Patents by Inventor JENHAO CHENG
JENHAO CHENG 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).
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Patent number: 10574205Abstract: Disclosed is a balanced to unbalanced converter, which relates to the field of semiconductor technologies. The balanced to unbalanced converter includes a first spiral coil and a second spiral coil. The first spiral coil includes: multiple rings of first metal wires; and a second metal wire, which is located above the multiple rings of first metal wires and is connected to an innermost ring of the first metal wires using a conductive plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: XiNing Wang, JenHao Cheng, Ling Liu, Jin Feng Gao
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Publication number: 20190068157Abstract: Disclosed is a balanced to unbalanced converter, which relates to the field of semiconductor technologies. The balanced to unbalanced converter includes a first spiral coil and a second spiral coil. The first spiral coil includes: multiple rings of first metal wires; and a second metal wire, which is located above the multiple rings of first metal wires and is connected to an innermost ring of the first metal wires using a conductive plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) CorporationInventors: XiNing Wang, JenHao Cheng, Ling Liu, Jin Feng Gao
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Patent number: 9209130Abstract: Semiconductor devices having a ground shield structure and methods for their formation are provided herein. An exemplary semiconductor device can include a substrate, a ground ring, a ground shield, an electronic device, and/or an insulation layer. The ground ring can be disposed over the substrate. The ground shield can be disposed over the substrate and surrounded by the ground ring. The ground shield can include a plurality of coaxial conductive wirings and a metal wire passing through the plurality of coaxial conductive wirings along a radial direction. The metal wire can be connected to the ground ring. The electronic device can be disposed over the ground shield. The insulation layer can be disposed between the ground shield and the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATIONInventors: Jenhao Cheng, Xining Wang, Ling Liu
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Patent number: 9018731Abstract: Various embodiments provide inductor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary inductor device can include a plurality of planar spiral wirings isolated by a dielectric layer. The planar spiral wirings can be connected by conductive pads formed over the dielectric layer and by conductive plugs formed in the dielectric layer. In one embodiment, a third planar spiral wiring can be formed over a second planar spiral wirings that is formed over a first planar spiral wiring. The third planar spiral wiring can be configured in parallel with the first third planar spiral wiring. The second planar spiral wiring can be configured in series with the first and third planar spiral wirings configured in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International CorpInventors: Jenhao Cheng, Xining Wang, Ling Liu
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Patent number: 9000561Abstract: A patterned ground shield structure is provided. The patterned ground shield structure includes a substrate having a dielectric layer. The patterned ground shield structure also includes a plurality of conductive rings having a plurality of sub conductive rings in the dielectric layer. Further, the patterned ground shield structure includes an interconnection line connecting with all of the sub conductive rings in the dielectric layer. Further, the patterned ground shield structure also includes a ground ring connecting with the interconnection line.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventors: Xining Wang, Jenhao Cheng, Ling Liu
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Publication number: 20150093873Abstract: Various embodiments provide inductor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary inductor device can include a plurality of planar spiral wirings isolated by a dielectric layer. The planar spiral wirings can be connected by conductive pads formed over the dielectric layer and by conductive plugs formed in the dielectric layer. In one embodiment, a third planar spiral wiring can be formed over a second planar spiral wirings that is formed over a first planar spiral wiring. The third planar spiral wiring can be configured in parallel with the first third planar spiral wiring. The second planar spiral wiring can be configured in series with the first and third planar spiral wirings configured in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: JENHAO CHENG, XINING WANG, LING LIU
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Patent number: 8987839Abstract: Various embodiments provide ground shield structures, semiconductor devices, and methods for forming the same. An exemplary structure can include a substrate and a dielectric layer disposed on the substrate. The structure can further include multiple conductive rings disposed in the substrate, in the dielectric layer, and/or on the dielectric layer. Each conductive ring of the multiple conductive rings can have openings of about three or more, and the openings of the each conductive ring can divide the multiple conductive rings into a plurality of sub-conductive rings arranged spaced apart. The structure can further a ground ring electrically connected to each of the plurality of sub-conductive rings.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventors: Ling Liu, Jenhao Cheng, Xining Wang
