Patents by Inventor Felix Ying

Felix Ying 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: 10276651
    Abstract: A capacitor structure and method of forming the capacitor structure is provided, including a providing a doped region of a substrate having a two-dimensional trench array with a plurality of segments defined therein. Each of the plurality of segments has an array of a plurality of recesses extending along the substrate, where the plurality of segments are rotationally symmetric about a center of the two-dimensional trench array. A first conducting layer is presented over the surface and a bottom and sidewalls of the recesses and is insulated from the substrate by a first dielectric layer. A second conducting layer is presented over the first conducting layer and is insulated by a second dielectric layer. First and second contacts respectively connect to an exposed top surface of the first conducting layer and second conducting layer. A third contact connects to the substrate within a local region to the capacitor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jyun-Ying Lin, Hsin-Li Cheng, Jing-Hwang Yang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Chien-Li Kuo
  • Patent number: 10269894
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. According to an embodiment, a method includes: providing a semiconductive substrate; forming a doped region in the semiconductive substrate; forming a trench in the doped region; forming a capacitor in the trench, the capacitor comprising alternatingly arranged electrodes and dielectric layers; depositing a first dielectric material in the trench and over the capacitor; etching the first dielectric material to form a spacer on a sidewall of a topmost dielectric layer of the capacitor; and depositing a core portion in the trench and laterally surrounded by the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Shih-Fen Huang
  • Publication number: 20190096903
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a first active region, a second active region and a third active region, a first poly region, a second poly region, a third poly region, a first doped region and a second doped region. The first active region, the second active region and the third active region are separated and parallel with each other. The first poly region is arranged over the first and second active regions. The second poly region is arranged over the first and second active regions. The third poly region is arranged over the second and third active regions. The first doped region is in the second active region and between the first poly region and the second poly region. The second doped region is in the second active region and between the second poly region and the third poly region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hau-Yan LU, Shih-Hsien CHEN, Chun-Yao KO, Felix Ying-Kit TSUI
  • Publication number: 20190088666
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a substrate; a field effect transistor disposed in a periphery region of the substrate, the field effect transistor including a gate electrode, a first source, a first drain; a floating gate non-volatile memory device disposed in a memory region of the substrate, the floating gate non-volatile memory device including a second source, a third source, and a second drain, wherein the second source, the third source, and the second drain are disposed along an axis; and a floating gate electrode in the memory region including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are electrically connected, wherein the first portion, the second portion and the third portion extend perpendicular to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Huang-Wen Tseng
  • Publication number: 20190074349
    Abstract: A capacitor structure and method of forming the capacitor structure is provided, including a providing a doped region of a substrate having a two-dimensional trench array with a plurality of segments defined therein. Each of the plurality of segments has an array of a plurality of recesses extending along the substrate, where the plurality of segments are rotationally symmetric about a center of the two-dimensional trench array. A first conducting layer is presented over the surface and a bottom and sidewalls of the recesses and is insulated from the substrate by a first dielectric layer. A second conducting layer is presented over the first conducting layer and is insulated by a second dielectric layer. First and second contacts respectively connect to an exposed top surface of the first conducting layer and second conducting layer. A third contact connects to the substrate within a local region to the capacitor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jyun-Ying Lin, Hsin-Li Cheng, Jing-Hwang Yang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Chien-Li Kuo
  • Patent number: 10164005
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure which comprises a semiconductive substrate and a doped region in the semiconductive substrate. The doped region has a conductivity type opposite to the semiconductive substrate. The semiconductor structure also includes a capacitor in the doped region where the capacitor comprises a plurality of electrodes and the plurality of electrodes are insulated with one another. The semiconductor structure further includes a plug in the capacitor and surrounded by the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Shih-Fen Huang
  • Patent number: 10157980
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a Schottky diode. A substrate is provided. A first well region of a first conductive type is formed in the substrate. A first ion implantation of a second conductive type is performed on a first portion of the first well region while keeping a second portion of the first well region from being implanted. A first doped region is formed by heating the substrate to cause dopant diffusion between the first portion and the second portion. A metal-containing layer is formed on the first doped region to obtain a Schottky barrier interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Yu-Chi Chang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Patent number: 10153290
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a substrate; a field effect transistor disposed in a periphery region of the substrate, the field effect transistor including a gate electrode, a first source, a first drain; a floating gate non-volatile memory device disposed in a memory region of the substrate, the floating gate non-volatile memory device including a second source, a third source, and a second drain, wherein the second source, the third source, and the second drain are disposed along an axis; and a floating gate electrode in the memory region including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are electrically connected, wherein the first portion, the second portion and the third portion extend perpendicular to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Huang-Wen Tseng
  • Publication number: 20180342624
    Abstract: Representative methods of manufacturing memory devices include forming a transistor with a gate disposed over a workpiece, and forming an erase gate with a tip portion extending towards the workpiece. The transistor includes a source region and a drain region disposed in the workpiece proximate the gate. The erase gate is coupled to the gate of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Kalnitsky, Hsiao-Chin Tuan, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Hau-Yan Lu
  • Patent number: 10141323
