Patents by Inventor Yuanlin YUAN
Yuanlin YUAN 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).
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Patent number: 12230703Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor power device. The device includes: at least one p-type body region located on the top of an n-type drift region, a first n-type source region and a second n-type source region located within the p-type body region, a first gate structure configured to control a first current channel between the first n-type source region and the n-type drift region to be turned on or off; and a second gate structure configured to control a second current channel between the second n-type source region and the n-type drift region to be turned on or off. The second gate structure is recessed in the n-type drift region.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi Gong, Zhendong Mao, Wei Liu, Lei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan
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Publication number: 20240258369Abstract: A super junction semiconductor power device includes an n-type drain region, an n-type drift region, multiple p-type columns, a gate structure, and multiple JFET regions. The width of each of the multiple p-type columns is equal. The spacing between two adjacent p-type columns is equal. The tops of the multiple p-type columns are provided with multiple p-type body regions respectively, and the p-type body regions are in one-to-one correspondence with the p-type columns. The widths of the multiple p-type body regions are equal. An n-type source region is provided in each p-type body region. The gate structure is configured to control a current channel between the n-type source region and the n-type drift region to turn on and turn off. The multiple JFET regions are located on the n-type drift region and between adjacent p-type body regions. The multiple JFET regions are provided with at least two different widths.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Wei LIU, Lei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Rui WANG
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Publication number: 20240250118Abstract: A super junction semiconductor power device includes an n-type drain region, an n-type drift region, multiple p-type columns, and two gate trenches. The n-type drift region is located on the n-type drain region. The multiple p-type columns have the same width. The spacing between two adjacent p-type columns is the same. A first p-type body region is disposed on the top of each p-type column. The first p-type body region is provided with a first n-type source region. Two gate trenches are between two adjacent first p-type body regions. The spacing between the two gate trenches has at least two different spacing values. The widths of the two gate trenches between the two adjacent first p-type body regions are the same. Each gate trench is provided with a gate dielectric layer and a gate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Lei LIU, Wei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Rui WANG
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Publication number: 20240250137Abstract: Provided is an IGBT device. The IGBT device includes a p-type collector region, an n-type semiconductor layer located above the p-type collector region, a plurality of gate trenches, shielded gates, gates, and a p-type body region located in the n-type semiconductor layer and between adjacent gate trenches. The gate trenches are located in the n-type semiconductor layer. A shielded gate is located in a lower part of a gate trench. A gate is located in an upper part of the gate trench. The gate, the shielded gate, and the n-type semiconductor layer are insulated and isolated from each other. Partial shielded gates are each externally connected to a gate voltage and are each defined as a first shielded gate. Shielded gates other than the partial shielded gates are each externally connected to an emitter electrode voltage and are each defined as a second shielded gate. The first shielded gate and the second shielded gate are disposed alternately.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Wei LIU, Minzhi LIN, Yuanlin YUAN, Rui WANG
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Publication number: 20240250159Abstract: Provided is an IGBT device belonging to the technical field of semiconductor power devices. The IGBT device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, several p-type body regions located in the n-type semiconductor layer, a gate trench located in the n-type semiconductor layer and between adjacent p-type body regions, a gate trench located in the n-type semiconductor layer and between adjacent p-type body regions, a shielded gate located in a lower part of the gate trench, and a gate located in an upper part of the gate trench. The gate, the shielded gate, and the n-type semiconductor layer are insulated and isolated from each other. Among the several p-type body regions, at least one p-type body region has a first doping concentration and is defined as a first p-type body region, and at least one p-type body region has a second doping concentration and is defined as a second p-type body region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Minzhi LIN, Lei LIU, Wei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN
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Patent number: 12027519Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor super junction power device which includes a super junction MOSFET cell array composed of multiple super junction MOSFET cells. A gate structure of the super junction MOSFET cell includes a gate dielectric layer, a gate and an n-type floating gate. The gate and the n-type floating gate are located above the gate dielectric layer; the gate is located on a side close to the n-type source region, and the n-type floating gate is located on a side close to the n-type drift region; the gate acts on the n-type floating gate through capacitive coupling. The n-type floating gate of at least one MOSFET cell is isolated from the p-type body region through the gate dielectric layer, and the n-type floating gate of at least one MOSFET cell contacts the p-type body region through an opening in the gate dielectric layer to form a p-n junction diode.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi Gong, Wei Liu, Lei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Rui Wang
