Patents by Inventor Jian-Cun KE

Jian-Cun KE 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: 10164052
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an interfacial layer on a substrate and agate structure on the interfacial layer. Preferably, the gate structure includes a patterned high-k dielectric layer, the patterned high-k dielectric layer comprises a metal oxide layer, and a horizontal direction width of the patterned high-k dielectric layer and a horizontal direction width of the interfacial layer are different. The semiconductor device also includes a first spacer adjacent to the gate structure and on part of the interfacial layer and contacting a top surface of the interfacial layer and a second spacer on the sidewalls of the first spacer and the interfacial layer. Preferably, a planar bottom surface of the second spacer is lower than a planar bottom surface of the first spacer and extending along a same direction as the planar bottom surface of the first spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Hsu, Chun-Mao Chiou, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Lung-En Kuo, You-Di Jhang, Jian-Cun Ke
  • Publication number: 20170330954
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an interfacial layer on a substrate and agate structure on the interfacial layer. Preferably, the gate structure includes a patterned high-k dielectric layer, the patterned high-k dielectric layer comprises a metal oxide layer, and a horizontal direction width of the patterned high-k dielectric layer and a horizontal direction width of the interfacial layer are different. The semiconductor device also includes a first spacer adjacent to the gate structure and on part of the interfacial layer and contacting a top surface of the interfacial layer and a second spacer on the sidewalls of the first spacer and the interfacial layer. Preferably, a planar bottom surface of the second spacer is lower than a planar bottom surface of the first spacer and extending along a same direction as the planar bottom surface of the first spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Hsu, Chun-Mao Chiou, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Lung-En Kuo, You-Di Jhang, Jian-Cun Ke
  • Patent number: 9761690
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming an interfacial layer on the substrate; forming a stack structure on the interfacial layer; patterning the stack structure to form a gate structure on the interfacial layer; forming a liner on the interfacial layer and the gate structure; and removing part of the liner and part of the interfacial layer for forming a spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Hsu, Chun-Mao Chiou, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Lung-En Kuo, You-Di Jhang, Jian-Cun Ke
  • Patent number: 9754841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming an integrated circuit including a substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The first transistor has a first metal gate including a first bottom barrier layer, a first work function metal layer and a first metal layer. The second transistor has a second metal gate including a second bottom barrier layer, a second work function metal layer and a second metal layer. The third transistor has a third metal gate including a third bottom barrier layer, a third work function metal layer and a third metal layer. The first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor has the same conductive type. A nitrogen concentration of the first bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the second bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the third bottom barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Yu-Feng Liu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chia-Fu Hsu, Yu-Ru Yang, En-Chiuan Liou
  • Patent number: 9508827
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a gate structure on the substrate; forming a lightly doped drain in the substrate; and performing a first implantation process for implanting fluorine ions at a tiled angle into the substrate and part of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jian-Cun Ke, Chih-Wei Yang, Chia-Fu Hsu
  • Patent number: 9406516
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming an interfacial layer on the substrate; forming a high-k dielectric layer on the interfacial layer; forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the high-k dielectric layer; performing a thermal treatment; removing the first BBM layer; and forming a second BBM layer on the high-k dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jian-Cun Ke, Chih-Wei Yang, Kun-Yuan Lo, Chia-Fu Hsu, Shao-Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 9385206
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, and a spacer adjacent to the gate structure, in which the bottom of the spacer includes a tapered profile and the tapered profile comprises a convex curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Hsu, Chun-Mao Chiou, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chun-Lung Chen, Lung-En Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160190019
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming an integrated circuit including a substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The first transistor has a first metal gate including a first bottom barrier layer, a first work function metal layer and a first metal layer. The second transistor has a second metal gate including a second bottom barrier layer, a second work function metal layer and a second metal layer. The third transistor has a third metal gate including a third bottom barrier layer, a third work function metal layer and a third metal layer. The first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor has the same conductive type. A nitrogen concentration of the first bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the second bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the third bottom barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Yu-Feng Liu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chia-Fu Hsu, Yu-Ru Yang, En-Chiuan Liou
  • Patent number: 9349822
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer thereon; forming a first recess, a second recess, and a third recess in the ILD layer; forming a material layer on the ILD layer and in the first recess, the second recess, and the third recess; performing a first treatment on the material layer in the first recess; and performing a second treatment on the material layer in the first recess and second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Yu-Feng Liu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chia-Fu Hsu, En-Chiuan Liou, Ssu-I Fu, Chi-Mao Hsu, Nien-Ting Ho, Yu-Ru Yang, Yu-Ping Wang, Chien-Ming Lai, Yi-Wen Chen, Yu-Ting Tseng, Ya-Huei Tsai, Chien-Chung Huang, Tsung-Yin Hsieh, Hung-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 9318389
