Patents by Inventor Tian-I Liou

Tian-I Liou 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: 5399513
    Abstract: The present process comprises the use of a differential oxidation of the source/drain regions to permit elimination of the p+ implant mask normally required for formation of p-channel device in a CMOS process. A DDD procedure provides protection against hot-electron effects. A second oxide spacer is included to allow formation of salicide at the contacts to provide low sheet resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Tian-I Liou, Chih-Sieh Teng
  • Patent number: 4956311
    Abstract: The present process comprises the use of a blanket phosphorus (n-) implant coupled with a masked boron (P+) implant to permit the elimination of the conventional N+ implant and the LDD masks. The use of the blanket n- implant and the masked p+ implant allows production of an n- drain region which reduces hot-electron-induced degradation and a low concentration S/D region which is subsequently more easily counterdoped by a high concentration implant. A shallow blanket n+ implant is included prior to the P+ mask step to prevent contact resistance problems. Thereafter in the process of this invention, a salicide is formed at the sources and drains to produce a low sheet resistance in the contacts of the n-channel devices, notwithstanding the absence of the conventional thick n+ layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Tian-I Liou, Chih-Sieh Teng
  • Patent number: 4877751
    Abstract: An N+ poly-to-N+ silicon capacitor structure is provided by adding a single mask step to a standard CMOS process flow. The capacitor oxide between the N+ poly plate and the N+ silicon plate is grown simultaneously with gate oxide for the MOSFET devices. A high dose, deep phosphorous implant is employed to form the N+ substrate plate. This results in an excellent capacitance voltage coefficient. The resulting thin interplate oxide leads to high capacitance per unit area and, thus, small die size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Sieh Teng, Tian-I Liou, Hiekyung Chun-Min