Patents Examined by Julia Slutsker
  • Patent number: 12677465
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first nanosheet field-effect transistor device having a plurality of first nanosheet channel layers disposed on a substrate, a second nanosheet field-effect transistor device adjacent the first field-effect transistor nanosheet device, the second field-effect transistor nanosheet device having a plurality of second nanosheet channel layers disposed on the substrate, a first source/drain region disposed between opposing sidewalls of the plurality of first nanosheet channel layers and the plurality of second nanosheet channel layers and extending into the substrate, and source/drain sidewall spacers disposed on sidewalls of the first source/drain region extending into the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Minhaz Abedin, Ruilong Xie, Tao Li, Julien Frougier, Mohammad Hasanuzzaman
  • Patent number: 12677604
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques related to techniques for processing materials for manufacture of group-III metal nitride and gallium based substrates. More specifically, embodiments of the disclosure include techniques for substrates with a controlled oxygen gradient using a combination of processing techniques. Merely by way of example, the disclosure can be applied to growing crystals of GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, and others for manufacture of bulk or patterned substrates. Such bulk or patterned substrates can be used for a variety of applications including optoelectronic and electronic devices, lasers, light emitting diodes, solar cells, photo electrochemical water splitting and hydrogen generation, photodetectors, integrated circuits, and transistors, and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: SLT Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Keiji Fukutomi, Drew W. Cardwell, David N. Italiano
  • Patent number: 12677644
    Abstract: An isolation structure of a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first isolation structure and a second isolation structure. The substrate has a first region and a second region, and there is a boundary between the first region and the second region. The first isolation structure is disposed in the first region of the substrate, and the first isolation structure includes a dielectric liner and a first insulating layer. The second isolation structure is disposed in the second region of the substrate, and the second isolation structure includes a second insulating layer. The first isolation structure and the second isolation structure are respectively located on both sides of the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wen, Lung-En Kuo, Chung-Yi Chiu
  • Patent number: 12672397
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting device, a preparation method, and a display panel. The light-emitting device includes an anode layer and a cathode layer disposed opposite to each other, a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer, and a first interface-modifying layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the anode layer. The first interface-modifying layer includes a thiophene-based polymer and a graphyne doped in the thiophene-based polymer and includes a first sub-layer close to the light-emitting layer and a second sub-layer close to the anode layer, and a doping ratio of the graphyne in the first sub-layer is greater than a doping ratio of the graphyne in the second sub-layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xuebin Chen
  • Patent number: 12660531
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a Si—SiC-based composite structure capable of improving the manufacturing efficiency of the Si—SiC-based composite structure. The method of manufacturing a Si—SiC-based composite structure includes a step of impregnating a molten metal containing Si into a molded body containing SiC by heating a supply body containing Si under a state in which the supply body is in contact with the molded body, wherein a contact portion of the supply body with the molded body is a part of a surface of the supply body facing the molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignees: NGK INSULATORS, LTD., NGK ADREC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sora Goto, Shuhei Kuno, Daisuke Kimura, Hiroomi Matsuba
  • Patent number: 12660226
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a dummy gate structure is formed over a channel region of a semiconductor layer, a source/drain epitaxial layer is formed on opposing sides of the dummy gate structure, a planarization operation is performed on the source/drain epitaxial layer, the planarized source/drain epitaxial layer is patterned, the dummy gate structure is removed to form a gate space, and a metal gate structure is formed in the gate space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Blandine Duriez, Georgios Vellianitis, Gerben Doornbos, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Martin Christopher Holland, Timothy Vasen
  • Patent number: 12652897
    Abstract: An insulation sheet for a display light source is provided. An insulation sheet for a display light source according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided on an opposite surface opposite to a circuit board mounting surface on which multiple LED elements configuring a light source of a display are mounted while being spaced a predetermined interval apart from each other, so as to block heat generated from the multiple LED elements from being transmitted in a direction perpendicular to the opposite surface. Accordingly, the insulation sheet can minimize vertical transfer of received heat as well as reducing the heating level of the multiple LED elements, and is thus advantageous in minimizing or preventing heat transfer in an undesirable direction and/or of an undesirable amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Yong Seo, Dae Woo Son, Jae Hyung Seo
