Patents Examined by Telly D Green
  • Patent number: 11978781
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate containing a first active region in a first region of the substrate and a second active region in a second region of the substrate, a plurality of first gate structures over the first active region each including a first gate stack having a first high-k gate dielectric and a first gate electrode and first gate spacers surrounding the first gate stack, and a plurality of second gate structures over the second active region each including a second gate stack having a second high-k gate dielectric and a second gate electrode and second gate spacers surrounding the second gate stack. At least a portion of the second gate electrode comprises dopants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anhao Cheng, Fang-Ting Kuo, Yen-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11978729
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device package includes a package substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. Several integrated devices are bonded to the first surface of the package substrate. A first underfill element is disposed over the first surface and surrounds the integrated devices. A first molding layer is disposed over the first surface and surrounds the integrated devices and the first underfill element. A semiconductor die is bonded to the second surface of the package substrate. A second underfill element is disposed over the second surface and surrounds the semiconductor die. A second molding layer is disposed over the second surface and surrounds the semiconductor die and the second underfill element. Several conductive bumps are disposed over the second surface and adjacent to the second molding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Heh-Chang Huang, Fu-Jen Li, Pei-Haw Tsao, Shyue-Ter Leu
  • Patent number: 11973130
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing of a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate having a first region, a second region and a third region; on the first region, providing a first thin dielectric layer; on the second region, providing a second thick dielectric layer; on the third region, providing an ONO stack; on each of the first, second and third regions, providing at least one gate structure; performing an oxidation step so as to form an oxide layer on each of the gate structures of the first, second and third regions and exposed portions of the first and second dielectric layers; providing a first tetraethyl orthosilicate, TEOS, layer across the second and third regions; blanket depositing a first silicon nitride, SiN, layer across the first, second and third regions; and etching the first SiN layer leaving at least some of said first SiN layer on each gate structure of the first, second and third regions so as to form a first SiN sidewall spacer portion on each gate structure of the f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: X-FAB FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Sébastien Daveau, Sotirios Athanasiou
  • Patent number: 11968913
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming air gaps within respective dielectric layer portions to reduce thermal cross-talk between adjacent bits. Each of the dielectric portions is formed on a substrate each adjacent to sidewall liners formed on sidewalls of a phase change memory (PCM) layer. The method further includes forming a pillar including the sidewall liners and the PCM layer, and forming a selector layer on the pillar and the dielectric portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wanki Kim, Fabio Carta, Chung H. Lam, Robert L. Bruce
  • Patent number: 11960127
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, a device layer, an insulator layer, a buffer layer, and connective terminals. The device layer is stacked over the semiconductor die. The device layer includes an edge coupler located at an edge of the semiconductor package and a waveguide connected to the edge coupler. The insulator layer is stacked over the device layer and includes a first dielectric material. The buffer layer is stacked over the insulator layer. The buffer layer includes a second dielectric material. The connective terminals are disposed on the buffer layer and reach the insulator layer through contact openings of the buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsien-Wei Chen, Jie Chen, Ming-Fa Chen
  • Patent number: 11961811
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor element and a first bonding structure. The semiconductor element has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first bonding structure is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the semiconductor element, and includes a first electrical connector, a first insulation layer surrounding the first electrical connector and a first conductive layer surrounding the first insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Hung-Jui Kuo, Hui-Jung Tsai, Tsao-Lun Chang
  • Patent number: 11963357
    Abstract: Provided is a nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes a conductive plate, a barrier conductive film extending along a surface of the conductive plate, a mold structure including a plurality of gate electrodes sequentially stacked on the barrier conductive film, a channel hole penetrating the mold structure to expose the barrier conductive film, an impurity pattern being in contact with the barrier conductive film, and formed in the channel hole, and a semiconductor pattern formed in the channel hole, extending from the impurity pattern along a side surface of the channel hole, and intersecting the plurality of gate electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohji Kanamori, Seo-Goo Kang, Hyo Joon Ryu, Sang Youn Jo, Jee Hoon Han
