Patents by Inventor Yi-Chia Lee

Yi-Chia Lee 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: 20190161346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) package and a method of achieving differential pressure adjustment in multiple MEMS cavities at a wafer-to-wafer bonding level. A device substrate comprising first and second MEMS devices is bonded to a capping substrate comprising first and second recessed regions. A ventilation trench is laterally spaced apart from the recessed regions and within the second cavity. A sealing structure is arranged within the ventilation trench and defines a vent in fluid communication with the second cavity. A cap is arranged within the vent to seal the second cavity at a second gas pressure that is different than a first gas pressure of the first cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Yi-Chia Lee, Chin-Min Lin, Cheng San Chou, Hsiang-Fu Chen, Wen-Chuan Tai, Ching-Kai Shen, Hua-Shu Ivan Wu, Fan Hu
  • Patent number: 10301580
    Abstract: A composition for cleaning integrated circuit substrates, the composition comprising: water; an oxidizer comprising an ammonium salt of an oxidizing species; a corrosion inhibitor comprising a primary alkylamine having the general formula: R?NH2, wherein R? is an alkyl group containing up to about 150 carbon atoms and will more often be an aliphatic alkyl group containing from about 4 to about 30 carbon atoms; optionally, a water-miscible organic solvent; optionally, an organic acid; optionally, a buffer species; optionally, a fluoride ion source; and optionally, a metal chelating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee, Tianniu Chen, William Jack Casteel, Jr., Seiji Inaoka, Gene Everad Parris
  • Publication number: 20190119610
    Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous composition for treating a substrate including patterns having line-space dimensions of 50 nm or below to prevent collapse of the patters, the composition comprising: a solvent system comprising water and a water-miscible organic solvent; a surface modifier that is a reaction product between an alkylamine and an organic acid; and an optional pH adjusting agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Jhih Kuei Ge, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Tianniu Rick Chen
  • Publication number: 20190103282
    Abstract: Described herein is an etching solution suitable for the simultaneous removal of silicon and silicon-germanium from a microelectronic device, which comprises: water; an oxidizer; a buffer composition comprising an amine compound (or ammonium compound) and a polyfunctional organic acid; a water-miscible solvent; and a fluoride ion source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Jhih Kuei Ge, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Chi-Hsien Kuo, Andrew J. Adamczyk
  • Publication number: 20190101830
    Abstract: Stripping solutions that may replace an etching resist ashing process are provided. The stripping solutions are useful for fabricating circuits and/or forming electrodes and/or packaging/bumping applications on semiconductor devices for semiconductor integrated circuits with good photoresist removal efficiency and with low silicon oxide etch rate and low metal etch rates. Methods for their use are similarly provided. The preferred stripping agents contain polar aprotic solvent, water, hydroxylamine, corrosion inhibitor, quaternary ammonium hydroxide and optional surfactant. Further provided are integrated circuit devices and electronic interconnect structures prepared according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Jhih Kuei Ge, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Chi-Hsien Kuo
  • Publication number: 20190088492
    Abstract: Described herein is an etching solution comprising water; oxidizer; water-miscible organic solvent; fluoride ion source; and optionally, surfactant. Such compositions are useful for the selective removal of silicon-germanium over poly silicon from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee, Andrew J. Adamczyk
  • Publication number: 20190085241
    Abstract: Described herein is an etching solution comprising water; phosphoric acid solution (aqueous); a fluoride ion source; and a water-miscible organic solvent. Such compositions are useful for the selective removal of tantalum nitride over titanium nitride from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee
  • Publication number: 20190085240
    Abstract: Etching compositions suitable for the selective removal of silicon over silicon-germanium from a microelectronic device comprising: water; at least one of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide compound and an amine compound; water-miscible solvent; optionally surfactant and optionally corrosion inhibitor; and the method of using the etching composition for the selective removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee, Andrew J. Adamczyk
  • Publication number: 20180346811
    Abstract: Described herein is an etching solution comprising water, phosphoric acid solution (aqueous), and a hydroxyl group-containing solvent. Such compositions are useful for the selective removal of silicon nitride over silicon oxide from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Versum Marerials US, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu
  • Patent number: 10072237
    Abstract: It is disclosed a photoresist cleaning composition for stripping a photoresist pattern having a film thickness of 3-150 ?m, which contains (a) quaternary ammonium hydroxide (b) a mixture of water-soluble organic solvents (c) at least one corrosion inhibitor and (d) water, and a method for treating a substrate therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Randy Li-Kai Chang, Gene Everad Parris, Hsiu Mei Chen, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Tianniu Chen, Laura M. Matz, Ryback Li Chang Lo, Ling-Jen Meng
  • Patent number: 10073351
    Abstract: A photoresist or semiconductor manufacturing residue stripping and cleaning composition comprising water, one or more alkaline compounds, one or more corrosion inhibitors, and one or more oxidized products of one or more antioxidants, the method of making the composition and the method of using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Rajiv Krishan Agarwal, Mark Richard Brown, Aiping Wu, David Barry Rennie, Yi-Chia Lee, Gene Everad Parris
