Yu-Hsiang Lin ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Yu-Ting Tseng

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/321

Abstract: A manufacturing method of an epitaxial fin-shaped structure includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. A recess is formed in the substrate. An epitaxial layer is formed on the substrate. The epitaxial layer is partly formed in the recess and partly formed outside the recess. The epitaxial layer has a dent formed on the top surface of the epitaxial layer, and the dent is formed corresponding to the recess in a thickness direction of the substrate. A nitride layer is conformally formed on the epitaxial layer. An oxide layer is formed on the nitride layer. A first planarization process is performed to remove a part of the oxide layer, and the first planarization process is stopped on the nitride layer. The epitaxial layer in the recess is patterned for forming at least one epitaxial fin-shaped structure.

公开(公告)号：US20190131183A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15806277

申请日：2017-11-07

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Kuan-Hao Tseng ,  Chien-Ting Lin ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Po-Kuang Hsieh ,  Yu-Ting Tseng ,  Chueh-Fei Tai ,  Cheng-Ping Kuo

IPC: H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L21/3065

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a first well in the substrate on the first region and a second well in the substrate on the second region; removing part of the first well to form a first recess; and forming a first epitaxial layer in the first recess.

公开(公告)号：US20180286966A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15995083

申请日：2018-05-31

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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

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

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 between the two sub regions. 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.

公开(公告)号：US20170271197A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15610574

申请日：2017-05-31

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Li-Wei Feng ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Chao-Hung Lin ,  Shih-Fang Hong ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L21/762 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L27/11

CPC classification number: H01L21/76229 ,  H01L21/823412 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L21/823821 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L27/0924 ,  H01L27/1104

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first region, a second region, and a third region; forming a plurality of spacers on the first region, the second region, and the third region; forming a first patterned mask to cover the spacers on the first region and the second region; and removing the spacers on the third region.

公开(公告)号：US09761692B1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US15161294

申请日：2016-05-23

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chao-Hung Lin ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L21/3205 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238

CPC classification number: H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/82345 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device preferably forms a stop layer composed of amorphous silicon between a first BM layer and a second BBM layer of one of the gate structure during the fabrication of a device having multi-VT gate structures. By doing so, it would be desirable to use the stop layer as a protecting layer during the etching process of work function metal layers and the second BBM layer so that the first BBM layer could be protected from etchant such as SC1 and the overall thickness of the first BBM layer and the performance of the device could be maintained.

公开(公告)号：US09755056B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14607085

申请日：2015-01-28

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chih-Kai Hsu ,  Chao-Hung Lin ,  Yu-Hsiang Hung ,  Ssu-I Fu ,  Ying-Tsung Chen ,  Shih-Hung Tsai ,  Jyh-Shyang Jenq

IPC: H01L21/336 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/485

CPC classification number: H01L29/66795 ,  H01L21/31144 ,  H01L21/76816 ,  H01L21/76897 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes following steps. Firstly, a substrate having a transistor is provided, where the transistor includes a source/drain region. A dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, and a contact plug is formed in the dielectric layer to electrically connect the source/drain region. Next, a mask layer is formed on the dielectric layer, where the mask layer includes a first layer and a second layer stacked thereon. After this a slot-cut pattern is formed on the second layer of the mask layer, and a contact slot pattern is formed on the first layer of the mask layer. Finally, the second layer is removed and a contact opening is formed by using the contact slot pattern on the first layer.