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a first active region, a second active region and a third active region, a first poly region, a second poly region, a third poly region, a first doped region and a second doped region. The first active region, the second active region and the third active region are separated and parallel with each other. The first poly region is arranged over the first and second active regions. The second poly region is arranged over the first and second active regions. The third poly region is arranged over the second and third active regions. The first doped region is in the second active region and between the first poly region and the second poly region. The second doped region is in the second active region and between the second poly region and the third poly region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hau-Yan Lu, Shih-Hsien Chen, Chun-Yao Ko, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Publication number: 20180308847
    Abstract: A memory system is provided. The memory system includes a number of memory cells and a number of bit lines. The memory cells are interlocked with each other in rows and columns. The memory cells include respective capacitors, respective first transistors and respective second transistors. Respective upper plates of the respective capacitors are electrically connected to respective gates of the respective first transistors, and respective drains of the respective second transistors are connected to respective sources of the respective first transistors. The bit lines are arranged along an extending direction of the rows. Respective bit lines are connected to the respective first transistors through respective bit-line contacts, and each of the respective bit-line contacts is shared by two adjacent memory cells of the extending direction of the rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Hau-Yan LU, Shih-Hsien CHEN, Chun-Yao KO, Felix Ying-Kit TSUI
  • Publication number: 20180301583
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a buried doped layer, a first doped well, a multiplication region and a first contact doped region. The substrate has a first doping type, wherein the substrate includes a surface. The buried doped layer is in the substrate and exposed from the surface of the substrate, wherein the buried doped layer has a second doping type opposite to the first doping type. The first doped well is over the buried doped layer, wherein the first doped well has the first doping type. The multiplication region is proximal to an interface between the buried doped layer and the first doped well. The first contact doped region is over the first doped well, wherein the first contact doped region has the first doping type and a doped concentration higher than a doped concentration of the first doped well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI, HSUEH-LIANG CHOU
  • Patent number: 10103285
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a buried doped layer, a first doped well, a multiplication region and a first contact doped region. The substrate has a first doping type, wherein the substrate includes a surface. The buried doped layer is in the substrate and exposed from the surface of the substrate, wherein the buried doped layer has a second doping type opposite to the first doping type. The first doped well is over the buried doped layer, wherein the first doped well has the first doping type. The multiplication region is proximal to an interface between the buried doped layer and the first doped well. The first contact doped region is over the first doped well, wherein the first contact doped region has the first doping type and a doped concentration higher than a doped concentration of the first doped well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Hsueh-Liang Chou
  • Publication number: 20180269110
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, and a first transistor. The first transistor has a first gate on the semiconductor substrate, and a first lightly doped source/drain region within the semiconductor substrate to determine a first channel region beneath the first gate. A doping ratio determined as a concentration of the first lightly doped source/drain region divided by a concentration of the first channel region ranges from 1.0×1013 to 10×1017.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: YU-CHI CHANG, HSIN-LI CHENG, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Patent number: 10043919
    Abstract: Representative methods of manufacturing memory devices include forming a transistor with a gate disposed over a workpiece, and forming an erase gate with a tip portion extending towards the workpiece. The transistor includes a source region and a drain region disposed in the workpiece proximate the gate. The erase gate is coupled to the gate of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Alexander Kalnitsky, Hsiao-Chin Tuan, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Hau-Yan Lu
  • Publication number: 20180141021
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes two or more rows of heating elements, two or more columns of heating elements, and a plurality of sensing areas. Each sensing area is between two adjacent rows of the rows of heating elements, between two adjacent columns of the columns of heating elements, and includes a bio-sensing device and a temperature-sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Tung-Tsun CHEN, Yi-Shao LIU, Jui-Cheng HUANG, Chin-Hua WEN, Felix Ying-Kit TSUI, Yung-Chow PENG
  • Patent number: 9978645
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes: providing a substrate, forming a patterned semiconductor layer on the substrate, forming a filter layer to cover the patterned semiconductor layer and forming a low concentration dopant buried layer within the semiconductor substrate, wherein one to forty percent of dopant are filtered out by the filter layer in the formation of the low concentration dopant buried layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chi Chang, Hsin-Li Cheng, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Patent number: 9873100
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a plurality of sensing pixels. Each sensing pixel of the plurality of sensing pixels includes a sensing film portion, a potential-sensing device configured to generate a first signal responsive to an electrical characteristic of the sensing film portion, a temperature-sensing device configured to generate a second signal responsive to a temperature of the sensing film portion, and one or more heating elements configured to adjust the temperature of the sensing film portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tung-Tsun Chen, Yi-Shao Liu, Jui-Cheng Huang, Chin-Hua Wen, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Yung-Chow Peng
  • Publication number: 20170271436
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure which comprises a semiconductive substrate and a doped region in the semiconductive substrate. The doped region has a conductivity type opposite to the semiconductive substrate. The semiconductor structure also includes a capacitor in the doped region where the capacitor comprises a plurality of electrodes and the plurality of electrodes are insulated with one another. The semiconductor structure further includes a plug in the capacitor and surrounded by the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: FELIX YING-KIT TSUI, SHIH-FEN HUANG
  • Patent number: D796124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventor: Felix Ying