Patents by Inventor Rong-Ren LEE

Rong-Ren LEE 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).

  • Patent number: 11515307
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes: providing a substrate; forming an insulating layer on the substrate; forming a first trench in the insulating layer; forming a first semiconductor layer in the first trench; and removing a portion of the insulating layer to expose the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: National Applied Research Laboratories, EPISTAR Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Pang Chang, Guang-Li Luo, Szu-Hung Chen, Wen-Kuan Yeh, Jen-Inn Chyi, Meng-Yang Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Shih-Chang Lee, Ta-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 11189754
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate is provided in the present disclosure. The semiconductor substrate includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer has a first lattice constant (L1) and the second semiconductor layer has a second lattice constant (L2). A ratio of a difference (L2-L1) between the second lattice constant (L2) and the first lattice constant (L1) to the first lattice constant (L1) is greater than 0.036.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Yang Chen, Rong-Ren Lee
  • Publication number: 20200303377
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes: providing a substrate; forming an insulating layer on the substrate; forming a first trench in the insulating layer; forming a first semiconductor layer in the first trench; and removing a portion of the insulating layer to expose the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Shih-Pang Chang, Guang-Li Luo, Szu-Hung Chen, Wen-Kuan Yeh, Jen-Inn Chyi, Meng-Yang Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Shih-Chang Lee, Ta-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 10749077
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor stack including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first contact layer on the first surface; and a second contact layer on the second surface. The second contact layer is not overlapped with the first contact layer in a vertical direction. The second contact layer includes a plurality of dots separating to each other and formed of semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yung-Fu Chang, Rong-Ren Lee, Kuo-Feng Huang, Cheng-Long Yeh, Yi-Ching Lee, Ming-Siang Huang, Ming-Tzung Liou
  • Patent number: 10727231
    Abstract: A heterogeneously integrated semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a first material; a recess formed within the substrate and having a bottom portion with a first width, a top portion with a second width and a middle portion with a third width larger than the first width and the second width; and a first semiconductor layer filled in the bottom portion and including a second material different from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: National Applied Research Laboratories, EPISTAR Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Pang Chang, Guang-Li Luo, Szu-Hung Chen, Wen-Kuan Yeh, Jen-Inn Chyi, Meng-Yang Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Shih-Chang Lee, Ta-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 10600938
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting stack including a first active layer emitting a first light having a first peak wavelength; a diode emitting a second light having a second peak wavelength between 800 nm and 1900 nm; and a tunneling junction between the diode and the light-emitting stack, wherein the tunneling junction includes a first tunneling layer and a second tunneling layer on the first tunneling layer, the first tunneling layer has a band gap and a thickness of the first tunneling layer is greater than a thickness of the second tunneling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Yi-Chieh Lin, Rong-Ren Lee, Yu-Ren Peng, Ming-Siang Huang, Ming-Ta Chin, Yi-Ching Lee
  • Patent number: 10580937
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor structure having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, a first pad at the first side, a first finger connected to the electrode pad and having a first width, an insulating layer at the second side and comprising a first part under the first finger, the first part having a bottom surface with a second width larger than the first width and a side surface inclined to the bottom surface, and a contact layer covering the bottom surface and the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yung-Fu Chang, Rong-Ren Lee, Kuo-Feng Huang, Cheng-Long Yeh, Yi-Ching Lee, Ming-Siang Huang, Ming-Tzung Liou
  • Patent number: 10566498
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises an epitaxial structure comprising an main light-extraction surface, a lower surface opposite to the main light-extraction surface, a side surface connecting the main light-extraction surface and the lower surface, a first portion and a second portion between the main light-extraction surface and the first portion, wherein a concentration of a doping material in the second portion is higher than that of the doping material in the first portion and, in a cross-sectional view, the second portion comprises a first width near the main light-extraction surface and second width near the lower surface, and the first width is smaller than the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Shih-I Chen, You-Hsien Chang, Hao-Min Ku, Ching-Yuan Tsai, Kuan-Chih Kuo, Chih-Hung Hsiao, Rong-Ren Lee
  • Publication number: 20190393380
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate is provided in the present disclosure. The semiconductor substrate includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer has a first lattice constant (L1) and the second semiconductor layer has a second lattice constant (L2). A ratio of a difference (L2-L1) between the second lattice constant (L2) and the first lattice constant (L1) to the first lattice constant (L1) is greater than 0.036.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Meng-Yang CHEN, Rong-Ren LEE
  • Patent number: 10367118
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode, comprises an active layer for emitting a light ray; an upper semiconductor stack on the active layer, wherein the upper semiconductor stack comprises a window layer; a reflector; and a lower semiconductor stack between the active layer and the reflector; wherein the thickness of the window layer is small than or equal to 3 ?m, and the thickness of the lower semiconductor stack is small than or equal to 1 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Ren Peng, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Shih-I Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Hsin-Chan Chung, Wen-Luh Liao, Yi-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20190148599
