Patents by Inventor CHENG-HSIANG FAN

CHENG-HSIANG FAN 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: 12293914
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device structure with fine patterns and a method for forming the semiconductor device structure, which prevents the collapse of the fine patterns. The semiconductor device structure includes a first target structure and a second target structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first spacer element disposed over the first target structure, wherein a topmost point of the first spacer element is between a central line of the first target structure and a central line of the second target structure in a cross-sectional view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Patent number: 12250832
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor memory structure, including a substrate, a gate structure, a first shallow trench isolation (STI), and a second STI. The gate structure, the first STI, and a second STI are disposed in the substrate. The gate structure is buried in the substrate. The gate structure is disposed between the first STI and the second STI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Patent number: 12243769
    Abstract: A method for preparing a semiconductor device structure includes forming a nitrogen-containing pattern over a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes performing an energy treating process to form a transformed portion in the semiconductor substrate and covered by the nitrogen-containing pattern. The method further includes etching the semiconductor substrate such that the transformed portion is surrounded by an opening structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Publication number: 20250014940
    Abstract: A method for preparing a semiconductor device structure includes forming a nitrogen-containing pattern over a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes performing an energy treating process to form a transformed portion in the semiconductor substrate and covered by the nitrogen-containing pattern. The method further includes etching the semiconductor substrate such that the transformed portion is surrounded by an opening structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Publication number: 20240087895
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device structure with fine patterns and a method for forming the semiconductor device structure, which can prevent the collapse of the fine patterns. The semiconductor device structure includes a first target structure and a second target structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first spacer element disposed over the first target structure, wherein a topmost point of the first spacer element is between a central line of the first target structure and a central line of the second target structure in a cross-sectional view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Publication number: 20240055520
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor memory structure, including a substrate, a gate structure, a first shallow trench isolation (STI), and a second STI. The gate structure, the first STI, and a second STI are disposed in the substrate. The gate structure is buried in the substrate. The gate structure is disposed between the first STI and the second STI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Publication number: 20230386842
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device structure with fine patterns and a method for forming the semiconductor device structure, which prevents the collapse of the fine patterns. The semiconductor device structure includes a first target structure and a second target structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first spacer element disposed over the first target structure, wherein a topmost point of the first spacer element is between a central line of the first target structure and a central line of the second target structure in a cross-sectional view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Patent number: 11825647
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device with an air gap for reducing parasitic capacitance between conductive features. The semiconductor device includes a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region disposed in a semiconductor substrate; a bit line structure disposed over and electrically connected to the first source/drain region; a capacitor contact disposed over and electrically connected to the second source/drain region; a first spacer structure sandwiched between the bit line structure and the capacitor contact, wherein the first spacer structure comprises an air gap; and a second spacer structure disposed over the first spacer structure, wherein the air gap is covered by the second spacer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Publication number: 20230369488
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor memory structure, including a substrate, a gate structure, a first shallow trench isolation (STI), and a second STI. The gate structure, the first STI, and a second STI are disposed in the substrate. The gate structure is buried in the substrate. The gate structure is disposed between the first STI and the second STI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Publication number: 20230360957
    Abstract: A method for preparing a semiconductor device structure includes forming a nitrogen-containing pattern over a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes performing an energy treating process to form a transformed portion in the semiconductor substrate and covered by the nitrogen-containing pattern. The method further includes etching the semiconductor substrate such that the transformed portion is surrounded by an opening structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Patent number: 11776813
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a semiconductor device structure with fine patterns at different levels. The method includes forming a hard mask material over a substrate; etching the hardmask material to form hard mask pillars; forming spacers over sidewall surfaces of the hard mask pillars; etching the hard mask pillars and the target material by using the spacers as a mask to integrally forming a plurality of target structures, a high-level recesses in one of the plurality of target structures and a low-level recess between two target structures; and integrally forming a high-level conductive pattern in the high-level conductive pattern and a low-level conductive pattern in the low-level recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Patent number: 11757038
