Patents by Inventor Chanro Park

Chanro Park 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).

  • Publication number: 20240063217
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure comprises one or more transistor devices on a first side of the semiconductor structure, one or more transistor devices on a second side of the semiconductor structure, the second side being opposite the first side, and a dielectric isolation layer separating the one or more transistor devices on the first side of the semiconductor structure from the one or more transistor devices on the second side of the semiconductor structure. The one or more transistor devices on the second side of the semiconductor structure comprise channel layers on one side of the dielectric isolation layer and source/drain regions that are independent of source/drain regions of the one or more transistor devices on the first side of the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Julien Frougier, Kangguo Cheng, Chanro Park, Min Gyu Sung
  • Patent number: 11908732
    Abstract: A method of forming a pitch pattern is provided. The method includes forming two adjacent mandrels separated by a first distance, D1, on a substrate, and forming a first set of alternating sidewall spacers between the two adjacent mandrels. The method further includes removing the two adjacent mandrels, and forming a second set of alternating sidewall spacers and a third set of alternating sidewall spacers on opposite sides of the first set of sidewall spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chung Chen, Chanro Park, Koichi Motoyama
  • Publication number: 20240049478
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory having a 3D cross-point architecture and twice the cell density is provided in which vertically stacked word lines run in plane (i.e., parallel) to the substrate and bit lines runs perpendicular to the vertically stacked word lines. The vertically stacked word lines are located in a patterned dielectric material stack that includes alternating first dielectric material layers and recessed second dielectric material layers. The first dielectric material layers vertically separate each word line within each vertical stack of word lines and the recessed second dielectric material layers are located laterally adjacent to the word lines. A dielectric switching material layer is located between each word line-bit line combination. Some of the bit lines are located in the dielectric material stack and some of the bit lines are located in an interlayer dielectric material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Chanro Park, Julien Frougier, Ruilong Xie, Kangguo Cheng
  • Patent number: 11895934
    Abstract: A phase change memory (PCM) structure including a bottom electrode, a first dielectric spacer disposed above and in contact with the bottom electrode, the first dielectric spacer comprising a vertical seam, a PCM layer disposed above the first dielectric spacer, and a heater element disposed in the seam and in contact with the bottom electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Chanro Park, Julien Frougier, Ruilong Xie
  • Publication number: 20240038547
    Abstract: A substrative patterning process is provided that forms an interconnect structure including a connector tab located between two adjacent electrically conductive line structures. The connector tab and the two adjacent electrically conductive line structures are of unitary construction and are located in a same metallization level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Chanro Park, Koichi Motoyama, Hsueh-Chung Chen, Yann Mignot
  • Publication number: 20240040940
    Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) cell. The RRAM cell includes a bottom electrode; a metal oxide layer, the metal oxide layer having a central portion that is in direct contact with the bottom electrode, a peripheral portion that is nonplanar with the central portion, and a vertical portion between the central portion and the peripheral portion; and a top electrode directly above the metal oxide layer. A method of manufacturing the RRAM cell is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Soon-Cheon Seo, Min Gyu Sung, Takashi Ando, CHANRO PARK, Mary Claire Micaller Silvestre, Xuefeng Liu
  • Publication number: 20240038867
    Abstract: A microelectronic structure comprises a first stacked device structure comprising a first upper device and a first lower device, a second stacked device structure comprising a second upper device and a second lower device, and an isolation pillar structure located between the first and second stacked device structures. The isolation pillar structure has an upper section contacting the first and second upper devices and a lower section contacting the first and second lower devices. The upper section of the isolation pillar structure has a first width and the lower section of the isolation pillar structure has a second width different than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Julien Frougier, Kangguo Cheng, Chanro Park, Min Gyu Sung
  • Patent number: 11882772
    Abstract: A memory cell and formation thereof. The memory cell including: a first dielectric material having a via; a dielectric spacer on a sidewall of the via, and a second dielectric material pinching off the via and forming a seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Chanro Park, Julien Frougier, Ruilong Xie
  • Patent number: 11881431
    Abstract: A capping layer is on top of a substrate. A first low-k dielectric layer is on top of the capping layer. One or more trenches are within the first low-k dielectric layer. Each of the one or more trenches have a same depth. Each trench of the one or more trenches include a barrier layer on top of the first low-k dielectric layer, a liner layer and a metal layer on top of the liner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chanro Park, Koichi Motoyama, Kenneth Chun Kuen Cheng, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Publication number: 20240021733
    Abstract: A stacked semiconductor device includes stacked transistors. A lower transistor may be a p-type FinFET and an upper transistor vertically above the lower transistor may be a n-type nanostructure FET. The lower transistor may include a fin channel with a (110) orientated crystalline side surface. End surfaces of the fin channel contact a respective lower source/drain (S/D) region. The (110) orientated crystalline side surface may contact a lower gate structure. The upper transistor includes a diamond-shaped nano channel with a (111) orientated crystalline perimeter surface. End surfaces of the diamond-shaped nano channel may contact a respective upper S/D region. An upper gate structure may wrap around and contact the (111) orientated crystalline perimeter surface. An electrical isolation structure may separate the upper transistor from the lower transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Julien Frougier, Ruilong Xie, Chanro Park
  • Patent number: 11876114
