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公开(公告)号:US20220109104A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-07
申请号:US17551214
申请日:2021-12-15
Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Hai Tao Liu , Li Li Ding , Yao-Hung Liu , Guoan Du , Qi Lu Li , Chunlei Wan , Yi Yu Lin , Yuchao Chen , Huakai Li , Hung-Yueh Chen
Abstract: A method for fabricating memory device includes: providing a substrate having a bottom electrode layer therein, forming a buffer layer and a mask layer on the buffer layer over the substrate, in contact with the bottom electrode layer, performing an advanced oxidation process on a sidewall of the buffer layer to form a resistive layer, which surrounds the whole sidewall of the buffer layer and extends upward vertically from the substrate, and forming, over the substrate, a noble metal layer and a top electrode layer on the noble metal layer, fully covering the resistive layer and the mask layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20220102621A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-31
申请号:US17086447
申请日:2020-11-01
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Chen-Yi Weng , Si-Han Tsai , Che-Wei Chang , Po-Kai Hsu , Jing-Yin Jhang , Yu-Ping Wang , Ju-Chun Fan , Ching-Hua Hsu , Yi-Yu Lin , Hung-Yueh Chen
Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a MRAM region of a substrate, forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ, forming a patterned mask on a logic region of the substrate, performing a nitridation process to transform part of the first IMD layer to a nitride layer, forming a first metal interconnection on the logic region, forming a stop layer on the first IMD layer, forming a second IMD layer on the stop layer, and forming a second metal intercom in the second IMD layer to connect to the MTJ.
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公开(公告)号:US11239419B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-01
申请号:US16505190
申请日:2019-07-08
Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Hai Tao Liu , Li Li Ding , Yao-Hung Liu , Guoan Du , Qi Lu Li , Chunlei Wan , Yi Yu Lin , Yuchao Chen , Huakai Li , Hung-Yueh Chen
Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of a memory device. The structure of a memory device includes a substrate, including a bottom electrode layer formed therein. A buffer layer is disposed on the substrate, in contact with the bottom electrode layer. A resistive layer surrounds a whole sidewall of the buffer layer, and extends upward vertically from the substrate. A mask layer is disposed on the buffer layer and the resistive layer. A noble metal layer is over the substrate, and fully covers the resistive layer and the mask layer. A top electrode layer is disposed on the noble metal layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20210343786A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US16882783
申请日:2020-05-26
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Jing-Yin Jhang , Yu-Ping Wang , Hung-Yueh Chen , Wei Chen
Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ; forming a first metal interconnection adjacent to the MTJ; forming a stop layer on the first IMD layer; removing the stop layer to form an opening; and forming a channel layer in the opening to electrically connect the MTJ and the first metal interconnection.
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公开(公告)号:US20210167281A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-03
申请号:US16732359
申请日:2020-01-02
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Hung-Yueh Chen , Yu-Ping Wang
Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate; forming a top electrode on the MTJ stack; performing a first patterning process to remove the MTJ stack for forming a first MTJ; forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the first MTJ; and performing a second patterning process to remove the first MTJ for forming a second MTJ and a third MTJ.
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公开(公告)号:US20210074907A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-11
申请号:US16589157
申请日:2019-10-01
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Chen-Yi Weng , Jing-Yin Jhang , Yu-Ping Wang , Hung-Yueh Chen
Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a substrate having a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region; forming a MTJ on the MTJ region; forming a top electrode on the MTJ; forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ; removing the IMD layer directly on the top electrode to form a recess; forming a first hard mask on the IMD layer and into the recess; removing the first hard mask and the IMD layer on the logic region to form a contact hole; and forming a metal layer in the recess and the contact hole to form a connecting structure on the top electrode and a metal interconnection on the logic region.
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公开(公告)号:US20240365563A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18762663
申请日:2024-07-03
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Jing-Yin Jhang , Yu-Ping Wang , Hung-Yueh Chen , Wei Chen
Abstract: A semiconductor device including a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a hard mask on a substrate, a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ, a first metal interconnection adjacent to the MTJ, a first barrier layer and a channel layer on the first IMD layer to directly contact the hard mask and electrically connect the MTJ and the first metal interconnection, and a stop layer around the channel layer.
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公开(公告)号:US12108680B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-01
申请号:US18135758
申请日:2023-04-18
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Hung-Yueh Chen , Yu-Ping Wang
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a cap layer adjacent to the MTJ and extended to overlap a top surface of the MTJ, a top electrode on the MTJ, a metal interconnection under the MTJ, a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ, and a second IMD layer around the metal interconnection. Preferably, the cap layer is adjacent to the top electrode and the MTJ and on the second IMD layer and a top surface of the cap layer is higher than a top surface of the first IMD layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11957061B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-09
申请号:US18200592
申请日:2023-05-23
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Ju-Chun Fan , Yi-Yu Lin , Ching-Hua Hsu , Hung-Yueh Chen
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, around a first metal interconnection. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer, around a via and a second metal interconnection. The second metal interconnection directly contacts the first metal interconnection. The third dielectric layer is disposed on the second dielectric layer, around a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) structure and a third metal interconnection. The third metal interconnection directly contacts top surfaces of the first MTJ structure and the second metal interconnection, and the first MTJ structure directly contacts the via.
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公开(公告)号:US20230329006A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US18207654
申请日:2023-06-08
Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Hui-Lin Wang , Po-Kai Hsu , Jing-Yin Jhang , Yu-Ping Wang , Hung-Yueh Chen , Wei Chen
Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ; forming a first metal interconnection adjacent to the MTJ; forming a stop layer on the first IMD layer; removing the stop layer to form an opening; and forming a channel layer in the opening to electrically connect the MTJ and the first metal interconnection.
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