  • Patent number: 11948829
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a structure that includes a substrate including a first well region having a first dopant type and a second well region having a second dopant type that is opposite to the first dopant type; and fins extending above the substrate. The method further includes forming a patterned etch mask on the structure, wherein the patterned etch mask provides an opening that is directly above a first fin of the fins, wherein the first fin is directly above the first well region. The method further includes etching the structure through the patterned etch mask, wherein the etching removes the first fin and forms a recess in the substrate that spans from the first well region into the second well region; and forming a dielectric material between remaining portions of the fins and within the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chuan Yang, Chang-Ta Yang
  • Patent number: 11935785
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes: providing a base and a dielectric layer on the base, the base in an array region being provided with discrete capacitive contact plugs and a first conductive layer being formed on a top surface of the capacitive contact plugs; sequentially forming a conversion layer and a target layer on the first conductive layer and the dielectric layer, the target layer in the array region and the first circuit region being provided with first openings through the target layer; patterning the target layer in the array region as well as in the first circuit region and the second circuit region to form a second opening and a third opening; etching the conversion layer to form a first trench; forming a filling layer filling the first trench and removing the conversion layer to form a second trench filled by a second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Shuai Guo
  • Patent number: 11935903
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit, a wire structure, and a first power supply structure. The substrate includes a display area, a first non-display area neighboring the display area, a second non-display area, and a bending area between the first non-display area and the second non-display area. The display unit is on the display area. The wire structure is on the first non-display area, the bending area, and the second non-display area and includes a first wire set and a second wire set overlapping the bending area and spaced from each other. The first power supply structure includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line on the first non-display area and the second non-display area, respectively, and includes a connection line connecting the first conductive line to the second conductive line and positioned between the first wire set and the second wire set. optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungjun Park, Jaewon Kim, Seungwoo Sung, Junyong An, Youngsoo Yoon, Ilgoo Youn, Jieun Lee, Yunkyeong In, Donghyeon Jang, Junyoung Jo
  • Patent number: 11935784
    Abstract: A vertical layer stack including a bit-line-level dielectric layer and an etch stop dielectric layer can be formed over an array region. Bit-line trenches are formed through the vertical layer stack. Bit-line-trench fill structures are formed in the bit-line trenches. Each of the bit-line-trench fill structures includes a stack of a bit line and a capping dielectric strip. At least one via-level dielectric layer can be formed over the vertical layer stack. A bit-line-contact via cavity can be formed through the at least one via-level dielectric layer and one of the capping dielectric strips. A bit-line-contact via structure formed in the bit-line-contact via cavity includes a stepped bottom surface including a top surface of one of the bit lines, a sidewall segment of the etch stop dielectric layer, and a segment of a top surface of the etch stop dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Fumitaka Amano, Yusuke Osawa, Kensuke Ishikawa, Mitsuteru Mushiga, Motoki Kawasaki, Shinsuke Yada, Masato Miyamoto, Syo Fukata, Takashi Kashimura, Shigehiro Fujino
  • Patent number: 11935874
    Abstract: A circuitry is provided. The circuitry may include a power stage including a first transistor and a second transistor, an encapsulation including encapsulation material encapsulating the power stage, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are arranged in an L-shape with respect to each other along their long axes, and a passive electronic component arranged on or embedded within the encapsulation at least partially, in top view, within a rectangular area defined by the L-shape configuration and further next to the first transistor and next to the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Robert Fehler, Sergey Yuferev
  • Patent number: 11929348
    Abstract: A multi-die apparatus includes a plurality of die groups. Each die group includes a plurality of dies stacked parallel to each other and with an edge surface of each die aligned with a planar side surface. The multi-die apparatus also includes a base substrate structure that has a planar top surface characterized by a given direction of lattice crystalline planes. Each of the plurality of die groups is disposed sideways on the base substrate structure, with the planar side surface of each die group bonded to the planar top surface of the base substrate structure. One or more of the plurality of die groups are arranged in a non-parallel manner relative to the given direction of lattice crystalline planes of the base substrate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jen-Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: 11923331
