Patents by Inventor Chao-Ching Cheng

Chao-Ching Cheng 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: 20250151307
    Abstract: Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a plurality of nanostructures over a substrate, and a gate electrode surrounding the nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure includes a source/drain (S/D) portion adjacent to the gate electrode, and an interlayer dielectric layer adjacent formed over the source/drain portion. The semiconductor device structure includes an etch stop layer adjacent between the source/drain portion and the interlayer dielectric layer, and a protective element adjacent formed over the interlayer dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Chao-Ching CHENG, Wei-Sheng YUN, Shao-Ming YU, Tsung-Lin LEE, Chih-Chieh YEH
  • Publication number: 20250151337
    Abstract: A nanowire FET device includes a vertical stack of nanowire strips configured as the semiconductor body. One or more of the top nanowire strips are receded and are shorter than the rest of the nanowire strips stacked lower. Inner spacers are uniformly formed adjacent to the receded nanowire strips and the rest of the nanowire strips. Source/drain structures are formed outside the inner spacers and a gate structure is formed inside the inner spacers, which wraps around the nanowire strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: I-Sheng Chen, Chao-Ching Cheng, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Carlos H. Diaz
  • Publication number: 20250133778
    Abstract: A method includes: forming a dielectric fin protruding above a substrate; forming a channel layer over an upper surface of the dielectric fin and along first sidewalls of the dielectric fin, the channel layer including a low dimensional material; forming a gate structure over the channel layer; forming metal source/drain regions on opposing sides of the gate structure; forming a channel enhancement layer over the channel layer; and forming a passivation layer over the gate structure, the metal source/drain regions, and the channel enhancement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Yi-Tse Hung, Chao-Ching Cheng, Tse-An Chen, Hung-Li Chiang, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Lain-Jong Li
  • Publication number: 20250120138
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a fin structure, in which first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers are alternately stacked, is formed. A sacrificial gate structure is formed over the fin structure. The first semiconductor layers, the second semiconductor layer and an upper portion of the fin structure at a source/drain region of the fin structure, which is not covered by the sacrificial gate structure, are etched. A dielectric layer is formed over the etched upper portion of the fin structure. A source/drain epitaxial layer is formed. The source/drain epitaxial layer is connected to ends of the second semiconductor wires, and a bottom of the source/drain epitaxial layer is separated from the fin structure by the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Lin YANG, Chao-Ching CHENG, Tzu-Chiang CHEN, I-Sheng CHEN
  • Patent number: 12272726
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and nanostructures formed over the substrate and spaced apart from each other in a first direction. The semiconductor structure further includes a gate structure wrapping around the nanostructures and a semiconductor layer attached to the nanostructures in a second direction different from the first direction. The semiconductor structure further includes inner spacers sandwiched between the semiconductor layer and the gate structure in the second direction and a silicide layer formed over the semiconductor layer. In addition, a first portion of the semiconductor layer is sandwiched between the inner spacers and the silicide layer in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Ching Cheng, I-Sheng Chen, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Shih-Syuan Huang, Hung-Li Chiang
  • Patent number: 12265323
    Abstract: A pellicle for an EUV photo mask includes a first layer; a second layer; and a main layer disposed between the first layer and second layer and including a plurality of nanotubes. At least one of the first layer or the second layer includes a two-dimensional material in which one or more two-dimensional layers are stacked. In one or more of the foregoing and following embodiments, the first layer includes a first two-dimensional material and the second layer includes a second two-dimensional material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Ang Chao, Chao-Ching Cheng, Han Wang
  • Publication number: 20250081622
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and formation processes thereof are provided. A semiconductor structure of the present disclosure includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of transistors disposed on the semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of gate structures extending lengthwise along a first direction, a metallization layer disposed over the plurality of transistors, the metallization layer comprising a plurality of metal layers and a plurality of contact vias, a dielectric layer over the metallization layer, a plurality of dielectric fins extending parallel along the first direction and disposed over the dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer disposed conformally over the plurality of dielectric fins, a source contact and a drain contact disposed directly on the semiconductor layer, and a gate structure disposed over the semiconductor layer and between the source contact and the drain contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hung-Li Chiang, Tsung-En Lee, Jer-Fu Wang, Chao-Ching Cheng, Iuliana Radu, Cheng-Chi Chuang, Chih-Sheng Chang, Ching-Wei Tsai
  • Publication number: 20250072058
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate, complex two-dimensional material layers disposed over the substrate, a gate structure and source and drain regions. The complex two-dimensional material layers are arranged spaced apart from one each other and in parallel to one another. The gate structure is disposed across and wraps around and surrounds first portions of the complex two-dimensional material layers. The source and drain regions are disposed on opposite sides of the gate structure and wrap around and surround second portions of the complex two-dimensional material layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jer-Fu Wang, Hung-Li Chiang, Goutham Arutchelvan, Wei-Sheng Yun, Chao-Ching Cheng, Iuliana Radu
  • Patent number: 12237425
    Abstract: A nanowire FET device includes a vertical stack of nanowire strips configured as the semiconductor body. One or more of the top nanowire strips are receded and are shorter than the rest of the nanowire strips stacked lower. Inner spacers are uniformly formed adjacent to the receded nanowire strips and the rest of the nanowire strips. Source/drain structures are formed outside the inner spacers and a gate structure is formed inside the inner spacers, which wraps around the nanowire strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-Sheng Chen, Chao-Ching Cheng, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Carlos H Diaz
  • Publication number: 20250060663
    Abstract: A pellicle for an EUV photo mask includes a first layer, a second layer, and a main membrane disposed between the first layer and second layer. The main membrane includes a plurality of co-axial nanotubes, each of which includes an inner tube and one or more outer tubes surrounding the inner tube, and two of the inner tube and one or more outer tubes are made of different materials from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tzu-Ang CHAO, Chao-Ching CHENG, Han WANG, Ming-Yang LI, Gregory Michael PITNER
