Patents by Inventor Jingyun Zhang

Jingyun Zhang 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: 20210233818
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming first recesses in a first stack of alternating sacrificial layers and channel layers. A first inner spacer sub-layer is formed in the first recesses from a first dielectric material. A second inner spacer sub-layer is formed in the first recesses from a second dielectric material, different from the first dielectric material. The sacrificial layers and the first inner spacer sub-layer are replaced with a gate stack in contact with the second inner spacer sub-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee, Pouya Hashemi
  • Publication number: 20210233960
    Abstract: A method for fabricating stacked resistive memory with individual switch control is provided. The method includes forming a first random access memory (ReRAM) device. The method further includes forming a second ReRAM device in a stacked nanosheet configuration on the first ReRAM device. The method also includes forming separate gate contacts for the first ReRAM device and the second ReRAM device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Pouya Hashemi, Alexander Reznicek, Choonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11075301
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure including a nanosheet stack on a silicon germanium on insulator substrate, the nanosheet stack including alternating layers of a sacrificial semiconductor material and a semiconductor channel material vertically aligned and stacked one on top of another, a gate conductor orthogonal to the nanosheet stack and wrapping around the semiconductor channel material layers of the nanosheet stack, and a gate contact on the gate conductor layer adjacent to the nanosheet stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee, Takashi Ando, Alexander Reznicek, Pouya Hashemi
  • Patent number: 11075273
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for fabricating a semiconductor device and the resulting structure. A stack of alternating nanosheets of sacrificial semiconductor material nanosheets and semiconductor material nanosheets located on a surface of a substrate are provided, wherein a sacrificial gate structure and a dielectric spacer material layer straddle over the nanosheet stack. End portions of each of the sacrificial semiconductor material nanosheets are recessed. A dielectric spacer is formed within each recess. Doped semiconductor portions are formed on the physically exposed sidewalls of each semiconductor material nanosheet and on the surface of the substrate. The semiconductor structure is thermally annealed. The sacrificial gate, each sacrificial semiconductor material nanosheet, and the dielectric spacer are each removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Reznicek, Xin Miao, Choonghyun Lee, Jingyun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210217876
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming an inner dielectric spacer and outer dielectric spacer combination structure on a sacrificial gate structure that is present on a fin structure, wherein the inner dielectric spacer and outer dielectric spacer combination structure separates source and drain regions from the sacrificial gate structure. The method further includes removing the inner sidewall dielectric spacer; and forming a channel epitaxial wrap around layer on the portion of the fin structure that is exposed by removing the inner sidewall dielectric spacer. The method further includes removing the sacrificial gate structure to provide a gate opening to a channel portion of the fin structure, wherein the gate opening exposes the channel epitaxial wrap around layer; and forming a functional gate structure within the gate opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Reznicek, Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Ruilong Xie
  • Patent number: 11063134
    Abstract: Devices and methods for a vertical field effect transistor (VTFET) semiconductor device include recessing a gate dielectric and a gate conductor of a vertical gate structure below a top of a vertical fin to form openings between the top of the vertical fin and an etch stop layer, the top of the vertical fin being opposite to a substrate at a bottom of the vertical fin. A spacer material is deposited in the openings to form a spacer corresponding to each of the openings. Each spacer is recessed below the top of the vertical fin. A top spacer is selectively deposited in each of the openings to line the etch stop layer and the spacer such that the top of the vertical fin is exposed above the top spacer and the spacer is covered by the top spacer. A source/drain region is formed on the top of the vertical fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Xin Miao, Choonghyun Lee, Alexander Reznicek
  • Patent number: 11062955
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device including vertical transistors having uniform channel length includes defining a channel length of at least one first fin formed on a substrate in a first device region and a channel length of at least one second fin formed on the substrate in a second device region. Defining the channel lengths includes creating at least one divot in the second device region. The method further includes modifying the channel length of the at least one second fin to be substantially similar to the channel length of the at least one first fin by filling the at least one divot with additional gate conductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Choonghyun Lee, Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Alexander Reznicek, Pouya Hashemi
  • Publication number: 20210210413
    Abstract: A method is presented for reducing parasitic capacitance. The method includes forming a p-type epitaxial region and an n-type epitaxial region over a substrate, depositing an epitaxial growth over the p-type epitaxial region and the n-type epitaxial region, depositing a first dielectric between the p-type epitaxial region and the n-type epitaxial region such that an airgap is defined therebetween, and selectively removing the epitaxial growth to expose top surfaces of the p-type and n-type epitaxial regions. The method further includes depositing a second dielectric in direct contact with the exposed top surfaces of the p-type and n-type epitaxial regions, selectively etching the first and second dielectrics to form a strapped contact, and applying a metallization layer over the strapped contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Ruilong Xie, Alexander Reznicek, Bruce B. Doris
  • Publication number: 20210210637
    Abstract: A method is presented for reducing sagging effects in nanosheet devices. The method includes forming at least two nanosheet structures over a substrate, wherein each nanosheet structure includes alternating layers of a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material, depositing a dielectric layer over the at least two nanosheet structures, depositing a dummy gate over the dielectric layer, etching the first semiconductor material to create voids filled with inner spacers, removing the dummy gate and the dielectric layer such that a supporting dielectric section remains between the at least two nanosheet structures, and removing the etched first semiconductor material such that a supporting structure is defined including the supporting dielectric section and the second semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Xin Miao, Ruilong Xie, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20210210388
    Abstract: A method is presented for attaining different gate threshold voltages across a plurality of field effect transistor (FET) devices. The method includes forming first, second, and third nanosheet stacks, removing sacrificial layers of the first, second, and third nanosheet stacks, and depositing an interfacial layer and a high-k layer within the first, second, and third nanosheet stacks. The method further includes depositing a first work function metal (WFM) layer within the first nanosheet stack having a first thickness, depositing a second WFM layer within the second nanosheet stack having a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness, depositing a third WFM layer within the third nanosheet stack having a third thickness, wherein the third thickness is greater than the second thickness, depositing a dipole material, and diffusing the dipole material into the IL to provide different gate threshold voltages for the plurality of FET devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Takashi Ando, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20210210489
