Patents Examined by Michael M Trinh
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Patent number: 12015083Abstract: Various methods for fabricating non-planar integrated circuit devices, such as FinFET devices, are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a rib structure extending from a substrate; forming a two-dimensional material layer (including, for example, transition metal dichalcogenide or graphene) on the rib structure and the substrate; patterning the two-dimensional material layer, such that the two-dimensional material layer is disposed on at least one surface of the rib structure; and forming a gate on the two-dimensional material layer. In some implementations, a channel region, a source region, and a drain region are defined in the two-dimensional material layer. The channel region is disposed between the source region and the drain region, where the gate is disposed over the channel region. In some implementations, the patterning includes removing the two-dimensional material layer disposed on a top surface of the substrate and/or disposed on a top surface of the rib structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Mark van Dal, Martin Christopher Holland, Matthias Passlack
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Patent number: 12009363Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. In one embodiments, a semiconductor device includes an n-type transistor region and a p-type transistor region. The n-type transistor region includes a first gate stack, a first gate spacer over sidewalls of the first gate stack, an n-type epitaxial feature in a source/drain (S/D) region of the n-type transistor region, and a first metal silicide layer over the n-type epitaxial feature. The p-type transistor region includes a second gate stack, a second gate spacer over sidewalls of the second gate stack, a p-type epitaxial feature in an S/D region of the p-type transistor region, a dopant-containing implant layer over the p-type epitaxial feature, and a second metal silicide layer over the dopant-containing implant layer. The dopant-containing implant layer includes a metallic dopant.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shao-Ming Koh, Chen-Ming Lee, Fu-Kai Yang, Mei-Yun Wang
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Patent number: 12009395Abstract: A vertical FET includes a channel fin between a bottom source/drain (S/D) region and a top S/D region, a gate upon a sidewall of the channel fin, a top metallization upon the top S/D region, a first contact metallization connected to the gate, a second contact metallization connected to the bottom S/D region, a first vertical liner between a portion of the gate and the first contact metallization, and a second vertical liner between the top metallization and the second contact metallization. The vertical FET may be fabricated by forming a self-aligned block and utilizing the self-aligned block to e.g., prevent gate to gate shorting during replacement gate formation or processing.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ruilong Xie, Junli Wang, Choonghyun Lee, Alexander Reznicek
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Patent number: 11997888Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a display device, an electronic module and a conductive adhesion layer. The display device includes a first substrate and a TFT layer. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The TFT layer is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate. The electronic module includes a second substrate and an electronic component. The second substrate has a first surface facing the second surface of the first substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The electronic component is disposed on the second surface of the second substrate. The conductive adhesion layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Ming-Hung Chen, Sheng-Yu Chen, Chang-Lin Yeh, Yung-I Yeh
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Patent number: 11990476Abstract: Semiconductor nanowire devices having (111)-plane channel sidewalls and methods of fabricating semiconductor nanowire devices having (111)-plane channel sidewalls are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first semiconductor device including a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate, each of the nanowires comprising a discrete channel region having <111> lateral sidewalls along a <110> carrier transport direction. The integrated circuit structure also includes a second semiconductor device including a semiconductor fin disposed above the substrate, the semiconductor fin having a channel region with a top and side surfaces, the channel region having <111> lateral sidewalls along a <110> carrier transport direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Cory E. Weber, Harold W. Kennel, Willy Rachmady, Gilbert Dewey
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Patent number: 11984459Abstract: An array substrate and an OLED display panel are provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a first film layer set and a second film layer set. A bending area of the array substrate has a first trench throughout the first film layer set and a second trench throughout the second film layer set. The first film layer set close to the second film layer set has a blocking part having an etching opening corresponding to the first trench. The etching opening is throughout the blocking part. A bottom of the etching opening connects to a top of the first trench. A bottom of the second trench connects to a top of the blocking part.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chao Liang, Liang Ma, Xuyang Liu
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Patent number: 11984358Abstract: Exemplary methods of producing a semiconductor substrate may include plating a metal within a plurality of vias on the semiconductor substrate. A target average fill thickness of the metal within the plurality of vias may be between about a thickness equal to an average via radius of the plurality of vias and a thickness twice the average via radius of the plurality of vias. At least one via of the plurality of vias may be filled to a height below the target average fill thickness of the metal. The methods may include heating the metal to cause reflow of the metal within each via of the plurality of vias. The reflow may adjust the metal within the at least one via to increase in height towards the target average fill thickness.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Paul McHugh, Kwan Wook Roh, Gregory J. Wilson
