Including Capacitor Component Patents (Class 257/532)
  • Patent number: 11961882
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a connection region, a pair of epitaxial patterns provided at the semiconductor substrate, a capacitor disposed between the pair of epitaxial patterns, a middle connection layer on the capacitor, an interconnection layer on the middle connection layer, and a through-via provided under the interconnection layer and penetrating the connection region of the semiconductor substrate. The capacitor includes an upper portion of the semiconductor substrate between the pair of epitaxial patterns, a metal electrode on the upper portion of the semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric pattern disposed between the upper portion of the semiconductor substrate and the metal electrode. The through-via is connected to the capacitor through the interconnection layer and the middle connection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shaofeng Ding, Jeong Hoon Ahn, Yun Ki Choi
  • Patent number: 11963420
    Abstract: There is provided a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a first metal layer, a first insulating layer, a metal oxide layer, a second insulating layer and a second metal layer which are stacked; wherein the metal oxide layer comprises a first pattern, a second pattern and a capacitance pattern, the first metal layer comprises a first electrode plate, there is at least a first overlapping region between the first electrode plate and the capacitance pattern to form a first storage capacitor, the second metal layer comprises a second electrode plate, there is at least a second overlapping region between the second electrode plate on the base substrate and the capacitance pattern to form a second storage capacitor, and the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate have same potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen Xu, Xueguang Hao, Yong Qiao, Xinyin Wu
  • Patent number: 11955195
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate that includes a memory cell region and a test region. The semiconductor memory device further includes an active pattern on the memory cell region, a source/drain pattern on the active pattern, a dummy pattern on the test region, a first gate electrode on the dummy pattern, a first common contact, and a first wiring layer. The first wiring layer includes a first test line electrically connected to the first common contact. The first common contact includes a first contact pattern in contact with the dummy pattern, and a first gate contact connected to the first gate electrode. The first gate contact includes a body and a protrusion part. A lowermost level of a top surface of the active pattern is lower than a lowermost level of a top surface of the dummy pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongkyung Kim, Dahye Min, Ukjin Jung
  • Patent number: 11956942
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes: a circuit on a first surface of a substrate and including a first contact; an aluminum oxide layer above the substrate in a first direction perpendicular to the first surface; a cell including a capacitor provided in the aluminum oxide layer; a first conductive layer provided between the substrate and the aluminum oxide layer in the first direction and connected to the cell; a first insulating layer between the first conductive layer and the substrate in the first direction; a second insulating layer adjacent to the aluminum oxide layer in a second direction parallel to the first surface and provided above the substrate in the first direction; and a second contact in the second insulating layer and above the first contact in the first direction to connect the cell to the first contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Mutsumi Okajima, Yasuaki Ootera, Tsutomu Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11955291
    Abstract: A composite capacitor that includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. Each of plural first columnar conductors and each of plural second columnar conductors have a nano-size outer diameter. The composite capacitor includes a connecting conductor layer and a reinforcement conductor. The reinforcement conductor is located between a first counter electrode layer and a second counter electrode layer of the first capacitor and the second capacitor, respectively, and is connected to each of the first counter electrode layer, the second counter electrode layer, and the connecting conductor layer. The material forming the reinforcement conductor is the same as each of the first counter electrode layer and the second counter electrode layer and is different from the material forming the connecting conductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Nagata, Yasuhiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11955510
    Abstract: A capacitor structure includes at least one first layer and at least one second layer that are alternately stacked. The at least one first layer includes first electrodes and second electrodes alternately arranged in a first direction, and the at least one second layer includes third electrodes and fourth electrodes alternately arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the third electrodes and the fourth electrodes being electrically connected to the first electrodes and the second electrodes. Each of the first electrodes and the second electrodes includes a base portion and branch portions protruding from the base portion, and the third electrodes and the fourth electrodes are arranged side by side to correspond to the branch portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeokki Hong, Cheheung Kim, Sungchan Kang, Yongseop Yoon, Choongho Rhee
  • Patent number: 11956969
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor storage device that includes a substrate, a first storage element formed on the substrate and including a first insulating film, and a second storage element formed on the substrate and including a second insulating film having a film thickness of equal to or greater than 0.5 times and equal to or less than 2 times a film thickness of the first insulating film, the second storage element differing from the first storage element in power consumption at a time of writing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11955509
    Abstract: A metal-insulator-metal capacitor includes a first electrode disposed in a first region of an upper surface of a substrate, a second electrode covering the first electrode and extending to a second region surrounding an outer periphery of the first region, a third electrode covering the second electrode and extending to a third region surrounding an outer periphery of the second region, a first dielectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to cover an upper surface and a side surface of the first electrode and extending to the second region, and a second dielectric layer disposed between the second electrode and the third electrode to cover an upper surface and a side surface of the second electrode and extending to the third region and in contact with the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jihyung Kim, Jeonghoon Ahn, Jaehee Oh, Shaofeng Ding, Wonji Park, Jegwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 11942278
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film capacitor comprising a capacitance portion in which at least one dielectric layer is sandwiched between a pair of electrode layers included in a plurality of electrode layers, wherein the capacitance portion has an opening which extends in a lamination direction in which the plurality of electrode layers and the dielectric layer are laminated and through which one electrode layer of the plurality of electrode layers is exposed, the one electrode layer has an exposed portion exposed at a bottom surface of the opening, the exposed portion is in contact with a wiring layer connecting the one electrode layer and an electrode terminal, and a thickness of the exposed portion of the one electrode layer is smaller than a thickness of other portions of the one electrode layer and is 50% or more of the thickness of the other portions of the one electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Michihiro Kumagae, Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Kenichi Yoshida, Junki Nakamoto, Norihiko Matsuzaka
  • Patent number: 11942414
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (ICs), including capacitors and inductors, employing directly coupled metal lines between vertically-adjacent interconnect layers for reduced coupling resistance, and related fabrication methods. By directly coupled, it is meant that there is not an intermediate vertical interconnect access (via) layer with a via(s) interconnecting the metal lines in vertically-adjacent interconnect layers. An overlying and underlying metal line in respective and vertically-adjacent overlying and underlying interconnect layers are directly coupled to each other without the need for an intermediate via layer. For example, directly coupled metal in adjacent interconnect layers of IC can reduce contact resistance between the metal lines and reduce the overall height of the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: John Jianhong Zhu, Junjing Bao, Giridhar Nallapati
  • Patent number: 11943914
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a memory structure is provided. The method includes forming a first gate structure, a second gate structure, and a plurality of source/drain regions in a substrate, in which the plurality of source/drain regions are disposed on opposite sides of the first gate structure and the second gate structures; performing a dry etching process to form a trench between the first gate structure and the second gate structure; performing a wet etching process to expand the trench, in which the expanded trench has a hexagonal shaped cross section profile; and forming a bit line contact in the expanded trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 11942277
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes: forming a first oxide layer over a landing pad layer; forming a middle patterned dielectric layer over the first oxide layer; sequentially forming a second oxide layer and a top dielectric layer over the middle patterned dielectric layer; forming a trench through the top dielectric layer, the second oxide layer and the first oxide layer; conformally forming a bottom conductive layer in the trench; removing a portion of the top dielectric layer adjacent to the trench to expose a portion of the second oxide layer beneath the portion of the top dielectric layer; and performing an etching process to remove the second oxide layer and the first oxide layer. A semiconductor structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mao-Ying Wang, Yu-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 11935760
    Abstract: A package structure includes a first thermal dissipation structure, a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die. The first thermal dissipation structure includes a semiconductor substrate, conductive vias embedded in the semiconductor substrate, first capacitors electrically connected to the conductive vias, and a thermal transmission structure disposed over the semiconductor substrate and the conductive vias. The first semiconductor die is disposed on the first thermal dissipation structure. The second semiconductor die is disposed on the first semiconductor die opposite to the first thermal dissipation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Yian-Liang Kuo, Kuo-Chung Yee
  • Patent number: 11929679
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller a current mode controller that produces an output voltage by supplying output current from at least one power supply phase of a power supply to power a load. The controller produces an error current signal based on a difference between a magnitude of the output current supplied from the power supply to a load and a phase current setpoint. Based on a magnitude of the error current signal, control a pulse width setting of a pulse width modulation signal controlling the at least one power supply phase. The controller varies a leading edge and a falling edge of a pulse width ON-time of the pulse width modulation signal over each of multiple control cycles depending on variations in the magnitude of the pulse width setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Venkat Sreenivas, Bikiran Goswami, Benjamim Tang, Todd Bellefeuille, Kang Peng
  • Patent number: 11929400
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device, including forming a first-conductivity-type region in a SiC semiconductor substrate, selectively forming a plurality of second-conductivity-type regions in the first-conductivity-type region, forming an interlayer insulating film covering the first-conductivity-type region and the second-conductivity-type regions, selectively removing the interlayer insulating film to form a plurality of openings exposing the second-conductivity-type regions, forming, in each opening, a layered metal film having a cap film stacked on an aluminum film, thermally diffusing aluminum atoms in the aluminum film to thereby form a plurality of second-conductivity-type high-concentration regions, removing the layered metal film, selectively removing the interlayer insulating film to form a contact hole, forming a first electrode by sequentially stacking a titanium film and a metal film containing aluminum on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate in the conta
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Ohse, Takahito Kojima
  • Patent number: 11923288
    Abstract: To provide a wiring substrate, an electronic device, and an electronic module the size of which can be easily reduced and the strength of which can be maintained. A wiring substrate includes an insulation substrate and an electrical wiring structure. The insulation substrate includes a recess section in one surface. A frame portion of the insulation substrate that forms a side surface which connects an opened surface and a bottom surface of the recess section to each other includes a first conductive portion having a plate shape in the frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Takuo Kisaki, Takahiro Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11923273
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a plurality of first metal strips extending in a first direction on a first plane; and forming a plurality of second metal strips extending in the first direction on a second plane over the first plane by executing a photolithography operation with a single mask, wherein a first second metal strip (FIG. 1, 131) is disposed over a first first metal strip; wherein the first first metal strip and the first second metal strip are directed to a first voltage source; wherein a distance between the first second metal strip and a second second metal strip immediate adjacent to the first second metal strip is greater than a distance between the second second metal strip and a third second metal strip immediate adjacent to the second second metal strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Peng, Chia-Tien Wu, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 11922997
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer arranged in the vertical direction. A first semiconductor layer includes a plurality of memory cells, and a plurality of metal lines extending in a first direction, and including first bit lines, second bit lines, and a common source line tapping wire between the first bit lines and the second bit lines. A second semiconductor layer includes a page buffer circuit connected to the first bit lines and the second bit lines, and the page buffer circuit includes first transistors arranged below the first bit lines and electrically connected to the first bit lines, second transistors arranged below the second bit lines and electrically connected to the second bit lines, and a first guard ring arranged below and overlapped the common source line tapping wire in the vertical direction and extending in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changbum Kim, Sunghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11923150
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are IC structures with one or more decoupling capacitors based on dummy TSVs provided in a support structure. An example decoupling capacitor includes first and second capacitor electrodes and a capacitor insulator between them. The first capacitor electrode is a liner of a first electrically conductive material on sidewalls and a bottom of an opening in the support structure, the opening in the support structure extending from the first side towards, but not reaching, the second side. The capacitor insulator is a liner of a dielectric material on sidewalls and a bottom of the opening in the support structure lined with the first electrically conductive material. The second capacitor electrode is a second electrically conductive material filling at least a portion of the opening in the support structure lined with the first electrically conductive material and with the dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Changyok Park
  • Patent number: 11925119
    Abstract: A system on an integrated circuit (IC) chip includes an input terminal and a return terminal, a heater, a thermopile, and a switch device. The heater is coupled between the input terminal and the return terminal. The thermopile is spaced apart from the heater by a galvanic isolation region. The switch device includes a control input coupled to an output of the thermopile. The switch device is coupled to at least one output terminal of the IC chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Barry Jon Male, Henry Litzmann Edwards
  • Patent number: 11923827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) assist filter structure with a BAW resonator stacked onto an integrated passive device (IPD). In exemplary aspects disclosed herein, the BAW filter structure includes a transducer with electrodes and a piezoelectric layer between the electrodes. The IPD is electrically coupled to the BAW resonator and provides a high frequency of operation. In such a configuration, the BAW assist filter structure has a low insertion loss and mitigates electrical length parasitic loss due to the close electrically proximity of the BAW resonator stacked onto the IPD. Further, the BAW assist filter structure is able to filter high frequencies and provides improved filter performance and greater flexibility in design of a filter transfer function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Galipeau, Kelly M. Lear
