Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090032900 | METHOD OF PROTECTING SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURE RESULTING FROM THE SAME - A method of protecting a shallow trench isolation structure is described, which is applied to a semiconductor device process that includes a first process causing a recess in the STI structure and a second process after the first process. The method includes forming a silicon nitride layer in the recess along the profile of the same during the second process. | 02-05-2009 |
20130049168 | RESISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for forming a resistor integrated with a transistor having metal gate includes providing a substrate having a transistor region and a resistor region defined thereon, forming a transistor having a polysilicon dummy gate in the transistor region and a polysilicon main portion with two doped regions positioned at two opposite ends in the resistor region, performing an etching process to remove the polysilicon dummy gate to form a first trench and remove portions of the doped regions to form two second trenches, and forming a metal gate in the first trench to form a transistor having the metal gate and metal structures respectively in the second trenches to form a resistor. | 02-28-2013 |
20130099307 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING METAL GATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having metal gate includes providing a substrate having a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device formed thereon, the first semiconductor device having a first gate trench and the second semiconductor device having a second gate trench, forming a first work function metal layer in the first gate trench, forming a second work function metal layer in the first gate trench and the second gate trench, forming a first patterned mask layer exposing portions of the second work function metal layer in the first gate trench and the second gate trench, and performing an etching process to remove the exposed second work function metal layer. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102145 | METAL GATE PROCESS - A metal gate process includes the following steps. An isolating layer on a substrate is provided, where the isolating layer has a first recess and a second recess. A first metal layer covering the first recess and the second recess is formed. A material is filled in the first recess but exposing a top part of the first recess. The first metal layer in the top part of the first recess and in the second recess is simultaneously removed. The material is removed. A second metal layer and a metal gate layer in the first recess and the second recess are sequentially filled. | 04-25-2013 |
20130168816 | RESISTOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a structure of a resistor comprising: a substrate having an interfacial layer thereon; a resistor trench formed in the interfacial layer; at least a work function metal layer covering the surface of the resistor trench; at least two metal bulks located at two ends of the resistor trench and adjacent to the work function metal layer; and a filler formed between the two metal bulks inside the resistor trench, wherein the metal bulks are direct in contact with the filler. | 07-04-2013 |
20130241002 | RESISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a resistor integrated with a transistor having metal gate includes providing a substrate having a transistor region and a resistor region defined thereon, a transistor is positioned in the transistor region and a resistor is positioned in the resistor region; forming a dielectric layer exposing tops of the transistor and the resistor on the substrate; performing a first etching process to remove portions of the resistor to form two first trenches respectively at two opposite ends of the resistor; forming a patterned protecting layer in the resistor region; performing a second etching process to remove a dummy gate of the transistor to form a second trench in the transistor region; and forming a metal layer filling the first trenches and the second trench. | 09-19-2013 |
20130270650 | RESISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method for a resistor integrated with a transistor having metal gate includes providing a substrate having a transistor, a transitional structure, and a dielectric layer covering the transistor and the transitional structure formed thereon, forming a recess in between two opposite polysilicon end portions in the transitional structure, forming a U-shaped resistance modulating layer and an insulating layer filling the recess, removing a dummy gate of the transistor and the polysilicon end portions of the transitional structure to form a gate trench and two terminal trenches respectively in the transistor and the transitional structure, and forming a metal gate in the gate trench and conductive terminals in the terminal trenches simultaneously. | 10-17-2013 |
20130277754 | Semiconductor Integrated Structure - The present invention provides a resistor structure including a substrate, an ILD layer, a transistor and a resistor. The substrate includes a resistor region and an active region. The ILD layer is disposed directly on the substrate. The transistor is disposed in the active region in the ILD layer wherein the transistor includes a metal gate. The resistor is disposed in the resistor region above the ILD layer, wherein the resistor directly contacts the ILD layer. | 10-24-2013 |
20130307084 | RESISTOR INTEGRATED WITH TRANSISTOR HAVING METAL GATE - A method of manufacturing a resistor integrated with a transistor having metal gate includes providing a substrate having a transistor region and a resistor region defined thereon, a transistor is positioned in the transistor region and a resistor is positioned in the resistor region; forming a dielectric layer exposing tops of the transistor and the resistor on the substrate; performing a first etching process to remove portions of the resistor to form two first trenches respectively at two opposite ends of the resistor; forming a patterned protecting layer in the resistor region; performing a second etching process to remove a dummy gate of the transistor to form a second trench in the transistor region; and forming a metal layer filling the first trenches and the second trench. | 11-21-2013 |
20140089869 | LAYOUT METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - A layout method of a semiconductor circuit is provided. The layout method is firstly putting a plurality of circuit patterns on a substrate, wherein a first distance is the largest distance between any one of the circuit patterns and one of other circuit patterns adjacent thereto. The layout method is then determining whether the first distance is larger than a first critical value. Later, when the first distance is larger than the first critical value, at least a closed loop dummy pattern is putted in one of the areas corresponding to the first distance between the pair of the circuit patterns. The closed loop dummy pattern is putted in a same layer with the circuit patterns, surrounds between the pair of circuit patterns and is insulated from the circuit patterns. | 03-27-2014 |
20140242770 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS - A semiconductor process includes the following step. A stacked structure is formed on a substrate. A contact etch stop layer is formed to cover the stacked structure and the substrate. A material layer is formed on the substrate and exposes a top part of the contact etch stop layer covering the stacked structure. The top part is redressed. | 08-28-2014 |