Patents by Inventor Curtis Tsai

Curtis Tsai 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: 20240113128
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Walid M. HAFEZ, Jeng-Ya D. YEH, Curtis TSAI, Joodong PARK, Chia-Hong JAN, Gopinath BHIMARASETTI
  • Patent number: 11881486
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Walid M. Hafez, Jeng-Ya D. Yeh, Curtis Tsai, Joodong Park, Chia-Hong Jan, Gopinath Bhimarasetti
  • Publication number: 20230299087
    Abstract: Two or more types of fin-based transistors having different gate structures and formed on a single integrated circuit are described. The gate structures for each type of transistor are distinguished at least by the thickness or composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) or the composition of the work function metal layer(s) in the gate electrode. Methods are also provided for fabricating an integrated circuit having at least two different types of fin-based transistors, where the transistor types are distinguished by the thickness and composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) and/or the thickness and composition of the work function metal in the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Curtis TSAI, Chia-Hong JAN, Jeng-Ya David YEH, Joodong PARK, Walid M. HAFEZ
  • Patent number: 11695008
    Abstract: Two or more types of fin-based transistors having different gate structures and formed on a single integrated circuit are described. The gate structures for each type of transistor are distinguished at least by the thickness or composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) or the composition of the work function metal layer(s) in the gate electrode. Methods are also provided for fabricating an integrated circuit having at least two different types of fin-based transistors, where the transistor types are distinguished by the thickness and composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) and/or the thickness and composition of the work function metal in the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis Tsai, Chia-Hong Jan, Jeng-Ya David Yeh, Joodong Park, Walid M. Hafez
  • Publication number: 20230207569
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Walid M. HAFEZ, Jeng-Ya D. YEH, Curtis TSAI, Joodong PARK, Chia-Hong JAN, Gopinath BHIMARASETTI
  • Publication number: 20230197779
    Abstract: Integrated circuit structures having backside power delivery are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a device layer within a cell boundary, the device layer having a front side and a backside, and the device layer including a source or drain structure. A source or drain trench contact structure is on the front side of the device layer. The source or drain trench contact structure is coupled to the source or drain structure. A metal layer is on the backside of the device layer. A via structure couples the metal layer to the source or drain trench contact structure. The via structure is overlapping and parallel with a cell row boundary of the cell boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Marni NABORS, Mauro J. KOBRINSKY, Conor P. PULS, Kevin FISCHER, Curtis TSAI
  • Patent number: 11610917
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Walid M. Hafez, Jeng-Ya D. Yeh, Curtis Tsai, Joodong Park, Chia-Hong Jan, Gopinath Bhimarasetti
  • Publication number: 20220199610
    Abstract: Substrate-less electrostatic discharge (ESD) integrated circuit structures, and methods of fabricating substrate-less electrostatic discharge (ESD) integrated circuit structures, are described. For example, a substrate-less integrated circuit structure includes a first fin and a second fin protruding from a semiconductor pedestal. An N-type region is in the first and second fins. A P-type region is in the semiconductor pedestal. A P/N junction is between the N-type region and the P-type region, the P/N junction on or in the semiconductor pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Biswajeet GUHA, Brian GREENE, Daniel SCHULMAN, William HSU, Chung-Hsun LIN, Curtis TSAI, Kevin FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20220199472
    Abstract: Integrated circuitry comprising high voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) ribbon or wire (RoW) transistor stack structures. In some examples, a gate electrode of the HV and LV transistor stack structures may include the same work function metal. A metal oxide may be deposited around one or more channels of the HV transistor stack, thereby altering the dipole properties of the gate insulator stack from those of the LV transistor stack structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robin Chao, Bishwajeet Guha, Brian Greene, Chung-Hsun Lin, Curtis Tsai, Orb Acton
  • Publication number: 20220130871
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Walid M. HAFEZ, Jeng-Ya D. YEH, Curtis TSAI, Joodong PARK, Chia-Hong JAN, Gopinath BHIMARASETTI
  • Publication number: 20220102385
    Abstract: Substrate-free integrated circuit structures, and methods of fabricating substrate-free integrated circuit structures, are described. For example, a substrate-less integrated circuit structure includes a fin, a plurality of gate structures over the fin, and a plurality of alternating P-type epitaxial structures and N-type epitaxial structures between adjacent ones of the plurality of gate structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Biswajeet GUHA, Brian GREENE, Avyaya JAYANTHINARASIMHAM, Ayan KAR, Benjamin ORR, Chung-Hsun LIN, Curtis TSAI, Kalyan KOLLURU, Kevin FISCHER, Lin HU, Nathan JACK, Nicholas THOMSON, Rishabh MEHANDRU, Rui MA, Sabih OMAR
