Patents by Inventor Zhihong Jian

Zhihong Jian 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: 9564336
    Abstract: An embodiment of a NOR Flash device manufacturing method includes: providing a substrate having a first polycrystalline silicon layer disposed thereon; forming a first hard mask layer on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; etching the first hard mask layer to form a first opening, and cleaning a gas pipeline connected to an etching cavity before etching the first hard mask layer; forming a second hard mask layer on the first hard mask layer, and the second hard mask layer covers the bottom and side wall of the first opening; etching the second hard mask layer to form a second opening, the width of the second opening is smaller than the width of the first opening; etching the first polycrystalline silicon, forming a floating gate. The NOR Flash device manufacturing method improves the yield of the NOR Flash device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: CSMC TECHNOLOGIES FAB2 CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yawei Chen, Zhihong Jian