  • Patent number: 12641950
    Abstract: The present application relates to an OLED light-emitting unit for use in a top-emission OLED substrate, which includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic functional layer arranged between the anode and the cathode. The anode includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged in sequence, a separation layer is arranged between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and a thickness of the second metal layer is within a preset threshold range such that metal atoms of the second metal layer are capable of being thermally agglomerated and rearranged under a preset condition to form a concave-convex structure on a surface of the second metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Cheng Zeng, Wanmei Qing, Jinyu Li, Bing Liao
  • Patent number: 12635258
    Abstract: A method for modifying an insulating film is provided. The method includes a first step of preparing an insulating film containing hydrogen, and a second step of performing microwave treatment on the insulating film to release the hydrogen in the insulating film as water molecules, so that a hydrogen concentration in the insulating film is reduced. Note that the microwave treatment is preferably performed using an oxygen gas and an argon gas at a temperature range of higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 300° C., and the proportion of the flow rate of the oxygen gas to the total of the flow rate of the oxygen gas and the flow rate of the argon gas is preferably greater than 0% and less than or equal to 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Fumito Isaka, Yoichi Iikubo, Yuji Egi, Yasuhiro Jinbo
  • Patent number: 12635439
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes providing a silicon carbide wafer, having a substrate. An epitaxial growth for formation of an epitaxial layer, having a top surface, is carried out on the substrate. Following upon the step of carrying out an epitaxial growth, the process includes the step of removing a surface portion of the epitaxial layer starting from the top surface so as to remove surface damages present at the top surface as a result of propagation of dislocations from the substrate during the previous epitaxial growth and so as to define a resulting top surface substantially free of defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicolo′ Piluso, Andrea Severino, Stefania Rinaldi Beatrice, AngeloAnnibale Mazzeo, Leonardo Caudo, Alfio Russo, Giovanni Franco, Anna Bassi
  • Patent number: 12635197
    Abstract: A processing system includes one or more processing chambers, and a system controller configured to cause the processing system to perform (a) a pre-clean process on exposed surfaces of a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure comprising a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region separated from the first semiconductor region by a trench, and a dielectric layer over at least a portion of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region, (b) a first deposition process to form an amorphous silicon-containing layer on the exposed surfaces of the semiconductor structure, (c) a recrystallization anneal process to recrystallize at least a portion of the amorphous silicon-containing layer to form a silicon-containing crystalline layer within the trench, (d) an etch process to remove remaining portions of the amorphous silicon-containing layer, and (e) a second deposition process, to epitaxially form a source/drain region over the silicon-containing crystalline layer wi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Thomas, Saurabh Chopra, John Tolle
  • Patent number: 12635489
    Abstract: Proposed is a high voltage semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same and, more particularly, a high voltage semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same, which allow the upper end of an air gap or void formed in a DTI region to be positioned relatively deep in a substrate by forming a wide region with a relatively wide lateral width on the upper part of the DTI region, thereby preventing external exposure of the air gap in a subsequent process and preventing foreign substances such as tungsten from remaining on the upper side of the DTI region accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: DB HiTek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Won Sun
  • Patent number: 12635485
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which variation in characteristics is small is provided. A first insulator is formed; a first insulator is formed; a conductor is formed over the first insulator; a second insulator is formed over the conductor; a third insulator is formed over the second insulator; an oxide is formed over the third insulator; first heat treatment is performed; and second heat treatment following the first heat treatment is performed. The temperature of the first heat treatment is lower than the temperature of the second heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Shunichi Ito, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Shinobu Kawaguchi, Shinya Sasagawa
  • Patent number: 12635488
