Patents Assigned to ZING SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20240387171
    Abstract: The present application provides a structure of HR-SOI embedded with a charge capture layer and manufacture thereof. The process for manufacturing a structure of HR-SOI embedded with a charge capture layer comprises: providing a first substrate, wherein the first substrate has a first surface to be subjected to a roughness treatment to form an uneven morphology on the first surface; forming a surface treatment layer, wherein the surface treatment layer has an uneven surface morphology; and forming a polysilicon layer on the surface treatment layer. By the roughness treatment to the first substrate, the first surface and the surface treatment layer both have uneven surface morphology, such that the formed polysilicon layer has stable orientation evolution and grain size, and an increased grain boundary density. Thereby a highly efficient charge trapping polysilicon film can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Hongtao XU, Ziwen WANG, Meng CHEN, Minghao LI, Wei LI
  • Publication number: 20240387241
    Abstract: The present application provides a structure of HR-SOI embedded with a charge capture layer and manufacture thereof. The process for manufacturing a structure of HR-SOI embedded with a charge capture layer comprises: providing a first substrate, wherein the first substrate has a first surface, and a pinning layer is formed on the first surface by a deposition process, and homogenizing the pinning layer surface by dry etching to adjust a thickness uniformity of the pinning layer. Accordingly, the thickness uniformity of the obtained polysilicon film is able to reach a good state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Hongtao XU, Meng CHEN, Ziwen WANG, Minghao LI, Wei LI
  • Patent number: 12107016
    Abstract: The present application provides a detection method of metal impurity in wafer. The method comprises conducting a medium temperature thermal treatment for a first predicted time period to the wafer, cooling the wafer and conducting a low temperature thermal treatment for a second predicted time period, cooling the wafer to ambient temperature; providing a liquid of vapor phase decomposition on the wafer to collect metal impurities; atomizing the liquid containing the collected metal impurities, conducting an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis and obtaining concentrations of the metal impurities. The present application applies the combination of various thermal treatment without an interrupt of cooling to ambient temperature to contemplate diffusions of various metal impurities to the wafer surface. Accordingly, the detection of metal impurities can be conducted with reduced time cost and enhanced efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Lanlin Wen, Tian Feng, Zhen Zhou
  • Patent number: 12092588
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for characterizing defects in silicon crystal comprising the following steps: etching a surface of the silicon crystal to remove a predicted thickness of the silicon crystal; conducting a LLS scanning to a surface of the etched silicon crystal to obtain a LLS map of the surface, a LSE size of defects, and defect bulk density; based on at least one of the LLS map of the surface, the LSE size of defects and the defect bulk density, determining a type of defect existing in the silicon crystal and/or a defect zone of each type of defect on the surface. By applying the method, the characterizing period and the characterizing cost can be reduced, plural defects such as vacancy, oxygen precipitate and dislocation can be characterized simultaneously, the characterizing accuracy can be enhanced, and the defect type and the defect zone can be determined with high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing Wei, Yun Liu, Zhongying Xue
  • Patent number: 12046520
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for detecting temperature of thermal chamber comprising: conducting a thermal treatment at a predicted temperature to a selected silicon wafer within a thermal chamber, wherein the predicted temperature comprises plural temperature points set in order; obtaining a haze value corresponding to the predicted temperature; obtaining a linear relationship I between the temperature and the haze; polishing and washing the silicon wafer; conducting a thermal treatment at a predicted temperature to the polished silicon wafer within the thermal chamber; obtaining a linear relationship II between the temperature and the haze; calculating a difference of the haze at same temperature point between the two thermal treatments, and obtaining an actual temperature difference of the thermal chamber based on the difference of the haze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Gongbai Cao, Liying Liu, Chihhsin Lin, Dengyong Yu
  • Publication number: 20240218556
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, system and computer storage medium of controlling crystal growth. The method may comprise: obtaining a target piecewise curve of a heater power at different crystal lengths, a segment dividing point being positioned at an intersection point of adjacent segments of the target piecewise curve; based on the crystal lengths, interpolation calculating a value of the heater power at a length as a control value of the heater power; based on the control value of the heater power at different crystal lengths, obtaining a target control curve of the heater power, the target control curve of the heater power being smooth at the segment dividing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Weimin SHEN
  • Publication number: 20240218564
    Abstract: The present invention provides a crystal growing method, an apparatus and a RF-SOI substrate for growing a crystal. The crystal growing method may comprise: controlling a first superconducting coil to generate a first current, and controlling a second superconducting coil to generate a second current, wherein a value of the first current is not equal to a value of the second current, the first superconducting coil and the second superconducting coil are superconducting coils positioned oppositely outside a crucible to generate a magnetic field in the crucible; and pulling upwards to grow a monocrystalline in an asymmetric magnetic field generated by the first current and the second current in the crucible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Wenkai LIU, Zhongying XUE, Yun LIU, Rongwang DAI, Minghao LI, Yuehui YU
