Patents by Inventor Xinyun XIE

Xinyun XIE 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: 10957785
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a method for manufacturing semiconductor FinFET devices. The method particularly includes pre-removal of a predetermined thickness of a first region of an isolation region on sides of a fin that is not covered by a pseudo gate such that when a layer of second region of the isolation region covered by the pseudo gate is sacrificially removed during a removal of the pseudo gate, the upper surfaces of the remaining first region and the remaining second region of the isolation region are approximately leveled. By using such a method, DC and AC performances of a resulting FinFET device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing (Shanghai) International Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing (Beijing) International Corporation
    Inventor: Xinyun Xie
  • Publication number: 20190326418
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a method for manufacturing semiconductor FinFET devices. The method particularly includes pre-removal of a predetermined thickness of a first region of an isolation region on sides of a fin that is not covered by a pseudo gate such that when a layer of second region of the isolation region covered by the pseudo gate is sacrificially removed during a removal of the pseudo gate, the upper surfaces of the remaining first region and the remaining second region of the isolation region are approximately leveled. By using such a method, DC and AC performances of a resulting FinFET device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicants: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xinyun XIE
  • Patent number: 10381464
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a method for manufacturing semiconductor FinFET devices. The method particularly includes pre-removal of a predetermined thickness of a first region of an isolation region on sides of a fin that is not covered by a pseudo gate such that when a layer of second region of the isolation region covered by the pseudo gate is sacrificially removed during a removal of the pseudo gate, the upper surfaces of the remaining first region and the remaining second region of the isolation region are approximately leveled. By using such a method, DC and AC performances of a resulting FinFET device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTL. (SHANGHAI) Corp., SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTL. (Beijing) Corp.
    Inventor: Xinyun Xie
  • Patent number: 10312333
    Abstract: Fin-type semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate and an insulating layer on sidewalls of the plurality of fins. A plurality of fins is projected on a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The insulating layer is located on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A surface of the insulating layer is lower than top surfaces of the plurality of fins. A thermal conductivity of the insulating layer is larger than a thermal conductivity of silicon oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xinyun Xie, Ming Zhou
  • Patent number: 10290724
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin structure of a first semiconductor material on a substrate. The fin structure has a source region, a drain region, and a channel region between the source region and the drain region. The device also has a gate structure overlying the fin structure. The source region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of a second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion. The drain region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of the second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xinyun Xie
  • Publication number: 20180337265
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a method for manufacturing semiconductor FinFET devices. The method particularly includes pre-removal of a predetermined thickness of a first region of an isolation region on sides of a fin that is not covered by a pseudo gate such that when a layer of second region of the isolation region covered by the pseudo gate is sacrificially removed during a removal of the pseudo gate, the upper surfaces of the remaining first region and the remaining second region of the isolation region are approximately leveled. By using such a method, DC and AC performances of a resulting FinFET device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicants: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Xinyun XIE
  • Patent number: 10134761
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides semiconductor devices, fin field-effect transistors and fabrication methods thereof. An exemplary fin field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor substrate; an insulation layer configured for inhibiting a short channel effect and increasing a heat dissipation efficiency of the fin field-effect transistor formed over the semiconductor substrate; at least one fin formed over the insulation layer; a gate structure crossing over at least one fin and covering top and side surfaces of the fin formed over the semiconductor substrate; and a source formed in the fin at one side of the gate structure and a drain formed in the fin at the other side of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xinyun Xie, Ming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180175151
    Abstract: Fin-type semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate and an insulating layer on sidewalls of the plurality of fins. A plurality of fins is projected on a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The insulating layer is located on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A surface of the insulating layer is lower than top surfaces of the plurality of fins. A thermal conductivity of the insulating layer is larger than a thermal conductivity of silicon oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: XINYUN XIE, MING ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9985015
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a core device and an IO device. The core device includes a gate interface layer and a high-k dielectric layer on the gate interface layer. The IO device includes a gate interface layer and a high-k dielectric layer on the gate interface layer. The gate interface layer of the core device and the gate interface layer of the IO device each are doped with fluoride ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Xinyun Xie
  • Patent number: 9923065
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a semiconductor device, and a fabricating method thereof are provided. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor substrate, wherein a plurality of fins are projected on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating layer on side walls of the plurality of fins, wherein the insulating layer is located on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a surface of the insulating layer is lower than top surfaces of the plurality of fins, and a thermal conductivity of the insulating layer is larger than a thermal conductivity of silicon oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xinyun Xie, Ming Zhou
  • Patent number: 9899380
