Patents by Inventor Xiaohong CHENG

Xiaohong CHENG 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: 20230326965
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes: a first gate-all-around (GAA) transistor disposed in the first region, including a first nanowire or nanosheet of at least one first layer, the at least one first layer and the substrate form a first group, among which all pairs of adjacent layers are separated by first distances, respectively; and a second GAA transistor disposed in the second region, including a second nanowire or nanosheet of at least two second layers, the at least two second layers and the substrate form a second group, among which the second layers are separated by second distances, respectively; where a minimum first distance is greater than a maximum second distance, and a quantity of the at least one first layer is less than a quantity of the at least two second layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yongliang Li, Anlan Chen, Fei Zhao, Xiaohong Cheng, Huaxiang Yin, Jun Luo, Wenwu Wang
  • Publication number: 20230261050
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate and a channel portion. The channel portion includes a first portion including a fin-shaped structure protruding with respect to the substrate and a second portion located above the first portion and spaced apart from the first portion. The second portion includes one or more nanowires or nanosheets spaced apart from each other. Source/drain portions are arranged on two opposite sides of the channel portion in a first direction and in contact with the channel portion. A gate stack extends on the substrate in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, so as to intersect with the channel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Yongliang Li, Xiaohong Cheng, Fei Zhao, Jun Luo, Wenwu Wang
  • Patent number: 11476328
    Abstract: A stacked nanowire or nanosheet gate-all-around device, including: a silicon substrate; stacked nanowires or nanosheets located on the silicon substrate, extending along a first direction gate stacks and including multiple nanowires or nanosheets that are stacked; a gate stack, surrounding each of the stacked nanowires or nanosheets, and extending along a second direction, where first spacers are located on two sidewalls of the gate stack in the first direction; source-or-drain regions, located at two sides of the gate stack along the first direction; a channel region, including a portion of the stacked nanowires or nanosheets that is located between the first spacers. A notch structure recessed inward is located between the stacked nanowires or nanosheets and the silicon substrate, and includes an isolator that isolates the stacked nanowires or nanosheets from the silicon substrate. A method for manufacturing the stacked nanowire or nanosheet gate-all-around device is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Yongliang Li, Xiaohong Cheng, Qingzhu Zhang, Huaxiang Yin, Wenwu Wang
  • Patent number: 11024708
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, including: a silicon substrate; multiple fin structures, formed on the silicon substrate, where each extends along a first direction; a shallow trench insulator, located among the multiple fin structures; a gate stack, intersecting with the multiple fin structures and extending along a second direction, where first spacers are formed on two sidewalls in the first direction of the gate stack; source-or-drain regions, formed on the multiple fin structures, and located at two sides of the gate stack along the first direction; and a channel region, including a portion of the multiple fin structures located between the first spacers. and notch structures. A notch structure recessed inward is located between each of the multiple fin structures and the silicon substrate. The notch structure includes an isolator that isolates each of the multiple fin structures from the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yongliang Li, Xiaohong Cheng, Qingzhu Zhang, Huaxiang Yin, Wenwu Wang
  • Publication number: 20210151561
    Abstract: A stacked nanowire or nanosheet gate-all-around device, including: a silicon substrate; stacked nanowires or nanosheets located on the silicon substrate, extending along a first direction gate stacks and including multiple nanowires or nanosheets that are stacked; a gate stack, surrounding each of the stacked nanowires or nanosheets, and extending along a second direction, where first spacers are located on two sidewalls of the gate stack in the first direction; source-or-drain regions, located at two sides of the gate stack along the first direction; a channel region, including a portion of the stacked nanowires or nanosheets that is located between the first spacers. A notch structure recessed inward is located between the stacked nanowires or nanosheets and the silicon substrate, and includes an isolator that isolates the stacked nanowires or nanosheets from the silicon substrate. A method for manufacturing the stacked nanowire or nanosheet gate-all-around device is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Yongliang LI, Xiaohong CHENG, Qingzhu ZHANG, Huaxiang YIN, Wenwu WANG
  • Publication number: 20210151557
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, including: a silicon substrate; multiple fin structures, formed on the silicon substrate, where each extends along a first direction; a shallow trench insulator, located among the multiple fin structures; a gate stack, intersecting with the multiple fin structures and extending along a second direction, where first spacers are formed on two sidewalls in the first direction of the gate stack; source-or-drain regions, formed on the multiple fin structures, and located at two sides of the gate stack along the first direction; and a channel region, including a portion of the multiple fin structures located between the first spacers. and notch structures. A notch structure recessed inward is located between each of the multiple fin structures and the silicon substrate. The notch structure includes an isolator that isolates each of the multiple fin structures from the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Yongliang LI, Xiaohong CHENG, Qingzhu ZHANG, Huaxiang YIN, Wenwu WANG