Patents Assigned to Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
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Publication number: 20210408280Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure are disclosed. One form a semiconductor structure includes: a substrate, comprising a first region used to form a well region and a second region used to form a drift region, wherein the first region is adjacent to the second region; and a fin, protruding out of the substrate, wherein the fins comprise first fins located at a junction of the first region and the second region and second fins located on the second region, and a quantity of the second fins is greater than a quantity of the first fins.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventor: Fei ZHOU
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Patent number: 11211135Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuse storage cell. The fuse storage cell includes a transistor and N fuse elements. The transistor includes a source, a drain, and a gate. Each fuse element of the N fuse elements includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the fuse element is electrically connected to the drain of the transistor, and the second terminal of the fuse is configured for inputting a read voltage or a programming voltage. N is a positive integer.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Xiaohua Li
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Patent number: 11211475Abstract: A method of forming a method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor structure, etching back each gate structure of a plurality of gate structures to form an opening, forming a barrier layer over the dielectric layer, forming a sacrificial layer over the barrier layer, planarizing the sacrificial layer till a surface of the sacrificial layer is substantially flat, and using a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) process to planarize the sacrificial layer and the barrier layer, and to remove the sacrificial layer and to provide a planarized barrier layer. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a fin, the plurality of gate structures, and a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate between adjacent gate structures. A top of the dielectric layer is coplanar with a top of each of the plurality of gate structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Haiyang Zhang, Jian Chen, Bo Su
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Patent number: 11211255Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; and a functional layer, on the substrate. The substrate includes a device region. The semiconductor structure further includes a plurality of discrete sidewall spacers, on the functional layer in the device region. Adjacent sidewall spacers are spaced apart by a first gap and a second gap, and the first gap and the second gap are alternately arranged. The semiconductor structure further includes: a core layer on a sidewall surface of one side of the sidewall spacer; a second opening in the functional layer at a bottom of the second gap exposed by the sidewall spacer and the core layer; and a first opening in the functional layer at a bottom of the first gap. The core layer is disposed in the second gap.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Duohui Bei
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Publication number: 20210398810Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes: providing a base, a pattern transfer material layer being formed above the base; performing first ion implantation, to dope first ions into the pattern transfer material layer, to form first doped mask layers arranged in a first direction; forming first trenches in the pattern transfer material layer on two sides of the first doped mask layer in a second direction, to expose side walls of the first doped mask layer; forming mask spacers on side walls of the first trenches; performing second ion implantation, to dope second ions into some regions of the pattern transfer material layer that are exposed from the first doped mask layers and the first trenches, to form second doped mask layers; removing the remaining pattern transfer material layer, to form second trenches; and etching the base along the first trenches and the second trenches, to form a target pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Zhu CHEN, Yang MING, Bei Duohui, Zuopeng HE, Chao Zhang, Ni BAI BING
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Patent number: 11205596Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate structure, which includes a substrate, one or more semiconductor fins on the substrate, a gate structure on each fin, an active region located in said fins, and an interlayer dielectric layer covering at the active region. The method includes forming a hard mask layer over the interlayer dielectric layer and the gate structure, and using an etch process with a patterned etch mask, forming a first contact hole extending through the hard mask layer and extending into a portion of the interlayer dielectric layer, using patterned a mask. The method further includes forming a sidewall dielectric layer on sidewalls of the first contact hole, and using an etch process with the sidewall dielectric layer as an etch mask, etching the interlayer dielectric layer at bottom of the first contact hole to form a second contact hole extending to the active region.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATIONInventors: Qiuhua Han, Longjuan Tang
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Patent number: 11205572Abstract: Fabrication method of a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming an etch layer on the substrate, forming a first transitional layer and a first barrier layer on the etch layer, forming first islands on the first transitional layer by patterning the first barrier layer, forming first trenches in the first transitional layer to expose the etch layer, transferring the pattern of the first trenches into the etch layer and removing the first island, forming a second transitional layer and a second barrier layer on the etch layer and the first trenches, forming second islands on the second transitional layer by patterning the second barrier layer, forming second trenches in the second transitional layer to expose the etch layer, and transferring the pattern of the second trenches into the etch layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Zhi Dong Wang, Yi Ying Zhang
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Patent number: 11205617Abstract: An interconnect structure includes a substrate, a dielectric layer on the substrate, a metal interconnect layer in the dielectric layer and in contact with the substrate, the metal interconnect layer having an upper surface flush with an upper surface of the dielectric layer, and a graphene layer on the metal interconnect layer. The graphene layer insulates a metal from air and prevents the metal from being oxidized by oxygen in the air, thereby increasing the queue time for the CMP process and the device reliability.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Ming Zhou
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Patent number: 11205703Abstract: A semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof are provided. The method includes: providing a gate structure, a first dielectric layer, and source/drain doped layers on a base substrate and in the base substrate on sides of the gate structure; forming a mask layer on the gate structure between the source/drain doped layers; forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and exposing the mask layer; etching the second dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer using the mask layer as an etch mask, to form first grooves on the sides of the gate structure and exposing the source/drain doped layers; forming a first conductive structure in each first groove; patterning the mask layer to form a second groove in the mask layer to expose the gate structure at the bottom of the second groove; and forming a spacer on sidewalls of the second groove.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Nan Wang
