Patents Issued in July 23, 2024
  • Patent number: 12046630
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure, and relates to the technical field of semiconductors. The manufacturing method includes: providing a base, wherein the base is provided with an active region; forming a gate layer on the base; forming isolation structures on a periphery of the gate layer, wherein in a direction away from the gate layer, each of the isolation structures at least includes a hollow portion and an isolation portion; forming an insulating structure on top surfaces of the isolation structures; forming contact plugs, wherein the contact plugs penetrate the insulating structure; an end of each of the contact plugs close to the base is electrically connected to the active region; each of the contact plugs is located on a side of each of the isolation structures away from the gate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Qiang Wan, Kangshu Zhan, Jun Xia, Sen Li, Penghui Xu, Tao Liu
  • Patent number: 12046631
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second active patterns extending in a first direction, a first epitaxial pattern on the first active pattern and adjacent to the second active pattern, a second epitaxial pattern on the second active pattern and adjacent to the first active pattern, an element separation structure separating the first and second active patterns between the first and second epitaxial patterns, and including a core separation pattern, and a separation side wall pattern on a side wall of the core separation pattern, and a gate structure extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, on the first active pattern. An upper surface of the gate structure is on the same plane as an upper surface of the core separation pattern. The separation side wall pattern includes a high dielectric constant liner, which includes a high dielectric constant dielectric film including a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Sik Park, Sang Jin Kim, Tae Hwan Oh, Hyun Jeong Lee, Sung Jin Jang, Gyu Min Jeong
  • Patent number: 12046632
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern on a substrate, a source/drain pattern on the active pattern, a channel pattern connected to the source/drain pattern, the channel pattern including semiconductor patterns stacked and spaced apart from each other, a gate electrode extending across the channel pattern, and inner spacers between the gate electrode and the source/drain pattern. The semiconductor patterns include stacked first and second semiconductor patterns. The gate electrode includes first and second portions, which are sequentially stacked between the substrate and the first and second semiconductor patterns, respectively. The inner spacers include first and second air gaps, between the first and second portions of the gate electrode and the source/drain pattern. The largest width of the first air gap is larger than that of the second air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haejun Yu, Kyungin Choi, Seung Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 12046633
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to airgap structures in a doped region under one or more transistors and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a semiconductor material comprising a doped region; one or more sealed airgap structures breaking up the doped region of the semiconductor material; and a field effect transistor over the one or more sealed airgap structures and the semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Levy, Siva P. Adusumilli, Johnatan A. Kantarovsky, Vibhor Jain
  • Patent number: 12046634
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with dual side source/drain (S/D) contact structures and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes first and second S/D regions, a nanostructured channel region disposed between the first and second S/D regions, a gate structure surrounding the nanostructured channel region, first and second contact structures disposed on first surfaces of the first and second S/D regions, a third contact structure disposed on a second surface of the first S/D region, and an etch stop layer disposed on a second surface of the second S/D region. The third contact structure includes a metal silicide layer, a silicide nitride layer disposed on the metal silicide layer, and a conductive layer disposed on the silicide nitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Chang, Shuen-Shin Liang, Sung-Li Wang, Hsu-Kai Chang, Chia-Hung Chu, Chien-Shun Liao, Yi-Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 12046635
    Abstract: A cell architecture for vertical field-effect transistors (VFETs) is provided. The cell architecture includes: top source/drain (S/D) contact structure having a square shape in a plan view; and horizontal metal patterns formed on the top S/D contact structures and extended in an X-direction to be connected to a vertical pattern through with an output signal of a logic circuit formed by the VFETs. The cell architecture further includes a gate contact structure formed on a gate connection pattern connecting gates of the VFETs, wherein a super via is formed on the gate contact structure to receive an input signal of the logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Do, Rwik Sengupta
  • Patent number: 12046636
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates an integrated chip. The integrated chip may include a semiconductor substrate having sidewalls that define a plurality of fins. A dielectric material is arranged between the plurality of fins and a gate structure is disposed over the dielectric material and around the plurality of fins. Epitaxial source/drain regions are disposed along opposing sides of the gate structure and respectively include a plurality of source/drain segments disposed on the plurality of fins and a doped epitaxial material disposed onto and between the plurality of source/drain segments. A first source/drain segment of the plurality of source/drain segments laterally extends in opposing directions to different distances past opposing sides of an underlying first fin of the plurality of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shahaji B. More
  • Patent number: 12046637
    Abstract: A nanowire device of the present description may be produced with the incorporation of at least one hardmask during the fabrication of at least one nanowire transistor in order to assist in protecting an uppermost channel nanowire from damage that may result from fabrication processes, such as those used in a replacement metal gate process and/or the nanowire release process. The use of at least one hardmask may result in a substantially damage free uppermost channel nanowire in a multi-stacked nanowire transistor, which may improve the uniformity of the channel nanowires and the reliability of the overall multi-stacked nanowire transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Hoon Sung, Seiyon Kim, Kelin J. Kuhn, Willy Rachmady, Jack T. Kavalieros
  • Patent number: 12046638
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a major surface. The semiconductor device includes a dielectric material having a uniform thickness on the major surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device includes a first plurality of fins extending from the major surface of the substrate, wherein each fin of the first plurality of fins has a first height from the major surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device includes a second plurality of fins extending from the major surface of the substrate, wherein a first fin of the second plurality of fins is on a first side of the first plurality of fins, a second fin of the second plurality of fins is on a second side of the first plurality of fins opposite the first side, each fin of the second plurality of fins has a second height different from the first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Jhong-Sheng Wang, Jiaw-Ren Shih, Chun-Wei Chang, Sheng-Feng Liu
  • Patent number: 12046639
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an epitaxial substrate. The epitaxial substrate includes a substrate. A strain relaxed layer covers and contacts the substrate. A III-V compound stacked layer covers and contacts the strain relaxed layer. The III-V compound stacked layer is a multilayer epitaxial structure formed by aluminum nitride, aluminum gallium nitride or a combination of aluminum nitride and aluminum gallium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Hsu, Yu-Chi Wang, Yen-Hsing Chen, Tsung-Mu Yang, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 12046640
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an epitaxial substrate. The epitaxial substrate includes a substrate. A strain relaxed layer covers and contacts the substrate. A III-V compound stacked layer covers and contacts the strain relaxed layer. The III-V compound stacked layer is a multilayer epitaxial structure formed by aluminum nitride, aluminum gallium nitride or a combination of aluminum nitride and aluminum gallium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Hsu, Yu-Chi Wang, Yen-Hsing Chen, Tsung-Mu Yang, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 12046641
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a first conductivity type SiC layer, an electrode that is selectively formed upon the SiC layer, and an insulator that is formed upon the SiC layer and that extends to a timing region that is set at an end part of the SiC layer. The insulator includes an electrode lower insulating film that is arranged below the electrode, and an organic insulating layer that is arranged so as to cover the electrode lower insulating film. The length (A) of the interval wherein the organic insulating layer contacts the SiC layer is 40 ?m or more, and the lateral direction distance (B) along the electrode lower insulating layer between the electrode and SiC layer is 40 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Nagao, Hidetoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 12046642
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate of a first semiconductor type, a first semiconductor layer of the first semiconductor type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, first semiconductor regions of the first semiconductor type, trenches, a gate insulating film, and gate electrodes. The silicon carbide semiconductor device has a minimum value of a subthreshold slope factor (subthreshold swing) in a subthreshold region in a range from 0.24V/dec. to 0.3V/dec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Fujikake
  • Patent number: 12046643
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures are disclosed which comprise semiconductor devices having buried power rails. In one example, a semiconductor structure comprises a plurality of semiconductor devices. Each of the semiconductor devices is isolated from an adjacent semiconductor device by a dielectric layer. The semiconductor structure further comprises a first diffusion break extending across the plurality of semiconductor devices, a second diffusion break extending across the plurality of semiconductor devices and a plurality of gates extending across the plurality of semiconductor devices. The gates are disposed between the first diffusion break and the second diffusion break. Each semiconductor device comprises a power rail extending between the first diffusion break and the second diffusion break under the plurality of gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Julien Frougier, Ruilong Xie, Kangguo Cheng, Chanro Park
