Patents by Inventor Huiming Bu

Huiming Bu 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: 11894462
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes one or more fins. Each fin includes a top channel portion formed from a channel material, a middle portion, and a bottom substrate portion formed from a same material as an underlying substrate. An oxide layer is formed between the bottom substrate portion of each fin and the isolation layer, with a space between a sidewall of at least a top portion of the isolation dielectric layer and an adjacent sidewall of the one or more fins, above the oxide layer. A gate dielectric, protruding into the space and in contact with the middle portion, is formed over the one or more fins and has a portion formed from a material different from the oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Kangguo Cheng, Dechao Guo, Sivananda K. Kanakasabapathy, Peng Xu
  • Publication number: 20230411466
    Abstract: A first source drain region adjacent to a first transistor, a second source drain region adjacent to a second transistor, an upper source drain contact above the first source drain region, a bottom source drain contact below the second source drain region, the bottom and the upper source drain contacts are on opposite sides, a horizontal surface of the bottom source drain contact is adjacent to a horizontal surface of dielectric side spacers surrounding the second source drain region. An embodiment where a bottom source drain contact surrounds vertical sides of a source drain region. A method including forming a forming a first and a second nanosheet stacks, forming a top source drain contact to a first source drain region adjacent to the first nanosheet stack, forming a bottom source drain contact to a lower horizontal surface of a second source drain region adjacent to the second nanosheet stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kisik Choi, Junli Wang, SOMNATH GHOSH, Julien Frougier, Min Gyu Sung, Theodorus E. Standaert, Nicolas Jean Loubet, Huiming Bu
  • Publication number: 20230411289
    Abstract: A first and a second source drain region, an upper source drain contact connected to the first source drain region, a bottom source drain contact connected to the second source drain region, a dielectric spacer surrounds opposite vertical side surfaces of the bottom source drain contact and overlaps a vertical side surface and a lower horizontal surface of a bottom isolation region. A width of the bottom source drain contact wider than a width of the second source drain. Forming an undoped silicon buffer epitaxy in an opening between and below a first and a second nanosheet stack, forming a contact to a first source drain adjacent to that, removing the undoped silicon buffer epitaxy below a second source drain between the first and the second nanosheet stack, forming a bottom contact to that, a width of the bottom contact is wider than a width of the second source drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kisik Choi, Junli Wang, Somnath Ghosh, Julien Frougier, Min Gyu Sung, Theodorus E. Standaert, Nicolas Jean Loubet, Huiming Bu
  • Publication number: 20230207553
    Abstract: A device comprises a first interconnect structure, a second interconnect structure, a first cell comprising a first transistor, a second cell comprising a second transistor, a first contact connecting a source/drain element of the first transistor to the first interconnect structure, and second contact connecting a source/drain element of the second transistor to the second interconnect structure. The first cell is disposed adjacent to the second cell with the first transistor disposed adjacent to the second transistor. The first and second cells are disposed between the first and second interconnect structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kisik Choi, Somnath Ghosh, Sagarika Mukesh, Albert Chu, Albert M. Young, Balasubramanian S. Pranatharthiharan, Huiming Bu, Kai Zhao, John Christopher Arnold, Brent A. Anderson, Dechao Guo
  • Publication number: 20230117743
    Abstract: A self-aligned buried power rail having an adjustable height is formed between a first semiconductor device region and a second semiconductor device region. The self-aligned buried power rail having the adjustable height has improved conductivity. Notably, the self-aligned buried power rail has a first portion having a first height that is present in a gate cut trench and a second portion having a second height, which is greater than the first height, that is present in a source/drain cut trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: HUIMEI ZHOU, Huiming Bu, MIAOMIAO WANG, Ruilong Xie
  • Publication number: 20230121650
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate; a continuous buried oxide layer (BOX) formed on the substrate; and a plurality of nanosheet gate-all-round (GAA) device structures on the BOX, wherein a first plurality of stacked gates of the nanosheet GAA device structures are disposed in a logic portion of the substrate and have a first nanosheet width, wherein a second plurality of stacked gates of the nanosheet GAA device structures are disposed in a high density region of the substrate and have a second nanosheet width less than the first nanosheet width, wherein the nanosheet GAA device structures are disposed directly on the continuous buried oxide layer, and wherein a bottom layer of the nanosheet GAA device structures is a bottom gate formed directly on the BOX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolas Loubet, Huiming Bu, Balasubramanian Pranatharthiharan
