Patents Assigned to LTD.
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Patent number: 12382687Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a trench defining an active region in a substrate, a first insulating layer on a bottom surface and side surfaces of the active region inside the trench, a shielding layer on a surface of the first insulating layer, the shielding layer including a plurality of spaced apart particles, a second insulating layer on the shielding layer and having first charge trapped therein, the plurality of spaced apart particles being configured to concentrate second charge having an opposite polarity to the charge trapped in the second insulating layer, and a gap-fill insulating layer on the second insulating layer in the trench.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Kak Lee, Min Woo Kim, Bong Hyun Kim, Hee Young Park, Seo Jin Ahn, Won Yong Lee
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Patent number: 12382716Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a fin-type active region, a channel region on the fin-type active region, a gate line surrounding the channel region on the fin-type active region, a source/drain region that is adjacent to the gate line on the fin-type active region and has a sidewall facing the channel region, wherein the source/drain region includes a first buffer layer, a second buffer layer, and a main body layer, which are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the fin-type active region, each include a Si1-xGex layer (x?0) doped with a p-type dopant, and have different Ge concentrations, and the second buffer layer conformally covers a surface of the first buffer layer that faces the main body layer. A thickness ratio of the side buffer portion to the bottom buffer portion is in a range of about 0.9 to about 1.1.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seojin Jeong, Jungtaek Kim, Moonseung Yang, Sumin Yu, Edward Namkyu Cho, Seokhoon Kim, Pankwi Park
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Patent number: 12382717Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a semiconductor device and a method for forming the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first channel structure, a first gate dielectric layer surrounding the first channel structure, and a first metal gate surrounding first gate dielectric layer. The first metal gate includes a first metal layer in direct contact with the first gate dielectric layer and a first metal cap in direct contact with the first gate dielectric layer, wherein the first metal cap is in direct contact with the first metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Ching, Shi Ning Ju, Ching-Wei Tsai, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
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Patent number: 12382720Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a manufacturing method for the array substrate. The manufacturing method includes: forming a light-shielding layer, a source, and a drain on the substrate by using a first photomask; forming a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, and a gate which are laminated on the source, the drain, and light-shielding layer by using a second photomask; forming a dielectric layer on the gate and the substrate, and a via hole exposing the drain on the dielectric layer by using a third photomask; and forming a pixel electrode on the dielectric layer by using a fourth photomask.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Meilan Bo
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Patent number: 12382722Abstract: A display device according to an example includes a plurality of sub pixels disposed on a substrate, and a plurality of touch units disposed on the substrate. Each sub pixel can include a driving transistor, a light emitting diode, and a pixel electrode connecting the driving transistor and the light emitting diode. Each touch unit can include a touch sensing transistor and a touch electrode connected to the touch sensing transistor, where the pixel electrode and the touch electrode are disposed on the same layer. Accordingly, the pixel electrode and the touch electrode are disposed on the substrate to sense the touch by a self-capacitance manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Daeyoung Seo, Hun Jang, Hyungon Kim
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Patent number: 12382725Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; and a cell region having opposite first and second sides, the cell region including active regions formed in the substrate; relative to an imaginary first reference line, a first majority of the active regions having first ends which align with the first reference line, the first side being parallel and proximal to the first reference line; relative to an imaginary second reference line in the second direction, a second majority of the active regions having second ends which align with the second reference line, the second side being parallel and proximal to the second reference line; and gate structures correspondingly on first and second ones of the active regions; and relative to the second direction, a first end of a selected one of the gate structures abuts an intervening region between the first and second active regions.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTDInventors: Ru-Yu Wang, You-Cheng Xiao, Kao-Cheng Lin, Pin-Dai Sue, Ting-Wei Chiang
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Patent number: 12382745Abstract: An image sensor includes a first floating diffusion region, a second floating diffusion region adjacent to the first floating diffusion region in a first direction, a third floating diffusion region adjacent to the first floating diffusion region in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and a fourth floating diffusion region adjacent to the second floating diffusion region in the second direction. A pad is disposed on the first and second floating diffusion regions. The pad at least partially overlaps the first and second floating diffusion regions. The image sensor includes an interconnection line and a first contact connecting the pad to the interconnection line. A first surface of the pad is disposed on the first floating diffusion region and the second floating diffusion region. A device isolation pattern defines the first, second, third and fourth floating diffusion regions.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwanyoung Oh, Mihye Kim, Donghyuk Park, Jiwon Park, Seungwook Lee, Haewon Lee
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Patent number: 12382484Abstract: A gateway access method and an electronic device are provided. The gateway access method includes: determining a target ePDG based on a priority level of at least one pre-recorded evolved packet data gateway ePDG; and initiating an access procedure to the target ePDG based on pre-recorded address information; where the priority level includes a priority level that is determined based on access parameter information of the at least one ePDG; and the address information includes address information of the target ePDG.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuanze Mao
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Patent number: 12382497Abstract: A wireless communication method performed by a first device includes entering a transmission preparation period of a first Request To Send (RTS) frame via a first link; obtaining transmission-related information of a second RTS frame via a second link; determining at least one of a first transmission timing and content of the first RTS frame, based on the transmission-related information of the second RTS frame; generating the first RTS frame based on a result of the determining; and transmitting, to a second device via the first link, the generated first RTS frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jonghun Han, Chulho Chung, Myeongjin Kim, Eunsung Jeon
