Patents by Inventor Fu Wei Liu

Fu Wei Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240153849
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a chip structure including a substrate and a wiring structure over a first surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first seed layer over the wiring structure, a first inner wall of the first enlarged portion, and a second inner wall of the neck portion. The semiconductor device structure includes a second seed layer over a second surface of the substrate, a third inner wall of the second enlarged portion, and the first seed layer over the second inner wall of the neck portion. The second seed layer is in direct contact with the first seed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Li YANG, Wen-Hsiung LU, Lung-Kai MAO, Fu-Wei LIU, Mirng-Ji LII
  • Publication number: 20240128231
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices are presented. In embodiments the methods of manufacturing include depositing a first bonding layer on a first substrate, wherein the first substrate comprises a semiconductor substrate and a metallization layer. The first bonding layer and the semiconductor substrate are patterned to form first openings. A second substrate is bonded to the first substrate. After the bonding the second substrate, the second substrate is patterned to form second openings, at least one of the second openings exposing at least one of the first openings. After the patterning the second substrate, a third substrate is bonded to the second substrate, and after the bonding the third substrate, the third substrate is patterned to form third openings, at least one of the third openings exposing at least one of the second openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Fu Wei Liu, Pei-Wei Lee, Yun-Chung Wu, Bo-Yu Chiu, Szu-Hsien Lee, Mirng-Ji Lii
  • Publication number: 20240120295
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor chip includes: an array of pillar structures, disposed on a front surface of the semiconductor chip, and respectively including a ground pillar and multiple working pillars laterally spaced apart from and substantially parallel with a line portion of the ground pillar; and dummy pillar structures, disposed on the front surface of the semiconductor chip and laterally surrounding the pillar structures. Active devices formed inside the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the working pillar. The ground pillars of the pillar structures and the dummy pillar structures are electrically connected to form a current pathway on the front surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Szu-Hsien Lee, Yun-Chung Wu, Pei-Wei Lee, Fu Wei Liu, Jhao-Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20240114810
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: an etch-stop dielectric layer overlying a substrate and including a first opening therethrough; a silicon oxide plate overlying the etch-stop dielectric layer and including a second opening therethrough; a first conductive structure including a first electrode and extending through the second opening and the first opening; a memory film contacting a top surface of the first conductive structure and including a material that provides at least two resistive states having different electrical resistivity; and a second conductive structure including a second electrode and contacting a top surface of the memory film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Fu-Ting Sung, Jhih-Bin Chen, Hung-Shu Huang, Hong Ming Liu, Hsia-Wei Chen, Yu-Wen Liao, Wen-Ting Chu
  • Patent number: 11942398
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one via, a liner layer and a conductive layer. The substrate includes an electronic circuitry. The at least one via passes through the substrate. The at least one via includes a plurality of concave portions on a sidewall thereof. The liner layer fills in the plurality of concave portions of the at least one via. The conductive layer is disposed on the sidewall of the at least one via, covers the liner layer, and extends onto a surface of the substrate. The thickness of the conductive layer on the sidewall of the at least one via is varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Li Yang, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Jhao-Yi Wang, Fu Wei Liu, Chin-Yu Ku
  • Patent number: 11901266
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes providing a chip structure including a substrate and a wiring structure over a first surface of the substrate. The method includes removing a first portion of the wiring structure adjacent to the hole to widen a second portion of the hole in the wiring structure. The second portion has a first width increasing in a first direction away from the substrate. The method includes forming a first seed layer over the wiring structure and in the hole. The method includes thinning the substrate from a second surface of the substrate until the first seed layer in the hole is exposed. The method includes forming a second seed layer over the second surface of the substrate and the first seed layer in the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Li Yang, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Lung-Kai Mao, Fu-Wei Liu, Mirng-Ji Lii
  • Publication number: 20240047397
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, one or more wiring layers disposed over the substrate, a passivation layer disposed over the one or more wiring layers, a first conductive layer disposed over the passivation layer, a second conductive layer disposed over the first conductive layer, an isolation structure formed in the first and second conductive layers to isolate a part of the first and second conductive layers, and a first metal pad disposed over the isolation structure and the part of the first and second conductive layers. In one or more of the foregoing or following embodiments, the semiconductor device further includes a second metal pad disposed over the second conductive layer and electrically isolated from the first metal pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Bo-Yu CHIU, Pei-Wei LEE, Fu Wei LIU, Yun-Chung WU, Hao Chun YANG, Chin-Yu KU, Ming-Da CHENG, Ming-Ji LII
