Patents by Inventor Yu-Ren Wang

Yu-Ren Wang 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: 9449829
    Abstract: A semiconductor process includes the following steps. A dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. A barrier layer is formed on the dielectric layer. An ammonia thermal treatment process with a processing temperature of 650° C.˜700° C. and a nitrogen containing gas annealing process with a processing temperature of 900° C.˜1000° C. are sequentially performed on the barrier layer. The present invention also provides a semiconductor process including the following steps. A dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. A first nitrogen containing thermal treatment process is performed on the dielectric layer. A barrier layer is formed on the dielectric layer. A second nitrogen containing thermal treatment process and then an annealing process are performed in-situ on the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Tung Hsiao, Chien-Liang Lin, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 9431483
    Abstract: A method of forming a nanowire includes providing a substrate. The substrate is etched to form at least one fin. Subsequently, a first epitaxial layer is formed on an upper portion of the fin. Later, an undercut is formed on a middle portion the fin. A second epitaxial layer is formed to fill into the undercut. Finally, the fin, the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer are oxidized to condense the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer into a germanium-containing nanowire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yu Wen, Chin-Sheng Yang, Chun-Jen Chen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 9419089
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor structure, which includes a substrate, at least two gate structures disposed on the substrate, a first recess, disposed in the substrate between two gate structures, the first recess having a U-shaped cross section profile, and a second recess, disposed on the first recess, the second recess having a polygonal shaped cross section profile, and has at least two tips on two sides of the second recess, the first recess and the second recess forming an epitaxial recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Lin, Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Ted Ming-Lang Guo, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20160233092
    Abstract: A gate forming process includes the following steps. A gate dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. A barrier layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer. A silicon seed layer and a silicon layer are sequentially and directly formed on the barrier layer, wherein the silicon seed layer and the silicon layer are formed by different precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Keng-Jen Lin, Chien-Liang Lin, Yu-Ren Wang, Neng-Hui Yang
  • Patent number: 9356125
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes the following steps. A high-k dielectric layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a barrier layer is formed on the high-k dielectric layer. An oxygen annealing treatment is performed after the step of forming the barrier layer; and a capping layer is formed on the barrier layer after the oxygen annealing treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Tung Hsiao, Keng-Jen Lin, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 9349599
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having gate structure thereon, wherein the gate structure comprises a high-k dielectric layer; increasing an ambient pressure around the gate structure to a predetermined pressure by injecting a first gas; reducing the ambient pressure to a base pressure; and forming a spacer around the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Feng Ku, Shao-Wei Wang, Yi-Hui Lin, Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20160133474
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having gate structure thereon, wherein the gate structure comprises a high-k dielectric layer; increasing an ambient pressure around the gate structure to a predetermined pressure by injecting a first gas; reducing the ambient pressure to a base pressure; and forming a spacer around the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Feng Ku, Shao-Wei Wang, Yi-Hui Lin, Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 9330902
    Abstract: A method for forming a HfOx film based on atomic layer deposition (ALD) process includes: providing a substrate; dividing a plurality of ALD cycles as needed into multiple depositing stages, wherein each of the ALD cycles includes applying HfCl4 pulse and applying H2O pulse over the substrate and a content ratio of HfCl4 to H2O is different and increasing for the depositing stages; and performing the depositing stages to form a HfOx film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yu Wen, Shih-Cheng Chen, Shan Ye, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 9130014
    Abstract: A method for fabricating shallow trench isolation structure is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) forming a trench in the substrate; (c) forming a silicon layer in the trench; and (d) performing an oxidation process to partially transform a surface of the silicon layer into an oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Keng-Jen Lin, Yu-Ren Wang, Chien-Liang Lin, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Wei-Jen Chen, Chih-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 9117878
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes the following steps. First, a semiconductor substrate is provided and a patterned pad layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate so as to expose a portion of the semiconductor substrate. Then, the semiconductor substrate exposed from the patterned pad layer is etched away to form a trench inside the semiconductor substrate. A selectively-grown material layer is selectively formed on the surface of the trench, followed by filling a dielectric precursor material into the trench. Finally, a transformation process is carried out to concurrently transform the dielectric precursor material into a dielectric material and transform the selectively-grown material layer into an oxygen-containing amorphous material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Keng-Jen Lin, Yu-Ren Wang, Chih-Chung Chen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Tsai-Yu Wen
  • Publication number: 20150206803
