Patents by Inventor Tai CHANG

Tai CHANG 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: 11480190
    Abstract: A fan module including a first body, a second body, a first fan assembly, a power module, and a second fan assembly is provided. The second body is slidably disposed at the first body to form a circulation space together. The first fan assembly is rotatably disposed at the first body and has sliding grooves. The power module is disposed in the first body and connected to the first fan assembly. The second fan assembly is rotatably disposed at the second body and has sliding portions, respectively and slidably disposed in corresponding sliding grooves. The power module is adapted to drive the first and second fan assemblies to rotate relative to the first body. A link module is adapted to drive the first and second bodies to relatively slide along an axial direction, so that the first and second fan assemblies are relatively separated or overlapped along the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Han-Hsuan Tsai, Jui-Min Huang, Wei-Hao Lan, Chien-Chu Chen, Ching-Ya Tu, Chih-Wen Chiang, Ching-Tai Chang, Ken-Ping Lin, Yao-Lin Chang, Cheng-Ya Chi
  • Publication number: 20220336742
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a memory structure over a substrate, wherein the memory structure includes a first word line; a first bit line over the first word line; a second bit line over the first bit line; a memory material over sidewalls of the first bit line and the second bit line; a first control word line along a first side of the memory material, wherein the first control word line is electrically connected to the first word line; a second control word line along a second side of the memory material that is opposite the first side; and a second word line over the second bit line, the first control word line, and the second control word line, wherein the second word line is electrically connected to the second control word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Tung Ying Lee, Shao-Ming Yu, Kai-Tai Chang
  • Patent number: 11467207
    Abstract: A massive testing system of a micro integrated circuit includes: a first test area including a plurality of test pads and a plurality of reading pads, and disposed on scribe lines; a plurality of test controllers disposed on the scribe lines one by one; and a probe configured to contact the first test area to test a plurality of rows of integrated circuit chips; wherein each of the plurality of test controllers is configured to test a respective one of the plurality of rows of integrated circuit chips row by row; wherein the probe merely contacts the first test area once; wherein the plurality of reading pads are configured to read test results of each of the plurality of rows of integrated circuit chips row by row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yuan-Tai Chang, Li-Chun Huang
  • Publication number: 20220312894
    Abstract: A shoe insole and processing method for shoe insole are disclosed. The insole includes an insole body for the stepping of the sole of one human foot. The insole body includes an upper insole layer having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, a lower insole layer and a bulge. The upper insole layer is cold pressed to form bulges on the upper insole layer corresponding to different areas of the structure of the human foot. Then, the lower insole layer is bonded to the bottom surface of the upper insole layer, and then, perform cold pressing forming. Each bulge has a first convex surface and a first concave surface. The top surface of the upper insole layer integrally raised to form a first convex surface. The bottom surface of the upper insole layer integrally dented corresponding to the first convex surface to form a first concave surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Heng-Tai CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220302078
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first offset between a first alignment mark on a first side of a first wafer and a second alignment mark on a second side of the first wafer; aligning the first alignment mark of the first wafer to a third alignment mark on a first side of a second wafer, which includes detecting a location of the second alignment mark of the first wafer; determining a location of the first alignment mark of the first wafer based on the first offset and the location of the second alignment mark of the first wafer; and, based on the determined location of the first alignment mark, repositioning the first wafer to align the first alignment mark to the third alignment mark; and bonding the first side of the first wafer to the first side of the second wafer to form a bonded structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kai-Tai Chang, Tung Ying Lee
  • Publication number: 20220302270
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate having a base and a fin over the base. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate structure wrapping around a top portion of the fin. The semiconductor device structure includes a first nanostructure over the fin and passing through the gate structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a source/drain structure over the fin. The source/drain structure is over a side of the gate structure and connected to the first nanostructure, the source/drain structure has an upper portion, a lower portion, and a neck portion between the upper portion and the lower portion, the upper portion has a first diamond-like shape, and the lower portion is wider than the neck portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Ying Lee, Kai-Tai Chang
  • Patent number: 11444174
