Patents by Inventor Mengyong Liu

Mengyong Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240170295
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure. The method of bonding a semiconductor structure includes performing a surface treatment on a first surface of the first semiconductor structure and a second surface of the second semiconductor structure based on a first gas and a second gas. The first gas excites at least one of the first surface or the second surface to generate a free radical. The second gas is excited to generate a plasma gas. A free negative ion in the plasma gas is combined with the free radical. The method also includes performing a face-to-face bonding on the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Guoliang Chen, Mengyong Liu, Yang Liu, Junqing He
  • Patent number: 11955454
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for wafer bonding. The method includes that, a first position parameter of a first alignment mark on a first wafer is determined by using a optical beam; a second position parameter of a second alignment mark on a second wafer is determined with the optical beam, the optical beam has a property of transmitting through a wafer; a relative position between the first wafer and the second wafer is adjusted with the optical beam according to the first position parameter and the second position parameter until the relative position between the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark satisfies a predetermined bonding condition; and the first wafer is bonded to the second wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guoliang Chen, Mengyong Liu, Yang Liu, Wu Liu
  • Publication number: 20230135060
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for wafer bonding are provided. The method includes: determining a first position parameter of a first alignment mark on a first wafer and a second position parameter of a second alignment mark on a second wafer by using a first type of optical beam; moving the first wafer and the second wafer to be opposite to each other by changing a relative position between the first wafer and the second wafer according to the first position parameter and the second position parameter, to achieve a first alignment of the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark; adjusting the relative position between the first wafer and the second wafer by using a second type of optical beam, to achieve a second alignment of the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark; and bonding the first wafer to the second wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Guoliang Chen, Mengyong Liu, Yang Liu, Wu Liu
  • Publication number: 20230131499
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for wafer bonding. The method includes that, a first position parameter of a first alignment mark on a first wafer is determined by using a optical beam; a second position parameter of a second alignment mark on a second wafer is determined with the optical beam, the optical beam has a property of transmitting through a wafer; a relative position between the first wafer and the second wafer is adjusted with the optical beam according to the first position parameter and the second position parameter until the relative position between the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark satisfies a predetermined bonding condition; and the first wafer is bonded to the second wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Guoliang Chen, Mengyong Liu, Yang Liu, Wu Liu
  • Patent number: 11257706
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus for flipping a semiconductor device and method of using the same are disclosed. In an example, an apparatus for flipping a semiconductor device includes at least one fixture and a rotation unit connected to the at least one fixture. The at least one fixture is configured to hold the semiconductor device by simultaneously pressing a first surface and a second surface of the semiconductor device. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. The rotation unit is configured to rotate the at least one fixture to flip the semiconductor device held by the at least one fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mengyong Liu, Tao Tao Ding, Wu Liu, Rui Yuan Xing, Guoliang Chen
  • Patent number: 10790260
    Abstract: Embodiments of wafer bonding methods are disclosed. In an example, a first plasma activation treatment based on oxygen or an inert gas is performed on a front surface of a first wafer and a front surface of a second wafer. After the first plasma activation treatment, a second plasma activation treatment based on water molecules is performed on the front surface of the first wafer and the front surface of the second wafer. After the second plasma activation treatment, the first wafer and the second wafer are bonded such that the treated front surface of the first wafer is in physical contact with the treated front surface of the second wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mengyong Liu, Tao Tao Ding, Wu Liu, Rui Yuan Xing, Guoliang Chen
  • Publication number: 20200212004
    Abstract: Embodiments of wafer bonding methods are disclosed. In an example, a first plasma activation treatment based on oxygen or an inert gas is performed on a front surface of a first wafer and a front surface of a second wafer. After the first plasma activation treatment, a second plasma activation treatment based on water molecules is performed on the front surface of the first wafer and the front surface of the second wafer. After the second plasma activation treatment, the first wafer and the second wafer are bonded such that the treated front surface of the first wafer is in physical contact with the treated front surface of the second wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Mengyong Liu, Tao Tao Ding, Wu Liu, Rui Yuan Xing, Guoliang Chen
  • Publication number: 20200126838
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus for flipping a semiconductor device and method of using the same are disclosed. In an example, an apparatus for flipping a semiconductor device includes at least one fixture and a rotation unit connected to the at least one fixture. The at least one fixture is configured to hold the semiconductor device by simultaneously pressing a first surface and a second surface of the semiconductor device. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. The rotation unit is configured to rotate the at least one fixture to flip the semiconductor device held by the at least one fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Mengyong Liu, Tao Tao Ding, Wu Liu, Rui Yuan Xing, Guoliang Chen