Patents by Inventor Shih-Hung Chen

Shih-Hung Chen 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: 11514300
    Abstract: A resistor circuit, an artificial intelligence chip and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The resistor circuit includes a stack structure. The stack structure includes resistive material layers and insulating layers stacked alternately. The resistor circuit includes at least two unit resistors electrically connected in series or parallel. The at least two unit resistors are respectively defined in the resistive material layers of different layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 11455534
    Abstract: A technology for cleaning a training data set for a neural network using dirty training data starts by accessing a labeled training data set that includes relatively dirty labeled data elements. The labeled training data set is divided into a first subset A and a second subset B. The procedure includes cycling between the subsets A and B, including producing refined model-filtered subsets of subsets A and B to provide a cleaned data set. Each refined model-filtered subset can have improved cleanliness and increased numbers of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20220246607
    Abstract: A three-way switch array structure including N first connectors, M second connectors, N×M third connectors and N×M three-way switches is provided, each three-way switch has a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a first switch and a second switch. Each of first terminals is disposed on one of the first connectors, each of second terminals is disposed on one of the second connectors, and each of third terminals is disposed on one of the third connectors, the first switch is disposed between the first terminal and the third terminal, and the second switch is disposed between the second terminal and the third terminal, wherein N and M are positive integers greater than or equal to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Hung CHEN, Ming-Hsiu LEE
  • Patent number: 11362195
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for forming such are provided, the device including: a substrate, a plurality of parallel active semiconductor patterns that extend through a drain-side region and a source-side region, a metal drain contact in the drain-side region, an active gate pattern, a first dummy gate pattern, and a second dummy gate pattern that all extend across the active semiconductor patterns, and a metal interconnect structure located in a region between the first and the second dummy gate patterns. The active semiconductor patterns are doped with a dopant in portions exposed by the dummy gates in dummy gate regions that include the gate cut regions of the first and second dummy gate patterns. The metal interconnect structure connects each of a second subset of the active semiconductor patterns to a respective at least one of a first subset of the active semiconductor patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Imec VZW
    Inventors: Shih-Hung Chen, Dimitri Linten
  • Patent number: 11289130
    Abstract: A memory device includes a periphery wafer, a memory array chip stack, and a plurality of first conductive contacts. The periphery wafer has a functional surface. The memory array chip stack is disposed on the periphery wafer and has a functional surface, in which the functional surface of the periphery wafer faces toward the functional surface of the memory array chip stack, and a first side of the memory array chip stack is in a staircase configuration. The first conductive contacts are on the first side of the memory array chip stack, and between and interconnecting the functional surface of the periphery wafer and the functional surface of the memory array chip stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20220068943
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The memory device includes a stacked body structure and a staircase structure. The stacked body structure includes a first sub-stacked body structure and a second sub-stacked body structure. The staircase structure is electrically connected to the stacked body structure. The staircase structure includes a first sub-staircase structure and a second sub-staircase structure. Each of the first sub-staircase structure and the second sub-staircase structure includes a first staircase portion and a second staircase portion. The first sub-stacked body structure and the second sub-stacked body structure are respectively connected to the first staircase portion of the first sub-staircase structure and the first staircase portion of the second sub-staircase structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Shih-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220059136
    Abstract: A memory device includes a periphery wafer, a memory array chip stack, and a plurality of first conductive contacts. The periphery wafer has a functional surface. The memory array chip stack is disposed on the periphery wafer and has a functional surface, in which the functional surface of the periphery wafer faces toward the functional surface of the memory array chip stack, and a first side of the memory array chip stack is in a staircase configuration. The first conductive contacts are on the first side of the memory array chip stack, and between and interconnecting the functional surface of the periphery wafer and the functional surface of the memory array chip stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Shih-Hung CHEN
  • Patent number: 11233049
    Abstract: A neuromorphic computing device includes synapse weights. The synapse weights have different weight values resulted from different transistor arrangements of the synapse weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20210383210
    Abstract: A technology for cleaning a training data set for a neural network using dirty training data starts by accessing a labeled training data set that comprises relatively dirty labeled data elements. The labeled training data set is divided into a first subset A and a second subset B. The procedure includes cycling between the subsets A and B, including producing refined model-filtered subsets of subsets A and B to provide a cleaned data set. Each refined model-filtered subset can have improved cleanliness and increased numbers of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210374519
    Abstract: A method for generating a classification model using a training data set. An iterative procedure for training an ANN model, in which an iteration includes selecting a small sample of training data from a source of training data, training the model using the sample, using the model in inference mode over a larger sample of the training data, and reviewing the results of the inferencing. The results can be evaluated to determine whether the model is satisfactory, and if it does not meet specified criteria, then cycles of sampling, training, inferencing and reviewing results (STIR cycles) are repeated in an iterative process until the criteria are met. A classification engine trained as described herein is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Hung CHEN, Tzu-Hsiang SU
  • Patent number: 11177202
    Abstract: A multilayer structure includes a substrate and a plurality of sub-stacks extending along a first direction respectively and disposed on an upper surface of the substrate along a second direction. Each of the sub-stacks includes insulating layers and patterned sacrificial layers alternately stacked on the upper surface along a third direction; conductive layers alternately stacked on the upper surface with the insulating layers along the third direction; and interlayer connectors extending along the third direction; wherein the patterned sacrificial layers have first sides and second sides opposite to the first sides, the conductive layers include first side conductive layers corresponding to the first sides and second side conductive layers corresponding to the second sides; wherein the interlayer connectors are electrically connected and directly contact corresponding ones of the conductive layers, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are crossed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20210143090