  • Patent number: 12046644
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure include a source feature disposed over a backside source contact, a drain feature disposed over a backside dielectric layer, a plurality of channel members each extending between the source feature and the drain feature, and a gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of channel members and disposed over the backside dielectric layer. The backside source contact is spaced apart from the backside dielectric layer by a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Zhen Yu, Lin-Yu Huang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 12046645
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure with first conductive layers and insulating layers that are stacked alternately with each other, second conductive layers located on the stacked structure, first openings passing through the second conductive layers and the stacked structure and having a first width, second conductive patterns formed in the first openings and located on the stacked structure to be electrically coupled to the second conductive layers, data storage patterns formed in the first openings and located under the second conductive patterns, and channel layers formed in the data storage patterns and the second conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 12046646
    Abstract: An exemplary semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first conductive feature, a second conductive feature, and a third conductive feature over the substrate. The first conductive feature has a first top surface and a side surface. The third conductive feature is on the first top surface of the first conductive feature and is spaced away from the second conductive feature. The third conductive feature has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall. The first sidewall extends between the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature. At least a segment of the first sidewall has a first slope. The second sidewall has a second slope. The second slope is greater than the first slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chiang Tsai, Jyh-Huei Chen
  • Patent number: 12046647
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a III-V material layer and a gate structure. The gate structure includes a first portion and a second portion on the first portion. The first portion is on the III-V material layer. The first portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and adjacent to the III-V material layer. A length of the second surface of the first portion of the gate structure is less than a length of the first surface of the first portion of the gate structure. A length of the second portion of the gate structure is less than the length of the first portion of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: INNOSCIENCE (ZHUHAI) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hang Liao, Lijie Zhang, King Yuen Wong
  • Patent number: 12046648
    Abstract: A semiconductor with 3D flash memory storing cells includes a stack structure in each storing cell, a blocking layer, at least one floating gate layer, a tunnel dielectric layer, and a channel layer. The stack structure includes at least one control gate layer, at least one dielectric layer, and at least one erasing layer. The blocking layer is coplanar with the control gate layer. The floating layer is received in the blocking layer, and insulates the control gate layer by the blocking layers. The tunnel dielectric layer covers sides of the blocking layer and the floating gate layer. The channel layer is placed on a side of the tunnel electric layer. When the storing cell executes a data reading and writing process, a voltage is applied on the erasing layer to reduce a series resistance of the channel layer for rapid conduction by the semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 12046649
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes receiving a substrate including a first gate structure; forming a first semiconductor layer over the first gate structure, forming a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer, performing an etching back operation to remove a portion of the second semiconductor layer and a portion of the first semiconductor layer with an etchant, the etching rate of the first semiconductor layer upon exposure to the etchant is greater than an etching rate of the second semiconductor layer upon exposure to the etchant; forming a hard mask spacer over the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a portion of the second semiconductor layer is exposed through the hard mask spacer; removing the portions of the second semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor layer through the hard mask spacer to form a second gate structure and expose a portion of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Szu-Yu Wang, Chia-Wei Hu
  • Patent number: 12046650
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first, a second, a third, and a fourth region; a first gate structure in the first region and including a first gate dielectric layer, and a first, a second, and a third conductive layer; a second gate structure in the second region and including a second gate dielectric layer, and the second and the third conductive layer; a third gate structure in the third region and including a third gate dielectric layer, and the second and the third conductive layer; and a fourth gate structure in the fourth region and including the second gate dielectric layer, and a fourth and the third conductive layer. The first gate dielectric layer includes a material of the second gate dielectric layer and a first element, and the third gate dielectric layer includes a material of the second gate dielectric layer and a second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juyoun Kim, Sangjung Kang, Jinwoo Kim, Jihwan An, Seulgi Yun
