Patents by Inventor Zhihong FENG

Zhihong FENG 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: 10854741
    Abstract: An enhanced HFET, comprising a HFET device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: THE 13TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS
    Inventors: Yuangang Wang, Zhihong Feng, Yuanjie Lv, Xin Tan, Xubo Song, Xingye Zhou, Yulong Fang, Guodong Gu, Hongyu Guo, Shujun Cai
  • Publication number: 20200373390
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for preparing a self-aligned surface channel field effect transistor, and provides a power device. The method includes the following steps: depositing a first metal mask layer; preparing a first photoresist layer; forming a source area pattern and a drain area pattern; depositing a source metal layer and a drain metal layer on the source area pattern and the drain area pattern; peeling off and removing the first photoresist layer; depositing a second metal mask layer; preparing a second photoresist layer, and forming at least one gate area pattern closer toward the source metal layer by performing exposure and development; removing the first metal mask layer and the second metal mask layer between the source metal layer and the drain metal layer by a wet corrosion; depositing a gate metal layer on the gate area pattern; and peeling off and removing the second photoresist layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yuangang WANG, Yuanjie LV, Zhihong FENG, Cui YU, Chuangjie ZHOU, Zezhao HE, Xubo SONG, Shixiong LIANG
  • Patent number: 10804104
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for forming a p-type conductive channel in a diamond using an abrupt heterojunction, which pertain to the technical field of fabrication of semiconductor devices. The method includes: forming a diamond layer on a substrate; forming one or multiple layers of a heterogeneous elementary substance or compound having an acceptor characteristic on an upper surface of the diamond layer; forming a heterojunction at an interface between the diamond layer and an acceptor layer; forming two-dimensional hole gas at one side of the diamond layer with a distance of 10 nm-20 nm away from the heterojunction; and using the two-dimensional hole gas as a p-type conductive channel. The method enables a concentration and a mobility of carriers to maintain stable at a temperature range of 0° C.-1000° C., thereby realizing normal operation of the diamond device at high temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: The 13th Research Institute Of China Electronics Technology
    Inventors: Jingjing Wang, Zhihong Feng, Cui Yu, Chuangjie Zhou, Qingbin Liu, Zezhao He
  • Publication number: 20200312992
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor devices, and in particular, to an enhancement-mode field effect transistor. This enhancement-mode field effect transistor includes a substrate, a channel layer formed on an upper surface of the substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively formed on both sides of the channel layer, and a gate electrode formed on an upper surface of the channel layer, a region outside the corresponding region of the gate electrode in the channel layer is provided with a carrier-free region. Carriers are absent in the carrier-free region, and carriers are present in the remaining portion of the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yuanjie LV, Yuangang Wang, Xubo Song, Xin Tan, Xingye Zhou, Zhihong Feng
  • Publication number: 20200280283
    Abstract: The present application discloses an unbalanced terahertz frequency doubler circuit with power handling capacity including a RF input waveguide, a quartz substrate and a RF output waveguide, where one end of the quartz substrate is disposed in a waveguide groove of the RF input waveguide and the other end of the quartz substrate is disposed in a waveguide groove of the RF output waveguide, where an input transition microstrip is disposed on the quartz substrate, and one end of the transition microstrip is connected to an output transition microstrip sequentially through a first transmission microstrip, a low pass filter, a RF matching microstrip and a second transmission microstrip, where anodes of four GaAs-based terahertz frequency multiplier diode groups are connected to the RF matching microstrip, and a cathode at the outermost position of each of the GaAs-based terahertz frequency multiplier diode groups is connected to a grounding quartz strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: THE 13TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junlong Wang, Zhihong Feng, Dabao Yang, Shixiong Liang, Lisen Zhang, Xiangyang Zhao, Dong Xing, Peng Xu
  • Publication number: 20200259235
    Abstract: A high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) array terahertz wave modulator loaded in a waveguide is provided, which belongs to the technical field of electromagnetic functional devices and focuses on fast dynamic functional devices in the terahertz band. The device comprises a waveguide cavity and a modulation chip. The modulation chip comprises a semiconductor material substrate, a heterostructure material epitaxial layer, an artificial microstructure, and a socket circuit. The applied voltage controls the distribution change of the two-dimensional electron gas in the HEMT, which in turn controls the resonance mode conversion in the artificial microstructure, thereby control the transmission of electromagnetic waves in the waveguide. The modulator has a modulation depth of up to 96% and a modulation rate above 2 GHz. The invention can be realized by using micro-processing technology, and the preparation process is mature and reliable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yaxin Zhang, Shixiong Liang, Xilin Zhang, Ziqiang Yang Yang, Zhihong Feng
