Patents Examined by Robert M Kunemund
  • Patent number: 12046469
    Abstract: A semiconductor silicon wafer manufacturing method is provided, where P aggregate defects and SF in an epitaxial layer can be suppressed. A silicon wafer substrate cut from a monocrystal ingot is doped with phosphorus and has a resistivity of 1.05 m?·cm or less and a concentration of solid-solution oxygen of 0.9×1018 atoms/cm3. The method includes steps of mirror-polishing substrates and heat treatment, where after the mirror-polishing step, the substrate is kept at a temperature from 700° C. to 850° for 30 to 120 minutes, then after the temperature rise, kept at a temperature from 1100° C. to 1250° for 30 to 120 minutes, and after cooling, kept at a temperature from 700° C. to 450° C. for less than 10 minutes as an experience time. The heat treatment step is performed in a mixture gas of hydrogen and argon. The method includes an epitaxial layer deposition step to a thickness of 1.3 ?m to 10.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBALWAFERS JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Senda, Shingo Narimatsu
  • Patent number: 12037699
    Abstract: A method for producing a silicon ingot includes withdrawing a seed crystal from a melt that includes melted silicon in a crucible that is enclosed in a vacuum chamber containing a cusped magnetic field. At least one process parameter is regulated in at least two stages, including a first stage corresponding to formation of the silicon ingot up to an intermediate ingot length, and a second stage corresponding to formation of the silicon ingot from the intermediate ingot length to the total ingot length. During the second stage process parameter regulation may include reducing a crystal rotation rate, reducing a crucible rotation rate, and/or increasing a magnetic field strength relative to the first stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gaurab Samanta, Parthiv Daggolu, Sumeet Bhagavat, Soubir Basak, Nan Zhang
  • Patent number: 12037700
    Abstract: A method of forming a film comprises growing, using a deposition system, at least a portion of the film and analyzing, using a RHEED instrument, the at least a portion of the film. Using a computer, data is acquired from the RHEED instrument that is indicative of a stoichiometry of the at least a portion of the film. Using the computer, adjustments to one or more process parameters of the deposition system are calculated to control stoichiometry of the film during subsequent deposition. Using the computer, instructions are transmitted to the deposition system to execute the adjustments of the one or more process parameters. Using the deposition system, the one or more process parameters are adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: PSIQUANTUM, CORP.
    Inventors: Yong Liang, John Elliott Ortmann, Jr., John Berg, Ann Melnichuk
  • Patent number: 12031072
    Abstract: A method of controlled production of luminescent diamond particles exhibiting luminescence in selected specific spectral ranges is provided. The method comprises taking diamond particles containing dopant atoms in the diamond core, irradiating the particles with high energy radiation, and annealing the irradiated diamond particles at a target temperature in the temperature range of about 1400° C.-2200° C. to form luminescent diamond particles where the specific spectral range of luminescence is controlled by the target temperature of the annealing process, the irradiation dose, and the type of dopant atoms. Duration of the annealing and the temperature ramp up and ramp down times should be short enough to minimize or prevent significant graphitization of the particles. Duration of the temperature ramp up time should be short enough to minimize formation of color centers that might form at temperatures below the target temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: ADAMAS NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC, RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Olga A. Shenderova, Alexander M. Zaitsev, Nicholas A. Nunn, Marco Diego Torelli
  • Patent number: 12031228
    Abstract: A method of forming an organic solid crystal (OSC) thin film includes forming a layer of a non-volatile medium material over a surface of a mold, forming a layer of a molecular feedstock over a surface of the non-volatile medium material, the molecular feedstock including an organic solid crystal precursor, forming crystal nuclei from the organic solid crystal precursor, and growing the crystal nuclei to form the organic solid crystal thin film. An organic solid crystal (OSC) thin film may include a biaxially-oriented organic solid crystal layer having mutually orthogonal refractive indices, n1?n2?n3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tingling Rao, Kimberly Kay Childress, Arman Boromand, Tanya Malhotra, Lafe Joseph Purvis, II, Taha Masood, Poer Sung, Andrew John Ouderkirk
  • Patent number: 12031230
    Abstract: A quality prediction method, a preparation method and a system of high resistance gallium oxide based on deep learning and Czochralski method. The quality prediction method includes the steps of obtaining preparation data of high resistance gallium oxide single crystal prepared by Czochralski method. The preparation data includes a seed crystal data, an environmental data, and a control data. The environmental data includes doping element concentration and doping element type; preprocessing the preparation data to obtain a preprocessed preparation data; preparing the preprocessed data is input to a trained neural network model, and a predicted quality data corresponding to the high resistance gallium oxide single crystal is obtained through the trained neural network model, and the predicted quality data includes a predicted resistivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU FUJIA GALLIUM TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hongji Qi, Duanyang Chen, Qinglin Sai
