Patents by Inventor Kuang-Hsiu Chen
Kuang-Hsiu Chen 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: 20230369460Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure includes the following. A gate structure is formed on a substrate. A tilt implanting process is performed to implant group IV elements into the substrate to form a doped region, and the doped region is located on two sides of the gate structure and partially located under the gate structure. A part of the substrate on two sides of the gate structure is removed to form a first recess. A cleaning process is performed on the surface of the first recess. A wet etching process is performed on the first recess to form a second recess. A semiconductor layer is formed in the second recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Wei-Chung Sun, Chao Nan Chen, Chun-Wei Yu, Kuan Hsuan Ku, Shao-Wei Wang
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Publication number: 20230352587Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Patent number: 11735661Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Publication number: 20230097129Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a first spacer and a second spacer around the gate structure; forming a recess adjacent to two sides of the second spacer; performing a cleaning process to trim the second spacer for forming a void between the first spacer and the substrate; and forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei-Chih Chuang, Chia-Jong Liu, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chung-Ting Huang, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Bing-Yang Jiang, Yu-Lin Cheng, Chun-Jen Chen, Yu-Shu Lin, Jhong-Yi Huang, Chao-Nan Chen, Guan-Ying Wu
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Patent number: 11545560Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a first spacer and a second spacer around the gate structure; forming a recess adjacent to two sides of the second spacer; performing a cleaning process to trim the second spacer for forming a void between the first spacer and the substrate; and forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei-Chih Chuang, Chia-Jong Liu, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chung-Ting Huang, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Bing-Yang Jiang, Yu-Lin Cheng, Chun-Jen Chen, Yu-Shu Lin, Jhong-Yi Huang, Chao-Nan Chen, Guan-Ying Wu
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Patent number: 11195905Abstract: A metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor includes a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of trenches extending along a first direction and located on a top portion of the substrate. A gate structure line is located on the substrate and extends along a second direction intersecting with the first direction and crossing over the trenches. A first doped line is located in the substrate, located at a first side of the gate structure line, and crosses over the trenches. A second doped line is located in the substrate, located at a second side of the gate structure line, and crosses over the trenches.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hsiang-Hua Hsu, Liang-An Huang, Sheng-Chen Chung, Chen-An Kuo, Chiu-Te Lee, Chih-Chung Wang, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Ke-Feng Lin, Yan-Huei Li, Kai-Ting Hu
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Publication number: 20210280717Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Patent number: 11049971Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Publication number: 20210151580Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a first spacer and a second spacer around the gate structure; forming a recess adjacent to two sides of the second spacer; performing a cleaning process to trim the second spacer for forming a void between the first spacer and the substrate; and forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Wei-Chih Chuang, Chia-Jong Liu, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chung-Ting Huang, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Bing-Yang Jiang, Yu-Lin Cheng, Chun-Jen Chen, Yu-Shu Lin, Jhong-Yi Huang, Chao-Nan Chen, Guan-Ying Wu
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Patent number: 10943991Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device are provided, in which the method includes the steps of forming a gate structure on a substrate, forming a spacer on a sidewall of the gate structure, forming two recesses adjacent to two sides of the spacer, performing a cleaning process to trim the spacer for forming a void between the spacer and the substrate, and forming two portions of an epitaxial layer in the two recesses. The semiconductor device preferably includes a cap layer on the two portions of the epitaxial layer as the cap layer includes a planar top surface and an inclined sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei-Chih Chuang, Chia-Jong Liu, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chung-Ting Huang, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Bing-Yang Jiang, Yu-Lin Cheng, Chun-Jen Chen, Yu-Shu Lin, Jhong-Yi Huang, Chao-Nan Chen, Guan-Ying Wu
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Publication number: 20200266267Abstract: A metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor includes a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of trenches extending along a first direction and located on a top portion of the substrate. A gate structure line is located on the substrate and extends along a second direction intersecting with the first direction and crossing over the trenches. A first doped line is located in the substrate, located at a first side of the gate structure line, and crosses over the trenches. A second doped line is located in the substrate, located at a second side of the gate structure line, and crosses over the trenches.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: HSIANG-HUA HSU, Liang-An Huang, Sheng-Chen Chung, Chen-An Kuo, Chiu-Te Lee, Chih-Chung Wang, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Ke-Feng Lin, Yan-Huei Li, Kai-Ting Hu