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip (IC), including a substrate, a first die disposed over the substrate, a metal wire attached to a frontside of the first die, and a first plurality of die stopper bumps disposed along a backside of the first die and configured to control an angle of operation of the first die. The first plurality of die stopper bumps directly contacts a backside surface of the first die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Wei-Jhih Mao, Kuei-Sung Chang, Shang-Ying Tsai
  • Patent number: 11923321
    Abstract: A memory die includes dielectric isolation rails embedded within a substrate semiconductor layer, laterally spaced apart along a first horizontal direction, and each laterally extending along a second horizontal direction that is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, and alternating stacks of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over the substrate semiconductor layer. The alternating stacks are laterally spaced apart along the second horizontal direction by line trenches that laterally extend along the first horizontal direction. Arrays of memory stack structures are provided such that each array of memory stack structures among the arrays of memory stack structures vertically extends through a respective alternating stack. Each of the memory stack structures includes a respective vertical stack of memory elements and a respective vertical semiconductor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Shin Sakiyama, Genta Mizuno, Kenzo Iizuka, Takayuki Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Sega
  • Patent number: 11923330
    Abstract: An adhesive member includes: a conductive particle layer including a plurality of conductive particles; a non-conductive layer disposed on the conductive particle layer; and a screening layer interposed between the conductive particle layer and the non-conductive layer and includes a plurality of screening members spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Shin, Hyuk Hwan Kim, Byoung Dae Ye
  • Patent number: 11916035
    Abstract: A packaging structure including first, second, and third dies, an encapsulant, a circuit structure, and a filler is provided. The encapsulant covers the first die. The circuit structure is disposed on the encapsulant. The second die is disposed on the circuit structure and is electrically connected to the circuit structure. The third die is disposed on the circuit structure and is electrically connected to the circuit structure. The third die has an optical signal transmission area. The filler is disposed between the second die and the circuit structure and between the third die and the circuit structure. A groove is present on an upper surface of the circuit structure. The upper surface includes first and second areas located on opposite sides of the groove. The filler directly contacts the first area. The filler is away from the second area. A manufacturing method of a packaging structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Chang Chien, Nan-Chun Lin, Hung-Hsin Hsu
  • Patent number: 11873215
    Abstract: A MEMS device formed by a substrate, having a surface; a MEMS structure arranged on the surface; a first coating region having a first Young's modulus, surrounding the MEMS structure at the top and at the sides and in contact with the surface of the substrate; and a second coating region having a second Young's modulus, surrounding the first coating region at the top and at the sides and in contact with the surface of the substrate. The first Young's modulus is higher than the second Young's modulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Enri Duqi, Marco Del Sarto, Lorenzo Baldo
  • Patent number: 11862618
    Abstract: A semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip including a logic structure and a second semiconductor chip bonded to the first semiconductor chip may be provided. The first semiconductor chip may include signal lines on a first surface of a first semiconductor substrate and connected to the logic structure, a power delivery network on a second surface of the first semiconductor substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, and penetration vias penetrating the first semiconductor substrate and connecting the power delivery network to the logic structure. The second semiconductor chip may include a capacitor layer that is on a second semiconductor substrate and is adjacent to the power delivery network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manho Lee, Eunseok Song, Keung Beum Kim, Kyung Suk Oh, Eon Soo Jang
  • Patent number: 11856770
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode structure, a channel, first division patterns, and a second division pattern. The gate electrode structure is on a substrate, and includes gate electrodes stacked in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate. Each gate electrode extends in a second direction parallel to the substrate. The channel extends in the first direction through the gate electrode structure. The first division patterns are spaced apart from each other in the second direction, and each first division pattern extends in the second direction through the gate electrode structure. The second division pattern is between the first division patterns, and the second division pattern and the first division patterns together divide a first gate electrode in a third direction parallel to the substrate and crossing the second direction. The second division pattern has an outer contour that is a curve in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwangyoung Jung, Jaebok Baek, Giyong Chung, Jeehoon Han