  • Publication number: 20250063771
    Abstract: A transistor device having fin structures, source and drain terminals, channel layers and a gate structure is provided. The fin structures are disposed on a material layer. The fin structures are arranged in parallel and extending in a first direction. The source and drain terminals are disposed on the fin structures and the material layer and cover opposite ends of the fin structures. The channel layers are disposed respectively on the fin structures, and each channel layer extends between the source and drain terminals on the same fin structure. The gate structure is disposed on the channel layers and across the fin structures. The gate structure extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The materials of the channel layers include a transition metal and a chalcogenide, the source and drain terminals include a metallic material, and the channel layers are covalently bonded with the source and drain terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Lu, Chao-Ching Cheng, Tzu-Ang Chao, Lain-Jong Li
  • Publication number: 20250054522
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes logic circuitry including a transistor disposed over a substrate, multiple layers each including metal wiring layers and an interlayer dielectric layer, respectively, disposed over the logic circuitry, and memory arrays. The multiple layers of metal wiring include, in order closer to the substrate, first, second, third and fourth layers, and the memory arrays include lower multiple layers disposed in the third layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Li CHIANG, Yu-Sheng CHEN, Chao-Ching CHENG, Tzu-Chiang CHEN
  • Patent number: 12224351
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first poly-material pattern, a first conductive element, a first semiconductor layer, and a first gate structure. The first poly-material pattern is over and protrudes outward from the substrate, wherein the first poly-material pattern includes a first active portion and a first poly-material portion joined to the first active portion. The first conductive element is over the substrate, wherein the first conductive element includes the first poly-material portion and a first metallic conductive portion covering at least one of a top surface and a sidewall of the first poly-material portion. The first semiconductor layer is over the substrate and covers the first active portion of the first poly-material pattern and the first conductive element. The first gate structure is over the first semiconductor layer located within the first active portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Ching Cheng, Chun-Chieh Lu, Hung-Li Chiang, Tzu-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 12211931
    Abstract: A method includes: forming a dielectric fin protruding above a substrate; forming a channel layer over an upper surface of the dielectric fin and along first sidewalls of the dielectric fin, the channel layer including a low dimensional material; forming a gate structure over the channel layer; forming metal source/drain regions on opposing sides of the gate structure; forming a channel enhancement layer over the channel layer; and forming a passivation layer over the gate structure, the metal source/drain regions, and the channel enhancement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Tse Hung, Chao-Ching Cheng, Tse-An Chen, Hung-Li Chiang, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Lain-Jong Li
  • Patent number: 12211895
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a fin structure, in which first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers are alternately stacked, is formed. A sacrificial gate structure is formed over the fin structure. The first semiconductor layers, the second semiconductor layer and an upper portion of the fin structure at a source/drain region of the fin structure, which is not covered by the sacrificial gate structure, are etched. A dielectric layer is formed over the etched upper portion of the fin structure. A source/drain epitaxial layer is formed. The source/drain epitaxial layer is connected to ends of the second semiconductor wires, and a bottom of the source/drain epitaxial layer is separated from the fin structure by the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Lin Yang, Chao-Ching Cheng, Tzu-Chiang Chen, I-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 12199189
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes an isolation layer formed over a substrate, and a plurality of nanostructures formed over the isolation layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate structure wrapped around the nanostructures, and an S/D structure wrapped around the nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first oxide layer between the substrate and the S/D structure. The first oxide layer and the isolation layer are made of different materials, and the first oxide layer is in direct contact with the isolation layer, and a sidewall surface of the S/D structure is aligned with a sidewall surface of the first oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hou-Yu Chen, Chao-Ching Cheng, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Yu-Lin Yang, I-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 12199169
    Abstract: Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a plurality of nanostructures over a substrate, and a gate electrode surrounding the nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure includes a source/drain portion adjacent to the gate electrode, and a semiconductor layer between the gate electrode and the source/drain portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Ching Cheng, Wei-Sheng Yun, Shao-Ming Yu, Tsung-Lin Lee, Chih-Chieh Yeh
  • Publication number: 20250006800
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device comprises the following steps. A dielectric layer is formed over a substrate. A 2D material layer is formed over the dielectric layer. An adhesion layer is formed over the 2D material layer. Source/drain electrodes are formed on opposite sides of the adhesion layer. A first high-k gate dielectric layer is formed over the adhesion layer, wherein the adhesion layer has a material different from a material of the first high-k gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Jiun LIN, Tsung-En LEE, Tung Ying LEE, Chao-Ching CHENG
  • Patent number: 12174526
    Abstract: A pellicle for an EUV photo mask includes a first layer, a second layer, and a main membrane disposed between the first layer and second layer. The main membrane includes a plurality of co-axial nanotubes, each of which includes an inner tube and one or more outer tubes surrounding the inner tube, and two of the inner tube and one or more outer tubes are made of different materials from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Ang Chao, Chao-Ching Cheng, Han Wang, Ming-Yang Li, Gregory Michael Pitner
  • Patent number: 12170323
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first sacrificial layer over a substrate, and forming a sandwich structure over the first sacrificial layer. The sandwich structure includes a first isolation layer, a two-dimensional material over the first isolation layer, and a second isolation layer over the two-dimensional material. The method further includes forming a second sacrificial layer over the sandwich structure, forming a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region on opposing ends of, and contacting sidewalls of, the two-dimensional material, removing the first sacrificial layer and the second sacrificial layer to generate spaces, and forming a gate stack filling the spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Ching Cheng, Yi-Tse Hung, Hung-Li Chiang, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Lain-Jong Li, Jin Cai