  • Publication number: 20240034619
    Abstract: A method includes forming an interconnect structure over a semiconductor substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of dielectric layers, and the interconnect structure and the semiconductor substrate are in a wafer. A plurality of metal pads are formed over the interconnect structure. A plurality of through-holes are formed to penetrate through the wafer. The plurality of through-holes include top portions penetrating through the interconnect structure, and middle portions underlying and joining to the top portions. The middle portions are wider than respective ones of the top portions. A metal layer is formed to electrically connect to the plurality of metal pads. The metal layer extends into the top portions of the plurality of through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Pei-Wei Lee, Fu Wei Liu, Szu-Hsien Lee, Yun-Chung Wu, Chin-Yu Ku, Ming-Da Cheng, Ming -Ji Lii
  • Publication number: 20240014105
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes at least one substrate and an interconnection structure. The at least one substrate has a cavity partially defined by an inner sidewall of the at least one substrate and a channel disposed at a bottom of the at least one substrate. The channel laterally penetrates through the at least one substrate. The interconnections structure is disposed over the substrate, and the interconnection structure has a through hole penetrating through the interconnection structure. The through hole, the cavity and the channel are in spatial communication with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Sheng Lin, Cheng-Lung Yang, Chin-Yu Ku, Ming-Da Cheng, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Tang-Wei Huang, Fu Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20230395468
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one via, a liner layer and a conductive layer. The substrate includes an electronic circuitry. The at least one via passes through the substrate. The at least one via includes a plurality of concave portions on a sidewall thereof. The liner layer fills in the plurality of concave portions of the at least one via. The conductive layer is disposed on the sidewall of the at least one via, covers the liner layer, and extends onto a surface of the substrate. The thickness of the conductive layer on the sidewall of the at least one via is varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Li Yang, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Jhao-Yi Wang, Fu Wei Liu, Chin-Yu Ku
  • Patent number: 11769716
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes at least one substrate and an interconnection structure. The at least one substrate has a cavity partially defined by an inner sidewall of the at least one substrate and a channel disposed at a bottom of the at least one substrate. The channel laterally penetrates through the at least one substrate. The interconnections structure is disposed over the substrate, and the interconnection structure has a through hole penetrating through the interconnection structure. The through hole, the cavity and the channel are in spatial communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Sheng Lin, Cheng-Lung Yang, Chin-Yu Ku, Ming-Da Cheng, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Tang-Wei Huang, Fu Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20230060982
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes providing a chip structure including a substrate and a wiring structure over a first surface of the substrate. The method includes removing a first portion of the wiring structure adjacent to the hole to widen a second portion of the hole in the wiring structure. The second portion has a first width increasing in a first direction away from the substrate. The method includes forming a first seed layer over the wiring structure and in the hole. The method includes thinning the substrate from a second surface of the substrate until the first seed layer in the hole is exposed. The method includes forming a second seed layer over the second surface of the substrate and the first seed layer in the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Li YANG, Wen-Hsiung LU, Lung-Kai MAO, Fu-Wei LIU, Mirng-Ji LII
  • Publication number: 20230063096
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one via, a liner layer and a conductive layer. The substrate includes an electronic circuitry. The at least one via passes through the substrate. The at least one via includes a plurality of concave portions on a sidewall thereof. The liner layer fills in the plurality of concave portions of the at least one via. The conductive layer is disposed on the sidewall of the at least one via, covers the liner layer, and extends onto a surface of the substrate. The thickness of the conductive layer on the sidewall of the at least one via is varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Li Yang, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Jhao-Yi Wang, Fu Wei Liu, Chin-Yu Ku
  • Publication number: 20220310492
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes at least one substrate and an interconnection structure. The at least one substrate has a cavity partially defined by an inner sidewall of the at least one substrate and a channel disposed at a bottom of the at least one substrate. The channel laterally penetrates through the at least one substrate. The interconnections structure is disposed over the substrate, and the interconnection structure has a through hole penetrating through the interconnection structure. The through hole, the cavity and the channel are in spatial communication with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Sheng Lin, Cheng-Lung Yang, Chin-Yu Ku, Ming-Da Cheng, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Tang-Wei Huang, Fu Wei Liu