Patents Examined by Bac H. Au
  • Patent number: 11600574
    Abstract: A method includes encapsulating a device die in an encapsulating material, planarizing the device die and the encapsulating material, and forming a first plurality of conductive features electrically coupling to the device die. The step of forming the first plurality of conductive features includes a deposition-and-etching process, which includes depositing a blanket copper-containing layer, forming a patterned photo resist over the blanket copper-containing layer, and etching the blanket copper-containing layer to transfer patterns of the patterned photo resist into the blanket copper-containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Jui Kuo, Yun Chen Hsieh, Hui-Jung Tsai, Chen-Hua Yu
  • Patent number: 11594536
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a CMOS region with fins extending along a first direction, and with gating structures extending across the fins. A circuit arrangement is associated with the CMOS region and includes a pair of the gating structures spaced by an intervening region having a missing gating structure. The circuit arrangement has a first dimension along the first direction. A second region is proximate to the CMOS region. Conductive structures are associated with the second region. Some of the conductive structures are electrically coupled with the circuit arrangement. A second dimension is a distance across said some of the conductive structures along the first direction. The conductive structures and the circuit arrangement are aligned such that the second dimension is substantially the same as the first dimension. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Mo Yang, Mohd Kamran Akhtar, Huyong Lee, Sangmin Hwang, Song Guo
  • Patent number: 11569368
    Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device may include forming shallow trench isolation (STI) regions in a semiconductor substrate defining an active region therebetween in the semiconductor substrate and a pad oxide on the active region. The method may further include removing at least some of the pad oxide, cleaning the active region to expose an upper surface thereof and define rounded shoulders of the active region adjacent the STI regions having an interior angle of at least 125°, and forming a superlattice on the active region. The superlattice may include a plurality of stacked groups of layers, each group of layers including a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. The method may further include forming a semiconductor circuit including the superlattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ATOMERA INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hideki Takeuchi, Yung-Hsuan Yang
  • Patent number: 11569386
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first fin structure and a second fin structure extended above a substrate, and a first source/drain structure formed over the first fin structure. The first source/drain structure is made of an N-type conductivity material. The semiconductor device structure also includes a second source/drain structure formed over the second fin structure, and the second source/drain structure is made of an P-type conductivity material. The semiconductor device structure also includes a cap layer formed over the first source/drain structure, wherein the cap layer is made of P-type conductivity material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Ching Chu, Wei-Yang Lee, Feng-Cheng Yang, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 11569236
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes etching a substrate to form two first trenches separated by a fin; filling the two first trenches with an isolation layer; and depositing a dielectric layer over the fin and the isolation layer. The method further includes forming a second trench in the dielectric layer over a channel region of the semiconductor device, the second trench exposing the isolation layer. The method further includes etching the isolation layer through the second trench to expose an upper portion of the fin in the channel region of the semiconductor device, and forming a dummy gate in the second trench over the isolation layer and engaging the upper portion of the fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Li Chiang, Cheng-Yi Peng, Tsung-Yao Wen, Yee-Chia Yeo, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 11557658
    Abstract: Transistors having a plurality of channel semiconductor structures, such as fins, over a dielectric material. A source and drain are coupled to opposite ends of the structures and a gate stack intersects the plurality of structures between the source and drain. Lateral epitaxial overgrowth (LEO) may be employed to form a super-lattice of a desired periodicity from a sidewall of a fin template structure that is within a trench and extends from the dielectric material. Following LEO, the super-lattice structure may be planarized with surrounding dielectric material to expose a top of the super-lattice layers. Alternating ones of the super-lattice layers may then be selectively etched away, with the retained layers of the super-lattice then laterally separated from each other by a distance that is a function of the super-lattice periodicity. A gate dielectric and a gate electrode may be formed over the retained super-lattice layers for a channel of a transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gilbert Dewey, Sean T. Ma, Tahir Ghani, Willy Rachmady, Cheng-Ying Huang, Anand S. Murthy, Harold W. Kennel, Nicholas G. Minutillo, Matthew V. Metz
  • Patent number: 11557694
