Patents by Inventor Chih-Pin TSAO
Chih-Pin TSAO 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).
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Publication number: 20180337244Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a source/drain region, a source/drain silicide layer formed on the source/drain region, and a first contact disposed over the source/drain silicide layer. The first contact includes a first metal layer, an upper surface of the first metal layer is at least covered by a silicide layer, and the silicide layer includes a same metal element as the first metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Chia-Ming HSU, Pei-Yu CHOU, Chih-Pin TSAO, Kuang-Yuan HSU, Jyh-Huei CHEN
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Patent number: 10115808Abstract: A finFET device and methods of forming a finFET device are provided. The method includes depositing a dummy gate over and along sidewalls of a fin extending upwards from a semiconductor substrate, forming a first gate spacer along a sidewall of the dummy gate, and plasma-doping the first gate spacer with carbon to form a carbon-doped gate spacer. The method further includes forming a source/drain region adjacent a channel region of the fin and diffusing carbon from the carbon-doped gate spacer into a first region of the fin to provide a first carbon-doped region. The first carbon-doped region is disposed between at least a portion of the source/drain region and the channel region of the fin.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Chang Lin, Chun-Feng Nieh, Huicheng Chang, Tien-Shun Chang, Wei-Ting Chien, Chih-Pin Tsao, Hou-Ju Li
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Patent number: 10109507Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a fin over a substrate, forming a polysilicon gate structure over the fin, and replacing the polysilicon gate structure with a metal gate structure. Replacing of the polysilicon gate structure includes depositing a work function metal layer over the fin, performing a sublimation process on a non-fluorine based metal precursor to produce a gaseous non-fluorine based metal precursor, and depositing a substantially fluorine-free metal layer over the work function metal layer based on the gaseous non-fluorine based metal precursor. The substantially fluorine-free metal layer includes an amount of fluorine less than about 5 atomic percent.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Li-Jung Liu, Chih-Pin Tsao, Chia-Wei Soong, Jyh-Huei Chen, Shu-Hui Wang, Shih-Hsun Chang
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Patent number: 10109742Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a fin structure over a substrate. The fin structure has a top surface and side surfaces and the top surface is located at a height H0 measured from the substrate. An insulating layer is formed over the fin structure and the substrate. In the first recessing, the insulating layer is recessed to a height T1 from the substrate, so that an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed from the insulating layer. A semiconductor layer is formed over the exposed upper portion. After forming the semiconductor layer, in the second recessing, the insulating layer is recessed to a height T2 from the substrate, so that a middle portion of the fin structure is exposed from the insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over the upper portion with the semiconductor layer and the exposed middle portion of the fin structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuan-Shun Chao, Chih-Pin Tsao, Hou-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20180301417Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a carbon-containing diffusion barrier, a phosphorus-containing source/drain feature, a gate structure, and a gate spacer. The substrate has a channel region. The carbon-containing diffusion barrier is present in the substrate. The phosphorus-containing source/drain feature is present in the substrate, and the carbon-containing diffusion barrier is between the channel region and the phosphorus-containing source/drain feature. The gate is present over the channel region of the substrate. The gate spacer abuts the gate structure and is present over a portion of the phosphorus-containing source/drain feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Hung-Ming Chen, Yu-Chang Lin, Chung-Ting Li, Jen-Hsiang Lu, Hou-Ju Li, Chih-Pin Tsao
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Publication number: 20180190654Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a doped layer doped with a first dopant is formed in a substrate. A semiconductor layer is formed on the doped layer. A fin structure is formed by patterning at least the semiconductor layer and the doped layer such that the fin structure comprises a channel region including the semiconductor layer, and a well region including the doped layer. An isolation insulating layer is formed such that the channel region of the fin structure protrudes from the isolation insulating layer and the well region of the fin structure is embedded in the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over a part of the fin structure and the isolation insulating layer. The semiconductor layer is at least one of a doped silicon layer or a non-doped silicon layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Yu-Sheng Wu, Chen Hua Tsai, Hou-Yu Chen, Chia-Wei Soong, Chih-Pin Tsao
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Publication number: 20180166274Abstract: An NMOS transistor gate structure includes at least one spacer defining a gate region over a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric layer disposed on the gate region and lining an inner sidewall of the spacer, a bottom barrier layer conformally disposed on the gate dielectric layer, a work function metal layer disposed on the bottom barrier layer, and a filling metal partially wrapped by the work function metal layer. The bottom barrier layer has an oxygen concentration higher than a nitrogen concentration. The bottom barrier layer is in direct contact with the gate dielectric layer. The bottom barrier layer includes a material selected from Ta, TaN, TaTi, TaTiN and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Ming-Huei Lin, Yen-Yu Chen, Chih-Pin Tsao, Shih-Hsun Chang
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Publication number: 20180151390Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a fin structure. A gate structure is disposed over the fin structure. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the gate structure and the fin structure. A contact plug is disposed in the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to source/drain region in the fin structure. A second dielectric layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer. the second dielectric layer has a first nitride layer and a first etch stop layer, and the first nitride layer is disposed on the first etch stop layer. A via goes through the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the contact plug. A metal layer is disposed on the second dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Chih-Pin TSAO, Wei-Fang CHEN
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Patent number: 9947658Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a doped layer doped with a first dopant is formed in a substrate. A semiconductor layer is formed on the doped layer. A fin structure is formed by patterning at least the semiconductor layer and the doped layer such that the fin structure comprises a channel region including the semiconductor layer, and a well region including the doped layer. An isolation insulating layer is formed such that the channel region of the fin structure protrudes from the isolation insulating layer and the well region of the fin structure is embedded in the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over a part of the fin structure and the isolation insulating layer. The semiconductor layer is at least one of a doped silicon layer or a non-doped silicon layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Sheng Wu, Chen Hua Tsai, Hou-Yu Chen, Chia-Wei Soong, Chih-Pin Tsao
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Publication number: 20180090608Abstract: A method of forming a FinFET with a rounded source/drain profile comprises forming a fin in a substrate, etching a source/drain recess in the fin, forming a plurality of source/drain layers in the source/drain recess; and etching at least one of the plurality of source/drain layers. The source/drain layers may be a silicon germanium compound. Etching at the source/drain layers may comprises partially etching each of the plurality of source/drain layers prior to forming subsequent layers of the plurality of source/drain layers. The source/drain layers may be formed with a thickness at a top corner of about 15 nm, and the source/drain layers may each be etched back by about 3 nm prior to forming subsequent layers of the plurality of source/drain layers. Forming the plurality of source/drain layers optionally comprises forming at least five source/drain layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Ming-Hua Yu, Chih-Pin Tsao, Pei-Ren Jeng, Tze-Liang Lee
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Publication number: 20180083001Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor channel, a second semiconductor channel, a first gate stack and a second gate stack. The first gate stack is present on the first semiconductor channel. The second gate stack is present on the second semiconductor channel. The first gate stack and the second gate stack are different at least in tantalum nitride amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Yen-Yu Chen, Ming-Huei Lin, Chih-Pin Tsao, Shih-Hsun Chang
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Patent number: 9922976Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor channel, a second semiconductor channel, a first gate stack and a second gate stack. The first gate stack is present on the first semiconductor channel. The second gate stack is present on the second semiconductor channel. The first gate stack and the second gate stack are different at least in tantalum nitride amount.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yen-Yu Chen, Ming-Huei Lin, Chih-Pin Tsao, Shih-Hsun Chang
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Publication number: 20170352559Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a fin over a substrate, forming a polysilicon gate structure over the fin, and replacing the polysilicon gate structure with a metal gate structure. Replacing of the polysilicon gate structure includes depositing a work function metal layer over the fin, performing a sublimation process on a non-fluorine based metal precursor to produce a gaseous non-fluorine based metal precursor, and depositing a substantially fluorine-free metal layer over the work function metal layer based on the gaseous non-fluorine based metal precursor. The substantially fluorine-free metal layer includes an amount of fluorine less than about 5 atomic percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Li-Jung LIU, Chih-Pin TSAO, Chia-Wei SOONG, Jyh-Huei CHEN, Shu-Hui WANG, Shih-Hsun CHANG