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate structure that is formed upon and around a channel fin. The device further includes a source or drain (S/D) region connected to the fin. A spacer liner is located upon a sidewall of the S/D region facing the gate structure. An air-gap spacer is located between the gate structure and the spacer liner. A spacer ear is located above the air-gap spacer between the gate structure and the spacer liner. The spacer ear may be formed by initially forming an inner spacer upon a sidewall of the gate structure and forming an outer spacer upon the inner spacer. The outer spacer may be recessed below the inner spacer and the spacer ear may be formed upon the recessed outer spacer. Subsequently, the inner spacer and outer spacer may be removed to form the air-gap spacer while retaining the spacer ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kangguo Cheng, Julien Frougier, Chanro Park
  • Publication number: 20240014264
    Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor separated by their respective source/drain regions; and a diffusion break between the second transistor and the third transistor, wherein a first distance between a center of a gate of the first transistor and a center of a gate of the second transistor is more than half of a second distance between the center of the gate of the second transistor and a center of a gate of the third transistor. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, CHANRO PARK, Kangguo Cheng, Julien Frougier, Min Gyu Sung
  • Publication number: 20240006502
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure that includes a channel region comprising vertically stacked channels of at least two III-V semiconductor material layers having a two dimensional electron gas regions at an interface of the at least two III-V semiconductor material layers; a gate all around (GAA) geometry gate structure present on the channel region; and source and drain regions on opposing sides of the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Julien Frougier, Kangguo Cheng, Ruilong Xie, Juntao Li, Chanro Park, Oleg Gluschenkov
  • Publication number: 20230420500
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is presented including source/drain (S/D) epitaxial growth formed over a bottom dielectric isolation region, at least one first semiconductor layer disposed within the S/D epitaxial growth in a S/D region and at least one second semiconductor layer disposed partially within a gate region. The at least one second semiconductor layer extends from the gate region into a spacer region to enable a connection to the S/D epitaxial growth. The semiconductor structure further includes a first region with adjacent devices exhibiting a first Contacted gate Poly Pitch (CPP) defining a first gate-to-gate space and a second region with adjacent devices exhibiting a second CPP defining a second gate-to-gate space, where adjacent devices exhibiting the first CPP have a smaller gate-to-gate canyon than the adjacent devices exhibiting the second CPP such that the second gate-to-gate space is greater than the first gate-to-gate space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Julien Frougier, Ruilong Xie, Kangguo Cheng, CHANRO PARK, Oleg Gluschenkov
  • Publication number: 20230411286
    Abstract: Interconnect structures including parallel metal lines and cut regions in selected ones of the parallel metal lines are fabricated without damage, even at a very small metal pitch. A dielectric fill in the cut regions has a smaller width than the width of the metal lines. Metal line width can be increased by selective metal deposition on sidewalls of the metal lines subsequent to forming the cut regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, CHANRO PARK, Julien Frougier, Kangguo Cheng
  • Patent number: 11848384
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a field effect transistor disposed on the substrate. The field effect transistor includes a vertical fin, source and drain regions separated by a gate region, a gate structure disposed over the gate region and a gate airgap spacer at least partially disposed about the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Julien Frougier, Kangguo Cheng, Chanro Park
  • Patent number: 11848264
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure may include a metal line, a via above and in electrical contact with the metal lines, and a dielectric layer positioned along a top surface of the metal lines. A top surface of the dielectric layer may be below the dome shaped tip of the via. A top portion of the via may include a dome shaped tip. The semiconductor structure may include a liner positioned along the top surface of the dielectric layer and a top surface of the dome shaped tip of the via. The liner may be made of tantalum nitride or titanium nitride. The dielectric layer may be made of a low-k material. The metal line and the via may be made of ruthenium. The metal line may be made of molybdenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Motoyama, Kenneth Chun Kuen Cheng, Chanro Park, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20230402514
    Abstract: An approach provides a semiconductor structure with one or more rectangular or square-shaped contact vias in a semiconductor material. The semiconductor device includes one of the first element of the semiconductor device element under the square-shaped contact via or the second element of the semiconductor device element above the square-shaped contact via. The semiconductor structure includes the square-shaped via in the semiconductor material that has straight edges that are parallel to one or more of the (110) crystal planes of the semiconductor material and the square-shaped contact vias has corners pointing in a direction orthogonal to one or more of the (100) crystal planes of the semiconductor material. The square-shaped contact via provides a larger contact area that a conventional round-shaped contact via with a diameter matching the width of the square-shaped contact via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Ruilong Xie, Julien Frougier, Min Gyu Sung, CHANRO PARK
  • Publication number: 20230395600
    Abstract: Provided is a stacked field-effect transistor (FET). The stacked FET comprises a top device, a bottom device, and a transition region between the top device and the bottom device. The transition region includes a plurality of inner spacers and a first inter-layer dielectric (ILD). The ILD is formed between each of the plurality of inner spacers. The top and bottom devices have a first channel sheet thickness in a gate region and a second channel sheet thickness between inner spacers. The second channel sheet thickness is larger than both the first channel sheet thickness and the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kangguo Cheng, Curtis S. Durfee, Jay William Strane, Min Gyu Sung, Julien Frougier, CHANRO PARK
  • Publication number: 20230397514
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an RRAM cell includes forming a first wire, forming an insulator on the first wire, the insulator having a pore and an insulator surface, and forming a first electrode layer on the first wire and the insulator, the first electrode having an electrode surface. The method further includes recessing the first electrode layer such that the electrode surface is recessed toward the first wire from the insulator surface, forming a switching layer on the insulator and the first electrode, and forming a second electrode on the switching layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Min Gyu Sung, Soon-Cheon Seo, CHANRO PARK