Patents by Inventor Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal

Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal 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: 11742285
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a main circuit disposed over a front surface of the substrate, and a backside power delivery circuit disposed over a back surface of the substrate. The backside power delivery circuit includes a first main power supply wiring for supplying a first voltage, a second main power supply wiring for supplying a second voltage, a first local power supply wiring, and a first switch coupled to the first main power supply wiring and the first local power supply wiring. The first main power supply wiring, the second main power supply wiring and the first local power supply wiring are embedded in a first back side insulating layer disposed over the back surface of the substrate. The first local power supply wiring is coupled to the main circuit via a first through-silicon via (TSV) passing through the substrate for supplying the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Gerben Doornbos, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal
  • Patent number: 11742292
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip including a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a gate structure overlying a front-side surface of a first substrate. The first substrate has a back-side surface opposite the front-side surface. A first source/drain structure overlies the first substrate and is laterally adjacent to the grate structure. A power rail is embedded in the first substrate and directly underlies the first source/drain structure. A first source/drain contact continuously extends from the first source/drain structure to the power rail. The first source/drain contact electrically couples the first source/drain structure to the power rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Gerben Doornbos
  • Publication number: 20230262953
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a contact metal layer, forming a channel structure on the contact metal layer, wherein the channel structure comprises a first source/drain region, a channel region and a second source/drain region stacked in that order, and forming a gate structure around the channel region, such that an upper surface of the gate structure is substantially coplanar with an upper surface of the channel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Gerben DOORNBOS, Blandine DURIEZ, Marcus Johannes Henricus VAN DAL
  • Publication number: 20230261060
    Abstract: A field effect transistor may include an active layer containing an oxide compound material of at least two atomic elements including a first element of tin and a second element selected from Ge, Si, P, S, F, Ti, Cs, and Na and located over a substrate. The field effect transistor may further include a gate dielectric located on the active layer, a gate electrode located on the gate dielectric, and a source contact structure and a drain contact structure contacting a respective portion of the active layer. The oxide compound material may include at least germanium and tin. The oxide compound semiconductor material may be used as a p-type semiconductor material in BEOL structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Georgios Vellianitis, Oreste Madia, Gerben Doornbos, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal
  • Patent number: 11728244
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin, a source/drain structure, a first buried power line, a contact, a first through substrate via (TSV), and a second TSV. The substrate has a well region extending a frontside surface of the substrate into the substrate. The semiconductor fin is on the well region. The source/drain structure is on the semiconductor fin. The first buried power line is electrically coupled to the source/drain structure on the first semiconductor fin. The first buried power line has a length extending along a lengthwise direction of the first semiconductor fin and a height extending within the well region. The first TSV extends from a backside surface of the substrate through the substrate to the first buried power line. The second TSV extends from the backside surface of the substrate to the well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Gerben Doornbos
  • Patent number: 11723291
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an integrated chip including a memory device. The memory device includes a bottom electrode disposed over a semiconductor substrate. An upper electrode is disposed over the bottom electrode. An intercalated metal/dielectric structure is sandwiched between the bottom electrode and the upper electrode. The intercalated metal/dielectric structure comprises a lower dielectric layer over the bottom electrode, an upper dielectric layer over the lower dielectric layer, and a first metal layer separating the upper dielectric layer from the lower dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mauricio Manfrini, Chung-Te Lin, Gerben Doornbos, Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal
  • Patent number: 11710775
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first gate electrode, a ferroelectric insulating layer over the first gate electrode, a semiconductor member over the ferroelectric insulating layer, a gate dielectric layer over the semiconductor member, and a second gate electrode over the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal, Gerben Doornbos, Georgios Vellianitis
  • Publication number: 20230197445
    Abstract: A crystalline channel layer of a semiconductor material is formed in a backend process over a crystalline dielectric seed layer. A crystalline magnesium oxide MgO is formed over an amorphous inter-layer dielectric layer. The crystalline MgO provides physical link to the formation of a crystalline semiconductor layer thereover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Passlack, Blandine Duriez, Georgios Vellianitis, Gerben Doornbos, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Martin Christopher Holland, Mauricio Manfrini
  • Publication number: 20230187562
    Abstract: A transistor includes a first gate structure, a channel layer, and source/drain contacts. The first gate structure includes metallic nanosheets and a gate dielectric layer wrapping around the metallic nanosheets. The channel layer wraps around a portion of the gate dielectric layer. The source/drain contacts are aside the metallic nanosheets. The source/drain contacts are electrically connected to the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal
  • Patent number: 11672110
