Patents by Inventor NEIL ZHAO

NEIL ZHAO 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: 20240103957
    Abstract: Apparatus, device, methods and system relating to a vehicular telemetry environment for the for identifying in real time unpredictable network communication faults based upon pre-processed raw telematics big data logs that may include GPS data and an indication of vehicle status data, and supplemental data that may further include location data and network data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Charles Cawse, Daniel Michael Dodgson, Yi Zhao
  • Patent number: 9147749
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a transistor. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate; and forming a trench in the semiconductor substrate by etching the semiconductor substrate. The methods also includes forming a threshold-adjusting layer doped with a certain type of threshold-adjusting ions to adjust the threshold voltage of the transistor on the semiconductor substrate in the trench; and forming a carrier drifting layer on the threshold-adjusting layer. Further the method includes forming a gate structure on the carrier drifting layer corresponding to the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventor: Neil Zhao
  • Patent number: 9112020
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide transistor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary transistor device with improved carrier mobility can be formed by first forming a confining layer on a semiconductor substrate to confine impurity ions diffused from the semiconductor substrate to the confining layer. An epitaxial silicon layer can be formed on the confining layer, followed by forming a gate structure on the epitaxial silicon layer. A portion of the epitaxial silicon layer can be used as an intrinsic channel region. A source region and a drain region can be formed in portions of each of the epitaxial silicon layer, the confining layer, and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORP
    Inventors: Neil Zhao, Mieno Fumitake
  • Publication number: 20150137146
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide transistor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary transistor device with improved carrier mobility can be formed by first forming a confining layer on a semiconductor substrate to confine impurity ions diffused from the semiconductor substrate to the confining layer. An epitaxial silicon layer can be formed on the confining layer, followed by forming a gate structure on the epitaxial silicon layer. A portion of the epitaxial silicon layer can be used as an intrinsic channel region. A source region and a drain region can be formed in portions of each of the epitaxial silicon layer, the confining layer, and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: NEIL ZHAO, MIENO FUMITAKE
  • Patent number: 8975642
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide transistor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary transistor device with improved carrier mobility can be formed by first forming a confining layer on a semiconductor substrate to confine impurity ions diffused from the semiconductor substrate to the confining layer. An epitaxial silicon layer can be formed on the confining layer, followed by forming a gate structure on the epitaxial silicon layer. A portion of the epitaxial silicon layer can be used as an intrinsic channel region. A source region and a drain region can be formed in portions of each of the epitaxial silicon layer, the confining layer, and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp
    Inventors: Neil Zhao, Mieno Fumitake
  • Publication number: 20140319625
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a transistor. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate; and forming a trench in the semiconductor substrate by etching the semiconductor substrate. The methods also includes forming a threshold-adjusting layer doped with a certain type of threshold-adjusting ions to adjust the threshold voltage of the transistor on the semiconductor substrate in the trench; and forming a carrier drifting layer on the threshold-adjusting layer. Further the method includes forming a gate structure on the carrier drifting layer corresponding to the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: NEIL ZHAO
  • Patent number: 8846527
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating an MOS transistor. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate, and forming a gate structure having a gate dielectric layer and a gate metal layer on the semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming offset sidewall spacers at both sides of the gate structure, and forming lightly doped regions in semiconductor substrate at both sides of the gate structure. Further, the method includes forming a first metal silicide region in each of the lightly doped regions, and forming main sidewall spacers at both sides of the gate structure. Further, the method includes forming heavily doped regions in semiconductor substrate at both sides of the gate structure and the main sidewall spacers, and forming a second metal silicide region in each of the heavily doped regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
    Inventor: Neil Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140191316
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating an MOS transistor. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate, and forming a gate structure having a gate dielectric layer and a gate metal layer on the semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming offset sidewall spacers at both sides of the gate structure, and forming lightly doped regions in semiconductor substrate at both sides of the gate structure. Further, the method includes forming a first metal silicide region in each of the lightly doped regions, and forming main sidewall spacers at both sides of the gate structure. Further, the method includes forming heavily doped regions in semiconductor substrate at both sides of the gate structure and the main sidewall spacers, and forming a second metal silicide region in each of the heavily doped regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
    Inventor: NEIL ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20140014968
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide transistor devices and fabrication methods. An exemplary transistor device with improved carrier mobility can be formed by first forming a confining layer on a semiconductor substrate to confine impurity ions diffused from the semiconductor substrate to the confining layer. An epitaxial silicon layer can be formed on the confining layer, followed by forming a gate structure on the epitaxial silicon layer. A portion of the epitaxial silicon layer can be used as an intrinsic channel region. A source region and a drain region can be formed in portions of each of the epitaxial silicon layer, the confining layer, and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: NEIL ZHAO, MIENO FUMITAKE