Patents by Inventor Ta-Kang Lo

Ta-Kang Lo 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: 20230335630
    Abstract: A high-electron mobility transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode and a first field plate. The substrate includes an active region. The gate electrode is disposed on the substrate. The drain electrode is disposed at one side of the gate electrode. The source electrode is disposed at another side of the gate electrode. The first field plate is electrically connected with the source electrode and extends from the source electrode toward the drain electrode. An overlapping area of the first field plate and the gate electrode is smaller than an overlapping area of the gate electrode and the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jian-Li Lin, Cheng-Guo Chen, Ta-Kang Lo, Cheng-Han Wu
  • Publication number: 20230129579
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device including a substrate, a channel layer, a barrier layer, a p-type gallium nitride (GaN) spacer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode is provided. The channel layer is disposed on the substrate. The barrier layer is disposed on the channel layer and has a protruding portion. The P-type GaN spacer is disposed on a side wall of the protruding portion. The gate electrode is disposed on the protruding portion and the P-type GaN spacer. The source electrode and the drain electrode are disposed on two sides of the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hao-Ming Lee, Ta Kang Lo, Tsai-Fu Chen, Shou-Wei Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230048684
    Abstract: A MOS capacitor includes a substrate having a capacitor forming region thereon, an ion well having a first conductivity type in the substrate, a counter doping region having a second conductivity type in the ion well within the capacitor forming region, a capacitor dielectric layer on the ion well within the capacitor forming region, a gate electrode on the capacitor dielectric layer, a source doping region having the second conductivity type on a first side of the gate electrode within the capacitor forming region, and a drain doping region having the second conductivity type on a second side of the gate electrode within the capacitor forming region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jian-Li Lin, Wei-Da Lin, Cheng-Guo Chen, Ta-Kang Lo, Yi-Chuan Chen, Huan-Chi Ma, Chien-Wen Yu, Kuan-Ting Lu, Kuo-Yu Liao
  • Publication number: 20220181505
    Abstract: A MOS capacitor includes a substrate having a capacitor forming region thereon, an ion well having a first conductivity type in the substrate, a counter doping region having a second conductivity type in the ion well within the capacitor forming region, a capacitor dielectric layer on the ion well within the capacitor forming region, a gate electrode on the capacitor dielectric layer, a source doping region having the second conductivity type on a first side of the gate electrode within the capacitor forming region, and a drain doping region having the second conductivity type on a second side of the gate electrode within the capacitor forming region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Jian-Li Lin, Wei-Da Lin, Cheng-Guo Chen, Ta-Kang Lo, Yi-Chuan Chen, Huan-Chi Ma, Chien-Wen Yu, Kuan-Ting Lu, Kuo-Yu Liao
  • Patent number: 10707305
    Abstract: A tunneling transistor and a method of fabricating the same, the tunneling transistor includes a fin shaped structure, a source structure and a drain structure, and a gate structure. The fin shaped structure is disposed in a substrate, and the source structure and the drain structure are disposed the fin shaped structure, wherein an entirety of the source structure and an entirety of the drain structure being of complementary conductivity types with respect to one another and having different materials. A channel region is disposed in the fin shaped structure between the source structure and the drain structure and the gate structure is disposed on the channel region. That is, a hetero tunneling junction is vertically formed between the channel region and the source structure, and between the channel region and the drain structure in the fin shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Guo Chen, Kun-Yuan Wu, Tai-You Chen, Chiu-Sheng Ho, Po-Kang Yang, Ta-Kang Lo
  • Patent number: 10607891
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes following steps. First gate structures and second gate structures are formed on a first region and a second region of a semiconductor substrate respectively. A spacing distance between the second gate structures is larger than that between the first gate structures. A first ion implantation is preformed to form a first doped region between the first gate structures. A second ion implantation is performed to form a second doped region between the second gate structures. A tilt angle of the second ion implantation is larger than that of the first ion implantation. An implantation dose of the second ion implantation is lower than that of the first ion implantation. An etching process is performed to at least partially remove the first doped region to form a first recess and at least partially remove the second doped region to form a second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jiun-Lin Yeh, Hsueh-Chih Tseng, Chia-Chen Tsai, Ta-Kang Lo
  • Publication number: 20190214463
