Patents by Inventor Alex Hou

Alex Hou 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: 6531395
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for fabricating bitlines, including the following steps: providing a semiconductor substrate having a contact opening, which opening exposed a diffusion region in the substrate or a polysilicon layer of a wordline; forming a polysilicon layer to cover the opening and contacting the exposed surface of the diffusion region or the polysilicon layer of the wordline; forming a tungsten silicide layer to cover the polysilicon layer; performing a ion implantation step with high energy and high dosage to damage a contact surface between the bitline and the wordline or a contact surface between the bitline and the diffusion region; forming a better contact surface between the bitline and the wordline or a better contact surface between the bitline and the diffusion region using thermal annealing in the subsequent steps, thereby reducing contact resistance between the bitline and the wordline or between the bitline and the diffusion region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Alex Hou, King-Lung Wu
  • Publication number: 20020072190
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reverse electrode cylinder capacitor structure is described. A substrate having a dielectric layer and a node contact window formed thereon is provided. The dielectric layer is etched, thereby forming an opening that exposes the node contact window, and is connected to the openings formed on the two adjacent node contact windows, forming the neck-shaped structure. Next, a conductive spacer is formed on the sidewall of the opening, the conductive spacer is connected to the neck-shaped structure and forms the upper electrode of the capacitor. A dielectric layer is formed on the upper electrode, and a conductive layer is formed on the dielectric layer. A conductive layer is deposited to fill up the node contact window opening, thereby the formed conductive layer becomes the lower electrode. After performing a planarization process, the reverse electrode cylinder capacitor structure is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Tzung-Han Lee, Alex Hou, King-Lung Wu
  • Patent number: 6365454
    Abstract: A cylindrical capacitor structure and a corresponding method of manufacture. To form the cylindrical capacitor, a conductive section, an etching stop layer, a first insulation layer, a bit line structure and a second insulation layer are sequentially formed over a substrate. A portion of the second insulation layer and the first insulation layer is removed until the etching stop layer is exposed. Ultimately, a plurality of gap-connected cylindrical openings and node contact openings between spacers are sequentially formed. Conductive spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the cylindrical openings and the node contact openings. In the meantime, material similar to the conductive spacers fills the small gaps, thereby forming an upper electrode for the capacitor. A dielectric layer is formed over the capacitor electrode. The exposed etching stop layer at the bottom of the contact opening is removed to expose the conductive section above the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Han Lee, Alex Hou, Kun-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 6365955
    Abstract: A cylindrical capacitor structure and a corresponding method of manufacture. To form the cylindrical capacitor, a conductive section, an etching stop layer, a first insulation layer, a bit line structure and a second insulation layer are sequentially formed over a substrate. A portion of the second insulation layer and the first insulation layer is removed until the etching stop layer is exposed. Ultimately, a plurality of gap-connected cylindrical openings and node contact openings between spacers are sequentially formed. Conductive spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the cylindrical openings and the node contact openings. In the meantime, material similar to the conductive spacers fills the small gaps, thereby forming an upper electrode for the capacitor. A dielectric layer is formed over the capacitor electrode. The exposed etching stop layer at the bottom of the contact opening is removed to expose the conductive section above the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Han Lee, Alex Hou, Kun-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 6150223
    Abstract: A method for forming a different width of gate spacer is disclosed. The method includes firstly forming a gate oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate. A polysilicon layer, a conductive layer, a first dielectric layer are formed in order on the gate oxide layer. The first dielectric layer, the conductive layer, the polysilicon layer, and the gate oxide layer are further etched using them as the interior gate and the peripheral gate. Next, second dielectric layer, third dielectric layer, and fourth dielectric layer are formed over the interior gate and the peripheral gate, and a first photoresist layer abuts the surface of the fourth dielectric layer of the interior circuit. Moreover, etching the fourth dielectric layer of peripheral gate to form a second spacer of peripheral gate, and etching the third dielectric layer of the peripheral gate are undertaken to form a first spacer of the peripheral gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Horng-Non Chern, Kun-Chi Lin, Alex Hou, Chien-Hua Tsai, Tsu-An Lin
  • Patent number: 6100158
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an alignment mark. A substrate having a device region and an alignment mark region is provided. The device region is higher than the alignment mark region. The device region comprises an active region. An isolation structure is formed in the substrate at the edge of the alignment mark region and a first dielectric layer is formed over a portion of the substrate at the alignment mark region, simultaneously. A conductive layer is formed over the substrate. A portion of the conductive layer is removed to expose the first dielectric layer at the alignment mark region. The remaining conductive layer is patterned to form a component at the active region. A second dielectric layer with a smooth surface is formed over the substrate to cover the component. A wire is formed on the second dielectric layer, wherein a distance between the wire and the alignment mark region is larger than a distance between the component and the alignment mark region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Han Lee, Kun-Chi Lin, Horng-Nan Chern, Alex Hou