Patents by Inventor Zhendong MAO

Zhendong MAO 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: 11931826
    Abstract: A continuous welding method and device for a hybrid welding, a welded finished product and a train body. The method comprises: performing hybrid welding on a groove of a welding piece by coupling a laser and a variable polarity arc; wherein the defocusing distance of the laser is not less than a Rayleigh length of the laser. According to the method of the present disclosure, the power density of the laser on the surface of the welding piece is effectively reduced and the height-width-ratio of the weld seam is decreased, the diameter of the welding melted pore is increased, the voids caused by the collapse of the small pore in the welding melted pore can be effectively reduced, thereby solving the problem that the weld porosity is difficult to escape in the prior art, and reducing the generation of the pores, effectively improving welding stability and reliability, and improving the mechanical properties of the weld seams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohui Han, Zhendong Mao, Yuexin Gao, Kai Zheng, Gangqing Li
  • Publication number: 20230299143
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor power device. The semiconductor power device includes a semiconductor substrate and p-type body regions disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The p-type body regions are in contact with a source metal layer. 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: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yi GONG, Zhendong MAO, Wei LIU, Zhenyi XU
  • Publication number: 20230274941
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor power device includes forming a first recess in an n-type substrate and forming, in the first recess, a field oxide layer and a shielded gate; etching the field oxide layer in a self-aligned manner by taking the n-type substrate and the shielded gate as self-aligned boundaries, to etch away the field oxide layer in an upper portion of the first recess and to form a second recess in the upper portion of the first recess and between the shielded gate and the n-type substrate; forming an insulating dielectric layer covering sidewalls of a second recess and the bottom of the second recess and not filling the second recess; forming a layer of photoresist filling the remaining second recess; and performing photolithography, to expose the first insulating dielectric layer located in the second recess and on sides close to an n-type substrate, and etching away the first insulating dielectric layer located in the second recess and on sides close to the n-type substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Zhendong MAO, Zhenyi XU, Wei LIU, Lei LIU
  • Publication number: 20230268420
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor power device includes the following steps: An n-type substrate is etched in a self-aligning manner using a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a third insulating layer as a mask to form a second groove in the n-type substrate. A fourth insulating layer and a gate are formed in the second groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Wei LIU, Zhenyi XU, Zhendong MAO, Xin WANG
  • Publication number: 20230268432
    Abstract: A gate trench and a source trench are formed simultaneously in the same etching process, a p-type semiconductor layer and a p-type doped region can be contacted in a self-aligned manner in the source trench, and the process is simple. A first insulating layer and a first gate are formed in a lower part of the gate trench, and a second insulating layer and a second gate are formed in an upper part of the gate trench so that the thick first insulating layer can protect the second gate from being easily broken down, the first gate can increase an electric field near a bottom of the gate trench, and thus a voltage withstand level of the semiconductor device can be improved. A bottom of the source trench can penetrate deep into a second n-type semiconductor layer .
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Yi GONG, Wei LIU, Zhendong MAO, Zhenyi XU
  • Patent number: 11688799
    Abstract: Provided is an IGBT device. The IGBT device includes an MOSFET cell array, where each MOSFET cell includes a p-type body region located at the top of an n-type drift region, an n-type emitter region located in the p-type body region, and a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode and an n-type floating gate which are located above the p-type body region. The gate electrode is located above the gate dielectric layer, the n-type floating gate is located above the gate dielectric layer, and the gate electrode 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: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Gong, Wei Liu, Lei Liu, Zhendong Mao, Xin Wang
  • Publication number: 20230154981
    Abstract: The present application belongs to the technical field of semiconductor power devices and provides a semiconductor power device. The semiconductor power device includes an n-shaped substrate, an n-shaped epitaxial layer positioned on the n-shaped substrate, and at least three grooves recessed inside the n-shaped epitaxial layer, where a portion of the n-shaped epitaxial layer between two adjacent grooves of the at least three grooves is a mesa structure, an upper part of the mesa structure is provided with a p-shaped body region, and an n-shaped source region is provided inside the p-shaped body region. The mesa structure includes at least one mesa structure with a lower width being a first width and at least one mesa structure with a lower width being a second width, and the second width is greater than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yi GONG, Wei LIU, Zhendong MAO, Zhenyi XU
  • Patent number: 11450763
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Suzhou Oriental Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Lei Liu, Zhendong Mao, Yuanlin Yuan
  • Publication number: 20220285544
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yi GONG, Zhendong MAO, Wei LIU, Lei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN
  • Publication number: 20220285534
    Abstract: Provided is an IGBT device. The IGBT device includes an MOSFET cell array, where each MOSFET cell includes a p-type body region located at the top of an n-type drift region, an n-type emitter region located in the p-type body region, and a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode and an n-type floating gate which are located above the p-type body region. The gate electrode is located above the gate dielectric layer, the n-type floating gate is located above the gate dielectric layer, and the gate electrode 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yi GONG, Wei LIU, Lei LIU, Zhendong MAO, Xin WANG
  • Publication number: 20220274201
