Patents by Inventor Bin Siang Tsai

Bin Siang 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: 11621296
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate; forming a first top electrode on the first MTJ and a second top electrode on the second MTJ; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ; forming a passivation layer on the first ULK dielectric layer, wherein a bottom surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the first MTJ; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kun-Ju Li, Tai-Cheng Hou, Hsin-Jung Liu, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chau-Chung Hou, Yu-Lung Shih, Ang Chan, Chih-Yueh Li, Chun-Tsen Lu
  • Patent number: 11605777
    Abstract: An MRAM structure includes a dielectric layer. A first MRAM, a second MRAM and a third MRAM are disposed on the dielectric layer, wherein the second MRAM is disposed between the first MRAM and the third MRAM, and the second MRAM includes an MTJ. Two gaps are respectively disposed between the first MRAM and the second MRAM and between the second MRAM and the third MRAM. Two tensile stress pieces are respectively disposed in each of the two gaps. A first compressive stress layer surrounds and contacts the sidewall of the MTJ entirely. A second compressive stress layer covers the openings of each of the gaps and contacts the two tensile stress pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Min-Hua Tsai, Tai-Cheng Hou, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230017965
    Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a bottom electrode, a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a free layer and a top electrode. The bottom electrode and the top electrode are facing each other. The reference layer, the tunnel barrier layer and the free layer are stacked from the bottom electrode to the top electrode, wherein the free layer includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a spacer and a second ferromagnetic layer, wherein the spacer is sandwiched by the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, wherein the spacer includes oxidized spacer sidewall parts, the first ferromagnetic layer includes first oxidized sidewall parts, and the second ferromagnetic layer includes second oxidized sidewall parts. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Shih-Wei Su, Bin-Siang Tsai, Ting-An Chien
  • Publication number: 20220406994
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a dielectric layer, a plurality of MTJ stacked elements and at least one dummy MTJ stacked element located in the dielectric layer, a first nitride layer covering at least the sidewalls of the MTJ stacked elements and the dummy MTJ stacked elements, a second nitride layer covering the top surfaces of the dummy MTJ stacked elements, the thickness of the second nitride layer is greater than the thickness of the first nitride layer, and a plurality of contact structures located in the dielectric layer and electrically connected with each MTJ stacked element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Ching-Hua Hsu, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220392850
    Abstract: A warpage-reducing semiconductor structure includes a wafer. The wafer includes a front side and a back side. Numerous semiconductor elements are disposed at the front side. A silicon oxide layer is disposed at the back side. A UV-transparent silicon nitride layer covers and contacts the silicon oxide layer. The refractive index of the UV-transparent silicon nitride layer is between 1.55 and 2.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Chin-Chia Yang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Patent number: 11521895
    Abstract: A structure of semiconductor device includes a substrate, having a dielectric layer on top. The structure further includes at least two metal elements being adjacent, disposed in the dielectric layer, wherein an air gap is existing between the two metal elements. The air gap has a cross-section of substantially bottle shape with a flat top. A porous dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate, sealing the flat top of the air gap. An inter-layer dielectric layer disposed on the porous dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chich-Neng Chang
  • Publication number: 20220365433
    Abstract: A fabricating method of reducing photoresist footing includes providing a silicon nitride layer. Later, a fluorination process is performed to graft fluoride ions onto a top surface of the silicon nitride layer. After the fluorination process, a photoresist is formed to contact the top surface of the silicon nitride layer. Finally, the photoresist is patterned to remove at least part of the photoresist contacting the silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hao-Hsuan Chang, Da-Jun Lin, Yao-Hsien Chung, Ting-An Chien, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chih-Wei Chang, Shih-Wei Su, Hsu Ting, Sung-Yuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 11495737
    Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a bottom electrode, a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a free layer and a top electrode. The bottom electrode and the top electrode are facing each other. The reference layer, the tunnel barrier layer and the free layer are stacked from the bottom electrode to the top electrode, wherein the free layer includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a spacer and a second ferromagnetic layer, wherein the spacer is sandwiched by the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, wherein the spacer includes oxidized spacer sidewall parts, the first ferromagnetic layer includes first oxidized sidewall parts, and the second ferromagnetic layer includes second oxidized sidewall parts. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Shih-Wei Su, Bin-Siang Tsai, Ting-An Chien
  • Patent number: 11462441
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, forming a dielectric layer surrounding the fin-shaped structure, performing an anneal process to transform the dielectric layer into a shallow trench isolation (STI), removing the fin-shaped structure to form a trench, and forming a stack structure in the trench. Preferably, the stack structure includes a first semiconductor layer on the fin-shaped structure and a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer include different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Su, Hao-Che Feng, Hsuan-Tai Hsu, Chun-Yu Chen, Wei-Hao Huang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Ting-An Chien
  • Patent number: 11462513
    Abstract: A chip bonding alignment structure includes a semiconductor chip, a metal layer, an etching stop layer, at least one metal bump, a dielectric barrier layer, a silicon oxide layer, and a silicon carbonitride layer. The metal layer is disposed on a bonding surface of the semiconductor chip and has a metal alignment pattern. The etching stop layer covers the bonding surface and the metal layer. The metal bump extends upward from the metal layer and penetrates through the etching stop layer. The dielectric barrier layer covers the etching stop layer and the metal bump. The silicon oxide layer covers the dielectric barrier layer. The silicon carbonitride layer covers the silicon oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Chia Yang, Fu-Yu Tsai, Da-Jun Lin, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220262939
