Patents by Inventor Shou-Yi Hsu

Shou-Yi Hsu 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: 9029942
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power transistor device with a super junction including a substrate, a first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer, and a third epitaxial layer. The first epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, and has a plurality of trenches. The trenches are filled up with the second epitaxial layer, and a top surface of the second epitaxial layer is higher than a top surface of the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer has a plurality of through holes penetrating through the second epitaxial layer and disposed on the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer and the first epitaxial layer have different conductivity types. The through holes are filled up with the third epitaxial layer, and the third epitaxial layer is in contact with the first epitaxial layer. The third epitaxial layer and the first epitaxial layer have the same conductivity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8940607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a trench type power transistor device with a super junction. First, a substrate of a first conductivity type is provided, and then an epitaxial layer of a second conductive type is formed on the substrate. Next, a through hole is formed in the epitaxial layer, and the through hole penetrates through the epitaxial layer. Two doped drain regions of the first conductivity type are then formed in the epitaxial layer respectively at two sides of the through hole, and the doped drain regions extend from a top surface of the epitaxial layer to be in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8940606
    Abstract: The present invention provides a trench type power transistor device including a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a doped diffusion region, a doped source region, and a gate structure. The substrate, the doped diffusion region, and the doped source region have a first conductivity type, and the substrate has an active region and a termination region. The epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, and has a second conductivity type. The epitaxial layer has a through hole disposed in the active region. The doped diffusion region is disposed in the epitaxial layer at a side of the through hole, and is in contact with the substrate. The doped source region is disposed in the epitaxial layer disposed right on the doped diffusion region, and the gate structure is disposed in the through hole between the doped diffusion region and the doped source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Main-Gwo Chen, Chia-Hao Chang, Chia-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 8936990
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power transistor device with a super junction including a substrate, a first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer, and a third epitaxial layer. The first epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, and has a plurality of trenches. The trenches are filled up with the second epitaxial layer, and a top surface of the second epitaxial layer is higher than a top surface of the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer has a plurality of through holes penetrating through the second epitaxial layer and disposed on the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer and the first epitaxial layer have different conductivity types. The through holes are filled up with the third epitaxial layer, and the third epitaxial layer is in contact with the first epitaxial layer. The third epitaxial layer and the first epitaxial layer have the same conductivity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8928070
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a trench type power transistor device with a super junction. First, a substrate of a first conductivity type is provided, and then an epitaxial layer of a second conductive type is formed on the substrate. Next, a through hole is formed in the epitaxial layer, and the through hole penetrates through the epitaxial layer. Two doped drain regions of the first conductivity type are then formed in the epitaxial layer respectively at two sides of the through hole, and the doped drain regions extend from a top surface of the epitaxial layer to be in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8890253
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate including a first epitaxial layer that has a first electrical type, and a second epitaxial layer; a transistor that includes a source region and an insulating spacer; an inner surrounding structure including an annular trench and an insulating spacer; an outer surrounding structure that has a second electrical type opposite to the first electrical type, and that is disposed adjacent to an upper surface of the second epitaxial layer to surround and contact the inner surrounding structure; and a conductive structure connecting to the source region, and the inner and outer surrounding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Yi-Chun Shih, Main-Gwo Chen
  • Publication number: 20140327039
    Abstract: The present invention provides a trench type power transistor device including a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a doped diffusion region, a doped source region, and a gate structure. The substrate, the doped diffusion region, and the doped source region have a first conductivity type, and the substrate has an active region and a termination region. The epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, and has a second conductivity type. The epitaxial layer has a through hole disposed in the active region. The doped diffusion region is disposed in the epitaxial layer at a side of the through hole, and is in contact with the substrate. The doped source region is disposed in the epitaxial layer disposed right on the doped diffusion region, and the gate structure is disposed in the through hole between the doped diffusion region and the doped source region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8790971
