Patents Examined by John C. Ingham
  • Patent number: 9679889
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes providing a substrate; forming a well region on the substrate; forming at least one first gate structure on the well region, wherein the first gate structure includes a gate insulating layer and a first gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer, wherein the first gate electrode is formed having a first enclosed pattern on a surface of the well region; wherein an area inside the first enclosed pattern is defined as a first region, and an area outside the first enclosed pattern is defined as a second region; performing ion implantation on the first region such that the first region has a first conductivity type, and performing ion implantation on the second region such that the second region has a second conductivity type, wherein the first conductivity type and the second conductivity type are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Zhenghao Gan
  • Patent number: 9679964
    Abstract: Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions having semiconductor material patterned into two mesas spaced from one another by at least one dummy projection. The dummy projection has a width along a cross-section of X and the mesas have widths along the cross-section of at least 3X. Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions having a memory array region and a peripheral region adjacent the memory array region. Semiconductor material within the peripheral region is patterned into two relatively wide mesas spaced from one another by at least one relatively narrow projection. The relatively narrow projection has a width along a cross-section of X and the relatively wide mesas have widths along the cross-section of at least 3X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Larsen, Alex J. Schrinsky, John D. Hopkins, Matthew J. King
  • Patent number: 9673178
    Abstract: Provided is a package structure including a substrate, N dies, N first pads, N vertical wires, and a second pad. The N dies are stacked alternatively on the substrate, so as to form a multi-die stack structure. The N dies include, from bottom to top, first to Nth dies, wherein N is an integer greater than 1. The first die is a bottom die, and the Nth die is a top die. The first pads are disposed on an active surface of the dies respectively. The vertical wires are disposed on the first pads respectively. The second pad is disposed on the top die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsiang Yuan, Chia-Wei Chang, Kuo-Ting Lin, Yong-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 9673211
    Abstract: Memory cells including embedded SONOS based non-volatile memory (NVM) and MOS transistors and methods of forming the same are described. Generally, the method includes: forming a gate stack of a NVM transistor in a NVM region of a substrate including the NVM region and a plurality of MOS regions; and depositing a high-k dielectric material over the gate stack of the NVM transistor and the plurality of MOS regions to concurrently form a blocking dielectric comprising the high-k dielectric material in the gate stack of the NVM transistor and high-k gate dielectrics in the plurality of MOS regions. In one embodiment, a first metal layer is deposited over the high-k dielectric material and patterned to concurrently form a metal gate over the gate stack of the NVM transistor, and a metal gate of a field effect transistor in one of the MOS regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Krishnaswamy Ramkumar
  • Patent number: 9673131
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and configurations for integrated circuit package assemblies including a glass solder mask layer and/or bridge. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more build-up layers having electrical routing features and a solder mask layer composed of a glass material, the solder mask layer being coupled with the one or more build-up layers and having openings disposed in the solder mask layer to allow coupling of package-level interconnect structures with the electrical routing features through the one or more openings. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan Hu, Qing Ma, Chia-Pin Chiu
  • Patent number: 9673267
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device is disclosed which includes: scan, data and power lines crossing one another and arranged to define a pixel region; a switching thin film transistor disposed at an intersection of the scan and data lines; an organic light emitting diode disposed in the pixel region; a driving thin film transistor disposed between the power line and the organic light emitting diode; and a storage capacitor disposed adjacently to the organic light emitting diode and configured to charge a data signal which is applied from the data line. The storage capacitor includes a plurality of sub storage capacitors in which a plurality of storage electrodes are stacked alternately with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jun Kim, Bo Kyoung Cho
  • Patent number: 9666701
    Abstract: An approach for heat dissipation in integrated circuit devices is provided. A method includes forming an isolation layer on an electrically conductive feature of an integrated circuit device. The method also includes forming an electrically conductive layer on the isolation layer. The method additionally includes forming a plurality of nanowire structures on a surface of the electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan B. Botula, Max L. Lifson, James A. Slinkman, Theodore G. Van Kessel, Randy L. Wolf
  • Patent number: 9666506
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor element mounted on the wiring substrate, a heat dissipation plate arranged on an upper surface of the semiconductor element with an adhesive arranged in between, and an encapsulation resin filling a gap between the heat dissipation plate and the wiring substrate. The heat dissipation plate includes a body and a projection. The body is overlapped with the semiconductor element in a plan view and has a larger planar shape than the semiconductor element. The projection is formed integrally with the body. The projection projects outward from an end of the body and is located below the body. The encapsulation resin covers upper and lower surfaces of the projection. The body includes an upper surface exposed from the encapsulation resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ozawa, Kazuki Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9666652
    Abstract: An organic light-emissive display may include a substrate; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate; a first hole conducting layer overlying the plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate; and organic light emissive material disposed at locations overlying the emissive layer confinement regions. The first hole conducting layer may comprise emissive layer confinement regions exhibiting a first liquid affinity property and boundary regions exhibiting a second liquid affinity property differing from the first liquid affinity property, a respective confinement region overlying at least one of the plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate. The second liquid affinity property of the boundary regions can inhibit migration of the organic light emissive material so as to confine the organic light emissive material within the emissive layer confinement regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventor: Conor F. Madigan
  • Patent number: 9659927
    Abstract: A junction barrier Schottky rectifier with first and second drift layer sections, wherein a peak net doping concentration of the first section is at least two times lower than a minimum net doping concentration of the second section. For each emitter region the first section includes a layer which is in contact with the respective emitter region to form a pn-junction between the first section and the respective emitter region, wherein the thickness of this layer in a direction perpendicular to the interface between the first section and the respective emitter region is at least 0.1 ?m. The JBS rectifier has a transition from unipolar to bipolar conduction mode at a lower forward bias due to lowering of electrostatic forces otherwise impairing the transport of electrons toward the emitter regions under forward bias conditions, and with reduced snap-back phenomenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Friedhelm Bauer, Andrei Mihaila
  • Patent number: 9659966
    Abstract: A flexible display substrate, a flexible organic light emitting display device, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The flexible display substrate comprises a flexible substrate including a display area and a non-display area extending from the display area, and a wire formed on the flexible substrate. At least a part of the non-display area of the flexible substrate is formed in a crooked shape in a bending direction, and the wire positioned on at least a part of the non-display area of the flexible substrate includes a plurality of first wire patterns, and a second wire pattern formed on the plurality of first wire patterns and electrically connected with the plurality of first wire patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghyeon Kwak, HeeSeok Yang, Sangcheon Youn, SeYeoul Kwon
  • Patent number: 9650241
    Abstract: A method for forming a MEMS device includes coupling a MEMS substrate and a base substrate. The MEMS substrate and the base substrate contain at least two enclosures. One enclosures has a first vertical gap between the bonding surface of the MEMS substrate and the bonding surface of the base substrate that is less than a second vertical gap between the bonding surface of the MEMS substrate and the bonding surface of the base substrate than another of the enclosures to provide a height difference between the first vertical gap and the second vertical gap. The method includes bonding the bonding surfaces of the one of the two enclosures at a first pressure to provide a first sealed enclosure. The method includes bonding the bonding surfaces of other of the two enclosures at a second pressure to provide a second sealed enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: INVENSENSE, INC.