  • Patent number: 11917804
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a SRAM memory device includes forming two transistors on a substrate, forming an inner dielectric layer covering the two transistors, forming contacts in the inner dielectric layer for coupling to source nodes of the two transistors, forming a metal interconnect structure on the inner dielectric layer, wherein a portion of an n-th metal layer of the metal interconnect structure is utilized as a lower metal layer, wherein n?1. An opening is formed in the metal interconnect structure to expose the lower metal layer, and then a capacitor is formed in the opening. The capacitor includes the lower metal layer, a first electrode layer, a dielectric layer, a second electrode layer, and an upper metal layer from bottom to top. The upper metal layer is a portion of an m-th metal layer of the metal interconnect structure, wherein m?n+1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Shou-Zen Chang, Yi-Hsung Wei, Pei-Hsiu Tseng, Jia-You Lin
  • Patent number: 11917834
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first bottom electrode adjacent to a second bottom electrode. An intervening region is directly between the first and second bottom electrodes. Capacitor-insulative-material is adjacent to the first and second bottom electrodes. The capacitor-insulative-material is substantially not within the intervening region. Top-electrode-material is adjacent to the capacitor-insulative-material. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Marcello Mariani, Giorgio Servalli
  • Patent number: 11910593
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may comprise: a plurality of lower electrodes which are on a substrate; a first electrode support which is between adjacent lower electrodes and comprises a metallic material; a dielectric layer which is on the lower electrodes and the first electrode support to extend along profiles of the first electrode support and each of the lower electrodes; and an upper electrode which is on the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Young Choi, Seung Jin Kim, Byung-Hyun Lee, Sang Jae Park
  • Patent number: 11910725
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to magnetic devices. In particular, the disclosure relates to magnetic memory and logic devices that employ the voltage control of magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) effect for magnetization switching. The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a magnetic structure for such a magnetic device. The method comprising the following steps: providing a bottom electrode layer, forming a SrTiO3 (STO) stack on the bottom electrode layer by atomic layer deposition (ALD) of at least two different STO nanolaminates, forming a magnetic layer on the STO stack, and forming a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) promoting layer on the magnetic layer, the PMA promoting layer being configured to promote PMA in the magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: IMEC VZW, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Bart Vermeulen, Mihaela Ioana Popovici, Koen Martens, Gouri Sankar Kar
  • Patent number: 11908888
    Abstract: A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor structure includes a substrate extending along a first direction to define a length, a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to define a width, and a third direction orthogonal to the first and second direction to define a height. The substrate includes a first capacitance region and a second capacitance region. The first capacitance region has a first maximum operating voltage (Vmax) and the second capacitance region has a second Vmax that is greater than the first Vmax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Baozhen Li, Chih-Chao Yang, Nan Jing, Huimei Zhou
  • Patent number: 11908812
    Abstract: A memory device including a substrate including a substrate contact pad. The memory device includes a first memory die including a first power supply contact pad electrically coupled to the substrate contact pad and a first power supply circuit on the first memory die. The first memory die further includes a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) power clamp contact pad electrically coupled to the substrate contact pad and a first ESD power clamp circuit on the first memory die. The memory device further includes a second memory die including a second power supply contact pad electrically coupled to the substrate contact pad and a second power supply circuit on the second memory die and a second ESD power clamp contact pad electrically coupled to a second ESD power clamp circuit on the second memory die, wherein the second ESD power clamp contact pad is electrically disconnected from the substrate contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yui Shimizu, James E. Davis
  • Patent number: 11901315
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a package device including a redistribution layer, an integrated passive device layer, a first port, and a second port. The integrated passive device layer contacts the redistribution layer. The integrated passive device layer has at least one capacitor. The at least one capacitor includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first port is electrically connected to the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The second port is provided opposite to the first port. The second port is electrically connected to the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The first port and the second port have the same resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yeong-E Chen, Wei-Hsuan Chen, Chun-Yuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11901283
