Patents by Inventor Wei-Chieh Lin

Wei-Chieh Lin 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: 7851310
    Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor device, which simultaneously forms a trench MOS transistor device, and an embedded schottky barrier diode (SBD) device in a semiconductor substrate. The embedded SBD device has lower forward voltage drop, which reduces power dissipation. In addition, the voltage bearing ability may be modified easily by virtue of altering the dopant concentration or the width of the voltage bearing dopant region, or the thickness of epitaxial silicon layer. Furthermore, extra cost of purchasing SBD diode may be saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Cheng Lin, Wei-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20100301386
    Abstract: An integrated structure of an IGBT and a diode includes a plurality of doped cathode regions, and a method of forming the same is provided. The doped cathode regions are stacked in a semiconductor substrate, overlapping and contacting with each other. As compared with other doped cathode regions, the higher a doped cathode region is disposed, the larger implantation area the doped cathode region has. The doped cathode regions and the semiconductor substrate have different conductive types, and are applied as a cathode of the diode and a collector of the IGBT. The stacked doped cathode regions can increase the thinness of the cathode, and prevent the wafer from being overly thinned and broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Ho-Tai Chen, Jen-Hao Yeh, Li-Cheng Lin, Shih-Chieh Hung
  • Publication number: 20100289075
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having integrated MOSFET and Schottky diode includes a substrate having a MOSFET region and a Schottky diode region defined thereon; a plurality of first trenches formed in the MOSFET region; and a plurality of second trenches formed in the Schottky diode region. The first trenches respectively including a first insulating layer formed over the sidewalls and bottom of the first trench and a first conductive layer filling the first trench serve as a trenched gate of the trench MOSFET. The second trenches respectively include a second insulating layer formed over the sidewalls and bottom of the second trench and a second conductive layer filling the second trench. A depth and a width of the second trenches are larger than that of the first trenches; and a thickness of the second insulating layer is larger than that of the first insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Li-Cheng Lin, Hsin-Yu Hsu, Ho-Tai Chen, Jen-Hao Yeh, Guo-Liang Yang, Chia-Hui Chen, Shih-Chieh Hung
  • Publication number: 20100285646
    Abstract: Wider and narrower trenches are formed in a substrate. A first gate material layer is deposited but not fully fills the wider trench. The first gate material layer in the wider trench and above the substrate original surface is removed by isotropic or anisotropic etching back. A first dopant layer is formed in the surface layer of the substrate at the original surface and the sidewall and bottom of the wider trench by tilt ion implantation. A second gate material layer is deposited to fully fill the trenches. The gate material layer above the original surface is removed by anisotropic etching back. A second dopant layer is formed in the surface layer of the substrate at the original surface by ion implantation. The dopants are driven-in to form a base in the substrate and a bottom-lightly-doped layer surrounding the bottom of the wider trench and adjacent to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Hsin-Yu Hsu, Guo-Liang Yang, Jen-Hao Yeh
  • Publication number: 20100258853
    Abstract: A trench semiconductor device and a method of making the same are provided. The trench semiconductor device includes a trench MOS device and a trench ESD protection device. The trench ESD protection device is electrically connected between the gate electrode and source electrode of the trench MOS device so as to provide ESD protection. The fabrication of the ESD protection device is integrated into the process of the trench MOS device, and therefore no extra mask is required to define the doped regions of the trench ESD protection device. Consequently, the trench semiconductor device is advantageous for its simplified manufacturing process and low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Li-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20100216290
    Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor device, which simultaneously forms a trench MOS transistor device, and an embedded schottky barrier diode (SBD) device in a semiconductor substrate. The embedded SBD device has lower forward voltage drop, which reduces power dissipation. In addition, the voltage bearing ability may be modified easily by virtue of altering the dopant concentration or the width of the voltage bearing dopant region, or the thickness of epitaxial silicon layer. Furthermore, extra cost of purchasing SBD diode may be saved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Li-Cheng Lin, Wei-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20100117142
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes a backside metal layer, a substrate formed on the backside metal layer, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, and a frontside metal layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first trench structure including a gate oxide layer formed around a first trench with poly-Si implant, a second trench structure including a gate oxide layer formed around a second trench with poly-Si implant, a p-base region formed between the first trench structure and the second trench structure, a plurality of n+ source region formed on the p-base region and between the first trench structure and the second trench structure, a dielectric layer formed on the first trench structure, the second trench structure, and the plurality of n+ source region. The frontside metal layer is formed on the semiconductor layer and filling gaps formed between the plurality of n+ source region on the p-base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Ho-Tai Chen, Li-Cheng Lin, Jen-Hao Yeh, Hsin-Yen Chiu, Hsin-Yu Hsu, Shih-Chieh Hung
  • Publication number: 20100117164
