Patents Assigned to United Microelectronics Corp.
  • Patent number: 12046659
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes following components. A first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. An HBT device is located on the first substrate and includes a collector, a base, and an emitter. A first interconnect structure is electrically connected to the base, located on the first surface, and extends to the second surface. A second interconnect structure is electrically connected to the emitter, located on the first surface, and extends to the second surface. A third interconnect structure is located on the second surface and electrically connected to the collector. An MOS transistor device is located on a second substrate and includes a gate, a first source and drain region, and a second source and drain region. Interconnect structures on the second substrate electrically connect the base to the first source and drain region and electrically connect the emitter to the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Purakh Raj Verma, Su Xing
  • Patent number: 12046669
    Abstract: An HEMT 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 is different from that of the second III-V compound layer. A gate is disposed on the second III-V compound layer. The gate includes a first P-type III-V compound layer, an undoped III-V compound layer and an N-type III-V compound layer are deposited from bottom to top. The first P-type III-V compound layer, the undoped III-V compound layer, the N-type III-V compound layer and the first III-V compound layer are chemical compounds formed by the same group III element and the same group V element. A drain electrode is disposed at one side of the gate. A drain electrode is disposed at another side of the gate. A gate electrode is disposed directly on the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Po-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 12046671
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a trench, and a gate structure. The trench is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure includes a gate electrode, a first gate oxide layer, and a second gate oxide layer. A first portion of the gate electrode is disposed in the trench, and a second portion of the gate electrode is disposed outside the trench. The first gate oxide layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate. At least a portion of the first gate oxide layer is disposed in the trench. The second gate oxide layer is disposed between the second portion of the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate in a vertical direction. A thickness of the second gate oxide layer is greater than a thickness of the first gate oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Che-Hua Chang, Shin-Hung Li, Tsung-Yu Yang, Ruei-Jhe Tsao
  • Patent number: 12046596
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure, which comprises providing a substrate, sequentially a first groove and a second groove are formed in the substrate, the depth of the first groove is different from the depth of the second groove, a first oxide layer is formed in the first groove, a second oxide layer is formed in the second groove, an etching step is performed to remove part of the first oxide layer, a first gate structure is formed on the first oxide layer, and a second gate structure is formed on the second oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Ling Wang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Patent number: 12046639
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an epitaxial substrate. The epitaxial substrate includes a substrate. A strain relaxed layer covers and contacts the substrate. A III-V compound stacked layer covers and contacts the strain relaxed layer. The III-V compound stacked layer is a multilayer epitaxial structure formed by aluminum nitride, aluminum gallium nitride or a combination of aluminum nitride and aluminum gallium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Hsu, Yu-Chi Wang, Yen-Hsing Chen, Tsung-Mu Yang, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 12046640
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an epitaxial substrate. The epitaxial substrate includes a substrate. A strain relaxed layer covers and contacts the substrate. A III-V compound stacked layer covers and contacts the strain relaxed layer. The III-V compound stacked layer is a multilayer epitaxial structure formed by aluminum nitride, aluminum gallium nitride or a combination of aluminum nitride and aluminum gallium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Hsu, Yu-Chi Wang, Yen-Hsing Chen, Tsung-Mu Yang, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20240243185
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including an enhancement mode (E-mode) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT). The E-mode HEMT includes a substrate, and a channel layer disposed on the substrate. A barrier structure disposed on the channel layer. A pair of source/drain (S/D) metals respectively disposed on the channel layer at opposite sides of the barrier structure. A gate metal disposed on the barrier structure between the pair of S/D metals. The channel layer has a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer close to an interface between the channel layer and the barrier structure. A fluorine ion concentration in the channel layer adjacent to the 2DEG layer is greater than that away from the 2DEG layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Huan Chi Ma, Kuan-Ting Lin, Ying Jie Huang, Chien-Wen Yu
  • Publication number: 20240243057
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a substrate, an interconnection layer, an insulation layer, a metal bump structure, and a metal-insulator-metal capacitor. The interconnection layer is disposed above the substrate. The interconnection layer includes an interlayer dielectric layer and an interconnection structure disposed in the interlayer dielectric layer. The insulation layer is disposed on the interconnection layer, the metal bump structure is disposed on the insulation layer, and the metal-insulator-metal capacitor is disposed conformally on the metal bump structure and the insulation layer. A manufacturing method of the integrated circuit includes the following steps. The interconnection layer is formed above the substrate. The insulation layer is formed on the interconnection layer, the metal bump structure is formed on the insulation layer, and the metal-insulator-metal capacitor is formed conformally on the metal bump structure and the insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Bin-Siang Tsai, Fu-Yu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240243124
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a first gate structure on a substrate and then forming a first epitaxial layer adjacent to the first gate structure. Preferably, a top surface of the first epitaxial layer includes a first curve, a second curve, and a third curve connecting the first curve and the second curve, in which the first curve and the second curve include curves concave downward while the third curve includes a curve concave upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Shih-Min Lu, Chi-Sheng Tseng, Yao-Jhan Wang, Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20240243073
