Patents by Inventor Raphael LACHAUME

Raphael LACHAUME 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: 12745455
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor structure, the method including providing a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate having a first epitaxial layer and a bulk silicon substrate separated by a buried oxide layer. The method further includes performing a local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS) process in a region of the SOI substrate to at least partially oxidize the first epitaxial silicon layer in the region, and locally etching the SOI substrate in the region to create a trench through the buried oxide layer and to the bulk silicon substrate. The method further includes forming a second epitaxial layer on the bulk silicon substrate in the trench, and forming one or more semiconductor devices in the first and second epitaxial layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: X-FAB FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Pons, Rui Zhu, Aude Berbezier, Raphael Lachaume, Brice Grandchamp, Gregory U'Ren
  • Publication number: 20230378002
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor structure, the method including providing a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate having a first epitaxial layer and a bulk silicon substrate separated by a buried oxide layer. The method further includes performing a local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS) process in a region of the SOI substrate to at least partially oxidize the first epitaxial silicon layer in the region, and locally etching the SOI substrate in the region to create a trench through the buried oxide layer and to the bulk silicon substrate. The method further includes forming a second epitaxial layer on the bulk silicon substrate in the trench, and forming one or more semiconductor devices in the first and second epitaxial layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolas PONS, Rui ZHU, Aude BERBEZIER, Raphael LACHAUME, Brice GRANDCHAMP, Gregory U’REN