Patents by Inventor Hou-Hong Chou

Hou-Hong Chou 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: 20220216100
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The manufacturing method includes: providing a base with an electrical contact layer therein; forming an insulating layer on the base, the insulating layer having a through hole penetrating the insulating layer, and the through hole exposing a surface of the electrical contact layer; forming a sidewall layer on a sidewall of the through hole; forming a first isolation layer, the first isolation layer covering a surface of the sidewall layer and an exposed surface of the insulating layer; removing the sidewall layer to form a gap between the first isolation layer and the insulating layer; and forming a conducting layer filling the through hole, the conducting layer being electrically connected to the electrical contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ting Li, Hou-Hong Chou
  • Patent number: 8294189
    Abstract: A memory device is disclosed, comprising a substrate, and a capacitor with a specific shape along an orientation parallel to a surface of the substrate, wherein the specific shape includes a curved outer edge, a curved inner edge having a positive curvature, a first line and a second line connecting the curved outer edge with the curved inner edge. A word line is coupled to the capacitor. In an embodiment of the invention, the capacitor is a deep trench capacitor with a vertical transistor. In another embodiment of the invention, the capacitor is a stacked capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Inotera Memories, Inc.
    Inventors: Hou-Hong Chou, Chien-Sung Chu
  • Publication number: 20120104549
    Abstract: The invention is related to a memory device, including a substrate, a capacitor which is substantially C-shaped in a cross section parallel to the substrate surface and a word line coupling the capacitor. In an embodiment, the C-shaped capacitor is a stack capacitor. Both inner edge and outer edge of the C-shaped capacitor can be used for providing capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
    Inventor: HOU-HONG CHOU
  • Patent number: 8110475
    Abstract: The invention is related to a memory device, including a substrate, a capacitor which is substantially C-shaped in a cross section parallel to the substrate surface and a word line coupling the capacitor. In an embodiment, the C-shaped capacitor is a deep trench capacitor, and in alternative embodiment, the C-shaped capacitor is a stack capacitor. Both inner edge and outer edge of the C-shaped capacitor can be used for providing capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Inotera Memories, Inc.
    Inventor: Hou-Hong Chou
  • Publication number: 20100117132
    Abstract: A memory device is disclosed, comprising a substrate, and a capacitor with a specific shape along an orientation parallel to a surface of the substrate, wherein the specific shape includes a curved outer edge, a curved inner edge having a positive curvature, a first line and a second line connecting the curved outer edge with the curved inner edge. A word line is coupled to the capacitor. In an embodiment of the invention, the capacitor is a deep trench capacitor with a vertical transistor. In another embodiment of the invention, the capacitor is a stacked capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hou-Hong Chou, Chien-Sung Chu
  • Publication number: 20090242954
    Abstract: The invention is related to a memory device, including a substrate, a capacitor which is substantially C-shaped in a cross section parallel to the substrate surface and a word line coupling the capacitor. In an embodiment, the C-shaped capacitor is a deep trench capacitor, and in alternative embodiment, the C-shaped capacitor is a stack capacitor. Both inner edge and outer edge of the C-shaped capacitor can be used for providing capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
    Inventor: Hou-Hong Chou
  • Publication number: 20030049935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of removing residual particles from a polished surface. The method comprises the steps of: providing a substrate, forming a dielectric layer on the substrate, brush-cleaning and etching the dielectric layer on the substrate with a liquid when residual particles are lodged therein, whereby the residual particles are loosened and then relocated to the dielectric layer, and finally cleaning the dielectric layer to remove the relocated residual particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Hou-Hong Chou, Jiun-Fang Wang
  • Publication number: 20020162572
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of removing residual particles from a polished surface. The method comprises the steps of: providing a substrate, forming a dielectric layer on the substrate, brush-cleaning and etching the dielectric layer on the substrate with a liquid when residual particles are trapped therein, whereby the residual particles are loosened and then relocated to the dielectric layer, and finally cleaning the dielectric layer to remove the relocated residual particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Hou-Hong Chou, Jiun-Fang Wang