    Abstract: A laser stitch welding device, comprising: a laser welding assembly (3) configured to release laser beams from a front surface onto plates (5) to be welded that are stacked; a pressing piece (2) for adjusting a spacing between the stacked plates; detecting assembly for detecting a welding parameter of the stacked plates from a back surface; and a controller (1) for adjusting in real time the pressing level of the pressing piece (2) and/or operation parameters of the laser welding assembly (3) based on the welding parameter detected by the detecting assembly. The laser stitch welding device is capable of detecting in real time welding parameters such as back surface temperature and thermal infrared image of welding seams (6) when welding the plates. A control system controls the pressing level of the pressing piece or the operation parameters of the laser welding assembly based on the welding parameters to adjust the welding in a timely manner, thus achieving adaptive and stable control of weld penetration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaohui HAN, Guolong MA, Zhiyi ZHANG, Zhendong MAO
  • Patent number: 11296216
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power MOSFET device, the power MOSFET device includes a source, a drain, a first gate, a second gate, a body diode, and a body region contact diode. The source, the drain, and the first gate constitute a first MOSFET structure. The source, the drain, and the second gate constitute a second MOSFET structure. A cathode of the body diode is connected to the drain, and an anode of the body region contact diode is connected to an anode of the body diode, a cathode of the body region contact diode is connected to the source. The first gate is configured to control turning on and off of the first MOSFET structure by means of a gate voltage. The second gate is connected to the source and configured to control turning on and off of the second MOSFET structure by means of a source voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTUR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Wei Liu, Zhendong Mao, Yi Gong
  • Patent number: 11211485
    Abstract: Provided is a trench-type power transistor. The trench-type power transistor includes a source, a drain, a first gate, a second gate, a body diode and a body region contact diode. The body diode and the body region contact diode are connected in series. The first gate controls turn-on and turn-off of a first current channel through a gate voltage, the second gate is connected to the source and controls turn-on and turn-off of a second current channel through a source voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhendong Mao, Yuanlin Yuan, Lei Liu, Wei Liu, Rui Wang, Yi Gong
  • Patent number: 11189698
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor power device, including a semiconductor substrate; a MOSFET region formed on the semiconductor substrate, where the MOSFET region includes at least one MOSFET unit; and at least one collector region located in the semiconductor substrate, where the collector region and the MOSFET unit form an insulated gate bipolar transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuanlin Yuan, Wei Liu, Zhendong Mao, Lei Liu, Rui Wang, Yi Gong
  • Publication number: 20210162542
    Abstract: A continuous welding method and device for a hybrid welding, a welded finished product and a train body. The method comprises: performing hybrid welding on a groove of a welding piece by coupling a laser and a variable polarity arc; wherein the defocusing distance of the laser is not less than a Rayleigh length of the laser. According to the method of the present disclosure, the power density of the laser on the surface of the welding piece is effectively reduced and the height-width-ratio of the weld seam is decreased, the diameter of the welding melted pore is increased, the voids caused by the collapse of the small pore in the welding melted pore can be effectively reduced, thereby solving the problem that the weld porosity is difficult to escape in the prior art, and reducing the generation of the pores, effectively improving welding stability and reliability, and improving the mechanical properties of the weld seams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaohui HAN, Zhendong MAO, Yuexin GAO, Kai ZHENG, Gangqing LI
  • Publication number: 20210098619
    Abstract: Provided is a trench-type power transistor. The trench-type power transistor includes a source, a drain, a first gate, a second gate, a body diode and a body region contact diode. The body diode and the body region contact diode are connected in series. The first gate controls turn-on and turn-off of a first current channel through a gate voltage, the second gate is connected to the source and controls turn-on and turn-off of a second current channel through a source voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Zhendong MAO, Yuanlin YUAN, Lei LIU, Wei LIU, Rui WANG, Yi GONG
  • Publication number: 20210036135
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Suzhou Oriental Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Lei Liu, Zhendong Mao, Yuanlin Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200258983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor power device, including a semiconductor substrate; a MOSFET region formed on the semiconductor substrate, where the MOSFET region includes at least one MOSFET unit; and at least one collector region located in the semiconductor substrate, where the collector region and the MOSFET unit form an insulated gate bipolar transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yuanlin YUAN, Wei LIU, Zhendong MAO, Lei LIU, Rui WANG, Yi GONG
  • Publication number: 20200203524
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power MOSFET device, the power MOSFET device includes a source, a drain, a first gate, a second gate, a body diode, and a body region contact diode. The source, the drain, and the first gate constitute a first MOSFET structure. The source, the drain, and the second gate constitute a second MOSFET structure. A cathode of the body diode is connected to the drain, and an anode of the body region contact diode is connected to an anode of the body diode, a cathode of the body region contact diode is connected to the source. The first gate is configured to control turning on and off of the first MOSFET structure by means of a gate voltage. The second gate is connected to the source and configured to control turning on and off of the second MOSFET structure by means of a source voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Lei LIU, Yuanlin YUAN, Wei LIU, Zhendong MAO, Yi GONG
  • Patent number: 9673299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of manufacturing technologies of semiconductor power devices, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a split-gate power device. In the method for manufacturing a split-gate power device according to the present invention, lateral etching is added to form lateral recesses of a control gate groove below a first insulating film in a process of forming the control gate groove by etching, and therefore, after a first conductive film is deposited, the first conductive film can be directly etched by using the first insulating film as a mask to form control gates. The technical process of the present invention is simplified, reliable and easy to control, and can greatly improve the yield of the split-gate power device. The present invention is particularly suitable for the manufacture of 25V-200V semiconductor power devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SU ZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhendong Mao, Lei Liu, Wei Liu, Minzhi Lin