Patents by Inventor Tenko Yamahita

Tenko Yamahita 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: 10896851
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a vertically stacked nanosheet semiconductor device includes epitaxially growing at least three layers each of alternating silicon and silicon germanium layers on a substrate and patterning a gate structure. The method includes performing at least three reactive ion etch processes forming recesses. The method includes forming source or drain regions in a channel formed by a shallow trench isolation layer formed in the recesses. The method includes growing a first epitaxial layer on the source or drain regions, forming at least three pFET structures. The method includes etching away a portion of each of the pFET structures and depositing a dielectric layer on each. The method includes growing a second epitaxial layer, forming at least three nFET structures. Each layer of the pFET structure and nFET structure are stacked vertically and each layer of the pFET structure and nFET structures have independent source or drain contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Tenko Yamahita, Chun Wing Yeung, Chen Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200020587
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a vertically stacked nanosheet semiconductor device includes epitaxially growing at least three layers each of alternating silicon and silicon germanium layers on a substrate and patterning a gate structure. The method includes performing at least three reactive ion etch processes forming recesses. The method includes forming source or drain regions in a channel formed by a shallow trench isolation layer formed in the recesses. The method includes growing a first epitaxial layer on the source or drain regions, forming at least three pFET structures. The method includes etching away a portion of each of the pFET structures and depositing a dielectric layer on each. The method includes growing a second epitaxial layer, forming at least three nFET structures. Each layer of the pFET structure and nFET structure are stacked vertically and each layer of the pFET structure and nFET structures have independent source or drain contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Tenko Yamahita, Chun Wing Yeung, Chen Zhang
  • Patent number: 10483166
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a vertically stacked nanosheet semiconductor device includes epitaxially growing at least three layers each of alternating silicon and silicon germanium layers on a substrate and patterning a gate structure. The method includes performing at least three reactive ion etch processes forming recesses. The method includes forming source or drain regions in a channel formed by a shallow trench isolation layer formed in the recesses. The method includes growing a first epitaxial layer on the source or drain regions, forming at least three pFET structures. The method includes etching away a portion of each of the pFET structures and depositing a dielectric layer on each. The method includes growing a second epitaxial layer, forming at least three nFET structures. Each layer of the pFET structure and nFET structure are stacked vertically and each layer of the pFET structure and nFET structures have independent source or drain contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Tenko Yamahita, Chun Wing Yeung, Chen Zhang