Patents Assigned to WIN Semiconductor Corp.
  • Patent number: 10298203
    Abstract: A chip stack having a protection structure for semiconductor device package comprises a first chip and a second chip stacked with each other. A first surface of the first chip and a second surface of the second chip are facing to each other. At least one metal pillar is formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface and connected with the other. At least one protection ring is formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface and having a first gap with the other. At least one electrical device is formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface and is located inside at least one of the at least one protection ring, wherein the at least one electrical device includes a temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Pei-Chun Liao, Po-Wei Ting, Chih-Feng Chiang, Yu-Kai Wu, Yu-Fan Chang, Re-Ching Lin, Shu-Hsiao Tsai, Cheng-Kuo Lin
  • Patent number: 10256187
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a winding structure formed on a top side the semiconductor substrate, wherein the winding structure comprises one or more metal lines winding with respect to a center of the winding structure; and a backside metal formed under a backside of the semiconductor substrate; wherein a hollow slot is formed within the backside metal, and a projection of the winding structure is within the hollow slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: WIN Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Jui-Chieh Chiu, Chih-Wen Huang, You-Cheng Lai
  • Patent number: 10256329
    Abstract: A HBT on a GaAs substrate is presented, wherein its base comprises a first base layer comprising IniGa1-iAs with an Indium content i with a slope s1 and a second base layer on the emitter side comprising InjGa1-jAs with an Indium content j with a slope s2, and an average of s1 is half of the average of s2 or smaller; or the base comprises a first base layer comprising InmGa1-mAs with an Indium content m and a second base layer on the emitter side comprising InnGa1-nAs with an Indium content n, and an average of n is larger than the m at a second base layer side; or the base comprises a first base layer pseudomorphic to GaAs with a bulk lattice constant larger than GaAs, and the emitter comprises a first emitter layer pseudomorphic to GaAs with a bulk lattice constant smaller than GaAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Win Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Takatani, Jui-Pin Chiu, Chia-Ta Chang
  • Patent number: 10250228
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator with a mass adjustment structure comprises a supporting layer, a lower metal layer, a piezoelectric layer, an upper metal layer and a mass adjustment structure. The supporting layer is formed on a substrate. The supporting layer has a cavity, and the cavity has a top-inner surface. The lower metal layer is formed on the supporting layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the lower metal layer. The upper metal layer is formed on the piezoelectric layer. An acoustic wave resonance region is defined by an overlapping region of projections of the upper metal layer, the piezoelectric layer, the lower metal layer, the supporting layer and the cavity. The acoustic wave resonance region is divided into a peripheral region and a central region. The mass adjustment structure comprises a peripheral mass adjustment structure formed on the top-inner surface within the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ta Chang, Chih-Feng Chiang, Tzu-Sheng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10186620
    Abstract: An InGaAlP Schottky field effect transistor with stepped bandgap ohmic contact, comprising: a buffer layer, a channel layer, a carrier supply layer, a Schottky barrier layer, an intermediate bandgap layer, a cap layer and an ohmic metal layer sequentially formed on a compound semiconductor substrate; wherein the Schottky barrier layer is made of InGaAlP; the ohmic metal layer and the cap layer form an ohmic contact. The Schottky barrier layer, the intermediate bandgap layer and the cap layer have a Schottky-barrier-layer bandgap, an intermediate bandgap and a cap-layer bandgap respectively, wherein the intermediate bandgap is less than the Schottky-barrier-layer bandgap and greater than the cap-layer bandgap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Guan Yuan, Shih-Ming Joseph Liu, Hsi-Tsung Lin, Chia Hsiung Lee
  • Patent number: 10158212
    Abstract: An improved structure for reducing compound semiconductor wafer distortion comprises a contact metal layer, at least one stress balance layer and a die attachment layer. The contact metal layer is formed on a bottom surface of a compound semiconductor wafer; the at least one stress balance layer is formed on a bottom surface of the contact metal layer, wherein the at least one stress balance layer is made of at least one conductive material; the die attachment layer is formed on a bottom surface of the at least one stress balance layer, wherein the die attachment layer is made of conductive material. By locating the at least one stress balance layer between the contact metal layer and the die attachment layer, the stress suffered by the compound semiconductor wafer is balanced so that the distortion of the compound semiconductor wafer is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Chang-Hwang Hua, Wen Chu
  • Patent number: 10103624
    Abstract: A thermal sensor circuit comprises a conversion circuit which is one of a buck DC-DC converter circuit and a boost DC-DC converter circuit, wherein the conversion circuit comprises an inductor and an output terminal. A thermal sensor senses a thermal variation correlated to a capacitance variation of the thermal sensor. The capacitance variation induces an internal parasitic capacitance variation of the inductor which is connected in parallel to the thermal sensor and results a variation of an energy stored in the inductor. Hence a variation of a converted circuit signal outputting by the output terminal is caused, wherein the variation of the converted circuit signal is correlated to the thermal variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: WIN Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Re Ching Lin, Fan Hsiu Huang, Tung-Yao Chou, Cheng Kuo Lin, Shu Hsiao Tsai, Chih-Feng Chiang
