Patents by Inventor Cheng-Wei Cheng

Cheng-Wei 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: 20180226769
    Abstract: A structure includes an optoelectronic device having a Group IV substrate (e.g., Si); a buffer layer (e.g. SiGe) disposed on the substrate and a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) disposed on the buffer layer. The first DBR contains alternating layers of doped Group IV materials (e.g., alternating layers of SiyGe(1?y), where 0.8<y<1, and SizGe(1?z), where 0.2<z<0.4) that are substantially transparent to a wavelength of interest. The structure further includes a strained layer of a Group III-V material over the first DBR and a second DBR over the strained layer. The second DBR contains alternating layers of electrically conductive oxides (e.g., ITO/AZO) that are substantially transparent to the wavelength of interest. Embodiments of VCSELs and photodetectors can be derived from the structure. The strained layer of Group III-V material can be, for example, a thin layer of In0.53Ga0.47As having a thickness in a range of about 2 nm to about 5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Effendi Leobandung, Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu
  • Patent number: 10043663
    Abstract: A heteroepitaxially grown structure includes a substrate and a mask including a high aspect ratio trench formed on the substrate. A cavity is formed in the substrate having a shape with one or more surfaces and including a resistive neck region at an opening to the trench. A heteroepitaxially grown material is formed on the substrate and includes a first region in or near the cavity and a second region outside the first region wherein the second region contains fewer defects than the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, David L. Rath, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu, Brent A. Wacaser
  • Publication number: 20180219355
    Abstract: A structure includes an optoelectronic device having a Group IV substrate (e.g., Si); a buffer layer (e.g. SiGe) disposed on the substrate and a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) disposed on the buffer layer. The first DBR contains alternating layers of doped Group IV materials (e.g., alternating layers of SiyGe(1-y), where 0.8<y<I, and SizGe(1-z), where 0.2<z<0.4) that are substantially transparent to a wavelength of interest. The structure further includes a strained layer of a Group III-V material over the first DBR and a second DBR over the strained layer. The second DBR contains alternating layers of electrically conductive oxides (e.g., ITO/AZO) that are substantially transparent to the wavelength of interest. Embodiments of VCSELs and photodetectors can be derived from the structure. The strained layer of Group III-V material can be, for example, a thin layer of In0.53Ga0.47As having a thickness in a range of about 2 nm to about 5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Effendi Leobandung, Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu
  • Publication number: 20180218900
    Abstract: A method for forming an epitaxial structure includes providing a two-dimensional material on a crystal semiconductor material and opening up portions of the two-dimensional material to expose the crystal semiconductor material. A structure is epitaxially grown in the portions opened up in the crystal semiconductor material such that the epitaxial growth is selective to the exposed crystal semiconductor material relative to the two-dimensional material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Jeehwan Kim, John A. Ott, Devendra K. Sadana
  • Patent number: 10037989
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure is provided. Spacers on sidewalls of mandrels in a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) region, fins and source/drain structures in a field effect transistor (FET) region, and sacrificial gate structures in the BJT and FET regions are formed on a substrate. Functional gate structures are formed to replace the sacrificial gate structures in the FET region. After replacing the sacrificial gate structures in the FET region, first III-V semiconductor patterns are formed on the sidewalls of the mandrels to replace the spacers in the BJT region. Second III-V semiconductor patterns are formed on sidewalls and tops of the first III-V semiconductor patterns and between the sacrificial gate structures. Then, base contacts are formed to replace the sacrificial gate structures in the BJT region. The semiconductor structure manufactured having FinFET and BJT is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Sanghoon Lee, Effendi Leobandung, Renee T. Mo
  • Publication number: 20180197961
    Abstract: A field effect transistor is provided which includes a plurality of fins, at least a portion of a given fin including a respective source region, and a raised source disposed at least partially on the fins and including III-V material. The field effect transistor further includes a diffusion barrier disposed at least partially on the raised source and including transition metal bonded with silicon or germanium, and a gate stack capacitively coupled at least to the respective source regions of the fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin K. Chan, Cheng-Wei Cheng, Jack Oon Chu, Yanning Sun, Jeng-Bang Yau
  • Patent number: 10014377
