Patents by Inventor Cherng-En Sun

Cherng-En Sun has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11735657
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor includes providing a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substrate at a first side of the gate region; forming a first gate insulating layer, disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench; forming a second gate insulating layer, disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer; forming a gate layer, disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench; forming a first doped region in the substrate at least under the first trench; and forming a second doped region in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
  • Publication number: 20220328685
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor includes providing a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substate at a first side of the gate region; forming a first gate insulating layer, disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench; forming a second gate insulating layer, disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer; forming a gate layer, disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench; forming a first doped region in the substrate at least under the first trench; and forming a second doped region in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
  • Patent number: 11417761
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substate at a first side of the gate region. Further, a first gate insulating layer is disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench. A second gate insulating layer is disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer. A gate layer is disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench. A first doped region is in the substrate at least under the first trench. A second doped region is in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
  • Publication number: 20220254924
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substrate at a first side of the gate region. Further, a first gate insulating layer is disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench. A second gate insulating layer is disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer. A gate layer is disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench. A first doped region is in the substrate at least under the first trench. A second doped region is in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
  • Patent number: 10096611
    Abstract: A trapping gate forming process includes the following. An oxide/nitride/oxide layer is formed on a substrate. A hard mask is formed to cover the oxide/nitride/oxide layer. The hard mask, the oxide/nitride/oxide layer and the substrate are patterned to form at least a trench in the hard mask, the oxide/nitride/oxide layer along a first direction. An isolation structure is formed in the trench. A first gate is formed across the oxide/nitride/oxide layer along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A flash cell formed by said process includes a substrate, a first gate and an oxide/nitride/oxide layer. The substrate contains at least an active area extending along a first direction. The first gate is disposed across the active area along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, thereby intersecting an overlapping area. The oxide/nitride/oxide layer is disposed in the overlapping area between the first gate and the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Chang, Sung-Bin Lin, Cherng-En Sun
  • Publication number: 20170025422
    Abstract: A trapping gate forming process includes the following. An oxide/nitride/oxide layer is formed on a substrate. A hard mask is formed to cover the oxide/nitride/oxide layer. The hard mask, the oxide/nitride/oxide layer and the substrate are patterned to form at least a trench in the hard mask, the oxide/nitride/oxide layer along a first direction. An isolation structure is formed in the trench. A first gate is formed across the oxide/nitride/oxide layer along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A flash cell formed by said process includes a substrate, a first gate and an oxide/nitride/oxide layer. The substrate contains at least an active area extending along a first direction. The first gate is disposed across the active area along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, thereby intersecting an overlapping area. The oxide/nitride/oxide layer is disposed in the overlapping area between the first gate and the active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Chang, Sung-Bin Lin, Cherng-En Sun