Patents by Inventor SHANG NAN CHOU

SHANG NAN 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).

  • Patent number: 9653345
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure for improving critical dimension control is provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps. An inter metal dielectric (IMD) layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a patterned hard mask layer is formed on the IMD layer, and a first aperture is formed in the IMD layer. A first barrier layer is formed on the patterned hard mask layer and a surface of the first aperture, a first patterned resist is formed on the first barrier layer, and an etching process is performed to form a second aperture in the IMD layer by using the first patterned resist as a mask. The first patterned resist is kept from being poisoned because of the first barrier layer, and the critical dimension control of the semiconductor structure may be improved accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shang-Nan Chou, Che-Yi Lin, En-Chiuan Liou, Yu-Ting Hung, Shin-Feng Su, Chia-Hsun Tseng
  • Publication number: 20160276215
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method comprises steps as follows. At least one trench is provided in a low-k dielectric layer on a substrate. The trench is filled with a copper (Cu) film. Pure cobalt (Co) is deposited on a surface of the Cu film by introducing a flow of a carrier gas carrying a Co-containing precursor and a reducing agent onto the surface of the Cu film. The flowrate of the flow is within a range from 5 to 19 sccm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: PEI-TING LEE, GUO-WEI CHEN, CHUN-LING LIN, CHI-MAO HSU, CHING-WEI HSU, HUEI-RU TSAI, JIA-RONG LI, SHANG NAN CHOU, PO CHIH WU