  • Publication number: 20200249503
    Abstract: A wideband terahertz modulator based on gradual openings, which belongs to the technical field of electromagnetic functional devices, includes: a semiconductor substrate; an epitaxial layer provided on the semiconductor substrate; a modulation units array, a positive voltage loading electrode and a negative voltage loading electrode which are provided on the epitaxial layer; wherein each modulation unit in the modulation units array comprises a disconnected H-shaped structure, a metal electrode located below an end of the opening of the disconnected H-shaped structure, and a semiconductor doped heterostructure located below the opening of the disconnected H-shaped structure; wherein in the disconnected H-shaped structures, adjacent modulation units have different opening positions; in a same row, the opening positions are linearly distributed and have a certain slope, and inclination slopes of the opening positions of two adjacent rows are opposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yaxin Zhang, Shixiong Liang, Xilin Zhang, Ziqiang Yang Yang, Zhihong Feng
  • Publication number: 20200075754
    Abstract: An enhanced HFET, comprising a HFET device body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yuangang WANG, Zhihong FENG, Yuarille LV, Xin TAN, Xubo SONG, Xingye ZHOU, Yulong FANG, Guodong GU, Hongyu GUO, Shujun CAI
  • Patent number: 10505024
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cap-layer-structured gallium oxide field effect transistor, includes: removing a gallium oxide channel layer and a gallium oxide cap layer from a passive area of a gallium oxide epitaxial wafer; respectively removing the gallium oxide cap layer corresponding to a source region of the gallium oxide epitaxial wafer and the gallium oxide cap layer corresponding to a drain region of the gallium oxide epitaxial wafer; respectively doping a portion of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the source region and a portion of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the drain region with an N-type impurity; respectively capping an upper surface of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the source region and an upper surface of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the drain region with a first metal layer to respectively form a source and a drain; and forming a gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The 13th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanjie Lv, Xubo Song, Zhihong Feng, Yuangang Wang, Xin Tan, xingye Zhou
  • Patent number: 10388751
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for forming an n-type conductive channel in a diamond using a heterojunction, which pertain to the technical field of fabrication of semiconductor devices. The method comprises: forming a diamond layer on a substrate; and depositing a ternary compound having a donor characteristic and graded components on an upper surface of the diamond layer to form a first donor layer, forming a graded heterojunction at an interface between the diamond layer and the first donor layer, forming two-dimensional electron gas at one side of the diamond layer adjacent to the graded heterojunction, and using the two-dimensional electron gas as the n-type conductive channel. The method enables a concentration and a mobility of carriers in the n-type diamond channel to reach 1013 cm?2 and 2000 cm2/V·s respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The 13ᵗʰ Research Institute Of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
    Inventors: Jingjing Wang, Zhihong Feng, Cui Yu, Chuangjie Zhou, Qingbin Liu, Zezhao He
  • Publication number: 20190115446
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for forming an n-type conductive channel in a diamond using a heterojunction, which pertain to the technical field of fabrication of semiconductor devices. The method comprises: forming a diamond layer on a substrate; and depositing a ternary compound having a donor characteristic and graded components on an upper surface of the diamond layer to form a first donor layer, forming a graded heterojunction at an interface between the diamond layer and the first donor layer, forming two-dimensional electron gas at one side of the diamond layer adjacent to the graded heterojunction, and using the two-dimensional electron gas as the n-type conductive channel. The method enables a concentration and a mobility of carriers in the n-type diamond channel to reach 1013 cm?2 and 2000 cm2/V·s respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jingjing Wang, Zhihong Feng, Cui Yu, Chuangjie Zhou, Qingbin Liu, Zezhao He
  • Publication number: 20190115214
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for forming a p-type conductive channel in a diamond using an abrupt heterojunction, which pertain to the technical field of fabrication of semiconductor devices. The method includes: forming a diamond layer on a substrate; forming one or multiple layers of a heterogeneous elementary substance or compound having an acceptor characteristic on an upper surface of the diamond layer; forming a heterojunction at an interface between the diamond layer and an acceptor layer; forming two-dimensional hole gas at one side of the diamond layer with a distance of 10 nm-20 nm away from the heterojunction; and using the two-dimensional hole gas as a p-type conductive channel. The method enables a concentration and a mobility of carriers to maintain stable at a temperature range of 0° C.-1000° C., thereby realizing normal operation of the diamond device at high temperature environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jingjing Wang, Zhihong Feng, Cui Yu, Chuangjie Zhou, Qingbin Liu, Zezhao He
