Patents by Inventor Po-Chin Kuo

Po-Chin Kuo 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: 10020230
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee
  • Publication number: 20170025312
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 9472638
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 9293334
    Abstract: An N work function metal for a gate stack of a field effect transistor (FinFET) and method of forming the same are provided. An embodiment FinFET includes a fin supported by a semiconductor substrate, the fin extending between a source and a drain and having a channel region, and a gate stack formed over the channel region of the fin, the gate stack including an N work function metal layer comprising an oxidation layer on opposing sides of a tantalum aluminide carbide (TaAlC) layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Chung-Liang Cheng, Hsien-Ming Lee, Weng Chang
  • Publication number: 20150349080
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 9123746
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee
  • Publication number: 20150200100
    Abstract: An N work function metal for a gate stack of a field effect transistor (FinFET) and method of forming the same are provided. An embodiment FinFET includes a fin supported by a semiconductor substrate, the fin extending between a source and a drain and having a channel region, and a gate stack formed over the channel region of the fin, the gate stack including an N work function metal layer comprising an oxidation layer on opposing sides of a tantalum aluminide carbide (TaAlC) layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Chung-Liang Cheng, Hsien-Ming Lee, Weng Chang
  • Patent number: 9064857
    Abstract: An N work function metal for a gate stack of a field effect transistor (FinFET) and method of forming the same are provided. An embodiment FinFET includes a fin supported by a semiconductor substrate, the fin extending between a source and a drain and having a channel region, and a gate stack formed over the channel region of the fin, the gate stack including an N work function metal layer comprising an oxidation layer on opposing sides of a tantalum aluminide carbide (TaAlC) layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Chung-Liang Cheng, Hsien-Ming Lee, Weng Chang
  • Publication number: 20140377944
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 8907431
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee
  • Publication number: 20140167187
    Abstract: An N work function metal for a gate stack of a field effect transistor (FinFET) and method of forming the same are provided. An embodiment FinFET includes a fin supported by a semiconductor substrate, the fin extending between a source and a drain and having a channel region, and a gate stack formed over the channel region of the fin, the gate stack including an N work function metal layer comprising an oxidation layer on opposing sides of a tantalum aluminide carbide (TaAlC) layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Chung-Liang Cheng, Hsien-Ming Lee, Weng Chang
  • Publication number: 20130154002
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin over the substrate, and a gate dielectric layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate electrode is spaced apart from the semiconductor fin by the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode includes a top portion over and aligned to the semiconductor fin, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall portion of the dielectric layer. The top portion of the gate electrode has a first work function, and the sidewall portion of the gate electrode has a second work function different from the first work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chin Kuo, Hsien-Ming Lee