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first fin and a second fin in a first direction and aligned in the first direction over a substrate, an isolation insulating layer disposed around lower portions of the first and second fins, a first gate electrode extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and a spacer dummy gate layer, and a source/drain epitaxial layer in a source/drain space in the first fin. The source/drain epitaxial layer is adjacent to the first gate electrode and the spacer dummy gate layer with gate sidewall spacers disposed therebetween, and the spacer dummy gate layer includes one selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon carbon nitride, and silicon carbon oxynitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai-Tai Chang, Tung Ying Lee, Wei-Sheng Yun, Tzu-Chung Wang, Chia-Cheng Ho, Ming-Shiang Lin, Tzu-Chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220285617
    Abstract: A memory device is provided. The memory device includes a bottom electrode, a first data storage layer, a second data storage layer, an interfacial conductive layer and a top electrode. The first data storage layer is disposed on the bottom electrode and in contact with the bottom electrode. The second data storage layer is disposed over the first data storage layer. The interfacial conductive layer is disposed between the first data storage layer and the second data storage layer. The top electrode is disposed over the second data storage layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Ying Lee, Shao-Ming Yu, Kai-Tai Chang, Hung-Li Chiang, Yu-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11435972
    Abstract: An immersive multimedia system, an immersive interactive method and a movable interactive unit are provided in the disclosure. The immersive multimedia system includes multiple movable interactive units, an imaging apparatus, and a computer device. The multiple movable interactive units are disposed on at least one of the wall and the ground. The imaging apparatus is adapted to display an image screen on at least one of the wall and the ground. The computer device is connected to the multiple movable interactive units and the imaging apparatus. The computer device is adapted to control the multiple movable interactive units and the imaging apparatus. The multiple movable interactive units each include a touch sensing unit, and the image screen provided by the imaging apparatus changes in response to the touch sensing unit of at least one of the multiple movable interactive units sensing being touched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Lin Chang, Ching-Tai Chang, Chien-Chu Chen, Jui-Min Huang, Cheng-Ya Chi, Ken-Ping Lin, Han-Hsuan Tsai, Chih-Wen Chiang
  • Publication number: 20220246611
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a first fin extending from a substrate. The device also includes a first gate stack over and along sidewalls of the first fin. The device also includes a first gate spacer disposed along a sidewall of the first gate stack. The device also includes a first epitaxial source/drain region in the first fin and adjacent the first gate spacer, an outer surface of the epitaxial first source/drain region having more than eight facets in a first plane, the first plane being orthogonal to a top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Han-Yu Tang, Hung-Tai Chang, Ming-Hua Yu, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Publication number: 20220223727
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an isolation feature formed in the semiconductor substrate and a first fin-type active region. The first fin-type active region extends in a first direction. A dummy gate stack is disposed on an end region of the first fin-type active region. The dummy, gate stack may overlie an isolation structure. In an embodiment, any recess such as formed for a source/drain region in the first fin-type active region will be displaced from the isolation region by the distance the dummy gate stack overlaps the first fin-type active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Shao-Ming YU, Chang-Yun CHANG, Chih-Hao CHANG, Hsin-Chih CHEN, Kai-Tai CHANG, Ming-Feng SHIEH, Kuei-Liang LU, Yi-Tang LIN
  • Patent number: 11385688
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an apparatus body and a functional assembly is provided. The apparatus body has a concave. The functional assembly includes a main body and an axle. The axle is slidably disposed in the main body, and a part of the axle is adapted to protrude out of the main body to be combined with the concave. When the part of the axle is combined with the concave, the main body is adapted to rotate relative to the apparatus body by treating the axle as a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Hua Wu, Ching-Tai Chang
  • Publication number: 20220216403
    Abstract: A memory cell includes pair of metal layers, insulating layer, memory layer, selector layer, and word line. The pair of metal layers extends in a first direction. A first metal layer of the pair is disposed in contact with a second metal layer of the pair. The first metal layer includes a first material. The second metal layer includes a second material. The second metal layer laterally protrudes with respect to the first metal layer along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The insulating layer extends in the first direction and is disposed on top of the pair. The memory layer conformally covers sides of the pair. The selector layer is disposed on the memory layer. The word line extends along the second direction on the selector layer over the pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Tai Chang, Tung-Ying Lee
  • Publication number: 20220196729