  • Patent number: 10097156
    Abstract: A resonance structure of bulk acoustic wave resonator comprises a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer and a top electrode, wherein the dielectric layer is formed on the bottom electrode; the top electrode is formed on the dielectric layer. A resonance area is defined by the overlapping area of the projection of the bottom electrode, the dielectric layer and the top electrode. The resonance area has a contour. The contour includes at least three curved edges and is formed by connecting the at least three curved edges. Each curved edge is concave to a geometric center of the contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ta Chang, Re Ching Lin, Yung-Chung Chin, Chih-Feng Chiang
  • Patent number: 10084109
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure for improving the gate metal adhesion and the Schottky stability, comprising: a III-nitride semiconductor having a top surface on which a conductive area and a non-conductive area are defined; a source contact metal and a first drain contact metal forming ohmic contact with the III-nitride semiconductor on the conductive area, and the first drain contact metal provided at one side of the source contact metal; and a gate metal layer comprising a gate connection line and a first gate finger extending from the gate connection line, the first gate finger interposing between the source contact metal and the first drain contact metal and forming a Schottky contact with the III-nitride semiconductor on the conductive area, wherein the first gate finger has a first terminal anchor at an end thereof surrounding the source contact metal, and the first terminal anchor has an increased width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Jhih-Han Du, Yi Wei Lien, Che-Kai Lin, Wei-Chou Wang
  • Patent number: 10037945
    Abstract: A package structure is disclosed. The package structure includes at least a lead, for delivering at least a signal; at least a routing layer, connected to the at least a lead, where at least a first hole is formed through the at least a routing layer; a die, disposed on the at least a routing layer, where at least a second hole is formed through the die, and the die generates or receives the at least a signal; and a molding cap, for covering the at least a routing layer and the die; where the at least a signal is delivered through the at least a first hole and the at least a second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: WIN Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Jui-Chieh Chiu, Fan-Hsiu Huang
  • Patent number: 9998087
    Abstract: An integrated structure of power amplifier and acoustic wave device comprises: a compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate including an epitaxial structure formed on a compound semiconductor substrate, a power amplifier upper structure formed on a top-side of a left part of the compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate, and a film bulk acoustic resonator formed on the top-side of a right part of the compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate; wherein the left part of the compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate and the power amplifier upper structure form a power amplifier; the right part of the compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate and the film bulk acoustic resonator form an acoustic wave device; the integrated structure of power amplifier and acoustic wave device on the same compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate is capable of reducing the component size, optimizing the impedance matching, and reducing the signal loss between power amplifier and acoustic wave device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Shu-Hsiao Tsai, Re Ching Lin, Pei-Chun Liao, Cheng-Kuo Lin, Yung-Chung Chin
  • Patent number: 9991198
    Abstract: A layout method for compound semiconductor integrated circuits, comprising following steps of: forming a first metal layer within a first circuit layout area which intersects with a second circuit layout area at an intersection area on a compound semiconductor substrate; defining an adjacent crossover area including said intersection area and a peripheral adjacent area thereof; a first dielectric area located within said adjacent crossover area and intersected with at least part of said intersection area; forming a first dielectric block within said first dielectric area or forming said first dielectric block within said first dielectric area and a second dielectric block outside said first dielectric area, the thickness of said second dielectric block is no greater than and the thickness of at least part of said second dielectric block is smaller than the thickness of said first dielectric block; forming a second metal layer within said second circuit layout area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Shu-Hsiao Tsai, Rong-Hao Syu, Yi-Ling Liu, Cheng-Kuo Lin
  • Patent number: 9972509
    Abstract: An anti-plasma adhesive tape utilized for manufacturing a semiconductor package includes a substrate; and an adhesive layer formed on the substrate, wherein the adhesive layer is selected from a group composed of acrylic adhesive, light-curable resin and photoinitiator. The anti-plasma adhesive tape is attached to a backside of a lead frame of the semiconductor package before a plasma-cleaning process and removed from the lead frame after a molding process. After the anti-plasma adhesive tape is cured by irradiating an energy ray and removed from the lead frame, there is no residual adhesive left on a molding compound of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: WIN Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Kuo, Chih-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 9911837