  • Publication number: 20220238682
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming an interfacial layer and a dielectric layer on a base structure and around channels of a first gate-all-around field-effect transistor (GAA FET) device within a first region and a second GAA FET device within a second region, forming at least a scavenging metal layer in the first and second regions, and performing an anneal process after forming at least one cap layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ruqiang Bao, Huiming Bu
  • Patent number: 11329136
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming an interfacial layer and a dielectric layer on a base structure and around channels of a first gate-all-around field-effect transistor (GAA FET) device within a first region and a second GAA FET device within a second region, forming at least a scavenging metal layer in the first and second regions, and performing an anneal process after forming at least one cap layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruqiang Bao, Huiming Bu
  • Publication number: 20220069118
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes one or more fins. Each fin includes a top channel portion formed from a channel material, a middle portion, and a bottom substrate portion formed from a same material as an underlying substrate. An oxide layer is formed between the bottom substrate portion of each fin and the isolation layer, with a space between a sidewall of at least a top portion of the isolation dielectric layer and an adjacent sidewall of the one or more fins, above the oxide layer. A gate dielectric, protruding into the space and in contact with the middle portion, is formed over the one or more fins and has a portion formed from a material different from the oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Kangguo Cheng, Dechao Guo, Sivananda K. Kanakasabapathy, Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 11189729
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes one or more fins. Each fin includes a top channel portion formed from a channel material, a middle portion, and a bottom substrate portion formed from a same material as an underlying substrate. An oxide layer is formed between the bottom substrate portion of each fin and the isolation layer, with a space between a sidewall of at least a top portion of the isolation dielectric layer and an adjacent sidewall of the one or more fins, above the oxide layer. A gate dielectric, protruding into the space and in contact with the middle portion, is formed over the one or more fins and has a portion formed from a material different from the oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Kangguo Cheng, Dechao Guo, Sivananda K. Kanakasabapathy, Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 11139385
    Abstract: A method of providing contact surfaces that includes forming a first mask having an opening to a perimeter of a gate electrode, the first mask having a first protecting portion centrally positioned over the gate electrode within the perimeter, and a second protecting portion of the mask is positioned over metal semiconductor alloy surfaces of source and drain contact surfaces; and recessing exposed portions of metal semiconductor alloy and the gate electrode with an etch. In a following step, the method continues with filling the openings provided by recessing the gate perimeter of the gate electrode, recessing the metal semiconductor alloy adjacent to the gate structure, and the recessed gate electrode adjacent to the metal semiconductor alloy surface of the source and drain contact surfaces with a protecting dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Junli Wang, Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Huiming Bu
  • Patent number: 11094824
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes one or more fins. Each fin includes a top channel portion formed from a channel material, and a bottom substrate portion formed from a same material as an underlying substrate. An isolation dielectric layer is formed between and around the bottom substrate portion of the one or more fins. A single oxide layer is formed in direct contact with the bottom substrate portion of each fin, between the bottom substrate portion of each fin and the isolation dielectric layer. A gate dielectric is formed over the one or more fins and between a straight sidewall of at least a top portion of the single oxide layer and an adjacent sidewall of the one or more fins, in contact with both the straight sidewall and the bottom substrate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Kangguo Cheng, Dechao Guo, Sivananda K Kanakasabapathy, Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 11088278
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes a first of a source region and a drain region comprised of a first semiconductor material, wherein an etch stop layer of a second semiconductor material present within the first of the source region and the drain region. A channel semiconductor material is present atop the first of the source region and the drain region. A second of the source and the drain region is present atop the channel semiconductor material. The semiconductor device may be a vertically orientated fin field effect transistor or a vertically orientated tunnel field effect transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Liying Jiang, Siyuranga O. Koswatta, Junli Wang
