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| 20110031624 | MEMS and a Protection Structure Thereof - A protection structure of a pad is provided. The pad is disposed in a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate and the pad includes a connection region and a peripheral region which encompasses the connection region. The protection structure includes at least a barrier, an insulation layer and a mask layer. The barrier is disposed in the dielectric layer in the peripheral region. The insulation layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The mask layer is disposed on the dielectric layer and covers the insulation layer and the mask layer includes an opening to expose the connection region of the pad. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110037133 | Semiconductor Photodetector Structure and the Fabrication Method Thereof - A semiconductor photodetector structure is provided. The structure includes a substrate, a photodetecting element and a semiconductor layer disposed on the photodetecting element. The substrate includes a first semiconductor material and includes a deep trench. The surface of the deep trench includes a first type dopant. The photodetecting element is disposed in the deep trench. The photodetecting element includes a second semiconductor material. The semiconductor layer includes a second type dopant. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110068374 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An integrated circuit (IC) having a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device buried therein is provided. The integrated circuit includes a substrate, a metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) device, a metal interconnect, and the MEMS device. The substrate has a logic circuit region and a MEMS region. The MOS device is located on the logic circuit region of the substrate. The metal interconnect, formed by a plurality of levels of wires and a plurality of vias, is located above the substrate to connect the MOS device. The MEMS device is located on the MEMS region, and includes a sandwich membrane located between any two neighboring levels of wires in the metal interconnect and connected to the metal interconnect. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110084344 | MEMS DEVICE WITH A COMPOSITE BACK PLATE ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of fabricating MEMS device includes: providing a substrate with a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes at least one logic region and at least one MEMS region. The logic region includes at least one logic device positioned on the first surface of the substrate. Then, an interlayer material is formed on the first surface of the substrate within the MEMS region. Finally, the second surface of the substrate within the MEMS region is patterned. After the pattern process, a vent pattern is formed in the second surface of the substrate within the MEMS region. The interlayer material does not react with halogen radicals. Therefore, during the formation of the vent pattern, the substrate is protected by the interlayer material and the substrate can be prevented from forming any undercut. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110084394 | Semiconductor Structure - A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a dielectric layer, a pad structure and a protection structure. The dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The pad structure is disposed in the dielectric layer. The pad structure includes a plurality of first metal layers and a plurality of plugs which are electrically connected to each other vertically. There is no contact plug disposed between the pad structure and the substrate. The protection structure is disposed in the dielectric layer and encompasses the pad structure. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110097033 | FOCUSING MEMBER AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - A focusing member and an optoelectronic device having the same are provided. The focusing member includes multiple levels of conductive plugs and multiple levels of conductive layers that together form an inversed half-boat shape. The optoelectronic device includes a bottom layer, an optical waveguide above the bottom layer, a dielectric layer covering the optical waveguide, and the above focusing member disposed at an edge of the optoelectronic device and located in the dielectric layer above the optical waveguide. A wider end of the inversed half-boat shape of the focusing member faces the outside of the optoelectronic device. The refractive indexes of the bottom layer and the dielectric layer are smaller than that of the optical waveguide. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110115039 | MEMS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) structure is disclosed. The MEMS structure includes a backplate electrode and a 3D diaphragm electrode. The 3D diaphragm electrode has a composite structure so that a dielectric is disposed between two metal layers. The 3D diaphragm electrode is adjacent to the backplate electrode to form a variable capacitor together. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110115040 | Semiconductor Optoelectronic Structure and the Fabricating Method Thereof - A method of fabricating a semiconductor optoelectronic structure is provided. First, a substrate is provided, and a waveguide is formed therein, and then a plurality of dielectric layers is formed on the waveguide. Next, a contact pad and a passivation layer are provided on the dielectric layers and a patterned mask layer is formed thereon. Last, an etching process is provided by using the patterned mask layer to expose the contact pad and remove a portion of the passivation layer and the dielectric layers to form a transformer. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110158581 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - An optoelectronic device including a substrate, a half-boat-shaped material layer, a deep trench isolation structure, and an optical waveguide is provided. The substrate has a first area. The half-boat-shaped material layer is disposed in the substrate within the first area. The refractive index of the half-boat-shaped material layer is lower than that of the substrate. A top surface of the half-boat-shaped material layer is coplanar with the surface of the substrate. The deep trench isolation structure is disposed in the substrate within the first area and located at one side of a bow portion of the half-boat-shaped material layer. The optical waveguide is disposed on the substrate within the first area. The optical waveguide overlaps a portion of the deep trench isolation structure and at least a portion of the half-boat-shaped material layer. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158582 | STRUCTURE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming the structure of the semiconductor device having a waveguide. Firstly, a SOI substrate including a bulk silicon, an insulating layer, and a silicon layer is provided and a device region and a waveguide region are defined on the SOI substrate. Afterwards, a protection layer and a patterned shielding layer are formed to cover the waveguide region and expose the device region. Subsequently, a recess is formed by etching the protection layer, the silicon layer and the insulating layer and thereby the bulk silicon is exposed. After that, an epitaxial silicon layer is formed in the recess and a semiconductor device is subsequently formed on the epitaxial silicon layer. Also, the present invention conquers the poor electrical performance of the semiconductor device integrated into the SOI substrate. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110189804 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A MEMS MICROPHONE - A method of fabricating a MEMS microphone includes: first providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The substrate is divided into a logic region and a MEMS region. The first surface of the substrate is etched to form a plurality of first trenches in the MEMS region. An STI material is then formed in the plurality of first trenches. Subsequently, the second surface of the substrate is etched to form a second trench in the MEMS region, wherein the second trench connects with each of the first trenches. Finally, the STI material in the first trenches is removed. | 08-04-2011 |
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| 20090243004 | Integrated structure for MEMS device and semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same - The present invention relates to an integrated structure for a MEMS device and a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same, in which an etch stopping device is included on a substrate between the MEMS device and the semiconductor device for protecting the semiconductor device from lateral damage when an oxide releasing process is performed to fabricate the MEMS device. The etch stopping device has various profiles and is selectively formed by an individual fabricating process or is simultaneously formed with the semiconductor device in the same fabricating process. It is a singular structure or a combined stacked multilayered structure, for example, a plurality of rows of pillared etch-resistant material plugs, one or a plurality of wall-shaped etch-resistant material plugs, or a multilayered structure of a stack of which and an etch-resistant material layer. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100002894 | MEMS device and method of making the same - A MEMS device includes a vent hole structure and a MEMS structure disposed on a same side of a substrate. The vent hole structure adjoins the MEMS structure with an etch stop structure therebetween. The MEMS structure includes a chamber, the vent hole structure includes a metal layer having at least a hole thereon as a vent hole to connect the chamber of the MEMS structure through the etch stop structure. Accordingly, the MEMS device has a lateral vent hole. Furthermore, as the vent hole structure and the MEMS structure are disposed on the same side of the substrate, the manufacturing process is convenient and timesaving. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100052179 | MEMS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) structure and a fabricating method thereof are described. The MEMS structure includes a fixed part and a movable part. The fixed part is disposed on and connects with a substrate. The movable part including at least two first metal layers, a first protection ring and a first dielectric layer is suspended on the substrate. The first protection ring connects two adjacent first metal layers, so as to define a first enclosed space between the two adjacent first metal layers. The first dielectric layer is disposed in the enclosed space and connects the two adjacent first metal layers. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100074458 | STRUCTURE OF MEMS ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A structure of a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) electroacoustic transducer includes a substrate, a diaphragm, a silicon material layer, and a conductive pattern. The substrate includes an MEMS device region. The diaphragm has openings, and is disposed in the MEMS device region. A first cavity is formed between the diaphragm and the substrate. The silicon material layer is disposed on the diaphragm and seals the diaphragm. The conductive pattern is disposed beneath the diaphragm in the MEMS device region. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100317138 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MEMS STRUCTURE - A method for fabricating a MEMS is described as follows. A substrate is provided, including a circuit region and an MEMS region separated from each other. A first metal interconnection structure is formed on the substrate in the circuit region, and simultaneously a first dielectric structure is formed on the substrate in the MEMS region. A second metal interconnection structure is formed on the first metal interconnection structure, and simultaneously a second dielectric structure, at least two metal layers and at least one protection ring are formed on the first dielectric structure. The metal layers and the protection ring are formed in the second dielectric structure and the protection ring connects two adjacent metal layers to define an enclosed space between two adjacent metal layers. The first dielectric structure and the second dielectric structure outside the enclosed space are removed to form an MEMS device in the MEMS region. | 12-16-2010 |