  • Patent number: 11251201
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Walid M. Hafez, Jeng-Ya D. Yeh, Curtis Tsai, Joodong Park, Chia-Hong Jan, Gopinath Bhimarasetti
  • Publication number: 20210408289
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a first channel layer over a second channel layer, where the first and the second channel layers include monocrystalline silicon. An epitaxial source material is coupled to a first end of the first and second channel layers. An epitaxial drain material is coupled to a second end of the first and second channel layers, a gate electrode is between the epitaxial source material and the epitaxial drain material, and around the first channel layer and around the second channel layer. The transistor structure further includes a first gate dielectric layer between the gate electrode and each of the first channel layer and the second channel layer, where the first gate dielectric layer has a first dielectric constant. A second gate dielectric layer is between the first gate dielectric layer and the gate electrode, where the second gate dielectric layer has a second dielectric constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Biswajeet Guha, Brian Greene, Robin Chao, Adam Faust, Chung-Hsun Lin, Curtis Tsai, Kevin Fischer
  • Publication number: 20210036026
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Walid M. HAFEZ, Jeng-Ya D. YEH, Curtis TSAI, Joodong PARK, Chia-Hong JAN, Gopinath BHIMARASETTI
  • Patent number: 10847544
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Walid M. Hafez, Jeng-Ya D. Yeh, Curtis Tsai, Joodong Park, Chia-Hong Jan, Gopinath Bhimarasetti
  • Publication number: 20200273887
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Walid M. HAFEZ, Jeng-Ya D. YEH, Curtis TSAI, Joodong PARK, Chia-Hong JAN, Gopinath BHIMARASETTI
  • Publication number: 20200251470
    Abstract: Two or more types of fin-based transistors having different gate structures and formed on a single integrated circuit are described. The gate structures for each type of transistor are distinguished at least by the thickness or composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) or the composition of the work function metal layer(s) in the gate electrode. Methods are also provided for fabricating an integrated circuit having at least two different types of fin-based transistors, where the transistor types are distinguished by the thickness and composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) and/or the thickness and composition of the work function metal in the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Curtis TSAI, Chia-Hong JAN, Jeng-Ya David YEH, Joodong PARK, Walid M. HAFEZ
  • Patent number: 10692888
    Abstract: High voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners and methods of forming high voltage three-dimensional devices having dielectric liners are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first fin active region and a second fin active region disposed above a substrate. A first gate structure is disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the first fin active region. The first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric, a first gate electrode, and first spacers. The first gate dielectric is composed of a first dielectric layer disposed on the first fin active region and along sidewalls of the first spacers, and a second, different, dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and along sidewalls of the first spacers. The semiconductor structure also includes a second gate structure disposed above a top surface of, and along sidewalls of, the second fin active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Walid M. Hafez, Jeng-Ya D. Yeh, Curtis Tsai, Joodong Park, Chia-Hong Jan, Gopinath Bhimarasetti
  • Patent number: 10658361
    Abstract: Two or more types of fin-based transistors having different gate structures and formed on a single integrated circuit are described. The gate structures for each type of transistor are distinguished at least by the thickness or composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) or the composition of the work function metal layer(s) in the gate electrode. Methods are also provided for fabricating an integrated circuit having at least two different types of fin-based transistors, where the transistor types are distinguished by the thickness and composition of the gate dielectric layer(s) and/or the thickness and composition of the work function metal in the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis Tsai, Chia-Hong Jan, Jeng-Ya David Yeh, Joodong Park, Walid M. Hafez
  • Patent number: 10505034
    Abstract: A vertical transistor is described that uses a through silicon via as a gate. In one example, the structure includes a substrate, a via in the substrate, the via being filled with a conductive material and having a dielectric liner, a deep well coupled to the via, a drain area coupled to the deep well having a drain contact, a source area between the drain area and the via having a source contact, and a gate contact over the via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong Yang, Jui-Yen Lin, Kinyip Phoa, Nidhi Nidhi, Yi Wei Chen, Kun-Huan Shih, Walid M. Hafez, Curtis Tsai