Patents by Inventor Yu-Chung Yang

Yu-Chung Yang 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: 20240128178
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure is provided, and includes trimming a first substrate to form a recess on a sidewall of the first substrate. A conductive structure is formed in the first substrate. The method includes bonding the first substrate to a carrier. The method includes thinning down the first substrate. The method also includes forming a dielectric material in the recess and over a top surface of the thinned first substrate. The method further includes performing a planarization process to remove the dielectric material and expose the conductive structure over the top surface. In addition, the method includes removing the carrier from the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Hung LIN, Wei-Ming WANG, Su-Chun YANG, Jih-Churng TWU, Shih-Peng TAI, Kuo-Chung YEE
  • Patent number: 11944017
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes an insulation layer. A bottom electrode via is disposed in the insulation layer. The bottom electrode via includes a conductive portion and a capping layer over the conductive portion. A barrier layer surrounds the bottom electrode via. A magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) is disposed over the bottom electrode via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Yen Peng, Yu-Shu Chen, Chien Chung Huang, Sin-Yi Yang, Chen-Jung Wang, Han-Ting Lin, Jyu-Horng Shieh, Qiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20240099150
    Abstract: A method includes forming Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) stack layers, which includes depositing a bottom electrode layer; depositing a bottom magnetic electrode layer over the bottom electrode layer; depositing a tunnel barrier layer over the bottom magnetic electrode layer; depositing a top magnetic electrode layer over the tunnel barrier layer; and depositing a top electrode layer over the top magnetic electrode layer. The method further includes patterning the MTJ stack layers to form a MTJ; and performing a passivation process on a sidewall of the MTJ to form a protection layer. The passivation process includes reacting sidewall surface portions of the MTJ with a process gas comprising elements selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tai-Yen Peng, Yu-Shu Chen, Sin-Yi Yang, Chen-Jung Wang, Chien Chung Huang, Han-Ting Lin, Jyu-Horng Shieh, Qiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20240096712
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric layer, a channel layer, an insulating layer, a first source/drain electrode and a second source/drain electrode, a second dielectric layer, and a stop segment. The gate electrode is located within a first dielectric layer that overlies a substrate. The gate dielectric layer is located over the gate electrode. The channel layer is located on the gate dielectric layer. The insulating layer is located over the channel layer. The first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode are located in the insulating layer, and connected to the channel layer. The second dielectric layer is beside one of the first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode. The stop segment is embedded in the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Jiang, Chieh-Fang Chen, Yen-Chung Ho, Pin-Cheng Hsu, Feng-Cheng Yang, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20220157647
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a dielectric material disposed over the substrate. A void is disposed within the dielectric material. A dielectric liner is disposed along inner sidewalls of the dielectric material proximate to the void. An inner surface of the dielectric liner defines an outer extent of the void, and the dielectric liner includes an inner liner layer and an outer liner layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Tsai, Wei-Che Hsu, Yu-Chung Yang, Alexander Kalnitsky
  • Patent number: 11252636
    Abstract: A method and system for establishing a Bluetooth mesh network are provided. The method for establishing a Bluetooth mesh network includes the steps of broadcasting the configuration packet to a plurality of controlled devices to establish a Bluetooth mesh network; receiving at least one response packet from at least one of the controlled devices; and transmitting control setting information to the at least one of the controlled devices according to the received response packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Yang, Chao-Chun Tseng
  • Patent number: 11244857
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate structure disposed over the substrate, a dielectric material disposed over the substrate and the gate structure, a conductive structure extending within the dielectric material, and a void extending within the dielectric material and disposed over the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Tsai, Wei Che Hsu, Yu-Chung Yang, Alexander Kalnitsky
  • Publication number: 20200367138
    Abstract: A method and system for establishing a Bluetooth mesh network are provided. The method for establishing a Bluetooth mesh network includes the steps of broadcasting the configuration packet to a plurality of controlled devices to establish a Bluetooth mesh network; receiving at least one response packet from at least one of the controlled devices; and transmitting control setting information to the at least one of the controlled devices according to the received response packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Yu-Chung YANG, Chao-Chun TSENG
  • Publication number: 20190096742
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate structure disposed over the substrate, a dielectric material disposed over the substrate and the gate structure, a conductive structure extending within the dielectric material, and a void extending within the dielectric material and disposed over the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Tsai, Wei Che Hsu, Yu-Chung Yang, Alexander Kalnitsky
  • Patent number: 10157778
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate structure disposed over the substrate, a dielectric material disposed over the substrate and the gate structure, a conductive structure extending within the dielectric material, and a void extending within the dielectric material and disposed over the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Tsai, Wei-Che Hsu, Yu-Chung Yang, Alexander Kalnitsky
  • Publication number: 20170345706
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate structure disposed over the substrate, a dielectric material disposed over the substrate and the gate structure, a conductive structure extending within the dielectric material, and a void extending within the dielectric material and disposed over the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: YUNG-CHIH TSAI, WEI-CHE HSU, YU-CHUNG YANG
  • Publication number: 20170039983
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a source driving circuit, a timing controller, and a gate driving circuit. The source driving circuit converts frame data into a plurality of data voltages, and charges/discharges a first data line according to a data voltage of the plurality of data voltages. The gate driving circuit enables a gate line corresponding to the data voltage. The timing controller sequentially enables a plurality of switch enable lines corresponding to the gate line. A plurality of pixel switches are turned on according to the enabled gate line. A data line switch is turned on according to an enabled switch enable line. The data voltage charges/discharges a corresponding pixel through the turned-on data line switch and one of the turned-on pixel switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Hsu, Yung-Chih Chen, Kuo-Chang Su, Yu-Chung Yang
