Patents by Inventor Wensheng Qian

Wensheng Qian 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: 20120049327
    Abstract: The invention discloses a vertical parasitic PNP transistor in a BiCMOS process and manufacturing method of the same, wherein an active region is isolated by STIs. The transistor includes a collector region, a base region, an emitter region, pseudo buried layers, and N-type polysilicon. The pseudo buried layers, formed at the bottom of the STIs located on both sides of the collector region, extend laterally into the active region and contact with the collector region, whose electrodes are picked up through making deep-hole contacts in the STIs. The N-type polysilicon is formed on the base region and contacts with it, whose electrodes are picked up through making metal contacts on the N-type polysilicon. The transistors can be used as output devices in high-speed and high-gain circuits, efficiently reducing the transistors area, diminishing the collector resistance, and improving the transistors performance. The method can reduce the cost without additional technological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Wensheng Qian, Donghua Liu, Jun Hua
  • Publication number: 20120032233
    Abstract: A Silicon-Germanium heterojunction bipolar transistor (SiGe HBT) formed on a silicon substrate, wherein, an active region is isolated by field oxide regions, a collector region is formed in the active region and extends into the bottom of the field oxide regions; pseudo buried layers are formed at the bottom of the field oxide regions. Each of the pseudo buried layers is a lateral distance away from the active region and contacts with a part of the collector region. Deep-hole contacts are formed in the field oxide regions located on top of the pseudo buried layers to pick up the collector region. The present invention can adjust the breakdown voltage of devices through adjusting the lateral distance. A method for manufacturing the SiGe HBT is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventor: Wensheng Qian
  • Publication number: 20110316121
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing trench type super junction device is disclosed. The method includes the step of forming one or more P type implantation regions in the N type epitaxial layer below the bottom of each trench. By using this method, a super junction device having alternating P type and N type regions is produced, wherein the P type region is formed by P type silicon filled in the trench and P type implantation regions below the trench. The present invention can greatly improve the breakdown voltage of a super junction MOSFET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Shengan Xiao, Wensheng Qian
  • Publication number: 20110156143
    Abstract: This invention published a parasitic vertical PNP bipolar transistor in BiCMOS (Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) process; the bipolar transistor comprises a collector, a base and an emitter. Collector is formed by active region with p-type ion implanting layer. It connects a p-type buried layer which formed in the bottom region of STI (Shallow Trench Isolation). The collector terminal connection is through the p-type buried layer and the adjacent active region. The base is formed by active region with n type ion implanting which is on the collector. Its connection is through the original p-type epitaxy layer after converting to n-type. The emitter is formed by the p-type epitaxy layer on the base region with heavy p-type doped. This invention also comprises the fabrication method of this parasitic vertical PNP bipolar in BiCMOS (Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin CHIU, TungYuan Chu, Wensheng Qian, YungChieh Fan, Donghua Liu, Jun Hu
  • Publication number: 20110156151
    Abstract: This invention disclosed a kind of electrode pick up structure in shallow trench isolation process. The active region is isolated by shallow trench. A pseudo-buried layer under the bottom of shallow trench is formed. The pseudo-buried layer extends into active region and connects to doping region one which needs to be picked up by an electrode. The pick up is realized by deep trench contacts which etch through STI and get in touch with pseudo buried layer. This invention can reduce the device size, pick up electrode resistance, collector parasitic capacitance, and increase device cut off frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin CHIU, TungYuan Chu, YungChieh Fan, Wensheng Qian, Jiong Xu, Fan Chen, Haifang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110156202
    Abstract: A parasitic vertical PNP device in one type of BiCMOS process with shallow trench isolation (STI) comprises a collector formed by a p type impurity ion implantation layer inside active area, the bottom of collector connects to a p type buried layer, the p type pseudo buried layer is formed in bottom of shallow trench at both sides of collector active region through ion implantation, deep contacts through field oxide to connect pseudo buried layers and to pick up the collector; a base, formed by n type impurity ion implantation layer which sits on top of above stated collector; an emitter, a p type epitaxy layer lies above base and is connected out directly by a metal contact. Part of the p type epitaxy layer is converted into n type, which serves as connection path of base. Present invented PNP can be used as output device of BiCMOS high frequency circuit. It has a small device area and conduction resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin CHIU, TungYuan Chu, Wensheng Qian, YungChieh Fan, Donghua Liu, Jun Hu