  • Patent number: 11011513
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include first and second devices formed on a substrate. The first device includes a bottom source or drain (S/D) region, a plurality of fins formed on portions of the bottom S/D region, a bottom spacer formed on the bottom S/D region, a dielectric layer, a gate, a top S/D region formed on each fin of a plurality of fins, and one or more contacts. The dielectric layer is disposed between the gate and the fin of the plurality of fins. The second device includes a bottom doped region, a channel formed the bottom doped region, a sidewall doped region of the channel, a gate coupled to the sidewall doped region, a top doped region, and one or more contacts. A junction is formed between the channel and the sidewall doped region. The cap layer is formed on the gate and the top doped region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent A. Anderson, Huiming Bu, Terence B. Hook, Xuefeng Liu, Junli Wang
  • Patent number: 10937867
    Abstract: A method of forming a punch through stop region that includes forming isolation regions of a first dielectric material between adjacent fin structures and forming a spacer of a second dielectric material on sidewalls of the fin structure. The first dielectric material of the isolation region may be recessed with an etch process that is selective to the second dielectric material to expose a base sidewall portion of the fin structures. Gas phase doping may introduce a first conductivity type dopant to the base sidewall portion of the fin structure forming a punch through stop region underlying a channel region of the fin structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Sivananda K. Kanakasabapathy, Fee Li Lie, Tenko Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10892181
    Abstract: Integrated chips include a semiconductor fin that has a first active region and a second active region that are electrically separated by an oxide region that completely penetrates the semiconductor fin. A first semiconductor device is formed on the first active region. A second semiconductor device formed on the second active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Huimei Zhou, Gen Tsutsui, Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Andrew M. Greene, Dechao Guo, Huiming Bu, Reinaldo Vega
  • Patent number: 10811528
    Abstract: High breakdown voltage devices are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a device having a VTFET and a LDVTFET includes: forming a LDD in an LDVTFET region; patterning fin(s) in a VTFET region to a depth D1; patterning fin(s) in the LDVTFET region, through the LDD, to a depth D2>D1; forming bottom source/drains at a base of the VTFET/LDVTFET fins; burying the VTFET/LDVTFET fins in a gap fill dielectric; recessing the gap fill dielectric to full expose the VTFET fin(s) and partially expose the LDVTFET fin(s); forming bottom spacers directly on the bottom source/drains in the VTFET region and directly on the gap fill dielectric in the LDVTFET region; forming gates alongside the VTFET/LDVTFET fins; forming top spacers above the gates; and forming top source/drains above the top spacers. A one-step fin etch and devices having VTFET and long channel VTFETs are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mona Ebrish, Xuefeng Liu, Brent Anderson, Huiming Bu, Junli Wang
  • Patent number: 10748893
    Abstract: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) devices and methods of manufacture are provided. The method includes forming a plurality of fin structures and a mesa structure from semiconductor material. The method further includes forming an epitaxial material with doped regions on the mesa structure and forming gate material over at least the plurality of fin structures. The method further includes planarizing at least the gate material such that the gate material and the epitaxial material are of a same height. The method further includes forming contacts in electrical connection with respective ones of the doped regions of the epitaxial material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Junjun Li, Theodorus E. Standaert, Tenko Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10741544
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming one or more fins on a substrate. The method includes forming a first active area and a second active area, each including an n-type dopant, on the substrate at opposing ends of the one or more fins. The method further includes forming a third active area including a p-type dopant on the substrate adjacent to the first active area and the second active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent A. Anderson, Huiming Bu, Terence B. Hook, Xuefeng Liu, Junli Wang
  • Patent number: 10741647
    Abstract: A method of forming a punch through stop region that includes forming isolation regions of a first dielectric material between adjacent fin structures and forming a spacer of a second dielectric material on sidewalls of the fin structure. The first dielectric material of the isolation region may be recessed with an etch process that is selective to the second dielectric material to expose a base sidewall portion of the fin structures. Gas phase doping may introduce a first conductivity type dopant to the base sidewall portion of the fin structure forming a punch through stop region underlying a channel region of the fin structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Huiming Bu, Sivananda K. Kanakasabapathy, Fee Li Lie, Tenko Yamashita