  • Patent number: 12046651
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a logic cell layout design for high density transistors and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a plurality of active gates in a high density transistor, and at least one dummy gate which is continuous and is adjacent to at least one active gate of the active gates in a multi-row cell of the high density transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: James P. Mazza, Elizabeth Strehlow, Motoi Ichihashi, Xuelian Zhu, Jia Zeng
  • Patent number: 12046652
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include semiconductor devices and methods of making such devices. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a plurality of stacked semiconductor channels comprising first semiconductor channels and second semiconductor channels over the first semiconductor channels. In an embodiment a spacing is between the first semiconductor channels and the second semiconductor channels. The semiconductor device further comprises a gate dielectric surrounding individual ones of the semiconductor channels of the plurality of stacked semiconductor channels. In an embodiment, a first workfunction metal surrounds the first semiconductor channels, and a second workfunction metal surrounds the second semiconductor channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole Thomas, Michael K. Harper, Leonard P. Guler, Marko Radosavljevic, Thoe Michaelos
  • Patent number: 12046653
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: a memory cell block including a plurality of bitcells; and an input and output (I/O) block including a plurality of gate-all-around (GAA) transistors connected to the bitcells, wherein the I/O block includes a plurality of active regions disposed separately from one another in a first direction, each of which extends in a second direction that is vertical to the first direction, and in which the GAA transistors are formed, a plurality of power rails disposed separately from one another in the first direction, and configured to provide power to the GAA transistors, and a plurality of signal lines disposed between the power rails, and configured to provide signals to the GAA transistors, a first number of bitcells among the bitcells are connected to the GAA transistors formed in a second number of active regions among the active regions, and the second number is twice the first number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bonyeop Kim, Taehyung Kim, Sangshin Han, Sangyeop Baeck
  • Patent number: 12046654
    Abstract: Approaches for fabricating an integrated circuit structure including a titanium silicide material, and the resulting structures, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor fin above a substrate, a gate electrode over the top and adjacent to the sidewalls of a portion of the semiconductor fin. A titanium silicide material is in direct contact with each of first and second epitaxial semiconductor source or drain structures at first and second sides of the gate electrode. The titanium silicide material is conformal with and hermetically sealing a non-flat topography of each of the first and second epitaxial semiconductor source or drain structures. The titanium silicide material has a total atomic composition including 95% or greater stoichiometric TiSi2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dan S. Lavric, Glenn A. Glass, Thomas T. Troeger, Suresh Vishwanath, Jitendra Kumar Jha, John F. Richards, Anand S. Murthy, Srijit Mukherjee
  • Patent number: 12046655
    Abstract: A vertical conduction electronic power device includes a body delimited by a first and a second surface and having an epitaxial layer of semiconductor material, and a substrate. The epitaxial layer is delimited by the first surface of the body and the substrate is delimited by the second surface of the body. The epitaxial layer houses at least a first and a second conduction region having a first type of doping and a plurality of insulated-gate regions, which extend within the epitaxial layer. The substrate has at least one silicide region, which extends starting from the second surface of the body towards the epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Davide Giuseppe Patti, Mario Giovanni Scurati, Marco Morelli
  • Patent number: 12046656
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a surface-treated semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device includes a metal layer, a semiconductor layer electrically contacting the metal layer and having a surface treated with an element having an electron affinity of about 4 eV or greater, and a two-dimensional (2D) material layer disposed between the metal layer and the semiconductor layer and having a 2D crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonchoo Cho, Kyung-Eun Byun, Hyeonjin Shin
  • Patent number: 12046657
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming first and second dummy gates over a substrate. The method includes removing the first and second dummy gates to define first and second openings. The method includes depositing a continuous gate dielectric layer in the first opening and the second opening. The method includes depositing a continuous capping layer on the gate dielectric layer, wherein the capping layer includes TaC. The method further includes depositing a continuous barrier layer on the capping layer, wherein the barrier layer includes TaC and a second material. The method includes depositing a first work function layer over the barrier layer in the first opening. The method includes depositing a second work function layer over the barrier layer in the second opening. The method includes depositing a continuous metal layer over each of the first work function layer and the second work function layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hsueh Wen Tsau
