Patents by Inventor Shenline Chen

Shenline Chen 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).

  • Methods for enhancing capacitors having roughened features to increase charge-storage capacity
    Patent number: 7989864
    Abstract: Structures and methods for making a semiconductor structure are discussed. The semiconductor structure includes a rough surface having protrusions formed from an undoped silicon film. If the semiconductor structure is a capacitor, the protrusions help to increase the capacitance of the capacitor. The semiconductor structure also includes a relatively smooth surface abutting the rough surface, wherein the relatively smooth surface is formed from a polycrystalline material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Randhir P. S. Thakur, Garry A. Mercaldi, Michael Nuttall, Shenline Chen, Er-Xuan Ping
  • Methods for enhancing capacitors having roughened features to increase charge-storage capacity
    Patent number: 7576380
    Abstract: Structures and methods for making a semiconductor structure are discussed. The semiconductor structure includes a rough surface having protrusions formed from an undoped silicon film. If the semiconductor structure is a capacitor, the protrusions help to increase the capacitance of the capacitor. The semiconductor structure also includes a relatively smooth surface abutting the rough surface, wherein the relatively smooth surface is formed from a polycrystalline material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Randhir P. S. Thakur, Garry A. Mercaldi, Michael Nuttall, Shenline Chen, Er-Xuan Ping