Patents by Inventor Ti-Bin Chen
Ti-Bin Chen 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).
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Publication number: 20250240985Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure with a deep trench capacitor structures, which comprises a substrate, the substrate comprises a bottle-shaped trench, wherein the bottle-shaped trench has an upper part and a lower part in a cross section, and the interface between the upper part and the lower part is a bottleneck line, wherein the bottleneck line is the part with the smallest width in the bottle-shaped trench, a first dielectric layer is filled in the bottle-shaped trench, and a void is located in the first dielectric layer, wherein the highest point of the void is lower than the bottleneck line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2024Publication date: July 24, 2025Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Nan-Yuan Huang, Kuan-Jhih Hou, Yu-Fu Wang, Ya-Yin Hsiao, Po-Ching Su, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu, Yao-Jhan Wang
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Publication number: 20250212426Abstract: A MIM capacitor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, and a first trench and a second trench in the semiconductor substrate in a capacitance forming region. The second trench is adjacent to the first trench. The second trench is deeper than the first trench. A dielectric liner layer conformally covers a top surface of the semiconductor substrate and interior surfaces of the first trench and the second trench. A bottom electrode layer conformally covers the dielectric liner layer. The bottom electrode layer extends onto a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. A capacitor dielectric layer is disposed on the bottom electrode layer in the first trench and the second trench. A top electrode layer is disposed on the capacitor dielectric layer in the first trench and the second trench. The top surface of the top electrode layer is coplanar with the top surface of the bottom electrode layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Tai-Cheng Hou, Da-Jun Lin, Bin-Siang Tsai, Fu-Yu Tsai, Ya-Yin Hsiao, Po-Ching Su, Yi-Fan Li, Kuan-Jhih Hou, Yu-Fu Wang, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu, Yao-Jhan Wang
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Publication number: 20250159964Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the first region and the second region, forming a first work function metal (WFM) layer on the first BBM layer on the first region and the second region, and then forming a diffusion barrier layer on the first WFM layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Yen Huang, Shih-Min Chou, Zhen Wu, Nien-Ting Ho, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ti-Bin Chen
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Publication number: 20250089334Abstract: A semiconductor includes a substrate. A gate structure is disposed on the substrate. A liner oxide contacts a side of the gate structure. A silicon oxide spacer contacts the liner oxide. An end of the silicon oxide spacer forms a kink profile. A silicon nitride spacer contacts the silicon oxide spacer and a tail of the silicon nitride spacer covers part of the kink profile. A stressor covers the silicon nitride spacer and the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Chen-Ming Wang, Po-Ching Su, Pei-Hsun Kao, Ti-Bin Chen, Chun-Wei Yu, Chih-Chiang Wu
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Patent number: 12237394Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the first region and the second region, forming a first work function metal (WFM) layer on the first BBM layer on the first region and the second region, and then forming a diffusion barrier layer on the first WFM layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Yen Huang, Shih-Min Chou, Zhen Wu, Nien-Ting Ho, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ti-Bin Chen
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Publication number: 20250015158Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the first region and the second region, forming a first work function metal (WFM) layer on the first BBM layer on the first region and the second region, and then forming a diffusion barrier layer on the first WFM layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Yen Huang, Shih-Min Chou, Zhen Wu, Nien-Ting Ho, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ti-Bin Chen
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Patent number: 12125890Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the first region and the second region, forming a first work function metal (WFM) layer on the first BBM layer on the first region and the second region, and then forming a diffusion barrier layer on the first WFM layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Yen Huang, Shih-Min Chou, Zhen Wu, Nien-Ting Ho, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ti-Bin Chen
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Publication number: 20240332087Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a metal gate on a substrate, a spacer around the metal gate, and a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the spacer, performing a plasma treatment process to transform the spacer into a first bottom portion and a first top portion, performing a cleaning process to remove the first top portion, and forming a second ILD layer on the metal gate and the first ILD layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Po-Ching Su, Yu-Fu Wang, Min-Hua Tsai, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu, Tzu-Chin Wu
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Publication number: 20240332086Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a metal gate on a substrate, a spacer around the metal gate, and a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the spacer, performing a plasma treatment process to transform the spacer into a first bottom portion and a first top portion, performing a cleaning process to remove the first top portion, and forming a second ILD layer on the metal gate and the first ILD layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Po-Ching Su, Yu-Fu Wang, Min-Hua Tsai, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu, Tzu-Chin Wu
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Publication number: 20240274715Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate structure on a substrate and an epitaxial layer adjacent to the gate structure, in which the epitaxial layer includes a first buffer layer, an anisotropic layer on the first buffer layer, a second buffer layer on the first buffer layer, and a bulk layer on the anisotropic layer. Preferably, a concentration of boron in the bulk layer is less than a concentration of boron in the anisotropic layer, a concentration of boron in the first buffer layer is less than a concentration of boron in the second buffer layer, and the concentration of boron in the second buffer layer is less than the concentration of boron in the anisotropic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kai-Hsiang Wang, Yi-Fan Li, Chung-Ting Huang, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Jen Chen, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu
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Patent number: 12040234Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a metal gate on a substrate, a spacer around the metal gate, and a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the spacer, performing a plasma treatment process to transform the spacer into a first bottom portion and a first top portion, performing a cleaning process to remove the first top portion, and forming a second ILD layer on the metal gate and the first ILD layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Po-Ching Su, Yu-Fu Wang, Min-Hua Tsai, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu, Tzu-Chin Wu
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Patent number: 11916126Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the gate structure includes a titanium nitride barrier layer a titanium aluminide layer, and a middle layer. The titanium aluminide layer is disposed on the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer is disposed between the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer. The middle layer is directly connected with the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer includes titanium and nitrogen. A concentration of nitrogen in the middle layer is gradually decreased in a vertical direction towards an interface between the middle layer and the titanium aluminide layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Hsin Hsu, Huan-Chi Ma, Chien-Wen Yu, Shih-Min Chou, Nien-Ting Ho, Ti-Bin Chen
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Publication number: 20230369442Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the first region and the second region, forming a first work function metal (WFM) layer on the first BBM layer on the first region and the second region, and then forming a diffusion barrier layer on the first WFM layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Yen Huang, Shih-Min Chou, Zhen Wu, Nien-Ting Ho, Chih- Chiang Wu, Ti-Bin Chen
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Publication number: 20230369441Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the first region and the second region, forming a first work function metal (WFM) layer on the first BBM layer on the first region and the second region, and then forming a diffusion barrier layer on the first WFM layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Yen Huang, Shih-Min Chou, Zhen Wu, Nien-Ting Ho, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ti-Bin Chen
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Patent number: 11757016Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a first bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the first region and the second region, forming a first work function metal (WFM) layer on the first BBM layer on the first region and the second region, and then forming a diffusion barrier layer on the first WFM layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Yen Huang, Shih-Min Chou, Zhen Wu, Nien-Ting Ho, Chih-Chiang Wu, Ti-Bin Chen
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Patent number: 11705492Abstract: A first gate and a second gate are formed on a substrate with a gap between the first and second gates. The first gate has a first sidewall. The second gate has a second sidewall directly facing the first sidewall. A first sidewall spacer is disposed on the first sidewall. A second sidewall spacer is disposed on the second sidewall. A contact etch stop layer is deposited on the first and second gates and on the first and second sidewall spacers. The contact etch stop layer is subjected to a tilt-angle plasma etching process to trim a corner portion of the contact etch stop layer. An inter-layer dielectric layer is then deposited on the contact etch stop layer and into the gap.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Kuo-Chin Hung, Wen-Yi Teng, Ti-Bin Chen
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Patent number: 11664425Abstract: A method for fabricating p-type field effect transistor (FET) includes the steps of first providing a substrate, forming a pad layer on the substrate, forming a well in the substrate, performing an ion implantation process to implant germanium ions into the substrate to form a channel region, and then conducting an anneal process to divide the channel region into a top portion and a bottom portion. After removing the pad layer, a gate structure is formed on the substrate and a lightly doped drain (LDD) is formed adjacent to two sides of the gate structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Shi-You Liu, Tsai-Yu Wen, Ching-I Li, Ya-Yin Hsiao, Chih-Chiang Wu, Yu-Chun Liu, Ti-Bin Chen, Shao-Ping Chen, Huan-Chi Ma, Chien-Wen Yu
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Publication number: 20230078993Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the gate structure includes a titanium nitride barrier layer a titanium aluminide layer, and a middle layer. The titanium aluminide layer is disposed on the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer is disposed between the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer. The middle layer is directly connected with the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer includes titanium and nitrogen. A concentration of nitrogen in the middle layer is gradually decreased in a vertical direction towards an interface between the middle layer and the titanium aluminide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Hsin Hsu, Huan-Chi Ma, Chien-Wen Yu, Shih-Min Chou, Nien-Ting Ho, Ti-Bin Chen
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Publication number: 20230005795Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a metal gate on a substrate, a spacer around the metal gate, and a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the spacer, performing a plasma treatment process to transform the spacer into a first bottom portion and a first top portion, performing a cleaning process to remove the first top portion, and forming a second ILD layer on the metal gate and the first ILD layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Fan Li, Po-Ching Su, Yu-Fu Wang, Min-Hua Tsai, Ti-Bin Chen, Chih-Chiang Wu, Tzu-Chin Wu
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Patent number: 11538917Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the gate structure includes a titanium nitride barrier layer and a titanium aluminide layer. The titanium aluminide layer is disposed on the titanium nitride barrier layer, and a thickness of the titanium aluminide layer ranges from twice a thickness of the titanium nitride barrier layer to three times the thickness of the titanium nitride barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Hui-Hsin Hsu, Huan-Chi Ma, Chien-Wen Yu, Shih-Min Chou, Nien-Ting Ho, Ti-Bin Chen