    Abstract: A tunneling transistor and a method of fabricating the same, the tunneling transistor includes a fin shaped structure, a source structure and a drain structure, and a gate structure. The fin shaped structure is disposed in a substrate, and the source structure and the drain structure are disposed the fin shaped structure, wherein an entirety of the source structure and an entirety of the drain structure being of complementary conductivity types with respect to one another and having different materials. A channel region is disposed in the fin shaped structure between the source structure and the drain structure and the gate structure is disposed on the channel region. That is, a hetero tunneling junction is vertically formed between the channel region and the source structure, and between the channel region and the drain structure in the fin shaped structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Cheng-Guo Chen, Kun-Yuan Wu, Tai-You Chen, Chiu-Sheng Ho, Po-Kang Yang, Ta-Kang Lo
  • Patent number: 10276663
    Abstract: A tunneling transistor and a method of fabricating the same, the tunneling transistor includes a fin shaped structure, a source structure and a drain structure, and a gate structure. The fin shaped structure is disposed in a substrate, and the source structure and the drain structure are disposed the fin shaped structure, wherein an entirety of the source structure and an entirety of the drain structure being of complementary conductivity types with respect to one another and having different materials. A channel region is disposed in the fin shaped structure between the source structure and the drain structure and the gate structure is disposed on the channel region. That is, a hetero tunneling junction is vertically formed between the channel region and the source structure, and between the channel region and the drain structure in the fin shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Guo Chen, Kun-Yuan Wu, Tai-You Chen, Chiu-Sheng Ho, Po-Kang Yang, Ta-Kang Lo
  • Publication number: 20190115259
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes following steps. First gate structures and second gate structures are formed on a first region and a second region of a semiconductor substrate respectively. A spacing distance between the second gate structures is larger than that between the first gate structures. A first ion implantation is preformed to form a first doped region between the first gate structures. A second ion implantation is performed to form a second doped region between the second gate structures. A tilt angle of the second ion implantation is larger than that of the first ion implantation. An implantation dose of the second ion implantation is lower than that of the first ion implantation. An etching process is performed to at least partially remove the first doped region to form a first recess and at least partially remove the second doped region to form a second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jiun-Lin Yeh, Hsueh-Chih Tseng, Chia-Chen Tsai, Ta-Kang Lo
  • Publication number: 20180122705
    Abstract: First, a substrate having a first region and a second region is provided, a first gate structure is formed on the first region and a second gate structure is formed on the second region, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed around the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and the first gate structure and the second gate structure are removed to expose the substrate on the first region and the second region. Next, part of the substrate on the first region is removed to form a first recess and part of the substrate on the second region is removed to form a second recess, in which the depths of the first recess and the second recess are different. Next, a first metal gate is formed on the first region and a second metal gate is formed on the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Tai-You Chen, Cheng-Guo Chen, Kun-Yuan Wu, Chiu-Sheng Ho, Po-Kang Yang, Ta-Kang Lo, Shang-Jr Chen
  • Patent number: 9960083
    Abstract: First, a substrate having a first region and a second region is provided, a first gate structure is formed on the first region and a second gate structure is formed on the second region, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed around the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and the first gate structure and the second gate structure are removed to expose the substrate on the first region and the second region. Next, part of the substrate on the first region is removed to form a first recess and part of the substrate on the second region is removed to form a second recess, in which the depths of the first recess and the second recess are different. Next, a first metal gate is formed on the first region and a second metal gate is formed on the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Tai-You Chen, Cheng-Guo Chen, Kun-Yuan Wu, Chiu-Sheng Ho, Po-Kang Yang, Ta-Kang Lo, Shang-Jr Chen
  • Publication number: 20180019341
    Abstract: A tunneling transistor and a method of fabricating the same, the tunneling transistor includes a fin shaped structure, a source structure and a drain structure, and a gate structure. The fin shaped structure is disposed in a substrate, and the source structure and the drain structure are disposed the fin shaped structure, wherein an entirety of the source structure and an entirety of the drain structure being of complementary conductivity types with respect to one another and having different materials. A channel region is disposed in the fin shaped structure between the source structure and the drain structure and the gate structure is disposed on the channel region. That is, a hetero tunneling junction is vertically formed between the channel region and the source structure, and between the channel region and the drain structure in the fin shaped structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Guo Chen, Kun-Yuan Wu, Tai-You Chen, Chiu-Sheng Ho, Po-Kang Yang, Ta-Kang Lo
  • Patent number: 9779998
