Patents by Inventor Yexiao Yu

Yexiao Yu 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: 20230180464
    Abstract: A method includes the following operations for preparing a semiconductor structure, a semiconductor, and a semiconductor memory. A first dielectric layer and a first barrier layer are deposited on a substrate including an active area in sequence. A first mask including a first etching pattern is formed on the first barrier layer, and includes a groove extending in a first direction and uniformly distributed etching holes. Herein, the groove penetrates through the etching hole, and the depth of the etching hole is larger than that of the groove. Etching is performed along the first etching pattern, to remove the first barrier layer and etch the first dielectric layer to form a conductive channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, Zhong KONG
  • Publication number: 20230116155
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes: providing a semiconductor substrate including a memory area and a peripheral area; forming an insulating layer on a surface of the memory area, and forming a first metal layer on a surface of the peripheral area; etching the insulating layer and the memory area of the semiconductor substrate to form a plurality of bit line trenches arranged at intervals along a first direction and etched insulating layer, in which part of the bit line trench is located in the memory area of the semiconductor substrate, and the other part of the bit line trench is located in the etched insulating layer; forming a second metal layer on surfaces of the bit line trench, the memory area and the first metal layer; and etching the first metal layer and the second metal layer to form a semi-buried bit line structure and peripheral gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming LIU
  • Publication number: 20230013653
    Abstract: A memory device and a method for forming the same are provided. A hard mask layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate; and then multiple parallel mask patterns extending in a third direction are formed on the semiconductor substrate by adopting self-aligned multi-patterning. Openings are arranged between the adjacent mask patterns. The surfaces of multiple drain regions and corresponding part of the isolation layer in the third direction are exposed by the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20230016088
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate having an active area, the active area including a first active area and a second active area isolated from each other; forming a bitline contact groove on the semiconductor substrate, the bitline contact groove exposing the first active area; forming an etch stop layer covering a sidewall of the bitline contact groove, the etch stop layer exposing a partial area of the first active area at a bottom of the bitline contact groove; etching the semiconductor substrate by using the etch stop layer as a mask to form a pit at the bottom of the bitline contact groove, the pit being at least partially positioned in the first active area; removing the etch stop layer; forming a bitline structure; and forming a conductive plug electrically connected to the second active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming LIU
  • Publication number: 20220392903
    Abstract: The semiconductor structure manufacturing method includes the steps of: providing a substrate with bit line contact regions and isolation regions located between adjacent bit line contact regions; forming a groove in the substrate, the bottom of the groove exposes the bit line contact region and the isolation region adjacent to the bit line contact region; forming a contact region isolation layer covering at least sidewalls of the groove; and forming a contact region to cover the contact region isolating the surface of the layer and filling the bit line contact layer of the groove, the bit line contact layer being in contact with the bit line contact region at the bottom of the groove; forming a bit line layer on the bit line contact layer. The invention avoids damage to the sidewalls of the active region in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yexiao Yu, Zhongming Liu, Longyang Chen, Jia Fang
  • Publication number: 20220392902
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and the method for forming the same are provided. The method includes: providing a substrate including an active region; forming a word line in the substrate including a first portion and a second portion located at the end of the first portion, wherein the second portion of the word line protrudes from the first portion of the word line along the direction perpendicular to the substrate; forming a dielectric layer covering the substrate; and etching the dielectric layer and a part of the substrate to simultaneously form a first contact hole exposing the second portion of the word line and a second contact hole exposing the active region. The invention reduces the etching time and improves the etching efficiency. It avoids an excessively large etching depth of the second contact hole, thereby reducing the damage to the active region and the leakage current inside the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Shijie BAI, Yexiao YU, Zhongming LIU
  • Publication number: 20220336467
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for fabricating a memory and a memory. This method includes: providing a substrate, the substrate being internally provided with a plurality of active areas, and each of the plurality of active areas including a first contact region and a second contact region; forming a plurality of bit lines on the substrate, each of the plurality of bit lines being connected to at least one of the first contact regions; forming an isolation layer on each of the plurality of bit lines, the isolation layer covering each of the plurality of bit lines and the substrate, the isolation layer being further provided with a plurality of filling holes corresponding to the plurality of second contact regions one to one; etching the isolation layer and the substrate along the plurality of filling holes, to fill in the plurality of second contact regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220336466
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes: providing a base; forming multiple bit line structures on the base, where the multiple bit line structures are parallel to each other and extend in a first direction, and a trench is formed between adjacent bit line structures; forming a first conductive layer in the trench, where a void is formed in the first conductive layer; removing a part of the first conductive layer to form a first groove, where the bottom of the first groove exposes the void; forming an epitaxial layer on an inner wall of the first groove; and allowing the epitaxial layer to epitaxially grow to form an extension portion, such that the extension portion fills the void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, SHIJIE BAI, Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220328495
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a memory includes: providing a substrate having a core region provided with a word line; forming a dielectric layer on the substrate, and etching the dielectric layer to form a first filling hole exposing the word line; forming a barrier layer on a hole wall of the first filling hole, where the barrier layer located in the first filling hole surrounds and forms a first intermediate hole exposing the word line; etching the word line exposed in the first intermediate hole to remove a first residue on the word line; and forming in the first intermediate hole a first wire electrically connected to the word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220320112
    Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor structure and a preparation method thereof, including: a substrate; a trench; a bit line contact structure; a bit line structure; a bit line protection structure, the bit line protection structure including a top dielectric layer and a sidewall structure, the top dielectric layer is located on the bit line structure and forms a laminated structure together with the bit line structure; the sidewall structure covers part of sidewalls of the laminated structure on the substrate, the sidewall structure has a first air gap; an isolation pattern structure, the isolation pattern structure has a second air gap, the isolation pattern structure extends along a second direction, the second direction intersects with the first direction, to form capacitance contact hole between the adjacent bit line protection structures and the adjacent isolation pattern structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Junyi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220320302
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate; forming a gate trench in the substrate, the gate trench including a first trench and a second trench, the second trench being located above the first trench, communicating with the first trench, and having a width greater than a width of the first trench; and forming a gate word line in the gate trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220319555
    Abstract: This application provides a method for manufacturing a memory and a memory thereof. The manufacturing method includes: providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a plurality of spaced active area and each of the plurality of spaced active area includes a first contact region and a second contact region; forming a plurality of spaced bit lines on the substrate, where each of the plurality of spaced bit lines is connected to at least one first contact region; forming a first isolation layer on each of the plurality of spaced bit lines, a first trench extending in a first direction between two adjacent first isolation layers of the plurality of spaced bit lines; etching a bottom along the first trench to form a second trench; and forming a plurality of conducting wires and a plurality of second isolation layers in the second trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Longyang CHEN, Zhongming LIU, Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220320113
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure manufacturing method includes: providing a substrate; forming an initial trench in the substrate; forming a sacrificial layer, the sacrificial layer including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion filling the initial trench and the second portion covering an upper surface of the substrate and an upper surface of the first portion; forming a division groove in the second portion, to pattern the second portion into a sacrificial pattern, the sacrificial pattern being arranged corresponding to the first portion; forming a filling layer in the division groove, the filling layer filling the division groove; removing the sacrificial pattern and the first portion, to form a word line trench; and forming a buried gate word line in the word line trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Yexiao YU
  • Publication number: 20220320298
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure and the semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes the following operations. A substrate provided with a plurality of active areas arranged at intervals is provided. A first laminated structure and a first photoresist layer are sequentially formed on the substrate. Negative Type Develop (NTD) is performed on the first photoresist layer, to form a first pattern. The first laminated structure is etched along the first pattern, to form a second pattern in the first laminated structure. The substrate is etched up to a preset depth by taking the first laminated structure having the second pattern as a mask, to form a recess and form a plurality of protuberances arranged at intervals on the reserved substrate. The recess surrounds the protuberance, and the active area is exposed between the protuberances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming LIU
  • Publication number: 20220310391
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing the mask structure includes: forming a first mask layer, a first buffer layer, a second mask layer, and a second buffer layer sequentially stacked from bottom to top; patterning the second buffer layer and the second mask layer, as to obtain a first pattern structure, the first pattern structure exposes a part of the first buffer layer; forming a first mask pattern on sidewalls of the first pattern structure; forming a carbon plasma layer as a protective layer on an exposed part of an upper surface of the first buffer layer; removing the first pattern structure; and removing a remaining protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming LIU, Jia FANG
  • Publication number: 20220302125
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor memory includes: providing comprising a storage area and a peripheral area located outside the storage area, wherein the substrate has and a plurality of bit line contact parts and a plurality of capacitor contact parts located in the storage area, and a peripheral gate contact part and a peripheral circuit contact part located in the peripheral area; forming a plurality of bit lines, and simultaneously forming a peripheral gate; forming a bit line isolation layer, and simultaneously forming a peripheral gate isolation layer; forming a first conductive capacitor layer in contact with the capacitor contact part, and simultaneously forming a first peripheral conductive layer in contact with the peripheral circuit contact part; forming a first air gap in the bit line isolation layer, and simultaneously forming a second air gap in the peripheral gate isolation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming LIU, Jia FANG, Longyang CHEN, Hongfa WU
  • Publication number: 20220285361
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes following operations. A substrate including active regions and isolation regions is provided. First trench structures are formed on the substrate, the first trench structure passing through the active region and the isolation region. Bit line contact structures are formed in the first trench structures. Bit line structures are formed on the bit line contact structures, at least part of the bit line structure being positioned in the first trench structure. Bit line protection structures are formed on the bit line structures, the bit line protection structure at least covering an upper surface of the bit line structure. Capacitor contact assemblies are formed, the capacitor contact assembly including a first capacitor contact structure and a second capacitor contact structure which covers an upper surface and part of a side wall of the first capacitor contact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yexiao YU, Zhongming Liu, Jia Fang, Longyang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220285261
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure comprises: providing a substrate, comprising a polysilicon layer, a first conductive layer, a first dielectric layer, a mask layer, and a sacrificial layer sequentially formed thereon, wherein the sacrificial layer has a plurality of first trenches distributed at intervals; forming a first insulating layer on the sacrificial layer; forming a protective layer, the protective layer only covering a surface of the first insulating layer above the top surface of the sacrificial layer; removing the protective layer, part of the first insulating layer, the sacrificial layer, and part of the mask layer to form a first pattern layer; and removing part of the first dielectric layer, part of the first conductive layer, and part of the polysilicon layer by using the first pattern layer as a mask to form a BL structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yexiao Yu, Zhongming Liu, Jia Fang