  • Patent number: 12046658
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems related to electrode formation are described. A first portion of a top electrode is formed over a dielectric material of a storage node. A metal oxide is formed over the first portion of the electrode. A second portion of the electrode is formed over the metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: An-Jen B. Cheng, Brenda D. Kraus, Sanket S. Kelkar, Matthew N. Rocklein, Christopher W. Petz, Richard Beeler, Dojun Kim
  • Patent number: 12046659
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes following components. A first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. An HBT device is located on the first substrate and includes a collector, a base, and an emitter. A first interconnect structure is electrically connected to the base, located on the first surface, and extends to the second surface. A second interconnect structure is electrically connected to the emitter, located on the first surface, and extends to the second surface. A third interconnect structure is located on the second surface and electrically connected to the collector. An MOS transistor device is located on a second substrate and includes a gate, a first source and drain region, and a second source and drain region. Interconnect structures on the second substrate electrically connect the base to the first source and drain region and electrically connect the emitter to the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Purakh Raj Verma, Su Xing
  • Patent number: 12046660
    Abstract: A method includes forming a protruding structure, and forming a non-conformal film on the protruding structure using an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) process. The non-conformal film includes a top portion directly over the protruding structure, and a sidewall portion on a sidewall of the protruding structure. The top portion has a first thickness, and the sidewall portion has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ho Lin, Cheng-I Lin, Chun-Heng Chen, Chi On Chui
  • Patent number: 12046661
    Abstract: A fin-type field effect transistor including a substrate, insulators, a gate stack, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a third spacer is described. The substrate has fins thereon. The insulators are located over the substrate and between the fins. The gate stack is located over the fins and over the insulators. The first spacer is located over the sidewall of the gate stack. The second spacer is located over the first spacer. The first spacer and the second spacer includes carbon. The third spacer is located between the first spacer and the second spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Hsiung Tsai, Kei-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 12046662
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a dielectric structure over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a contact structure passing through the dielectric structure. The contact structure includes a contact layer, a first barrier layer, and a second barrier layer, the contact layer passes through the first barrier layer, the first barrier layer passes through the second barrier layer, the first barrier layer surrounds the contact layer, the second barrier layer surrounds a first upper portion of a sidewall of the first barrier layer and exposes a first lower portion of the sidewall of the first barrier layer, and the sidewall faces away from the contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Yang Wu, Shiu-Ko Jangjian, Ting-Chun Wang, Yung-Si Yu
  • Patent number: 12046663
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first fin and a second fin over a substrate. The method includes forming a first dummy gate structure that straddles the first fin and the second fin. The first dummy gate structure includes a first dummy gate dielectric and a first dummy gate disposed over the first dummy gate dielectric. The method includes replacing a portion of the first dummy gate with a gate isolation structure. The portion of the first dummy gate is disposed over the second fin. The method includes removing the first dummy gate. The method includes removing a first portion of the first dummy gate dielectric around the first fin, while leaving a second portion of the first dummy gate dielectric around the second fin intact. The method includes forming a gate feature straddling the first fin and the second fin, wherein the gate isolation structure intersects the gate feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shih-Yao Lin, Chih-Han Lin, Shu-Uei Jang, Ya-Yi Tsai, Chi-Hsiang Chang, Tzu-Chung Wang, Shu-Yuan Ku
  • Patent number: 12046664
    Abstract: A vertical semiconductor structure with an integrated sampling structure and a method for manufacturing the same; the vertical semiconductor structure includes a vertical-semiconductor-structure unit cell, a sampling unit cell, a control electrode, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a sampling electrode. The sampling electrode performs real-time sampling of a voltage difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; a PN junction is formed between a first/second P-type diffusion region and a second N-type base region, which forms a potential barrier blocking electron emission from the sampling electrode. Therefore, a voltage signal of the sampling electrode is input into a protection circuit, which detects whether the vertical-semiconductor-structure unit cell is desaturated when it determines that the unit cell is in the open state. Second, a sampling resistor is connected between the sampling electrode and the first electrode to ensure the stable operation of the sampling unit cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: WUXI CHINA RESOURCES HUAJING MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei Jia, Qiang Rui, Wei Li
