Patents by Inventor Kuan-Lin Huang
Kuan-Lin Huang 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).
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Patent number: 11996334Abstract: A method includes providing a first channel layer and a second channel layer over a substrate; forming a first patterned hard mask covering the first channel layer and exposing the second channel layer; selectively depositing a cladding layer on the second channel layer and not on the first patterned hard mask; performing a first thermal drive-in process; removing the first patterned hard mask; after removing the first patterned hard mask, forming an interfacial dielectric layer on the cladding layer and the first channel layer; and forming a high-k dielectric layer on the interfacial dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chung-Wei Hsu, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Mao-Lin Huang, Lung-Kun Chu, Jia-Ni Yu, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
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Patent number: 11990339Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. After a patterning of a middle layer, the middle layer is removed. In order to reduce or prevent damage to other underlying layers exposed by the patterning of the middle layer and intervening layers, an inhibitor is included within an etching process in order to inhibit the amount of material removed from the underlying layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Jian-Jou Lian, Yao-Wen Hsu, Neng-Jye Yang, Li-Min Chen, Chia-Wei Wu, Kuan-Lin Chen, Kuo Bin Huang
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Publication number: 20240145470Abstract: A method for processing an integrated circuit includes forming first and second gate all around transistors. The method forms a dipole oxide in the first gate all around transistor without forming the dipole oxide in the second gate all around transistor. This is accomplished by entirely removing an interfacial dielectric layer and a dipole-inducing layer from semiconductor nanosheets of the second gate all around transistor before redepositing the interfacial dielectric layer on the semiconductor nanosheets of the second gate all around transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Lung-Kun CHU, Mao-Lin HUANG, Chung-Wei HSU, Jia-Ni YU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Kuan-Lun CHENG, Chih-Hao WANG
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Publication number: 20240145520Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating an image sensor. The method includes the following operations. A cavity is formed at a first surface of a substrate. A germanium layer is formed in the cavity. A first heavily doped region is formed in the germanium layer by an implantation operation. A second heavily doped region is formed at a position proximal to a top surface of the germanium layer, wherein the second heavily doped region is laterally surrounded by the first heavily doped region from a top view perspective. An interconnect structure is formed over the germanium layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: JHY-JYI SZE, SIN-YI JIANG, YI-SHIN CHU, YIN-KAI LIAO, HSIANG-LIN CHEN, KUAN-CHIEH HUANG, JUNG-I LIN
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Publication number: 20240136401Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a substrate having a first semiconductor material. A second semiconductor material is disposed on the first semiconductor material and a passivation layer is disposed on the second semiconductor material. A first doped region and a second doped region extend through the passivation layer and into the second semiconductor material. A silicide is arranged within the passivation layer and along tops of the first doped region and the second doped region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Yin-Kai Liao, Sin-Yi Jiang, Hsiang-Lin Chen, Yi-Shin Chu, Po-Chun Liu, Kuan-Chieh Huang, Jyh-Ming Hung, Jen-Cheng Liu
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Publication number: 20240128216Abstract: A bonding structure that may be used to form 3D-IC devices is formed using first oblong bonding pads on a first substrate and second oblong bonding pads one a second substrate. The first and second oblong bonding pads are laid crosswise, and the bond is formed. Viewed in a first cross-section, the first bonding pad is wider than the second bonding pad. Viewed in a second cross-section at a right angle to the first, the second bonding pad is wider than the first bonding pad. Making the bonding pads oblong and angling them relative to one another reduces variations in bonding area due to shifts in alignment between the first substrate and the second substrate. The oblong shape in a suitable orientation may also be used to reduce capacitive coupling between one of the bonding pads and nearby wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Hao-Lin Yang, Kuan-Chieh Huang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Tzu-Jui Wang, Ching-Chun Wang, Hsiao-Hui Tseng, Chen-Jong Wang, Dun-Nian Yaung
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Publication number: 20240123151Abstract: An insertion device includes an upper casing, an insertion module and a lower casing. The insertion module is disposed in the upper casing, and includes a main body assembly, an insertion seat, a first elastic member, a retraction seat and a second elastic member. When the upper casing is depressed, the insertion seat is driven by the first elastic member to perform an automatic-insertion operation, such that limiting structure between the insertion seat and the retraction seat collapses upon the collapse of another limiting structure between the insertion seat and the main body assembly, and that the retraction seat is driven by the second elastic member to perform an automatic-retraction operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Chun-Mu Huang, Chieh-Hsing Chen, Chen-Hao Lee, Kuan-Lin Chang
