Patents by Inventor Kai-Jiun Chang
Kai-Jiun Chang 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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Patent number: 10374051Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a silicon layer on a substrate; forming a metal silicon nitride layer on the silicon layer; forming a stress layer on the metal silicon nitride layer; performing a thermal treatment process; removing the stress layer; forming a conductive layer on the metal silicon nitride layer; and patterning the conductive layer, the metal silicon nitride layer, and the silicon layer to form a gate structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Min Lin, Yi-Wei Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Pin-Hong Chen, Chih-Chien Liu, Chun-Chieh Chiu, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Yi-An Huang, Kai-Jiun Chang
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Patent number: 10312242Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is provided, and which includes a substrate, plural gates, plural plugs, a capacitor structure and a conducting cap layer. The gates are disposed within the substrate, and the plugs are disposed on the substrate, with each plug electrically connected to two sides of each gate on the substrate. The capacitor structure is disposed on the substrate, and the capacitor structure includes plural capacitors, with each capacitor electrically connected to the plugs respectively. The conducting cap layer covers the top surface and sidewalls of the capacitor structure. Also, the semiconductor memory device further includes an adhesion layer and an insulating layer. The adhesion layer covers the conducting cap layer and the capacitor structure, and the insulating layer covers the adhesion layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Chen, Pin-Hong Chen, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Chia-Chen Wu, Yi-An Huang, Kai-Jiun Chang, Tsun-Min Cheng, Yi-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 10290638Abstract: A method of forming dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device, comprises the following steps. First of all, a plurality of active areas is formed in a substrate along a first direction. Next, a plurality of buried gates disposed in the substrate is formed along a second trench extending along a second direction across the first direction. Then, a plurality of bit lines is formed over the buried gates and extended along a third direction across the first direction and the second direction, wherein each of the bit lines comprises a polysilicon layer, a barrier layer and a metal layer and the barrier layer is formed through a radio frequency physical vapor deposition (RF-PVD) process.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Wei Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Shih-Fang Tzou, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Kai-Jiun Chang
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Patent number: 10276389Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a silicon layer on a substrate; forming a first metal silicon nitride layer on the silicon layer; performing an oxygen treatment process to form an oxide layer on the first metal silicon nitride layer; forming a second metal silicon nitride layer on the oxide layer; forming a conductive layer on the second metal silicon nitride layer; and patterning the conductive layer, the second metal silicon nitride layer, the oxide layer, the first metal silicon nitride layer, and the silicon layer to form a gate structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Chieh Tsai, Yi-Wei Chen, Pin-Hong Chen, Chih-Chien Liu, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Chun-Chieh Chiu, Tsun-Min Cheng, Kai-Jiun Chang, Chia-Chen Wu, Yi-An Huang
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Publication number: 20190067296Abstract: A method for fabricating buried word line of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes the steps of: forming a trench in a substrate; forming a first conductive layer in the trench; forming a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer, in which the second conductive layer above the substrate and the second conductive layer below the substrate comprise different thickness; and forming a third conductive layer on the second conductive layer to fill the trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Pin-Hong Chen, Yi-Wei Chen, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Chia-Chen Wu, Kai-Jiun Chang, Yi-An Huang, Tsun-Min Cheng
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Patent number: 10211211Abstract: A method for fabricating a buried word line (BWL) of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes the steps of: forming a trench in a substrate; forming a barrier layer in the trench; performing a soaking process to reduce chlorine concentration in the barrier layer; and forming a conductive layer to fill the trench.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kai-Jiun Chang, Yi-Wei Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Chia-Chen Wu, Pin-Hong Chen, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Yi-An Huang
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Publication number: 20190027479Abstract: A method of fabricating a cobalt silicide layer includes providing a substrate disposed in a chamber. A deposition process is performed to form a cobalt layer covering the substrate. The deposition process is performed when the temperature of the substrate is between 50° C. and 100° C., and the temperature of the chamber is between 300° C. and 350° C. After the deposition process, an annealing process is performed to transform the cobalt layer into a cobalt silicide layer. The annealing process is performed when the substrate is between 300° C. and 350° C., and the duration of the annealing process is between 50 seconds and 60 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Chia-Chen Wu, Yi-Wei Chen, Chi-Mao Hsu, Kai-Jiun Chang, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Pin-Hong Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Yi-An Huang