    Abstract: A massive testing system of a micro integrated circuit includes: a first test area including a plurality of test pads and a plurality of reading pads, and disposed on scribe lines; a plurality of test controllers disposed on the scribe lines one by one; and a probe configured to contact the first test area to test a plurality of rows of integrated circuit chips; wherein each of the plurality of test controllers is configured to test a respective one of the plurality of rows of integrated circuit chips row by row; wherein the probe merely contacts the first test area once; wherein the plurality of reading pads are configured to read test results of each of the plurality of rows of integrated circuit chips row by row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yuan-Tai CHANG, Li-Chun HUANG
  • Patent number: 11355605
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes providing a substrate, a first nanostructure, and a second nanostructure. The method includes forming an isolation layer over the base. The method includes forming a gate dielectric layer over the first nanostructure, the second nanostructure, the fin, and the isolation layer. The method includes forming a gate electrode layer over the first part. The method includes forming a spacer layer. The method includes removing the second part of the gate dielectric layer and the first upper portion of the isolation layer to form a space between the fin and the spacer layer. The method includes forming a source/drain structure in the space and over the first nanostructure and the second nanostructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Ying Lee, Kai-Tai Chang
  • Publication number: 20220157414
    Abstract: A method for facilitating optimization of a cluster computing network for sequencing data analysis using adaptive data parallelization is provided. The method comprises the following steps. (a) A data parallelization configuration is determined, based on sequencing data and a pipeline selection, wherein the data parallelization configuration includes partition indication data indicating at least one biological information unit based on which of the sequencing data is to be partitioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: MING-TAI CHANG, CHUNG-TSAI SU, YUN-LUNG LI, WEN-CHIEN WENG
  • Patent number: 11335604
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a fin structure having a lower fin structure and an upper fin structure disposed over the lower fin structure is formed. The upper fin structure includes first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternately stacked. The first semiconductor layers are partially etched to reduce widths of the first semiconductor layers. An oxide layer is formed over the upper fin structure. A sacrificial gate structure is formed over the upper fin structure with the oxide layer. A source/drain epitaxial layer is formed over a source/drain region of the fin structure. The sacrificial gate structure is removed to form a gate space. The oxide layer is removed to expose the second semiconductor layers in the gate space. A gate structure is formed around the second semiconductor layers in the gate space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Ching Cheng, I-Sheng Chen, Hung-Li Chiang, Tzu-Chiang Chen, Kai-Tai Chang
  • Publication number: 20220131006
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a device includes a first fin extending from a substrate. The device also includes a first gate stack over and along sidewalls of the first fin. The device also includes a first gate spacer disposed along a sidewall of the first gate stack. The device also includes and a first source/drain region in the first fin and adjacent the first gate spacer, the first source/drain region including a first epitaxial layer on the first fin, the first epitaxial layer having a first dopant concentration of boron. The device also includes and a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer having a second dopant concentration of boron, the second dopant concentration being greater than the first dopant concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hung-Tai Chang, Han-Yu Tang, Ming-Hua Yu, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Publication number: 20220113334
    Abstract: The present invention provides a probe card comprising a probe base, at least one impedance-matching probes, and a plurality of first probes. The probe base has a probing side and a tester side opposite to the probing side. Each impedance-matching probe has a probing part and a signal transmitting part electrically coupled to the probing part, wherein one end of the signal transmitting part is arranged at tester side, and the signal transmitting part has a central probing axis. Each first probe has a probing tip and a cantilever part coupled to the probing tip, wherein the cantilever part is coupled to the probe base and has a first central axis such that an included angle is formed between the central probing axis and the first central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Chin-Yi Tsai, Chia-Tai Chang, Cheng-Nien Su, Chin-Tien Yang, Chen-Chih Yu
  • Publication number: 20220107665
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an apparatus body and a functional assembly is provided. The apparatus body has a concave. The functional assembly includes a main body and an axle. The axle is slidably disposed in the main body, and a part of the axle is adapted to protrude out of the main body to be combined with the concave. When the part of the axle is combined with the concave, the main body is adapted to rotate relative to the apparatus body by treating the axle as a rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Hua Wu, Ching-Tai Chang