Patents by Inventor Sheng-Yuan Hsueh

Sheng-Yuan Hsueh 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: 20200203425
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a dummy gate on a substrate; a first control gate on one side of the dummy gate and a second control gate on another side of the dummy gate; a well in the substrate, wherein the well comprises a first conductive type; a first source/drain region between the dummy gate and the first control gate, wherein the first source/drain region comprises a second conductive type; a second source/drain region between the dummy gate and the second control gate, wherein the second source/drain region comprises the second conductive type; and a doped region directly under the dummy gate, wherein the doped region comprises the first conductive type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Ting-Hsiang Huang, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Kuo-Hsing Lee, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Patent number: 10692928
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a dummy gate on a substrate; a first control gate on one side of the dummy gate and a second control gate on another side of the dummy gate; a well in the substrate, wherein the well comprises a first conductive type; a first source/drain region between the dummy gate and the first control gate, wherein the first source/drain region comprises a second conductive type; a second source/drain region between the dummy gate and the second control gate, wherein the second source/drain region comprises the second conductive type; and a doped region directly under the dummy gate, wherein the doped region comprises the first conductive type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsiang Huang, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Kuo-Hsing Lee, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Publication number: 20200194301
    Abstract: A metal interconnection includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, metal wirings, air gaps and air gap dummies. The substrate includes an isolated area and a dense area. The first dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate. The metal wirings are embedded in the first dielectric layer, wherein the density of the metal wirings in the isolated area is less than the density of the metal wirings in the dense area. The air gaps are sandwiched by the metal wirings. The air gap dummies are disposed in the first dielectric layer without contacting the metal wirings. The present invention also provides a method of forming a metal interconnection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Chih-Yu Wu, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Kuo-Hsing Lee, Guan-Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20200152768
    Abstract: A method of forming a fin forced stack inverter includes the following steps. A substrate including a first fin, a second fin and a third fin across a first active area along a first direction is provided, wherein the first fin, the second fin and the third fin are arranged side by side. A fin remove inside active process is performed to remove at least a part of the second fin in the first active area. A first gate is formed across the first fin and the third fin in the first active area along a second direction. The present invention also provides a 1-1 fin forced fin stack inverter formed by said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsing Lee, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Publication number: 20200126978
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first well and a first dummy cell region. The substrate has a plurality fins disposed therein, and the fins are extended along a first direction. The first well is disposed in the substrate, and a dummy cell region is disposed at a first boundary of the first well. The first dummy cell region includes a first isolation structure and a plurality of first gate structures. The first SDB is disposed in the substrate, along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to penetrate through one of the fins, and the first gate structures are disposed over the first SDB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Meng-Chiang Wang, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Kuo-Hsing Lee
  • Publication number: 20200091229
    Abstract: A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) includes device strings coupled in parallel, each comprising magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) coupled in serial, wherein a quantity of the MTJs of each of the device strings is equal to a quantity of the device strings, and an equivalent resistance (Req) of the MTJs is equal to an average of the sum of a high resistance of one of the MTJs and a low resistance of another MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ting-Hsiang Huang, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Kuo-Hsing Lee, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Patent number: 10580883
    Abstract: A method of forming a fin forced stack inverter includes the following steps. A substrate including a first fin, a second fin and a third fin across a first active area along a first direction is provided, wherein the first fin, the second fin and the third fin are arranged side by side. A fin remove inside active process is performed to remove at least a part of the second fin in the first active area. A first gate is formed across the first fin and the third fin in the first active area along a second direction. The present invention also provides a 1-1 fin forced fin stack inverter formed by said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsing Lee, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Patent number: 10566290
    Abstract: The present invention provides an alignment mark, the alignment mark includes at least one dummy mark pattern in a first layer comprises a plurality of dummy mark units arranged along a first direction, and at least one first mark pattern located in a second layer disposed above the first layer, the first mark pattern comprises a plurality of first mark units, each of the first mark units being arranged in a first direction. When viewed in a top view, the first mark pattern completely covers the dummy mark pattern, and the size of each dummy mark unit is smaller than each first mark unit. In addition, each dummy mark unit of the dummy mark pattern has a first width, each first mark unit of the first mark pattern has a second width, and the first width is smaller than half of the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Sun, Yu-Cheng Tung, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Fan-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 10529707
    Abstract: A method of forming a capacitor includes the following steps. First, a substrate is provided. A dielectric layer is formed over the substrate. A first patterning process is performed to form a first contact plug through the whole thickness of the dielectric layer and a second patterning process is performed to form a second contact plug in the dielectric layer and spaced apart from the first contact plug in a pre-determined distance, wherein the first contact plug and the second contact plug are capacitively coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Chen, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Yi-Chung Sheng, Chih-Kai Kang, Wen-Kai Lin, Shu-Hung Yu
  • Publication number: 20190317393
    Abstract: A mask includes a substrate, a main pattern, a first assist pattern, and a second assist pattern. The main pattern is disposed on the substrate. The main pattern includes a first pattern and second patterns. Two of the second patterns are disposed at two opposite sides of the first pattern in a first direction. The first assist pattern is disposed on the substrate and disposed in the main pattern. The second assist pattern is disposed on the substrate and disposed outside the main pattern. The first assist pattern disposed in the main pattern may be used to improve the pattern transferring performance in a photolithography process using the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Sun, Yu-Cheng Tung, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20190252518
