Inventor
WEI ANDY CHIH-HUNG
US50 patents
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
25 patentsUS9368395B1Jun 14, 2016
Self-aligned via and air gap
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC39 citations94
US9159630B1Oct 13, 2015
Fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) device formed using a single spacer, double hardmask scheme
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC32 citations93
US9202751B2Dec 1, 2015
Transistor contacts self-aligned in two dimensions
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC13 citations92
US9679805B2Jun 13, 2017
Self-aligned back end of line cut
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC7 citations84
US9508642B2Nov 29, 2016
Self-aligned back end of line cut
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC9 citations84
US9263325B1Feb 16, 2016
Precut metal lines
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC12 citations84
US9735154B2Aug 15, 2017
Semiconductor structure having gap fill dielectric layer disposed between fins
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC9 citations83
US9640625B2May 2, 2017
Self-aligned gate contact formation
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC8 citations83
US9390979B2Jul 12, 2016
Opposite polarity borderless replacement metal contact scheme
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC9 citations83
US9236437B2Jan 12, 2016
Method for creating self-aligned transistor contacts
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC11 citations83
US9608086B2Mar 28, 2017
Metal gate structure and method of formation
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC8 citations79
US10396026B2Aug 27, 2019
Precut metal lines
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC2 citations73
US9960256B2May 1, 2018
Merged gate and source/drain contacts in a semiconductor device
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC4 citations73
US9842801B2Dec 12, 2017
Self-aligned via and air gap
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC2 citations73
US9660040B2May 23, 2017
Transistor contacts self-aligned two dimensions
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC2 citations73
US9305785B2Apr 5, 2016
Semiconductor contacts and methods of fabrication
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC4 citations73
US9502528B2Nov 22, 2016
Borderless contact formation through metal-recess dual cap integration
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC3 citations72
US9666717B2May 30, 2017
Split well zero threshold voltage field effect transistor for integrated circuits
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC2 citations71
US9224842B2Dec 29, 2015
Patterning multiple, dense features in a semiconductor device using a memorization layer
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC5 citations71
US11264463B2Mar 1, 2022
Multiple fin finFET with low-resistance gate structure
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations63
US9196499B2Nov 24, 2015
Method of forming semiconductor fins
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC3 citations61
US10700170B2Jun 30, 2020
Multiple fin finFET with low-resistance gate structure
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations52
US10644136B2May 5, 2020
Merged gate and source/drain contacts in a semiconductor device
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations52
US10056373B2Aug 21, 2018
Transistor contacts self-aligned in two dimensions
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations52
US9461128B2Oct 4, 2016
Method for creating self-aligned transistor contacts
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations51
INTEL CORP
24 patentsUS12211786B2Jan 28, 2025
Stacked vias with bottom portions formed using selective growth
INTEL CORP2 citations75
US11482524B2Oct 25, 2022
Gate spacing in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP2 citations73
US12506076B2Dec 23, 2025
Power rail between fins of a transistor structure
INTEL CORP0 citations63
US12439659B2Oct 7, 2025
Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having germanium-diffused nanoribbon channel structures
INTEL CORP0 citations63
US12489057B2Dec 2, 2025
Gate tie structures to buried or backside power rails
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US12376353B2Jul 29, 2025
Source/drain regions in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US12328936B2Jun 10, 2025
Gate spacing in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US12211898B2Jan 28, 2025
Device contact sizing in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11916106B2Feb 27, 2024
Source/drain regions in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11749715B2Sep 5, 2023
Isolation regions in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11450736B2Sep 20, 2022
Source/drain regions in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11430866B2Aug 30, 2022
Device contact sizing in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US11342409B2May 24, 2022
Isolation regions in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations62
US12315805B2May 27, 2025
Self-aligned lateral contacts
INTEL CORP0 citations61
US11973121B2Apr 30, 2024
Device contacts in integrated circuit structures
INTEL CORP0 citations55
US12327791B2Jun 10, 2025
Integrated circuit structures with gate cuts above buried power rails
INTEL CORP0 citations52
US12199161B2Jan 14, 2025
Contact over active gate structures with tapered gate or trench contact for advanced integrated circuit structure fabrication
INTEL CORP0 citations52
US12148751B2Nov 19, 2024
Use of a placeholder for backside contact formation for transistor arrangements
INTEL CORP0 citations52
US11916010B2Feb 27, 2024
Back end of line integration for self-aligned vias
INTEL CORP0 citations52
US12471330B2Nov 11, 2025
Integrated circuit structures having maximized channel sizing
INTEL CORP0 citations51
US12094822B2Sep 17, 2024
Buried power rails with self-aligned vias to trench contacts
INTEL CORP0 citations51
US12426307B2Sep 23, 2025
Dual metal gate structures on nanoribbon semiconductor devices
INTEL CORP0 citations50
US12237388B2Feb 25, 2025
Transistor arrangements with stacked trench contacts and gate straps
INTEL CORP0 citations50
US11508847B2Nov 22, 2022
Transistor arrangements with metal gate cuts and recessed power rails
INTEL CORP0 citations46