  • Patent number: 12024795
    Abstract: A method for growth of group III metal nitride crystals includes providing a manifold comprising including one or more transfer vessels, a source vessel containing a condensable mineralizer composition, and a receiving vessel, chilling a metallic surface within the one or more transfer vessels, the metallic surface comprising a composition that does not form a reaction product when exposed to the condensable mineralizer composition, transferring a quantity of the condensable mineralizer composition to the one or more transfer vessels via a vapor phase and causing condensation of the condensable mineralizer composition within the one or more transfer vessels, measuring the quantity of the condensable mineralizer composition within the at least one transfer vessel, transferring at least a portion of the condensable mineralizer composition to the receiving vessel, and forming at least a portion of a group III metal nitride boule by an ammonothermal crystal growth process that comprises exposing a seed crystal to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SLT Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Paul M. Von Dollen, Lisa M. Gay, Douglas W. Pocius, Jonathan D. Cook
  • Patent number: 12024791
    Abstract: A high resistance gallium oxide quality prediction method based on deep learning and an edge-defined film-fed crystal growth method, a preparation method and a system; the quality prediction method includes the following steps: obtaining preparation data of a high resistance gallium oxide single crystal prepared by the edge-defined film-fed crystal growth method, the preparation data including seed crystal data, environment data and control data, and the control data including doping element concentration and doping element type; preprocessing the preparation data to obtain preprocessed preparation data; inputting the preprocessing preparation data into a trained neural network model, acquiring the predicted quality data corresponding to the high resistance gallium oxide single crystal through the trained neural network model, the predicted quality data including predicted resistivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU FUJIA GALLIUM TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hongji Qi, Duanyang Chen, Qinglin Sai
  • Patent number: 12027239
    Abstract: A conductive gallium oxide quality prediction method based on deep learning and an edge-defined film-fed crystal growth method, a preparation method and a system; the quality prediction method includes the following steps: obtaining preparation data of a conductive gallium oxide single crystal prepared by the edge-defined film-fed crystal growth method, the preparation data including seed crystal data, environment data and control data, and the control data including doping element concentration and doping element type; preprocessing the preparation data to obtain preprocessed preparation data; inputting the preprocessing preparation data into a trained neural network model, acquiring the predicted quality data corresponding to the conductive gallium oxide single crystal through the trained neural network model, the predicted quality data including predicted carrier concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU FUJIA GALLIUM TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hongji Qi, Duanyang Chen, Qinglin Sai
  • Patent number: 12024790
    Abstract: A quality prediction method, a preparation method and a system of conductive gallium oxide based on deep learning and Czochralski method. The quality prediction method includes the steps of obtaining preparation data of conductive gallium oxide single crystal prepared by Czochralski method. The preparation data includes a seed crystal data, an environmental data, and a control data. The environmental data includes doping element concentration and doping element type; preprocessing the preparation data to obtain a preprocessed preparation data; preparing the preprocessed data is input to a trained neural network model, and a predicted quality data corresponding to the conductive gallium oxide single crystal is obtained through the trained neural network model, and the predicted quality data includes a predicted carrier concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU FUJIA GALLIUM TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hongji Qi, Duanyang Chen, Qinglin Sai
  • Patent number: 12026616
    Abstract: The present application discloses a preparation method of high resistance gallium oxide based on deep learning and vertical Bridgman growth method. The prediction method comprises: obtaining a preparation data of the high resistance gallium oxide single crystal, the preparation data comprises a seed crystal data, an environmental data, a control data and a raw material data, and the raw material data comprises a doping type data and a doping concentration; preprocessing the preparation data to obtain a preprocessed preparation data; inputting the preprocessed preparation data into a trained neural network model, and obtaining a predicted property data corresponding to the high resistance gallium oxide single crystal through the trained neural network model, the predicted property data comprises a predicted resistivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU FUJIA GALLIUM TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hongji Qi, Long Zhang, Duanyang Chen
  • Patent number: 12024793
