Patents by Inventor Chen Hsi Chieh

Chen Hsi Chieh 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: 6365504
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an interconnection between a conductive line and a via plug on an insulating layer, comprises the steps of: forming a conductive line pattern on the insulating layer; etching the upper part of the insulating layer and forming a conductive line opening; forming conductive line spacers to provide better alignment between the conductive line and the via, to provide better control of a small via, and to help the metal to have better coverage effects in filling in the conductive line opening and the via; producing a via pattern on the insulating layer and the via pattern opening being substantially larger than the conductive line opening; etching the exposed lower part of the insulating layer by utilizing the conductive line spacers as an etching mask and forming a via hole; and filling the conductive line opening and the via hole with a conductive material and forming an interconnection of the conductive line and a via plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: TSMC-ACER Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Wu Kuo Chien, Chen Hsi Chieh, Chen Han Ping