Patents by Inventor Panpan Liu

Panpan Liu 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: 20250208808
    Abstract: A display controller includes a first manager unit and a second manager unit. The first manager unit receives first display data from a first data source by way of a service manager unit, and produces first composed data using the first display data. The second manager unit receives second display data directly from a second data source, and produces second composed data using the second display data. The display controller provides the first composed data and the second composed data to a graphic processing unit to perform rendering process using the first composed data and the second composed data, and to produce rendered display data to be provided to a display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Panpan Liu, Yinli Huang
  • Patent number: 11810966
    Abstract: Semiconductor structure and fabrication method are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, including a first region and a second region; a plurality of fins, formed on the first region of the substrate; a first isolation structure, formed on the first region between adjacent fins and on the second region of the substrate; a second isolation structure, formed in each fin and in the first isolation structure, over the first region of the substrate; and a power rail, formed in the isolation structure and partially in the substrate of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Haiyang Zhang, Panpan Liu
  • Patent number: 11756795
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a target etching layer; sequentially forming an initial mask layer, an anti-reflection layer, and a patterned structure on the target etching layer; performing a first etching process on the anti-reflection layer to remove a surface portion of the anti-reflection layer using the patterned structure as a mask; performing a surface treatment process on the patterned structure; and performing a second etching process on the anti-reflection layer until exposing a surface of the initial mask layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Shiliang Ji, Panpan Liu, Haiyang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230154848
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided in the present disclosure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of fins on the substrate, a plurality of isolation structures on the substrate, each formed on a top surface of the substrate between adjacent fins, and a power rail formed in at least one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures and further in the substrate, where a top surface of the power rail is lower than a top surface of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Haiyang ZHANG, Panpan LIU
  • Patent number: 11600619
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and its fabrication method are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a plurality of fins on the substrate, and forming an isolation structure layer including a plurality of isolation structures on the substrate, each isolation structure being formed between adjacent fins. The method further includes forming a first opening by etching at least one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures and a portion of the substrate, and forming a power rail by filling the first opening with a conductive material, where a top surface of the power rail is lower than a top surface of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haiyang Zhang, Panpan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220190138
    Abstract: Semiconductor structure and fabrication method are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, including a first region and a second region; a plurality of fins, formed on the first region of the substrate; a first isolation structure, formed on the first region between adjacent fins and on the second region of the substrate; a second isolation structure, formed in each fin and in the first isolation structure, over the first region of the substrate; and a power rail, formed in the isolation structure and partially in the substrate of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Haiyang ZHANG, Panpan LIU
  • Patent number: 11362033
    Abstract: Semiconductor structure and fabrication method are provided. The method includes providing a substrate including a first region and a second region; forming a plurality of fins on the first region of the substrate; forming an isolation structure on the first region and the second region of the substrate; forming a gate structure across the plurality of fins and on the isolation structure at the first region; etching the isolation structure and the substrate at the second region to form a first opening; filling the first opening with a conductive material layer; and etching the gate structure till exposing the isolation structure to form a second opening in the gate structure and removing a portion of the conductive material layer in the first opening to form a power rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Haiyang Zhang, Panpan Liu
  • Patent number: 11302803
    Abstract: Semiconductor structure and fabrication method are provided. The method includes providing a substrate including a first region and a second region; forming a plurality of fins on the first region of the substrate; forming a first isolation structure on the first region and the second region of the substrate; forming a gate structure and a dummy gate structure each across fins and the first isolation structure at the first region; forming an epitaxial layer in each fin on two sides of the gate structure; forming a first opening by etching a portion of each of the first isolation structure and the substrate that are at the second region; filling the first opening with a conductive material layer; removing the dummy gate structure and a portion of the conductive material layer in the first opening to form a power rail; and forming a second isolation structure in a second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventors: Haiyang Zhang, Panpan Liu
  • Publication number: 20210193479
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a target etching layer; sequentially forming an initial mask layer, an anti-reflection layer, and a patterned structure on the target etching layer; performing a first etching process on the anti-reflection layer to remove a surface portion of the anti-reflection layer using the patterned structure as a mask; performing a surface treatment process on the patterned structure; and performing a second etching process on the anti-reflection layer until exposing a surface of the initial mask layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Shiliang JI, Panpan LIU, Haiyang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210134722