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Patent number: 11978671Abstract: A process can be used to allow processing of thin layers of a workpiece including dies. The workpiece can include a base substrate and a plurality of layers overlying the base substrate. The process can include forming a polymer support layer over the plurality of layers; thinning or removing the base substrate within a component region of the workpiece, wherein the component region includes an electronic device; and singulating the workpiece into a plurality of dies after thinning or removing the base substrate. In another aspect, an electronic device can be formed using such process. In an embodiment, the workpiece may have a size corresponding to a semiconductor wafer to allow wafer-level, as opposed to die-level, processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventor: Gordon M. Grivna
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Patent number: 11973031Abstract: A memory device includes an array of memory cells and a plurality of bit-lines with each bit-line connected to a respective set of memory cells of the array of memory cells. The memory device includes a memory subsystem having first and second memory circuits. Each first memory circuit can be disposed laterally adjacent to a second memory circuit. Each first memory circuit includes a first bit-line connection and each second memory circuit including a second bit-line connection, the first and second bit-line connections can connect to respective bit-lines. Each first bit-line connection is disposed on a first bit-line connection line of the memory subsystem and each second bit-line connection is disposed on a second bit-line connection line of the memory subsystem, and the second bit-line connection line can be offset from the first bit-line connection line by a predetermined distance that is greater than zero.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Smith, Haitao Liu, Vladimir Mikhalev
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Patent number: 11955370Abstract: A system and methods of forming a dielectric material within a trench are described herein. In an embodiment of the method, the method includes introducing a first precursor into a trench of a dielectric layer, such that portions of the first precursor react with the dielectric layer and attach on sidewalls of the trench. The method further includes partially etching portions of the first precursor on the sidewalls of the trench to expose upper portions of the sidewalls of the trench. The method further includes introducing a second precursor into the trench, such that portions of the second precursor react with the remaining portions of the first precursor to form the dielectric material at the bottom of the trench.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Cyuan Lu, Ting-Gang Chen, Sung-En Lin, Chunyao Wang, Yung-Cheng Lu, Chi On Chui, Tai-Chun Huang, Chieh-Ping Wang
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Patent number: 11923434Abstract: A method is presented for forming a vertical transport field effect transistor (VTFET). The method includes forming a plurality of fins over a substrate, depositing a sacrificial material adjacent the plurality of fins, forming self-aligned spacers adjacent the plurality of fins, removing the sacrificial material to define openings under the self-aligned spacers, filling the openings with bottom spacers, depositing an interlayer dielectric (ILD) after patterning, laterally etching the substrate such that bottom surfaces of the plurality of fins are exposed, the lateral etching defining cavities within the substrate, and filling the cavities with an epitaxial material such that epitaxial regions are defined each having a symmetric tapered shape under a twin-fin structure. The single fin device can be formed through additional patterning and bottom epi under the single fin device that has an asymmetric tapered shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Tao Li, Ruilong Xie, Sung Dae Suk, Heng Wu
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Patent number: 11916073Abstract: A complementary field effect transistor (CFET) structure including a first transistor disposed above a second transistor, a first source/drain region of the first transistor disposed above a second source/drain region of the second transistor, wherein the first source/drain region comprises a smaller cross-section than the second source/drain region, a first dielectric material disposed in contact with a bottom surface and vertical surfaces of the first source/drain region and further in contact with a vertical surface and top surface of the second source/drain region, and a second dielectric material disposed as an interlayer dielectric material encapsulating the first and second transistors.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ruilong Xie, Kangguo Cheng, Julien Frougier, Chanro Park
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Patent number: 11915984Abstract: A method of forming an electrical connection between a buried power rail (BPR) of an unfinished complementary field effect transistor (CFET) and a source or drain epitaxial growth of a lower level of the CFET is provided. The method includes performing silicon epitaxial growth in a lower level of the CFET, adding a contact material to a portion of an exposed portion of the silicon epitaxial growth in the lower level, the exposed portion of the silicon epitaxial growth being located in a vertical slot of the unfinished CFET structure, adding a conductive material within a vertical channel, the conductive material being in contact with the added contact material and the BPR to form an electrical connection between the portion of the exposed portion of the silicon epitaxial growth and the BPR and etching back a portion of the added conductive material within the vertical channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventors: Xi-Wei Lin, Victor Moroz
