Patents by Inventor Longyang CHEN

Longyang CHEN 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: 11956944
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a semiconductor structure formation method and a semiconductor structure. The method includes: the substrate including contact region and dummy region, a first bitline structure and a first dielectric layer being formed on the substrate, the first bitline structure and the first dielectric layer defining discrete capacitor contact openings; forming a first sacrificial layer filling the capacitor contact opening; removing, in the dummy region, part of height of the first bitline structure, part of height of the first dielectric layer and part of height of the first sacrificial layer to form a first opening located at top of a second bitline structure, a second dielectric layer and a second sacrificial layer; forming an insulation layer filling the first opening; removing, in the contact region, the first sacrificial layer to form a second opening; and forming a capacitor contact structure located in the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Longyang Chen, Hongfa Wu, Gongyi Wu
  • Patent number: 11956946
    Abstract: The semiconductor structure manufacturing method includes the steps of: providing a substrate with bit line contact regions and isolation regions located between adjacent bit line contact regions; forming a groove in the substrate, the bottom of the groove exposes the bit line contact region and the isolation region adjacent to the bit line contact region; forming a contact region isolation layer covering at least sidewalls of the groove; and forming a contact region to cover the contact region isolating the surface of the layer and filling the bit line contact layer of the groove, the bit line contact layer being in contact with the bit line contact region at the bottom of the groove; forming a bit line layer on the bit line contact layer. The invention avoids damage to the sidewalls of the active region in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yexiao Yu, Zhongming Liu, Longyang Chen, Jia Fang
  • Publication number: 20230301066
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of semiconductor structures, and provide a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a base; a plurality of first conductive structures, located on a surface of the base and distributed at intervals along a first direction; a plurality of second conductive structures, located on the surface of the base, and the plurality of second conductive structures and the plurality of first conductive structures being arranged alternately; and a plurality of support structures, located on the surface of the base and a given one of the plurality of support structures being located between a given one of the plurality of first conductive structures and a given one of the plurality of second conductive structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Gongyi WU, Xinran LIU, Yachao XU, Longyang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230282479
    Abstract: A preparation method for a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure are provided. Herein, the preparation method comprises: providing a structure to be processed, wherein the structure to be processed comprises a substrate, and an etching target layer, a bottom mask layer and a first mask layer stacked on the substrate; patterning the first mask layer to form a first pattern, the first pattern exposing parts of the bottom mask layer; forming spacers with vertical sidewall morphology on sidewalls of the first mask layer; removing the first mask layer; filling a gap between the spacers with a filling layer, in which a material of the spacers to a material of the filling layer has a high etching selectivity ratio; and removing the spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Shijie Bai, Zhongming Liu, Yexiao Yu, Xianguo Zhou, Bin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230180465
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes forming a spin on hard mask layer on a base, active areas arranged at intervals in the base, bit lines arranged at intervals and extending in a first direction on the base, each bit line electrically connected to at least one active area, and the spin on hard mask layer filled between the bit lines and covering the bit lines; removing part of the spin on hard mask layer to form first trenches arranged at intervals and extending in a second direction; forming first sacrificial layers in the first trenches; removing the spin on hard mask layer between the first sacrificial layers to form second trenches; forming first supporting layers in the second trenches; removing the first sacrificial layers and elongating the first trenches located between adjacent bit lines to the active areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Longyang Chen, Zhongming Liu
  • Publication number: 20230180464
    Abstract: A method includes the following operations for preparing a semiconductor structure, a semiconductor, and a semiconductor memory. A first dielectric layer and a first barrier layer are deposited on a substrate including an active area in sequence. A first mask including a first etching pattern is formed on the first barrier layer, and includes a groove extending in a first direction and uniformly distributed etching holes. Herein, the groove penetrates through the etching hole, and the depth of the etching hole is larger than that of the groove. Etching is performed along the first etching pattern, to remove the first barrier layer and etch the first dielectric layer to form a conductive channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, Zhong KONG
  • Publication number: 20230180460
    Abstract: A memory device and a method for manufacturing a memory device are provided. The memory device includes: a substrate, and a plurality of first capacitors embedded in the substrate; a plurality of first vertical transistors and a plurality of second vertical transistors, in which the plurality of first vertical transistors and the plurality of second vertical transistors are arranged on the substrate, and in which each of the plurality of first vertical transistors is electrically connected to a respective one of the plurality of first capacitors; and a plurality of second capacitors arranged on the plurality of first vertical transistors and the plurality of second vertical transistors, in which each of the plurality of second capacitors is electrically connected to a respective one of the plurality of second vertical transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Zhongming LIU, Yexiao Yu, Longyang Chen
