Patents by Inventor Miao Zhang

Miao 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).

  • Patent number: 8501577
    Abstract: A preparation method for a full-isolated silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate with hybrid crystal orientations and a preparation method of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit (IC) based on the method are disclosed. In the preparation method for the full-isolated SOI substrate with hybrid crystal orientations provided in the present invention, a SiGe layer is adopted to serve as an epitaxial virtual substrate layer with a first crystal orientation, so as to form a strained top silicon with the first crystal orientation; a polysilicon supporting material is adopted to serve as a support for connecting the top silicon with the first crystal orientation and a top silicon with a second crystal orientation, so that the SiGe layer below the strained top silicon with the first crystal orientation may be removed, and an insulating material is filled to form an insulating buried layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Jiantao Bian, Zengfeng Di, Miao Zhang
  • Patent number: 8501593
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of NiSiGe epitaxial growth by introducing Al interlayer, comprising the deposition of an Al thin film on the surface of SiGe layer, subsequent deposition of a Ni layer on Al thin film and then the annealing process for the reaction between Ni layer and SiGe material of SiGe layer to form NiSiGe material. Due to the barrier effect of Al interlayer, NiSiGe layer features a single crystal structure, a flat interface with SiGe substrate and a thickness of up to 0.3 nm, significantly enhancing interface performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Miao Zhang, Bo Zhang, Zhongying Xue, Xi Wang
  • Patent number: 8461651
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an ESD protection structure in a SOI CMOS circuitry. The ESD protection structure includes a variety of longitudinal (vertical) PN junction structures having significantly enlarged junction areas for current flow. The resulting devices achieve increased heavy current release capability. Processes of fabricating varieties of the ESD protection longitudinal PN junction are also disclosed. Compatibility of the disclosed fabrication processes with current SOI technology reduces implementation cost and improves the integration robustness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xiaolu Huang, Xing Wei, Xinhong Cheng, Jing Chen, Miao Zhang, Xi Wang
  • Publication number: 20130113926
    Abstract: A detecting device for detecting icing by an image includes an image acquiring system (1-A) and an image processing system (2-A). The image acquiring system (1-A) can acquire an image of an object's surface. The image processing system (2-A) can analyze the image and obtain an icing condition of the object's surface. The detecting device is simple and reliable. It can identify the category of the icing effectively. So, it can improve the accurateness of the icing detection significantly and can accomplish the detection of the object's whole surface. Furthermore, it can detect an icing condition of a super-cooled large droplet. A method for detecting an icing condition of an object's surface using the detecting device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION OF CHINA, LTD
    Inventors: Yingchun Chen, Lin Ye, Miao Zhang, Junfeng Ge, Lijuan Feng, Tiejun Liu, Feng Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130105631
    Abstract: An icing detector probe includes three sections arranged sequentially along the direction of air flow, namely, a first section, a second section and a third section. The shape of the outer surface of the first section is suitable for collecting droplets in the air flow. The shape of the outer surface of the second section is suitable for full decelerating and releasing latent heat of large droplets during their movements. The outer surface of the third section is suitable for icing of large droplets. The probe detects icing by distinguishing and identify large droplets icing. The probe effectively detects types of traditional icing, thus being helpful for exact detection of icing thickness. An icing detector including said icing detector probe is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION OF CHINA, LTD
    Inventors: Yingchun Chen, Lin Ye, Miao Zhang, Junfeng Ge, Lijuan Feng, Tiejun Liu, Feng Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130071993
    Abstract: A preparation method for a full-isolated silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate with hybrid crystal orientations and a preparation method of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit (IC) based on the method are disclosed. In the preparation method for the full-isolated SOI substrate with hybrid crystal orientations provided in the present invention, a SiGe layer is adopted to serve as an epitaxial virtual substrate layer with a first crystal orientation, so as to form a strained top silicon with the first crystal orientation; a polysilicon supporting material is adopted to serve as a support for connecting the top silicon with the first crystal orientation and a top silicon with a second crystal orientation, so that the SiGe layer below the strained top silicon with the first crystal orientation may be removed, and an insulating material is filled to form an insulating buried layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY
    Inventors: Jiantao Bian, Zengfeng Di, Miao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130062696
    Abstract: The present invention provides an SOI semiconductor structure with a hybrid of coplanar germanium (Ge) and III-V, and a method for preparing the same. A heterogeneous integrated semiconductor structure with a hybrid of Ge and the group III-V semiconductor material coplanar on an insulator includes at least one Ge substrate formed on the insulating layer, and the other substrate is a group III-V semiconductor material formed on the Ge semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zengfeng Di, Jiantao Bian, Miao Zhang, Xi Wang
  • Publication number: 20130029478
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of fabricating high-mobility dual channel material based on SOI substrate, wherein compressive strained SiGe is epitaxially grown on a conventional SOI substrate to be used as channel material of PMOSFET; Si is then epitaixally grown on SiGe, and approaches such as ion implantation and annealing are employed to allow relaxation of part of strained SiGe and transfer strain to the Si layer thereon so as to form strained Si material as channel material of NMOSFET. With simple process and easy realization, this method can provide high-mobility channel material for NMOSFET and PMOSFET at the same time, well meeting the requirement of simultaneously enhancing the performance of NMOSFET and PMOSFET devices and therefore providing potential channel material for CMOS process of the next generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY
    Inventors: Miao Zhang, Bo Zhang, Zhongying Xue, Xi Wang
  • Patent number: 8350298
    Abstract: A Ge and Si hybrid material inversion mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a racetrack-shaped cross section and are formed of n-type Ge and p-type Si, respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. In an inversion mode, the devices have hybrid material, GAA structure with the racetrack-shaped, high-k gate dielectric layer and metal gate, so as to achieve high carrier mobility, prevent polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Deyuan Xiao, Xi Wang, Miao Zhang, Jing Chen, Zhongying Xue
  • Patent number: 8330229
    Abstract: A hybrid orientation inversion mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a racetrack-shaped cross section and are formed of n-type Si (110) and p-type Si(100), respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. The device structure according to the prevent invention is quite simple, compact and highly integrated. In an inversion mode, the devices have different orientation channels, the GAA structure with the racetrack-shaped, high-k gate dielectric layer and metal gate, so as to achieve high carrier mobility, and prevent polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Deyuan Xiao, Xi Wang, Miao Zhang, Jing Chen, Zhongying Xue
  • Patent number: 8330228
    Abstract: A Ge and Si hybrid material inversion mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a circular-shaped cross section and are formed of n-type Ge and p-type Si, respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. In an inversion mode, current flows through the overall cylindrical channel, so as to achieve high carrier mobility, reduce low-frequency noises, prevent polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects and increase the threshold voltage of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Deyuan Xiao, Xi Wang, Miao Zhang, Jing Chen, Zhongying Xue
  • Publication number: 20120289832
    Abstract: Method and systems for improving resolution of imaging systems, such as a microscope or a medical ultrasonic scanner, are provided. The resolution of the microscope is improved by reducing direct illumination of unrelated regions of an object under examination. According to an aspect of the present invention, a method is provided to reduce the direct illumination of the unrelated regions in a detectable region such as a cone of light that otherwise could generate substantial noises. In another aspect of the invention, a method is provided that focuses the illumination beams such that the width of the projected beam spot is narrowed, preventing the generation of a large amount of noise. In particular, the width of the illumination beam is narrowed such that the size of the projected illumination beam is smaller than the field of view of the microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Miao Zhang, Hui Hu
  • Patent number: 8274118
    Abstract: A Ge and Si hybrid material accumulation mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a circular-shaped cross section and are formed of p-type Ge and n-type Si, respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. In an accumulation mode, current flows through the overall cylindrical channel, so as to achieve high carrier mobility, reduce low-frequency noises, prevent polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects and increase the threshold voltage of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: DEYuan Xiao, Xi Wang, Miao Zhang, Jing Chen, Zhongying Xue
  • Patent number: 8274119
    Abstract: A Ge and Si hybrid material accumulation mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a racetrack-shaped cross section and are formed of p-type Ge and n-type Si, respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. In an accumulation mode, current flows through the overall racetrack-shaped channel. The disclosed device has high carrier mobility, high device drive current, and maintains the electrical integrity of the device. Meanwhile, polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects are prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Deyuan Xiao, Xi Wang, Miao Zhang, Jing Chen, Zhongying Xue