  • Patent number: 12046665
    Abstract: A process is provided to fabricate a finFET device having a semiconductor layer of a two-dimensional “2D” semiconductor material. The semiconductor layer of the 2D semiconductor material is a thin film layer formed over a dielectric fin-shaped structure. The 2D semiconductor layer extends over at least three surfaces of the dielectric fin structure, e.g., the upper surface and two sidewall surfaces. A vertical protrusion metal structure, referred to as “metal fin structure”, is formed about an edge of the dielectric fin structure and is used as a seed to grow the 2D semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Ching Cheng, Hung-Li Chiang, Chun-Chieh Lu, Ming-Yang Li, Tzu-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 12046666
    Abstract: In some examples, a gallium nitride (GaN)-based transistor, comprises a substrate; a GaN layer supported by the substrate; an aluminum nitride gallium (AlGaN) layer supported by the GaN layer; a p-doped GaN structure supported by the AlGaN layer; and multiple p-doped GaN blocks supported by the AlGaN layer, each of the multiple p-doped GaN blocks physically separated from the remaining multiple p-doped GaN blocks, wherein first and second contours of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) of the GaN-based transistor are at an interface of the AlGaN and GaN layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chang Soo Suh, Sameer Prakash Pendharkar, Naveen Tipirneni, Jungwoo Joh
  • Patent number: 12046667
    Abstract: We disclose a Ill-nitride semiconductor based heterojunction power device, comprising: a first heterojunction transistor (19) formed on a substrate, the first heterojunction transistor comprising: a first Ill-nitride semiconductor region formed over the substrate, wherein the first Ill-nitride semiconductor region comprises a first heterojunction comprising at least one two dimensional carrier gas of second conductivity type; a first terminal (8) operatively connected to the first Ill-nitride semiconductor region; a second terminal (9) laterally spaced from the first terminal and operatively connected to the first Ill-nitride semiconductor region; a first gate terminal (10) formed over the first Ill-nitride semiconductor region between the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE GAN DEVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Florin Udrea, Loizos Efthymiou, Giorgia Longobardi, Martin Arnold
  • Patent number: 12046668
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a drain electrode including a plurality of drain finger parts; a source electrode including a plurality of source finger parts and a Kelvin source part electrically connected with the source finger parts; a sense electrode positioned between a drain finger part and the Kelvin source part, which are next to each other in a particular direction; and a gate electrode positioned between a drain finger part and a source finger part, which are next to each other in the particular direction, and between a drain finger part and the sense electrode, which are next to each other in the particular direction. The sense electrode and the Kelvin source part are electrically connected via a sense resistance due to a spacing between the sense electrode and the Kelvin source part in the particular direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Akira Yoshioka, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Onomura, Yasuhiro Isobe, Hung Hung, Hideki Sekiguchi, Tetsuya Ohno
  • Patent number: 12046669
    Abstract: An HEMT includes a first III-V compound layer. A second III-V compound layer is disposed on the first III-V compound layer. The composition of the first III-V compound layer is different from that of the second III-V compound layer. A gate is disposed on the second III-V compound layer. The gate includes a first P-type III-V compound layer, an undoped III-V compound layer and an N-type III-V compound layer are deposited from bottom to top. The first P-type III-V compound layer, the undoped III-V compound layer, the N-type III-V compound layer and the first III-V compound layer are chemical compounds formed by the same group III element and the same group V element. A drain electrode is disposed at one side of the gate. A drain electrode is disposed at another side of the gate. A gate electrode is disposed directly on the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Po-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 12046670
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising an active region, and a gate having side portions and a middle portion, whereby the middle portion is arranged between the side portions. The side portions and the middle portion of the gate may be arranged over the active region. The middle portion may be horizontally wider than the side portions. A first gate contact may be arranged over the middle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Zhixing Zhao, Manjunatha Prabhu, Shafiullah Syed
  • Patent number: 12046671
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a trench, and a gate structure. The trench is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure includes a gate electrode, a first gate oxide layer, and a second gate oxide layer. A first portion of the gate electrode is disposed in the trench, and a second portion of the gate electrode is disposed outside the trench. The first gate oxide layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate. At least a portion of the first gate oxide layer is disposed in the trench. The second gate oxide layer is disposed between the second portion of the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate in a vertical direction. A thickness of the second gate oxide layer is greater than a thickness of the first gate oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Che-Hua Chang, Shin-Hung Li, Tsung-Yu Yang, Ruei-Jhe Tsao
