Patents by Inventor Chia-Wen Lu

Chia-Wen Lu 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: 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230231035
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A first recess and a second recess are formed in a first region and a second region of a semiconductor substrate, respectively. A bottom surface of the first recess is lower than a bottom surface of the second recess in a vertical direction. A first gate oxide layer and a second gate oxide layer are formed concurrently. At least a portion of the first gate oxide layer is formed in the first recess, and at least a portion of the second gate oxide layer is formed in the second recess. A removing process is performed for removing a part of the second gate oxide layer. A thickness of the second gate oxide layer is less than a thickness of the first gate oxide layer after the removing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Ling Wang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ta-Wei Chiu, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20230223306
    Abstract: Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a plurality of shallow trench isolations. The first transistor is disposed in a medium-voltage region and includes a first plane, a first gate dielectric layer, and a first gate electrode. The second transistor is disposed in a boundary region and includes a second plane, a second gate dielectric layer, and a second gate electrode. The third transistor is disposed in a lower-voltage region and includes a third plane, a third gate dielectric layer, and a third gate electrode. The shallow trench isolations are disposed in the substrate, wherein top surfaces of the shallow trench isolations in the medium-voltage region, the boundary region and the low-voltage region are coplanar with top surfaces of the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ta-Wei Chiu, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chia-Wen Lu, Chia-Ling Wang, Wei-Lun Huang
  • Publication number: 20230207620
    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 trench isolation structure is disposed in the substrate between the first device region and the second device region. The 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 coplanar with the second bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ta-Wei Chiu
  • Publication number: 20230080968
    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: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Ling Wang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Patent number: 10475903
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 10453938
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20190157421
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20190157418
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • 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