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode routing, a capacitor structure, a top electrode routing. The bottom electrode routing is over the semiconductor substrate. The capacitor structure is over the bottom electrode routing. The capacitor structure includes a bottom metal layer, a middle metal layer above the bottom metal layer, and a top metal layer above the middle metal layer. When viewed in a plan view, the top metal layer has opposite straight edges extending along a first direction and opposite square wave-shaped edges connecting the opposite straight edges, the square wave-shaped edges each comprise alternating first and second segments extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and third segments each connecting adjacent two of the first and second segments, wherein the third segments extend along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Te Chen, Chung-Hui Chen, Wei Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 11901403
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a mold structure including a mold layer and a supporter layer over a semiconductor substrate; forming an opening penetrating the mold structure; forming a protective layer on a bottom surface and a sidewall of the opening; forming a lower electrode over the protective layer; selectively etching the supporter layer to form a supporter that supports the lower electrode; removing the mold layer to define a non-exposed portion and an exposed portion of an outer wall of the protective layer; and selectively trimming the exposed portion of the protective layer to form a protective layer pattern between the supporter and the lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Hyuk Seo, Myoung Sik Chang
  • Patent number: 11901004
    Abstract: A memory array, a memory structure and an operation method of a memory array are provided. The memory array includes memory cells, floating gate transistors, bit lines and word lines. The memory cells each comprise a capacitor and an electrically programmable non-volatile memory (NVM) serially connected to the capacitor, and further comprise a write transistor with a first source/drain terminal coupled to a common node of the capacitor and the electrically programmable NVM. The floating gate transistors respectively have a gate terminal electrically floated and coupled to the capacitors of a column of the memory cells. The bit lines respectively coupled to the electrically programmable NVMs of a row of the memory cells. The word lines respectively coupled to gate terminals of the write transistors in a row of the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kerem Akarvardar, Win-San Khwa, Rawan Naous, Jin Cai, Meng-Fan Chang, Hon-Sum Philip Wong
  • Patent number: 11895823
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method are provided. The semiconductor device includes an active region, a bit line, a capacitor contact, a conductive ring and a storage capacitor. The active region is formed in a substrate. The bit line and the capacitor contact are disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with the active region. The bit line is laterally separated from the capacitor contact, and a top surface of the bit line is lower than a top surface of the capacitor contact. An upper portion of the capacitor contact is surrounded by the conductive ring. The storage capacitor is disposed over and in electrical contact with the capacitor contact and the conductive ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Noriaki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11894337
    Abstract: A power semiconductor element and a support member are stacked with an intermediate structure being interposed between the power semiconductor element and the support member. The intermediate structure includes a first metal paste layer and at least one first penetrating member. The first metal paste layer contains a plurality of first metal particles. The at least one first penetrating member penetrates the first metal paste layer. At least one first vibrator attached to the at least one first penetrating member penetrating the first metal paste layer is vibrated. The first metal paste layer is heated so that the plurality of first metal particles are sintered or fused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Keisuke Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 11894418
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure, a preparation method of the same, and a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, including an active area. A first electrode layer is arranged on the substrate and electrically connected to the active area. The first electrode layer extends in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A dielectric layer is arranged on a surface of the first electrode layer. A second electrode layer is arranged on a surface of the dielectric layer. Each of the surface of the first electrode layer and the surface of the dielectric layer are provided with an uneven structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Xianlei Cao
  • Patent number: 11894190
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a component includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged one above the other in a stacking direction, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode overlap in a first overlap region, wherein the first electrode has, in a first region containing the first overlap region, an extent in a first direction perpendicular to the stacking direction that is greater than an extent of the second electrode in the first direction in the first region, and wherein the first electrode has, in the first region containing the first overlap region, an extent in a second direction perpendicular to the stacking direction and to the first direction that is greater than an extent of the second electrode in the second direction in the first region, and a third electrode arranged in the same plane as the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is a floating electrode, wherein the first electrode and the third electrode overlap in a second overlap region, wherein the first electrode has, in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Alfred Hofrichter, S. Soran Nabavi
