Patents by Inventor Ker-Hsiao Huo

Ker-Hsiao Huo 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: 20150262995
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a drain region and a channel region surrounding the drain region. A source region surrounds the channel region such that the channel region separates the drain region from the source region. A gate electrode is arranged over the channel region and has an inner edge proximate to the drain. A resistor structure, which is made up of a curved or polygonal path of resistive material, is arranged over the drain and is coupled to the drain. The resistor structure is perimeterally bounded by the inner edge of the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao Huo, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai, Yi-Min Chen, Chih-Yuan Chan
  • Patent number: 9035379
    Abstract: A lateral DMOS transistor is provided with a source region, a drain region, and a conductive gate. The drain region is laterally separated from the conductive gate by a field oxide that encroaches beneath the conductive gate. The lateral DMOS transistor may be formed in a racetrack-like configuration with the conductive gate including a rectilinear portion and a curved portion and surrounded by the source region. Disposed between the conductive gate and the trapped drain is one or more levels of interlevel dielectric material. One or more groups of isolated conductor leads are formed in or on the dielectric layers and may be disposed at multiple device levels. The isolated conductive leads increase the breakdown voltage of the lateral DMOS transistor particularly in the curved regions where electric field crowding can otherwise degrade breakdown voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao Huo, Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai, Chih-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20150072496
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a high voltage semiconductor transistor includes growing a first well region over a substrate having a first conductivity type, the first well region having a second type of conductivity. First, second and third portions of a second well region having the first type of conductivity are doped into the first well region. A first insulating layer is grown in and over the first well portion within the second well region. A second insulating layer is grown on the substrate over the third portion of the second well region. An anti-punch through region is doped into the first well region. A gate structure is formed on the substrate. A source region is formed in the first portion of the second well region on an opposite side of the gate structure from the first insulating layer. A drain region is formed in the first well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao HUO, Chih-Chang CHENG, Ru-Yi SU, Jen-Hao YEH, Fu-Chih YANG, Chun Lin TSAI
  • Patent number: 8969913
    Abstract: A high voltage laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor (HV LDMOS) device, particularly an insulated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT), and a method of making it are provided in this disclosure. The device includes a semiconductor substrate having at least one highly doped buried portion, a first doped well grown over the substrate, a gate structure formed on the first well, a source and a drain formed on either side of the gate structure, and a second doped well having a U-shaped cross section formed in the first well. A portion of the drain is formed over the first well outside of the second well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Maufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao Huo, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ru-Yi Su, Jen-Hao Yeh, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140327075
    Abstract: A lateral DMOS transistor is provided with a source region, a drain region, and a conductive gate. The drain region is laterally separated from the conductive gate by a field oxide that encroaches beneath the conductive gate. The lateral DMOS transistor may be formed in a racetrack-like configuration with the conductive gate including a rectilinear portion and a curved portion and surrounded by the source region. Disposed between the conductive gate and the trapped drain is one or more levels of interlevel dielectric material. One or more groups of isolated conductor leads are formed in or on the dielectric layers and may be disposed at multiple device levels. The isolated conductive leads increase the breakdown voltage of the lateral DMOS transistor particularly in the curved regions where electric field crowding can otherwise degrade breakdown voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao HUO, Ru-Yi SU, Fu-Chih YANG, Chun Lin TSAI, Chih-Chang CHENG
  • Publication number: 20140231884
    Abstract: A device includes a p-well region, and a first High-Voltage N-type Well (HVNW) region and a second HVNW region contacting opposite edges of the p-well region. A P-type Buried Layer (PBL) has opposite edges in contact with the first HVNW region and the second HVNW region. An n-type buried well region is underlying the PBL. The p-well region and the n-type buried well region are in contact with a top surface and a bottom surface, respectively, of the PBL. The device further includes a n-well region in a top portion of the p-well region, an n-type source region in the n-well region, a gate stack overlapping a portion of the p-well region and a portion of the second HVNW region, and a channel region under the gate stack. The channel region interconnects the n-well region and the second HVNW region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Jen-Hao Yeh, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ru-Yi Su, Ker Hsiao Huo, Po-Chih Chen, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 8803232
    Abstract: A lateral DMOS transistor is provided with a source region, a drain region, and a conductive gate. The drain region is laterally separated from the conductive gate by a field oxide that encroaches beneath the conductive gate. The lateral DMOS transistor may be formed in a racetrack-like configuration with the conductive gate including a rectilinear portion and a curved portion and surrounded by the source region. Disposed between the conductive gate and the trapped drain is one or more levels of interlevel dielectric material. One or more groups of isolated conductor leads are formed in or on the dielectric layers and may be disposed at multiple device levels. The isolated conductive leads increase the breakdown voltage of the lateral DMOS transistor particularly in the curved regions where electric field crowding can otherwise degrade breakdown voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao Huo, Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai, Chih-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140139282