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Patent number: 11961444Abstract: The disclosure provides a transparent display device including a display panel. The display panel includes a display area, a non-display area, and a plurality of pixels. The non-display area is adjacent to the display area. The plurality of pixels are disposed in the display area. A difference between a transmittance of the display area and a transmittance of the non-display area is less than 30% of the transmittance of the display area.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Yu-Chia Huang, Yuan-Lin Wu, Tsung-Han Tsai, Kuan-Feng Lee
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Patent number: 11961840Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The device includes one or more first semiconductor layers, each first semiconductor layer of the one or more first semiconductor layers is surrounded by a first intermixed layer, wherein the first intermixed layer comprises a first material and a second material.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Mao-Lin Huang, Lung-Kun Chu, Chung-Wei Hsu, Jia-Ni Yu, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
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Publication number: 20240120402Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric feature extending along a first direction, the first dielectric feature comprising a first dielectric layer having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, a first semiconductor layer disposed adjacent the first sidewall, the first semiconductor layer extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second dielectric feature extending along the first direction, the second dielectric feature disposed adjacent the first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode layer surrounding at least three surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, and a portion of the first gate electrode layer is exposed to a first air gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Jia-Ni YU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Mao-Lin HUANG, Lung-Kun CHU, Chung-Wei HSU, Chun-Fu LU, Chih-Hao WANG, Kuan-Lun CHENG
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Patent number: 11947395Abstract: A foldable display device is provided by the present disclosure. The foldable display device includes a foldable display panel and a foldable cover. The foldable cover is adhered to the foldable display panel. The foldable cover includes an inner substrate, an outer substrate and a first adhesive. The first adhesive is disposed between the inner substrate and the outer substrate. A thickness of the first adhesive is ranged from 1 micrometer to 40 micrometers, and a ratio of the sum of the thickness of the first adhesive and a thickness of the inner substrate to a thickness of the foldable cover is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than 1. In addition, the foldable display device further includes a second adhesive disposed between the foldable display panel and the foldable cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Yu-Chia Huang, Kuan-Feng Lee
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Patent number: 11948987Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a source feature and a drain feature, a plurality of semiconductor nanostructures extending between the source feature and the drain feature, a gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of semiconductor nanostructures, a bottom dielectric layer over the gate structure and the drain feature, a backside power rail disposed over the bottom dielectric layer, and a backside source contact disposed between the source feature and the backside power rail. The backside source contact extends through the bottom dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Lung-Kun Chu, Mao-Lin Huang, Chung-Wei Hsu, Jia-Ni Yu, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
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Patent number: 11947212Abstract: An electronic device which is capable of being bent in a first direction and includes a plurality of light-emitting units and a plurality of conductive patterns overlapping with at least a portion of the plurality of light-emitting units and extending in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction have an angle ? of not greater than 30 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Yu-Chia Huang, Yu-Ting Huang, Kuan-Feng Lee, Chia-Hung Hsieh
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Publication number: 20240105877Abstract: Germanium-based sensors are disclosed herein. An exemplary germanium-based sensor includes a germanium photodiode and a junction field effect transistor (JFET) formed from a germanium layer disposed on and/or in a silicon substrate. A doped silicon layer, which can be formed by in-situ doping epitaxially grown silicon, is disposed between the germanium layer and the silicon substrate. In embodiments where the germanium layer is on the silicon substrate, the doped silicon layer is disposed between the germanium layer and an oxide layer. The JFET has a doped polysilicon gate, and in some embodiments, a gate diffusion region is disposed in the germanium layer under the doped polysilicon gate. In some embodiments, a pinned photodiode passivation layer is disposed in the germanium layer. In some embodiments, a pair of doped regions in the germanium layer is configured as an e-lens of the germanium-based sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Jhy-Jyi Sze, Sin-Yi Jiang, Yi-Shin Chu, Yin-Kai Liao, Hsiang-Lin Chen, Kuan-Chieh Huang