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Patent number: 11205721Abstract: A semiconductor device and its fabrication method are provided. The method includes providing a base substrate; forming a first well region and a second well region in the base substrate; forming a gate electrode structure, sidewall spacers, a doped source layer, a doped drain layer and a dielectric layer over the base substrate, where the doped source layer and the doped drain layer are respectively on two sides of the gate electrode structure and the sidewall spacers, and the gate electrode structure and the sidewall spacers are over the first well region and the second well region; removing a portion of the gate electrode structure on the second well region and a portion of the base substrate of the second well region to form a trench in the dielectric layer, where the trench exposes a portion of the sidewall spacers; and forming an isolation layer in the trench.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Fei Zhou
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Publication number: 20210391432Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a forming method of a semiconductor structure are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Abraham YOO, Jisong JIN
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Publication number: 20210391173Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof. One form of a forming method includes: providing a base; forming a plurality of discrete mandrel layers on the base, where an extending direction of the mandrel layers is a first direction, and a direction perpendicular to the first direction is a second direction; forming a plurality of spacer layers covering side walls of the mandrel layers; forming a pattern transfer layer on the base, where the pattern transfer layer covers side walls of the spacer layers; forming a first trench in the pattern transfer layer between adjacent spacer layers in the second direction; removing a mandrel layer to form a second trench after the first trench is formed; and etching the base along the first trench and the second trench to form a target pattern by using the pattern transfer layer and the spacer layer as a mask. In the present disclosure, the accuracy of the pattern transfer is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Zhu CHEN, He ZUOPENG, Yang MING, Yao Dalin, Bei DUOHUI
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Patent number: 11201088Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, forming an oxide layer over the substrate, forming a plurality of first gate oxide layers by etching the oxide layer, forming a second gate oxide layer between adjacent first gate oxide layers, forming a silicon layer over the plurality of first gate oxide layers and the second gate oxide layer, and etching the plurality of first gate oxide layers, the silicon layer, and the second gate oxide layer to expose the substrate, thereby forming a plurality of gate structures. The first gate oxide layer of the plurality of first gate oxide layers has sloped sidewalls. A thickness of the second gate oxide layer is less than a thickness of the first gate oxide layer. Each gate structure includes an etched first oxide layer, a portion of the second gate oxide layer, and a portion of the silicon layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Hu Wang, Shan Shan Wang, Feng Qiu, Wei Hu Zhang
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Patent number: 11201161Abstract: An eFuse memory cell, an eFuse memory array and a using method thereof, and an eFuse system are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Xiaohua Li
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Patent number: 11201090Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure includes forming fin structures on a base substrate; and forming dummy gate structures and first initial isolation structures. Along the extension direction of the dummy gate structures, both sides of each first initial isolation structure are in contact with a dummy gate structure. The method includes forming a first dielectric layer on the base substrate, the top and sidewall surfaces of the fin structures, and the sidewall surfaces of the dummy gate structures and the first initial isolation structure; removing the dummy gate structures to form dummy gate openings; and removing a portion of each first initial isolation structure along the width direction of the fin structures to form a first isolation structure. Along the width direction of the fin structures, the first isolation structure has a top dimension smaller than a bottom dimension. The method further includes forming gate structures.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Nan Wang
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Publication number: 20210384072Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof are provided, and the forming method includes: providing a base; forming, on the base, a plurality of conductive function layers extending in a first direction and sequentially arranged in a second direction, a bottom dielectric layer located on the base between the conductive function layers, and a blocking structure located in the conductive function layer, the blocking structure segmenting the conductive function layers located on two sides of the blocking structure in the first direction; forming a top dielectric layer covering the bottom dielectric layer, the conductive function layers, and the blocking structure; etching the top dielectric layer located above a junction of the blocking structure and the conductive function layer and a part of the blocking structure located at a side wall of the conductive function layer, to form a via running through the top dielectric layer and exposing a part of a top and a part of a side wall of the conductive fuType: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Jisong JIN, Abraham Yoo
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Publication number: 20210376145Abstract: The present disclosure provides an LDMOS device and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventors: Deyan Chen, Mao Li, Leong Tee Koh, Dae-Sub Jung
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Patent number: 11189492Abstract: A semiconductor structure and its fabrication method are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes providing a base substrate, forming a plurality of discrete core layers on the base substrate, forming an isolation layer on a top surface of a core layer, forming a sacrificial layer on the base substrate and exposing a top surface of the isolation layer, removing the isolation layer after forming the sacrificial layer, removing the sacrificial layer after removing the isolation layer, forming a mask layer on a sidewall surface of the core layer after removing the sacrificial layer, and removing the core layer after forming the mask layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Zhang Pan, Ting Zhang
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Patent number: 11189495Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes: providing a to-be-etched layer including a first region; forming a first pattern material layer on the to-be-etched layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the first pattern material layer; forming a first opening in the sacrificial layer over the first region, where the first opening exposes a first portion of the first pattern material layer; forming a first doped region in the first pattern material layer using the sacrificial layer as a mask; forming a second opening in the sacrificial layer over the first region, where the second opening exposes a second portion of the first pattern material layer; and forming a second doped region in the first pattern material layer using the sacrificial layer as a mask, where the second doped region is connected with the first doped region.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: Yafeng Qian, Ying Li, Lihua Ding, Jiaxi Li, Wendong Liu
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Patent number: 11189711Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of semiconductor fin structures formed on the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of gate structures, each formed on a semiconductor fin structure; a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on two opposite sides of each gate structure, wherein, at least a portion of the source electrode and at least a portion of the drain electrode are formed in the semiconductor fin structure; a covering layer formed on the semiconductor fin structures and also on two side surfaces of each gate structure; and an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the covering layer, wherein the interlayer dielectric layer covers each source electrode and each drain electrode, a trench is formed in the interlayer dielectric layer to expose a portion of each semiconductor fin structure, and a gate structure is formed in each trench.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventor: Fei Zhou