    Abstract: A device includes a buried well region and a first HVW region of the first conductivity, and an insulation region over the first HVW region. A drain region of the first conductivity type is disposed on a first side of the insulation region and in a top surface region of the first HVW region. A first well region and a second well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type are on the second side of the insulation region. A second HVW region of the first conductivity type is disposed between the first and the second well regions, wherein the second HVW region is connected to the buried well region. A source region of the first conductivity type is in a top surface region of the second HVW region, wherein the source region, the drain region, and the buried well region form a JFET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jen-Hao Yeh, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ru-Yi Su, Ker Hsiao Huo, Po-Chih Chen, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 8704279
    Abstract: A device includes a buried well region and a first HVW region of the first conductivity, and an insulation region over the first HVW region. A drain region of the first conductivity type is disposed on a first side of the insulation region and in a top surface region of the first HVW region. A first well region and a second well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type are on the second side of the insulation region. A second HVW region of the first conductivity type is disposed between the first and the second well regions, wherein the second HVW region is connected to the buried well region. A source region of the first conductivity type is in a top surface region of the second HVW region, wherein the source region, the drain region, and the buried well region form a JFET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jen-Hao Yeh, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ru-Yi Su, Ker Hsiao Huo, Po-Chih Chen, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 8680616
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a drift region having a first doping polarity formed in a substrate; a doped extension region formed in the drift region and having a second doping polarity opposite the first doping polarity, the doped extension region including a laterally-extending component; a dielectric structure formed over the drift region, the dielectric structure being separated from the doped extension region by a portion of the drift region; a gate structure formed over a portion of the dielectric structure and a portion of the doped extension region; and a doped isolation region having the second doping polarity, the doped isolation region at least partially surrounding the drift region and the doped extension region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai, Ker Hsiao Huo, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ruey-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20140054695
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a drift region having a first doping polarity formed in a substrate; a doped extension region formed in the drift region and having a second doping polarity opposite the first doping polarity, the doped extension region including a laterally-extending component; a dielectric structure formed over the drift region, the dielectric structure being separated from the doped extension region by a portion of the drift region; a gate structure formed over a portion of the dielectric structure and a portion of the doped extension region; and a doped isolation region having the second doping polarity, the doped isolation region at least partially surrounding the drift region and the doped extension region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai, Ker Hsiao Huo, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ruey-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20140035035
    Abstract: A high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor laterally diffused device (HV LDMOS), particularly an insulated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT), and a method of making it are provided in this disclosure. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure formed on the substrate, a source and a drain formed in the substrate on either side of the gate structure, a first doped well formed in the substrate, and a second doped well formed in the first well. The gate, source, second doped well, a portion of the first well, and a portion of the drain structure are surrounded by a deep trench isolation feature and an implanted oxygen layer in the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao HUO, Chih-Chang CHENG, Ru-Yi SU, Jen-Hao YEH, Fu-Chih YANG, Chun Lin TSAI
  • Publication number: 20140021560
    Abstract: Provided is a high voltage semiconductor device. The high voltage semiconductor device includes a transistor having a gate, a source, and a drain. The source and the drain are formed in a doped substrate and are separated by a drift region of the substrate. The gate is formed over the drift region and between the source and the drain. The transistor is configured to handle high voltage conditions that are at least a few hundred volts. The high voltage semiconductor device includes a dielectric structure formed between the source and the drain of the transistor. The dielectric structure protrudes into and out of the substrate. Different parts of the dielectric structure have uneven thicknesses. The high voltage semiconductor device includes a resistor formed over the dielectric structure. The resistor has a plurality of winding segments that are substantially evenly spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai, Ker Hsiao Huo, Jen-Hao Yeh, Chun-Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 8629513