    Abstract: A semiconductor transistor comprises a channel structure comprising a channel region and two source/drain regions located on respective sides of the channel region, wherein the channel region and the two source/drain regions are stacked up along a first direction. A gate structure surrounds the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Gerben Doornbos, Blandine Duriez, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal
  • Publication number: 20230171937
    Abstract: A memory cell comprises a nanowire structure comprising a channel region and source/drain regions of a transistor. The nanowire structure also comprises as first conductor of a capacitive device as a vertical extension of the nanowire structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Gerben DOORNBOS, Marcus Johannes Henricus VAN DAL
  • Publication number: 20230170387
    Abstract: A transistor, an integrated semiconductor device, and methods of making the same are provided. The transistor includes a dielectric layer having a plurality of dielectric protrusions, a channel layer conformally covering the protrusions of the dielectric layer to form a plurality of trenches between two adjacent dielectric protrusion, a gate layer disposed on the channel layer. The gate layer 106 has a plurality of gate protrusions fitted into the trenches. The transistor also includes active regions aside the gate layer. The active regions are electrically connected to the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal, Gerben Doornbos, Georgios Vallianitis
  • Patent number: 11659721
    Abstract: In a method of forming a gate-all-around field effect transistor, a gate structure is formed surrounding a channel portion of a carbon nanotube. An inner spacer is formed surrounding a source/drain extension portion of the carbon nanotube, which extends outward from the channel portion of the carbon nanotube. The inner spacer includes two dielectric layers that form interface dipole. The interface dipole introduces doping to the source/drain extension portion of the carbon nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Vasen, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Gerben Doornbos
  • Patent number: 11653507
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes techniques for forming semiconductor structures having multiple semiconductor strips configured as channel portions. In the semiconductor structures, diffusion break structures are formed after the gate structures are formed so that the structural integrity of the semiconductor strips adjacent to the diffusion break structures will not be compromised by a subsequent gate formation process. The diffusion break extends downward from an upper surface until all the semiconductor strips of the adjacent channel portions are truncated by the diffusion break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Timothy Vasen, Gerben Doornbos
  • Patent number: 11647635
    Abstract: A device includes a multi-layer stack, a channel layer, a ferroelectric layer and buffer layers. The multi-layer stack is disposed on a substrate and includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers stacked alternately. The channel layer penetrates through the plurality of conductive layers and the plurality of dielectric layers. The ferroelectric layer is disposed between the channel layer and each of the plurality of conductive layers and the plurality of dielectric layers. The buffer layers include a metal oxide, and one of the buffer layers is disposed between the ferroelectric layer and each of the plurality of dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Lu, Georgios Vellianitis, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Yu-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20230111572
    Abstract: A transistor includes a first gate electrode, a first capping layer, a crystalline semiconductor oxide layer, a second capping layer, a first gate dielectric layer, and source/drain contacts. The first capping layer, the crystalline semiconductor oxide layer, and the second capping layer are sequentially disposed over the first gate electrode. Sidewalls of the second capping layer are aligned with sidewalls of the crystalline semiconductor oxide layer. The first gate dielectric layer is located between the first gate electrode and the first capping layer. The source/drain contacts are disposed on the second capping layer. The crystalline semiconductor oxide layer and the source/drain contacts are located on two opposite sides of the second capping layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Blandine Duriez, Georgios Vellianitis, Gerben Doornbos, Mauricio MANFRINI
  • Patent number: 11626507
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a gate structure is formed over a fin structure. A source/drain region of the fin structure is recessed. A first semiconductor layer is formed over the recessed source/drain region. A second semiconductor layer is formed over the first semiconductor layer. The fin structure is made of SixGe1-x, where 0?x?0.3, the first semiconductor layer is made of SiyGe1-y, where 0.45?y?1.0, and the second semiconductor layer is made of SizGe1-z, where 0?z?0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Martin Christopher Holland, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal
  • Patent number: 11605740
    Abstract: A transistor includes a first gate structure, a channel layer, and source/drain contacts. The first gate structure includes nanosheets. The channel layer is over the first gate structure. A portion of the channel layer wraps around the nanosheets of the first gate structure. The source/drain contacts are aside the nanosheets. The source/drain contacts are electrically connected to the channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal
  • Patent number: 11586885
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a memory device including a first memory element and a second memory element. The memory device includes a substrate and a bottom electrode disposed over the substrate. The first memory element is disposed between the bottom electrode and a top electrode, such that the first memory element has a first area. A second memory element is disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The second memory element is laterally separated from the first memory element by a non-zero distance. The second memory element has a second area different than the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal, Gerben Doornbos, Mauricio Manfrini
  • Patent number: 11587786
    Abstract: A crystalline channel layer of a semiconductor material is formed in a backend process over a crystalline dielectric seed layer. A crystalline magnesium oxide MgO is formed over an amorphous inter-layer dielectric layer. The crystalline MgO provides physical link to the formation of a crystalline semiconductor layer thereover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthias Passlack, Blandine Duriez, Georgios Vellianitis, Gerben Doornbos, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Martin Christopher Holland, Mauricio Manfrini