Patents by Inventor Sahn D. Tang

Sahn D. Tang 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: 8409946
    Abstract: A method of forming a field effect transistor includes forming trench isolation material within a semiconductor substrate and on opposing sides of a semiconductor material channel region along a length of the channel region. The trench isolation material is formed to comprise opposing insulative projections extending toward one another partially under the channel region along the channel length and with semiconductor material being received over the projections. The trench isolation material is etched to expose opposing sides of the semiconductor material along the channel length. The exposed opposing sides of the semiconductor material are etched along the channel length to form a channel fin projecting upwardly relative to the projections. A gate is formed over a top and opposing sides of the fin along the channel length. Other methods and structures are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Grisham, Gordon A. Haller, Sahn D. Tang
  • Patent number: 8076721
    Abstract: There is provided fin structures and methods for fabricating fin structures. More specifically, fin structures are formed in a substrate. The fin structures may include two fins separated by a channel, wherein the fins may be employed as fins of a field effect transistor. The fin structures are formed below the upper surface of the substrate, and may be formed without utilizing a photolithographic mask to etch the fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sahn D. Tang, Gordon Haller