  • Patent number: 8264042
    Abstract: A hybrid orientation accumulation mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a racetrack-shaped cross section and are formed of p-type Si(110) and n-type Si(100), respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. The device structure according to the prevent invention is quite simple, compact and highly integrated. In an accumulation mode, current flows through the overall racetrack-shaped channel. The disclosed device results in high carrier mobility. Meanwhile polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects are prevented, and threshold voltage is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Deyuan Xiao, Xi Wang, Miao Zhang, Jing Chen, Zhong Ying Xue
  • Publication number: 20120164003
    Abstract: A blower fan including a motor having a rotating shaft, a bracket, a fan housing having a cavity, a fan wheel, and fan blades. The motor is disposed on the fan housing via the bracket. An extended portion of the rotating shaft extends into the cavity of the fan housing and connects with the fan wheel. The fan blades are disposed on the rotating shaft and between the motor and the fan housing. On the casing of the motor is disposed with air vents. The bracket forms an annular side wall. A cavity is formed inside the annular side wall. The annular side wall is outfitted with air outlets which are connected with the cavity of the annular side wall and the fan blades are disposed in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Xiang LIU, Ping LU, Miao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120129320
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of NiSiGe epitaxial growth by introducing Al interlayer, comprising the deposition of an Al thin film on the surface of SiGe layer, subsequent deposition of a Ni layer on Al thin film and then the annealing process for the reaction between Ni layer and SiGe material of SiGe layer to form NiSiGe material. Due to the barrier effect of Al interlayer, NiSiGe layer features a single crystal structure, a flat interface with SiGe substrate and a thickness of up to 0.3 nm, significantly enhancing interface performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Miao Zhang, Bo Zhang, Zhongying Xue, Xi Wang
  • Publication number: 20120122299
    Abstract: A method for forming an edge-chamfered substrate with a buried insulating layer is provided, which comprises the following steps: providing a first substrate (S10); forming an etching mask layer on surfaces of the first substrate, wherein said etching mask layer is formed on the whole surfaces of the first substrate (S11); chamfering a glazed surface of the first substrate and the etching mask layer thereon by the edge grinding (S12); by rotary etching, etching the first substrate which is exposed by the edge grinding on the etching mask layer (S13); providing a second substrate (S14); and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate with a buried insulating layer (S15). The method avoids the edge collapses and the changes of the warp degree in subsequent processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, SHANGHAI SIMGUI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Wang, Xing Wei, Miao Zhang, Chenglu Lin, Xi Wang
  • Publication number: 20120112283
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an ESD protection structure in a SOI CMOS circuitry. The ESD protection structure includes a variety of longitudinal (vertical) PN junction structures having significantly enlarged junction areas for current flow. The resulting devices achieve increased heavy current release capability. Processes of fabricating varieties of the ESD protection longitudinal PN junction are also disclosed. Compatibility of the disclosed fabrication processes with current SOI technology reduces implementation cost and improves the integration robustness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY
    Inventors: Xiaolu Huang, Xing Wei, Xinhong Cheng, Jing Chen, Miao Zhang, Xi Wang
  • Publication number: 20120049262
    Abstract: A DRAM cell structure with extended trench, the DRAM cell structure comprises: a NMOS transistor and a trench capacitor connected with the source electrode of the NMOS transistor; the trench capacitor comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a multilayer structure as the bottom plate of the trench capacitor, formed over the semiconductor substrate, which is composed of N-type SiGe layers and N-type Si layers arranged alternatively; a trench formed through the multilayer structure deeply into the semiconductor substrate, whose sidewall cross section is serrate-shaped; a dielectric layer formed on the inner face of the trench; a first polycrystalline silicon layer which is filled in the trench as the top plate of the trench capacitor; and a P-type Si layer formed over the multilayer structure. The present invention adopts doping epitaxial growth process to fabricate a multilayer structure composed of N-type SiGe layers and N-type Si layers arranged alternatively as the bottom plate of the trench capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY
    Inventors: Xiaolu Huang, Jing Chen, Miao Zhang, Xi Wang