Patents by Inventor WEN-TING LAN

WEN-TING LAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11973079
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes forming a stack of semiconductor layers comprising a plurality of first semiconductor layers and a plurality of second semiconductor layers over a semiconductor substrate. A first stack of masking layers is formed over the stack of semiconductor layers with a first width and a second stack of masking layers is formed laterally offset from the stack of semiconductor layers with a second width less than the first width. A patterning process is performed on the semiconductor substrate and the stack of semiconductor layers, thereby defining a first fin structure laterally adjacent to a second fin structure. The first fin structure has the first width and the second fin structure has the second width. The stack of semiconductor layers directly overlies the first fin structure and has the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Chih-Hao Wang, Shi Ning Ju, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Wen-Ting Lan
  • Patent number: 11961915
    Abstract: A semiconductor transistor device includes a channel structure, a gate structure, a first source/drain epitaxial structure, a second source/drain epitaxial structure, a gate contact, and a back-side source/drain contact. The gate structure wraps around the channel structure. The first source/drain epitaxial structure and the second source/drain epitaxial structure are disposed on opposite endings of the channel structure. The gate contact is disposed on the gate structure. The back-side source/drain contact is disposed under the first source/drain epitaxial structure. The first source/drain epitaxial structure has a concave bottom surface contacting the back-side source/drain contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shi Ning Ju, Chih-Hao Wang, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Wen-Ting Lan
  • Patent number: 11916125
    Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises a dielectric layer formed over a conductive feature; a semiconductor stack formed over the dielectric layer, wherein the semiconductor stack including semiconductor layers stacked up and separated from each other; a first metal gate structure and a second metal gate structure formed over a channel region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure wrap each of the semiconductor layers of the semiconductor stack; and a first epitaxial feature disposed between the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure over a first source/drain region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first epitaxial feature extends through the dielectric layer and contacts the conductive feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240063125
    Abstract: Nanostructure field-effect transistors (nano-FETs) including isolation layers formed between epitaxial source/drain regions and semiconductor substrates and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a power rail, a dielectric layer over the power rail, a first channel region over the dielectric layer, a second channel region over the first channel region, a gate stack over the first channel region and the second channel region, where the gate stack is further disposed between the first channel region and the second channel region and a first source/drain region adjacent the gate stack and electrically connected to the power rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Chih-Chao Chou, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240038719
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure is provided. Two wafers are first bonded by oxide bonding. Next, the thickness of a first wafer is reduced using an ion implantation and separation approach, and a second wafer is thinned by using a removal process. First devices are formed on the first wafer, and a carrier is then attached over the first wafer, and an alignment process is performed from the bottom of the second wafer to align active regions of the second wafer for placement of the second devices with active regions of the first wafer for placement of the first devices. The second devices are then formed in the active regions of the second wafer. Furthermore, a via structure is formed through the first wafer, the second wafer and the insulation layer therebetween to connect the first and second devices on the two sides of the insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Wen-Ting LAN, I-Han HUANG, Fu-Cheng CHANG, Lin-Yu HUANG, Shi-Ning JU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20240021708
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and a formation method are provided. The method includes forming a first fin structure and a second fin structure over a substrate. The method also includes partially removing the substrate to form a trench between the first fin structure and the second fin structure and forming a sacrificial structure to fill the trench. The method further includes forming an epitaxial structure on the first fin structure and forming a conductive contact over the epitaxial structure and the sacrificial structure. In addition, the method includes replacing the sacrificial structure with a conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Ting LAN, Lin-Yu HUANG, Shi-Ning JU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20240023463
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a memory device on a backside portion of a wafer substrate. In one step, a circuit device is formed on a frontside portion of the wafer substrate. In one step, the wafer substrate is etched to form a substrate indentation that exposes a portion of a circuit device. In one step, a memory device is formed, at least in part, in the substrate indentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Liang CHENG, Lin-Yu HUANG, Wen-Ting LAN, Li-Zhen YU, Huang-Lin CHAO, Pinyen LIN
  • Publication number: 20240006479
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a plurality of nanostructures surrounded by a gate structure, and a source/drain (S/D) structure adjacent to the gate structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first S/D contact structure formed over a first side of the S/D structure, and a second S/D contact structure formed over a second side of the S/D structure. The second S/D contact structure includes a conductive layer. The semiconductor structure includes a dielectric layer adjacent to the second contact structure, and the dielectric layer is doped with germanium (Ge), and the dielectric layer is in direct contact with the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Zhen YU, Chung-Liang CHENG, Wen-Ting LAN, Lin-Yu HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230402405
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method to form a semiconductor structure having an oxide structure on a wafer edge. The method includes forming a device layer on a first substrate, forming an interconnect layer on the device layer, forming an oxide structure on a top surface and along a sidewall surface of the interconnect layer, forming a bonding layer on the oxide structure and the interconnect layer, and bonding the device layer to a second substrate with the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Han Huang, Fu-Cheng Chang, Wen-Ting Lan, Shi Ning Ju, Lin-Yu Huang, Kuo-Cheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 11842965
    Abstract: Nanostructure field-effect transistors (nano-FETs) including isolation layers formed between epitaxial source/drain regions and semiconductor substrates and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a power rail, a dielectric layer over the power rail, a first channel region over the dielectric layer, a second channel region over the first channel region, a gate stack over the first channel region and the second channel region, where the gate stack is further disposed between the first channel region and the second channel region and a first source/drain region adjacent the gate stack and electrically connected to the power rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Chih-Chao Chou, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20230369196