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Publication number: 20140361401Abstract: A patterned ground shield structure is provided. The patterned ground shield structure includes a substrate having a dielectric layer. The patterned ground shield structure also includes a plurality of conductive rings having a plurality of sub conductive rings in the dielectric layer. Further, the patterned ground shield structure includes an interconnection line connecting with all of the sub conductive rings in the dielectric layer. Further, the patterned ground shield structure also includes a ground ring connecting with the interconnection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventors: XINING WANG, JENHAO CHENG, LING LIU
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Publication number: 20140361417Abstract: Various embodiments provide ground shield structures, semiconductor devices, and methods for forming the same. An exemplary structure can include a substrate and a dielectric layer disposed on the substrate. The structure can further include multiple conductive rings disposed in the substrate, in the dielectric layer, and/or on the dielectric layer. Each conductive ring of the multiple conductive rings can have openings of about three or more, and the openings of the each conductive ring can divide the multiple conductive rings into a plurality of sub-conductive rings arranged spaced apart. The structure can further a ground ring electrically connected to each of the plurality of sub-conductive rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventors: LING LIU, JENHAO CHENG, XINING WANG
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Patent number: 8884399Abstract: Various embodiments provide inductor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary inductor device can include a plurality of planar spiral wirings isolated by a dielectric layer. The planar spiral wirings can be connected by conductive pads formed over the dielectric layer and by conductive plugs formed in the dielectric layer. In one embodiment, a third planar spiral wiring can be formed over a second planar spiral wirings that is formed over a first planar spiral wiring. The third planar spiral wiring can be configured in parallel with the first third planar spiral wiring. The second planar spiral wiring can be configured in series with the first and third planar spiral wirings configured in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.Inventors: Jenhao Cheng, Xining Wang, Ling Liu
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Patent number: 8866259Abstract: Various embodiments provide inductor devices and fabrication methods. In one embodiment, an inductor device can include a first dielectric layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate; a first planar spiral wiring disposed on the first dielectric layer, and optionally one or more second planar spiral wirings disposed over the first planar spiral wiring. Each of the first and the optional second planar spiral wirings can include a first spiral metal wiring and a second spiral metal wiring connected to the first spiral metal wiring. The second spiral metal wiring can include at least two sub-metal-lines isolated with one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International CorpInventors: Jenhao Cheng, Xining Wang, Ling Liu
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Publication number: 20140117496Abstract: Semiconductor devices having a ground shield structure and methods for their formation are provided herein. An exemplary semiconductor device can include a substrate, a ground ring, a ground shield, an electronic device, and/or an insulation layer. The ground ring can be disposed over the substrate. The ground shield can be disposed over the substrate and surrounded by the ground ring. The ground shield can include a plurality of coaxial conductive wirings and a metal wire passing through the plurality of coaxial conductive wirings along a radial direction. The metal wire can be connected to the ground ring. The electronic device can be disposed over the ground shield. The insulation layer can be disposed between the ground shield and the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventors: JENHAO CHENG, XINING WANG, LING LIU
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Publication number: 20130328164Abstract: Various embodiments provide inductor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary inductor device can include a plurality of planar spiral wirings isolated by a dielectric layer. The planar spiral wirings can be connected by conductive pads formed over the dielectric layer and by conductive plugs formed in the dielectric layer. In one embodiment, a third planar spiral wiring can be formed over a second planar spiral wirings that is formed over a first planar spiral wiring. The third planar spiral wiring can be configured in parallel with the first third planar spiral wiring. The second planar spiral wiring can be configured in series with the first and third planar spiral wirings configured in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: JENHAO CHENG, XINING WANG, LING LIU
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Publication number: 20130328163Abstract: Various embodiments provide inductor devices and fabrication methods. In one embodiment, an inductor device can include a first dielectric layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate; a first planar spiral wiring disposed on the first dielectric layer, and optionally one or more second planar spiral wirings disposed over the first planar spiral wiring. Each of the first and the optional second planar spiral wirings can include a first spiral metal wiring and a second spiral metal wiring connected to the first spiral metal wiring. The second spiral metal wiring can include at least two sub-metal-lines isolated with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: JENHAO CHENG, XINING WANG, LING LIU