    Abstract: A heterojunction bipolar transistor, comprising an elongated base mesa, an “H” shaped emitter, two base electrodes, an elongated collector, and two elongated collector electrodes. The “H” shaped emitter is formed on the base mesa and has two parallel bars connected by a cross-bar. Two elongated emitter electrodes are formed respectively on the two parallel bars of the “H” shaped emitter. The “H” shaped emitter has two recesses respectively on two opposite sides of the cross-bar between the two parallel bars. The two base electrodes are formed on the base mesa respectively at the two recesses of the “H” shaped emitter, each of which has a base via hole near a center of the base mesa. The elongated collector is formed below the base mesa. The two elongated collector electrodes are formed on the collector respectively at two opposite sides of the base mesa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Win Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Jui-Pin Chiu, Shu-Hsiao Tsai, Rong-Hao Syu, Cheng-Kuo Lin
  • Patent number: 9905610
    Abstract: An integrated structure of acoustic wave device and varactor comprises an acoustic wave device and a varactor formed on a first part and a second part of a semiconductor substrate respectively. The acoustic wave device comprises an acoustic wave device upper structure and a first part of a bottom epitaxial structure. The acoustic wave device upper structure is formed on the first part of the bottom epitaxial structure. The varactor comprises a varactor upper structure and a second part of the bottom epitaxial structure. The varactor upper structure is formed on the second part of the bottom epitaxial structure. The integrated structure of the acoustic wave device and the varactor formed on the same semiconductor substrate is capable of reducing the module size, optimizing the impedance matching, and reducing the signal loss between the varactor and the acoustic wave device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Shu-Hsiao Tsai, Re Ching Lin, Pei-Chun Liao, Cheng-Kuo Lin, Yung-Chung Chin, Chih-Feng Chiang
  • Patent number: 9812379
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a die comprising at least a via and a least a hot via; a ground lead, formed directly under a back side of the die, contacting with the back side of the die, and directly connected to the a least a hot via and the at least a via of the die; a buffer layer, formed on the die, configured to absorb a stress applied to the die and prevent the die from damage; and a molding portion, formed on the die buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: WIN Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Jui-Chieh Chiu, Chih-Wen Huang, You-Cheng Lai
  • Patent number: 9704829
    Abstract: A stacked structure comprises a semiconductor chip which includes a substrate having at least one substrate via hole penetrating through the substrate; at least one backside metal layer formed on a backside of the substrate covering an inner surface of the substrate via hole and at least part of the backside of the substrate; at least one front-side metal layer formed on the front-side of the substrate and electrically connected to the at least one backside metal layer on a top of at least one of the at least one substrate via hole; at least one electronic device formed on the front-side of the substrate and electrically connected to the at least one front-side metal layer; and at least one metal bump formed on at least one of the backside metal layer and the front-side metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Win Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Chang-Hwang Hua, Chih-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 9692370
    Abstract: A biasing circuitry is disclosed. The biasing circuitry includes a biasing module, electrically connected to a power amplifier; and a control series, having an end electrically connected to a positive voltage, and another end electrically connected to the biasing module. The control series includes a switch unit, controlled by a control voltage to be on or off; and a voltage-drop unit, connected to the switch unit in series. The voltage-drop unit is configured to adjust a bias point of the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: WIN Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventors: Jui-Chieh Chiu, Fan-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 9673152
    Abstract: A high-frequency package comprises a ground lead occupying a side of the high-frequency package; and a signal lead comprising at least a protrusion protruding from a central portion of the signal lead; wherein the ground lead and the signal lead perform as a transmission line, and the at least a protrusion forms capacitance of the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: WIN Semiconductors Corp.
    Inventor: Chih-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 9673186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound semiconductor integrated circuit chip having a front and/or back surface metal layer used for electrical connection to an external circuit. The compound semiconductor integrated circuit chip (first chip) comprises a substrate, an electronic device layer, and a dielectric layer. A first metal layer is formed on the front side of the dielectric layer, and a third metal layer is formed on the back side of the substrate. The first and third metal layer are made essentially of Cu and used for the connection to other electronic circuits. A second chip may be mounted on the first chip with electrical connection made with the first or the third metal layer that extends over the electronic device in the first chip in the three-dimensional manner to make the electrical connection between the two chips having connection nodes away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Takatani, Hsien-Fu Hsiao, Cheng-Kuo Lin, Chang-Hwang Hua