IP Library Granted Patent US 12,237,401
Granted Patent B2
US 12,237,401 · App. 17/821,195 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Semiconductor chip

Inventors: Cheng-Tien Wan (Hsinchu, TW); Yao-Tsung Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Yun-San Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Ming-Cheng Lee (Zhubei, TW); Wei-Che Huang (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
H01L29/66795H01L21/823431H01L21/823821H01L21/845H01L27/0886H01L27/1211H01L29/41791H01L29/66818H01L29/785H01L29/7851
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Patent No.
US 12,237,401
App. No.
17/821,195
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor chip includes a substrate and a transistor. The transistor is formed on the substrate and includes an insulation layer and a fin. The fin includes a base portion and a protrusion connected with the base portion, wherein the protrusion is projected with respect to an upper surface of the base portion and has a recess recessed with respect to the upper surface.

Claims (21)

1. A semiconductor chip, comprises:

a substrate;

a transistor formed on the substrate and comprising:

an insulation layer; and

a fin comprising a base portion and a protrusion connected with the base portion, wherein the protrusion is projected with respect to an upper surface of the base portion and has a recess recessed with respect to the upper surface;

wherein the transistor comprises a plurality of the fins, the protrusion of each fin has an upper surface, and a width of the upper surface of the protrusion of each fin is substantially equal.

2. The semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the recess has a curved bottom surface.

3. The semiconductor chip according to claim 2 , wherein the recess further has a lateral surface connecting the curved bottom surface with the upper surface and is perpendicular to the upper surface.

4. The semiconductor chip according to claim 2 , wherein the curved bottom surface directly extends to the upper surface.

5. The semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of the transistors comprising a first transistor and a second transistor, wherein the number of the fin of the first transistor is one, the number of the fin of the second transistor is plural, a width of the protrusion of the fin of the first transistor is as thin as a width of the protrusion of each fin of the second transistor.

6. A semiconductor chip, comprises:

a substrate;

a transistor formed on the substrate and comprising:

an insulation layer; and

a plurality of fins each comprising a base portion and a protrusion connected with the corresponding base portion, wherein the protrusions are projected with respect to the base portions and the insulation layer, each protrusion has an upper surface, and a width of the upper surface of each protrusion is substantially equal;

wherein the protrusion of each fin has a recess recessed with respect to the base portion of the corresponding fin.

7. The semiconductor chip according to claim 6 , comprising a plurality of the transistors comprising a first transistor and a second transistor, wherein the number of the fin of the first transistor is one, the number of the fin of the second transistor is plural, and a width of the upper surface of the protrusion of the first transistor is as thin as a width of the upper surface of each protrusion of the second transistor.

8. The semiconductor chip according to claim 6 , wherein each recess has a curved bottom surface.

9. The semiconductor chip according to claim 6 , wherein each recess further has a lateral surface connecting the curved bottom surface with the upper surface of the base portion of the corresponding fin and is perpendicular to the upper surface of the base portion of the corresponding fin.

10. The semiconductor chip according to claim 8 , wherein the curved bottom surface directly extends to the upper surface of the base portion of the corresponding fin.

11. The semiconductor chip according to claim 6 , wherein the fins comprise a plurality edge fins and an inner fin located between the edge fins, the protrusion of each edge fin has a recess recessed with respect to an upper surface of the base portion of the corresponding edge fin.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2025
From: MEDIATEK INC.
To: MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071216/0235 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2022
From: WAN, CHENG-TIEN; HUANG, YAO-TSUNG; HUANG, YUN-SAN; LEE, MING-CHENG; HUANG, WEI-CHE
To: MEDIATEK INC.
Reel/Frame 060854/0694 →
Continuity (4)
Division 17001784 · Aug 25, 2020
Division 16121730 · Sep 5, 2018
Provisional Application 62574772 · Oct 20, 2017
Related Publication 20220406921A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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