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Publication number: 20200243664Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device are provided, in which the method includes the steps of forming a gate structure on a substrate, forming a spacer on a sidewall of the gate structure, forming two recesses adjacent to two sides of the spacer, performing a cleaning process to trim the spacer for forming a void between the spacer and the substrate, and forming two portions of an epitaxial layer in the two recesses. The semiconductor device preferably includes a cap layer on the two portions of the epitaxial layer as the cap layer includes a planar top surface and an inclined sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Wei-Chih Chuang, Chia-Jong Liu, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chung-Ting Huang, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Bing-Yang Jiang, Yu-Lin Cheng, Chun-Jen Chen, Yu-Shu Lin, Jhong-Yi Huang, Chao-Nan Chen, Guan-Ying Wu
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Patent number: 10700202Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a gate structure disposed on the substrate, a spacer disposed on the substrate and covering a sidewall of the gate structure, an air gap sandwiched between the spacer and the substrate, and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate and having a faceted surface exposed from the substrate, wherein the faceted surface borders the substrate on a boundary between the air gap and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Chao-Nan Chen, Shi-You Liu, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Patent number: 10651174Abstract: A method of forming a gate structure on a fin structure includes the steps of providing a fin structure covered by a first silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, a gate material and a cap material in sequence, wherein the silicon nitride layer contacts the first silicon oxide layer. Later, the cap material is patterned to form a first cap layer and the gate material is patterned to form a first gate electrode by taking the silicon nitride layer as an etching stop layer. Then, the silicon nitride layer not covered by the first gate electrode is removed to expose part of the first silicon oxide layer. Finally, a first dielectric layer is formed to conformally cover the first silicon oxide layer, the first gate electrode and the first cap layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Liang Ye, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chun-Wei Yu, Chueh-Yang Liu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Publication number: 20200135922Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Publication number: 20200098916Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a gate structure disposed on the substrate, a spacer disposed on the substrate and covering a sidewall of the gate structure, an air gap sandwiched between the spacer and the substrate, and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate and having a faceted surface exposed from the substrate, wherein the faceted surface borders the substrate on a boundary between the air gap and the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Chao-Nan Chen, Shi-You Liu, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Patent number: 10505041Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a gate structure on the substrate; and an epitaxial layer in the substrate adjacent to the gate structure, in which the epitaxial layer includes a planar surface and protrusions adjacent to two sides of the planar surface. Preferably, a contact plug is embedded in part of the epitaxial layer, and a silicide is disposed under the contact plug, in which a bottom surface of the silicide includes an arc.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chun-Wei Yu, Hsu Ting, Chueh-Yang Liu, Yu-Ren Wang, Kuang-Hsiu Chen
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Patent number: 10460925Abstract: A method for processing a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a protruding structure on a substrate, the protruding structure having a nitride spacer at a sidewall, and an epitaxial layer is formed in the substrate adjacent to the protruding structure. The method includes removing the nitride spacer on the protruding structure. Then, a dilute hydrofluoric (DHF) cleaning process is performed over the substrate, wherein a top surficial portion of the epitaxial layer is removed. A standard clean (SC) process is performed over the substrate, wherein a native oxide layer is formed on an expose surface of the epitaxial layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Hsu Ting, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chun-Wei Yu, Keng-Jen Lin, Yu-Ren Wang
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Publication number: 20190279979Abstract: A method of forming a gate structure on a fin structure includes the steps of providing a fin structure covered by a first silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, a gate material and a cap material in sequence, wherein the silicon nitride layer contacts the first silicon oxide layer. Later, the cap material is patterned to form a first cap layer and the gate material is patterned to form a first gate electrode by taking the silicon nitride layer as an etching stop layer. Then, the silicon nitride layer not covered by the first gate electrode is removed to expose part of the first silicon oxide layer. Finally, a first dielectric layer is formed to conformally cover the first silicon oxide layer, the first gate electrode and the first cap layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Yi-Liang Ye, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chun-Wei Yu, Chueh-Yang Liu, Yu-Ren Wang
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Patent number: 10340268Abstract: A method of forming a gate structure on a fin structure includes the steps of providing a fin structure covered by a first silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, a gate material and a cap material in sequence, wherein the silicon nitride layer contacts the first silicon oxide layer. Later, the cap material is patterned to form a first cap layer and the gate material is patterned to form a first gate electrode by taking the silicon nitride layer as an etching stop layer. Then, the silicon nitride layer not covered by the first gate electrode is removed to expose part of the first silicon oxide layer. Finally, a first dielectric layer is formed to conformally cover the first silicon oxide layer, the first gate electrode and the first cap layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Liang Ye, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Chun-Wei Yu, Chueh-Yang Liu, Yu-Ren Wang