    Abstract: A method of forming a fin forced stack inverter includes the following steps. A substrate including a first fin, a second fin and a third fin across a first active area along a first direction is provided, wherein the first fin, the second fin and the third fin are arranged side by side. A fin remove inside active process is performed to remove at least a part of the second fin in the first active area. A first gate is formed across the first fin and the third fin in the first active area along a second direction. The present invention also provides a 1-1 fin forced fin stack inverter formed by said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsing Lee, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Patent number: 10256155
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first active region and a second active region extending along a first direction on a substrate; forming a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure extending along a second direction between the first active region and the second active region; and forming a first gate line extending along the second direction intersecting the first active region and the second active region. Preferably, the first SDB structure is directly under the first gate line between the first active region and the second active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Kai Lin, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Patent number: 10247774
    Abstract: The present invention provides a test key structure for measuring or simulating a target via array. The structure includes a substrate with a test region, a plurality of first conductive lines in the test region; a plurality of second conductive lines in the test region and on the first conductive lines, wherein the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines overlaps vertically in a plurality of target regions, and a plurality of vias disposed between the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines, wherein at least two vias vertically contact one of the first conductive lines and one of the second conductive lines. The present invention further provides a method of measuring resistance by using the testkey structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Chen, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Yi-Chung Sheng, Wen-Kai Lin, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Publication number: 20190067204
    Abstract: The present invention provides an alignment mark, the alignment mark includes at least one dummy mark pattern in a first layer comprises a plurality of dummy mark units arranged along a first direction, and at least one first mark pattern located in a second layer disposed above the first layer, the first mark pattern comprises a plurality of first mark units, each of the first mark units being arranged in a first direction. When viewed in a top view, the first mark pattern completely covers the dummy mark pattern, and the size of each dummy mark unit is smaller than each first mark unit. In addition, each dummy mark unit of the dummy mark pattern has a first width, each first mark unit of the first mark pattern has a second width, and the first width is smaller than half of the second width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Sun, Yu-Cheng Tung, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Fan-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20180269201
    Abstract: A method of forming a capacitor includes the following steps. First, a substrate is provided. A dielectric layer is formed over the substrate. A first patterning process is performed to form a first contact plug through the whole thickness of the dielectric layer and a second patterning process is performed to form a second contact plug in the dielectric layer and spaced apart from the first contact plug in a pre-determined distance, wherein the first contact plug and the second contact plug are capacitively coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Chen, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Yi-Chung Sheng, Chih-Kai Kang, Wen-Kai Lin, Shu-Hung Yu
  • Patent number: 10002864
    Abstract: An intra-metal capacitor is provided. The intra-metal capacitor is formed in a dielectric layer and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode penetrate through the whole thickness of the dielectric layer, and the second electrode does not penetrate through the whole thickness of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Chen, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Yi-Chung Sheng, Chih-Kai Kang, Wen-Kai Lin, Shu-Hung Yu
  • Publication number: 20180156862
    Abstract: The present invention provides a test key structure for measuring or simulating a target via array. The structure includes a substrate with a test region, a plurality of first conductive lines in the test region; a plurality of second conductive lines in the test region and on the first conductive lines, wherein the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines overlaps vertically in a plurality of target regions, and a plurality of vias disposed between the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines, wherein at least two vias vertically contact one of the first conductive lines and one of the second conductive lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Chen, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Yi-Chung Sheng, Wen-Kai Lin, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Publication number: 20180151555
    Abstract: An intra-metal capacitor is provided. The intra-metal capacitor is formed in a dielectric layer and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode penetrate through the whole thickness of the dielectric layer, and the second electrode does not penetrate through the whole thickness of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Chen, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Yi-Chung Sheng, Chih-Kai Kang, Wen-Kai Lin, Shu-Hung Yu
  • Publication number: 20180130753
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a plurality of chip areas and a scribe line defined thereon, and a mark pattern disposed in the scribe line. The mark pattern includes a plurality of unit cells immediately adjacent to each other, and each unit cell includes a first active region, a second active region isolated from the first active region, a plurality of first gate structures extending along a first direction and arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of first conductive structures. The first gate structures straddle the first active region and the second active region. The first conductive structures are disposed on the first active region, the second active region, and two opposite sides of the first gate structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Kang, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Yi-Chung Sheng, Kuo-Yu Liao, Shu-Hung Yu, Hung-Hsu Lin, Hsiang-Hung Peng
  • Patent number: 9147678
    Abstract: The present invention provides a structure of a resistor comprising: a substrate having an interfacial layer thereon; a resistor trench formed in the interfacial layer; at least a work function metal layer covering the surface of the resistor trench; at least two metal bulks located at two ends of the resistor trench and adjacent to the work function metal layer; and a filler formed between the two metal bulks inside the resistor trench, wherein the metal bulks are direct in contact with the filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Kang, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Shu-Hsuan Chih, Po-Kuang Hsieh, Chia-Chen Sun, Po-Cheng Huang, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Chi-Horn Pai, Yao-Chang Wang, Jie-Ning Yang, Chi-Sheng Tseng, Po-Jui Liao, Kuang-Hung Huang, Shih-Chang Chang