Patents by Inventor Jih-Wen Chou

Jih-Wen 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: 20240128341
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same. The semiconductor structure includes a base pattern including a channel region and a drain region, a first semiconductor layer on the channel region of the base pattern, and a gate structure on the first semiconductor layer. The gate structure includes a first stack disposed on the first semiconductor layer and a second stack disposed on the first stack. The first stack includes a first sidewall adjacent to the drain region and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the base pattern. The first sidewall is at a first distance from the second stack in the first direction, and the second sidewall is at a second distance from the second stack in the first direction. The first distance is greater than the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Chang, Jih-Wen Chou, Hwi-Huang Chen, Hsin-Hong Chen, Yu-Jen Huang
  • Publication number: 20240079485
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor device including a channel layer, a first barrier layer, and a P-type gallium nitride layer is provided. The first barrier layer is disposed on the channel layer. The P-type gallium nitride layer is disposed on the first barrier layer. The first thickness of the first barrier layer located directly under the P-type gallium nitride layer is greater than the second thickness of the first barrier layer located on two sides of the P-type gallium nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hung Lu, Bo-An Tsai, Zheng-Chang Mu, Po-Hsien Yeh, Robin Christine Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230299169
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor device including a channel layer, a first barrier layer, a gate structure, and a spacer is provided. The first barrier layer is disposed on the channel layer. The gate structure is disposed on the first barrier layer. The gate structure includes a first P-type gallium nitride layer, a second barrier layer, and a second P-type gallium nitride layer. The first P-type gallium nitride layer is disposed on the first barrier layer. The second barrier layer is disposed on the first P-type gallium nitride layer. The second P-type gallium nitride layer is disposed on the second barrier layer. A width of the second P-type gallium nitride layer is smaller than a width of the first P-type gallium nitride layer. The spacer is disposed on a sidewall of the second P-type gallium nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Hsin-Hong Chen, Yu-Jen Huang, Robin Christine Hwang, Po-Hsien Yeh, Chih-Hung Lu
  • Patent number: 11417650
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a substrate, a first semiconductor element, and a second semiconductor element is provided. The substrate has a high voltage region and a low voltage region separated from each other. The first semiconductor element is located in the high voltage region. The first semiconductor element includes a first oxide layer and a first gate. The first oxide layer is embedded in the substrate. The first gate is located on the first oxide layer. The first gate is a polycrystalline gate. The second semiconductor element is located in the low voltage region. The second semiconductor element includes a second oxide layer and a second gate. The second oxide layer is embedded in the substrate. The second gate is located on the second oxide layer. The second gate is a metal gate. A manufacturing method of an integrated circuit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Pu, Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Chung Tai
  • Patent number: 11362099
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a substrate, a stacked structure, an anti-fuse gate, a gate dielectric layer, a first doping region, and a second doping region. The stacked structure is formed on the substrate and includes a floating gate, a select logic gate, a logic gate dielectric layer, and an inter-polysilicon layer dielectric layer. The select logic gate is disposed on the floating gate, the logic gate dielectric layer is disposed between the floating gate and the substrate, and the inter-polysilicon layer dielectric layer is disposed between the floating gate and the select logic gate. The anti-fuse gate is disposed on the substrate, and the gate dielectric layer is disposed between the anti-fuse gate and the substrate. The first doping region is formed in the substrate at one side of the floating gate. The second doping region is formed in the substrate between the floating gate and the anti-fuse gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Chen, Bing-Chen Ji, Shun-Tsung Yu, Ming-Yuan Lin, Han-Chao Lai, Jih-Wen Chou, Chen-Chiu Hsue
  • Publication number: 20210351179
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a substrate, a first semiconductor element, and a second semiconductor element is provided. The substrate has a high voltage region and a low voltage region separated from each other. The first semiconductor element is located in the high voltage region. The first semiconductor element includes a first oxide layer and a first gate. The first oxide layer is embedded in the substrate. The first gate is located on the first oxide layer. The first gate is a polycrystalline gate. The second semiconductor element is located in the low voltage region. The second semiconductor element includes a second oxide layer and a second gate. The second oxide layer is embedded in the substrate. The second gate is located on the second oxide layer. The second gate is a metal gate. A manufacturing method of an integrated circuit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Pu, Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Chung Tai
  • Publication number: 20210265368