  • Publication number: 20230056204
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate and a plurality of discrete bit line structures disposed on the substrate, a conductive plug being arranged between each adjacent bit line structures, a top surface of the conductive plug being lower than or flush with top surfaces of the bit line structures; and landing pads, one of the landing pads covering at least the top surface and part of side wall surfaces of the conductive plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Gongyi WU
  • Publication number: 20220392903
    Abstract: The semiconductor structure manufacturing method includes the steps of: providing a substrate with bit line contact regions and isolation regions located between adjacent bit line contact regions; forming a groove in the substrate, the bottom of the groove exposes the bit line contact region and the isolation region adjacent to the bit line contact region; forming a contact region isolation layer covering at least sidewalls of the groove; and forming a contact region to cover the contact region isolating the surface of the layer and filling the bit line contact layer of the groove, the bit line contact layer being in contact with the bit line contact region at the bottom of the groove; forming a bit line layer on the bit line contact layer. The invention avoids damage to the sidewalls of the active region in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yexiao Yu, Zhongming Liu, Longyang Chen, Jia Fang
  • Publication number: 20220359526
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a memory device, and a semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof, which includes: providing a substrate, which includes a plurality of bit line structures, forming a cover layer on each of the bit line structures, forming a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer sequentially on a side wall of each cover layer, and filling a space between second insulating layers of two adjacent bit line structures with a conductive contact layer; tops of the conductive contact layers and the second insulating layers are all lower than surfaces of the cover layers and higher than surfaces of the bit line structures; tops of the first insulating layers are flush with those of the conductive contact layers and the second insulating layers; and etching back the conductive contact layers, to form a capacitor contact hole between cover layers of two adjacent bit line structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Zhongming Liu, Hongfa Wu, Gongyi Wu
  • Publication number: 20220336466
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes: providing a base; forming multiple bit line structures on the base, where the multiple bit line structures are parallel to each other and extend in a first direction, and a trench is formed between adjacent bit line structures; forming a first conductive layer in the trench, where a void is formed in the first conductive layer; removing a part of the first conductive layer to form a first groove, where the bottom of the first groove exposes the void; forming an epitaxial layer on an inner wall of the first groove; and allowing the epitaxial layer to epitaxially grow to form an extension portion, such that the extension portion fills the void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, SHIJIE BAI, Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220336467
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for fabricating a memory and a memory. This method includes: providing a substrate, the substrate being internally provided with a plurality of active areas, and each of the plurality of active areas including a first contact region and a second contact region; forming a plurality of bit lines on the substrate, each of the plurality of bit lines being connected to at least one of the first contact regions; forming an isolation layer on each of the plurality of bit lines, the isolation layer covering each of the plurality of bit lines and the substrate, the isolation layer being further provided with a plurality of filling holes corresponding to the plurality of second contact regions one to one; etching the isolation layer and the substrate along the plurality of filling holes, to fill in the plurality of second contact regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220319555
    Abstract: This application provides a method for manufacturing a memory and a memory thereof. The manufacturing method includes: providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a plurality of spaced active area and each of the plurality of spaced active area includes a first contact region and a second contact region; forming a plurality of spaced bit lines on the substrate, where each of the plurality of spaced bit lines is connected to at least one first contact region; forming a first isolation layer on each of the plurality of spaced bit lines, a first trench extending in a first direction between two adjacent first isolation layers of the plurality of spaced bit lines; etching a bottom along the first trench to form a second trench; and forming a plurality of conducting wires and a plurality of second isolation layers in the second trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220320106
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a memory is provided. The method comprises: providing a substrate comprising a plurality of active areas disposed at intervals, and the active area comprising a first contact area and second contact areas; forming a plurality of bit lines disposed at intervals on the substrate; forming a first isolation layer on the bit line, the first isolation layer forming a first trench; etching the bottom of the first trench along the first trench to form a second trench exposing the second contact area; forming a first conductive layer in the first trench and the second trench; removing part of the first conductive layer to form a plurality of first through holes, so that the first conductive layer is separated into a plurality of conducting wires, and each conducting wire being connected to a second contact area; and forming a second isolation layer in the first through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongming LIU, Longyang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220310623
