Patents by Inventor JOONSUK MOON

JOONSUK MOON 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: 12615759
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor structure and a formation method therefor. The semiconductor structure includes: a gate structure located on a substrate. The gate structure includes at least two gate conductive layers; the at least two gate conductive layers have the same components and different characteristic parameters; and the characteristic parameter includes at least one of thickness, component content or shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: CXMT Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Liao, Wenjie Liu, Joonsuk Moon
  • Patent number: 12610591
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a semiconductor structure and a fabrication method. The method includes: providing a substrate provided with first trenches and including an active pillar positioned between adjacent two of the first trenches; forming, in the active pillar, a second trench whose bottom is greater than or equal to a bottom of the first trench in height; forming a first dielectric layer and a protective layer in the first trench, the first dielectric layer being positioned between the protective layer and the active pillar, and an upper surface of the first dielectric layer being lower than an upper surface of the active pillar; forming second dielectric layers on an exposed side wall of the first trench and a side wall of the second trench, a third trench being formed between each of the second dielectric layers and the protective layer, and a fourth trench being formed between the second dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Minki Hong, Kyongtaek Lee, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12575162
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a peripheral region and an array region. A substrate is provided. An active layer is provided in the substrate corresponding to the peripheral region. A word line groove is formed in the substrate corresponding to the array region. A word line is formed in the word line groove. The word line includes a first word line conductive layer and a second word line conductive layer with one stacked on another. A top of the first word line conductive layer is a protrusion. The protrusion protrudes along a direction pointing from the first word line conductive layer to the second word line conductive layer. An isolation layer covering the substrate is formed. A first through hole and a second through hole both penetrating through the isolation layer are formed simultaneously. The first through hole exposes the active layer. The second through hole exposes the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joonsuk Moon, Si Zhang, Jo-Lan Chin, Semyeong Jang, Yanlong Li
  • Patent number: 12520473
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate, first gate structures, second gate structures, and a covering layer. The substrate includes semiconductor channels spaced apart from each other and arranged at a top portion of the substrate and extending in a vertical direction. Each first gate structure is arranged in a first area of a respective semiconductor channel and is arranged around the respective semiconductor channel. Each second gate structure is arranged in a second area of a respective semiconductor channel and includes a ring structure and at least one bridge structure. The covering layer is arranged in a spaced area between any two adjacent semiconductor channels. The covering layer includes first interconnecting holes extending in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Minki Hong, Kyongtaek Lee, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12507396
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate structure and a dielectric layer. Herein, the substrate includes discrete semiconductor pillars. The semiconductor pillars are arranged at the top of the substrate and extend in a vertical direction. The substrate further includes a capacitor structure located at the top of the semiconductor pillar. The gate structure is arranged at the middle area of the semiconductor pillar and surrounds the semiconductor pillar. The dielectric layer is located between the gate structure and the semiconductor pillar, and covers the sidewall of the semiconductor pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Publication number: 20250324577
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes bit lines, wherein the bit lines extend in a first direction and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction, and the first direction intersects the second direction; shield lines that are each located between two adjacent bit lines, extend in the first direction, and are arranged alternately with the bit lines in the second direction; active pillars, where the active pillars are located on the bit lines and arranged in an array in the first direction and the second direction; and bit line contact structures that are located between the bit lines and the active pillars and connect the bit lines and the active pillars, where a width of each bit line contact structure in the second direction is less than widths of each bit line and each active pillar in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: CXMT Corporation
    Inventors: SEMYEONG JANG, BOCHUL JUNG, Muyu CHEN, JOONSUK MOON, YOUNG CHAN CHO
  • Patent number: 12426232
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a substrate, a first gate structure, and a second gate structure. The substrate includes: discrete first semiconductor pillars arranged at a top of the substrate and extending in a vertical direction; and a second semiconductor pillar and a third semiconductor pillar extending in the vertical direction, the second and third semiconductor pillars are provided at a top of each first semiconductor pillar. The first gate structure is arranged in a middle region of the first semiconductor pillar and surrounds the first semiconductor pillar. The second gate structure is arranged in a middle region of the second semiconductor pillar and of the third semiconductor pillar, and includes a first ring structure and a second ring structure. The first ring structure surrounds the second semiconductor pillar, and the second ring structure surrounds the third semiconductor pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Minki Hong, Kyongtaek Lee, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12419034