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a substrate, a stacked structure, an anti-fuse gate, a gate dielectric layer, a first doping region, and a second doping region. The stacked structure is formed on the substrate and includes a floating gate, a select logic gate, a logic gate dielectric layer, and an inter-polysilicon layer dielectric layer. The select logic gate is disposed on the floating gate, the logic gate dielectric layer is disposed between the floating gate and the substrate, and the inter-polysilicon layer dielectric layer is disposed between the floating gate and the select logic gate. The anti-fuse gate is disposed on the substrate, and the gate dielectric layer is disposed between the anti-fuse gate and the substrate. The first doping region is formed in the substrate at one side of the floating gate. The second doping region is formed in the substrate between the floating gate and the anti-fuse gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Chen, Bing-Chen Ji, Shun-Tsung Yu, Ming-Yuan Lin, Han-Chao Lai, Jih-Wen Chou, Chen-Chiu Hsue
  • Patent number: 7541241
    Abstract: A memory cell structure comprises a semiconductor substrate, two stack structures positioned on the semiconductor substrate, two conductive spacers positioned on sidewalls of the two stack structures, a gate oxide layer covering a portion of the semiconductor substrate between the two conductive spacers and a gate structure positioned at least on the gate oxide layer. Particularly, each of two stack structures includes a first oxide block, a conductive block and a second oxide block, and the two conductive spacers are positioned at on the sidewall of the two conductive blocks of the two stack structures. The two conductive spacers are preferably made of polysilicon, and have a top end lower than the bottom surface of the second oxide block. In addition, a dielectric spacer is positioned on each of the two conductive spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Promos Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jai Hoon Sim, Jih Wen Chou
  • Patent number: 7531438
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a recess channel transistor is provided. First, a hard mask is formed on a doped-semiconductor layer and a substrate. The doped-semiconductor layer and the substrate are etched to form a trench and define a source/drain in the doped-semiconductor layer. An implantation process is performed with a tilt angle on sidewalls of the trench to form an implant area. A thermal oxidation process is performed to form an oxide layer. The oxide layer comprises a first thickness on the source/drain in the sidewalls of the trench and a second thickness on the other portion in the sidewalls of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: ProMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu, Hsiu-Chuan Shu
  • Patent number: 7494865
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of metal oxide semiconductor transistor is provided. A substrate is provided. A source/drain extension region is formed in the substrate. A pad material layer with low dielectric constant is formed on the substrate. A trench is formed in the substrate and the pad material layer. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the surface of the substrate in the trench. A stacked gate structure is formed in the trench, wherein the top surface of a conductive layer of the stacked gate structure is higher than the surface of the pad material layer. A spacer material layer is formed conformably on the substrate. Portions of the spacer material layer and the pad material layer are removed so as to form a pair of first spacers and a pair of pad blocks. A source/drain is formed on the substrate beside the stacked gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: ProMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chi Chen, Jih-Wen Chou, Frank Chen
  • Patent number: 7462545
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device has a gate structure, a source region, a drain region, and a pair of dielectric barrier layers. The gate structure is formed on a substrate. The source region and the drain region are formed in the substrate next to the gate structure, and a channel region is formed between the source region and the drain region underneath the gate structure. The pair of dielectric barrier layers is respectively formed in the substrate underneath the gate structure between the source region and the drain region. The dielectric barrier layers are used for reducing the drain induced barrier lowering effect in a nanometer scale device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: ProMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20080233706
    Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is provided. The dynamic random access memory includes a deep trench capacitor disposed in a first trench of a substrate, a conductive layer disposed in a second trench of the substrate, a gate structure, and a conductive layer disposed on the surface of the substrate at two sides of the gate structure. The depth of the second trench is smaller than the depth of the first trench, and the second trench partially overlaps with the first trench. The conductive layer disposed in the second trench is electrically connected with the conductive layer of the deep trench capacitor. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer at one side of the gate structure is electrically connected with the conductive layer disposed in the second trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: ProMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Yu-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 7394124
    Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is provided. The dynamic random access memory includes a deep trench capacitor disposed in a first trench of a substrate, a conductive layer disposed in a second trench of the substrate, a gate structure, and a conductive layer disposed on the surface of the substrate at two sides of the gate structure. The depth of the second trench is smaller than the depth of the first trench, and the second trench partially overlaps with the first trench. The conductive layer disposed in the second trench is electrically connected with the conductive layer of the deep trench capacitor. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer at one side of the gate structure is electrically connected with the conductive layer disposed in the second trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: ProMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Yu-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20070267691