    Abstract: A device includes a first and a second heavily doped region in a semiconductor substrate. An insulation region has at least a portion in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the insulation region is adjacent to the first and the second heavily doped regions. A gate dielectric is formed over the semiconductor substrate and having a portion over a portion of the insulation region. A gate is formed over the gate dielectric. A floating conductor is over and vertically overlapping the insulation region. A metal line includes a portion over and vertically overlapping the floating conductor, wherein the metal line is coupled to, and carries a voltage of, the second heavily doped region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun-Lin Tsai, Ker Hsiao Huo, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ruey-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 8624322
    Abstract: Provided is a high voltage semiconductor device. The high voltage semiconductor device includes a transistor having a gate, a source, and a drain. The source and the drain are formed in a doped substrate and are separated by a drift region of the substrate. The gate is formed over the drift region and between the source and the drain. The transistor is configured to handle high voltage conditions that are at least a few hundred volts. The high voltage semiconductor device includes a dielectric structure formed between the source and the drain of the transistor. The dielectric structure protrudes into and out of the substrate. Different parts of the dielectric structure have uneven thicknesses. The high voltage semiconductor device includes a resistor formed over the dielectric structure. The resistor has a plurality of winding segments that are substantially evenly spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai, Ker Hsiao Huo, Jen-Hao Yeh, Chun-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130313617
    Abstract: A device includes a buried well region and a first HVW region of the first conductivity, and an insulation region over the first HVW region. A drain region of the first conductivity type is disposed on a first side of the insulation region and in a top surface region of the first HVW region. A first well region and a second well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type are on the second side of the insulation region. A second HVW region of the first conductivity type is disposed between the first and the second well regions, wherein the second HVW region is connected to the buried well region. A source region of the first conductivity type is in a top surface region of the second HVW region, wherein the source region, the drain region, and the buried well region form a JFET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jen-Hao Yeh, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ru-Yi Su, Ker Hsiao Huo, Po-Chih Chen, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 8575694
    Abstract: A high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor laterally diffused device (HV LDMOS), particularly an insulated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT), and a method of making it are provided in this disclosure. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure formed on the substrate, a source and a drain formed in the substrate on either side of the gate structure, a first doped well formed in the substrate, and a second doped well formed in the first well. The gate, source, second doped well, a portion of the first well, and a portion of the drain structure are surrounded by a deep trench isolation feature and an implanted oxygen layer in the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao Huo, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ru-Yi Su, Jen-Hao Yeh, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun Lin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130207187
    Abstract: A high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor laterally diffused device (HV LDMOS), particularly an insulated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT), and a method of making it are provided in this disclosure. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure formed on the substrate, a source and a drain formed in the substrate on either side of the gate structure, a first doped well formed in the substrate, and a second doped well formed in the first well. The gate, source, second doped well, a portion of the first well, and a portion of the drain structure are surrounded by a deep trench isolation feature and an implanted oxygen layer in the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao HUO, Chih-Chang CHENG, Ru-Yi SU, Jen-Hao YEH, Fu-Chih YANG, Chun Lin TSAI
  • Publication number: 20120299096
    Abstract: A lateral DMOS transistor is provided with a source region, a drain region, and a conductive gate. The drain region is laterally separated from the conductive gate by a field oxide that encroaches beneath the conductive gate. The lateral DMOS transistor may be formed in a racetrack-like configuration with the conductive gate including a rectilinear portion and a curved portion and surrounded by the source region. Disposed between the conductive gate and the trapped drain is one or more levels of interlevel dielectric material. One or more groups of isolated conductor leads are formed in or on the dielectric layers and may be disposed at multiple device levels. The isolated conductive leads increase the breakdown voltage of the lateral DMOS transistor particularly in the curved regions where electric field crowding can otherwise degrade breakdown voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ker Hsiao HUO, Ru-Yi SU, Fu-Chih YANG, Chun Lin TSAI, Chih-Chang CHENG
  • Publication number: 20120181629
    Abstract: A device includes a first and a second heavily doped region in a semiconductor substrate. An insulation region has at least a portion in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the insulation region is adjacent to the first and the second heavily doped regions. A gate dielectric is formed over the semiconductor substrate and having a portion over a portion of the insulation region. A gate is formed over the gate dielectric. A floating conductor is over and vertically overlapping the insulation region. A metal line includes a portion over and vertically overlapping the floating conductor, wherein the metal line is coupled to, and carries a voltage of, the second heavily doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ru-Yi Su, Fu-Chih Yang, Chun-Lin Tsai, Ker Hsiao Huo, Chih-Chang Cheng, Ruey-Hsin Liu