Patents by Inventor Gengming Tao

Gengming Tao 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: 20180254194
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device may include a substrate having an active device layer. The integrated circuit may also include a first defect layer. The first defect layer may have a first surface facing a backside of the active device layer. The integrated circuit may further include a second defect layer. The second defect layer may face a second surface opposite the first surface of the first defect layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Xia LI, Bin YANG, Gengming TAO
  • Publication number: 20180247933
    Abstract: An integrated compound semiconductor circuit including a high-Q passive device may include a compound semiconductor transistor. The integrated compound semiconductor circuity may also include a high-Q inductor device. The integrated compound semiconductor may further include a back-end-of-line interconnect layer electrically contacting the high-Q inductor device and the compound semiconductor transistor, the back-end-of-line interconnect layer comprising a gold base layer and a copper interconnect layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Bin YANG, Xia LI, Gengming TAO
  • Patent number: 10062683
    Abstract: An integrated compound semiconductor circuit including a high-Q passive device may include a compound semiconductor transistor. The integrated compound semiconductor circuitry may also include a high-Q inductor device. The integrated compound semiconductor may further include a back-end-of-line interconnect layer electrically contacting the high-Q inductor device and the compound semiconductor transistor, the back-end-of-line interconnect layer comprising a gold base layer and a copper interconnect layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bin Yang, Xia Li, Gengming Tao
  • Publication number: 20180240898
    Abstract: A heterojunction bipolar transistor unit cell may include a compound semiconductor substrate. The heterojunction bipolar transistor unity may also include a base mesa on the compound semiconductor substrate. The base mesa may include a collector region on the compound semiconductor substrate and a base region on the collector region. The heterojunction bipolar transistor unity may further include a single emitter mesa on the base mesa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Gengming TAO, Bin YANG, Xia LI, Miguel MIRANDA CORBALAN
  • Publication number: 20180233604
    Abstract: A tunable capacitor may include a first terminal having a first semiconductor component with a first polarity. The tunable capacitor may also include a second terminal having a second semiconductor component with a second polarity. The second component may be adjacent to the first semiconductor component. The tunable capacitor may further include a first conductive material electrically coupled to a first depletion region at a first sidewall of the first semiconductor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Shiqun GU, Gengming TAO, Richard HAMMOND, Ranadeep DUTTA, Matthew Michael NOWAK, Francesco CAROBOLANTE
  • Patent number: 10043826
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device generally includes a substrate, a first non-insulative region disposed above the substrate, and a second non-insulative region disposed above the first non-insulative region, wherein the first and second non-insulative regions have the same doping type and different doping concentrations. In certain aspects, the semiconductor device also includes a first dielectric layer, a channel region, the first dielectric layer being disposed adjacent to a first side of the channel region, a second dielectric layer disposed adjacent to a second side of the channel region, and a third non-insulative region disposed above the second dielectric layer. In certain aspects, the semiconductor device also includes a fourth non-insulative region disposed adjacent to a third side of the channel region, and a fifth non-insulative region disposed adjacent to a fourth side of the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xia Li, Bin Yang, Gengming Tao
  • Publication number: 20180211897
    Abstract: A heterojunction bipolar transistor may include an emitter, a base contacting the emitter, a collector contacting the base, a sub-collector contacting the collector, and an electrical isolation layer contacting the sub-collector. The heterojunction bipolar transistor may also include a backside heatsink thermally coupled to the sub-collector and the collector. The backside heatsink may be aligned with a central axis of the emitter and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Bin YANG, Gengming TAO, Xia LI
  • Patent number: 10026731
    Abstract: A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a compound semiconductor substrate. The MIM capacitor includes a collector contact layer on the compound semiconductor substrate, a first dielectric layer on the collector contact layer, a conductive electrode layer on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer on the conductive electrode layer. The MIM capacitor includes a first conductive interconnect on the second dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer on the first conductive interconnect, and a second conductive interconnect on the third dielectric layer. A first capacitive component includes the collector contact layer, the conductive electrode layer, and the first dielectric layer. A second capacitive component includes the first conductive interconnect, the conductive electrode layer and the second dielectric layer. A third capacitive component includes the second conductive interconnect, the first conductive interconnect, and the third dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bin Yang, Xia Li, Gengming Tao
  • Patent number: 9875784
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) ferroelectric dipole metal-oxide semiconductor ferroelectric field-effect transistor (MOSFeFET) system, and related methods and systems are disclosed. The 3D ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET system includes a bottom dielectric layer, a gate layer disposed above the bottom dielectric layer, and a top dielectric layer disposed on top of the gate layer. The 3D ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET system also includes at least one source line (SL) line and at least one bit line (BL). At least one interconnect, which extends between the bottom dielectric layer and the top dielectric layer interconnects the at least one SL with the at least one BL. A ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET(s) is formed at an intersection area of the at least one interconnect and the gate layer. The 3D ferroelectric dipole MOSFeFET system can lead to improved component density and reduced footprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xia Li, Seung Hyuk Kang, Bin Yang, Gengming Tao
  • Publication number: 20150333192
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe apparatuses, methods, and systems of an integrated circuit (IC) device, such as a varactor diode. The IC device includes a composite collector and heterostructure. A layer of wider band gap material is included as part of the collector at the collector/base interface. The presence of the wide band gap material may increase breakdown voltage and allow for increased hyperabrupt doping profiles in the narrower band gap portion of the collector. This may allow for increased tuning range and improved intermodulation (IMD) performance without the decreased breakdown performance associated with homojunction devices. Other embodiments may also be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Nick Gengming Tao