    Abstract: A multilayer structure includes a substrate and a plurality of sub-stacks extending along a first direction respectively and disposed on an upper surface of the substrate along a second direction. Each of the sub-stacks includes insulating layers and patterned sacrificial layers alternately stacked on the upper surface along a third direction; conductive layers alternately stacked on the upper surface with the insulating layers along the third direction; and interlayer connectors extending along the third direction; wherein the patterned sacrificial layers have first sides and second sides opposite to the first sides, the conductive layers include first side conductive layers corresponding to the first sides and second side conductive layers corresponding to the second sides; wherein the interlayer connectors are electrically connected and directly contact corresponding ones of the conductive layers, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are crossed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Shih-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200395357
    Abstract: A neuromorphic computing device includes synapse weights. The synapse weights have different weight values resulted from different transistor arrangements of the synapse weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventor: Shih-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200394502
    Abstract: A neuromorphic computing device includes first neural circuits, second neural circuits and synapse weights. The first neural circuits are disposed in a first neural region. The second neural circuits are disposed in a second neural region. The synapse weights are electrically connected between the first neural circuits and the second neural circuits, and disposed in a synapse region. The first neural region and the second neural region are on opposing sides of the synapse region respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventor: Shih-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200394501
    Abstract: A resistor circuit, an artificial intelligence chip and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The resistor circuit includes a stack structure. The stack structure includes resistive material layers and insulating layers stacked alternately. The resistor circuit includes at least two unit resistors electrically connected in series or parallel. The at least two unit resistors are respectively defined in the resistive material layers of different layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventor: Shih-Hung CHEN
  • Patent number: 10833015
    Abstract: A memory device comprises a stack of linking elements including a first group of linking elements and a second group of linking elements different than the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a first plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to respective linking elements in the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a second plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to linking elements in the second group of linking elements. Patterned conductor lines in a first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the first plurality of interlayer connectors. Patterned conductor lines in a second layer of patterned conductor lines disposed higher than the first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the second plurality of interlayer connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20200279810
    Abstract: A memory device comprises a stack of linking elements including a first group of linking elements and a second group of linking elements different than the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a first plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to respective linking elements in the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a second plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to linking elements in the second group of linking elements. Patterned conductor lines in a first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the first plurality of interlayer connectors. Patterned conductor lines in a second layer of patterned conductor lines disposed higher than the first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the second plurality of interlayer connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20200212199
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for forming such are provided, the device including: a substrate, a plurality of parallel active semiconductor patterns that extend through a drain-side region and a source-side region, a metal drain contact in the drain-side region, an active gate pattern, a first dummy gate pattern, and a second dummy gate pattern that all extend across the active semiconductor patterns, and a metal interconnect structure located in a region between the first and the second dummy gate patterns. The active semiconductor patterns are doped with a dopant in portions exposed by the dummy gates in dummy gate regions that include the gate cut regions of the first and second dummy gate patterns. The metal interconnect structure connects each of a second subset of the active semiconductor patterns to a respective at least one of a first subset of the active semiconductor patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shih-Hung Chen, Dimitri Linten
  • Patent number: 10700004
    Abstract: A memory device comprises a stack of linking elements including a first group of linking elements and a second group of linking elements different than the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a first plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to respective linking elements in the first group of linking elements. Interlayer connectors in a second plurality of interlayer connectors are connected to linking elements in the second group of linking elements. Patterned conductor lines in a first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the first plurality of interlayer connectors. Patterned conductor lines in a second layer of patterned conductor lines disposed higher than the first layer of patterned conductor lines are coupled to respective interlayer connectors in the second plurality of interlayer connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 10680098
    Abstract: An LDMOS device in FinFET technology is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a first region substantially surrounded by a second region of different polarity. The device further includes a first fin in the first region, extending into the second region, the first fin including a doped source region connected with a first local interconnect. The device further includes a second fin in the second region, including a doped drain region connected with a second local interconnect. The device further includes a third fin parallel with the first and second fins including a doped drain region connected with the second local interconnect. The device further includes a gate over the first fin at the border between the first and second regions. A first current path runs over the first and second fins. A second current path runs over and perpendicular to the first fin towards the third fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: IMEC vzw
    Inventors: Shih-Hung Chen, Dimitri Linten, Geert Hellings