    Abstract: A radio-frequency (RF) device includes a main device on a substrate, a first port extending along a first direction adjacent to a first side of the main device, a second port extending along the first direction adjacent to a second side of the main device, a first shield structure adjacent to a third side of the main device, a second shield structure adjacent to a fourth side of the main device, a first connecting structure extending along a second direction to connect the first port and the main device, and a second connecting structure extending along the second direction to connect the second port and the main device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Jinn-Horng Lai, Yan-Zung Wang, Peng-Hsiu Chen, Su-Ming Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240243004
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a first device region and a second device region in proximity to the first device region. A first trench isolation structure is disposed in the substrate between the first device region and the second device region. The first trench isolation structure includes a first bottom surface within the first device region and a second bottom surface within the second device region. The first bottom surface is lower than the second bottom surface. The first trench isolation structure includes a first top surface within the first device region and a second top surface within the second device region. The first top surface is coplanar with the second top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Ta-Wei Chiu, Chia-Wen Lu, Wei-Lun Huang, Yueh-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 12040224
    Abstract: A transistor structure with an air gap includes a substrate. A transistor is disposed on the substrate. An etching stop layer covers and contacts the transistor and the substrate. A first dielectric layer covers and contacts the etching stop layer. A second dielectric layer covers the first dielectric layer. A trench is disposed on the gate structure and within the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. A width of the trench within the second dielectric layer is smaller than a width of the trench within the first dielectric layer. A filling layer is disposed within the trench and covers the top surface of the second dielectric layer. An air gap is formed within the filling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yunfei Li, Ji Feng, Guohai Zhang, Ching Hwa Tey
  • Patent number: 12040234
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a metal gate on a substrate, a spacer around the metal gate, and a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the spacer, performing a plasma treatment process to transform the spacer into a first bottom portion and a first top portion, performing a cleaning process to remove the first top portion, and forming a second ILD layer on the metal gate and the first ILD layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Po-Ching Su, Yu-Fu Wang, Min-Hua Tsai, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu, Tzu-Chin Wu
  • Patent number: 12040369
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a pair of floating gates disposed on the substrate, a source line doped region in the substrate between the floating gates, an erase gate disposed between the floating gates and on the source line doped region, a word line disposed on the substrate and adjacent to a side of each of the floating gates opposite to the erase gate, and a bit line doped region in the substrate and adjacent to the word line. An upper surface of the source line doped region has a concave profile lower than a surface of the substrate and with a radius between 40 nm and 60 nm in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the floating gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Liang Yi, Chi Ren
  • Patent number: 12038588
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a layout structure of Micro LED for augmented reality and mixed reality is provided in the present invention, including steps of providing a substrate with multiple display units arranged thereon to form an unit array and includes an edge region and a transparent region surrounded by the edge region, forming pixel driver circuits and a first transparent layer on the edge region, setting multiple Micro LEDs on the first transparent layer of edge regions, forming a second transparent layer on the Micro LEDs and the first transparent layer, thinning and removing the substrate on the transparent region to expose the first transparent layer, and forming a protection layer on back sides of the substrate and the exposed first transparent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Zhibiao Zhou
  • Patent number: 12040354
    Abstract: A capacitor structure comprises a substrate having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side and an upper surface corresponding to the first side; a plurality of first trenches formed on the first side of the substrate, disposed along a first direction and a second direction parallel to the upper surface, and penetrating the substrate along a third direction, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction orthogonal to each other; a plurality of second trenches formed on the second side of the substrate and penetrating the substrate along the third direction, the first trenches and the second trenches separated from each other in the first direction; a first capacitor extending along the first side and into the first trenches; and a second capacitor extending along the second side and into the second trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Teng-Chuan Hu, Chu-Fu Lin, Chun-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 12040393
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a buffer layer on a substrate, ridges extending along a first direction on the buffer layer, gaps extending along the first direction between the ridges, a p-type semiconductor layer extending along a second direction on the ridges and inserted into the gaps, and a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to two sides of the p-type semiconductor layer. Preferably, the source electrode and the drain electrode are extending along the second direction and directly on top of the ridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Wen Su, Ming-Hua Chang, Shui-Yen Lu
  • Patent number: 12041863
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory (RRAM) structure includes a RRAM cell, spacers and a dielectric layer. The RRAM cell is disposed on a substrate. The spacers are disposed beside the RRAM cell, wherein widths of top surfaces of the spacers are larger than or equal to widths of bottom surfaces of the spacers. The dielectric layer blanketly covers the substrate and sandwiches the RRAM cell, wherein the spacers are located in the dielectric layer. A method for forming said resistive random access memory (RRAM) structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Jen Wang, Chun-Hung Cheng, Chuan-Fu Wang
  • Patent number: 12040396
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed in the substrate and near a surface of the substrate, a gate dielectric layer formed on the substrate and covering the buried oxide layer, a gate structure formed on the gate dielectric layer and overlapping the buried oxide layer, and a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate and at two sides of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yao Huang, Yu-Ruei Chen, Zen-Jay Tsai, Yu-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 12040392
    Abstract: A method for fabricating high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of: forming a buffer layer on a substrate; forming a patterned mask on the buffer layer; using the patterned mask to remove the buffer layer for forming ridges and a damaged layer on the ridges; removing the damaged layer; forming a barrier layer on the ridges; and forming a p-type semiconductor layer on the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Wen Su, Ming-Hua Chang, Shui-Yen Lu