    Abstract: A method of forming an inter-level dielectric layer including the following step is provided. Two gate structures are formed on a substrate. A first oxide layer is formed to conformally cover the two gate structures and the substrate. The first oxide layer is etched ex-situ by a high density plasma (HDP) etching process. A second oxide layer is formed in-situ on the first oxide layer and fills a gap between the two gate structures by a high density plasma (HDP) depositing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Hsin Liu, Tzu-Chin Wu, Jei-Ming Chen, Yu-Ren Wang, Chun-Yuan Wu, Chin-Fu Lin
  • Publication number: 20150140780
    Abstract: A method for fabricating shallow trench isolation structure is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) forming a trench in the substrate; (c) forming a silicon layer in the trench; and (d) performing an oxidation process to partially transform a surface of the silicon layer into an oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Keng-Jen Lin, Yu-Ren Wang, Chien-Liang Lin, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Wei-Jen Chen, Chih-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 9034705
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. At least one gate structure is provided on a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes a first spacer formed on a sidewall of a gate. A first disposable spacer material layer is deposited on the substrate covering the gate structure. The first disposable spacer material layer is etched to form a first disposable spacer on the first spacer. A second disposable spacer material layer is deposited on the substrate covering the gate structure. The second disposable spacer material layer is etched to form a second disposable spacer on the first disposable spacer. A portion of the substrate is removed, by using the first and second disposable spacers as a mask, so as to form two recesses in the substrate beside the gate structure. A stress-inducing layer is formed in the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang, Chin-Cheng Chien, Tien-Wei Yu, Hsin-Kuo Hsu, Yu-Shu Lin, Szu-Hao Lai, Ming-Hua Chang
  • Patent number: 9000568
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, an oxide layer, a metallic oxynitride layer and a metallic oxide layer. The oxide layer is located on the substrate. The metallic oxynitride layer is located on the oxide layer. The metallic oxide layer is located on the metallic oxynitride layer. In addition, the present invention also provides a semiconductor process for forming the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Szu-Hao Lai, Yu-Ren Wang, Po-Chun Chen, Chih-Hsun Lin, Che-Nan Tsai, Chun-Ling Lin, Chiu-Hsien Yeh, Te-Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 8940615
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming an isolation structure. A substrate is provided, and a trench is formed in the substrate. Next, a semiconductor layer is formed on a surface of the trench. A nitridation is carried out to form a nitridation layer in the semiconductor layer. Lastly, an insulation layer is filled into the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Lin Sun, Chien-Liang Lin, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20150021776
    Abstract: A polysilicon layer including an amorphous polysilicon layer and a crystallized polysilicon layer is provided. The crystallized polysilicon layer is disposed on the amorphous polysilicon layer. Besides, the amorphous polysilicon layer has a first grain size, the crystallized polysilicon layer has a second grain size, and the first grain size is smaller than the second grain size. The amorphous polysilicon layer with a smaller grain size can serve as a base for the following deposition, so that the crystallized polysilicon layer formed thereon has a flatter topography, and thus, the surface roughness is reduced and the Rs uniformity within a wafer is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Chien-Liang Lin, Yu-Ren Wang, Ying-Wei Yen, Wen-Yi Teng, Chan-Lon Yang
  • Patent number: 8921238
    Abstract: A method for processing a high-k dielectric layer includes the following steps. A semiconductor substrate is provided, and a high-k dielectric layer is formed thereon. The high-k dielectric layer has a crystalline temperature. Subsequently, a first annealing process is performed, and a process temperature of the first annealing process is substantially smaller than the crystalline temperature. A second annealing process is performed, and a process temperature of the second annealing process is substantially larger than the crystalline temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shao-Wei Wang, Yu-Ren Wang, Chien-Liang Lin, Wen-Yi Teng, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Chih-Chung Chen, Ying-Wei Yen
  • Patent number: 8889523
    Abstract: A semiconductor process includes the following steps. A substrate having a recess is provided. A decoupled plasma nitridation process is performed to nitride the surface of the recess for forming a nitrogen containing liner on the surface of the recess. A nitrogen containing annealing process is then performed on the nitrogen containing liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Lin Sun, Chien-Liang Lin, Yu-Ren Wang, Ying-Wei Yen
  • Publication number: 20140295629
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. At least one gate structure is provided on a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes a first spacer formed on a sidewall of a gate. A first disposable spacer material layer is deposited on the substrate covering the gate structure. The first disposable spacer material layer is etched to form a first disposable spacer on the first spacer. A second disposable spacer material layer is deposited on the substrate covering the gate structure. The second disposable spacer material layer is etched to form a second disposable spacer on the first disposable spacer. A portion of the substrate is removed, by using the first and second disposable spacers as a mask, so as to form two recesses in the substrate beside the gate structure. A stress-inducing layer is formed in the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang, Chin-Cheng Chien, Tien-Wei Yu, Hsin-Kuo Hsu, Yu-Shu Lin, Szu-Hao Lai, Ming-Hua Chang
  • Publication number: 20140290841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a display panel, comprising the following steps: (A) providing a carrier with a separation layer formed thereon; (B) laminating a glass substrate on the hydrophobic surface of the separation layer to make the separation layer between the carrier and the glass substrate; (C) forming a display unit on the glass substrate; and (D) separating the glass substrate from the carrier and the separation layer to obtain a display panel; wherein the separation layer has a hydrophobic surface with a water contacting angle in a range from 25° to 180°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Che TSAI, Wei-Yen WU, Yu-Ren WANG