    Abstract: A method for forming a high electron mobility transistor is disclosed. A substrate is provided. A channel layer is formed on the substrate. An electron supply layer is formed on the channel layer. A dielectric passivation layer is formed on the electron supply layer. A gate recess is formed into the dielectric passivation layer and the electron supply layer. A surface modification layer is conformally deposited on an interior surface of the gate recess. The surface modification layer is then subjected to an oxidation treatment or a nitridation treatment. A P-type GaN layer is formed in the gate recess and on the surface modification layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chang, Yao-Hsien Chung, Shih-Wei Su, Hao-Hsuan Chang, Ting-An Chien, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220246839
    Abstract: An MRAM structure includes a dielectric layer. A first MRAM, a second MRAM and a third MRAM are disposed on the dielectric layer, wherein the second MRAM is disposed between the first MRAM and the third MRAM, and the second MRAM includes an MTJ. Two gaps are respectively disposed between the first MRAM and the second MRAM and between the second MRAM and the third MRAM. Two tensile stress pieces are respectively disposed in each of the two gaps. A first compressive stress layer surrounds and contacts the sidewall of the MTJ entirely. A second compressive stress layer covers the openings of each of the gaps and contacts the two tensile material pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Min-Hua Tsai, Tai-Cheng Hou, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220238468
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming an aluminum (Al) pad on a substrate, forming a passivation layer on the substrate and an opening exposing the Al pad, forming a cobalt (Co) layer in the opening and on the Al pad, bonding a wire onto the Co layer, and then performing a thermal treatment process to form a Co—Pd alloy on the Al pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Bin-Siang Tsai, Fu-Yu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220238800
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a MRAM region and a logic region; forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the MRAM region; forming a top electrode on the MTJ; and then performing a flowable chemical vapor deposition (FCVD) process to form a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the top electrode and the MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Tai-Cheng Hou, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai, Da-Jun Lin, Chau-Chung Hou, Wei-Xin Gao
  • Publication number: 20220208727
    Abstract: A chip bonding alignment structure includes a semiconductor chip, a metal layer, an etching stop layer, at least one metal bump, a dielectric barrier layer, a silicon oxide layer, and a silicon carbonitride layer. The metal layer is disposed on a bonding surface of the semiconductor chip and has a metal alignment pattern. The etching stop layer covers the bonding surface and the metal layer. The metal bump extends upward from the metal layer and penetrates through the etching stop layer. The dielectric barrier layer covers the etching stop layer and the metal bump. The silicon oxide layer covers the dielectric barrier layer. The silicon carbonitride layer covers the silicon oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Chin-Chia YANG, Fu-Yu TSAI, Da-Jun LIN, Bin-Siang TSAI
  • Patent number: 11373901
    Abstract: A method of forming an interconnection structure is disclosed, including providing a substrate, forming a patterned layer on the substrate, the patterned layer comprising at least a trench formed therein, depositing a first dielectric layer on the patterned layer and sealing an air gap in the trench, depositing a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and completely covering the patterned layer, and performing a curing process to the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Lin, Chich-Neng Chang, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220189770
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, forming a dielectric layer surrounding the fin-shaped structure, performing an anneal process to transform the dielectric layer into a shallow trench isolation (STI), removing the fin-shaped structure to form a trench, and forming a stack structure in the trench. Preferably, the stack structure includes a first semiconductor layer on the fin-shaped structure and a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer include different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Su, Hao-Che Feng, Hsuan-Tai Hsu, Chun-Yu Chen, Wei-Hao Huang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Ting-An Chien
  • Publication number: 20220173311
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a device substrate, a resistance variable layer and a top electrode. The bottom electrode is disposed on the device substrate. The resistance variable layer is disposed on the bottom electrode. The top electrode is disposed on the resistance variable layer. The bottom electrode is formed with a tensile stress, while the top electrode is formed with a compressive stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chich-Neng Chang, Da-Jun Lin, Shih-Wei Su, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220165866
    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 the composition of the second III-V compound layer. A trench is disposed within the first III-V compound layer and the second III-V compound layer. The trench has a first corner and a second corner. The first corner and the second corner are disposed in the first III-V compound layer. A first dielectric layer contacts a sidewall of the first corner. A second dielectric layer contacts a sidewall of the second corner. The first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are outside of the trench. A gate is disposed in the trench. A source electrode and a drain electrode are respectively disposed at two sides of the gate. A gate electrode is disposed directly on the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chang, Yao-Hsien Chung, Shih-Wei Su, Hao-Hsuan Chang, Da-Jun Lin, Ting-An Chien, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220140229
    Abstract: A method for fabricating memory cell of magnetoresistive RAM includes forming a memory stack structure on a first electrode layer. The memory stack structure includes a SAF layer to serve as a pinned layer; a magnetic free layer and a barrier layer sandwiched between the SAF layer and the magnetic free layer. A second electrode layer is then formed on the memory stack structure. The SAF layer includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a spacer layer of a first metal element sandwiched between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first metal element is phase separated from a second metal element of the first and second magnetic layers, and the second metal element of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer interfaces with the spacer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Bin-Siang Tsai, Ting-An Chien