Patents by Inventor Chwan Chao Chen

Chwan Chao Chen 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: 5776816
    Abstract: A method of fabricating alignment marks on an integrated circuit device including steps of: forming first pad oxide layer and first nitride layer on a P-type semiconductor substrate; coating and patterning first photoresist layer by lithography; partially etching first nitride layer to form first nitride pattern by first photoresist etching mask; and ion implanting N-type ions to form an N-doped region; coating and patterning second photoresist layer by lithography; partially etching first nitride pattern to form second nitride pattern; and ion implanting P-type ions to formed a P-doped region. Next, performing thermally drive in N-type and P-type impurities to form N-well and P-well regions, and growing an oxide layer simultaneously. Finally, the height difference between the oxide layer and the second nitride pattern producing a ladder topography can be used as an alignment mark for the succeeding lithographic processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Holtek Microelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chwan Chao Chen, Chia Chen Liu