Patents Assigned to Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
  • Patent number: 11769672
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Jisong Jin
  • Patent number: 11769691
    Abstract: The method includes providing a to-be-etched layer including an first region and a second region adjoining the first region, forming a first mask layer on the to-be-etched layer, forming a patterned core layer on the first mask layer of the first region, forming a sidewall spacer on the core layer and the first mask layer, forming a first sacrificial layer on the sidewall spacer on the surface of the first mask layer of the second region, forming a second sacrificial layer on the sidewall spacer, removing the first sacrificial layer, the sidewall spacer on the surface of the first mask layer of the second region, and the sidewall spacer on a top of the core layer, removing the core layer, etching the first mask layer of the first region to form a first trench, and etching the first mask layer of the second region to form a second trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Jisong Jin, Abraham Yoo
  • Patent number: 11769688
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flash memory device is provided. The method includes: providing a substrate structure including a substrate, a plurality of active regions and a plurality of first isolation regions alternately arranged in a first direction and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, a plurality of gate structures on the substrate, the gate structures being spaced apart from each other and extending in the second direction, and a gap structure between the gate structures; forming an overhang surrounding an upper portion of the gate structures to form a gap structure between the gate structures; and forming a second isolation region filling an upper portion of the gap structures and leaving a first air gap between the gap structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Shengfen Chiu, Liang Chen, Liang Han
  • Publication number: 20230299075
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for forming the same are provided. In one form, a semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a first dielectric layer, located on the substrate; a trench, located in the first dielectric layer; a conductive layer, located on a bottom and a sidewall of the trench and configured as a resistor structure; and a second dielectric layer, configured to be filled in the trench where the conductive layer is formed. By means of embodiments and implementations of the present disclosure, an equivalent conductive sectional area of the resistor structure is increased, and a transverse area occupied by the resistor structure is reduced, thereby miniaturizing the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Jisong JIN, Zhankui ZHU
  • Patent number: 11764300
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and its fabrication method are provided. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming an isolation structure on the substrate; forming a gate structure on the isolation structure; forming a first opening in the gate structure; and forming a first conductive structure in the first opening. Sidewall surfaces of the first conductive structure are in contact with a gate electrode layer of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Nan Wang
  • Publication number: 20230290865
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Zheng ERHU, Ye YIZHOU, Zhang GAOYING
  • Patent number: 11756795
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a target etching layer; sequentially forming an initial mask layer, an anti-reflection layer, and a patterned structure on the target etching layer; performing a first etching process on the anti-reflection layer to remove a surface portion of the anti-reflection layer using the patterned structure as a mask; performing a surface treatment process on the patterned structure; and performing a second etching process on the anti-reflection layer until exposing a surface of the initial mask layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Shiliang Ji, Panpan Liu, Haiyang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230282570
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for forming the same are provided. In one form, a semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a bottom dielectric layer, located on the substrate; a bottom interconnect layer, located in the bottom dielectric layer; a top dielectric layer, located on the bottom dielectric layer and the bottom interconnect layer; a conductive plug, located in the top dielectric layer on a top of the bottom interconnect layer and having a bottom in direct contact with the bottom interconnect layer and a sidewall in direct contact with the top dielectric layer; a top interconnect layer, located in the top dielectric layer above the conductive plug and in contact with the conductive plug; and a top adhesion layer, located between the top interconnect layer and the top dielectric layer. By means of embodiments and implementations of the present disclosure, electrical connection performance of a semiconductor structure is optimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Jisong JIN, Chao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11749745
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, and a first dielectric layer, a first gate structure and a plurality of second gate structures over the substrate. A second protection layer is formed on a top of a second gate structure. A first source-drain doped layer is formed between the first gate structure and an adjacent second gate structure. The first dielectric layer covers sidewalls of the first and second gate structures, and exposes a top surface of the second protection layer. The semiconductor structure also includes a first conductive structure in the first dielectric layer over the first source-drain doped layer, and a conductive layer on the first gate structure and the first conductive structure. A top surface of the conductive layer is coplanar with a top surface of the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Xiang Hu
  • Patent number: 11742427
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, having a plurality of fins on a surface of the substrate; a gate structure across the plurality of fins. The gate structure is located on a portion of a top surface and sidewall surfaces of the plurality of fins. The gate structure includes a first region and a second region on the first region. A bottom boundary of the second region is higher than the top surface of the plurality of fins. A size of the first region in an extending direction of the plurality of fins is smaller than a size of the second region in the extending direction of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Haiyang Zhang, Bo Su
  • Patent number: 11742414
