Patents by Inventor Xichao Yang

Xichao Yang 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: 10600881
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tunneling field-effect transistor and a fabrication method. One example transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor nanosheet, a source region and a drain region, a dielectric layer, and a gate metal layer. The semiconductor nanosheet is vertically disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The source region and the drain region are connected using a channel. The drain region, the channel, and the source region are disposed on the semiconductor nanosheet in turn. The drain region is in contact with the semiconductor substrate. The source region is located at an end, of the semiconductor nanosheet, far away from the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer comprises at least a gate dielectric layer, is disposed on a surface of the semiconductor nanosheet, and surrounds the channel. The gate metal layer is disposed on a surface of the gate dielectric layer and surrounds the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xichao Yang, Chen-Xiong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10446672
    Abstract: A tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) is provided. In the TFET, a channel region (202) connects a source region (201) and a drain region (203); a pocket layer (204) and a gate oxide layer (205) are successively produced between the source region and a gate region (206); a metal layer (208) is produced in a first area in the source region, the first area is located on a side on which the source region is in contact with the pocket layer, and the pocket layer covers at least a part of the metal layer; and the pocket layer and a second area in the source region form a first tunnel junction of the TFET, and the pocket layer and the metal layer form a second tunnel junction of the TFET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xichao Yang, Chen-Xiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190013413
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tunneling field-effect transistor and a fabrication method. One example transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor nanosheet, a source region and a drain region, a dielectric layer, and a gate metal layer. The semiconductor nanosheet is vertically disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The source region and the drain region are connected using a channel. The drain region, the channel, and the source region are disposed on the semiconductor nanosheet in turn. The drain region is in contact with the semiconductor substrate. The source region is located at an end, of the semiconductor nanosheet, far away from the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer comprises at least a gate dielectric layer, is disposed on a surface of the semiconductor nanosheet, and surrounds the channel. The gate metal layer is disposed on a surface of the gate dielectric layer and surrounds the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Xichao YANG, Chen-Xiong ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10141434
    Abstract: A complementary tunneling field effect transistor and a manufacturing method are disclosed, which includes: a first drain region and a first source region that are disposed on a substrate, where they include a first dopant; a first channel that is disposed on the first drain region and a second channel that is disposed on the first source region; a second source region that is disposed on the first channel and a second drain region that is disposed on the second channel, where they include a second dopant; a first epitaxial layer that is disposed on the first drain region and the second source region, and a second epitaxial layer that is disposed on the second drain region and the first source region; and a first gate stack layer that is disposed on the first epitaxial layer, and a second gate stack layer that is disposed on the second epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xichao Yang, Jing Zhao, Chen-Xiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180190802
    Abstract: A tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) is provided. In the TFET, a channel region (202) connects a source region (201) and a drain region (203); a pocket layer (204) and a gate oxide layer (205) are successively produced between the source region and a gate region (206); a metal layer (208) is produced in a first area in the source region, the first area is located on a side on which the source region is in contact with the pocket layer, and the pocket layer covers at least a part of the metal layer; and the pocket layer and a second area in the source region form a first tunnel junction of the TFET, and the pocket layer and the metal layer form a second tunnel junction of the TFET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Xichao Yang, Chen-Xiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170243960
    Abstract: A complementary tunneling field effect transistor and a manufacturing method are disclosed, which includes: a first drain region and a first source region that are disposed on a substrate, where they include a first dopant; a first channel that is disposed on the first drain region and a second channel that is disposed on the first source region; a second source region that is disposed on the first channel and a second drain region that is disposed on the second channel, where they include a second dopant; a first epitaxial layer that is disposed on the first drain region and the second source region, and a second epitaxial layer that is disposed on the second drain region and the first source region; and a first gate stack layer that is disposed on the first epitaxial layer, and a second gate stack layer that is disposed on the second epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Xichao Yang, Jing Zhao, Chen-Xiong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9209284
    Abstract: A tunneling field effect transistor with a new structure and a preparation method thereof are provided. The tunneling field effect transistor includes an active region between a source and a drain, a gate dielectric layer, and a gate located on a side of the gate dielectric layer deviating from the source, and a tunneling region disposed between the gate dielectric layer and the source and in contact with both the gate dielectric layer and the source. The source includes at least a first area and a second area perpendicularly connected in an ā€œLā€ shape. The tunneling region is in contact with at least the first area and the second area. The gate dielectric layer is in contact with at least the tunneling region and the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing Zhao, Xichao Yang, Chen-Xiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150228768
    Abstract: A tunneling field effect transistor with a new structure and a preparation method thereof are provided. The tunneling field effect transistor includes an active region between a source and a drain, a gate dielectric layer, and a gate located on a side of the gate dielectric layer deviating from the source, and a tunneling region disposed between the gate dielectric layer and the source and in contact with both the gate dielectric layer and the source. The source includes at least a first area and a second area perpendicularly connected in an ā€œLā€ shape. The tunneling region is in contact with at least the first area and the second area. The gate dielectric layer is in contact with at least the tunneling region and the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Jing Zhao, Xichao Yang, Chen-Xiong Zhang