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Patent number: 9831345Abstract: A method of forming a FinFET with a rounded source/drain profile comprises forming a fin in a substrate, etching a source/drain recess in the fin, forming a plurality of source/drain layers in the source/drain recess; and etching at least one of the plurality of source/drain layers. The source/drain layers may be a silicon germanium compound. Etching at the source/drain layers may comprises partially etching each of the plurality of source/drain layers prior to forming subsequent layers of the plurality of source/drain layers. The source/drain layers may be formed with a thickness at a top corner of about 15 nm, and the source/drain layers may each be etched back by about 3 nm prior to forming subsequent layers of the plurality of source/drain layers. Forming the plurality of source/drain layers optionally comprises forming at least five source/drain layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Hua Yu, Chih-Pin Tsao, Pei-Ren Jeng, Tze-Liang Lee
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Patent number: 9831242Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a doped layer is formed in a substrate. A barrier layer that is in contact with the doped layer is formed. A semiconductor layer is formed over the substrate and the barrier layer. A fin structure is formed by patterning the semiconductor layer, the barrier layer, and the doped layer such that the fin structure includes a channel region including the semiconductor layer and a well region including the doped layer. An isolation insulating layer is formed such that a first portion of the fin structure protrudes from the isolation insulating layer and a second portion of the fin structure is embedded in the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over the fin structure and the isolation insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Wei Soong, Chih-Pin Tsao, Hou-Yu Chen, Chen Hua Tsai
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Publication number: 20170222008Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first contact hole is formed in one or more dielectric layers disposed over a source/drain region or a gate electrode. An adhesive layer is formed in the first contact hole. A first metal layer is formed on the adhesive layer in the first contact hole. A silicide layer is formed on an upper surface of the first metal layer. The silicide layer includes a same metal element as the first metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Chia-Ming HSU, Chih-Pin TSAO, Jyh-Huei CHEN, Kuang-Yuan HSU, Pei-Yu CHOU
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Publication number: 20170125412Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a doped layer is formed in a substrate. A barrier layer that is in contact with the doped layer is formed. A semiconductor layer is formed over the substrate and the barrier layer. A fin structure is formed by patterning the semiconductor layer, the barrier layer, and the doped layer such that the fin structure includes a channel region including the semiconductor layer and a well region including the doped layer. An isolation insulating layer is formed such that a first portion of the fin structure protrudes from the isolation insulating layer and a second portion of the fin structure is embedded in the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over the fin structure and the isolation insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Chia-Wei SOONG, Chih-Pin TSAO, Hou-Yu CHEN, Chen Hua TSAI
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Publication number: 20170125413Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a doped layer doped with a first dopant is formed in a substrate. A semiconductor layer is formed on the doped layer. A fin structure is formed by patterning at least the semiconductor layer and the doped layer such that the fin structure comprises a channel region including the semiconductor layer, and a well region including the doped layer. An isolation insulating layer is formed such that the channel region of the fin structure protrudes from the isolation insulating layer and the well region of the fin structure is embedded in the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over a part of the fin structure and the isolation insulating layer. The semiconductor layer is at least one of a doped silicon layer or a non-doped silicon layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Yu-Sheng WU, Chen Hua TSAI, Hou-Yu CHEN, Chia-Wei SOONG, Chih-Pin TSAO
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Publication number: 20170092770Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a fin structure over a substrate. The fin structure has a top surface and side surfaces and the top surface is located at a height H0 measured from the substrate. An insulating layer is formed over the fin structure and the substrate. In the first recessing, the insulating layer is recessed to a height T1 from the substrate, so that an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed from the insulating layer. A semiconductor layer is formed over the exposed upper portion. After forming the semiconductor layer, in the second recessing, the insulating layer is recessed to a height T2 from the substrate, so that a middle portion of the fin structure is exposed from the insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over the upper portion with the semiconductor layer and the exposed middle portion of the fin structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Yuan-Shun CHAO, Chih-Pin TSAO, Hou-Yu CHEN
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Publication number: 20170084725Abstract: A FinFET and methods for forming a FinFET are disclosed. A method includes forming a semiconductor fin on a substrate, implanting the semiconductor fin with dopants, and forming a capping layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. The method further includes forming a dielectric on the capping layer, and forming a gate electrode on the dielectric.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Ming-Hua Yu, Chih-Pin Tsao, Hou-Yu Chen