Patents by Inventor Tso-Hung Fan

Tso-Hung Fan 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).

  • Publication number: 20030082892
    Abstract: First of all, a semiconductor substrate is provided, wherein the semiconductor substrate has a dielectric layer thereon and two insulated regions that are individually located on the boundary of the semiconductor substrate. Then a first ion implanting process is performed to form an ion-implanting region in the semiconductor substrate between two insulated regions. Next, a second ion implanting process is performed to intensify the ion-implanting region in the semiconductor substrate between two insulated regions. Afterward, a third ion implanting process is performed to intensify again the ion-implanting region in the semiconductor substrate between two insulated regions. Subsequently, floating gates are formed and defined on the dielectric layer. Finally, source/drain regions are formed in the ion implanting region of the semiconductor substrate between the plurality of floating gates from each other by way of using a fourth ion implanting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Hung Fan, Wen-Jer Tsai, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20030060010
    Abstract: A fabrication method for a flash memory device with a split floating gate is described. The method provides a substrate, wherein an oxide layer and a patterned sacrificial layer are sequentially formed on the substrate Ion implantation is then conducted to form source/drain regions with lightly doped source/drain regions in the substrate beside the sides of the patterned sacrificial layer using the patterned sacrificial layer as a mask. Isotropic etching is further conducted to remove a part of the patterned sacrificial layer, followed by forming two conductive spacers on the sidewalls of the patterned sacrificial layer. The patterned sacrificial layer and oxide layer that is exposed by the two conductive spacers are then removed to form two floating gates. Subsequently, a dielectric layer and a control gate are formed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Yeh, Tso-Hung Fan, Wen-Jer Tsai, Mu-Yi Liu, Kwang Yang Chan, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Patent number: 6531361
    Abstract: A fabrication method for a memory device is described. The method includes sequentially forming a pad oxide layer and a mask layer on a substrate, wherein the mask layer exposes a portion of the pad oxide layer. Thereafter, an ion implantation process is conducted to form a buried bit line in the substrate that is not covered by the mask layer. A raised bit line is then formed on the pad oxide layer above the buried bit line. The mask layer and the pad oxide layer are then removed, followed by forming a conformal gate oxide layer on the surface of the substrate and the raised bit line. A word line is further formed on the gate oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mu-Yi Liu, Kwang-Yang Chan, Yen-Hung Yeh, Tso-Hung Fan, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20030034516
    Abstract: A structure of a non-volatile memory including a substrate with a vertical ladder channel profile (VLCP), a stacked gate structure on the substrate, and a source/drain region in the substrate beside the stacked gate structure. The vertical ladder channel profile is a profile of the dopant concentration in a first doped region directly underneath the surface of the substrate and in a second doped directly underlying the first doped region, wherein the dopant concentration in the second doped region is larger than that in the first doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Tso-Hung Fan, Wen-Jer Tsai, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Patent number: 6514807
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor device that can be applied in system on chip (SOC), comprising: providing a substrate with a memory cell region and a peripheral circuit region; forming a plurality of bit-lines in the memory cell region; forming a first and a second dielectric layers respectively in the memory cell region and the peripheral circuit region; and forming a plurality of gates. Next, a blanket ion implantation step is performed to form a plurality of P type LDDs in the substrate besides the gates in a PMOS device region within the peripheral circuit region, without forming an anti-punch through region in the substrate of the memory cell region. Afterwards, a plurality of spacers are formed, connected to one another. An ion implantation step is performed to form a plurality of P type source/drain regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-hung Yeh, Tso-Hung Fan, Hung-Sui Lin, Shih-Keng Cho, Mu Yi Liu, Kwang Yang Chan, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Patent number: 6512696
    Abstract: A method of programming and erasing a SNNNS type non-volatile memory cell is provided. The programming operation is performed by channel hot electron injection from a drain side to an intermediate silicon nitride layer. The erasing operation is performed by channel hot hole injection from a drain side to an intermediate silicon nitride layer. The SNNNS type non-volatile memory cell provides highly efficient hot carrier injection under low applied voltages, both for programming and erasing operations. Thus, the present method provides improved performance characteristics such as shorter programming/erasing times and lower applied voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Hung Fan, Tao-Cheng Lu, Samuel Pan, Ta-Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 6482706
