Patents by Inventor Nicky Lu

Nicky Lu 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: 9935109
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170250185
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Patent number: 9685449
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160293607
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Patent number: 9397103
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Patent number: 9164942
    Abstract: A high speed memory chip module includes a type of memory cell array group and a logic unit. The type memory cell array group includes multiple memory cell array integrated circuits (ICs), and each of the memory cell array ICs has a data bus and at least one memory cell array, and corresponds to first metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) gate length corresponding to a first MOSFET process. The logic unit accesses the type of memory cell array group through a first transmission bus, where bus width of the first transmission bus is wider than bus width of the data bus of each of the memory cell array ICs. Corresponding to a second MOSFET process, the logic unit has a second MOSFET gate length which is shorter than the first MOSFET gate length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Weng-Dah Ken, Nicky Lu
  • Publication number: 20150294974
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Patent number: 9105506
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure includes a strip semiconductor material disposed on a substrate, a gate standing astride the strip semiconductor material and dividing the strip semiconductor material into a source terminal, a drain terminal and a channel region wherein a source width of the source terminal is larger than or equal to a channel width, a dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the strip semiconductor material, and a capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and including the source terminal serving as a lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20120326219
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure includes a strip semiconductor material disposed on a substrate, a gate standing astride the strip semiconductor material and dividing the strip semiconductor material into a source terminal, a drain terminal and a channel region wherein a source width of the source terminal is larger than or equal to a channel width, a dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the strip semiconductor material, and a capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and including the source terminal serving as a lower electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Patent number: 6163047
    Abstract: A process for fabricating a capacitor over bitline, DRAM device, using a self-aligned contact opening, through, and between the bitline structures, and featuring the formation of insulator spacers, on the sidewall of the bitline structures, formed after the opening of the self-aligned contact, has been developed. The self-aligned contact opening, located through the bitline structures, allows an increase in DRAM cell density to be achieved. The formation of insulator spacers, on the sidewall of the bitline structures, formed after the opening of the self-aligned contact, in a silicon oxide layer, allows silicon oxide to be used as the spacer material, thus resulting in capacitance decrease when compared to counterparts fabricated using silicon nitride spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignees: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp., Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Janmye Sung, Nicky Lu