Patents by Inventor HUNG-PING CHENG

HUNG-PING CHENG 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: 20240175920
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes: a scribe line between a first row of dies and a second row of dies, and a benchmark circuit disposed on the scribe line. The benchmark circuit includes a first switching circuit, a first process control monitoring (PCM) device and a second PCM device coupled to the first switching circuit, and a second switching circuit. The first switching circuit is configured to selectively couple the first PCM device and the second PCM device to receive a test signal, wherein the first PCM device and the second PCM device are configured to output a first output signal and a second output signal in response to the test signal, respectively. The second switching circuit is configured to selectively couple the first PCM device and the second PCM device to output the first output signal or the second output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: CHU-FENG LIAO, HUNG-PING CHENG, YUAN-YAO CHANG, SHUO-WEN CHANG
  • Patent number: 11927628
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes: a scribe line between a first row of dies and a second row of dies; and a benchmark circuit disposed adjacent to the scribe line and electrically coupled to a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact. The benchmark circuit includes a first device-under-test (DUT); a second DUT; a first switching circuit configured to selectively couple the first DUT and the second DUT to the first conductive contact; and a second switching circuit configured to selectively couple the first DUT and the second DUT to the second conductive contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chu-Feng Liao, Hung-Ping Cheng, Yuan-Yao Chang, Shuo-Wen Chang
  • Publication number: 20230014148
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes: a scribe line between a first row of dies and a second row of dies; and a benchmark circuit disposed adjacent to the scribe line and electrically coupled to a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact. The benchmark circuit includes a first device-under-test (DUT); a second DUT; a first switching circuit configured to selectively couple the first DUT and the second DUT to the first conductive contact; and a second switching circuit configured to selectively couple the first DUT and the second DUT to the second conductive contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: CHU-FENG LIAO, HUNG-PING CHENG, YUAN-YAO CHANG, SHUO-WEN CHANG