Patents by Inventor Zefu ZHAO

Zefu ZHAO 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: 20250133745
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory cell includes a capacitor which includes a top electrode, a bottom electrode, a ferroelectric layer disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, and an amorphous layer disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, wherein an atomic arrangement of the amorphous layer is different from an atomic arrangement of the top electrode and the bottom electrode. A method of fabricating a non-volatile memory cell and a memory cell array thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Dai-Ying LEE, Ming-Hsiu LEE, Zefu ZHAO, Chee-Wee LIU
  • Patent number: 12254915
    Abstract: The integrated circuit structure includes a substrate and a memory cell over the substrate. The memory cell includes a channel layer, a first doped region, a second doped region, a first ferroelectric layer, and a first gate layer. The first doped region is at a first side of the channel layer and doped with a first dopant being of a first conductivity type. The second doped region is at a second side of the channel layer opposing the first side and doped with a second dopant being of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. The ferroelectric layer is over the channel layer and between the first and second doped regions. The gate layer is over the ferroelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dai-Ying Lee, Teng-Hao Yeh, Wei-Chen Chen, Rachit Dobhal, Zefu Zhao, Chee-Wee Liu
  • Publication number: 20250078893
    Abstract: The integrated circuit structure includes a substrate and a memory cell over the substrate. The memory cell includes a channel layer, a first doped region, a second doped region, a first ferroelectric layer, and a first gate layer. The first doped region is at a first side of the channel layer and doped with a first dopant being of a first conductivity type. The second doped region is at a second side of the channel layer opposing the first side and doped with a second dopant being of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. The ferroelectric layer is over the channel layer and between the first and second doped regions. The gate layer is over the ferroelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Dai-Ying LEE, Teng-Hao YEH, Wei-Chen CHEN, Rachit DOBHAL, Zefu ZHAO, Chee-Wee LIU
  • Publication number: 20250072030
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer and a ferroelectric layer. The semiconductor layer is over the substrate. The semiconductor layer is a single crystal silicon layer or a single crystal germanium layer. The ferroelectric layer is over the semiconductor layer. The ferroelectric layer is in physical contact with the semiconductor layer and has an orthorhombic phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Yu-Rui CHEN, Zefu ZHAO, Yun-Wen CHEN, Chee-Wee LIU