    Abstract: A method of scaling down device dimension using spacer to confine the buried drain implant, applicable for forming memory device such as substrate/oxide/nitride/oxide/silicon (SONOS) stacked device or nitride read only memory (NROM) device. A patterned conductive layer is used as a mask for forming a pocket doped region. A spacer is formed on a side-wall of the conductive layer. As the implantation region is confined by the side-wall, a buried drain region formed by drain implantation is reduced. Therefore, the effective channel length is not reduced due to the diffusion of the buried drain region. It is thus advantageous to scale down device dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-hung Yeh, Tso-Hung Fan, Mu Yi Liu, Kwang Yang Chan, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Patent number: 6458642
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a SONOS device, in which a first silicon oxide layer, a trapping layer, and a second silicon oxide layer are formed on the substrate. Then, a mask pattern is formed over the substrate to serve as a mask in the implantation process for forming the buried bit-lines. Afterward, a portion of the mask pattern is removed to increase the gap size of the mask pattern, then a pocket ion implantation is performed to form a pocket doped region at the periphery of the buried bit-line by using the mask pattern as a mask. Subsequently, the mask pattern is removed and a thermal process is conducted using the trapping layer as a mask to form a buried bit-line oxide layer. A word-line is subsequently formed over the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-hung Yeh, Tso-Hung Fan, Mu Yi Liu, Kwang Yang Chan, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20020137283
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a flash memory is disclosed. The method begins a stacked gate on the substrate. A shallow junction doping is performed on a substrate having a stacked gate already formed thereon, with the stacked gate serving as a mask, so as to form a shallow junction doped region in the substrate adjacent to both sides of the stacked gate. A mask layer is formed on the substrate to cover a top surface and sidewalls of the stacked gate, while exposing portions of the shallow junction doped region. With the mask layer serving as a mask, a deep junction doping is performed on the substrate to form a deep junction doped region in the substrate adjacent to both sides of the mask layer. After the mask layer is removed, a thermal process is performed to form a source/drain region having both the shallow junction doped region and deep junction doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tso Hung Fan, Wen-Jer Tsai, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Patent number: 6455376
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a flash memory is disclosed. The method begins a stacked gate on the substrate. A shallow junction doping is performed on a substrate having a stacked gate already formed thereon, with the stacked gate serving as a mask, so as to form a shallow junction doped region in the substrate adjacent to both sides of the stacked gate. A mask layer is formed on the substrate to cover a top surface and sidewalls of the stacked gate, while exposing portions of the shallow junction doped region. With the mask layer serving as a mask, a deep junction doping is performed on the substrate to form a deep junction doped region in the substrate adjacent to both sides of the mask layer. After the mask layer is removed, a thermal process is performed to form a source/drain region having both the shallow junction doped region and deep junction doped region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso Hung Fan, Wen-Jer Tsai, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Patent number: 6444523
    Abstract: A fabrication method for a memory device with a floating gate is provided. A substrate is provided. A channel doping step is performed on the substrate, wherein the actual threshold voltage of the subsequently formed memory device becomes greater than the preset threshold voltage. A stack gate and source/drain regions are then sequentially formed on the substrate to complete the formation of the memory device. The drain-turn-on leakage is prevented by an increase of the actual threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tso-Hung Fan, Tao-Cheng Lu, Wen-Jer Tsai, Samuel Pan
  • Patent number: 6440803
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a mask ROM, in which conductive strips are formed with a cap layer on each of them, then a plurality of spacers are formed on the side-walls of the conductive strips, while the substrate under the spacers are used as the coding regions. The buried bit-lines are formed in the substrate between the spacers, then a two-step coding process is performed, wherein the coding regions at the first and the second side of the conductive strips are selectively doped by a first and a second tilt coding implantation with a first and a second coding mask. After the second mask layer and the cap layer are removed, a conductive layer is formed over the substrate, then the conductive layer and the conductive strips are patterned successively to form a plurality of word-lines and plural gates, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., LTD
    Inventors: Shui-Chin Huang, Yen-hung Yeh, Tso-Hung Fan, Chun-Yi Yang, Chun-Jung Lin
  • Patent number: 5648128
    Abstract: A liquid phase deposition method involves a reaction mixture composed of a hydrosilicofluoric acid aqueous solution supersaturated with silicon dioxide, and a semiconductor substrate disposed therein. The reaction mixture is treated with an ultrasonic oscillation at a frequency ranging between 20 and 100 KHz and at a temperature ranging between 10.degree. and 50.degree. C. for accelerating the growth rate of a silicon dioxide layer formed on the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: National Science Council
    Inventors: Ching-Fa Yeh, Tso-Hung Fan