  • Patent number: 9501995
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a source driving circuit, a timing controller, and a gate driving circuit. The source driving circuit converts frame data into a plurality of data voltages, and charges/discharges a first data line according to a data voltage of the plurality of data voltages. The gate driving circuit enables a gate line corresponding to the data voltage. The timing controller sequentially enables a plurality of switch enable lines corresponding to the gate line. A plurality of pixel switches are turned on according to the enabled gate line. A data line switch is turned on according to an enabled switch enable line. The data voltage charges/discharges a corresponding pixel through the turned-on data line switch and one of the turned-on pixel switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Hsu, Yung-Chih Chen, Kuo-Chang Su, Yu-Chung Yang
  • Publication number: 20160164725
    Abstract: A wireless system package includes a substrate, an external non-volatile memory, a first integrated circuit, and a second integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit includes a System on Chip unit, a bus, a first clock unit, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The second integrated circuit includes a second heterogeneous communication module, a second clock unit, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first integrated circuit or the second integrated circuit includes a first heterogeneous communication module for providing and processing a first wireless signal. A capacity of the external non-volatile memory is larger than a capacity of the internal non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Tsung-Ta Wu, Yu-Chung Yang
  • Patent number: 9087596
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a gate driving circuit on array applied to a display panel with charge sharing pixel structure. In particular, the gate driving circuit is adapted to receive multi-phase clock signal and includes a plurality of shift registers. Each shift register includes a driving circuit including a first driving transistor and a second driving transistor, a pull-down unit and at least one pull-up unit, so that is capable of generating mutually non-overlapped main gate driving signal and sub gate driving signal. Furthermore, the advantage of the disclosure is to provide a gate driving circuit with simplified circuit structure and circuit layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chang Su, Yung-Chih Chen, Yu-Chung Yang, Chih-Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 9035933
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for generating gate signal thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a timing controller and a display panel. The timing controller is used for providing a plurality of timing signals. The display panel includes a pixel array and a gate drive circuit. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels. The gate drive circuit is electrically connected to the timing controller and the pixel array and including a plurality of shift register circuits. The shift register circuit includes a first shift register and a second shift register. The first shift register is configured for generating a corresponding primary gate signal. The second shift register is configured for generating a corresponding secondary gate signal. The timing controller adjusts overlapping relations of the timing signals according to a frame rate of the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ya-Ting Lin, Yu-Chung Yang, Chun-Hsin Liu, Kun-Yueh Lin
  • Publication number: 20150084948
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a source driving circuit, a timing controller, and a gate driving circuit. The source driving circuit converts frame data into a plurality of data voltages, and charges/discharges a first data line according to a data voltage of the plurality of data voltages. The gate driving circuit enables a gate line corresponding to the data voltage. The timing controller sequentially enables a plurality of switch enable lines corresponding to the gate line. A plurality of pixel switches are turned on according to the enabled gate line. A data line switch is turned on according to an enabled switch enable line. The data voltage charges/discharges a corresponding pixel through the turned-on data line switch and one of the turned-on pixel switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Hsu, Yung-Chih Chen, Kuo-Chang Su, Yu-Chung Yang
  • Patent number: 8774348
    Abstract: A shift register circuit includes plural shift register stages for providing plural gate signals. Each shift register stage includes a pull-up unit, a pull-up control unit, an input unit, a first pull-down unit, a second pull-down unit, and a pull-down control unit. The pull-up control unit generates a first control signal according to a driving control voltage and a first clock. The pull-up unit pulls up a corresponding gate signal according to the first control signal. The input unit is utilized for inputting the gate signal of a preceding shift register stage to become the driving control voltage according to a second clock having a phase opposite to the first clock. The pull-down control unit generates a second control signal according to the driving control voltage. The first and second pull-down units pull down the corresponding gate signal and the first control signal respectively according to the second control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Ying Lin, Kun-Yueh Lin, Yu-Chung Yang, Kuo-Hua Hsu
  • Patent number: 8767907
    Abstract: A shift register includes a plurality of shift register circuits, where an Nth shift register circuit of the shift register includes a driving unit, a boost unit, a pull up unit, and a key pull down unit. The driving unit is for providing a gate signal, a first boost control signal, and a first transmission control signal according a first driving signal and a high frequency clock signal. The boost unit is for boosting the voltage of the first driving signal according to a first boost signal. The pull up unit is for providing a second driving signal according to the first transmission control signal and the gate signal, and is for providing a second boost signal according to the first boost control signal and a second boost control signal. The key pull down unit is for pulling down the first driving signal according to a second transmission control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Pin-Yu Chan, Yu-Chung Yang, Yung-Chih Chen, Ming-Yen Tsai
  • Patent number: 8723772
    Abstract: A LCD panel with an improved pixel array configuration is provided. The LCD panel uses a column inversion driving method to drive the data lines so as to achieve a stable common voltage. Moreover, by cross-connecting the layout traces of the wiring zone in a specified manner, the gate pulses outputted from every two gate lines neighboring the sub-pixel are not overlapped with each other, so that the frame can be normally displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Yang, Kuo-Chang Su, Yung-Chih Chen, Kuo-Hua Hsu, Chih-Ying Lin, Kun-Yueh Lin