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a super junction transistor is provided. A drain substrate is provided. An epitaxial layer is formed on the drain substrate. A plurality of trenches is formed in the epitaxial layer. A buffer layer is formed and is in direct contact with the interior surface of the trenches. A dopant source layer is filled into the trenches. An etching process is performed to form a plurality of recessed structures above the respective trenches. A gate oxide layer is formed on the surface of each recessed trench and the dopants inside the dopant source layer are diffused into the epitaxial layer through the buffer layer to thereby form at least a body diffusion layer of the first conductivity type. A gate conductor is filled into the recessed structures to form a plurality of gate structure units. A doped source region having the first conductivity type is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Publication number: 20140197478
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power transistor device with a super junction including a substrate, a first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer, and a third epitaxial layer. The first epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, and has a plurality of trenches. The trenches are filled up with the second epitaxial layer, and a top surface of the second epitaxial layer is higher than a top surface of the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer has a plurality of through holes penetrating through the second epitaxial layer and disposed on the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer and the first epitaxial layer have different conductivity types. The through holes are filled up with the third epitaxial layer, and the third epitaxial layer is in contact with the first epitaxial layer. The third epitaxial layer and the first epitaxial layer have the same conductivity type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Publication number: 20140199816
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a super junction transistor is provided. A drain substrate is provided. An epitaxial layer is formed on the drain substrate. A plurality of trenches is formed in the epitaxial layer. A buffer layer is formed and is in direct contact with the interior surface of the trenches. A dopant source layer is filled into the trenches. An etching process is performed to form a plurality of recessed structures above the respective trenches. A gate oxide layer is formed on the surface of each recessed trench and the dopants inside the dopant source layer are diffused into the epitaxial layer through the buffer layer to thereby form at least a body diffusion layer of the first conductivity type. A gate conductor is filled into the recessed structures to form a plurality of gate structure units. A doped source region having the first conductivity type is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8754473
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power transistor device including a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a dopant source layer, a doped drain region, a first insulating layer, a gate structure, a second insulating layer, a doped source region, and a metal layer. The substrate, the doped drain region, and the doped source region have a first conductive type, while the epitaxial layer has a second conductive type. The epitaxial layer is formed on the substrate and has at least one through hole through the epitaxial layer. The first insulating layer, the gate structure, and the second insulating layer are formed sequentially on the substrate in the through hole. The doped drain region and doped source region are formed in the epitaxial layer at one side of the through hole. The metal layer is formed on the epitaxial layer and extends into the through hole to contact the doped source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8753937
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a power transistor device. First, a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type is provided, and at least one trench is formed in the semiconductor substrate. Next, the trench is filled with a dopant source layer, and a first thermal drive-in process is performed to form two doped diffusion regions of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the doping concentration of each doped diffusion region close to the trench is different from the one of each doped diffusion region far from the trench. Then, the dopant source layer is removed and a tilt-angle ion implantation process and a second thermal drive-in process are performed to adjust the doping concentration of each doped diffusion region close to the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8748973
    Abstract: A super junction transistor includes a drain substrate, an epitaxial layer, wherein the epitaxial layer is disposed on the drain substrate, a plurality of gate structure units embedded on the surface of the epitaxial layer, a plurality of trenches disposed in the epitaxial layer between the drain substrate and the gate structure units, a buffer layer in direct contact with the inner surface of the trenches, a plurality of body diffusion regions with a first conductivity type adjacent to the outer surface of the trenches, wherein there is at least a PN junction on the interface between the body diffusion region and the epitaxial layer, and a doped source region, wherein the doped source region is disposed in the epitaxial layer and is adjacent to the gate structure unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Main-Gwo Chen, Chia-Hao Chang, Chia-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20140099762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a trench type power transistor device with a super junction. First, a substrate of a first conductivity type is provided, and then an epitaxial layer of a second conductive type is formed on the substrate. Next, a through hole is formed in the epitaxial layer, and the through hole penetrates through the epitaxial layer. Two doped drain regions of the first conductivity type are then formed in the epitaxial layer respectively at two sides of the through hole, and the doped drain regions extend from a top surface of the epitaxial layer to be in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8603879