  • Patent number: 12046672
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device including the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may include: a substrate; a first source/drain region, a channel region and a second source/drain region stacked sequentially on the substrate and adjacent to each other, and a gate stack formed around an outer periphery of the channel region; wherein the gate stack has a thickness varying in a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventor: Huilong Zhu
  • Patent number: 12046673
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a fin structure formed on a first semiconductor region, and a first semiconductor structure controlling the first semiconductor region, the first semiconductor structure formed on a substrate and spaced apart from the first semiconductor region including the fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fee Li Lie, Shogo Mochizuki, Junli Wang
  • Patent number: 12046674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a DEPFET comprising: a semiconductor substrate (100) of a first conduction type, which has a first main surface (101) and a second main surface (102), which are opposite one another; a source terminal region (1s) of a second conduction type on the first main surface (101); a drain terminal region (1d) of a second conduction type; a channel region (10), which is arranged between the source terminal region (1s) and the drain terminal region (1d); a gate electrode (11), which is separated from the channel region (10) by a gate insulator (6); a rear activation region (104) of a second conduction type, which is formed on the second main surface (102); and a substrate doping increase region (2) of a first conduction type, which is formed at least under the source terminal region (1s) and under the channel region (10), the substrate doping increase region (2) having a signal charge control region (20) of the first conduction type below the gate electrode (11), in which signal charge control
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Bähr, Peter Lechner, Jelena Ninkovic, Rainer Richter, Florian Schopper, Johannes Treis
  • Patent number: 12046675
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory cell comprising an electrically floating body having two stable states is disclosed. A method of operating the memory cell is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Zeno Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Han, Dinesh Maheshwari, Yuniarto Widjaja
  • Patent number: 12046676
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor channel, an epitaxial structure coupled to the semiconductor channel, and a gate structure electrically coupled to the semiconductor channel. The semiconductor device further comprises a first interconnect structure electrically coupled to the epitaxial structure and a dielectric layer that contains nitrogen. The dielectric layer comprises a first portion protruding from a nitrogen-containing dielectric capping layer that overlays either the gate structure or the first interconnect structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Lien Huang, Yi-Shan Chen, Kuan-Da Huang, Han-Yu Lin, Li-Te Lin, Ming-Huan Tsai
  • Patent number: 12046677
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first gate electrode on a substrate, a first conductive contact on the first gate electrode, an etch stop layer (ESL) on the first conductive contact, and a second conductive contact extending through the ESL. The first conductive contact has a first width. The second conductive contact has a second width, the second width being smaller than the first width. The ESL overhangs a portion of the second conductive contact. A convex bottom surface of the second conductive contact physically contacts a concave top surface of the first conductive contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huei-Shan Wu, Yi-Lii Huang
  • Patent number: 12046678
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first transistor and a second transistor disposed over the first transistor. The first transistor includes a plurality of channel members vertically stacked over one another, and a first source/drain feature adjoining the plurality of channel members. The second transistor includes a fin structure, and a second source/drain feature adjoining the fin structure. The semiconductor device further includes a conductive feature electrically connecting the first source/drain feature and the second source/drain feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Yi Chuang, Hou-Yu Chen, Kuan-Lun Cheng
  • Patent number: 12046679
    Abstract: To improve field-effect mobility and reliability in a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film. A semiconductor device includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film. The transistor includes a region where the maximum value of field-effect mobility of the transistor at a gate voltage of higher than 0 V and lower than or equal to 10 V is larger than or equal to 40 and smaller than 150; a region where the threshold voltage is higher than or equal to minus 1 V and lower than or equal to 1 V; and a region where the S value is smaller than 0.3 V/decade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Junichi Koezuka, Kenichi Okazaki, Yukinori Shima, Shinpei Matsuda, Haruyuki Baba, Ryunosuke Honda