Patents by Inventor You-Ren Liu

You-Ren 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).

  • Patent number: 8716802
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure including a substrate, a resistor, and a first gate structure is provided. The substrate includes a resistor region and a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor region. The resistor is disposed on the substrate within the resistor region. The resistor includes a first dielectric layer, a metal layer, a second dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. The first gate structure is disposed on the substrate within the MOS transistor region. The first gate structure includes the first dielectric layer, the metal layer, and the semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Chih-Yu Tseng, Victor Chiang Liang, You-Ren Liu, Chih-Chen Hsueh
  • Patent number: 8477475
    Abstract: A capacitor structure includes a plurality of conductive line levels located over the substrate. Each of the conductive line levels includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line. The first conductive lines in the conductive line levels form a first conductive line co-plane and the second conductive lines in the conductive line levels form a second conductive line co-plane. A first conductive end is electrically connected to the first conductive lines on the conductive line levels. A second conductive end is electrically connected to the second conductive lines on the conductive line levels. A plurality of vias are located between the neighboring conductive line levels and placed on only one of the first and second conductive line co-planes on a same level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Victor Chiang Liang, Chih-Yu Tseng, Hui-Sheng Chang, Chia-Te Chien, You-Ren Liu
  • Publication number: 20110292565
    Abstract: A capacitor structure includes a plurality of conductive line levels located over the substrate. Each of the conductive line levels includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line. The first conductive lines in the conductive line levels form a first conductive line co-plane and the second conductive lines in the conductive line levels form a second conductive line co-plane. A first conductive end is electrically connected to the first conductive lines on the conductive line levels. A second conductive end is electrically connected to the second conductive lines on the conductive line levels. A plurality of vias are located between the neighboring conductive line levels and placed on only one of the first and second conductive line co-planes on a same level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Victor Chiang Liang, Chih-Yu Tseng, Hui-Sheng Chang, Chia-Te Chien, You-Ren Liu
  • Patent number: 8027144
    Abstract: A capacitor structure is provided. The capacitor structure comprises a plurality of parallel conductive line levels and a plurality of vias. Each conductive line level comprises first conductive lines parallel to each other and second conductive lines parallel to each other. Also, the first conductive lines on different conductive line levels are aligned to each other and the second conductive lines on different conductive line levels are aligned to each other so as to form first conductive line co-planes and second conductive line co-planes. The vias are located on the conductive line co-planes and between the conductive line levels for connecting the conductive lines on the neighboring conductive line levels. The vias, on a height level of each of the conductive line co-planes, are arranged only on one of the neighboring conductive line co-planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Victor Chiang Liang, Chih-Yu Tseng, Hui-Sheng Chang, Chia-Te Chien, You-Ren Liu
  • Publication number: 20100320540
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure including a substrate, a resistor, and a first gate structure is provided. The substrate includes a resistor region and a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor region. The resistor is disposed on the substrate within the resistor region. The resistor includes a first dielectric layer, a metal layer, a second dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. The first gate structure is disposed on the substrate within the MOS transistor region. The first gate structure includes the first dielectric layer, the metal layer, and the semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Chih-Yu Tseng, Victor Chiang Liang, You-Ren Liu, Chih-Chen Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20100271750
    Abstract: A capacitor structure is provided. The capacitor structure comprises a plurality of parallel conductive line levels and a plurality of vias. Each conductive line level comprises first conductive lines parallel to each other and second conductive lines parallel to each other. Also, the first conductive lines on different conductive line levels are aligned to each other and the second conductive lines on different conductive line levels are aligned to each other so as to form first conductive line co-planes and second conductive line co-planes. The vias are located on the conductive line co-planes and between the conductive line levels for connecting the conductive lines on the neighboring conductive line levels. The vias, on a height level of each of the conductive line co-planes, are arranged only on one of the neighboring conductive line co-planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Victor Chiang Liang, Chih-Yu Tseng, Hui-Sheng Chang, Chia-Te Chien, You-Ren Liu
  • Patent number: 7803687
    Abstract: A method for forming a thin film resistor includes providing a substrate having a transistor region and a thin film resistor region defined thereon, sequentially forming a dielectric layer, a metal layer and a first hard mask layer on the substrate, patterning the first hard mask layer to form at least a thin film resistor pattern in the thin film resistor region, sequentially forming a polysilicon layer and a second hard mask layer on the substrate, patterning the second hard mask layer to form at least a gate pattern in the transistor region, and performing an etching process to form a gate and a thin film resistor respectively in the transistor region and the thin film resistor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Chih-Yu Tseng, Victor-Chiang Liang, You-Ren Liu, Chih-Chen Hsueh
  • Patent number: 7804154
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure including a substrate, a resistor, and a first gate structure is provided. The substrate includes a resistor region and a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor region. The resistor is disposed on the substrate within the resistor region. The resistor includes a first dielectric layer, a metal layer, a second dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. The first gate structure is disposed on the substrate within the MOS transistor region. The first gate structure includes the first dielectric layer, the metal layer, and the semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Chih-Yu Tseng, Victor Chiang Liang, You-Ren Liu, Chih-Chen Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20100148263
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure including a substrate, a resistor, and a first gate structure is provided. The substrate includes a resistor region and a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor region. The resistor is disposed on the substrate within the resistor region. The resistor includes a first dielectric layer, a metal layer, a second dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. The first gate structure is disposed on the substrate within the MOS transistor region. The first gate structure includes the first dielectric layer, the metal layer, and the semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: KAI-LING CHIU, CHIH-YU TSENG, VICTOR CHIANG LIANG, YOU-REN LIU, Chih-Chen Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20100099229
    Abstract: A method for forming a thin film resistor includes providing a substrate having a transistor region and a thin film resistor region defined thereon, sequentially forming a dielectric layer, a metal layer and a first hard mask layer on the substrate, patterning the first hard mask layer to form at least a thin film resistor pattern in the thin film resistor region, sequentially forming a polysilicon layer and a second hard mask layer on the substrate, patterning the second hard mask layer to form at least a gate pattern in the transistor region, and performing an etching process to form a gate and a thin film resistor respectively in the transistor region and the thin film resistor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Chiu, Chih-Yu Tseng, Victor-Chiang Liang, You-Ren Liu, Chih-Chen Hsueh