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate, a dielectric layer, a first gate structure and a second gate structure. The substrate includes discrete semiconductors arranged at a top of the substrate and extending in a vertical direction. The first gate structure is arranged in a first region of the semiconductor pillar and surrounds the semiconductor pillar. The second gate structure is arranged in a second region of the semiconductor pillar and includes a ring structure and at least one bridge structure. The ring structure surrounds the semiconductor pillar, and the at least one bridge structure penetrates through the semiconductor pillar and extends to an inner wall of the ring structure in a penetrating direction. The dielectric layer is located between the first gate structure and the semiconductor pillar, and between the second gate structure and the semiconductor pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Minki Hong, Kyongtaek Lee, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12419037
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure are provided, which relate to the technical field of semiconductors. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a plurality of first conductive layers. The substrate includes a plurality of first trenches extending in a first direction and a plurality of second trenches extending in a second direction. A plurality of active pillars are provided between the plurality of first trenches and the plurality of second trenches. The first direction intersects with the second direction. Each of the plurality of first conductive layers is arranged on each of sidewalls, which are arrayed in the first direction, of a respective one of the plurality of active pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12414285
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a base including bit lines arranged at intervals and extending along a first direction, and a semiconductor channel located on partial top surfaces of the bit lines, where along a direction from the bit line to the semiconductor channel, the semiconductor channel includes a first region, a second region, and a third region that are arranged sequentially; a dielectric layer located between adjacent two of the bit lines and on a sidewall of the semiconductor channel; a gate structure at least surrounding the dielectric layer in the second region and extending along a second direction, where the first direction is different from the second direction; an electrical connection layer covering a top surface of the third region and extending to a partial sidewall of the semiconductor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Jo-Lan Chin, Minki Hong
  • Patent number: 12408322
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a base, a dielectric layer, a gate structure, and a covering layer. The base includes discrete semiconductor pillars. The semiconductor pillars are disposed at the top of the base and extend in a vertical direction. The dielectric layer covers the sidewall of the semiconductor pillar. The gate structure is disposed in the middle area of the semiconductor pillar. The gate structure includes a gate-all-around structure, the gate-all-around surrounding the semiconductor pillar. A first part of the dielectric layer is disposed between the gate structures and the semiconductor pillars. The covering layer covers the top of the semiconductor pillar and part of the sidewall close to the top. The material of the covering layer includes a boron-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Minki Hong, Kyongtaek Lee, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12408378
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a base, including bit lines extending in a first direction and semiconductor channels on the bit lines that are respectively arranged at intervals, in which a semiconductor channel includes a first region, a second region and a third region arranged in sequence; a dielectric layer, located between two adjacent ones of the bit lines and on a surface of the semiconductor channel; a first gate layer, surrounding the dielectric layer of the second region and extending in a second direction; a second gate layer, surrounding the dielectric layer of the third region, which is spaced apart from the first gate layer in the direction perpendicular to the top surface of the bit line; and an insulation layer, located between the adjacent semiconductor channels on the same bit line and isolating the first gate layers and the second gate layers on the adjacent dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12396160
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The method for fabricating a semiconductor structure provided by the present disclosure includes: providing a substrate, the substrate being provided with first trenches arranged in a same direction; forming protective layers on side walls of the first trenches; forming second trenches at bottoms of the first trenches, the second trenches being wider than the first trenches; forming first spacers on side walls of the second trenches to reduce opening sizes of the second trenches; filling the first trenches and the second trenches to form second spacers, and forming voids in the second trenches; forming third trenches in the substrate, the third trenches being perpendicular to the first trenches; and forming bit lines in the third trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Deyuan Xiao, Joonsuk Moon, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12389651