  • Publication number: 20180251711
    Abstract: Composition, method and system for PVD TiN hard mask removal from 28/20 nm pattern wafers have been disclosed. The composition uses peroxide as oxidizing agent for PVD TiN hard mask removal under slightly basic conditions. The composition comprises bulky or long chain organic amines or polyalkylamine to improve removal/etching selectivity of PVD TiN vs CVD TiN. The composition further comprises long chain organic acids or amines to maintain Co compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee, William Jack Casteel, JR., Tianniu Chen, Rajiv Krishan Agarwal, Madhukar Bhaskara Rao
  • Publication number: 20180209049
    Abstract: Described herein is an etching solution suitable for both tungsten-containing metals and GST metals, which comprises: water; at least one phenolic derivative compound having at least two hydroxyl groups; at least one strong base selected from the group consisting of (i) a quaternary base; (ii) an organic amine; and (iii) a metal hydroxide; optionally an ammonium salt of an organic acid; and optionally a water-miscible solvent, wherein the pH of the etching solution is 10 or greater, and wherein the etching solution is substantially free of a peroxide oxidizer and a metal ion-containing oxidizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Laisheng Sun, Yi-Chia Lee, Tianniu Chen, Gang Chris Han-Adebekun
  • Patent number: 9976111
    Abstract: Composition, method and system for PVD TiN hard mask removal from 28/20 nm pattern wafers have been disclosed. The composition uses peroxide as oxidizing agent for PVD TiN hard mask removal under slightly basic conditions. The composition comprises bulky or long chain organic amines or polyalkylamine to improve removal/etching selectivity of PVD TiN vs CVD TiN. The composition further comprises long chain organic acids or amines to maintain Co compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee, William Jack Casteel, Jr., Tianniu Chen, Rajiv Krishan Agarwal, Madhukar Bhaskara Rao
  • Patent number: 9957469
    Abstract: There are provided metal corrosion inhibition cleaning compositions, methods and system for copper (Cu), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), cobalt (Co), and aluminum (Al). The metal corrosion inhibition cleaning compositions provide corrosion inhibition effects by use a combination of two chemicals—at least one multi-functional amine that has more than one amino groups; and at least one multi-functional acid that has more than one carboxylate groups. The metal corrosion inhibition cleaning compositions are effective for cleaning the residues deriving from high density plasma etching followed by ashing with oxygen containing plasmas; and slurry particles and residues remaining after chemical mechanical polishing (CMP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Seiji Inaoka, Yi-Chia Lee, Agnes Derecskei-Kovacs
  • Publication number: 20170145311
    Abstract: A composition and method using same useful for etching a semiconductor substrate comprising: from about 25 to 86% by weight of water; from about 0 to about 60% by weight of a water-miscible organic solvent; from about 1 to about 30% by weight of a base comprising a quartenary ammonium compound; from about 1 to about 50% by weight of an amine compound wherein the amine compound is selected from the group consisting of a secondary amine, a tertiary amine, and mixtures thereof; from about 0 to about 5% by weight of a buffering agent; from about 0 to about 15% by weight of a corrosion inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee, Tianniu Chen, Thomas Mebrahtu, Aiping Wu, Edward Chia Kai Tseng, Gene Everad Parris
  • Publication number: 20170107460
    Abstract: Composition, method and system for PVD TiN hard mask removal from 28/20 nm pattern wafers have been disclosed. The composition uses peroxide as oxidizing agent for PVD TiN hard mask removal under slightly basic conditions. The composition comprises bulky or long chain organic amines or polyalkylamine to improve removal/etching selectivity of PVD TiN vs CVD TiN. The composition further comprises long chain organic acids or amines to maintain Co compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Dar Liu, Yi-Chia Lee, William Jack Casteel, JR., Tianniu Chen, Rajiv Krishan Agarwal, Madhukar Bhaskara Rao
  • Publication number: 20170037344
    Abstract: It is disclosed a photoresist cleaning composition for stripping a photoresist pattern having a film thickness of 3-150 ?m, which contains (a) quaternary ammonium hydroxide (b) a mixture of water-soluble organic solvents (c) at least one corrosion inhibitor and (d) water, and a method for treating a substrate therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Li-Kai Chang, Gene Everad Parris, Hsiu Mei Chen, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Tianniu Chen, Laura M. Matz, Ryback Li Chang Lo, Ling-Jen Meng
  • Patent number: 9536730
    Abstract: A composition and method for removing copper-containing post-etch and/or post-ash residue from patterned microelectronic devices is described. The removal composition includes water, a water-miscible organic solvent, an amine compound, an organic acid, and a fluoride ion source. The compositions effectively remove the copper-containing post-etch residue from the microelectronic device without damaging exposed low-k dielectric and metal interconnect materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yi Chia Lee, Madhukar Bhaskara Rao, Gautam Banerjee, Wen Dar Liu, Aiping Wu, Seiji Inaoka
  • Patent number: 9472420
    Abstract: Aqueous compositions for stripping titanium nitride (TiN or TiNxOy) hard mask and removing etch residue are low pH aqueous composition comprising solvent, a weakly coordinating anion, amine, and at least two non-oxidizing trace metal ions. The aqueous compositions contain no non-ambient oxidizer, and are exposed to air. Bifluoride, or metal corrosion inhibitor may be added to the aqueous composition. Systems and processes use the aqueous compositions for stripping titanium nitride (TiN or TiNxOy) hard mask and removing titanium nitride (TiN or TiNxOy) etch residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: William Jack Casteel, Jr., Seiji Inaoka, Madhukar Bhaskara Rao, Brenda Faye Ross, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Tianniu Chen