  • Publication number: 20240191393
    Abstract: The present application provides an epitaxy susceptor, an epitaxy growth apparatus and a manufacturing method of semiconductor device. The epitaxy susceptor comprises a pocket, wherein the pocket comprises plural lift-pin holes for setting lift-pins, and each lift-pin hole is surrounded by at least one auxiliary through hole penetrating the pocket. By setting plural auxiliary through holes with various diameters and/or various distributions surrounding the lift-pin holes in the pocket of the epitaxy susceptor, the physical properties near the lift-pin hole can be similar with that of auxiliary through holes, such that the abnormal thickness of the epitaxial film of the wafer at the site corresponding the lift-pin hole can be eliminated or reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Gongbai CAO, Shuai PAN
  • Patent number: 12000060
    Abstract: A semiconductor crystal growth method and device are provided. The method comprises: obtaining an initial position of a graphite crucible when used in a semiconductor crystal growth process for the first time; obtaining a current production batch of the graphite crucible which characterizes a number of times of growth processes performed by the graphite crucible so far; and loading polysilicon raw materials into a quartz crucible sleeved in the graphite crucible based on the current production batch, wherein a total weight of the materials is called a charging amount, and the charging amount is adjusted based on the current production batch to keep an initial position of a silicon melt liquid surface in the quartz crucible stable while keeping the initial position of the graphite crucible unchanged. The present invention ensures the stability of each parameter in the crystal pulling process, and enhances the crystal pulling speed and quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: ZING SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weimin Shen, Gang Wang, Hanyi Huang, Yun Liu
  • Publication number: 20240096645
    Abstract: A SOI wafer is disclosed. The SOI wafer may be characterized by surface roughness of a top silicon layer of the SOI wafer is less than 4 ?, thickness uniformity of the top silicon layer is within ±1%, and a total number of particles on a surface of the top silicon layer of the SOI wafer, measured with setting of 37 nm of SPx detection threshold, is less than 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Ziwen WANG, Minghao LI, Hongtao XU, Meng CHEN
  • Patent number: 11923254
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for detecting temperature of thermal chamber comprising: conducting a thermal treatment at a predicted temperature to a selected silicon wafer within a thermal chamber, wherein the predicted temperature comprises plural temperature points set in order; obtaining a haze value corresponding to the predicted temperature; obtaining a linear relationship I between the temperature and the haze; polishing and washing the silicon wafer; conducting a thermal treatment at a predicted temperature to the polished silicon wafer within the thermal chamber; obtaining a linear relationship II between the temperature and the haze; calculating a difference of the haze at same temperature point between the two thermal treatments, and obtaining an actual temperature difference of the thermal chamber based on the difference of the haze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Gongbai Cao, Liying Liu, Chihhsin Lin, Dengyong Yu
  • Publication number: 20240071839
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for detecting temperature of thermal chamber comprising: conducting a thermal treatment at a predicted temperature to a selected silicon wafer within a thermal chamber, wherein the predicted temperature comprises plural temperature points set in order; obtaining a haze value corresponding to the predicted temperature; obtaining a linear relationship I between the temperature and the haze; polishing and washing the silicon wafer; conducting a thermal treatment at a predicted temperature to the polished silicon wafer within the thermal chamber; obtaining a linear relationship II between the temperature and the haze; calculating a difference of the haze at same temperature point between the two thermal treatments, and obtaining an actual temperature difference of the thermal chamber based on the difference of the haze.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Gongbai CAO, Liying LIU, Chihhsin LIN, Dengyong YU
  • Publication number: 20230323561
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of growing a single-crystal silicon, comprising: loading a batch of polysilicon material in a crucible of a furnace, heating the crucible to melt the polysilicon material into a mass of silicon melt, confirming a liquid surface of the mass of silicon melt, applying a superconducting magnetic field to the mass of silicon melt with a magnetic field generator and adjusting a position of the magnetic field generator to position a maximum point of the superconducting magnetic field within a predetermined range under the liquid surface, and dipping a seed crystal into the silicon melt, and pulling the seed crystal during rotation of the seed crystal to crystallize the single crystal under the seed crystal until forming an ingot of single-crystal silicon. Oxygen content in the ingot is controlled through positioning the maximum point of the superconducting magnetic field under the liquid surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yinfeng LI, Xing WEI, Minghao LI
  • Publication number: 20230326809
    Abstract: The present invention provides standard wafers, a method of making the same and a calibration method. The method of making a standard wafer comprise providing a silicon substrate having a first conductive type; forming a reverse epitaxy layer having a second conductive type; forming a target epitaxy layer having the first conductive type; measuring a measurement of a resistivity of the target epitaxy layer with four point probing, the measurement being utilized as a standard resistivity of the standard wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Gongbai CAO, Shuai PAN