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a plurality of light emitting stacked layers, including a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface is electrically opposite to the first surface; a mesa structure; a current blocking layer disposed on the first surface, including a sidewall; and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the first surface; and a first pad electrode, disposed on the transparent conductive layer and on the first surface; wherein a retract distance of the transparent conductive layer with respect to an edge of the mesa structure is less than 3 ?m; and wherein a retract distance of the transparent conductive layer with respect to an edge of the sidewall of the current blocking layer is less than 3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien Cheng Huang, Kuo-Wei Yen, Yu-Wei Kuo, Yao-Wei Yang, Pei-Hsiang Tseng
  • Patent number: 11552168
    Abstract: A lateral transistor tile is formed with first and second collector regions that longitudinally span first and second sides of the transistor tile; and a base region and an emitter region that are between the first and second collector regions and are both centered on a longitudinal midline of the transistor tile. A base-collector current, a collector-emitter current, and a base-emitter current flow horizontally; and the direction of the base-emitter current is perpendicular to the direction of the base-collector current and the collector-emitter current. Lateral BJT transistors having a variety of layouts are formed from a plurality of the tiles and share common components thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Silanna Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Vadim Kushner, Nima Beikae
  • Patent number: 11538913
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device may include a substrate including a first active pattern, the first active pattern vertically protruding from a top surface of the substrate, a first source/drain pattern filling a first recess, which is formed in an upper portion of the first active pattern, a first metal silicide layer on the first source/drain pattern, the first metal silicide layer including a first portion and a second portion, which are located on a first surface of the first source/drain pattern, and a first contact in contact with the second portion of the first metal silicide layer. A thickness of the first portion may be different from a thickness of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Inchan Hwang, Heonjong Shin, Sunghun Jung, Doohyun Lee, Hwichan Jun, Hakyoon Ahn
  • Patent number: 11532552
    Abstract: A first layer is located over a substrate. The first layer includes a first dielectric component and a first conductive component. A first etching stop layer is located over the first dielectric component. A metal capping layer is located over the first conductive component. A second etching stop layer is located over the first etching stop layer and over the metal capping layer. A second layer is located over the second etching stop layer. The second layer includes a second dielectric component and a second conductive component. A third conductive component electrically interconnects the second conductive component to the first conductive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Hsu Wu, Hai-Ching Chen, Jung-Hsun Tsai, Shau-Lin Shue, Tien-I Bao
  • Patent number: 11527430
    Abstract: A method for shallow trench isolation structures in a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device including the shallow trench isolation structures are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method may include forming a trench in a substrate; depositing a first dielectric liner in the trench; depositing a first shallow trench isolation (STI) material over the first dielectric liner, the first STI material being deposited as a conformal layer; etching the first STI material; depositing a second STI material over the first STI material, the second STI material being deposited as a flowable material; and planarizing the second STI material such that top surfaces of the second STI material are co-planar with top surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiang-Bau Wang, Chun-Hung Lee
  • Patent number: 11515165
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a structure includes: a contact etch stop layer (CESL) over a substrate; a fin extending through the CESL; an epitaxial source/drain region in the fin, the epitaxial source/drain region extending through the CESL; a silicide contacting upper facets of the epitaxial source/drain region; a source/drain contact contacting the silicide, lower facets of the epitaxial source/drain region, and a first surface of the CESL; and an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer surrounding the source/drain contact, the ILD layer contacting the first surface of the CESL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Lien Huang, Guan-Ren Wang, Ching-Feng Fu
  • Patent number: 11515203
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selective deposition of conductive a cap for FAV features are described. In an embodiment, a method may include receiving a substrate having an interlayer dielectrics (ILD) layer, the ILD layer having a recess, the recess having a conductive layer formed therein, the conductive layer comprising a first conductive material. Additionally, such a method may include forming a cap within a region defined by the recess and in contact with a surface of the conductive layer, the cap comprising a second conductive material. The method may also include forming a conformal etch stop layer in contact with a surface of the cap and in contact with a region of the ILD layer. Further, the method may include selectively etching the etch stop layer using a plasma etch process, wherein the plasma etch process removes the etch stop layer selective to the second conductive material comprising the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yen-Tien Lu, Kai-Hung Yu, Xinghua Sun, Angelique Raley
  • Patent number: 11515274
    Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die laterally covered by an insulating encapsulation, a first redistribution structure disposed on the semiconductor die and the insulating encapsulation, a second redistribution structure disposed opposite to the first redistribution structure, and a through insulating via (TIV) penetrating through the insulating encapsulation. The semiconductor die is electrically coupled to the first redistribution structure through the second redistribution structure and the TIV. The first redistribution structure includes a patterned conductive layer covered by a patterned dielectric layer, and under-ball metallurgy (UBM) pattern partially covered by the patterned dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fang-Yu Liang, Hsiu-Jen Lin, Kai-Chiang Wu, Chih-Chiang Tsao
  • Patent number: 11515417
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a first conductive contact, a heterogeneous channel comprising at least one oxide semiconductor material over the first conductive contact, a second conductive contact over the heterogeneous channel, and a gate electrode laterally neighboring the heterogeneous channel. A device, a method of forming a device, a memory device, and an electronic system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Sills, Ramanathan Gandhi, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Yi Fang Lee, Kamal M. Karda
  • Patent number: 11502038
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure having a first wafer including a first substrate, a first dielectric layer over the first substrate, and a first conductive pad surrounded by the first dielectric layer; a second wafer including a second dielectric layer, a second substrate over the second dielectric layer, and a second conductive pad surrounded by the second dielectric layer; a bonding dielectric disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer to bond the first dielectric layer with the second dielectric layer; and a conductive via extending from the first conductive pad and surrounded by the bonding dielectric, the second conductive pad and the second wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shing-Yih Shih
  • Patent number: 11495473
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a stacked structure with first material layers and second material layers that are stacked alternately with each other, forming a first slit that passes through the stacked structure, forming a second slit that passes through the stacked structure, forming a contact hole between the first slit and the second slit that passes through the stacked structure, forming a sealing layer that seals the first slit, the second slit and the contact hole, forming first openings that pass through the sealing layer to form first sealing regions and partially expose the first slit to form first exposed regions, forming a first slit insulating layer by filling the first exposed regions and first sealing regions, etching the sealing layer to open the contact hole, and forming a first contact plug in the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Yoo Hyun Noh
  • Patent number: 11495532
    Abstract: An interfacial layer is provided that binds a hydrophilic interlayer dielectric to a hydrophobic gap-filling dielectric. The hydrophobic gap-filling dielectric extends over and fill gaps between devices in an array of devices disposed between two metal interconnect layers over a semiconductor substrate and is the product of a flowable CVD process. The interfacial layer provides a hydrophilic upper surface to which the interlayer dielectric adheres. Optionally, the interfacial layer is also the product of a flowable CVD process. Alternatively, the interfacial layer may be silicon nitride or another dielectric that is hydrophilic. The interfacial layer may have a wafer contact angle (WCA) intermediate between a WCA of the hydrophobic dielectric and a WCA of the interlayer dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsing-Lien Lin, Chin-Wei Liang, Hsun-Chung Kuang, Ching Ju Yang
  • Patent number: 11495490
    Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method of forming a trench and a via in a porous low dielectric constant film formed on a substrate as an interlayer insulating film, includes: embedding a polymer having a urea bond in pores of the porous low dielectric constant film by supplying a raw material for polymerization to the porous low dielectric constant film; forming the via by etching the porous low dielectric constant film; subsequently, embedding a protective filling material made of an organic substance in the via; subsequently, forming the trench by etching the porous low dielectric constant film; subsequently, removing the protective filling material; and after the forming a trench, removing the polymer from the pores of the porous low dielectric constant film by heating the substrate to depolymerize the polymer, wherein the embedding a polymer having a urea bond in pores is performed before the forming a trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Yatsuda, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Yannick Feurprier, Frederic Lazzarino, Jean-Francois de Marneffe, Khashayar Babaei Gavan
  • Patent number: 11495626
    Abstract: The number of masks and photolithography processes used in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device are reduced. A first conductive film is formed over a substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first conductive film; a semiconductor film is formed over the first insulating film; a semiconductor film including a channel region is formed by etching part of the semiconductor film; a second insulating film is formed over the semiconductor film; a mask is formed over the second insulating film; a first portion of the second insulating film that overlaps the semiconductor film and second portions of the first insulating film and the second insulating film that do not overlap the semiconductor film are removed with the use of the mask; the mask is removed; and a second conductive film electrically connected to the semiconductor film is formed over at least part of the second insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Kasahara