    Abstract: An electrical device comprising a base semiconductor layer of a silicon including material; a dielectric layer present on the base semiconductor layer; a first III-V semiconductor material area present in a trench in the dielectric layer, wherein a via of the III-V semiconductor material extends from the trench through the dielectric layer into contact with the base semiconductor layer; a second III-V semiconductor material area present in the trench in the dielectric layer wherein the second III-V semiconductor material area does not have a via extending through the dielectric layer into contact with the base semiconductor layer; and a semiconductor device present on the second III-V semiconductor material area, wherein the first III-V semiconductor material area and the second III-V semiconductor material area are separated by a low aspect ratio trench extending to the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Edward William Kiewra, Amlan Majumdar, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu, Yanning Sun
  • Publication number: 20180151674
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first layer of a substrate arranged on a second layer of the substrate the second layer of the substrate including a doped 111-V semiconductor material barrier layer, a gate stack arranged on a channel region of the first layer of a substrate, a spacer arranged adjacent to the gate stack on the first layer of the substrate, an undoped epitaxially grown III-V semiconductor material region arranged on the second layer of the substrate, and an epitaxially grown source/drain region arranged on the undoped epitaxially grown III-V semiconductor material region, and a portion of the first layer of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Pranita Kerber, Amlan Majumdar, Yanning Sun
  • Patent number: 9984873
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconducting material includes depositing a graded buffer on a substrate to form a graded layer of an indium (In) containing III-V material, the In containing III-V material being indium-gallium-arsenic (InGaAs) or indium-aluminum-arsenic (InAlAs) and comprising In in an increasing atomic gradient up to 35 atomic % (at. %) based on total atomic weight of InGa or InAl; and forming a layer of InGaAs on the graded layer, the layer of InGaAs comprising about 25 to about 100 at. % In based on total atomic weight of InGa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu, Yanning Sun
  • Patent number: 9966735
    Abstract: III-V lasers integrated with silicon photonic circuits and methods for making the same include a three-layer semiconductor stack formed from III-V semiconductors on a substrate, where a middle layer has a lower bandgap than a top layer and a bottom layer; a mirror region monolithically formed at a first end of the stack, configured to reflect emitted light in the direction of the stack; and a waveguide region monolithically formed at a second end of the stack, configured to transmit emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Frank R. Libsch, Tak H. Ning, Uzma Rana, Kuen-Ting Shiu
  • Patent number: 9947755
    Abstract: A method is presented for forming a diffusion barrier in a field effect transistor with a source. A raised source is formed at least partially on the source with the raised source including III-V material. An interfacial layer is formed at least partially on the raised source with the interfacial layer including silicon or germanium. A metal layer is formed at least partially on the interfacial layer with the metal layer including transition metal. The diffusion barrier is formed at least partially on the raised source with the diffusion barrier layer including transition metal from the metal layer bonded to silicon or germanium from the interfacial layer. Similar processing forms a corresponding diffusion barrier on a raised drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin K. Chan, Cheng-Wei Cheng, Jack Oon Chu, Yanning Sun, Jeng-Bang Yau
  • Patent number: 9947533
    Abstract: A method for forming an epitaxial structure includes providing a two-dimensional material on a crystal semiconductor material and opening up portions of the two-dimensional material to expose the crystal semiconductor material. A structure is epitaxially grown in the portions opened up in the crystal semiconductor material such that the epitaxial growth is selective to the exposed crystal semiconductor material relative to the two-dimensional material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Jeehwan Kim, John A. Ott, Devendra K. Sadana
  • Patent number: 9941363
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first layer of a substrate arranged on a second layer of the substrate the second layer of the substrate including a doped III-V semiconductor material barrier layer, a gate stack arranged on a channel region of the first layer of a substrate, a spacer arranged adjacent to the gate stack on the first layer of the substrate, an undoped epitaxially grown III-V semiconductor material region arranged on the second layer of the substrate, and an epitaxially grown source/drain region arranged on the undoped epitaxially grown III-V semiconductor material region, and a portion of the first layer of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Pranita Kerber, Amlan Majumdar, Yanning Sun
  • Publication number: 20180069376
    Abstract: A structure includes an optoelectronic device having a Group IV substrate (e.g., Si); a buffer layer (e.g. SiGe) disposed on the substrate and a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) disposed on the buffer layer. The first DBR contains alternating layers of doped Group IV materials (e.g., alternating layers of SiyGe(1-y), where 0.8<y<1, and SizGe(1-z), where 0.2<z<0.4) that are substantially transparent to a wavelength of interest. The structure further includes a strained layer of a Group III-V material over the first DBR and a second DBR over the strained layer. The second DBR contains alternating layers of electrically conductive oxides (e.g., ITO/AZO) that are substantially transparent to the wavelength of interest. Embodiments of VCSELs and photodetectors can be derived from the structure. The strained layer of Group III-V material can be, for example, a thin layer of In0.53Ga0.47As having a thickness in a range of about 2 nm to about 5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Effendi Leobandung, Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu
  • Publication number: 20180062353
    Abstract: A structure includes an optoelectronic device having a Group IV substrate (e.g., Si); a buffer layer (e.g. SiGe) disposed on the substrate and a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) disposed on the buffer layer. The first DBR contains alternating layers of doped Group IV materials (e.g., alternating layers of SiyGe(1-y), where 0.8<y<1, and SizGe(1-z), where 0.2<z<0.4) that are substantially transparent to a wavelength of interest. The structure further includes a strained layer of a Group III-V material over the first DBR and a second DBR over the strained layer. The second DBR contains alternating layers of electrically conductive oxides (e.g., ITO/AZO) that are substantially transparent to the wavelength of interest. Embodiments of VCSELs and photodetectors can be derived from the structure. The strained layer of Group III-V material can be, for example, a thin layer of In0.53Ga0.47As having a thickness in a range of about 2 nm to about 5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Effendi Leobandung, Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu
  • Patent number: 9882021
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor substrate including a type III-V semiconductor material directly on a dielectric material that includes forming a trench in a dielectric layer, and forming a via within the trench extending from a base of the trench to an exposed upper surface of an underlying semiconductor including substrate. A III-V semiconductor material is formed extending from the exposed upper surface of the semiconductor substrate filling at least a portion of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Edward W. Kiewra, Amlan Majumdar, Uzma Rana, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu, Yanning Sun
  • Patent number: 9864135
    Abstract: An electrical device that in one embodiment includes a first semiconductor device positioned on a first portion of a type IV semiconductor substrate, and an optoelectronic light emission device of type III-V semiconductor materials that is in electrical communication with the first semiconductor device. The optoelectronic light emission device is positioned adjacent to the first semiconductor device on the first portion of the type IV semiconductor substrate. A dielectric waveguide is present on a second portion of the type IV semiconductor substrate. An optoelectronic light detection device of type III-V semiconductor material is present on a third portion of the type IV semiconductor device. The dielectric waveguide is positioned between and aligned with the optoelectronic light detection device and optoelectronic light emission device to transmit a light signal from the optoelectronic light emission device to the optoelectronic light detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana, Kuen-Ting Shiu
  • Patent number: 9865469
    Abstract: A method for performing epitaxial lift-off allowing reuse of a III-V substrate to grow III-V devices is presented. A sample is received comprising a growth substrate with a top surface, a sacrificial layer on the top surface, and a device layer on the sacrificial layer. This substrate is supported inside a container and the container is filled with a wet etchant such that the wet etchant progressively etches away the sacrificial layer and the device layer lifts away from the growth substrate. While filling the container with the wet etchant, the sample is supported in the container such that the top surface of the growth substrate is non-parallel with an uppermost surface of the wet etchant. Performed in this manner, the lift-off process requires little individual setup of the sample, and is capable of batch processing and high throughput.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana, Leathen Shi, Kuen-Ting Shiu
  • Publication number: 20180006180
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method for fabrication include multijunction cells, each cell having a material grown independently from the other and including different band gap energies. An interface is disposed between the cells and configured to wafer bond the cells wherein the cells are configured to be adjacent without regard to lattice mismatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: STEPHEN W. BEDELL, CHENG-WEI CHENG, JEEHWAN KIM, DEVENDRA K. SADANA, KUEN-TING SHIU, NORMA E. SOSA CORTES
  • Patent number: 9853109
    Abstract: A method is presented for forming a diffusion barrier in a field effect transistor with a source. A raised source is formed at least partially on the source with the raised source comprising III-V material. An interfacial layer is formed at least partially on the raised source with the interfacial layer comprising silicon or germanium. A metal layer is formed at least partially on the interfacial layer with the metal layer comprising transition metal. The diffusion barrier is formed at least partially on the raised source with the diffusion barrier layer comprising transition metal from the metal layer bonded to silicon or germanium from the interfacial layer. Similar processing forms a corresponding diffusion barrier on a raised drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin K. Chan, Cheng-Wei Cheng, Jack Oon Chu, Yanning Sun, Jeng-Bang Yau