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Publication number: 20240096918Abstract: A device structure according to the present disclosure may include a first die having a first substrate and a first interconnect structure, a second die having a second substrate and a second interconnect structure, and a third die having a third interconnect structure and a third substrate. The first interconnect structure is bonded to the second substrate via a first plurality of bonding layers. The second interconnect structure is bonded to the third interconnect structure via a second plurality of bonding layers. The third substrate includes a plurality of photodiodes and a first transistor. The second die includes a second transistor having a source connected to a drain of the first transistor, a third transistor having a gate connected to drain of the first transistor and the source of the second transistor, and a fourth transistor having a drain connected to the source of the third transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Hao-Lin Yang, Tzu-Jui Wang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Cheng-Jong Wang, Dun-Nian Yuang, Kuan-Chieh Huang
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Patent number: 11935439Abstract: A stretchable electronic device includes a first electronic unit including a first light emitting element, a second electronic unit including a second light emitting element and disposed adjacent to the first electronic unit, and an elasticity layer having a connecting region connecting the first display unit and the second display unit. In a top view of the stretchable electronic device, a size difference between the connecting region before stretching and the connecting region after stretching is greater than a size difference between the first electronic unit before stretching and the first electronic unit after stretching.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Yu-Chia Huang, Yuan-Lin Wu, Kuan-Feng Lee
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Patent number: 11934213Abstract: A liquid-cooling device includes multiple water blocks and at least one connection tube. Each of the water blocks has a water incoming end, a water outgoing end and a water-receiving space in communication with the water incoming end and the water outgoing end. The connection tube is disposed between each two water blocks. Two ends of the connection tube are respectively connected with the water incoming end of one of the two water blocks and the water outgoing end of the other water block, whereby the water-receiving spaces of the two water blocks communicate with each other via the connection tube. The connection tube has at least one bellows section between two ends of the connection tube. The liquid-cooling device solves the problems of the conventional liquid-cooling device that when the water block is welded, thermal deformation is produced to cause tolerance and the manufacturing cost is higher.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventors: Pai-Ling Kao, Sung-Wei Lee, Kuan-Lin Huang, Ming-Tsung Yang
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Patent number: 11928261Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device. The display device includes a display panel and a vibration generating module. The vibration generating module is attached to the display panel and includes a substrate, a circuit layer, and a plurality of vibrators. The circuit layer and the plurality of vibrators are disposed on the substrate, and the plurality of vibrators are electrically connected to the circuit layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Yu-Chia Huang, Yuan-Lin Wu, Hsiao-Lang Lin, Tsung-Han Tsai, Kuan-Feng Lee
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Patent number: 11925789Abstract: An elastic physiological patch includes a patch assembly and an implant assembly. The patch assembly includes an electronic device, and a soft patch body defining a chamber for receiving the electronic device. The implant assembly is mountable to the electronic device and includes an implant which is capable of being driven to partially pass through the patch body and which is adapted to be implanted in the skin of a subject. The implant and the patch body cooperatively seal the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Bionime CorporationInventors: Chun-Mu Huang, Chieh-Hsing Chen, Jia-Nan Shen, Kuan-Lin Chang
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Publication number: 20240079434Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an image sensor including first chip and a second chip. The first chip includes a first substrate, a plurality of photodetectors disposed in the first substrate, a first interconnect structure disposed on a front side of the first substrate, and a first bond structure disposed on the first interconnect structure. The second chip underlies the first chip. The second chip includes a second substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices disposed on the second substrate, a second interconnect structure disposed on a front side of the second substrate, and a second bond structure disposed on the second interconnect structure. A first bonding interface is disposed between the second bond structure and the first bond structure. The second interconnect structure is electrically coupled to the first interconnect structure by way of the first and second bond structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Hao-Lin Yang, Kuan-Chieh Huang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Tzu-Jui Wang, Chen-Jong Wang, Dun-Nian Yaung, Yu-Chun Chen