  • Publication number: 20110159672
    Abstract: This invention disclosed a manufacturing approach of collector and buried layer of a bipolar transistor. One aspect of the invention is that a pseudo buried layer, i.e, collector buried layer, is manufactured by ion implantation and thermal anneal. This pseudo buried layer has a small area, which makes deep trench isolation to divide pseudo buried layer unnecessary in subsequent process. Another aspect is, the doped area, i.e, collector, is formed by ion implantation instead of high cost epitaxy process. This invention simplified the manufacturing process, as a consequence, saved manufacturing cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin CHIU, TungYuan Chu, YungChieh Fan, Wensheng Qian, Fan Chen, Jiong Xu, Haifang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110159659
    Abstract: This invention disclosed a novel manufacturing approach of collector and buried layer of a bipolar transistor. One aspect of the invention is that an oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) sandwich structure is employed instead of oxide-nitride dual layer structure before trench etching. Another aspect is, through the formation of silicon oxide spacer in trench sidewall and silicon oxide remaining in trench bottom in the deposition and etch back process, the new structure hard mask can effectively protect active region from impurity implanted in ion implantation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin CHIU, TungYuan Chu, YungChieh Fan, Wensheng Qian, Fan Chen, Jiong Xu, Haifang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110156163
    Abstract: This invention disclosed a kind of electrode picking up structure in LOCOS isolation process. The active region is isolated by local oxide of silicon (LOCOS). A pseudo buried layer under the bottom of LOCOS is formed. The pseudo-buried layer extends into active region and connects to doping region one which needs to be picked up by an electrode. This is achieved by deep trench contacts which etch through LOCOS and get in touch with pseudo buried layer. This invention can reduce the device size, pick up electrode resistance, collector parasitic capacitance, and increase device cut off frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin CHIU, TungYuan Chu, YungChieh Fan, Wensheng Qian, Jiong Xu, Fan Chen, Haifang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110147892
    Abstract: A structure and fabrication method for a bipolar transistor with shallow trench isolation (STI) comprises a collector formed by implanting first electric type impurity in active area; pseudo buried layers at the bottom of STI at both sides of active area by implanting heavy dose of first electric type impurity; deep contacts through field oxide to connect to pseudo buried layers and to pick up the collector; a base, a thin film deposited on the collector and doped with second electric type impurity; an emitter, a polysilicon film doped by heavy dose implant of first electric type impurity. This transistor has smaller device area, less parasitic effect, less photo layers and lower process cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin Chiu, TungYuan Chu, Wensheng Qian, YungChieh Fan
  • Publication number: 20110140239
    Abstract: A high voltage bipolar transistor with shallow trench isolation (STI) comprises the areas of a collector formed by implanting first electric type impurities into active area and connected with pseudo buried layers at two sides; Pseudo buried layers which are formed by implanting high dose first type impurity through the bottoms of STI at two sides if active area, and do not touch directly; deep contact through field oxide to contact pseudo buried layers and pick up the collectors; a base deposited on the collector by epitaxial growth and in-situ doped by second electric type impurity, in which the intrinsic base touches local collector and extrinsic base is used for base pick-up; a emitter which is a polysilicon layer deposited on the intrinsic base and doped with first electric type impurities. This invention makes the depletion region of collector/base junction from 1D (vertical) distribution to 2D (vertical and lateral) distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Tzuyin CHIU, TungYuan CHU, Wensheng QIAN, YungChieh FAN, Jun HU, Donghua LIU, Yukun LV
  • Publication number: 20110140233
    Abstract: A parasitic vertical PNP bipolar transistor in BiCMOS process comprises a collector, a base and an emitter. The collector is formed by active region with p-type ion implanting layer (P type well in NMOS). It connects a P-type conductive region, which formed in the bottom region of shallow trench isolation (STI). The collector terminal connection is through the P-type buried layer and the adjacent active region. The base is formed by N type ion implanting layer above the collector which shares a N-type lightly doped drain (NLDD) implanting of NMOS. Its connection is through the N-type poly on the base region. The emitter is formed by the P-type epitaxy layer on the base region with heavy p-type doped, and connected by the extrinsic base region of NPN bipolar transistor device. This invention also includes the fabrication method of this parasitic vertical PNP bipolar transistor in BiCMOS process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Wensheng QIAN, Jun Hu, Donghua Liu