Patents by Inventor Buxin Zhang

Buxin Zhang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9780087
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and formation method thereof. A shallow trench isolation structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate. First and second dummy gate structures are formed on the shallow trench isolation structure and through the first dielectric layer. A resistive material layer is formed on the first and second dummy gate structures and on the first dielectric layer between the first and second dummy gate structures. A second dielectric layer is formed on the first dielectric layer and the resistive material layer. A first plug is formed in the second dielectric layer and the resistive material layer and on the first dummy gate structure. A second plug is formed in the second dielectric layer and the resistive material layer and on the second dummy gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Buxin Zhang, Mengfeng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160204100
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and formation method thereof. A shallow trench isolation structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate. First and second dummy gate structures are formed on the shallow trench isolation structure and through the first dielectric layer. A resistive material layer is formed on the first and second dummy gate structures and on the first dielectric layer between the first and second dummy gate structures. A second dielectric layer is formed on the first dielectric layer and the resistive material layer. A first plug is formed in the second dielectric layer and the resistive material layer and on the first dummy gate structure. A second plug is formed in the second dielectric layer and the resistive material layer and on the second dummy gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: BUXIN ZHANG, MENGFENG TSAI
  • Patent number: 7897454
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal-insulator-metal capacitor, which comprises a semiconductor substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; and an insulation trench and two metal trenches all running through the interlayer dielectric layer and allowing the semiconductor substrate to be exposed; wherein the metal trenches being located on each side of the insulation trench and sharing a trench wall with the insulation trench respectively, the insulation trench being filled with insulation material as an insulation structure, the metal trenches being filled with metal material as electrodes of the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan Wang, Buxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 7718506
    Abstract: A method for forming isolation structure for MOS transistor is disclosed, which includes forming a first photoresist layer over a sacrificed oxide layer of a semiconductor substrate, patterning the first photoresist layer to define a PMOS active region and a PMOS isolation region; implanting nitrogen ions into the PMOS isolation region through the sacrificed oxide layer by using the first photoresist layer as a mask; removing the first photoresist layer; forming a second photoresist layer over the sacrificed oxide layer, patterning the second photoresist layer to define a NMOS active region and a NMOS isolation region; implanting oxygen ions into the NMOS isolation region through the sacrificed oxide layer by using the second photoresist layer as a mask; removing the second photoresist layer and the sacrificed oxide layer; and annealing the semiconductor substrate to form isolation structures of PMOS and NMOS, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Buxin Zhang, Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20090273881
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal-insulator-metal capacitor, which comprises a semiconductor substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; and an insulation trench and two metal trenches all running through the interlayer dielectric layer and allowing the semiconductor substrate to be exposed; wherein the metal trenches being located on each side of the insulation trench and sharing a trench wall with the insulation trench respectively, the insulation trench being filled with insulation material as an insulation structure, the metal trenches being filled with metal material as electrodes of the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (Shanghai) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan Wang, Buxin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20080230843
    Abstract: A method for forming isolation structure for MOS transistor is disclosed, which includes forming a first photoresist layer over a sacrificed oxide layer of a semiconductor substrate, patterning the first photoresist layer to define a PMOS active region and a PMOS isolation region; implanting nitrogen ions into the PMOS isolation region through the sacrificed oxide layer by using the first photoresist layer as a mask; removing the first photoresist layer; forming a second photoresist layer over the sacrificed oxide layer, patterning the second photoresist layer to define a NMOS active region and a NMOS isolation region; implanting oxygen ions into the NMOS isolation region through the sacrificed oxide layer by using the second photoresist layer as a mask; removing the second photoresist layer and the sacrificed oxide layer; and annealing the semiconductor substrate to form isolation structures of PMOS and NMOS, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Buxin Zhang, Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20080191311
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal-insulator-metal capacitor, which comprises a semiconductor substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; and an insulation trench and two metal trenches all running through the interlayer dielectric layer and allowing the semiconductor substrate to be exposed; wherein the metal trenches being located on each side of the insulation trench and sharing a trench wall with the insulation trench respectively, the insulation trench being filled with insulation material as an insulation structure, the metal trenches being filled with metal material as electrodes of the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (Shanghai) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan WANG, Buxin ZHANG