Patents by Inventor Ching-Wen Hung

Ching-Wen Hung 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: 20240264224
    Abstract: A ground-signal-ground (GSG) device structure is provided in the present invention, including two signal pads aligned in a first direction and two ground pads respectively at two sides of each signal pad in a second direction, and two transmission lines between the two signal pads and are connected respectively with said two signal pads, and said two transmission lines extend toward each other in the first direction and connect to a device, wherein the two signal pads and the two transmission lines are only in the level of 7th metal layer or above in back-end-of-line (BEOL) metal layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Jinn-Horng Lai, Yan-Zung Wang, Peng-Hsiu Chen, Su-Ming Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240243073
    Abstract: A radio-frequency (RF) device includes a main device on a substrate, a first port extending along a first direction adjacent to a first side of the main device, a second port extending along the first direction adjacent to a second side of the main device, a first shield structure adjacent to a third side of the main device, a second shield structure adjacent to a fourth side of the main device, a first connecting structure extending along a second direction to connect the first port and the main device, and a second connecting structure extending along the second direction to connect the second port and the main device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Jinn-Horng Lai, Yan-Zung Wang, Peng-Hsiu Chen, Su-Ming Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240241126
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biochip for tracking postoperative recurrence status of a patient with lung adenocarcinoma. The biochip comprises a bare plate layer, the bare plate layer comprises a sensing electrode, and the sensing electrode comprises a biological agent capable of measuring an expression amount of a GPNMB gene. The present invention further provides a method for tracking the postoperative recurrence status of a patient with lung adenocarcinoma. The method comprises the following steps: step one, providing a sample from a patient with lung adenocarcinoma; step two: contacting the sample with a carrier capable of detecting an expression amount of a GPNMB gene; and step three: analyzing a change of the expression amount of the GPNMB gene to track the postoperative recurrence status of the patient with lung adenocarcinoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Szu-Hua Pan, Yuan-Ling Hsu, Ching-Wen Li, How-Wen Ko, Chung-Lieh Hung
  • Publication number: 20240222369
    Abstract: The invention provides a layout pattern of a semiconductor varactor, which comprises a plurality of varactor units arranged on a substrate, wherein each varactor unit comprises a plurality of fin structures arranged in parallel with each other, a plurality of gate structures arranged in parallel with each other, located on the substrate and spanning the fin structures, and a gate metal layer electrically connected with the plurality of gate structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Peng-Hsiu Chen, Su-Ming Hsieh, Ying-Ren Chen
  • Publication number: 20240222355
    Abstract: The invention provides a layout pattern of a semiconductor cell, which comprises a substrate with a first L-shaped MESA region and a second L-shaped MESA region, wherein the shapes of the first L-shaped MESA region and the second L-shaped MESA region are mutually inverted by 180 degrees, a first high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) and a second high electron mobility transistor are located on the first L-shaped MESA region, and a third high electron mobility transistor and a fourth high electron mobility transistor are located on the second L-shaped MESA region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Peng-Hsiu Chen, Su-Ming Hsieh, Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 12027600
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a nanowire transistor includes the steps of first forming a nanowire channel structure on a substrate, in which the nanowire channel structure includes first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternately disposed over one another. Next, a gate structure is formed on the nanowire channel structure and then a source/drain structure is formed adjacent to the gate structure, in which the source/drain structure is made of graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Kuang Hsieh, Shih-Hung Tsai, Ching-Wen Hung, Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20240090341
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; removing the sacrificial layer to form a recess; forming a barrier layer and a free layer in the recess; forming a top electrode layer on the free layer; and patterning the top electrode layer and the free layer to form a second MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Ya-Sheng Feng
  • Publication number: 20240090342
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; removing the sacrificial layer to form a recess; forming a barrier layer and a free layer in the recess; forming a top electrode layer on the free layer; and patterning the top electrode layer and the free layer to form a second MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Ya-Sheng Feng
  • Patent number: 11864469
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; removing the sacrificial layer to form a recess; forming a barrier layer and a free layer in the recess; forming a top electrode layer on the free layer; and patterning the top electrode layer and the free layer to form a second MTJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Ya-Sheng Feng
  • Publication number: 20230380295
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; and removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Ya-Sheng Feng
  • Publication number: 20230354716
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) region and an edge region, forming an first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the substrate, and then forming a first MTJ and a second MTJ on the first IMD layer, in which the first MTJ is disposed on the MTJ region while the second MTJ is disposed on the edge region. Next, a second IMD layer is formed on the first MTJ and the second MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Yu-Ping Wang
  • Publication number: 20230299166
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a nanowire transistor includes the steps of first forming a nanowire channel structure on a substrate, in which the nanowire channel structure includes first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternately disposed over one another. Next, a gate structure is formed on the nanowire channel structure and then a source/drain structure is formed adjacent to the gate structure, in which the source/drain structure is made of graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Kuang Hsieh, Shih-Hung Tsai, Ching-Wen Hung, Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 11765982
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; and removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Ya-Sheng Feng
  • Patent number: 11744160
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) region and an edge region, forming an first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the substrate, and then forming a first MTJ and a second MTJ on the first IMD layer, in which the first MTJ is disposed on the MTJ region while the second MTJ is disposed on the edge region. Next, a second IMD layer is formed on the first MTJ and the second MTJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Yu-Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 11705498
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a nanowire transistor includes the steps of first forming a nanowire channel structure on a substrate, in which the nanowire channel structure includes first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternately disposed over one another. Next, a gate structure is formed on the nanowire channel structure and then a source/drain structure is formed adjacent to the gate structure, in which the source/drain structure is made of graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Kuang Hsieh, Shih-Hung Tsai, Ching-Wen Hung, Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20230090612
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a static random access memory (SRAM) includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming an epitaxial layer adjacent to the gate structure; forming a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the gate structure; transforming the gate structure into a metal gate; forming a contact hole exposing the epitaxial layer, forming a barrier layer in the contact hole, forming a metal layer on the barrier layer, and then planarizing the metal layer and the barrier layer to form a contact plug. Preferably, a bottom portion of the barrier layer includes a titanium rich portion and a top portion of the barrier layer includes a nitrogen rich portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Chun-Hsien Lin, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 11581191
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate having an active component region and a non-active component region, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, high resistivity metal segments, dummy stacked structures and a metal connection structure. The high resistivity metal segments are formed in the second dielectric layer and located in the non-active component region. The dummy stacked structures are located in the non-active component region, and at least one dummy stacked structure penetrates through the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer and is located between two adjacent high resistivity metal segments. The metal connection structure is disposed on the second dielectric layer, and the high resistivity metal segments are electrically connected to one another through the metal connection structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Ching-Wen Hung
  • Publication number: 20220416153
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; and removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Ya-Sheng Feng
  • Publication number: 20220416154
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; removing the sacrificial layer to form a recess; forming a barrier layer and a free layer in the recess; forming a top electrode layer on the free layer; and patterning the top electrode layer and the free layer to form a second MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Ya-Sheng Feng
  • Patent number: 11538813
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a static random access memory (SRAM) includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming an epitaxial layer adjacent to the gate structure; forming a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the gate structure; transforming the gate structure into a metal gate; forming a contact hole exposing the epitaxial layer, forming a barrier layer in the contact hole, forming a metal layer on the barrier layer, and then planarizing the metal layer and the barrier layer to form a contact plug. Preferably, a bottom portion of the barrier layer includes a titanium rich portion and a top portion of the barrier layer includes a nitrogen rich portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hung, Chun-Hsien Lin, Chien-Hung Chen