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor stack including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first contact layer on the first surface; and a second contact layer on the second surface. The second contact layer is not overlapped with the first contact layer in a vertical direction. The second contact layer includes a plurality of dots separating to each other and formed of semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Chun-Yu LIN, Yung-Fu CHANG, Rong-Ren LEE, Kuo-Feng HUANG, Cheng-Long YEH, Yi-Ching LEE, Ming-Siang HUANG, Ming-Tzung LIOU
  • Publication number: 20190131496
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor structure having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, a first pad at the first side, a first finger connected to the electrode pad and having a first width, an insulating layer at the second side and comprising a first part under the first finger, the first part having a bottom surface with a second width larger than the first width and a side surface inclined to the bottom surface, and a contact layer covering the bottom surface and the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Chun-Yu LIN, Yung-Fu CHANG, Rong-Ren LEE, Kuo-Feng HUANG, Cheng-Long YEH, Yi-Ching LEE, Ming-Siang HUANG, Ming-Tzung LIOU
  • Patent number: 10217892
    Abstract: This application is related to a method of manufacturing a solar cell device comprising providing a substrate comprising Ge or GaAs; forming a first tunnel junction on the substrate, wherein the first tunnel junction comprises a first n-type layer comprising InGaP:Te, and a first alloy layer comprising AlxGa(1?x)As and having a lattice constant; adding a material into the first alloy layer to change the lattice constant; and forming a first p-n junction on the first tunnel junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rong-Ren Lee, Yung-Szu Su, Shih-Chang Lee
  • Patent number: 10205059
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an optoelectronic device comprising a semiconductor stack comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first contact layer on the first surface; and a second contact layer on the second surface, wherein the second contact layer is not overlapped with the first contact layer in a vertical direction; wherein the second contact layer comprises a plurality of dots separating from each other and formed of semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yung-Fu Chang, Rong-Ren Lee, Kuo-Feng Huang, Cheng-Long Yeh, Yi-Ching Lee, Ming-Siang Huang, Ming-Tzung Liou
  • Publication number: 20190043862
    Abstract: A heterogeneously integrated semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a first material; a recess formed within the substrate and having a bottom portion with a first width, a top portion with a second width and a middle portion with a third width larger than the first width and the second width; and a first semiconductor layer filled in the bottom portion and including a second material different from the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-Pang Chang, Guang-Li Luo, Szu-Hung Chen, Wen-Kuan Yeh, Jen-Inn Chyi, Meng-Yang Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Shih-Chang Lee, Ta-Cheng Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180374992
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises an epitaxial structure comprising an main light-extraction surface, a lower surface opposite to the main light-extraction surface, a side surface connecting the main light-extraction surface and the lower surface, a first portion and a second portion between the main light-extraction surface and the first portion, wherein a concentration of a doping material in the second portion is higher than that of the doping material in the first portion and, in a cross-sectional view, the second portion comprises a first width near the main light-extraction surface and second width near the lower surface, and the first width is smaller than the second width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih CHIU, Shih-I CHEN, You-Hsien CHANG, Hao-Min KU, Ching-Yuan TSAI, Kuan-Chih KUO, Chih-Hung HSIAO, Rong-Ren LEE
  • Patent number: 10134735
    Abstract: A heterogeneously integrated semiconductor devices includes a base substrate; a Ge-containing film formed on the base substrate; a PMOSFET transistor having a first fin formed on the Ge-containing film; and a NMOSFET transistor having a second fin formed on the Ge-containing film; wherein the PMOSFET transistor and the NMOSFET transistor compose a CMOS transistor, and the first fin comprises Ge-containing material and the second fin comprises a Group III-V compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: National Applied Research Laboratories, EPISTAR Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Pang Chang, Guang-Li Luo, Szu-Hung Chen, Wen-Kuan Yeh, Jen-Inn Chyi, Meng-Yang Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Shih-Chang Lee, Ta-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 10121933
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method forming a semiconductor light-emitting unit, comprising the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate; epitaxially growing a reaction layer on the semiconductor substrate; and epitaxially growing a buffer layer on the reaction layer; wherein the buffer layer and the semiconductor substrate are lattice-mismatched, and a dislocation density of the buffer layer is smaller than smaller than 1*109 cm?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Meng Yang Chen, Rong Ren Lee, Shih Chang Lee
  • Publication number: 20180269358
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting stack including a first active layer emitting a first light having a first peak wavelength; a diode emitting a second light having a second peak wavelength between 800 nm and 1900 nm; and a tunneling junction between the diode and the light-emitting stack, wherein the tunneling junction includes a first tunneling layer and a second tunneling layer on the first tunneling layer, the first tunneling layer has a band gap and a thickness of the first tunneling layer is greater than a thickness of the second tunneling layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang LU, Yi-Chieh LIN, Rong-Ren LEE, Yu-Ren PENG, Ming-Siang HUANG, Ming-Ta CHIN, Yi-Ching LEE
  • Patent number: 10038117
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises an epitaxial structure comprising an main light-extraction surface, a lower surface opposite to the main light-extraction surface, a side surface connecting the main light-extraction surface and the lower surface, a first portion and a second portion between the main light-extraction surface and the first portion, wherein a concentration of a doping material in the second portion is higher than that of the doping material in the first portion and, in a cross-sectional view, the second portion comprises a first width near the main light-extraction surface and second width near the lower surface, and the first width is smaller than the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Shih-I Chen, You-Hsien Chang, Hao-Min Ku, Ching-Yuan Tsai, Kuan-Chih Kuo, Chih-Hung Hsiao, Rong-Ren Lee