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Patent number: 11908932Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one vertical transistor having a channel region. The channel region includes an upper region having a first width and a lower region below the upper region and having a second width smaller than the first width. The upper region defines at least one overhang portion extending laterally beyond the lower region. The at least one vertical transistor further includes gate electrodes at least partially vertically beneath the at least one overhang portion of the upper region of the channel region. Additional apparatuses and related systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Fatma Arzum Simsek-Ege, Kevin J. Torek, Kamal M. Karda, Yunfei Gao, Kamal K. Muthukrishnan
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Patent number: 11908860Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip (IC) having a device section and a pick-up section. The IC includes a semiconductor substrate. A first fin of the semiconductor substrate is disposed in the device section. A second fin of the semiconductor substrate is disposed in the pick-up section and laterally spaced from the first fin in a first direction. A gate structure is disposed in the device section and laterally spaced from the second fin in the first direction. The gate structure extends laterally over the semiconductor substrate and the first fin in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A pick-up region is disposed on the second fin. The pick-up region continuously extends from a first sidewall of the second fin to a second sidewall of the second fin. The first sidewall is laterally spaced from the second sidewall in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hsin-Wen Su, Lien Jung Hung, Ping-Wei Wang, Wen-Chun Keng, Chih-Chuan Yang, Shih-Hao Lin
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Patent number: 11908907Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a Vertical Field Effect Transistor (VFET) structure, and method of making that structure, having a first VFET and a second VFET. The first VFET may include a single liner between a first source/drain epi and a contact. The second VFET may include two liners between a second source/drain epi and a contact. This may enable proper contact liner matching for differing VFET devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Heng Wu, Ruilong Xie, Tian Shen, Kai Zhao
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Patent number: 11903210Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, transistors formed in an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, a stacked body provided on the semiconductor substrate, a first contact, and a second contact. The transistors are arranged along a first direction. A minimum period of an arrangement of the transistors is a first period. The stacked body includes electrode films. A configuration of a first portion of the stacked body is a staircase-like having terraces. A first region and a second region are set along the first direction in the first portion. A length in the first direction of the terrace disposed in the second region is longer than the first period. A length in the first direction of the terrace disposed in the first region is shorter than the first period.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Tetsuaki Utsumi
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Patent number: 11901480Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-emitting device comprising a substrate with a topmost surface; a first semiconductor stack arranged on the substrate, and comprising a first top surface separated from the topmost surface by a first distance; a first bonding layer arranged between the substrate and the first semiconductor stack; a second semiconductor stack arranged on the substrate, and comprising a second top surface separated from the topmost surface by a second distance which is different form the first distance; a second bonding layer arranged between the substrate and the second semiconductor stack; a third semiconductor stack arranged on the substrate, and comprising third top surface separated from the topmost surface by a third distance; and a third bonding layer arranged between the substrate and the third semiconductor stack; wherein the first semiconductor stack, the second semiconductor stack, and the third semiconductor stack are configured to emit different color lights.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Fu Huang, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Hsin-Chih Chiu
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Patent number: 11887897Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. For example, the method can include providing a substrate. The substrate can include a first type region and a second type region. The method can also include forming a multilayer stack on the substrate. The multilayer stack can include alternate metal layers and dielectric layers. The method can also include forming first and second openings through the multilayer stack to uncover the first and second type regions, respectively. The method can also include forming first and second vertical channel structures within the first and second openings, respectively. Each of the first and second vertical channel structures can have source, gate and drain regions being in contact with vertical sidewalls of the metal layers of the multilayer stack uncovered by a respective one of the first and second openings.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Mark I. Gardner, H. Jim Fulford
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Patent number: 11876125Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a 3D semiconductor apparatus and a method for fabricating the same. The 3D semiconductor apparatus can include a first semiconductor device including sidewall structures of a first gate metal sandwiched by dielectric layers, a first epitaxially grown channel surrounded by the sidewall structures; a second semiconductor device formed on the same substrate adjacent to the first semiconductor device that includes sidewall structures of a second gate metal sandwiched by dielectric layers, a second epitaxially grown channel surrounded by the sidewall structures; a salicide layer formed between the first and second semiconductor devices and metallization contacting each of the S/D regions and the gate regions. The 3D semiconductor apparatus may include a P+ epitaxially grown channel formed on the same substrate adjacent to an N+ epitaxially grown channel, the P+ epitaxially grown channel separated from N+ epitaxially grown channel by a diffusion break.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Mark I. Gardner, H. Jim Fulford