Patents by Inventor TZE YUN CHOU

TZE YUN 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).

  • Magnetic memory with metal oxide etch stop layer and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 10170536
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a first passivation layer over the substrate; a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer; a magnetic layer in the second passivation layer; and an etch stop layer between the magnetic layer and the first passivation layer, wherein the etch stop layer includes at least one acid resistant layer, and the acid resistant layer includes a metal oxide. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Wen Hsu, Yen-Shuo Su, Jiech-Fun Lu, Kuan Chih Huang, Tze Yun Chou, Chun-Mao Chiu, Tao-Sheng Chang
  • MAGNETIC MEMORY WITH METAL OXIDE ETCH STOP LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180366536
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a first passivation layer over the substrate; a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer; a magnetic layer in the second passivation layer; and an etch stop layer between the magnetic layer and the first passivation layer, wherein the etch stop layer includes at least one acid resistant layer, and the acid resistant layer includes a metal oxide. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: HUNG-WEN HSU, YEN-SHUO SU, JIECH-FUN LU, KUAN CHIH HUANG, TZE YUN CHOU, CHUN-MAO CHIU, TAO-SHENG CHANG