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor memory structure. The semiconductor memory structure includes a substrate, a gate structure, a drain stressor and a source stressor. The gate structure is disposed in the substrate. Each of the source stressor and the drain stressor includes a strained part disposed in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Publication number: 20220352102
    Abstract: A method of forming semiconductor structure includes forming a bit line structure on a substrate, forming a first landing pad material lower than the bit line structure between two adjacent bit line structures, shaping a top surface of the bit line structure to form an edge area of the top surface lower than a center area of the top surface, forming a second landing pad material on the bit line structure and the first landing pad material, and removing at least a portion of the second landing pad material to form a landing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Po-Hung CHEN, Cheng-Hsiang FAN, Szu-Han CHEN, Yu-Chang CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220262802
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device with an air gap for reducing parasitic capacitance between a bit line and a capacitor contact and a method for forming the semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region in a semiconductor substrate, and forming a bit line over and electrically connected to the first source/drain region. The method also includes forming a first spacer structure on a sidewall of the bit line, and forming a capacitor contact over and electrically connected to the second source/drain region. The capacitor contact is adjacent to the first spacer structure, and the first spacer structure is etched during the forming the capacitor contact. The method further includes forming a second spacer structure over the etched first spacer structure, and performing a heat treatment process to transform a portion of the first spacer structure into an air gap after the second spacer structure is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang FAN
  • Publication number: 20220262804
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device with an air gap for reducing parasitic capacitance between conductive features. The semiconductor device includes a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region disposed in a semiconductor substrate; a bit line structure disposed over and electrically connected to the first source/drain region; a capacitor contact disposed over and electrically connected to the second source/drain region; a first spacer structure sandwiched between the bit line structure and the capacitor contact, wherein the first spacer structure comprises an air gap; and a second spacer structure disposed over the first spacer structure, wherein the air gap is covered by the second spacer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Patent number: 11398484
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device with an air gap for reducing parasitic capacitance between a bit line and a capacitor contact and a method for forming the semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region in a semiconductor substrate, and forming a bit line over and electrically connected to the first source/drain region. The method also includes forming a first spacer structure on a sidewall of the bit line, and forming a capacitor contact over and electrically connected to the second source/drain region. The capacitor contact is adjacent to the first spacer structure, and the first spacer structure is etched during the forming the capacitor contact. The method further includes forming a second spacer structure over the etched first spacer structure, and performing a heat treatment process to transform a portion of the first spacer structure into an air gap after the second spacer structure is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Patent number: 11315786
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device structure with fine patterns at different levels and a method for forming the semiconductor device structure, which can prevent the collapse of the fine patterns and reduces the parasitic capacitance between fine patterns The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate; a first target structure disposed over the substrate, wherein the first target structure comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a height of the first portion and a height of the second portion are greater than a height of the third portion; a second target structure disposed over the target layer, wherein the second target structure comprises a fourth portion, a fifth portion, and a sixth portion: a low-level conductive pattern positioned between the first target structure and the second target structure; and a high-level conductive pattern positioned in the first target structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Patent number: 11282743
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device with the multi-layered connecting structure and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a single-layered connecting structure positioned above the substrate, and a multi-layered connecting structure positioned above the substrate and including a plurality of first conductive layers and a plurality of second conductive layers alternatively stacked. A top surface of the multi-layered connecting structure is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the single-layered connecting structure and a width of the multi-layered connecting structure is less than a width of the single-layered connecting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsiang Fan
  • Publication number: 20220044932
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a semiconductor device structure with fine patterns at different levels. The method includes forming a hard mask material over a substrate; etching the hardmask material to form hard mask pillars; forming spacers over sidewall surfaces of the hard mask pillars; etching the hard mask pillars and the target material by using the spacers as a mask to integrally forming a plurality of target structures, a high-level recesses in one of the plurality of target structures and a low-level recess between two target structures; and integrally forming a high-level conductive pattern in the high-level conductive pattern and a low-level conductive pattern in the low-level recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN
  • Publication number: 20220029019
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor memory structure. The semiconductor memory structure includes a substrate, a gate structure, a drain stressor and a source stressor. The gate structure is disposed in the substrate. Each of the source stressor and the drain stressor includes a strained part disposed in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: CHENG-HSIANG FAN