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of metal oxide semiconductor transistor is provided. A substrate is provided. A source/drain extension region is formed in the substrate. A pad material layer with low dielectric constant is formed on the substrate. A trench is formed in the substrate and the pad material layer. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the surface of the substrate in the trench. A stacked gate structure is formed in the trench, wherein the top surface of a conductive layer of the stacked gate structure is higher than the surface of the pad material layer. A spacer material layer is formed conformably on the substrate. Portions of the spacer material layer and the pad material layer are removed so as to form a pair of first spacers and a pair of pad blocks. A source/drain is formed on the substrate beside the stacked gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Chi Chen, Jih-Wen Chou, Frank Chen
  • Publication number: 20070249123
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a recess channel transistor is provided. First, a hard mask is formed on a doped-semiconductor layer and a substrate. The doped-semiconductor layer and the substrate are etched to form a trench and define a source/drain in the doped-semiconductor layer. An implantation process is performed with a tilt angle on sidewalls of the trench to form an implant area. A thermal oxidation process is performed to form an oxide layer. The oxide layer comprises a first thickness on the source/drain in the sidewalls of the trench and a second thickness on the other portion in the sidewalls of the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu, Hsiu-Chuan Shu
  • Publication number: 20070085123
    Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is provided. The dynamic random access memory includes a deep trench capacitor disposed in a first trench of a substrate, a conductive layer disposed in a second trench of the substrate, a gate structure, and a conductive layer disposed on the surface of the substrate at two sides of the gate structure. The depth of the second trench is smaller than the depth of the first trench, and the second trench partially overlaps with the first trench. The conductive layer disposed in the second trench is electrically connected with the conductive layer of the deep trench capacitor. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer at one side of the gate structure is electrically connected with the conductive layer disposed in the second trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Yu-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20070012994
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device has a gate structure, a source region, a drain region, and a pair of dielectric barrier layers. The gate structure is formed on a substrate. The source region and the drain region are formed in the substrate next to the gate structure, and a channel region is formed between the source region and the drain region underneath the gate structure. The pair of dielectric barrier layers is respectively formed in the substrate underneath the gate structure between the source region and the drain region. The dielectric barrier layers are used for reducing the drain induced barrier lowering effect in a nanometer scale device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Patent number: 6952369
    Abstract: A method for writing a memory module includes providing a plurality of memory cells, applying a first transmission line voltage to the first transmission line of the column of a memory cell, turning on a P-type channel of a memory cell between the memory cell to be written and the first transmission line of the column of the memory cell, turning off the P-type channel of at least one memory cell between the memory cell and the second transmission line of the column of the memory cell, applying a word line voltage to a word line connected to the memory cell, in order to inject hot electrons on a junction between the substrate and the first P-type doped region of the memory cell into a silicon nitride layer of the memory cell using band-to-band tunneling injection, and applying a substrate voltage to the substrates of the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Ching-Sung Yang, Jih-Wen Chou, Cheng-Tung Huang, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20050030789
    Abstract: A method for writing a memory module includes providing a plurality of memory cells, applying a first transmission line voltage to the first transmission line of the column of a memory cell, turning on a P-type channel of a memory cell between the memory cell to be written and the first transmission line of the column of the memory cell, turning off the P-type channel of at least one memory cell between the memory cell and the second transmission line of the column of the memory cell, applying a word line voltage to a word line connected to the memory cell, in order to inject hot electrons on a junction between the substrate and the first P-type doped region of the memory cell into a silicon nitride layer of the memory cell using band-to-band tunneling injection, and applying a substrate voltage to the substrates of the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Ching-Sung Yang, Jih-Wen Chou, Cheng-Tung Huang, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Patent number: 6801456
    Abstract: A method for programming PMOS single transistor flash memory cells through channel hot carrier induced hot electron injection mechanism is disclosed. The PMOS single transistor flash memory cell includes an ONO stack layer situated on an N-well of a semiconductor substrate, a P+ poly gate formed on the ONO stack layer, a P+ doped source region disposed in the N-well at one side of the gate, and a P+ doped drain region disposed in the N-well at the other side of the gate. The method includes the steps of: applying a word line voltage VWL on the P+ poly gate, applying a source line voltage VSL on the source, wherein the source line voltage VSL is greater than the word line voltage VWL, thereby providing adequate bias to turn on the P channel thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Chih-Hsun Chu, Jih-Wen Chou, Cheng-Tung Huang