    Abstract: A high-voltage MOS transistor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, a gate structure having an opening, formed on the semiconductor layer, a first source/drain region of a first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer at one side of the gate structure, a second source/drain region of the first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer at the other side of the gate structure, a channel region disposed by a dopant of the first conductivity type between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, and a doping region of the first conductivity type formed in the channel region and under the opening of the gate structure, wherein a doping concentration of the doping region is higher than a doping concentration of the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Ho-Tai Chen, Hsin-Yu Hsu
  • Patent number: 7682903
    Abstract: A method of forming a power device includes providing a substrate, a semiconductor layer having at least a trench and being disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer, and a conductive material disposed in the trench, performing an ion implantation process to from a body layer, performing a tilted ion implantation process to from a heavy doped region, forming a first dielectric layer overall, performing a chemical mechanical polishing process until the body layer disposed under the heavy doped region is exposed to form source regions on the opposite sides of the trench, and forming a source trace directly covering the source regions disposed on the opposite sides of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Hsin-Yu Hsu, Hsin-Yen Chiu, Shih-Chieh Hung, Ho-Tai Chen, Jen-Hao Yeh, Li-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20100055857
    Abstract: A method of forming a power device includes providing a substrate, a semiconductor layer having at least a trench and being disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer, and a conductive material disposed in the trench, performing an ion implantation process to from a body layer, performing a tilted ion implantation process to from a heavy doped region, forming a first dielectric layer overall, performing a chemical mechanical polishing process until the body layer disposed under the heavy doped region is exposed to form source regions on the opposite sides of the trench, and forming a source trace directly covering the source regions disposed on the opposite sides of the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Hsin-Yu Hsu, Hsin-Yen Chiu, Shih-Chieh Hung, Ho-Tai Chen, Jen-Hao Yeh, Li-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20090117700
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a trench power transistor includes providing a substrate, forming an epitaxy layer on the substrate, performing a dry etching process on the epitaxy layer for generating a first trench, forming a gate oxide layer in the first trench and depositing poly-Si on the gate oxide layer in the first trench, performing a boron implant process on regions outside the first trench and inside the epitaxy layer, performing an arsenic implant process on regions beside the first trench and inside the epitaxy layer, depositing a first dielectric material on the surface of the epitaxy layer, performing a dry etching process on the epitaxy layer for generating a second trench, depositing a conductive material in the second trench for forming a p-well junction on sidewalls of the second trench, and performing a wet immersion process for forming a contact hole, and depositing frontside and backside metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Jen-Hao Yeh, Ming-Jang Lin
  • Publication number: 20090114983
    Abstract: A power transistor capable of decreasing capacitance between a gate and a drain includes a backside mental layer, a substrate formed on the backside mental layer, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, and a frontside mental layer formed on the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer comprises a first trench structure comprising a gate oxide layer, a second trench structure comprising a p-well junction formed around a second trench, a p-body region formed outside the first trench structure and the second trench structure, a first n+ source region formed on the p-body region and beside a sidewall of the first trench structure, a second n+ source region formed on the p-body region and between another sidewall of the first trench structure and the second trench structure, and a dielectric layer formed on the first trench structure, the first n+ source region, and the second n+ source region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Jen-Hao Yeh, Ming-Jang Lin
  • Publication number: 20090112755
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for on-line agency disbursement management of expenses for intellectual property rights. A payment management website is built-into a host computer and linked to Internet by the business terminal. The payment management website includes a login module, so that the client can log in the payment management website to operate the login module and access the data of intended intellectual property right cases through the operating screen of login module. The business terminal can pay the intellectual property right expenses to the government body or entrusted organizations. The payment management website is fitted with a management module linked to the login module, so that the client can learn about the disbursement state of intellectual property right expenses and/or the situation of intellectual property right cases. The expenditure of the client and subsequent control cost and risks are considerably reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: IPFEE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ADMINISTRATE Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh LIN
  • Publication number: 20090061584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor process for a trench power MOSFET. The semiconductor process includes providing a substrate, forming an EPI wafer on the surface, performing trench dry etching, performing HTP hard mask oxide deposition and channel self- align implant, performing boron (B) implant and completing the P-body region through a thermal process, performing arsenic (As) implant and completing the n+ source region through a thermal process, and depositing BPSG ILD, front side metal Al, and backside metal Ti/Ni/Ag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Lin, Jen-Hao Yeh, Ming-Jang Lin, Hsin-Yen Chiu