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate includes fins formed thereon and a patterned hard mask layer formed on a top surface of the fins. The method further includes: forming an isolation material layer covering the semiconductor substrate, the fins, and the patterned hard mask layer; performing planarization of the isolation material layer, stopping at the patterned hard mask layer; and performing oxygen ion implantation to form an oxygen injection region within the fins and the isolation material layer; back-etching the isolation material layer, stopping above the oxygen injection region, to form a remaining portion of the isolation material layer exposing a portion of the fins; and performing thermal annealing to cause a thermal oxidation of a portion of the fins through oxygen ions in the oxygen injection region, thereby forming an oxide layer within the plurality of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Xinyun Xie, Ming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180006063
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides semiconductor devices, fin field-effect transistors and fabrication methods thereof. An exemplary fin field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor substrate; an insulation layer configured for inhibiting a short channel effect and increasing a heat dissipation efficiency of the fin field-effect transistor formed over the semiconductor substrate; at least one fin formed over the insulation layer; a gate structure crossing over at least one fin and covering top and side surfaces of the fin formed over the semiconductor substrate; and a source formed in the fin at one side of the gate structure and a drain formed in the fin at the other side of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: XINYUN XIE, MING ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9799676
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides semiconductor devices, fin field-effect transistors and fabrication methods thereof. An exemplary fin field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor substrate; an insulation layer configured for inhibiting a short channel effect and increasing a heat dissipation efficiency of the fin field-effect transistor formed over the semiconductor substrate; at least one fin formed over the insulation layer; a gate structure crossing over at least one fin and covering top and side surfaces of the fin formed over the semiconductor substrate; and a source formed in the fin at one side of the gate structure and a drain formed in the fin at the other side of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xinyun Xie, Ming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170229559
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin structure of a first semiconductor material on a substrate. The fin structure has a source region, a drain region, and a channel region between the source region and the drain region. The device also has a gate structure overlying the fin structure. The source region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of a second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion. The drain region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of the second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventor: XINYUN XIE
  • Patent number: 9673325
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin structure of a first semiconductor material on a substrate. The fin structure has a source region, a drain region, and a channel region between the source region and the drain region. The device also has a gate structure overlying the fin structure. The source region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of a second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion. The drain region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of the second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Xinyun Xie
  • Patent number: 9634087
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a FinFET. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a hard mask layer on the semiconductor substrate, wherein a position of the hard mask layer may corresponds to a position of subsequently formed fin; forming a doping region in the semiconductor substrate by using the hard mask layer as a mask to perform an anti-punch-through ion implantation process; forming an anti-punch-through region by performing an annealing process onto the doping region, such that impurity ions in the doping region diffuse into the semiconductor substrate under the hard mask layer; and forming a trench by using the hard mask layer as a mask to etch the semiconductor substrate and the doping region, wherein the semiconductor substrates between the adjacent trenches constitutes a fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xinyun Xie
  • Publication number: 20170040310
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a core device and an IO device. The core device includes a gate interface layer and a high-k dielectric layer on the gate interface layer. The IO device includes a gate interface layer and a high-k dielectric layer on the gate interface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: XINYUN XIE
  • Publication number: 20170033190
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a semiconductor device, and a fabricating method thereof are provided. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor substrate, wherein a plurality of fins are projected on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating layer on side walls of the plurality of fins, wherein the insulating layer is located on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a surface of the insulating layer is lower than top surfaces of the plurality of fins, and a thermal conductivity of the insulating layer is larger than a thermal conductivity of silicon oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: XINYUN XIE, MING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20160351591
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides semiconductor devices, fin field-effect transistors and fabrication methods thereof. An exemplary fin field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor substrate; an insulation layer configured for inhibiting a short channel effect and increasing a heat dissipation efficiency of the fin field-effect transistor formed over the semiconductor substrate; at least one fin formed over the insulation layer; a gate structure crossing over at least one fin and covering top and side surfaces of the fin formed over the semiconductor substrate; and a source formed in the fin at one side of the gate structure and a drain formed in the fin at the other side of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: XINYUN XIE, MING ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9502403
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate, forming on the semiconductor substrate a dummy gate interface layer and a dummy gate of a core device and a gate interface layer and a dummy gate of an IO device, removing the dummy gates of the core and IO devices, removing the dummy gate interface layer of the core device, forming a gate interface layer in the original location of the removed dummy gate interface layer, forming a high-k dielectric layer each on the gate interface layer of the core and IO devices, and submitting the semiconductor substrate to a high-pressure fluorine annealing. The high-pressure fluorine annealing causes the gate interface layer and the high-k dielectric layer of the core and IO devices to be doped with fluoride ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Xinyun Xie