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided in the present invention. Multiple spacer layers are used in the invention to form spacers with different predetermined thickness on different active regions or devices, thus the spacing between the strained silicon structure and the gate structure (SiGe-to-Gate) can be properly controlled and adjusted to achieve better and more uniform performance for various devices and circuit layouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Tsai, Hung-Chang Chang, Ta-Kang Lo, Tsai-Fu Chen, Shang-Jr Chen
  • Publication number: 20170221766
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided in the present invention. Multiple spacer layers are used in the invention to form spacers with different predetermined thickness on different active regions or devices, thus the spacing between the strained silicon structure and the gate structure (SiGe-to-Gate) can be properly controlled and adjusted to achieve better and more uniform performance for various devices and circuit layouts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Tsai, Hung-Chang Chang, Ta-Kang Lo, Tsai-Fu Chen, Shang-Jr Chen
  • Patent number: 9685520
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A first gate dielectric layer is formed in a first gate trench and a second gate dielectric layer is formed in a second gate trench. A first bottom barrier layer is formed on the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer. A first conductivity type work function layer is formed on the first bottom barrier layer. A first treatment to the first gate dielectric layer and/or a second treatment to the first bottom barrier layer on the first gate dielectric layer are performed before the step of forming the first conductivity type work function layer. The first treatment and the second treatment are used to modify threshold voltages of specific transistors, and thicknesses of work function layers formed subsequently may be modified for increasing the related process window accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shuo-Lin Hsu, Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Chun-Chia Chen, Chen-Chien Li, Hung-Chang Chang, Ta-Kang Lo, Tsai-Fu Chen, Shang-Jr Chen
  • Patent number: 9634002
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same are provided in the present invention. Multiple spacer layers are used in the invention to form spacers with different predetermined thickness on different active regions or devices, thus the spacing between the strained silicon structure and the gate structure (SiGe-to-Gate) can be properly controlled and adjusted to achieve better and more uniform performance for various devices and circuit layouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Tsai, Hung-Chang Chang, Ta-Kang Lo, Tsai-Fu Chen, Shang-Jr Chen
  • Patent number: 8823109
    Abstract: A transistor structure is provided in the present invention. The transistor structure includes: a substrate comprising a N-type well, a gate disposed on the N-type well, a spacer disposed on the gate, a first lightly doped region in the substrate below the spacer, a P-type source/drain region disposed in the substrate at two sides of the gate, a silicon cap layer covering the P-type source/drain region and the first lightly doped region and a silicide layer disposed on the silicon cap layer, and covering only a portion of the silicon cap layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Han Hung, Tsai-Fu Chen, Shyh-Fann Ting, Cheng-Tung Huang, Kun-Hsien Lee, Ta-Kang Lo, Tzyy-Ming Cheng
  • Patent number: 8765561
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a dummy gate on the substrate; forming a contact etch stop layer on the dummy gate and the substrate; performing a planarizing process to partially remove the contact etch stop layer; partially removing the dummy gate; and performing a thermal treatment on the contact etch stop layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Han Hung, Tsai-Fu Chen, Ta-Kang Lo, Tzyy-Ming Cheng
  • Patent number: 8486795
    Abstract: A method of fabricating transistors includes: providing a substrate including an N-type well and P-type well; forming a first gate on the N-type well and a second gate on the P-type well, respectively; forming a third spacer on the first gate; forming an epitaxial layer in the substrate at two sides of the first gate; forming a fourth spacer on the second gate; forming a silicon cap layer covering the surface of the epitaxial layer and the surface of the substrate at two sides of the fourth spacer; and forming a first source/drain doping region and a second source/drain doping region at two sides of the first gate and the second gate respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Han Hung, Tsai-Fu Chen, Shyh-Fann Ting, Cheng-Tung Huang, Kun-Hsien Lee, Ta-Kang Lo, Tzyy-Ming Cheng
  • Patent number: 8404533
    Abstract: A method for fabricating metal gate transistor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a transistor region defined thereon; forming a gate insulating layer on the substrate; forming a stacked film on the gate insulating layer, wherein the stacked film comprises at least one etching stop layer, a polysilicon layer, and a hard mask; patterning the gate insulating layer and the stacked film for forming a dummy gate on the substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the dummy gate; performing a planarizing process for partially removing the dielectric layer until reaching the top of the dummy gate; removing the polysilicon layer of the dummy gate; removing the etching stop layer of the dummy gate for forming an opening; and forming a conductive layer in the opening for forming a gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yu Ma, Wen-Han Hung, Ta-Kang Lo, Tsai-Fu Chen, Tzyy-Ming Cheng