  • Patent number: 11894359
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of conductively coupling a plurality of relatively physically small core dies to a relatively physically larger base die using an electrical mesh network that is formed in whole or in part in, on, across, or about all or a portion of the base die. Electrical mesh networks beneficially permit the positioning of the cores in close proximity to support circuitry carried by the base die. The minimal separation between the core circuitry and the support circuitry advantageously improves communication bandwidth while reducing power consumption. Each of the cores may include functionally dedicated circuitry such as processor core circuitry, field programmable logic, memory, or graphics processing circuitry. The use of core dies beneficially and advantageously permits the use of a wide variety of cores, each having a common or similar interface to the electrical mesh network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wilfred Gomes, Mark T. Bohr, Rajesh Kumar, Robert L. Sankman, Ravindranath V. Mahajan, Wesley D. McCullough
  • Patent number: 11889677
    Abstract: A method for forming capacitor holes is provided. By forming a first material layer and a second material layer which are thinner and are different in materials on a supporting layer as an over-etching depth adjusting layer, when etching holes are formed in a hard mask layer and the hard mask layer is over-etched, a certain over-etching depth may be formed in the second material layer, and the etching holes terminate in the first material layer, so that the etching depth of the etching holes can be corrected and adjusted. Accordingly, the etching holes formed after the hard mask layer is over-etched can have the same depth or have a small depth difference. Therefore, time points at which the plurality of capacitors holes formed expose the corresponding connecting pads are substantially the same or differ very little, improving the performance of the DRAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Xifei Bao, Jinguo Fang
  • Patent number: 11887934
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for forming a thin-form-factor semiconductor package. In one embodiment, a glass or silicon substrate is structured by micro-blasting or laser ablation to form structures for formation of interconnections therethrough. The substrate is thereafter utilized as a frame for forming a semiconductor package with embedded dies therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Han-Wen Chen, Steven Verhaverbeke, Giback Park, Giorgio Cellere, Diego Tonini, Vincent DiCaprio, Kyuil Cho
  • Patent number: 11881462
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an impedance having a first port and a second port located over a semiconductor substrate. The impedance includes at least one metal-insulator-metal (MIM) lateral flux capacitor (LFC) pair. Each LFC pair includes a first LFC connected in series with a second LFC. A terminal of the first LFC is connected to the first port, and a terminal of the second LFC is connected to the second port. Optionally the device further includes circuitry formed over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the circuitry is configured to implement a circuit function in cooperation with the impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Honglin Guo
  • Patent number: 11882686
    Abstract: A method for forming a capacitor includes: providing a substrate with an electric contact portion; forming a supporting layer and a sacrificial layer which are alternately laminated on a surface of the substrate, wherein the topmost layer is a supporting layer; forming a capacitor hole penetrating through the supporting layer and the sacrificial layer and exposing the electric contact portion; forming a bottom electrode layer covering an inner surface of the capacitor hole; forming a protective layer covering a surface of the bottom electrode layer; removing the sacrificial layer, during which the bottom electrode layer being protected by the protective layer; removing the protective layer; and sequentially forming a capacitor dielectric layer and a top electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Wenfeng Wang, Shuangshuang Wu
  • Patent number: 11882692
    Abstract: A method includes forming an inter-layer insulation layer on a substrate, forming a plug material penetrating the inter-layer insulation layer and contacting a portion of the substrate, forming a contact plug by etching the plug material, forming a trench exposing a side wall of the contact plug by etching the substrate and the inter-layer insulation layer to be aligned with a side wall of the contact plug, forming a gate insulation layer on a surface of the trench and the exposed side wall of the contact plug, and forming a gate electrode partially filling the trench on the gate insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Houb Chun
  • Patent number: 11881450
    Abstract: A system and method for fabricating on-die metal-insulator-metal capacitors capable of supporting relatively high voltage applications and increasing capacitance per area are described. In various implementations, an integrated circuit includes multiple metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors. The MIM capacitors are formed between two signal nets such as two different power rails, two different control signals, or two different data signals. The integrated circuit includes multiple intermediate metal layers (or metal plates) formed between two signal nets. In high voltage regions, a MIM capacitor has one or more intermediate metal plates formed as floating plates between electrode metal plates. The floating plates have no connection to any power supply reference voltage level used by the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Regina Tien Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11877436
