Patents by Inventor Fu-Jung Chuang

Fu-Jung Chuang 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: 10892194
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the fin-shaped structure to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, and a gate structure on the SDB structure. Preferably, the SDB structure includes silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN), a concentration portion of oxygen in SiOCN is between 30% to 60%, and the gate structure includes a metal gate having a n-type work function metal layer or a p-type work function metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Ching-Ling Lin, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yu Chung, I-Ming Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200403082
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate, forming a polymer block on a corner between the gate structure and the substrate, performing an oxidation process to form a first seal layer on sidewalls of the gate structure, and forming a source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the gate structure. Preferably, the polymer block includes fluorine, bromide, or silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Chia-Ming Kuo, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200328126
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the fin-shaped structure to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, and a gate structure on the SDB structure. Preferably, the SDB structure includes silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN), a concentration portion of oxygen in SiOCN is between 30% to 60%, and the gate structure includes a metal gate having a n-type work function metal layer or a p-type work function metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Ching-Ling Lin, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yu Chung, I-Ming Tseng
  • Patent number: 10797157
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a polymer block on a corner between the gate structure and the substrate; performing an oxidation process to form a first seal layer on sidewalls of the gate structure; and forming a source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Chia-Ming Kuo, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Patent number: 10741455
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the fin-shaped structure to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, and a gate structure on the SDB structure. Preferably, the SDB structure includes silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN), a concentration portion of oxygen in SiOCN is between 30% to 60%, and the gate structure includes a metal gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Ching-Ling Lin, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yu Chung, I-Ming Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200194316
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a fin-shaped structure thereon, forming a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the substrate to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, and then forming more than one gate structures such as a first gate structure and a second gate structure on the SDB structure. Preferably, each of the first gate structure and the second gate structure overlaps the fin-shaped structure and the SDB structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Chi-Mao Hsu, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20200176331
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the fin-shaped structure to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, and a gate structure on the SDB structure. Preferably, the SDB structure includes silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN), a concentration portion of oxygen in SiOCN is between 30% to 60%, and the gate structure includes a metal gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Ching-Ling Lin, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yu Chung, I-Ming Tseng
  • Patent number: 10607897
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a first fin-shaped structure on the first region; removing part of the first fin-shaped structure to form a first trench; forming a dielectric layer in the first trench, wherein the dielectric layer comprises silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN); and planarizing the dielectric layer to form a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Ching-Ling Lin, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yu Chung, I-Ming Tseng
  • Patent number: 10559655
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises at least one gate structure disposed on a substrate; a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate and contacting an outer sidewall of the at least one gate structure; a second dielectric layer having a L shape disposed on the first dielectric layer and contacting the outer sidewall of the at least one gate structure; an etch stop layer contacting the second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer and the substrate, wherein the second dielectric layer has an upper portion and a lower portion contacting the upper portion, the upper portion extends along the outer sidewall, the lower portion extends from the outer sidewall to the etch stop layer; and an air gap between the second dielectric layer and the etch stop layer; wherein the first dielectric layer and the lower portion of the second dielectric layer have a same width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsu Ting, Chia-Ming Kuo, Fu-Jung Chuang, Chun-Wei Yu, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20200035568
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a first fin-shaped structure on the first region; removing part of the first fin-shaped structure to form a first trench; forming a dielectric layer in the first trench, wherein the dielectric layer comprises silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN); and planarizing the dielectric layer to form a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Ching-Ling Lin, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yu Chung, I-Ming Tseng
  • Publication number: 20190348520
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a first spacer adjacent to the gate structure, wherein the first spacer comprises silicon carbon nitride (SiCN); forming a second spacer adjacent to the first spacer, wherein the second spacer comprises silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN); and forming a source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the second spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Kuo, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Ying-Wei Yen, Fu-Jung Chuang, Ya-Yin Hsiao, Nan-Yuan Huang
  • Patent number: 10475709
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a first fin-shaped structure on the first region; removing part of the first fin-shaped structure to forma first trench; forming a dielectric layer in the first trench, wherein the dielectric layer comprises silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN); and planarizing the dielectric layer to form a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Fu-Jung Chuang, Ching-Ling Lin, Po-Jen Chuang, Yu-Ren Wang, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Ming Kuo, Guan-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yu Chung, I-Ming Tseng
  • Patent number: 9882022
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided in the present invention. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate and two spacers on both sidewalls of the gate structure. Each spacer comprises an inner first spacer portion made of SiCN and an outer second spacer portion made of SiOCN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Kuo, Po-Jen Chuang, Fu-Jung Chuang, Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang, Fu-Yu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170243952
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided in the present invention. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, agate structure on the substrate and two spacers on both sidewalls of the gate structure. Each spacer comprises an inner first spacer portion made of SiCN and an outer second spacer portion made of SiOCN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Kuo, Po-Jen Chuang, Fu-Jung Chuang, Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang, Fu-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 9685533
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided in the present invention. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, agate structure on the substrate and two spacers on both sidewalls of the gate structure. Each spacer comprises an inner first spacer portion made of SiCN and an outer second spacer portion made of SiOCN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Kuo, Po-Jen Chuang, Fu-Jung Chuang, Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang, Fu-Yu Tsai