Patents by Inventor Li-Jung LIU

Li-Jung LIU 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: 20170352559
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a fin over a substrate, forming a polysilicon gate structure over the fin, and replacing the polysilicon gate structure with a metal gate structure. Replacing of the polysilicon gate structure includes depositing a work function metal layer over the fin, performing a sublimation process on a non-fluorine based metal precursor to produce a gaseous non-fluorine based metal precursor, and depositing a substantially fluorine-free metal layer over the work function metal layer based on the gaseous non-fluorine based metal precursor. The substantially fluorine-free metal layer includes an amount of fluorine less than about 5 atomic percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Jung LIU, Chih-Pin TSAO, Chia-Wei SOONG, Jyh-Huei CHEN, Shu-Hui WANG, Shih-Hsun CHANG