Patents by Inventor Shih-Hung Tsai

Shih-Hung Tsai 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: 10431497
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Kuang Hsieh, Kuan-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Shih-Hung Tsai, Yu-Ting Tseng
  • Publication number: 20190295896
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Po-Kuang Hsieh, Kuan-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Shih-Hung Tsai, Yu-Ting Tseng
  • Publication number: 20190221639
    Abstract: A method for fabrication a nanosheet device includes providing forming a stacked layer on a substrate, having first material layers and second material layers in different materials, alternatingly stacked up. The stacked layer is patterned to a stacked fin. A dummy stack is formed on the stacked fin. An etching back process is performed with the dummy stack with spacers to etch the stacked fin and expose the substrate. Laterally etches the first material layers and the second material layers, to have indent portions. Inner spacers fill the indent portions. A first/second source/drain layer is formed on the substrate at both sides of the dummy stack. Etching process is performed to remove the dummy gate of the dummy stack and the selected one of the first material layers and the second material layers between the inner spacers. Metal layer fills between the spacers and the inner spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kuan-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Shih-Hung Tsai, Po-Kuang Hsieh, Yu-Ting Tseng, Chueh-Fei Tai, Cheng-Ping Kuo
  • Publication number: 20190157445
    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 fin-shaped structure on the first region and a second fin-shaped structure on the second region; forming a first spacer adjacent to the first fin-shaped structure and a second spacer adjacent to the second fin-shaped structure; and using the first spacer and the second spacer as mask to remove part of the substrate for forming a third fin-shaped structure on the first region and a fourth fin-shaped structure on the second region, in which the third fin-shaped structure includes a first top portion and a first bottom portion and the fourth fin-shaped structure includes a second top portion and a second bottom portion;
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chao-Hung Lin, Chih-Kai Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Hung, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Publication number: 20190140068
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a metal gate on a substrate, a polysilicon layer on the metal gate, a hard mask on the polysilicon layer, and a source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the metal gate. Preferably, the metal gate includes a ferroelectric (FE) layer on the substrate, a work function metal layer on the FE layer, and a low resistance metal layer on the work function metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-Hung Tsai, Po-Kuang Hsieh, Yu-Ting Tseng, Cheng-Ping Kuo, Kuan-Hao Tseng
  • Publication number: 20190131183
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Kuan-Hao Tseng, Chien-Ting Lin, Shih-Hung Tsai, Po-Kuang Hsieh, Yu-Ting Tseng, Chueh-Fei Tai, Cheng-Ping Kuo
  • Patent number: 10263095
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chih-Kai Hsu, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Patent number: 10236383
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device 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, wherein 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chao-Hung Lin, Chih-Kai Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Hung, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Patent number: 10211313
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the gate structure; removing the gate structure to form a first recess; forming ferroelectric (FE) layer in the first recess; forming a compressive layer on the FE layer; performing a thermal treatment process; removing the compressive layer; and forming a work function metal layer in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hung Tsai, Po-Kuang Hsieh, Yu-Ting Tseng, Cheng-Ping Kuo, Kuan-Hao Tseng
  • Publication number: 20190019875
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the gate structure; removing the gate structure to form a first recess; forming ferroelectric (FE) layer in the first recess; forming a compressive layer on the FE layer; performing a thermal treatment process; removing the compressive layer; and forming a work function metal layer in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-Hung Tsai, Po-Kuang Hsieh, Yu-Ting Tseng, Cheng-Ping Kuo, Kuan-Hao Tseng
  • Publication number: 20180342426
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chao-Hung Lin, Hon-Huei Liu, Shih-Fang Hong, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Patent number: 10121881
    Abstract: A semiconductor device preferably includes a substrate, a fin-shaped structure on the substrate, a buffer layer on the fin-shaped structure, and an epitaxial layer on the buffer layer. Preferably, the buffer layer is made of silicon germanium and including three or more than three elements. The buffer layer also includes dopants selected from the group consisting of P, As, Sb, Bi, C, and F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Yi-Fan Li, Kun-Hsin Chen, Tong-Jyun Huang, Jyh-Shyang Jenq, Nan-Yuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20180286966
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chih-Kai Hsu, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Patent number: 10068808
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, in which the fin-shaped structure includes a top portion and a bottom portion; a doped layer around the bottom portion of the fin-shaped structure; a first liner on the doped layer, and a second liner on the top portion and the bottom portion of the fin-shaped structure. Preferably, the first liner and the second liner are made of different material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chao-Hung Lin, Hon-Huei Liu, Shih-Fang Hong, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Patent number: 10062770
    Abstract: A complementary metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) includes a substrate, a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET. The first MOSFET is disposed on the substrate within a first transistor region and the second MOSFET is disposed on the substrate within a second transistor region. The first MOSFET includes a first fin structure, two first lightly-doped regions, two first doped regions and a first gate structure. The first fin structure includes a first body portion and two first epitaxial portions, wherein each of the first epitaxial portions is disposed on each side of the first body portion. A first vertical interface is between the first body portion and each of the first epitaxial portions so that the first-lightly doped region is able to be uniformly distributed on an entire surface of each first vertical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Ting Lin, Shih-Hung Tsai
  • Patent number: 10056467
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chih-Kai Hsu, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Patent number: 10032672
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the following steps: providing a semiconductor substrate having a first fin; forming a first set of gate structures on the first fin, where the gate structures are surrounded by an interlayer dielectric; forming a first contact hole in the interlayer dielectric between two adjacent gate structures; forming a first dopant source layer on the bottom of the first contact hole, where the dopant source layer comprise dopants with a first conductivity type; and annealing the first dopant source layer to diffuse the dopants out of the first dopant source layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chorng-Lih Young
  • Publication number: 20180197981
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device 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, wherein 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chao-Hung Lin, Chih-Kai Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Hung, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Publication number: 20180108656
    Abstract: An asymmetrical fin structure includes a substrate. The substrate includes a top surface. A fin element extends from the substrate and connects to the substrate. The fin element includes two sidewalls respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the fin element. The sidewalls contact the top surface of the substrate. An epitaxial layer contacts and only covers one of the sidewalls. The other sidewall on the fin element does not contact any epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Lin, Tong-Jyun Huang, Shih-Hung Tsai, Jyh-Shyang Jenq
  • Patent number: 9947792
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Feng, Shih-Hung Tsai, Chao-Hung Lin, Chih-Kai Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Hung, Jyh-Shyang Jenq