United Microelectronics Corp.

Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

Jui-Min Lee

Chia-Lung Chang

Wei-Hsin Liu

Yi-Wei Chen

Tzu-Chin Wu

Chih-Chien Liu

Shih-Fang Tzou

Jei-Ming Chen

Ching-Hsiang Chang

Li-Wei Feng

Tsun-Min Cheng

Chien-Ting Ho

Ying-Chiao Wang

Chih-Chieh Tsai

Kai-Jiun Chang

Mei-Ling Chen

Po-Chun Chen

Tsung-Ying Tsai

Kai-Ping Chen

Wen-Chieh Lu

Yuh-Min Lin

Cheng-Hsu Huang

Feng-Yi Chang

Fu-Che Lee

Ying-Chih Lin

Gang-Yi Lin

Chih-Hsun Lin

Wen-Yi Teng

Wu-Sian Sie

A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first support layer, a first electrode, a capacitor dielectric layer, and a second electrode. The first support layer is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The first electrode is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and penetrates the first support layer. The capacitor dielectric layer is disposed on the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and at least a part of the capacitor dielectric layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first support layer includes a carbon doped nitride layer, and a carbon concentration of a bottom portion of the first support layer is higher than a carbon concentration of a top portion of the first support layer.

Manufacturing method of semiconductor memory device

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a cobalt silicide film is provided in the present invention. The method includes the steps of providing a silicon structure with an interlayer dielectric formed thereon, forming a contact hole in the interlayer dielectric to expose the silicon structure, depositing a cobalt film on the exposed silicon structure at a temperature between 300&#xb0; C.-400&#xb0; C., wherein a cobalt protecting film is in-situ formed on the surface of the cobalt film, performing a rapid thermal process to transform the cobalt film into a cobalt silicide film, and removing untransformed cobalt film.

Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a cobalt silicide film

A method of forming a semiconductor memory device includes following steps. First of all, a target layer is provided, and a mask structure is formed on the target layer, with the mask structure including a first mask layer a sacrificial layer and a second mask layer. The first mask layer and the second mask layer include the same material but in different containing ratio. Next, the second mask layer and the sacrificial layer are patterned, to form a plurality of mandrels. Then, a plurality of spacer patterns are formed to surround the mandrels, and then transferred into the first mask layer to form a plurality of opening not penetrating the first mask layer. Finally, the first mask layer is used as a mask to etch the target layer, to form a plurality of target patterns.

Method of forming semiconductor device

A method of forming an oxide layer includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. A surface of the substrate is treated to form an oxygen ion-rich surface. A spin-on-dielectric layer is formed on the oxygen ion-rich surface of the substrate. The present invention also provides a method of forming an oxide layer including the following steps. A substrate is provided. A surface of the substrate is treated with a hydrogen peroxide (HO) solution or a surface of the substrate is treated with oxygen containing gas, to form an oxygen ion-rich surface. A spin-on-dielectric layer is formed on the oxygen ion-rich surface of the substrate.

Method of forming oxide layer

A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate and a patterned conductive structure. The patterned conductive structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The patterned conductive structure includes a first silicon conductive layer, a second silicon conductive layer, an interface layer, a barrier layer, and a metal conductive layer. The second silicon conductive layer is disposed on the first silicon conductive layer. The interface layer is disposed between the first silicon conductive layer and the second silicon conductive layer, and the interface layer includes oxygen. The barrier layer is disposed on the second silicon conductive layer. The metal conductive layer is disposed on the barrier layer.

Semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof

The present invention provides a method for forming an amorphous silicon multiple layer structure, the method comprises the flowing steps: first, a substrate material layer is provided, next, a first amorphous silicon layer is formed on the substrate material layer, wherein the first amorphous silicon layer includes a plurality of hydrogen atoms disposed therein, afterwards, an UV curing process is performed to the first amorphous silicon layer, so as to remove the hydrogen atoms from the first amorphous silicon layer, finally, a second amorphous silicon layer is formed on the first amorphous silicon layer.

Method for forming amorphous silicon multuple layer structure

The present invention provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising at least the steps of: providing a substrate in which a memory region and a peripheral region are defined, the memory region includes a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell includes at least a first transistor and a capacitor, the peripheral region compress a second transistor, a first insulating layer is formed within the memory region and the peripheral region by an atomic layer deposition process, covering the capacitor of the memory cells in the memory region and the second transistor in the peripheral region, and a second insulating layer is formed, overlying the first insulating layer and the peripheral region. Finally, a contact structure is formed within the second insulating layer, and electrically connecting the second transistor.

Method for forming semiconductor device

A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device includes a substrate, plural word lines and plural bit lines. The word lines are disposed in the substrate along a first trench extending along a first direction. Each of the word lines includes a multi-composition barrier layer, wherein the multi-composition barrier layer includes TiSiNwith x and y being greater than 0 and the multi-composition barrier layer is silicon-rich at a bottom portion thereof and is nitrogen-rich at a top portion thereof. The bit lines are disposed over the word lines and extended along a second direction across the first direction.

Dynamic random access memory device

A semiconductor structure is located in a recess of a substrate. The semiconductor structure includes a liner, a silicon rich layer and a filling material. The liner is located on the surface of the recess. The silicon rich layer is located on the liner. The filling material is located on the silicon rich layer and fills the recess. Furthermore, a semiconductor process forming said semiconductor structure is also provided.

Semiconductor process

Semiconductor structure and process thereof

The present invention relates to a method of forming an isolation structure, in which, a trench is formed in a substrate through a hard mask, and deposition, etch back, deposition, planarization, and etch back are performed in the order to form an isolation material layer of the isolation structure after the hard mask is removed. A silicon layer may be formed to cover the trench and original surface of the substrate before the former deposition, or to cover a part of the trench and original surface of the substrate after the former etch back and before the later deposition, to serve as a stop layer for the planarization process. Voids existing within the isolation material layer can be exposed or removed by partially etching the isolation material layer by the former etch back. The later deposition can be performed with a less aspect ratio to avoid forming voids.

Method of forming an isolation structure

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Jui-Min Lee