Patents by Inventor Ming-Cheng Chang

Ming-Cheng Chang 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: 7056832
    Abstract: A deep trench self-alignment process for an active area of a partial vertical cell. A semiconductor substrate with two deep trenches is provided. A deep trench capacitor is formed in each deep trench, and an isolating layer is formed thereon. Each trench is filled with a mask layer. A photoresist layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate between the deep trenches, and the photoresist layer partially covers the mask layer. The semiconductor substrate is etched lower than the isolating layer using the photoresist layer and the mask layer as masks. The photoresist layer and the mask layer are removed, such that the pillar semiconductor substrate between the deep trenches functions as an active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Yi-Nan Chen, Tse-Yao Huang
  • Patent number: 7052160
    Abstract: A reflective mechanism includes a base fixed on a support member of a stage lamp, a bracket fixed on the base, a mirror frame, and a reflective mirror mounted on the mirror frame. A hollow shaft rotatably extends through an axial hole of the base and includes a fork on an end thereof. The hollow shaft is driven by a first motor mounted on the base to turn about a longitudinal axis of the hollow shaft. The mirror frame includes a pivotal portion pivotally mounted to the fork of the hollow shaft. The pivotal portion of the mirror frame is driven by a second motor to pivot through transmission by an endless cord that extends through the hollow shaft without interfering with rotation of the hollow shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20060109574
    Abstract: A reflective mechanism includes a base fixed on a support member of a stage lamp, a bracket fixed on the base, a mirror frame, and a reflective mirror mounted on the mirror frame. A hollow shaft rotatably extends through an axial hole of the base and includes a fork on an end thereof. The hollow shaft is driven by a first motor mounted on the base to turn about a longitudinal axis of the hollow shaft. The mirror frame includes a pivotal portion pivotally mounted to the fork of the hollow shaft. The pivotal portion of the mirror frame is driven by a second motor to pivot through transmission by an endless cord that extends through the hollow shaft without interfering with rotation of the hollow shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 7033886
    Abstract: A partial vertical memory cell and fabrication method thereof. A semiconductor substrate is provided, in which two deep trenches having deep trench capacitors respectively are formed, and the deep trench capacitors are lower than a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. A portion of the semiconductor outside the deep trenches is removed to form a pillar between. The pillar is ion implanted to form an ion-doped area in the pillar corner acting as a S/D area. A gate dielectric layer and a conducting layer are conformally formed on the pillar sequentially. An isolation is formed in the semiconductor substrate beside the conducting layer. The conducting layer is defined to form a first gate and a second gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Yi-Chen Chen, Yi-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 7009236
    Abstract: A memory device with vertical transistors and deep trench capacitors. The device includes a substrate containing at least one deep trench and a capacitor deposited in the lower portion of the deep trench. A conducting structure, having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, is deposited on the trench capacitor. A ring shaped insulator is deposited on the sidewall and between the substrate and the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is surrounded by the ring shaped insulator, and the second conductive layer is deposited on the first conductive layer and the ring shaped insulator. A diffusion barrier between the second conductive layer and the substrate of the deep trench is deposited on one side of the sidewall of the deep trench. A TTO is deposited on the conducting structure. A control gate is deposited on the TTO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Nan Chen, Hui-Min Mao, Chih-Yuan Hsiao, Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20060046597
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making permeable artificial leather that is realistic and permeable regarding air and liquid. At first, a non-woven cloth provided. A semi-product of the artificial leather is provided by means of immersing the non-woven cloth in a solution of a polymer resin. A highly porous sheet is provided. Finally, the final product of the artificial leather is provided by means of adhering the highly porous sheet to the semi-product of the artificial leather so that gaps exist between the highly porous sheet and the semi-product of the artificial leather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: SAN FANG CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ko-Feng Wang, I-Peng Yao, Mao-Kan Lee, Chen-Hsiang Chao, Zhing-Hwng Chen, Ming-Cheng Chang, Yung-Chang Hung
  • Patent number: 6969881