    Abstract: Semiconductor structure and fabrication method are provided. The method includes providing a substrate including a first region and a second region; forming a plurality of fins on the first region of the substrate; forming an isolation structure on the first region and the second region of the substrate; forming a gate structure across the plurality of fins and on the isolation structure at the first region; etching the isolation structure and the substrate at the second region to form a first opening; filling the first opening with a conductive material layer; and etching the gate structure till exposing the isolation structure to form a second opening in the gate structure and removing a portion of the conductive material layer in the first opening to form a power rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Haiyang ZHANG, Panpan LIU
  • Publication number: 20210134976
    Abstract: Semiconductor structure and fabrication method are provided. The method includes providing a substrate including a first region and a second region; forming a plurality of fins on the first region of the substrate; forming a first isolation structure on the first region and the second region of the substrate; forming a gate structure and a dummy gate structure each across fins and the first isolation structure at the first region; forming an epitaxial layer in each fin on two sides of the gate structure; forming a first opening by etching a portion of each of the first isolation structure and the substrate that are at the second region; filling the first opening with a conductive material layer; removing the dummy gate structure and a portion of the conductive material layer in the first opening to form a power rail; and forming a second isolation structure in a second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Haiyang ZHANG, Panpan LIU
  • Publication number: 20210125987
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and its fabrication method are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a plurality of fins on the substrate, and forming an isolation structure layer including a plurality of isolation structures on the substrate, each isolation structure being formed between adjacent fins. The method further includes forming a first opening by etching at least one isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures and a portion of the substrate, and forming a power rail by filling the first opening with a conductive material, where a top surface of the power rail is lower than a top surface of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Haiyang ZHANG, Panpan LIU
  • Patent number: 10388761
    Abstract: A 3-D flash memory device and its manufacturing method, relating to semiconductor technology. The manufacturing method comprises: providing a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, a first insulation layer on the substrate, a fin structure comprising a first gate layer and a second insulation layer stacked alternately over each other on the first insulation layer, a third insulation layer on two sides of the fin structure, with the first gate layer being surrounded by the first, the second and the third insulation layers, and at least one channel layer covering the fin structure and the third insulation layer; and forming a groove by etching the channel layer, the second insulation layer and the first gate layer along an extension direction of the fin structure. This inventive concept improves the storage density of a 3-D flash memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Panpan Liu, Haiyang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180277755
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes one or more bit lines, first and second select gates on the one or more bit lines, a plurality of word lines on the one or more bit lines and between the first and second select gates, and a source and a plurality of drains on the one or more bit lines. The source is disposed at an outside of the first select gate, and the plurality of drains are disposed at an outside of the second select gate. The semiconductor device based on electron tunneling effects includes only the source, drains and contacts disposed outside of the first and second select gates, without having a source, drain and contacts on opposite sides of each select gate, thereby increasing the memory density and the speed of write and erase operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: ZHUOFAN CHEN, PANPAN LIU
  • Publication number: 20180261687
    Abstract: A 3-D flash memory device and its manufacturing method, relating to semiconductor technology. The manufacturing method comprises: providing a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, a first insulation layer on the substrate, a fin structure comprising a first gate layer and a second insulation layer stacked alternately over each other on the first insulation layer, a third insulation layer on two sides of the fin structure, with the first gate layer being surrounded by the first, the second and the third insulation layers, and at least one channel layer covering the fin structure and the third insulation layer; and forming a groove by etching the channel layer, the second insulation layer and the first gate layer along an extension direction of the fin structure. This inventive concept improves the storage density of a 3-D flash memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Panpan LIU, Haiyang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20150295714
    Abstract: A data security verification method is described, which includes: an encrypted security verification password sent from a terminal equipment is received; the security verification password is decrypted; the decrypted security verification password is verified according to a preset password; and a verification result is sent to the terminal equipment for the terminal equipment to operate according to the verification result, wherein the security verification password sent from the terminal equipment is decrypted by virtue of a public key and decrypted by virtue of a private key; the public key is an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of a mobile terminal; and the private key is a password calculated and generated by combining the IMEI of the mobile terminal and super activation time of the terminal equipment and a mobile equipment. According to the disclosure, an equipment resource can be saved, and security and an anti-cracking probability can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Panpan Liu