  • Publication number: 20190027590
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cap-layer-structured gallium oxide field effect transistor, includes: removing a gallium oxide channel layer and a gallium oxide cap layer from a passive area of a gallium oxide epitaxial wafer; respectively removing the gallium oxide cap layer corresponding to a source region of the gallium oxide epitaxial wafer and the gallium oxide cap layer corresponding to a drain region of the gallium oxide epitaxial wafer; respectively doping a portion of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the source region and a portion of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the drain region with an N-type impurity; respectively capping an upper surface of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the source region and an upper surface of the gallium oxide channel layer corresponding to the drain region with a first metal layer to respectively form a source and a drain; and forming a gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yuanjie Lv, Xubo Song, Zhihong Feng, Yuangang Wang, Xin Tan, xingye Zhou
  • Patent number: 9590739
    Abstract: Terahertz external modulator based on high electron mobility transistors belongs to the field of electromagnetic functional devices technology. This invention includes the semiconductor substrate (1), the epitaxial layer (2), and the modulation-unit array (4). The epitaxial layer (2) is set on the semiconductor substrate (1). The modulation-unit (4), the positive electrode (3), and the negative electrode (5) are all set on the epitaxial layer (2). The modulation-unit array includes at least three units with each of them is composed of high electron mobility transistors and metamaterial-structure. The gates of transistors connect to the negative electrode (5), and the sources and drains connect to the positive electrode (3). This invention is used for manipulation of spatial transmission terahertz waves. It could be operated at room temperatures, normal pressures, and non-vacuum condition. It does not need to load on the waveguide, thus is easy to package and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
    Inventors: Yaxin Zhang, Shen Qiao, Shixiong Liang, Ziqiang Yang, Zhihong Feng
  • Publication number: 20160233962
    Abstract: Terahertz external modulator based on high election mobility transistors belongs to the field of electromagnetic functional devices technology. This invention includes the semiconductor substrate (1), the epitaxial layer (2), and the modulation-unit array (4). The epitaxial layer (2) is set on the semiconductor substrate (1). The modulation-unit (4), the positive electrode (3), and the negative electrode (5) are all set on the epitaxial layer (2). The modulation-unit array includes at least three units with each of them is composed of high electron mobility transistors and metamaterial-structure. The gates of transistors connect to the negative electrode (5), and the sources and drains connect to the positive electrode (3). This invention is used for manipulation of spatial transmission terahertz waves. It could be operated at room temperatures, normal pressures, and non-vacuum condition. It does not need to load on the waveguide, thus is easy to package and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
    Inventors: Yaxin ZHANG, Shen QIAO, Shixiong LIANG, Ziqiang YANG, Zhihong FENG
  • Patent number: 9349825
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a graphene transistor based on self-aligning technology, the method comprising: on a substrate (1), forming sequentially graphene material (4), a metal film (5), and photoresist patterns (6) formed by lithography, removing the metal film and the graphene material uncovered by the photoresist, forming an active area, and metal electrodes (7, 8, 9) of a source, a gate, and a drain of the transistor, wherein the source electrode 7 and drain electrode 9 are connected with a metal of the active region, and forming gate photoresist patterns (10) between the source and the drain by lithography, etching off the exposed metal, forming sequentially a seed layer (11), a gate dielectric layer (12), and gate metal (13) on the exposed graphene surface, and finally forming a graphene transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: THE 13TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhihong Feng, Jia Li, Cui Wei, Qingbin Liu, Zezhao He, Jingjing Wang
  • Publication number: 20150364567
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a graphene transistor based on self-aligning technology, the method comprising: on a substrate (1), forming sequentially graphene material (4), a metal film (5), and photoresist patterns (6) formed by lithography, removing the metal film and the graphene material uncovered by the photoresist, forming an active area, and metal electrodes (7, 8, 9) of a source, a gate, and a drain of the transistor, wherein the source electrode 7 and drain electrode 9 are connected with a metal of the active region, and forming gate photoresist patterns (10) between the source and the drain by lithography, etching off the exposed metal, forming sequentially a seed layer (11), a gate dielectric layer (12), and gate metal (13) on the exposed graphene surface, and finally forming a graphene transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Zhihong FENG, Jia LI, Cui WEI, Qingbin LIU, Zezhao HE, Jingjing WANG
  • Patent number: D890699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventor: Zhihong Feng