Patents by Inventor Chih-Yueh Li
Chih-Yueh Li 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: 20230403946Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes first forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process or a high-density plasma (HDP) process to form a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, performing an etching process to remove the passivation layer adjacent to the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and then forming an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Laio, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20230354715Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer. Preferably, a top surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the passivation layer directly on top of the first MTJ.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20230320229Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ; performing a first etching process to remove part of the first ULK dielectric layer and form a damaged layer on the first ULK dielectric layer; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the damaged layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 11778922Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes first forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process or a high-density plasma (HDP) process to form a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, performing an etching process to remove the passivation layer adjacent to the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and then forming an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 11737370Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer. Preferably, a top surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the passivation layer directly on top of the first MTJ.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 11706993Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ; performing a first etching process to remove part of the first ULK dielectric layer and forming a damaged layer on the first ULK dielectric layer; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the damaged layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20230200088Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, a passivation layer on the first ULK dielectric layer, and a second ULK dielectric layer on the passivation layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 11621296Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 11461693Abstract: A training apparatus and a training method for providing a sample size expanding model are provided. A normalizing unit receives a training data set with at least one numeric predictor factor and a numeric response factor. An encoding unit trains the training data set in an initial encoding layer and at least one deep encoding layer. A modeling unit extracts a mean vector and a variance vector and inputting the mean vector and the variance vector together into a latent hidden layer for obtaining the sample size expanding model. A decoding unit trains the training data set in at least one deep decoding layer and a last encoding layer. A verifying unit performs a verification of the sample size expanding model according to the outputting data set. A data generating unit generates a plurality of samples via the sample size expanding model.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yao-Sheng Chang, Ya-Ching Cheng, Chien-Hung Chen, Chih-Yueh Li, Da-Ching Liao
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Publication number: 20220085283Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes first forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process or a high-density plasma (HDP) process to form a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, performing an etching process to remove the passivation layer adjacent to the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and then forming an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20210225932Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20210151666Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer. Preferably, a top surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the passivation layer directly on top of the first MTJ.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 11004897Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20210119115Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ; performing a first etching process to remove part of the first ULK dielectric layer and forming a damaged layer on the first ULK dielectric layer; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the damaged layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 10916694Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ; performing a first etching process to remove part of the first ULK dielectric layer and forming a damaged layer on the first ULK dielectric layer; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the damaged layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20210005662Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20200212290Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ; performing a first etching process to remove part of the first ULK dielectric layer and forming a damaged layer on the first ULK dielectric layer; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the damaged layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Tai-Cheng Hou, Wei-Xin Gao, Fu-Yu Tsai, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Chen-Yi Weng, Jing-Yin Jhang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Kun-Ju Li, Chih-Yueh Li, Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, Kun-Yuan Liao, Yu-Tsung Lai, Wei-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20200185597Abstract: A memory device includes an insulation layer, a memory cell region and an alignment mark region are defined on the insulation layer, an interconnection structure disposed in the insulation layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the insulation layer and the interconnection structure, the dielectric layer is disposed within the memory cell region and the alignment mark region, a conductive via plug disposed on the interconnection structure within the memory cell region, the conductive via plug has a concave top surface, an alignment mark trench penetrating the dielectric layer within the alignment mark region, a bottom electrode disposed on the conductive via plug within the memory cell region and disposed in the alignment mark trench within the alignment mark region, and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure disposed on the bottom electrode within the memory cell region and disposed in the alignment mark trench within the alignment mark region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Kun-Ju Li, Hsin-Jung Liu, I-Ming Tseng, Chau-Chung Hou, Yu-Lung Shih, Fu-Chun Hsiao, Hui-Lin Wang, Tzu-Hsiang Hung, Chih-Yueh Li, Ang Chan, Jing-Yin Jhang
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Patent number: 10622245Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a plurality of fin structures thereon, an isolation oxide structure in the substrate between adjacent two of the plurality of fin structures, a gate disposed on the plurality of fin structures, a gate dielectric layer disposed between the plurality of fin structures and the gate, and a source/drain doped region in each of the plurality of fin structures. The isolation oxide structure has a concave, curved top surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chi-Ying Hsieh, Chih-Jung Chen, Chien-Hung Chen, Chih-Yueh Li, Cheng-Pu Chiu, Shih-Min Lu, Yung-Sung Lin
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Publication number: 20200057966Abstract: A training apparatus and a training method for providing a sample size expanding model are provided. A normalizing unit receives a training data set with at least one numeric predictor factor and a numeric response factor. An encoding unit trains the training data set in an initial encoding layer and at least one deep encoding layer. A modeling unit extracts a mean vector and a variance vector and inputting the mean vector and the variance vector together into a latent hidden layer for obtaining the sample size expanding model. A decoding unit trains the training data set in at least one deep decoding layer and a last encoding layer. A verifying unit performs a verification of the sample size expanding model according to the outputting data set. A data generating unit generates a plurality of samples via the sample size expanding model.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Yao-Sheng Chang, Ya-Ching Cheng, Chien-Hung Chen, Chih-Yueh Li, Da-Ching Liao