UMC Transfers 44 U.S. Semiconductor Patents To Stellar Semiconductor Japan

UMC Transfers 44 U.S. Semiconductor Patents To Stellar Semiconductor Japan
(Source: UMC)

United Microelectronics Corp. has assigned a portfolio of 44 U.S. semiconductor patents to Stellar Semiconductor Japan GK, marking the Japanese entity's first acquisition of U.S. patents from the Taiwanese foundry giant.

According to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records, the transfer took place in June 2025 and centers on core device-level technologies. The portfolio spans CMOS and MOSFET structures and fabrication methods, extending to contact plugs, silicide and cap layers, and even memory devices.

In total, the portfolio comprises:

5 patents on MOSFET and transistor technology

4 patents covering gate, silicide and cap layer innovations

4 patents related to contact plug and interconnect structures

1 patent directed to SRAM memory

20+ patents broadly addressing semiconductor device design and manufacturing


Below is the full list of the 44 U.S. patents transferred from UMC to Stellar Semiconductor Japan GK.

Patent    Application    Invention title

7915127 12509623 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

8067806 12557535 GATE STRUCTURES OF CMOS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

8405143 13031910 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

8975672 13292086 METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

8766319 13456238 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ULTRA THIN SILICIDE LAYER

9012975 13517759 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

9054172 13705175 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING CONTACT PLUG AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

9006804 13912173 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF

9231071 14187701 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME

8993390 14277812 METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

9870994 14489461 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

9673100 14536696 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CONTACT PLUG IN TWO DIELECTRIC LAYERS AND TWO ETCH STOP LAYERS

9219140 14592872 METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

9397214 14622943 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

9871123 14636430 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

9281199 14639134 METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH PATERNED HARD MASK

9281367 14697615 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING CONTACT PLUG AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

9589966 14724775 STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

9455227 14935456 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

9875901 14941648 Manufacturing Method of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Transistor

9496396 14961902 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

10049929 15008453 METHOD OF MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING CONTACT PLUG

9929234 15144842 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A CAP LAYER WITH V-SHAPE

10332877 15242591 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

9685337 15243986 METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

10283413 15264590 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

9847393 15286541 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

9899267 15390527 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

10121704 15861692 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

10546922 15890320 METHOD FOR FABRICATING CAP LAYER ON AN EPITAXIAL LAYER

10504791 16143368 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

10734496 16177368 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

10460997 16360019 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

10818660 16407188 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

10522415 16562454 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

10903143 16572627 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

11322598 16907287 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

11552001 17121696 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

11757016 17709385 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

12087666 18077168 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

12237394 18226262 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

12125890 18226264 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

None 18888191 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

None 19021275 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME


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