    Abstract: An organic thin film includes an organic crystalline phase, where the organic crystalline phase defines a surface having a surface roughness (Ra) of less than approximately 10 micrometers over an area of at least approximately 1 cm2. The organic thin film may be manufactured from an organic precursor and a non-volatile medium material that is configured to mediate the surface roughness of the organic crystalline phase during crystal nucleation and growth. The thin film may be formed using a suitably shaped mold, for example, and the non-volatile medium material may be disposed between a layer of the organic precursor and the mold during processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tingling Rao, Kimberly Kay Childress, Arman Boromand, Lafe Joseph Purvis, II, Ehsan Vadiee, Namseok Park, Andrew John Ouderkirk
  • Patent number: 12018400
    Abstract: A system for producing a silicon ingot, the system includes a crystal puller, a pyrometer, an infrared (IR) camera, and a controller. The crystal puller includes a hot zone having one or more components therein, and in which a silicon ingot may be pulled. The pyrometer is positioned to view a region of interest within the hot zone. The IR camera is positioned to view one or more additional regions of interest within the hot zone. The controller is connected to the crystal puller, the pyrometer, and the IR camera. The controller is programmed to control the crystal puller to produce a silicon ingot, receive temperature data of the region of interest within the hot zone from the pyrometer while producing the silicon ingot, and receive IR images of the one or more additional regions of interest from the IR camera while producing the silicon ingot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Lu, Chi-Yung Chen, Hsien-Ta Tseng, Sumeet S. Bhagavat, Vahid Khalajzadeh
  • Patent number: 12020928
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a SiC semiconductor substrate capable of reducing a density of basal plane dislocations (BPD) in a growth layer, a manufacturing method thereof, and a manufacturing device thereof. The method includes: a strained layer removal process S10 that removes a strained layer introduced on a surface of a SiC substrate; and an epitaxial growth process S20 that conducts growth under a condition that a terrace width W of the SiC substrate is increased. When a SiC semiconductor substrate is manufactured in such processes, the basal plane dislocations BPD in the growth layer can be reduced, and a yield of a SiC semiconductor device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: KWANSEI GAKUIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadaaki Kaneko, Koji Ashida, Tomoya Ihara, Daichi Dojima
  • Patent number: 12006589
    Abstract: A purification apparatus and a method of purifying hot zone parts are provided. The purification apparatus is configured to remove impurities attached on at least one hot zone part. The purification apparatus includes a crystal high temperature furnace, an enclosed box disposed in the crystal high temperature furnace, an outer tube connected to the crystal high temperature furnace and the enclosed box, an inner tube disposed in the outer tube, and a gas inlet cover connected to the outer tube. The crystal high temperature furnace includes a furnace body, a furnace cover, and a thermal field module disposed in the furnace body. The gas inlet cover is configured to input a noble gas into the enclosed box through the inner tube, and the thermal field module is configured to heat the noble gas so that the impurities are heated and vaporized through the noble gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Sheng Chang, Masami Nakanishi, Yu-Sheng Su, Yen-Hsun Chu, Yung-Chi Wu, Yi-Hua Fan
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11988868
    Abstract: A mask material is deposited on a substrate or growth template. The substrate or growth template is compatible with crystalline growth of a crystalline optical material. Patterned portions of the mask material are removed to expose one or more regions of the substrate or growth template. The one or more regions have target shapes of one or more optical components. The crystalline optical material is selectively grown in the one or more regions to form the one or more optical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Thomas Wunderer
  • Patent number: 11982014
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for crystal growth. The apparatus may include a furnace chamber a temperature field device placed at least partially into the furnace chamber. The furnace chamber may be a non-closed structure, and the temperature field device may be sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MEISHAN BOYA ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Weiming Guan, Zhenxing Liang
  • Patent number: 11982019
    Abstract: A crystal growth doping apparatus and a crystal growth doping method are provided. The crystal growth doping apparatus includes a crystal growth furnace and a doping device that includes a feeding tube inserted to the furnace body along an oblique insertion direction, and a storage cover and a gate tube that are disposed in the feeding tube. The feeding tube extends from an outer surface thereof to form a placement opening, and the placement opening is recessed from an edge thereof to form an upper recessed portion and a lower recessed portion along the oblique insertion direction. The storage cover includes a storage tank and a handle. When the storage cover is disposed in the gate tube body, the gate tube body is configured to isolate an inner space of the feeding tube from the placement opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chih Chu, Tang-Chi Lin, Han-Sheng Wu, Hsien-Ta Tseng
  • Patent number: 11982015
    Abstract: Variations in wafer thickness due to non-uniform CVD depositions at angular positions corresponding to crystallographic orientation of the wafer are reduced by providing a ring below the susceptor having inward projections at azimuthal positions which reduce radiant heat impinging upon the wafer at positions of increased deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SILTRONIC AG
    Inventors: Joerg Haberecht, Stephan Heinrich, Reinhard Schauer, Rene Stein