Patents by Inventor Chang-Po Hsiung

Chang-Po Hsiung 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).

  • Publication number: 20190103460
    Abstract: A semiconductor transistor device is provided. The semiconductor transistor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a first isolation structure, a first doped region, and a first extra-contact structure. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and the semiconductor substrate has a first region and a second region respectively located on two opposite sides of the gate structure. The first isolation structure and the first doped region are disposed in the first region of the semiconductor substrate. The first extra-contact structure is disposed on the semiconductor structure. The first extra-contact structure is located between the gate structure and the first doped region and penetrating into the first isolation structure in the first region of the semiconductor substrate, and the first doped region is electrically coupled to the first extra-contact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chia-Lin Wang, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20180233556
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate and a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is provided. The substrate has a first voltage area and a second voltage area. A top surface of the substrate in the second voltage area is higher than a top surface of the substrate in the first voltage area, and a trench is defined in the substrate in between the first and second voltage area. The STI structure is located in the substrate within the trench, wherein a first portion of the STI structure is located in the first voltage area, a second portion of the STI structure is located in the second voltage area, and a step height difference exist in between a bottom surface of the first portion of the STI structure in the first voltage area and a bottom surface of the second portion of the STI structure in the second voltage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ping-Hung Chiang, Shih-Chieh Pu, Chia-Lin Wang, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Shih-Yin Hsiao, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 9972678
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided including the following steps. A substrate having a first voltage area and a second voltage area is provided. A first oxide layer is formed in the first voltage area. The first oxide layer is removed to form a recess in the first voltage area. A shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is formed in the substrate, wherein a first portion of the STI structure is located in the first voltage area and a second portion of the STI structure is located in the second voltage area, a top surface of the STI structure is higher than the top surface of the substrate, and a bottom surface of the first portion of the STI structure in the first voltage area is lower than a bottom surface of the second portion of the STI structure in the second voltage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ping-Hung Chiang, Shih-Chieh Pu, Chia-Lin Wang, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Shih-Yin Hsiao, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20180102408
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided including the following steps. A substrate having a first voltage area and a second voltage area is provided. A first oxide layer is formed in the first voltage area. The first oxide layer is removed to form a recess in the first voltage area. A shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is formed in the substrate, wherein a first portion of the STI structure is located in the first voltage area and a second portion of the STI structure is located in the second voltage area, a top surface of the STI structure is higher than the top surface of the substrate, and a bottom surface of the first portion of the STI structure in the first voltage area is lower than a bottom surface of the second portion of the STI structure in the second voltage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ping-Hung Chiang, Shih-Chieh Pu, Chia-Lin Wang, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Shih-Yin Hsiao, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 9653343
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. First, a substrate having a first region and a second region is provided, a shallow trench isolation (STI) is formed in the substrate to separate the first region and the second region, and a patterned hard mask is formed on the first region and part of the STI, in which the patterned hard mask exposes includes an opening to expose part of the STI. Next, a gas is driven-in through the exposed STI to alter an edge of the substrate on the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MOCIROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kai-Kuen Chang, Shih-Yin Hsiao, Chang-Po Hsiung
  • Patent number: 9577069
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a MOS device is disclosed. A substrate having an active area (AA) silicon portion and shallow trench isolation (STI) region surrounding the active area is provided. A hard mask is formed on the substrate. A portion of the hard mask is removed to form an opening on the AA silicon portion. The opening exposes an edge of the STI region. The AA silicon portion is recessed through the opening to a predetermined depth to form a silicon spacer along a sidewall of the STI region in a self-aligned manner. An oxidation process is performed to oxidize the AA silicon portion and the silicon spacer to form a gate oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Pu, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Lin Wang, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Shih-Yin Hsiao, Chih-Chung Wang, Kuan-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 9472661
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure suitable for operating under a high voltage condition is provided. According to one aspect of the disclosure, the semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate, a source region, a drain region and a field-adjusting structure. The gate is disposed on the substrate. The source region and the drain region are disposed in the substrate and at opposite sides of the gate. The field-adjusting structure is disposed on the substrate at an outer side of one of the source region and the drain region. The field-adjusting structure comprises a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is disposed at an outer side of the first portion. The first portion is connected to the gate. The second portion is connected to the one of the source region and the drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yin Hsiao, Chang-Po Hsiung
  • Publication number: 20160133635
    Abstract: A flash cell includes a gate, a source/drain and a selector. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a control gate disposed on the substrate and a floating gate sandwiched by the control gate and the substrate. The source/drain is disposed in the substrate beside the gate. The selector electrically connects the source/drain, wherein the selector includes a bottom electrode, a resistance threshold switching material layer and a top electrode, and the resistance threshold switching material layer is sandwiched by the bottom electrode and the top electrode. A flash cell set includes a plurality of said flash cells. The flash cells electrically connect to each other by their selectors, and all of the selectors electrically connect to one same bit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Chang-Po Hsiung