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated circuit including a substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The first transistor has a first metal gate including a first bottom barrier layer, a first work function metal layer and a first metal layer. The second transistor has a second metal gate including a second bottom barrier layer, a second work function metal layer and a second metal layer. The third transistor has a third metal gate including a third bottom barrier layer, a third work function metal layer and a third metal layer. The first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor has the same conductive type. A nitrogen concentration of the first bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the second bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the third bottom barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Yu-Feng Liu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chia-Fu Hsu, Yu-Ru Yang, En-Chiuan Liou
  • Publication number: 20160104786
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer thereon; forming a first recess, a second recess, and a third recess in the ILD layer; forming a material layer on the ILD layer and in the first recess, the second recess, and the third recess; performing a first treatment on the material layer in the first recess; and performing a second treatment on the material layer in the first recess and second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Yu-Feng Liu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chia-Fu Hsu, En-Chiuan Liou, Ssu-I Fu, Chi-Mao Hsu, Nien-Ting Ho, Yu-Ru Yang, Yu-Ping Wang, Chien-Ming Lai, Yi-Wen Chen, Yu-Ting Tseng, Ya-Huei Tsai, Chien-Chung Huang, Tsung-Yin Hsieh, Hung-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 9312352
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a field-effect transistor is provided. The method includes: forming a gate dielectric layer and a barrier layer on a substrate in sequence; forming a first silicon layer on and in contact with the barrier layer; performing a thermal treatment to form a silicide layer between the barrier layer and the first silicon layer; and forming a second silicon layer on and in contact with the first silicon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lo, Chih-Wei Yang, Cheng-Guo Chen, Rai-Min Huang, Jian-Cun Ke
  • Publication number: 20160093489
    Abstract: A method of forming a dielectric layer includes the following steps. First of all, a high-k dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. Next, a nitridation process is performed on the high-k dielectric layer immediately after the high-k dielectric layer is formed. Then, a post-nitridation process is performed on the high-k dielectric layer after the nitridation process is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Liu, Chih-Wei Yang, Jian-Cun Ke, Chia-Fu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160093536
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated circuit including a substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The first transistor has a first metal gate including a first bottom barrier layer, a first work function metal layer and a first metal layer. The second transistor has a second metal gate including a second bottom barrier layer, a second work function metal layer and a second metal layer. The third transistor has a third metal gate including a third bottom barrier layer, a third work function metal layer and a third metal layer. The first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor has the same conductive type. A nitrogen concentration of the first bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the second bottom barrier layer>a nitrogen concentration of the third bottom barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Yu-Feng Liu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chia-Fu Hsu, Yu-Ru Yang, En-Chiuan Liou
  • Publication number: 20160049497
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a gate structure on the substrate; forming a lightly doped drain in the substrate; and performing a first implantation process for implanting fluorine ions at a tiled angle into the substrate and part of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jian-Cun Ke, Chih-Wei Yang, Chia-Fu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160043195
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, and a spacer adjacent to the gate structure, in which the bottom of the spacer includes a tapered profile and the tapered profile comprises a convex curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Hsu, Chun-Mao Chiou, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chun-Lung Chen, Lung-En Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160027885
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a field-effect transistor is provided. The method includes: forming a gate dielectric layer and a barrier layer on a substrate in sequence; forming a first silicon layer on and in contact with the barrier layer; performing a thermal treatment to form a silicide layer between the barrier layer and the first silicon layer; and forming a second silicon layer on and in contact with the first silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan LO, Chih-Wei YANG, Cheng-Guo CHEN, Rai-Min HUANG, Jian-Cun KE
  • Publication number: 20150357430
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming an interfacial layer on the substrate; forming a stack structure on the interfacial layer; patterning the stack structure to form a gate structure on the interfacial layer; forming a liner on the interfacial layer and the gate structure; and removing part of the liner and part of the interfacial layer for forming a spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Hsu, Chun-Mao Chiou, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Lung-En Kuo, You-Di Jhang, Jian-Cun Ke
  • Patent number: 9196726
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a gate structure on the substrate; forming a lightly doped drain in the substrate; and performing a first implantation process for implanting fluorine ions at a tiled angle into the substrate and part of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jian-Cun Ke, Chih-Wei Yang, Chia-Fu Hsu
  • Patent number: 9196699
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a gate structure on the substrate; depositing a liner on the gate structure and the substrate; and performing an etching process by injecting a gas comprising CH3F, O2, and He for forming a spacer adjacent to the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Hsu, Chun-Mao Chiou, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Jian-Cun Ke, Chun-Lung Chen, Lung-En Kuo