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes an n-doped field effect transistor (nFET) section, a p-doped field effect transistor (pFET) section and an insulator pillar. The nFET section includes nFET nanosheets and nFET source or drain (S/D) regions partially surrounding the nFET nanosheets. The pFET section includes pFET nanosheets and pFET S/D regions partially surrounding the pFET nanosheets. The insulator pillar is interposed between the nFET S/D regions and the pFET S/D regions to form a fork-sheet structure with the nFET nanosheets and the pFET nanosheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Ruilong Xie, Xin Miao, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20210210349
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first field-effect transistor disposed on a substrate. The first field-effect transistor includes a stack of nanosheet layers, a first gate, and a first source/drain region. The semiconductor structure further includes a second field-effect transistor vertically stacked above the first field-effect transistor. The second field-effect transistor includes a plurality of nanowires, a second gate, and a second source/drain region. The first gate and the second gate are vertically aligned. The first source/drain region and the second source/drain region are vertically aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Alexander Reznicek, Jingyun Zhang, Junli Wang
  • Publication number: 20210202749
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure including a nanosheet stack on a silicon germanium on insulator substrate, the nanosheet stack including alternating layers of a sacrificial semiconductor material and a semiconductor channel material vertically aligned and stacked one on top of another, a gate conductor orthogonal to the nanosheet stack and wrapping around the semiconductor channel material layers of the nanosheet stack, and a gate contact on the gate conductor layer adjacent to the nanosheet stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee, Takashi Ando, Alexander Reznicek, Pouya Hashemi
  • Publication number: 20210202325
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a plurality of fins on a semiconductor substrate, the plurality of fins including an alternating sequence of a first nanosheet made of epitaxially grown silicon and a second nanosheet made of epitaxially grown silicon germanium, and a shallow trench isolation region within the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the plurality of fins. The shallow trench isolation region including a recess within the substrate filled with a first liner, a second liner directly above the first liner, a third liner directly above the second liner, and a dielectric material directly above the third liner. The first liner is made of a first oxide material, the third liner is made of a nitride material, and the second liner is made of a second oxide material that creates a dipole effect for neutralizing positive charges within the third liner and positive charges between the third liner and the first liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Choonghyun Lee, Xin Miao, Alexander Reznicek, Jingyun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11049979
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of forming the same including a plurality of vertically aligned long channel semiconductor channel layers disposed above a substrate layer, a plurality of vertically aligned short channel semiconductor channel layers disposed above a substrate layer, and a plurality of tri-layer dielectric spacers disposed between the vertically aligned long channel semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xin Miao, Ruilong Xie, Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210193797
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes nanosheet containing devices having a bottom dielectric isolation structure and high quality source/drain (S/D) structures. In the present application, the bottom dielectric isolation structure is formed after the S/D structures to ensure high quality epitaxy for both long channel and short channel nanosheet containing devices. The bottom dielectric isolation structure of the present application has a first portion that is located beneath each nanosheet stack and a second portion that is located in a single diffusion break point trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Xin Miao, Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210193829
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for fabricating a semiconductor device and the resulting structure. A nanosheet stack of alternating nanosheets of a sacrificial semiconductor material and a semiconductor channel material located on a substrate is provided. An additional dielectric spacer is formed on the dielectric spacer and within a gap. Dielectric spacer is removed. An epitaxial oxide layer is formed on the re-exposed recessed surfaces of the substrate. Germanium is formed on the epitaxial oxide layer. Sidewalls of each semiconductor channel material nanosheet are physically exposed. A source/drain is formed on a surface of the germanium. ILD material is formed above each source/drain and above an adjacent region. Portions of ILD material are removed such that sidewalls of the source/drain and germanium are exposed. The germanium is removed. A contact region is formed that wraps around the source/drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Reznicek, Xin Miao, Choonghyun Lee, Jingyun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210183710
    Abstract: A method of forming a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device is provided. The method includes forming a separate gate structure on each of a pair of vertical fins, wherein the gate structures include a gate dielectric layer and a gate metal layer, and forming a protective liner layer on the gate structures. The method further includes heat treating the pair of gate structures, and replacing the protective liner layer with an encapsulation layer. The method further includes exposing a portion of the gate dielectric layer by recessing the encapsulation layer. The method further includes forming a top source/drain on the top surface of one of the pair of vertical fins, and subjecting the exposed portion of the gate dielectric layer to a second heat treatment conducted in an oxidizing atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Choonghyun Lee, Pouya Hashemi, Jingyun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11037986
    Abstract: A method for fabricating stacked resistive memory with individual switch control is provided. The method includes forming a first random access memory (ReRAM) device. The method further includes forming a second ReRAM device in a stacked nanosheet configuration on the first ReRAM device. The method also includes forming separate gate contacts for the first ReRAM device and the second ReRAM device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Pouya Hashemi, Alexander Reznicek, Choonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11037832
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include partially etching sacrificial layers in a first stack of alternating sacrificial layers and channel layers to form first recesses. A first inner spacer sub-layer is formed in the first recesses from a first dielectric material. A second inner spacer sub-layer is formed in the first recesses from a second dielectric material, different from the first dielectric material. The sacrificial layers are etched away. The first inner spacer sub-layer is etched away. A gate stack is formed on and around the channel layers and in contact with the second inner spacer sub-layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee, Pouya Hashemi