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Patent number: 11990538Abstract: Provided is an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) device. The IGBT device includes p-type body regions located on a top of an n-type drift region, a first n-type emitter region located within the p-type body region; a first gate structure located over the p-type body region, where the first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric layer, a first gate and an n-type floating gate which are located above the first gate dielectric layer, where the n-type floating gate is located on a side close to the n-type drift region in a lateral direction; an insulating dielectric layer located between the n-type floating gate and the first gate; and one opening in the first gate dielectric layer. The n-type floating gate is in contact with the p-type body region to form a p-n junction diode through the one opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi Gong, Rui Wang, Wei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Xin Wang
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Patent number: 11973107Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor super-junction device includes the following steps: An n-type substrate is etched in a self-aligning manner using a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer as a mask to form a second groove in the n-type substrate. A gate structure is formed in the second groove.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Rui Wang, Lei Liu
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Patent number: 11908889Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor super junction power device. The semiconductor super junction power device includes an MOSFET cell array composed of multiple super junction MOSFET cells. Each of multiple MOSFET cells includes a p-type body region located at the top of an n-type drift region, a p-type columnar doping region located below the p-type body region, an n-type source region located in the p-type body region, a gate dielectric layer located above the p-type body region, a gate electrode located above the p-type body region, an n-type floating gate located above the p-type body region and an opening located in the gate dielectric layer, where in a lateral direction, the gate electrode is located on one side close to the n-type source region; an opening located in the gate dielectric layer, where the n-type floating gate contacts the p-type body region through the opening to form a p-n junction diode.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi Gong, Wei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Lei Liu, Rui Wang
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Publication number: 20230275148Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, p-type body regions disposed in the semiconductor substrate, and p-type columns. The p-type body regions are in contact with a source metal layer. The p-type columns are disposed in the semiconductor substrate, each of the p-type columns is below a respective one of the p-type body regions. The semiconductor substrate includes at least one first region, and a region of the semiconductor substrate outside the at least one first region is a second region. A p-type body region of p-type body regions in the first region is provided with a first p-type body region contact region, and the source metal layer is in contact with the first p-type body region contact region to form an ohmic contact. Each of p-type body regions in the second region forms no ohmic contact with the source metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Yi GONG, Lei LIU, Wei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN
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Patent number: 11721749Abstract: Provided is an insulated gate bipolar transistor power device. The IGBT power device includes a gate dielectric layer located above the two p-type body regions and the n-type drift region between the two p-type body regions, an n-type floating gate located above the gate dielectric layer; a gate located above the gate dielectric layer and the n-type floating gate; an insulating dielectric layer between the gate and the n-type floating gate; a first opening located in the gate dielectric layer, where the n-type floating gate is in contact with one of the two p-type body regions through the first opening to form a p-n junction diode; and a second opening located in the gate dielectric layer, where the n-type floating gate is in contact with the other of the two p-type body regions through the second opening to form the p-n junction diode.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi Gong, Lei Liu, Wei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Xin Wang
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Publication number: 20230246066Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor super-junction device includes the following steps: An n-type substrate is etched in a self-aligning manner using a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer as a mask to form a second groove in the n-type substrate. A gate structure is formed in the second groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Wei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Rui WANG, Lei LIU
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Patent number: 11626480Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor super-junction device. The method includes: a p-type column is formed through an epitaxial process, and then a gate is formed in a self-alignment manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Zhenyi Xu, Yi Gong