    Inventors: Cerina Zhang, Martin Lim
  • Patent number: 9653356
    Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed includes, among other things, forming a silicon dioxide etch stop layer on and in contact with a source/drain region and adjacent silicon nitride sidewall spacers positioned on two laterally spaced-apart transistors having silicon dioxide gate cap layers, performing a first etching process through an opening in a layer of insulating material to remove the silicon nitride material positioned above the source/drain region, performing a second etching process to remove a portion of the silicon dioxide etch stop layer and thereby expose a portion of the source/drain region, and forming a conductive self-aligned contact that is conductively coupled to the source/drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Chanro Park, Ruilong Xie, Min Gyu Sung, Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9646827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for processing GaN based substrate material for manufacturing light-emitting diodes, lasers, and other types of devices. In various embodiments, a GaN substrate is exposed to nitrogen and hydrogen at a high temperature. This process causes the surface of the GaN substrate to anneal and become smooth. Then other processes, such as growing epitaxial layers over the surface of GaN substrate, can be performed over the smooth surface of the GaN substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Soraa, Inc.
    Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Anurag Tyagi
  • Patent number: 9646941
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a carrier and a metallic structure including a metallic member, a pad and a via portion; wherein the metallic member is disposed inside the carrier, the pad is configured for receiving a solder bump and is disposed on a surface of the carrier, the via portion is configured for electrically connecting the metallic member and the pad, and the via portion is disposed proximal to an end of the pad. Further, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a carrier, removing a portion of the carrier for forming a via extending a surface of the carrier to an interior of the carrier, filling the via by a conductive material, and disposing the conductive material on the surface of the carrier, wherein the via is disposed proximal to an end portion of the conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Ying-Ju Chen, Hsien-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 9647095
    Abstract: A semiconductor device formed using an oxide semiconductor layer and having small electrical characteristic variation is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer and exhibiting stable electric characteristics is provided. Further, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device is provided. In the semiconductor device, an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a channel formation region, a multilayer film which includes an oxide layer in which the oxide semiconductor layer is wrapped is provided, and an edge of the multilayer film has a curvature in a cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hideomi Suzawa
  • Patent number: 9647060
    Abstract: A method for fabricating isolation device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) in the substrate, the STI includes a first STI and a second STI, and the first STI surrounds a first device region and the second STI surrounds a second device region; forming a first doped region between and contact the first STI and the second STI; and forming a first gate structure on the first doped region, the first STI and the second STI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yin Hsiao, Kuan-Liang Liu
  • Patent number: 9640611
    Abstract: Complementary high-voltage bipolar transistors in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) integrated circuits is disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a collector region is formed in an epitaxial silicon layer disposed over a buried insulator layer. A base region and an emitter are disposed over the collector region. An n-type region is formed under the buried insulator layer (BOX) by implanting donor impurity through the active region of substrate and BOX into a p-substrate. Later in the process flow this n-type region is connected from the top by doped poly-silicon plug and is biased at Vcc. In this case it will deplete lateral portion of PNP collector region and hence, will increase its BV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Alexei Sadovnikov, Jeffrey A. Babcock
  • Patent number: 9640781
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device is provided, including a high index substrate having an index of refraction of 1.5 or greater, a reflective electrode, an organic emissive layer configured to emit light having a wavelength of ?; and where an optical distance between the organic emissive layer and the reflective electrode of the OLED is between ?/4 and 3?/4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Chaoyu Xiang, Ruiqing Ma
  • Patent number: 9640639
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor is used for a channel formation region and which has a positive threshold voltage to serve as a normally-off switching element, and the like are provided. Stable electrical characteristics are given to the semiconductor device including the transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film is used for the channel formation region, and thus the semiconductor device has high reliability. In a semiconductor device including a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film including a channel formation region, source and drain electrode layers, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode layer are stacked in this order over an oxide insulating film, a conductive layer overlapping with the gate electrode layer with the channel formation region provided therebetween and controlling the electrical characteristics of the transistor is provided in the oxide insulating film including an oxygen excess region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki