公开(公告)号：US20240260481A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18592553

申请日：2024-03-01

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Yi-Wei Tseng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Tu-Ping Wang

IPC: H10N50/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01L29/82 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10

CPC classification number: H10N50/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C11/16 ,  G11C11/161 ,  H01L29/82 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10 ,  G11C2211/5615 ,  H10B61/00

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a spacer adjacent to the MTJ, a liner adjacent to the spacer, and a first metal interconnection on the MTJ. Preferably, the first metal interconnection includes protrusions adjacent to two sides of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the protrusions contact the liner directly.

公开(公告)号：US20240074328A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18502109

申请日：2023-11-06

Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Yi-Wei Tseng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H10N50/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01L29/82 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10

CPC classification number: H10N50/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C11/16 ,  G11C11/161 ,  H01L29/82 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10 ,  G11C2211/5615 ,  H10B61/00

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the of the MTJ, a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, a first metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a liner adjacent to the first spacer, the second spacer, and the first metal interconnection. Preferably, each of a top surface of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the first metal interconnection includes a planar surface and two sidewalls of the first metal interconnection are aligned with two sidewalls of the MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US11723215B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17106214

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Da-Jun Lin ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Bin-Siang Tsai ,  Fu-Yu Tsai

IPC: H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

CPC classification number: H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/80

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, forming a top electrode on the MTJ, forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the top electrode and the MTJ, forming a landing layer on the IMD layer and the MTJ, and then patterning the landing layer to form a landing pad. Preferably, the landing pad is disposed on the top electrode and the IMD layer adjacent to one side of the top electrode.

公开(公告)号：US11387408B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17131767

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Chien-Ting Lin ,  Kun-Chen Ho ,  Yi-Syun Chou ,  Chang-Min Li ,  Yi-Wei Tseng ,  Yu-Tsung Lai ,  Jun Xie

IPC: H01L29/82 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01L27/22

Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), including a bottom electrode layer on a substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction stack on the bottom electrode layer, and a top electrode layer on the magnetic tunnel junction stack, wherein the material of top electrode layer is titanium nitride, and the percentage of nitrogen in the titanium nitride gradually decreases from the top surface of top electrode layer to the bottom surface of top electrode layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210296572A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17341417

申请日：2021-06-08

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Yi-Wei Tseng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/12

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the of the MTJ, a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, a first metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a liner adjacent to the first spacer, the second spacer, and the first metal interconnection. Preferably, each of a top surface of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the first metal interconnection includes a planar surface and two sidewalls of the first metal interconnection are aligned with two sidewalls of the MTJ.

公开(公告)号：US11087812B1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16931438

申请日：2020-07-16

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Yi-Hui Lee ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Chiu-Jung Chiu ,  Chung-Liang Chu ,  Yu-Chun Chen ,  Ya-Sheng Feng ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Hsiu-Hao Hu ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: G11C16/08 ,  G11C11/16

Abstract: A MRAM includes a plurality of memory cells, an operation unit, a voltage generator, and an input/output circuit. The operation unit includes multiple groups of memory cells among the plurality of memory cells. The voltage generator is configured to provide a plurality of control signals by voltage-dividing a voltage control signal and selectively output the plurality of control signals to the input/output circuit. The input/output circuit is configured to output a plurality of switching pulse signals to the multiple groups of memory cells according to the plurality of control signals, wherein each switching pulse signal differs in pulse width or level.

公开(公告)号：US10727397B1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US16261524

申请日：2019-01-29

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Yi-Wei Tseng ,  Meng-Jun Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yu-Ping Wang ,  Chien-Ting Lin ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  I-Ming Tseng

IPC: H01L43/02 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/12 ,  H01L45/00 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L43/10

Abstract: A magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) cell includes a substrate having a dielectric layer disposed thereon, a conductive via disposed in the dielectric layer, and a cylindrical stack disposed on the conductive via. The cylindrical stack includes a bottom electrode, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) layer on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode on the MTJ layer. A spacer layer is disposed on a sidewall of the cylindrical stack. The top electrode protrudes from a top surface of the spacer layer.

公开(公告)号：US12201032B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17223025

申请日：2021-04-06

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H10N50/85 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/80 ,  H10N50/01

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on a first sidewall of the MTJ, and a second spacer on a second sidewall of the MTJ. Preferably, the first spacer and the second spacer are asymmetric, the first spacer and the second spacer have different heights, and a top surface of the MTJ includes a reverse V-shape.

公开(公告)号：US12063871B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18230189

申请日：2023-08-04

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Chiu-Jung Chiu ,  Ya-Sheng Feng ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Yi-An Shih ,  Yu-Chun Chen ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Chung-Liang Chu ,  Hsiu-Hao Hu

IPC: H10N50/80 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/85

CPC classification number: H10N50/80 ,  H10B61/00 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/85

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate, forming a trench in the IMD layer, forming a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) layer in the trench, forming a metal layer on the SAF layer, planarizing the metal layer and the SAF layer to form a metal interconnection, and forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the metal interconnection.

公开(公告)号：US11849648B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17341417

申请日：2021-06-08

Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Hui-Lin Wang ,  Chen-Yi Weng ,  Yi-Wei Tseng ,  Chin-Yang Hsieh ,  Jing-Yin Jhang ,  Yi-Hui Lee ,  Ying-Cheng Liu ,  Yi-An Shih ,  I-Ming Tseng ,  Yu-Ping Wang

IPC: H10N50/80 ,  H01L29/82 ,  G11C11/16 ,  G11C5/06 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10 ,  H10B61/00

CPC classification number: H10N50/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C11/16 ,  G11C11/161 ,  H01L29/82 ,  H10N50/01 ,  H10N50/10 ,  G11C2211/5615 ,  H10B61/00

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the of the MTJ, a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, a first metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a liner adjacent to the first spacer, the second spacer, and the first metal interconnection. Preferably, each of a top surface of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the first metal interconnection includes a planar surface and two sidewalls of the first metal interconnection are aligned with two sidewalls of the MTJ.