    Abstract: A partial vertical memory cell and fabrication method thereof. A semiconductor substrate is provided, in which two deep trenches having deep trench capacitors respectively are formed, and the deep trench capacitors are lower than a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. A portion of the semiconductor outside the deep trenches is removed to form a pillar between. The pillar is ion implanted to form an ion-doped area in the pillar corner acting as a S/D area. A gate dielectric layer and a conducting layer are conformally formed on the pillar sequentially. An isolation is formed in the semiconductor substrate beside the conducting layer. The conducting layer is defined to form a first gate and a second gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Yi-Chen Chen, Yi-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 6958521
    Abstract: Method for preventing sneakage in shallow trench isolation and STI structure thereof. A semiconductor substrate having a pad layer and a trench formed thereon is provided, followed by the formation of a doped first lining layer on the sidewall of the trench. A second lining layer is then formed on the doped first lining layer. Etching is then performed to remove parts of the first lining layer and the second lining layer so that the height of the first lining layer is lower than the second lining layer. A sacrificial layer is then formed on the pad layer and filling the trench. Diffusion is then carried out so that the doped ions in the first lining layer out-diffuse to the substrate and form diffuse regions outside the two bottom corners of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Yi-Nan Chen, Jeng-Ping Lin
  • Patent number: 6929996
    Abstract: A double corner rounding process for a partial vertical cell. A first corner rounding process is performed after etching the substrate to form a shallow trench for device isolation. A second corner rounding process is performed after forming shallow trench isolations (STIs) and exposing the corner of the substrate at the active areas in the memory cell array region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Peng Hao, Yi-Nan Chen, Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20050167719
    Abstract: A memory device with vertical transistors and deep trench capacitors. The device includes a substrate containing at least one deep trench and a capacitor deposited in the lower portion of the deep trench. A conducting structure, having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, is deposited on the trench capacitor. A ring shaped insulator is deposited on the sidewall and between the substrate and the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is surrounded by the ring shaped insulator, and the second conductive layer is deposited on the first conductive layer and the ring shaped insulator. A diffusion barrier between the second conductive layer and the substrate of the deep trench is deposited on one side of the sidewall of the deep trench. A TTO is deposited on the conducting structure. A control gate is deposited on the TTO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Nan Chen, Hui-Min Mao, Chih-Yuan Hsiao, Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 6919245
    Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell layout for arranging deep trenches and active areas and a fabrication method thereof. An active area comprises two vertical transistors, a common bitline contact and two deep trenches. The first vertical transistor is formed on a region where the first deep trench is partially overlapped with the first gate conductive line. The second vertical transistor is formed on a region where the second deep trench is partially overlapped with the second gate conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Tieh-Chiang Wu, Yi-Nan Chen, Jeng-Ping Lin
  • Patent number: 6916671
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a gate oxide thickness comprises a first active area, first to fifth wordlines, first and second bar-shaped trench capacitors, and first and second gate structures. The first active area with a width of at least 2F is disposed on a substrate. The first to fifth wordline is disposed on the substrate in a first direction, with a first predetermined space between each two wordlines, and first ends of the first to fifth wordlines are electrically connected. The first and second bar-shaped trench capacitors are disposed under the second and the fourth wordlines respectively with a second predetermined space between the first and second bar-shaped trench capacitors, and F is a minimum line width of the wordlines. The first and second gate structure are respectively disposed between the first bar-shaped trench capacitor and the second wordline and between the second bar-shaped trench capacitor and the fourth wordline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chang Lin, Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 6909136
    Abstract: A novel trench-capacitor DRAM cell structure is disclosed. The trench-capacitor DRAM cell of this invention includes an active area island having a horizontal semiconductor surface and a vertical sidewall contiguous with the horizontal semiconductor surface. A pass transistor is disposed at the corner of the active area island. The pass transistor includes a folded gate conductor strip extending from the horizontal semiconductor surface to the vertical sidewall of the active area island, a source formed in the horizontal semiconductor surface, a drain formed in the vertical sidewall, and a gate oxide layer underneath the folded gate conductor strip. The source and drain define a folded channel. The trench-capacitor DRAM cell further includes a trench capacitor that is insulated from the folded gate conductor strip by a trench top oxide (TTO) layer and is coupled to the pass transistor via the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yinan Chen, Ming-Cheng Chang, Jeng-Ping Lin, Tse-Yao Huang, Change-Rong Wu, Hui-Min Mao
