Patents by Inventor Ling-Chun Chou

Ling-Chun Chou 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: 20240120419
    Abstract: A lateral diffusion metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device includes a first gate structure and a second gate structure extending along a first direction on a substrate, a first source region extending along the first direction on one side of the first gate structure, a second source region extending along the first direction on one side of the second gate structure, a drain region extending along the first direction between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, a guard ring surrounding the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and a shallow trench isolation (STI) surrounding the guard ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20240105839
    Abstract: A lateral diffusion metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device includes a first gate structure and a second gate structure extending along a first direction on a substrate, a first source region extending along the first direction on one side of the first gate structure, a second source region extending along the first direction on one side of the second gate structure, a drain region extending along the first direction between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, a guard ring surrounding the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and a shallow trench isolation (STI) surrounding the guard ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 11881527
    Abstract: A lateral diffusion metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device includes a first gate structure and a second gate structure extending along a first direction on a substrate, a first source region extending along the first direction on one side of the first gate structure, a second source region extending along the first direction on one side of the second gate structure, a drain region extending along the first direction between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, a guard ring surrounding the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and a shallow trench isolation (STI) surrounding the guard ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20230253497
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, first and second deep well regions, and first and second well regions disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The second deep well region is located above the first deep well region. The first well region is located above the first deep well region. The second well region is located above the second deep well region. A conductivity type of the second deep well region is complementary to that of the first deep well region. A conductivity type of the second well region is complementary to that of the first well region and the second deep well region. A length of the second deep well region is greater than or equal to that of the second well region and less than that of the first deep well region. The first well region is connected with the first deep well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Te-Chi Yen, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee, Kai-Lin Lee
  • Patent number: 11664450
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, first and second deep well regions, and first and second well regions disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The second deep well region is located above the first deep well region. The first well region is located above the first deep well region. The second well region is located above the second deep well region. A conductivity type of the second deep well region is complementary to that of the first deep well region. A conductivity type of the second well region is complementary to that of the first well region and the second deep well region. A length of the second deep well region is greater than or equal to that of the second well region and less than that of the first deep well region. The first well region is connected with the first deep well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Te-Chi Yen, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee, Kai-Lin Lee
  • Publication number: 20230052714
    Abstract: A lateral diffusion metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device includes a first gate structure and a second gate structure extending along a first direction on a substrate, a first source region extending along the first direction on one side of the first gate structure, a second source region extending along the first direction on one side of the second gate structure, a drain region extending along the first direction between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, a guard ring surrounding the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and a shallow trench isolation (STI) surrounding the guard ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20220271161
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, first and second deep well regions, and first and second well regions disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The second deep well region is located above the first deep well region. The first well region is located above the first deep well region. The second well region is located above the second deep well region. A conductivity type of the second deep well region is complementary to that of the first deep well region. A conductivity type of the second well region is complementary to that of the first well region and the second deep well region. A length of the second deep well region is greater than or equal to that of the second well region and less than that of the first deep well region. The first well region is connected with the first deep well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Te-Chi Yen, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee, Kai-Lin Lee
  • Patent number: 10978589
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of first gate structures, a plurality of second gate structures, a first strained region, and a second strained region. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first gate structures are disposed in the first region on the substrate. The second gate structures are disposed in the second region on the substrate. The first strained region is formed in the substrate and has a first distance from an adjacent first gate structure. The second strained region is formed in the substrate and has a second distance from an adjacent second gate structure, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20190355849
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of first gate structures, a plurality of second gate structures, a first strained region, and a second strained region. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first gate structures are disposed in the first region on the substrate. The second gate structures are disposed in the second region on the substrate. The first strained region is formed in the substrate and has a first distance from an adjacent first gate structure. The second strained region is formed in the substrate and has a second distance from an adjacent second gate structure, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: LING-CHUN CHOU, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 10439066