    Abstract: Active semiconductor devices in an integrated circuit are provided lateral electrical isolation by surrounding narrow deep trench isolation regions that are merged at shared portions of the narrow deep trench isolation regions. A wide deep trench isolation region laterally surrounds the merged narrow deep trench isolation regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hao Yang, Asad Haider, Guruvayurappan Mathur, Abbas Ali, Alexei Sadovnikov, Umamaheswari Aghroam
  • Patent number: 12628576
    Abstract: III-Nitrides epilayer(s) are grown “remotely” on a 2D material layer, such as graphene or h-BN, aBN, or polycrystalline BN coated crystalline substrate, where the Nitride-face surface of the epilayer faces the 2D material. A small mechanical force using a 2D material-based layer transfer process is used to separate the III-Nitrides epilayer(s) at their interface with the 2D material layer. Alternatively, the III-Nitrides epilayer is removed by mechanical force from a substrate with the assistance of a first thermal release tape and an optional metal layer on the epilayer and then a second thermal release tape and/or optional metal layer, is applied to the Nitride-face of the epilayer, the first thermal release tape and first metal layer are removed, the Ga-face surface is bonded to a substrate, and the second thermal release tape is removed. The resulting Nitride-face surface of the epilayer has high quality. A HEMT may be formed using the above structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Future Semiconductor Business, Inc
    Inventor: Kyusang Lee
  • Patent number: 12622188
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure (100), comprising a crystalline silicon substrate (110), having a surface (111), and a crystalline silicon oxide superstructure (120) on the surface (111) of the silicon substrate (110), the silicon oxide superstructure (120) having a thickness of at least two molecular layers and a (1×1) plane structure using Wood's notation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: SISUSEMI OY
    Inventors: Pekka Laukkanen, Juha-Pekka Lehtiö, Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Mikhail Kuzmin, Marko Punkkinen, Antti Lahti, Kalevi Kokko
  • Patent number: 12615974
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a membrane forming pattern on a substrate; forming a membrane material layer on the substrate, wherein the membrane material layer covers the membrane forming pattern; forming a membrane having a protruding pattern by crystallizing the membrane material layer; forming a two-dimensional (2D) material pattern on the protruding pattern by growing a 2D material on the membrane; and transferring the 2D material pattern to a transfer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungwook Hwang, Junsik Hwang, Dongho Kim, Joonyong Park
  • Patent number: 12610599
    Abstract: The present invention is a nitride semiconductor wafer, including: a silicon single-crystal substrate; and a device layer composed of a nitride semiconductor above the silicon single-crystal substrate, wherein the silicon single-crystal substrate is a CZ silicon single-crystal substrate, and has a resistivity of 1000 ?·cm or more, an oxygen concentration of 5.0×1016 atoms/cm3 (JEIDA) or more and 2.0×1.017 atoms/cm3 (JEIDA) or less, and a nitrogen concentration of 5.0×1014 atoms/cm3 or more. This provides a nitride semiconductor wafer that hardly causes plastic deformation even using a high-resistant low-oxygen silicon single-crystal substrate produced by the CZ method, which is suitably used for a high-frequency device, and that can reduce warpage of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keitaro Tsuchiya, Masaru Shinomiya, Kosei Sugawara
  • Patent number: 12598880
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a bending area, a flat area adjacent to the bending area, and first and second surfaces opposite to each other, a display unit corresponding to the flat area and on the first surface, a support layer which is on the second surface of the substrate, corresponds to the flat area, and is disconnected at the bending area to define an end portion closest to the bending area, and the substrate defining a groove in the bending area. The end portion of the support layer is bendable together with the substrate and includes a flat portion corresponding to the flat area of the substrate, and a bending portion corresponding to the bending area of the substrate. The substrate which is unbent disposes the bending portion having an acute angle of inclination with respect to the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Ho Park, Eui Jeong Kang, Min Hee Park, Jeong Eun Park, Joong Mok Lee, Chung Seok Lee, Suk Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 12598969
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to methods of selectively depositing a metal after use of a flowable polymer to protect a substrate surface within a feature. A first metal layer is deposited by physical vapor deposition (PVD). The semiconductor substrate surface is exposed to one or more monomers to form a flowable and flexible polymer film on the first metal layer within the at least one feature. The flowable polymer film forms on the first metal layer on the bottom. The one or more monomers are selected from one or more of amines with bi-functional groups, aldehydes with bi-functional groups, cyanates with bi-functional groups, ketones with bi-functional groups, and alcohols with bi-functional groups. At least a portion of the first metal layer is selectively removed from the top surface and the at least one sidewall. The flowable polymer film is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Q. Liu, Xinke Wang, Liqi Wu, Qihao Zhu, Bhaskar Jyoti Bhuyan, Mark Saly, David Thompson