United Microelectronics Corp.

Chia-Hsin Hou

Joe Ko

Tz-Guei Jung

Tsu-Yu Chu

Hsien-Chang Chang

Jyh-Kuang Lin

Ko-Ting Chen

A method of adjusting the size of a photomask pattern is provided. First, the original coordinate is converted. Then the length and width of the original pattern are converted. Next, the size difference caused by the coordinate conversion is corrected according to the result of the length and width conversion.

Method of adjusting size of photomask pattern

A semiconductor substrate having an integrated circuit die area surrounded by a scribe lane is provided. Within the integrated circuit die area, a first trench isolation region and a second trench isolation region are formed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first trench isolation region isolates a first active device region from a second active device region, and the second trench isolation region comprises a plurality of trench dummy features for reducing loading effect. A first gate electrode is formed on the first active device region and a second gate electrode on the second active device region. The first active device region is masked, while the second active device region and the trench dummy features are exposed. An ion implantation process is then performed to implant dopant species into the second active device region.

Method of reducing charging damage to integrated circuits during semiconductor manufacturing

A method for manufacturing a capacitor. A semiconductor substrate is divided into a peripheral circuit region and a memory cell region. An isolation structure is formed in the memory cell region. A gate oxide layer is formed over the substrate outside the isolation structure. A polysilicon layer is formed over the gate oxide layer and the isolation structure. The polysilicon layer and the gate oxide layer are patterned to form a bottom electrode above the isolation structure. In the meantime a polysilicon gate electrode is also formed above the peripheral circuit region. Spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the polysilicon gate electrode and the bottom electrode. A metal silicide layer is formed over the bottom electrode and the polysilicon gate electrode. A dielectric layer is formed over the metal silicide layer above the bottom electrode. A metallic layer is formed over the dielectric layer to form a capacitor.

Method for manufacturing capacitor

A method for manufacturing a capacitor is provided in the present invention. The bottom electrode of the capacitor is a polysilicon layer, and the top electrode of the capacitor is a silicide layer. Since depletion regions cannot be generated in the metal layer or the suicide layer, and the resistivity of the metal layer or the silicide layer is smaller than a conventional polysilicon layer, so that operating speed and frequency of the capacitor are both increased.

A method for fabricating a capacitor is applicable to a fabrication process for a mixed circuit. The method involves forming a first dielectric layer, a stop layer, and a second dielectric layer on a substrate having a conductive region. A first opening is then formed in the second dielectric layer, followed by forming a second opening in the stop layer and the first dielectric layer, so that the first opening and the second opening form a dual damascene opening for exposing the conductive region. The dual damascene opening is filled with a first conductive layer, so as to form a via plug and a lower electrode of the capacitor for connecting to the conductive region. A third dielectric layer, which is located between the lower electrode and a subsequent formed upper electrode, is then formed over the substrate, so that the lower electrode and a part of the second dielectric layer adjacent to the lower electrode are completely covered by the third dielectric layer. A patterned second conductive layer is formed on a part of the third dielectric layer, whereby an upper electrode for completely covering the lower electrode is formed.

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Chia-Hsin Hou