Inventor
TSAI MING-HSING
TW118 patents
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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG
29 patentsUS7235482B2Jun 26, 2007
Method of manufacturing a contact interconnection layer containing a metal and nitrogen by atomic layer deposition for deep sub-micron semiconductor technology
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG532 citations99
US7064068B2Jun 20, 2006
Method to improve planarity of electroplated copper
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG208 citations98
US6406956B1Jun 18, 2002
Poly resistor structure for damascene metal gate
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG117 citations98
US6399486B1Jun 4, 2002
Method of improved copper gap fill
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG116 citations98
US6133144AOct 17, 2000
Self aligned dual damascene process and structure with low parasitic capacitance
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG91 citations98
US6224737B1May 1, 2001
Method for improvement of gap filling capability of electrochemical deposition of copper
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG112 citations97
US6878615B2Apr 12, 2005
Method to solve via poisoning for porous low-k dielectric
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG49 citations96
US6420258B1Jul 16, 2002
Selective growth of copper for advanced metallization
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG62 citations96
US6300250B1Oct 9, 2001
Method of forming bumps for flip chip applications
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG59 citations96
US6140241AOct 31, 2000
Multi-step electrochemical copper deposition process with improved filling capability
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG72 citations95
US6319831B1Nov 20, 2001
Gap filling by two-step plating
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG69 citations94
US6573187B1Jun 3, 2003
Method of forming dual damascene structure
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG23 citations93
US6303498B1Oct 16, 2001
Method for preventing seed layer oxidation for high aspect gap fill
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG44 citations93
US6235637B1May 22, 2001
Method for marking a wafer without inducing flat edge particle problem
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG19 citations93
US7312531B2Dec 25, 2007
Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG22 citations92
US6620725B1Sep 16, 2003
Reduction of Cu line damage by two-step CMP
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG32 citations92
US6309964B1Oct 30, 2001
Method for forming a copper damascene structure over tungsten plugs with improved adhesion, oxidation resistance, and diffusion barrier properties using nitridation of the tungsten plug
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG24 citations92
US6274484B1Aug 14, 2001
Fabrication process for low resistivity tungsten layer with good adhesion to insulator layers
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG60 citations91
US6479389B1Nov 12, 2002
Method of doping copper metallization
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG22 citations86
US7638859B2Dec 29, 2009
Interconnects with harmonized stress and methods for fabricating the same
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG10 citations84
US7476306B2Jan 13, 2009
Method and apparatus for electroplating
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG8 citations84
US7354856B2Apr 8, 2008
Method for forming dual damascene structures with tapered via portions and improved performance
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG15 citations84
US6706166B2Mar 16, 2004
Method for improving an electrodeposition process through use of a multi-electrode assembly
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG13 citations84
US6562725B2May 13, 2003
Dual damascene structure employing nitrogenated silicon carbide and non-nitrogenated silicon carbide etch stop layers
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG16 citations84
US7169700B2Jan 30, 2007
Metal interconnect features with a doping gradient
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG16 citations79
US7250683B2Jul 31, 2007
Method to solve via poisoning for porous low-k dielectric
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG9 citations74
US6660577B2Dec 9, 2003
Method for fabricating metal gates in deep sub-micron devices
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG11 citations74
US6793797B2Sep 21, 2004
Method for integrating an electrodeposition and electro-mechanical polishing process
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG8 citations73
US6649513B1Nov 18, 2003
Copper back-end-of-line by electropolish
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG9 citations73
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD
19 patentsUS9520362B2Dec 13, 2016
Semiconductor device having interconnect layer that includes dielectric segments interleaved with metal components
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD38 citations98
US11232947B1Jan 25, 2022
Ammonium fluoride pre-clean protection
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD6 citations85
US9978601B2May 22, 2018
Methods for pre-deposition treatment of a work-function metal layer
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD8 citations84
US10535748B2Jan 14, 2020
Method of forming a contact with a silicide region
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD6 citations83
US10361120B2Jul 23, 2019
Conductive feature formation and structure
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD8 citations83
US10297453B2May 21, 2019
Pre-deposition treatment and atomic layer deposition (ALD) process and structures formed thereby
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD11 citations83
US9947540B2Apr 17, 2018
Pre-deposition treatment and atomic layer deposition (ALD) process and structures formed thereby
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD14 citations83
US11552018B2Jan 10, 2023
Chemical direct pattern plating method
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD1 citations73
US11062941B2Jul 13, 2021
Contact conductive feature formation and structure
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD3 citations73
US10867845B2Dec 15, 2020
Semiconductor device and method
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD2 citations73
US10580693B2Mar 3, 2020
Contact conductive feature formation and structure
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD2 citations73
US10504834B2Dec 10, 2019
Contact structure and the method of forming the same
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD2 citations73
US10262944B2Apr 16, 2019
Semiconductor device having interconnect layer that includes dielectric segments interleaved with metal components
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD1 citations73
US10157785B2Dec 18, 2018
Semiconductor device and method
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD3 citations73
US9966448B2May 8, 2018
Method of making a silicide beneath a vertical structure
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD2 citations73
US9887072B2Feb 6, 2018
Systems and methods for integrated resputtering in a physical vapor deposition chamber
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD4 citations73
US9805968B2Oct 31, 2017
Vertical structure having an etch stop over portion of the source
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD3 citations73
US11373905B2Jun 28, 2022
Semiconductor device pre-cleaning
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD2 citations72
US10475702B2Nov 12, 2019
Conductive feature formation and structure using bottom-up filling deposition
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD2 citations72
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