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a conductive pad disposed on the substrate and having a first surface facing away from the substrate. The first surface of the conductive pad is recessed toward the substrate and defines a recessed portion. The semiconductor device also includes a capacitor structure at least partially-disposed within the recessed portion of the conductive pad and electrically connected with the substrate through the conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsu-Chieh Ai
  • Patent number: 11869723
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes: a capacitor body including first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and having first to six surfaces, the first internal electrode being exposed through the third, fifth, and sixth surfaces, the second internal electrode being exposed through the fourth, fifth, and sixth surfaces; first and second side portions disposed on the fifth and sixth surfaces of the capacitor body; and first and second external electrodes. The capacitor body includes upper and lower cover portions disposed on an upper surface of an uppermost internal electrode and a lower surfaces of a lowermost internal electrode, respectively, in a stacking direction of the first and second internal electrodes. The first and second side portions and the upper and lower cover portions include zirconium (Zr).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Park, Sim Chung Kang, Jong Ho Lee, Hyung Soon Kwon, Woo Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 11869888
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for forming polysilicon resistors with high-k dielectrics and polysilicon gate electrodes. The method includes depositing a resistor stack on a substrate having spaced apart first and second isolation regions. Further the method includes patterning the resistor stack to form a polysilicon resistor structure on the first isolation region and a gate structure between the first and second isolation regions, and doping the polysilicon resistor structure to form a doped layer in the polysilicon layer of the polysilicon resistor structure and source-drain regions in the substrate adjacent to the gate structure. Also, the method includes replacing the polysilicon layer in the gate structure with a metal gate electrode to form a transistor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Wen-Tuo Huang, Yong-Shiuan Tsair
  • Patent number: 11862834
    Abstract: A distributed LC filter structure is disclosed. The distributed LC filter structure provides simultaneously a distributed inductance and a distributed capacitance in the same structure. Accordingly, discrete passive elements are eliminated and high, homogenous integration is achieved. Interconnections between the distributed inductance and the distributed capacitance are tailored to leverage a parasitic inductance of the distributed capacitance to increase the overall inductance of the distributed LC filter structure. Similarly, the interconnections are tailored to leverage a parasitic capacitance resulting from the distributed inductance to add up with the distributed capacitance augmenting the overall capacitance of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Frédéric Voiron, Mohamed Mehdi Jatlaoui
  • Patent number: 11862469
    Abstract: A method of forming a package structure includes the following steps. A first package structure is formed. The first package structure is connected to a second package structure. The method of forming the first package structure includes the following steps. A redistribution layer (RDL) structure is formed. A die is bonded to the RDL structure. The RDL structure is electrically connected to the die. A through via is formed on the RDL structure and laterally aside the die. An encapsulant is formed to laterally encapsulate the through via and the die. A protection layer is formed over the encapsulant and the die. A cap is formed on the through via and laterally aside the protection layer, wherein the cap has a top surface higher than a top surface of the encapsulant and lower than a top surface of the protection layer. The cap is removed from the first package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Cheng Hsu, Shuo-Mao Chen, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Patent number: 11855131
    Abstract: A preparation method of a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate, and forming a groove on the substrate by etching; forming a first dielectric layer on a side wall of the groove; forming a first electrode on the bottom of the groove and on an inner surface of the first dielectric layer; forming a second dielectric layer on a surface of the first electrode; and forming a second electrode on a surface of the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Xifei Bao, Yaoyao Chu
  • Patent number: 11855132
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a contact feature in a first dielectric layer, a first passivation layer over the contact feature, a bottom conductor plate layer disposed over the first passivation layer and including a first plurality of sublayers, a second dielectric layer over the bottom conductor plate layer, a middle conductor plate layer disposed over the second dielectric layer and including a second plurality of sublayers, a third dielectric layer over the middle conductor plate layer, a top conductor plate layer disposed over the third dielectric layer and including a third plurality of sublayers, and a second passivation layer over the top conductor plate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Ku Shen, Dian-Hau Chen
  • Patent number: 11855171
    Abstract: A method includes forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor substrate; depositing a zirconium-containing oxide layer over a channel region in the semiconductor substrate and between the source/drain region; forming a titanium oxide layer in contact with the zirconium-containing oxide layer; forming a top electrode over the zirconium-containing oxide layer, wherein no annealing is performed after depositing the zirconium-containing oxide layer and prior to forming the top electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Miin-Jang Chen, Sheng-Han Yi, Chen-Hsuan Lu