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods are provided. A method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a substrate that includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer; forming a plurality of fins over the third semiconductor layer; forming a trench between two of the plurality of fins; depositing a dummy material in the trench; forming a gate structure over channel regions of the plurality of the fins; forming source/drain features over source/drain regions of the plurality of the fins; bonding the substrate on a carrier wafer; removing the first and second semiconductor layers to expose the dummy material; removing the dummy material in the trench; depositing a conductive material in the trench; and bonding the substrate to a silicon substrate such that the conductive material is in contact with the silicon substrate. The trench extends through the third semiconductor layer and has a bottom surface on the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20230290780
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a semiconductor fin having a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width substantially less than the first width. The first portion has a first surface, the second portion has a second surface, and the first and second surfaces are connected by a third surface. The third surface forms an angle with respect to the second surface, and the angle ranges from about 90 degrees to about 130 degrees. The structure further includes a gate electrode layer disposed over the semiconductor fin and source/drain epitaxial features disposed on the semiconductor fin on opposite sides of the gate electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Wen-Ting Lan, Shi Ning Ju, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11742280
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods are provided. A method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a substrate that includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer; forming a plurality of fins over the third semiconductor layer; forming a trench between two of the plurality of fins; depositing a dummy material in the trench; forming a gate structure over channel regions of the plurality of the fins; forming source/drain features over source/drain regions of the plurality of the fins; bonding the substrate on a carrier wafer; removing the first and second semiconductor layers to expose the dummy material; removing the dummy material in the trench; depositing a conductive material in the trench; and bonding the substrate to a silicon substrate such that the conductive material is in contact with the silicon substrate. The trench extends through the third semiconductor layer and has a bottom surface on the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11664378
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a semiconductor fin having a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width substantially less than the first width. The first portion has a first surface, the second portion has a second surface, and the first and second surfaces are connected by a third surface. The third surface forms an angle with respect to the second surface, and the angle ranges from about 90 degrees to about 130 degrees. The structure further includes a gate electrode layer disposed over the semiconductor fin and source/drain epitaxial features disposed on the semiconductor fin on opposite sides of the gate electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Ting Lan, Shi Ning Ju, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20230142902
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device structure includes bonding a device substrate to a first de-bond layer. The first de-bond layer is disposed on a first carrier substrate, and the device substrate has a first side facing the first carrier substrate and a second side opposite from the first side. The device substrate has a first width. A front-end-of-line (FEOL) process and a back-end-of-line (BEOL) process are performed on the device substrate. A second carrier substrate having a second de-bond layer is bonded on the second side of the device substrate. The first carrier substrate is removed by removing the first de-bond layer. A width of the device substrate remains the first width after removing the first carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Shi Ning JU, Wen-Ting LAN, I-Han HUANG, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20220359699
    Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises a dielectric layer formed over a conductive feature; a semiconductor stack formed over the dielectric layer, wherein the semiconductor stack including semiconductor layers stacked up and separated from each other; a first metal gate structure and a second metal gate structure formed over a channel region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure wrap each of the semiconductor layers of the semiconductor stack; and a first epitaxial feature disposed between the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure over a first source/drain region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first epitaxial feature extends through the dielectric layer and contacts the conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20220344254
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods are provided. A method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a substrate that includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer; forming a plurality of fins over the third semiconductor layer; forming a trench between two of the plurality of fins; depositing a dummy material in the trench; forming a gate structure over channel regions of the plurality of the fins; forming source/drain features over source/drain regions of the plurality of the fins; bonding the substrate on a carrier wafer; removing the first and second semiconductor layers to expose the dummy material; removing the dummy material in the trench; depositing a conductive material in the trench; and bonding the substrate to a silicon substrate such that the conductive material is in contact with the silicon substrate. The trench extends through the third semiconductor layer and has a bottom surface on the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20220328482
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a semiconductor fin having a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width substantially less than the first width. The first portion has a first surface, the second portion has a second surface, and the first and second surfaces are connected by a third surface. The third surface forms an angle with respect to the second surface, and the angle ranges from about 90 degrees to about 130 degrees. The structure further includes a gate electrode layer disposed over the semiconductor fin and source/drain epitaxial features disposed on the semiconductor fin on opposite sides of the gate electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Ting Lan, Shi Ning Ju, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20220293759
    Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises a dielectric layer formed over a conductive feature; a semiconductor stack formed over the dielectric layer, wherein the semiconductor stack including semiconductor layers stacked up and separated from each other; a first metal gate structure and a second metal gate structure formed over a channel region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure wrap each of the semiconductor layers of the semiconductor stack; and a first epitaxial feature disposed between the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure over a first source/drain region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first epitaxial feature extends through the dielectric layer and contacts the conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11444170
    Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises a dielectric layer formed over a conductive feature; a semiconductor stack formed over the dielectric layer, wherein the semiconductor stack including semiconductor layers stacked up and separated from each other; a first metal gate structure and a second metal gate structure formed over a channel region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure wrap each of the semiconductor layers of the semiconductor stack; and a first epitaxial feature disposed between the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure over a first source/drain region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first epitaxial feature extends through the dielectric layer and contacts the conductive feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Wen-Ting Lan, Chih-Hao Wang