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Publication number: 20230052416Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor super-junction device. The method includes: a p-type column is formed through an epitaxial process, and then a gate is formed in a self-alignment manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Wei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Zhenyi XU, Yi GONG
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Publication number: 20220352149Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor super junction power device which includes a super junction MOSFET cell array composed of multiple super junction MOSFET cells. A gate structure of the super junction MOSFET cell includes a gate dielectric layer, a gate and an n-type floating gate. The gate and the n-type floating gate are located above the gate dielectric layer; the gate is located on a side close to the n-type source region, and the n-type floating gate is located on a side close to the n-type drift region; the gate acts on the n-type floating gate through capacitive coupling. The n-type floating gate of at least one MOSFET cell is isolated from the p-type body region through the gate dielectric layer, and the n-type floating gate of at least one MOSFET cell contacts the p-type body region through an opening in the gate dielectric layer to form a p-n junction diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Yi GONG, Wei LIU, Lei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Rui WANG
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Publication number: 20220328618Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor power device, including an n-type drain region and an n-type epitaxial layer located upon the n-type drain region. The n-type epitaxial layer includes at least two first p-type body regions, where an n-type source region is disposed in a respective one of the at least two first p-type body regions; a p-type columnar doped region located below the respective one of the at least two first p-type body regions; and two gate trenches located between two adjacent first p-type body regions, where a second p-type body region is disposed between the two gate trenches. A gate dielectric layer and a gate are disposed in a respective one of the two gate trenches.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Yi GONG, Wei LIU, Lei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN
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Patent number: 11450763Abstract: Provided is an IGBT power device. The device includes: a p-type collector region; an n-type drift region located above the p-type collector region; multiple first grooves, where a second groove is provided below each of the multiple first grooves; a gate structure located in the first groove and the second groove; a p-type body region located between two adjacent first grooves; an n-type emitter region located in the p-type body region; and an n-type hole charge blocking region located between two adjacent second grooves.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Suzhou Oriental Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Liu, Lei Liu, Zhendong Mao, Yuanlin Yuan
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Publication number: 20220285544Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor power device. The device includes: at least one p-type body region located on the top of an n-type drift region, a first n-type source region and a second n-type source region located within the p-type body region, a first gate structure configured to control a first current channel between the first n-type source region and the n-type drift region to be turned on or off; and a second gate structure configured to control a second current channel between the second n-type source region and the n-type drift region to be turned on or off. The second gate structure is recessed in the n-type drift region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Yi GONG, Zhendong MAO, Wei LIU, Lei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN
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Publication number: 20220285486Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor super junction power device. The semiconductor super junction power device includes an MOSFET cell array composed of multiple super junction MOSFET cells. Each of multiple MOSFET cells includes a p-type body region located at the top of an n-type drift region, a p-type columnar doping region located below the p-type body region, an n-type source region located in the p-type body region, a gate dielectric layer located above the p-type body region, a gate electrode located above the p-type body region, an n-type floating gate located above the p-type body region and an opening located in the gate dielectric layer, where in a lateral direction, the gate electrode is located on one side close to the n-type source region; an opening located in the gate dielectric layer, where the n-type floating gate contacts the p-type body region through the opening to form a p-n junction diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Yi GONG, Wei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Lei LIU, Rui WANG
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Publication number: 20220285536Abstract: Provided is an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) device. The IGBT device includes p-type body regions located on a top of an n-type drift region, a first n-type emitter region located within the p-type body region; a first gate structure located over the p-type body region, where the first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric layer, a first gate and an n-type floating gate which are located above the first gate dielectric layer, where the n-type floating gate is located on a side close to the n-type drift region in a lateral direction; an insulating dielectric layer located between the n-type floating gate and the first gate; and one opening in the first gate dielectric layer. The n-type floating gate is in contact with the p-type body region to form a p-n junction diode through the one opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Yi GONG, Rui WANG, Wei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Xin WANG