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of first gate structures, a plurality of second gate structures, a first strained region, and a second strained region. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first gate structures are disposed in the first region on the substrate. The second gate structures are disposed in the second region on the substrate. The first strained region is formed in the substrate and has a first distance from an adjacent first gate structure. The second strained region is formed in the substrate and has a second distance from an adjacent second gate structure, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: United Miccroelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20190067480
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of first gate structures, a plurality of second gate structures, a first strained region, and a second strained region. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first gate structures are disposed in the first region on the substrate. The second gate structures are disposed in the second region on the substrate. The first strained region is formed in the substrate and has a first distance from an adjacent first gate structure. The second strained region is formed in the substrate and has a second distance from an adjacent second gate structure, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 9978745
    Abstract: A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) includes a semiconductor substrate and a first isolation structure. The semiconductor substrate includes a first fin structure disposed in an emitter region, a second fin structure disposed in a base region, and a third fin structure disposed in a collector region. The first, the second, and the third fin structures are elongated in a first direction respectively. The base region is adjacent to the emitter region, and the base region is located between the emitter region and the collector region. The first isolation structure is disposed between the first fin structure and the second fin structure, and a length of the first isolation structure in the first direction is shorter than or equal to 40 nanometers. An effective base width of the BJT may be reduced by the disposition of the first isolation structure, and a current gain of the BJT may be enhanced accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ti Wang, Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20180068998
    Abstract: A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) includes a semiconductor substrate and a first isolation structure. The semiconductor substrate includes a first fin structure disposed in an emitter region, a second fin structure disposed in a base region, and a third fin structure disposed in a collector region. The first, the second, and the third fin structures are elongated in a first direction respectively. The base region is adjacent to the emitter region, and the base region is located between the emitter region and the collector region. The first isolation structure is disposed between the first fin structure and the second fin structure, and a length of the first isolation structure in the first direction is shorter than or equal to 40 nanometers. An effective base width of the BJT may be reduced by the disposition of the first isolation structure, and a current gain of the BJT may be enhanced accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kuan-Ti Wang, Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 9853021
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first fin-shaped structure on a substrate; forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) adjacent to the first fin-shaped structure; and forming a gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure and the STI. Preferably, the gate structure comprises a left portion and the right portion and the work functions in the left portion and the right portion are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ti Wang, Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 9799770
    Abstract: The present invention provides a FinFET device, including at least one fin structure, wherein the fin structure has a first-type well region, and a second-type well region adjacent to the first-type well region, a trench located in the fin structure and disposed between the first-type well region and the second-type well region, an insulating layer disposed in the trench, and a metal gate crossing over and disposed on the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ting-Yao Lin, Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20170243977
    Abstract: The present invention provides a FinFET device, including at least one fin structure, wherein the fin structure has a first-type well region, and a second-type well region adjacent to the first-type well region, a trench located in the fin structure and disposed between the first-type well region and the second-type well region, an insulating layer disposed in the trench, and a metal gate crossing over and disposed on the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Ting-Yao Lin, Ling-Chun Chou, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 9590072
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device including following steps. Firstly, a fin shaped structure is formed on a substrate, and a gate structure is formed to be across the fin shaped structure. Next, a dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, covering the gate structure, and a gate electrode of the gate structure is removed, to form a first gate trench. Then, a threshold voltage implantation process and a compensated threshold voltage implantation process are sequentially performed in the first gate trench, to implant compensated two dopants respectively. Following these, a work function layer and a conductive layer are formed to fill the first gate trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Ling-Chun Chou
  • Patent number: 9318571
    Abstract: A gate structure includes a gate disposed on a substrate, a first spacer disposed on the substrate and surrounding the gate and a second spacer disposed on the first spacer and surrounding the gate, the second spacer is lower than the first spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: I-Chang Wang, Ming-Tsung Chen, Ling-Chun Chou, Po-Chao Tsao, Tsung-Hung Chang, Hui-Ling Chen, Cheng-Yen Wu, Chieh-Te Chen, Shin-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 9312258
    Abstract: A strained silicon substrate structure includes a first transistor and a second transistor disposed on a substrate. The first transistor includes a first gate structure and two first source/drain regions disposed at two sides of the first gate structure. A first source/drain to gate distance is between each first source/drain region and the first gate structure. The second transistor includes a second gate structure and two source/drain doped regions disposed at two side of the second gate structure. A second source/drain to gate distance is between each second source/drain region and the second gate structure. The first source/drain to gate distance is smaller than the second source/drain to gate distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Guang-Yaw Hwang, Ling-Chun Chou, I-Chang Wang, Shin-Chuan Huang, Jiunn-Hsiung Liao, Shin-Chi Chen, Pau-Chung Lin, Chiu-Hsien Yeh, Chin-Cheng Chien, Chieh-Te Chen
  • Patent number: 9269811
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having at least agate structure formed thereon and a first spacer formed on sidewalls of the gate structure, performing an ion implantation to implant dopants into the substrate, forming a disposal spacer having at least a carbon-containing layer on the sidewalls of the gate structure, the carbon-containing layer contacting the first spacer, and performing a thermal treatment to form a protecting layer between the carbon-containing layer and the first spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, I-Chang Wang, Ching-Wen Hung