  • Publication number: 20230178366
    Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor substrate and a preparation process thereof. In the present application, the polysilicon layer includes the first polysilicon layer and the second polysilicon layer formed separately to generate the less stress, the more random grain orientation and the smaller grain size, maintain the high grain boundary density, and enhance the charge capture. By the combination of different deposition temperature and the combination of two cooling steps after each isothermal annealing treatment, the rate of contraction between the first polysilicon layer and the second polysilicon layer and the initial semiconductor substrate is decreased, and the thermal mismatch of semiconductor substrate is reduced. The stretch between the polysilicon layer and the initial semiconductor substrate can be reduced to prevent the warpage of the semiconductor substrate. Thereby, the stress generated during the growth process of the polysilicon layer can be further reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Ziwen WANG, Hongtao XU, Meng CHEN, Minghao LI
  • Patent number: 11662326
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for calculating the liquid-solid interface morphology during growth of the ingot. The method comprises providing a wafer, selecting plural sampling locations on the wafer and detecting electrical resistivity at the plural sampling locations, calculating height differences between the sampling locations based on the detected electrical resistivity, and illustrating the morphology of the liquid-solid interface based on the calculated height differences. The method of the invention has advantages including easy operation and low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Zing Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Zhao, Nan Zhang, Qiang Chen, Hanyi Huang
  • Publication number: 20230133916
    Abstract: The present application provides a process of surface treatment of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer comprising: providing a SOI wafer comprising a back substrate, a top silicon layer and an insulating buried layer, wherein the insulating buried layer is located between the back substrate and the top silicon layer, and the top silicon layer has a surface roughness of larger than 10 ?; conducting a first planarization to a surface of the top silicon layer by conducting a batch annealing process at a first target temperature, and conducting a second planarization to a surface of the top silicon layer by conducting a rapid thermal annealing process at a second target temperature. The present application combines the batch annealing process and the rapid thermal annealing process to optimize the SOI wafer, especially the surface roughness of the SOI wafer. The SOI wafer planarized by the two thermal annealing processes has a good surface roughness of the top silicon layer which satisfies process requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Ziwen WANG, Minghao LI, Meng CHEN, Hongtao XU
  • Publication number: 20230134308
    Abstract: A SOI wafer and a method of final processing the same is disclosed. Rapid thermal annealing comprises a first heating process in an atmosphere of a mixture of argon gas and hydrogen gas, volume of the hydrogen gas being less than 10% of whole volume of the mixture, and a first annealing process in an atmosphere of argon gas and optionally hydrogen gas, volume of the hydrogen gas being no greater than 10% of whole volume of the mixture. Long-time thermal annealing comprises a second heating process in an atmosphere of a mixture of argon gas and hydrogen gas, volume of the hydrogen gas being less than 10% of whole volume of the mixture, and a second annealing process in an atmosphere of argon gas and optionally hydrogen gas, volume of the hydrogen gas being no greater than 10% of whole volume of the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Ziwen WANG, Minghao LI, Hongtao XU, Meng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230133092
    Abstract: A SOI structured semiconductor silicon wafer and a method of making the same is disclosed, comprising: loading a semiconductor silicon wafer in a first batch vertical furnace, and conducting a long-time thermal treatment; conducting a sacrificial oxidation process in a second batch vertical furnace after the long-time thermal treatment; conducting a rapid thermal annealing treatment after the second step ; wherein during the long-time thermal treatment, the semiconductor silicon wafer is kept in a protection atmosphere of pure , heated-up until meet a target temperature after changing the atmosphere of pure argon into a mixture gas of 1-n % Ar and n % H2, and then annealed in the atmosphere of a mixture of 1-n % Ar and n % hydrogen gas or pure Ar, and n is a value no greater than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Ziwen WANG, Minghao LI, Meng CHEN, Hongtao XU
  • Publication number: 20230137599
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of surface treatment of a SOI wafer comprising: providing a SOI wafer comprising a substrate, atop silicon layer and an insulating buried layer, wherein the insulating buried layer is located between the back substrate and the top silicon layer, and the top silicon layer has a surface roughness of larger than 10 ?; removing a native oxide layer from a surface of the top silicon layer by conducting a first isothermal annealing process at a first target temperature, wherein the first isothermal annealing process is under atmosphere of a mixture of argon and hydrogen; and planarizing the surface of the top silicon layer by conducting a second isothermal annealing process at a second target temperature, wherein the second target temperature is higher than the first target temperature, and the second isothermal annealing process is under atmosphere of argon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xing WEI, Rongwang DAI, Ziwen WANG, Minghao LI, Hongtao XU, Meng CHEN