    Abstract: A method for preparing a capacitor contact structure of a memory device includes providing a substrate, forming a plurality of bit line structures arranged in parallel and at intervals on the substrate, and the bit line structures extending along a first direction; forming conducting layer structures between adjacent bit line structures, upper surfaces of which are lower than upper surfaces of the bit line structures; forming sacrificial layers on the conducting layer structures; forming a plurality of isolation trenches arranged in parallel and at intervals in the sacrificial layer, the isolation trenches extend along a second direction, and the second direction intersects the first direction; forming isolation dielectric layers in the isolation trenches; and removing the sacrificial layer based on the bit line structure and the isolation dielectric layer to form grooves between adjacent bit line structures and between adjacent isolation dielectric layers, the grooves expose the conducting layer structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zhongming LIU, SHIJIE BAI, Longyang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220310626
    Abstract: There is provided a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes: forming a plurality of bit line structures spaced on a substrate of the semiconductor device, the plurality of bit line structures extending along a first direction; forming a sacrificial layer between the plurality of bit line structures; placing the semiconductor device in a reaction chamber of an etching apparatus; releasing a carbon source gas into the reaction chamber, and providing an alternative electric field to dissociate the carbon source gas into a plasma carbon source; controlling the plasma carbon source to be deposited on top surfaces of the plurality of bit line structures to form a carbon overcoat; etching the sacrificial layer and a part of the substrate to form a storage node contact hole; and removing the carbon overcoat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongming LIU, Longyang CHEN, Hongfa WU
  • Publication number: 20220302125
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor memory includes: providing comprising a storage area and a peripheral area located outside the storage area, wherein the substrate has and a plurality of bit line contact parts and a plurality of capacitor contact parts located in the storage area, and a peripheral gate contact part and a peripheral circuit contact part located in the peripheral area; forming a plurality of bit lines, and simultaneously forming a peripheral gate; forming a bit line isolation layer, and simultaneously forming a peripheral gate isolation layer; forming a first conductive capacitor layer in contact with the capacitor contact part, and simultaneously forming a first peripheral conductive layer in contact with the peripheral circuit contact part; forming a first air gap in the bit line isolation layer, and simultaneously forming a second air gap in the peripheral gate isolation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming LIU, Jia FANG, Longyang CHEN, Hongfa WU
  • Publication number: 20220285361
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes following operations. A substrate including active regions and isolation regions is provided. First trench structures are formed on the substrate, the first trench structure passing through the active region and the isolation region. Bit line contact structures are formed in the first trench structures. Bit line structures are formed on the bit line contact structures, at least part of the bit line structure being positioned in the first trench structure. Bit line protection structures are formed on the bit line structures, the bit line protection structure at least covering an upper surface of the bit line structure. Capacitor contact assemblies are formed, the capacitor contact assembly including a first capacitor contact structure and a second capacitor contact structure which covers an upper surface and part of a side wall of the first capacitor contact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming Liu, Jia Fang, Longyang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220278107
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes: providing a base, in which a plurality of bit lines extending in a first direction and a groove located between two adjacent ones of the bit lines are provided on the base; forming an initial contact layer and an initial protection layer filling the groove, in which the initial contact layer is in contact with the base, the initial protection layer is located on the initial contact layer; patterning the initial contact layer and the initial protection layer to form contact layers that are discrete from each other and protection layers that are discrete from each other; and forming a dielectric layer between two adjacent ones of the contact layers, in which the dielectric layer is further located between two adjacent ones of the protection layers, a material of the dielectric layer is different from a material of the protection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongming Liu, Shijie Bai, Longyang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220130836
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a semiconductor structure formation method and a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure formation method includes: providing a substrate, the substrate including a contact region and a virtual region arranged adjacent to each other, a bitline structure and a dielectric layer arranged discretely being formed on the substrate, an extension direction of the dielectric layer intersecting with that of the bitline structure, and the bitline structure and the dielectric layer defining discrete capacitor contact openings; forming a sacrificial layer filling the capacitor contact opening; removing, in the contact region, the sacrificial layer to form a second opening; forming a bottom conductive layer filling the second opening; removing, in the virtual region, some height of the sacrificial layer to form a first opening; forming an insulation layer filling the first opening; and forming a capacitor contact structure located in the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Hongfa Wu, Gongyi Wu