Patents by Inventor Yung-Tsun LIU

Yung-Tsun LIU 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: 9761592
    Abstract: A structure and a formation method of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a contact plug in the dielectric layer, and a recess extending from a surface of the dielectric layer towards the contact plug. The semiconductor device further includes a capacitor element in the recess and electrically connected to the contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geng-Shuoh Chang, Yung-Tsun Liu, Chun-Sheng Wu, Chun-Li Lin, Yi-Fang Li
  • Publication number: 20170069548
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a gate stack structure formed on the substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes gate spacers formed on the sidewall of the gate stack structure, and the gate spacers include a top portion and a bottom portion adjoined to the top portion, and the bottom portion slopes to a top surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes an epitaxial structure formed adjacent to the gate spacers, and the epitaxial structure is formed below the gate spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun LIU
  • Patent number: 9502527
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric layer, a metal gate over the gate dielectric layer, a first insulating layer over the metal gate and a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer. Materials of the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are different. The semiconductor device structure also includes spacers over opposite sidewalls of the gate stack. The spacers and the metal gate surround a recess, and the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun Liu
  • Patent number: 9502412
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a gate stack structure formed on the substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes gate spacers formed on the sidewall of the gate stack structure, and the gate spacers include a top portion and a bottom portion adjoined to the top portion, and the bottom portion slopes to a top surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes an epitaxial structure formed adjacent to the gate spacers, and the epitaxial structure is formed below the gate spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun Liu
  • Patent number: 9356104
    Abstract: A structure and a formation method of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a contact etch stop layer over the semiconductor substrate and sidewalls of the gate stack. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric layer over the contact etch stop layer. In addition, the semiconductor device includes an interfacial layer between the contact etch stop layer and the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun Liu
  • Publication number: 20160086945
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a gate stack structure formed on the substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes gate spacers formed on the sidewall of the gate stack structure, and the gate spacers include a top portion and a bottom portion adjoined to the top portion, and the bottom portion slopes to a top surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes an epitaxial structure formed adjacent to the gate spacers, and the epitaxial structure is formed below the gate spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun LIU
  • Publication number: 20160064385
    Abstract: A structure and a formation method of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a contact plug in the dielectric layer, and a recess extending from a surface of the dielectric layer towards the contact plug. The semiconductor device further includes a capacitor element in the recess and electrically connected to the contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Geng-Shuoh CHANG, Yung-Tsun LIU, Chun-Sheng WU, Chun-Li LIN, Yi-Fang LI
  • Publication number: 20160049482
    Abstract: A structure and a formation method of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a contact etch stop layer over the semiconductor substrate and sidewalls of the gate stack. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric layer over the contact etch stop layer. In addition, the semiconductor device includes an interfacial layer between the contact etch stop layer and the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun LIU
  • Publication number: 20150325690
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric layer, a metal gate over the gate dielectric layer, a first insulating layer over the metal gate and a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer. Materials of the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are different. The semiconductor device structure also includes spacers over opposite sidewalls of the gate stack. The spacers and the metal gate surround a recess, and the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun LIU
  • Publication number: 20150004720
    Abstract: A device and method for dispensing liquid spin-on glass (SOG) onto semiconductor wafers. The method includes dispensing liquid SOG through a dispenser nozzle, detecting liquid SOG outside of the dispenser nozzle, indicating the presence of liquid SOG in an abnormal length relative to the dispenser nozzle and adjusting a suck back (SB) valve to withdraw liquid SOG from the abnormal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Yung-Tsun LIU