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; fins on the semiconductor substrate; an isolation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and between adjacent fins; and gate structures on sides of the isolation layer. The isolation layer has a top surface higher than top surfaces of the fins and passes through the fins along a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the fins and in parallel with a surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, SMIC New Technology Research and Development (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Fei Zhou
  • Patent number: 11742398
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a base substrate; a gate structure on the base substrate; source/drain doped layers in the base substrate on sides of the gate structure; a first dielectric layer on the base substrate and covering the source/drain doped layers; a mask layer on a top of the gate structure between the source/drain doped layers; a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and exposing a surface of the mask layer; first grooves in the second dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer, and exposing the source/drain doped layers; a first conductive structure in each first groove; a second groove in the mask layer, and exposing the gate structure at a bottom of the second groove; and a spacer on sidewalls of the second groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Nan Wang
  • Patent number: 11742245
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices fabrication method is provided. The method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a gate structure on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming protective sidewall spacers on sidewall surfaces of the gate structure and to cover sidewall surfaces of the gate dielectric layer; forming sacrificial sidewall spacers on sidewall surfaces of the protective sidewall spacers and between the protective sidewall spacers and the gate structure; forming a first dielectric layer on the surface of the semiconductor substrate around the gate structure, the protective sidewall spacers and the sacrificial sidewall spacers; forming conductive plugs in the first dielectric layer at opposite sides of the gate structure, the protective sidewall spacers and the sacrificial sidewall spacers; and removing the sacrificial sidewall spacers to form air gap spacers between the protective sidewall spacers and the conductive plugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Poren Tang
  • Patent number: 11742355
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure including: a substrate, where the substrate includes a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region; a plurality of fins formed over the first region of the substrate; an isolation layer over the substrate between adjacent fins of the plurality of fins, where a top of the isolation layer is lower than a top surface of a fin of the plurality of fins, the isolation layer over the second region and the second region of the substrate together contain a power rail opening, and the substrate contains a through-hole at a bottom of the power rail opening; and a first metal layer in the power rail opening and the through-hole, where a back surface of the first metal layer is above a back surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Jisong Jin
  • Patent number: 11742406
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a fabrication method of the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, and a dielectric layer disposed over the substrate. The dielectric layer contains a contact hole, and a bottom of the contact hole exposes a surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a metal silicide layer disposed on the surface of the substrate exposed by the bottom of the contact hole. Further, the semiconductor device includes a barrier layer disposed on a surface of the metal silicide layer, and a plug layer disposed over the barrier layer and fully filling the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Tiantian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11735429
    Abstract: Methods for forming a semiconductor structure are provided. In one form, a method includes: providing a base; forming an initial pattern layer on the base; and performing atomic layer etching processing on a sidewall of the initial pattern layer one or more times to form a pattern layer, where the atomic layer etching processing includes: forming an organic layer on the sidewall of the initial pattern layer; and removing the organic layer. Generally, bond energy between an atom on an outermost surface of the sidewall of the initial pattern layer and an atom at an inner layer is less than bond energy between the atom at the inner layer. The organic layer usually includes an element that may react with the sidewall of the initial pattern layer, further reducing the bond energy between the atom on the outermost surface of the sidewall of the initial pattern layer and the atom at the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Zhang Haiyang, Liu Panpan, Yang Chenxi
  • Patent number: 11735476
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and its fabrication method are provided. The method includes: providing a substrate and a first metal layer in the substrate; forming a dielectric layer with a first opening exposing a portion of a top surface of the first metal layer on the substrate; bombarding the portion of the top surface of the first metal layer exposed by the first opening, by using a first sputtering treatment, to make metal materials on the top surface of the first metal layer be sputtered onto sidewalls of the first opening to form a first adhesion layer; and forming a second metal layer on a surface of the first adhesion layer and on the exposed portion of the top surface of the first metal layer using a first metal selective growth process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Hailong Yu, Jingjing Tan, Xuezhen Jing, Wen Guo
  • Patent number: 11728400
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of fins protruding from the semiconductor substrate, an isolation layer formed on the fins and with a bandgap greater than a bandgap of the fins, and a first channel layer formed on the isolation layer and isolated from the isolation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, SMIC New Technology Research and Development (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Fei Zhou
  • Patent number: 11728286
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a wafer having a functional region and a non-functional region surrounding the functional region; a first dielectric layer formed on the wafer; a first opening formed in the first dielectric layer on the non-function region of the wafer; and a first connection layer formed in the first opening. The first connection layer closes a top portion of the first opening and a first void is formed in the first connection layer in the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Zhuo Cheng, Xiaodong Wang
  • Patent number: 11728378
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Poren Tang