  • Publication number: 20050127469
    Abstract: Method for preventing sneakage in shallow trench isolation and STI structure thereof. A semiconductor substrate having a pad layer and a trench formed thereon is provided, followed by the formation of a doped first lining layer on the sidewall of the trench. A second lining layer is then formed on the doped first lining layer. Etching is then performed to remove parts of the first lining layer and the second lining layer so that the height of the first lining layer is lower than the second lining layer. A sacrificial layer is then formed on the pad layer and filling the trench. Diffusion is then carried out so that the doped ions in the first lining layer out-diffuse to the substrate and form diffuse regions outside the two bottom corners of the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Yi-Nan Chen, Jeng-Ping Lin
  • Publication number: 20050110066
    Abstract: Disclosed is a deep trench structure for a semiconductor memory device. The deep trench in accordance with the present invention has a cross section communicating with two difference active areas, which are respectively connected to two adjacent bit lines of the semiconductor memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20050090064
    Abstract: A partial vertical memory cell and fabrication method thereof. A semiconductor substrate is provided, in which two deep trenches having deep trench capacitors respectively are formed, and the deep trench capacitors are lower than a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. A portion of the semiconductor outside the deep trenches is removed to form a pillar between. The pillar is ion implanted to form an ion-doped area in the pillar corner acting as a S/D area. A gate dielectric layer and a conducting layer are conformally formed on the pillar sequentially. An isolation is formed in the semiconductor substrate beside the conducting layer. The conducting layer is defined to form a first gate and a second gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Yi-Chen Chen, Yi-Nan Chen
  • Publication number: 20050082590
    Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell layout for arranging deep trenches and active areas and a fabrication method thereof. An active area comprises two vertical transistors, a common bitline contact and two deep trenches. The first vertical transistor is formed on a region where the first deep trench is partially overlapped with the first gate conductive line. The second vertical transistor is formed on a region where the second deep trench is partially overlapped with the second gate conductive line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Tieh-Chiang Wu, Yi-Nan Chen, Jeng-Ping Lin
  • Publication number: 20050045936
    Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell layout for arranging deep trenches and active areas and a fabrication method thereof. An active area comprises two vertical transistors, a common bitline contact and two deep trenches. The first vertical transistor is formed on a region where the first deep trench is partially overlapped with the first gate conductive line. The second vertical transistor is formed on a region where the second deep trench is partially overlapped with the second gate conductive line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chang, Tieh-Chiang Wu, Yi-Nan Chen, Jeng-Ping Lin
  • Publication number: 20050045878
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a gate oxide thickness comprises a first active area, first to fifth wordlines, first and second bar-shaped trench capacitors, and first and second gate structures. The first active area with a width of at least 2F is disposed on a substrate. The first to fifth wordline is disposed on the substrate in a first direction, with a first predetermined space between each two wordlines, and first ends of the first to fifth wordlines are electrically connected. The first and second bar-shaped trench capacitors are disposed under the second and the fourth wordlines respectively with a second predetermined space between the first and second bar-shaped trench capacitors, and F is a minimum line width of the wordlines. The first and second gate structure are respectively disposed between the first bar-shaped trench capacitor and the second wordline and between the second bar-shaped trench capacitor and the fourth wordline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yu-Chang Lin, Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20050042819
    Abstract: A double corner rounding process for a partial vertical cell. A first corner rounding process is performed after etching the substrate to form a shallow trench for device isolation. A second corner rounding process is performed after forming shallow trench isolations (STIs) and exposing the corner of the substrate at the active areas in the memory cell array region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Chung-Peng Hao, Yi-Nan Chen, Ming-Cheng Chang