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a super-junction semiconductor power device with reduced Miller capacitance includes the following steps. An N-type substrate is provided and a P-type epitaxial layer is formed on the N-type substrate. At least a trench is formed in the P-type epitaxial layer followed by forming a buffer layer on interior surface in the trench. An N-type dopant layer is filled into the trench and then the N-type dopant layer is etched to form a recessed structure at an upper portion of the trench. A gate oxide layer is formed, and simultaneously, dopants in the N-type dopant layer diffuse into the P-type epitaxial layer, forming an N-type diffusion layer. Finally, a gate conductor is filled into the recessed structure and an N-type source doped region is formed around the gate conductor in the P-type epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Yi-Chun Shih
  • Publication number: 20130307064
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power transistor device including a substrate, a first epitaxial layer, a doped diffusion region, a second epitaxial layer, a doped base region, and a doped source region. The substrate, the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer and the doped source region have a first conductive type, and the doped diffusion region and the doped base region have a second conductive type. The first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer are sequentially disposed on the substrate, and the doped diffusion region is disposed in the first epitaxial layer. The doped base region is disposed in the second epitaxial layer and contacts the doped diffusion region, and the doped source region is disposed in the doped base region. A doping concentration of the second epitaxial layer is less than a doping concentration of the first epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Publication number: 20130292760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power transistor device including a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a dopant source layer, a doped drain region, a first insulating layer, a gate structure, a second insulating layer, a doped source region, and a metal layer. The substrate, the doped drain region, and the doped source region have a first conductive type, while the epitaxial layer has a second conductive type. The epitaxial layer is formed on the substrate and has at least one through hole through the epitaxial layer. The first insulating layer, the gate structure, and the second insulating layer are formed sequentially on the substrate in the through hole. The doped drain region and doped source region are formed in the epitaxial layer at one side of the through hole. The metal layer is formed on the epitaxial layer and extends into the through hole to contact the doped source region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Publication number: 20130260523
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a super-junction semiconductor power device with reduced Miller capacitance includes the following steps. An N-type substrate is provided and a P-type epitaxial layer is formed on the N-type substrate. At least a trench is formed in the P-type epitaxial layer followed by forming a buffer layer on interior surface in the trench. An N-type dopant layer is filled into the trench and then the N-type dopant layer is etched to form a recessed structure at an upper portion of the trench. A gate oxide layer is formed, and simultaneously, dopants in the N-type dopant layer diffuse into the P-type epitaxial layer, forming an N-type diffusion layer. Finally, a gate conductor is filled into the recessed structure and an N-type source doped region is formed around the gate conductor in the P-type epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Yi-Chun Shih
  • Publication number: 20130252408
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a Schottky device includes the following sequences. First, a substrate with a first conductivity type is provided and an epitaxial layer with the first conductivity type is grown on the substrate. Then, a patterned dielectric layer is formed on the epitaxial layer, and a metal silicide layer is formed on a surface of the epitaxial layer. A dopant source layer with a second conductivity type is formed on the metal silicide layer, followed by applying a thermal drive-in process to diffuse the dopants inside the dopant source layer into the epitaxial layer. Finally, a conductive layer is formed on the metal silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8541278
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a super-junction semiconductor power device with reduced Miller capacitance includes the following steps. An N-type substrate is provided and a P-type epitaxial layer is formed on the N-type substrate. At least a trench is formed in the P-type epitaxial layer followed by forming a buffer layer on interior surface in the trench. An N-type dopant layer is filled into the trench and then the N-type dopant layer is etched to form a recessed structure at an upper portion of the trench. A gate oxide layer is formed, and simultaneously, dopants in the N-type dopant layer diffuse into the P-type epitaxial layer, forming an N-type diffusion layer. Finally, a gate conductor is filled into the recessed structure and an N-type source doped region is formed around the gate conductor in the P-type epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fa Lin, Shou-Yi Hsu, Meng-Wei Wu, Main-Gwo Chen, Yi-Chun Shih