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Patent number: 12382512Abstract: A channel contention method includes performing, by a first station and a second station of a multi-link device (MLD), channel contention based on a first enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameter; generating, by the first station and the second station, a point coordination function (PCF) inter-frame space (PIFS) access t imer when the first station performs EDCA access and the second station performs PIFS access; and performing, by the first station and the second station, channel contention based on a second EDCA parameter before the PIFS access timer backs off to 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yiqing Li, Yunbo Li, Ming Gan, Yuchen Guo, Guogang Huang
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Patent number: 12382521Abstract: Relay connection establishment method and device are disclosed. The method includes: sending, by source UE, a first direct communication request message to next-hop relay UE of the source UE, where the first direct communication request message is used to request to establish, in a process of establishing a relay connection from the source UE to target UE, a first direct communication connection between the source UE and the next-hop relay UE of the source UE; and receiving a first direct communication accept message from the next-hop relay UE of the source UE, where the first direct communication accept message is used to indicate acceptance of the request for establishing the first direct communication connection in the process of establishing the relay connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Wen Wang, Zhenhua Xie
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Patent number: 12382555Abstract: A functional panel comprises a convex lens, an insulating film, a first region configured to emit first light of a first light emitting element, and a second region configured to emit second light of a second light emitting element. The insulating film is interposed between the convex lens and at least one of the first region and the second region; the convex lens and the first region overlap each other; the convex lens and the second region overlap each other; the convex lens has a first length in a first direction; the convex lens has a second length in a second direction; the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; the first length is larger than the second length; and the first region and the second region are aligned in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2024Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daiki Nakamura, Tomoya Aoyama
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Patent number: 12382556Abstract: Disclosed is a dimming and color temperature adjusting control module, including a PWM-to-0-10V dimming circuit, a MUC main control circuit, an infrared receiving circuit, a power supply circuit, a wireless communication module, an output interface circuit, and a color temperature conversion driving circuit. Corresponding terminals of the MUC main control circuit are electrically connected to corresponding terminals of the PWM-to-0-10V dimming circuit, the infrared receiving circuit, the wireless communication module, the output interface circuit and the color temperature conversion driving circuit, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Dongguan Haiyue Intelligent Technology Co., LtdInventors: Huishi Tan, Xinmin Chen
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Patent number: 12381655Abstract: A method for determining a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook, performed by a user equipment, including: determining an index parameter according to a number of at least one piece of downlink control information (DCI), in response to a network device scheduling the at least one piece of DCI, and each piece of DCI in the at least one piece of DCI scheduling at least one physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and determining the HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the at least one piece of DCI according to the index parameter.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Ting Fu
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Patent number: 12381676Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting device capability information. The method includes operating a device with multiple antenna port groups for communication between the device and a network. The method includes transmitting, by the device, device capability information to the network. The device capability information includes a number of antenna port groups of the multiple antenna port groups, a number of antenna ports for each of the antenna port groups, a maximum number of supported spatial layers for each of the antenna port groups, or some combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Vijay Nangia, Prateek Basu Mallick, Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Joachim Loehr
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Patent number: 12381677Abstract: For supporting higher data rates, resource configuration includes: acquiring, by a terminal, a configuration of physical resources; and performing, by the terminal, transmission according to the configured physical resources, wherein performing, by the terminal, transmission according to the configured physical resources comprises one of: neither performing, by the terminal, uplink transmission nor performing downlink reception on the configured physical resources; performing, by the terminal, only downlink reception on the configured physical resources; and performing, by the terminal, only uplink transmission on the configured physical resources.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Di Su, Chuang Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Peng Lin, Chen Qian, Bin Yu
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Device and method for transmitting or receiving control information and data in communication system
Patent number: 12381693Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5G) or sixth generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station, channel state information (CSI) report configuration information including a channel quality indicator (CQI) table-related parameter, identifying a CQI table to be used based on the CQI table-related parameter, and transmitting, to the base station, a CQI index using the CQI table. A maximum modulation scheme of the CQI table is 4096 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Youngrok Jang, Seho Myung, Ameha Tsegaye Abebe, Seongmok Lim, Hyoungju Ji -
Patent number: 12381068Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) screen for a microwave powered ultraviolet (UV) lamp system is disclosed. In one example, a disclosed RF screen includes: a sheet comprising a conductive material; and a frame around edges of the sheet. The conductive material defines a predetermined mesh pattern of individual openings across substantially an operative area of the screen. Each of the individual openings has a triangular shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2024Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-chun Yang, Po-Wei Liang, Chao-Hung Wan, Yi-Ming Lin, Liu Che Kang
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Patent number: 12381070Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus may include a chucking stage supporting a substrate, a sinusoidal generator supplying a sinusoidal wave to the chucking stage, a non-sinusoidal generator supplying a non-sinusoidal wave to the chucking stage, and a mixer between each of the sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal generators and the chucking stage. The chucking stage may include a chuck body and a plasma electrode in the chuck body. The mixer may include a high pass filter between the sinusoidal generator and the plasma electrode, a low pass filter between the non-sinusoidal generator and the plasma electrode, and a band stop filter between the low pass filter and the plasma electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jihwan Kim, Nam Kyun Kim, Hyun Bae Kim, Seungbo Shim, Hyeongmo Kang, Kyung-Sun Kim, Daeun Son, Juho Lee
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Patent number: 12381084Abstract: The inventive concept provides a mask treating apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Yoon, Ki Hoon Choi, Tae Hee Kim, Hyo Won Yang, Young Dae Chung, Ji Hoon Jeong