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a semiconductor structure and a fabrication method. The method includes: providing a substrate, where a first trench is formed in the substrate; forming a first dielectric layer and a protective material layer in the first trench, where the first dielectric layer is positioned between the protective material layer and the substrate, and an upper surface of the first dielectric layer is lower than an upper surface of the substrate, to expose a portion of a side wall of the first trench; forming a second dielectric layer on the exposed side wall of the first trench; and filling the second trench to form a work function structure, where the work function structure includes a first work function layer and a second work function layer, where the second work function layer is positioned on an upper surface of the first work function layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12369295
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a base, where the base is provided with an array region and a peripheral region, the array region is provided with vertical transistor structures, the vertical transistor structures are arranged in an array in the array region, and the peripheral region surrounds the array region; a first gate layer surrounding the vertical transistor structure and extending along a first direction; a second gate layer surrounding the vertical transistor structure and extending along the first direction, where the second gate layer and the first gate layer surround a same vertical transistor structure, are disposed at intervals, and both extend to the peripheral region; and an electrical connection structure located in the peripheral region and electrically connected to the first gate layer and the second gate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Minki Hong, Jo-Lan Chin, Kyongtaek Lee
  • Patent number: 12349334
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate structure, a cover layer and a first sacrificial structure. The substrate includes discrete semiconductor channels arranged at a top of the substrate. The gate structure is disposed in a middle region of a semiconductor channel, and includes a ring structure and a bridge structure. The ring structure encircles the semiconductor channel, and the bridge structure penetrates through the semiconductor channel and extends to an inner wall of the ring structure along a penetrating direction. The cover layer is located between adjacent semiconductor channels, and includes a first communication hole. The first sacrificial structure is located on the cover layer, and includes a second communication hole. An inner sidewall of the second communication hole has an irregular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao
  • Patent number: 12342524
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a fabricating method are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, active pillars, gate structures, a metal silicide layer, and a spacer. The active pillars are positioned on the substrate and are arranged in an array, and the active pillars extend along a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The gate structures are arranged at intervals along a first direction, and the gate structures are arranged surrounding a part of the active pillars. The metal silicide layer is positioned on a top surface of the active pillar, and a projection of the metal silicide layer on the substrate is overlapped with a projection of the top surface of the active pillar on the substrate. The spacer is positioned between adjacent gate structures and adjacent active pillars, and a height of the spacer is higher than a height of a top surface of the metal silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Patent number: 12336164
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a base including bit lines arranged at intervals and semiconductor channels arranged at intervals, bit lines extending in first direction, semiconductor channels being located at part of top surfaces of bit lines, each semiconductor channel including first area, second area, and third area arranged successively in a direction perpendicular to top surfaces of bit lines; dielectric layers located between adjacent bit lines and located on side walls of semiconductor channels; gate electrodes surrounding dielectric layers in second area and extending in second direction; metal semiconductor compound layers located on top surfaces of semiconductor channels; diffusion barrier layers at least surrounding side walls of metal semiconductor compound layers; and insulating layers located between adjacent semiconductor channels on same bit line and isolating gate electrodes and diffusion barrier layers on each dielectric layer from gate electrodes and diffusion barrier layers on dielec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Semyeong Jang, Joonsuk Moon, Deyuan Xiao, Jo-Lan Chin
  • Publication number: 20240074143
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor structure and a formation method therefor. The semiconductor structure includes: a gate structure located on a substrate. The gate structure includes at least two gate conductive layers; the at least two gate conductive layers have the same components and different characteristic parameters; and the characteristic parameter includes at least one of thickness, component content or shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: YU-CHENG LIAO, Wenjie Liu, Joonsuk Moon
  • Publication number: 20240038862
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a peripheral region and an array region. A substrate is provided. An active layer is provided in the substrate corresponding to the peripheral region. A word line groove is formed in the substrate corresponding to the array region. A word line is formed in the word line groove. The word line includes a first word line conductive layer and a second word line conductive layer with one stacked on another. A top of the first word line conductive layer is a protrusion. The protrusion protrudes along a direction pointing from the first word line conductive layer to the second word line conductive layer. An isolation layer covering the substrate is formed. A first through hole and a second through hole both penetrating through the isolation layer are formed simultaneously. The first through hole exposes the active layer. The second through hole exposes the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: JOONSUK MOON, Si ZHANG, JO-LAN CHIN, SEMYEONG JANG, Yanlong LI