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Publication number: 20190013320Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is provided, and which includes a substrate, plural gates, plural plugs, a capacitor structure and a conducting cap layer. The gates are disposed within the substrate, and the plugs are disposed on the substrate, with each plug electrically connected to two sides of each gate on the substrate. The capacitor structure is disposed on the substrate, and the capacitor structure includes plural capacitors, with each capacitor electrically connected to the plugs respectively. The conducting cap layer covers the top surface and sidewalls of the capacitor structure. Also, the semiconductor memory device further includes an adhesion layer and an insulating layer. The adhesion layer covers the conducting cap layer and the capacitor structure, and the insulating layer covers the adhesion layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Chen, Pin-Hong Chen, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Chia-Chen Wu, Yi-An Huang, Kai-Jiun Chang, Tsun-Min Cheng, Yi-Wei Chen
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Publication number: 20180350673Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes providing a material layer having a recess formed therein. A first tungsten metal layer is formed at a first temperature and fills the recess. An anneal process at a second temperature is then performed, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Pin-Hong Chen, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Kai-Jiun Chang, Chia-Chen Wu, Yi-An Huang, Tsun-Min Cheng, Yi-Wei Chen, Wei-Hsin Liu
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Publication number: 20180301458Abstract: The present invention provides a storage node contact structure of a memory device comprising a substrate having a dielectric layer comprising a recess, a first tungsten metal layer, and an adhesive layer on the first tungsten metal layer and a second tungsten metal layer on the adhesive layer, wherein the second tungsten metal layer is formed by a physical vapor deposition (PVD).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Pin-Hong Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Kai-Jiun Chang, Chia-Chen Wu, Yi-An Huang, Yi-Wei Chen, Hsin-Fu Huang, Chi-Mao Hsu, Li-Wei Feng, Ying-Chiao Wang, Chung-Yen Feng
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Publication number: 20180212034Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a cobalt silicide film is provided in the present invention. The method includes the steps of providing a silicon structure with an interlayer dielectric formed thereon, forming a contact hole in the interlayer dielectric to expose the silicon structure, depositing a cobalt film on the exposed silicon structure at a temperature between 300° C-400° C., wherein a cobalt protecting film is in-situ formed on the surface of the cobalt film, performing a rapid thermal process to transform the cobalt film into a cobalt silicide film, and removing untransformed cobalt film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Kai-Jiun Chang, Tsun-Min Cheng, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Jui-Min Lee, Yi-Wei Chen, Chia-Lung Chang, Wei-Hsin Liu
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Publication number: 20180190662Abstract: A method of forming a bit line gate structure of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes the following. A hard mask layer is formed on a metal stack by a chemical vapor deposition process importing nitrogen (N2) gases and then importing amonia (NH3) gases. The present invention also provides a bit line gate structure of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) including a metal stack and a hard mask. The metal stack includes a polysilicon layer, a titanium layer, a titanium nitride layer, a first tungsten nitride layer, a tungsten layer and a second tungsten nitride layer stacked from bottom to top. The hard mask is disposed on the metal stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Tzu-Chin Wu, Wei-Hsin Liu, Yi-Wei Chen, Mei-Ling Chen, Chia-Lung Chang, Ching-Hsiang Chang, Jui-Min Lee, Tsun-Min Cheng, Lin-Chen Lu, Shih-Fang Tzou, Kai-Jiun Chang, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Chia-Chen Wu
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Patent number: 9953982Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) in a substrate; removing part of the STI to form a first trench; forming a cap layer in the first trench; forming a mask layer on the cap layer and the substrate; and removing part of the mask layer, part of the cap layer, and part of the STI to form a second trench.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pin-Hong Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Kai-Jiun Chang, Chia-Chen Wu, Yi-An Huang, Yi-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 9859123Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. A substrate having a conductive region is provided. A metal layer is deposited on the conductive region. The metal layer reacts with the conductive region to form a first metal silicide layer. A TiN layer is deposited on the metal layer. A SiN layer is deposited on the TiN layer. An annealing process is performed to convert the first metal silicide layer into a second metal silicide layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Chen Wu, Pin-Hong Chen, Kai-Jiun Chang, Yi-An Huang, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Yi-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 9773789Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device includes a substrate, plural buried gates and plural bit lines. The buried gates are disposed in the substrate along a first trench extending along a first direction. The bit lines are disposed over the buried gates and extending along a second direction across the first direction. Each of the bit lines includes a multi-composition barrier layer, wherein the multi-composition barrier layer includes WSixNy with x and y being greater than 0 and the multi-composition barrier layer is silicon-rich at a bottom portion thereof and is nitrogen-rich at a top portion thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Wei Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Kai-Jiun Chang
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Patent number: 9754943Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device includes a substrate, plural word lines and plural bit lines. The word lines are disposed in the substrate along a first trench extending along a first direction. Each of the word lines includes a multi-composition barrier layer, wherein the multi-composition barrier layer includes TiSixNy with x and y being greater than 0 and the multi-composition barrier layer is silicon-rich at a bottom portion thereof and is nitrogen-rich at a top portion thereof. The bit lines are disposed over the word lines and extended along a second direction across the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignees: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kai-Jiun Chang, Yi-Wei Chen, Tsun-Min Cheng, Chih-Chieh Tsai, Wei-Hsin Liu, Jui-Min Lee, Chia-Lung Chang