Patents by Inventor Tseng-Hsun Liu
Tseng-Hsun Liu 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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Patent number: 11735657Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor includes providing a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substrate at a first side of the gate region; forming a first gate insulating layer, disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench; forming a second gate insulating layer, disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer; forming a gate layer, disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench; forming a first doped region in the substrate at least under the first trench; and forming a second doped region in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
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Publication number: 20220328685Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor includes providing a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substate at a first side of the gate region; forming a first gate insulating layer, disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench; forming a second gate insulating layer, disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer; forming a gate layer, disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench; forming a first doped region in the substrate at least under the first trench; and forming a second doped region in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
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Patent number: 11417761Abstract: A transistor structure includes a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substate at a first side of the gate region. Further, a first gate insulating layer is disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench. A second gate insulating layer is disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer. A gate layer is disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench. A first doped region is in the substrate at least under the first trench. A second doped region is in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
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Publication number: 20220254924Abstract: A transistor structure includes a substrate, having a gate region and a first trench in the substrate at a first side of the gate region. Further, a first gate insulating layer is disposed on a first portion of the gate region, opposite to the first trench. A second gate insulating layer is disposed on a second portion of the gate region and a first portion of the first trench abutting to the gate region, wherein the second gate insulating layer is thicker than the first gate insulating layer. A gate layer is disposed on the first and second gate insulating layers, having a downward protruding portion corresponding to the first trench. A first doped region is in the substrate at least under the first trench. A second doped region is in the substrate at a second side of the gate region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tseng Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Ke-Feng Lin, Ming-Yen Liu, Wen-Chung Chang, Cherng-En Sun
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Patent number: 9508813Abstract: The present invention provides a transistor comprising a substrate having a surface; a first deep well region in the substrate; a second deep well region in the substrate, isolated from and encircling the first deep well region; a first well region in the substrate and on the first deep well region; two second well regions in the second deep well region and respectively at two opposite sides of the first well region; a source region in the first well region and adjacent to the surface; two drain regions in the two second well regions respectively and adjacent to the surface; two gate structures on the surface, wherein each of the two gate structures is between the source region and one of the drain regions respectively; and a guard ring in the substrate encircling the second deep well region, and on the periphery of the transistor.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Yen-Ming Chen, Chiuling Lee, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Zheng Hong Chen, Wei Hsuan Chang, Tseng-Hsun Liu
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Publication number: 20160329408Abstract: The present invention provides a transistor comprising a substrate having a surface; a first deep well region in the substrate; a second deep well region in the substrate, isolated from and encircling the first deep well region; a first well region in the substrate and on the first deep well region; two second well regions in the second deep well region and respectively at two opposite sides of the first well region; a source region in the first well region and adjacent to the surface; two drain regions in the two second well regions respectively and adjacent to the surface; two gate structures on the surface, wherein each of the two gate structures is between the source region and one of the drain regions respectively; and a guard ring in the substrate encircling the second deep well region, and on the periphery of the transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: YEN-MING CHEN, CHIULING LEE, MIN-HSUAN TSAI, ZHENG HONG CHEN, WEI HSUAN CHANG, TSENG-HSUN LIU
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Patent number: 9196723Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device structure which integrates a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) with a Schottky diode, including: a substrate, having a first conductivity type, a gate positioned on the substrate, a drain region formed in the substrate, the drain region having a second conductivity type complementary to the first conductivity type, a source region formed in the substrate, the source region having the second conductivity type, a high-voltage well region formed in the substrate, the high-voltage well region having a first conductivity type; a Schottky diode disposed on the substrate and disposed beside the LDMOS, wherein the semiconductor device structure is an asymmetric structure, and a deep well region disposed in the substrate and having the second conductivity type, wherein the LDMOS and the Schottky diode are all formed within the deep well region.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Tseng-Hsun Liu, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Te-Chang Chiu, Chiu-Ling Lee, Chiu-Te Lee
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Patent number: 8994103Abstract: A lateral double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device includes a substrate having at least a shallow trench isolation formed therein, an epitaxial layer encompassing the STI in the substrate, a gate, and a drain region and a source region formed in the substrate at respective two sides of the gate. The epitaxial layer, the source region and the drain region include a first conductivity type. The gate includes a first portion formed on the substrate and a second portion extending into the STI.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Lin Chen, Tseng-Hsun Liu, Kuan-Yu Chen, Chiu-Ling Lee, Chiu-Te Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
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Publication number: 20150014768Abstract: A lateral double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device includes a substrate having at least a shallow trench isolation formed therein, an epitaxial layer encompassing the STI in the substrate, a gate, and a drain region and a source region formed in the substrate at respective two sides of the gate. The epitaxial layer, the source region and the drain region include a first conductivity type. The gate includes a first portion formed on the substrate and a second portion extending into the STI.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Wei-Lin Chen, Tseng-Hsun Liu, Kuan-Yu Chen, Chiu-Ling Lee, Chiu-Te Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
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Patent number: 8575691Abstract: A method for fabricating a lateral-diffusion metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a first region and a second region both having a first conductive type in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first region not contacting the second region; and performing a thermal process to diffuse the dopants within the first region and the second region into the semiconductor substrate to form a deep well, wherein the doping concentration of the deep well is less than the doping concentration of the first region and the second region.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tseng-Hsun Liu, Chiu-Ling Lee, Zheng-Hong Chen, Yi-Ming Wang, Ching-Ming Lee
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Publication number: 20110233673Abstract: A method for fabricating a lateral-diffusion metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a first region and a second region both having a first conductive type in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first region not contacting the second region; and performing a thermal process to diffuse the dopants within the first region and the second region into the semiconductor substrate to form a deep well, wherein the doping concentration of the deep well is less than the doping concentration of the first region and the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Inventors: Tseng-Hsun Liu, Chiu-Ling Lee, Zheng-Hong Chen, Yi-Ming Wang, Ching-Ming Lee