Patents Examined by David J Goodwin
  • Patent number: 12388037
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a first semiconductor structure, a second semiconductor structure, and a bonding interface between the first and second semiconductor structures. The first semiconductor structure includes an array of NAND memory strings, a first peripheral circuit of the array of NAND memory strings including a first transistor, a polysilicon layer between the array of NAND memory strings and the first peripheral circuit, and a first semiconductor layer in contact with the first transistor. The polysilicon layer is in contact with sources of the array of NAND memory strings. The second semiconductor structure includes a second peripheral circuit of the array of NAND memory strings including a second transistor, and a second semiconductor layer in contact with the second transistor. The second semiconductor layer is between the bonding interface and the second peripheral circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanhong Wang, Wei Liu, Liang Chen, Zhiliang Xia, Wenxi Zhou, Kun Zhang, Yuancheng Yang
  • Patent number: 12382693
    Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide a nanostructure transistor including inner spacers between a gate structure and a source/drain region. The inner spacers, formed in cavities at end regions of sacrificial nanosheets during fabrication of the nanostructure transistor, include concave-regions that face the source/drain region. Formation techniques include forming the sacrificial nanosheets and inner spacers to include certain geometric and/or dimensional properties, such that a likelihood of defects and/or voids within the inner spacers and/or the gate structure are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Chang, Shahaji B. More, Chi-Yu Chou, Chun Chieh Wang, Yueh-Ching Pai
  • Patent number: 12362324
    Abstract: A stack type semiconductor device including a first wafer and a second wafer. The first wafer including at least one first chip. The second wafer including at least one second chip electrically connected with the first chip. Each of the first and second chips including a test circuit block, at least one test bonding pad and a hybrid boning member. The test circuit block performing a test operation based on a test signal. The test bonding pad arranged on a bonding surface of each of the first and second chips to transmit the test signal and signals for driving the test circuit block between the first and second chips. The hybrid bonding member electrically connected between the test bonding pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seong Hwi Song
  • Patent number: 12349476
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an image sensor. The image sensor includes a plurality of photodetectors disposed within a substrate, and the plurality of photodetectors includes a first active photodetector and a black level correction (BLC) photodetector. A metal grid structure surrounds the first active photodetector along a periphery of the first active photodetector on a first side of the substrate. A recessed blocking structure covers the BLC photodetector on the first side of the substrate. The recessed blocking structure includes both a first blocking layer inset into the first side of the substrate and a second blocking layer directly over the first blocking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Tsung Kuo, Jiech-Fun Lu
  • Patent number: 12349357
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes first electrodes stacked on an underlying layer, a second electrode provided on the first electrodes, a semiconductor layer extending in a first direction from the underlying layer to the second electrode, and a memory film provided between each of the first electrodes and the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first portion adjacent to the first electrodes and a second portion adjacent to the second electrode. The second portion has a thickness thinner than a thickness of the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ishida, Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Takayuki Okada, Masaki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 12342549
    Abstract: Integrated circuitry comprises a horizontally-elongated insulative wall directly above a conductive node. The wall comprises insulative material. A conductive via extends through the wall to the conductive node. A conductive line is directly above the wall and directly above the conductive via. The conductive via directly electrically couples together the conductive line with the conductive node. Insulator material is longitudinally-along laterally-opposing sides of the wall. An interface of the insulative material of the wall and the insulator material are on each of the laterally-opposing sides of the wall. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kewley, Kevin Baker, Trupti D. Gawai
  • Patent number: 12322632
    Abstract: Implementations of a method of making a plurality of alignment marks on a wafer may include: providing a wafer including an alignment feature on a first side of the wafer. The method may include aligning the wafer using a camera focused on the first side of the wafer. The wafer may be aligned using the alignment feature on the first side of the die. The wafer may also include creating a plurality of alignment marks on a second side of the wafer through lasering, sawing, or scribing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Seddon, Takashi Noma
  • Patent number: 12289897
    Abstract: A magnetic memory device includes a bottom electrode layer, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack disposed on the bottom electrode layer, a dielectric cap layer disposed on the MTJ stack, and a metal cap layer disposed on the dielectric cap layer, wherein the metal cap layer comprises a plurality of first metal layers and second metal layers alternately stacked on the dielectric cap layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Jing-Yin Jhang
  • Patent number: 12283552
    Abstract: Embodiments include a wafer-on-wafer bonding where each wafer includes a seal ring structure around die areas defined in the wafer. Embodiments provide a further seal ring spanning the interface between the wafers. Embodiments may extend the existing seal rings of the wafers, provide an extended seal ring structure separate from the existing seal rings of the wafers, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsorng Shen, Kuan-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 12283536
    Abstract: A problem is that close contact with a heat dissipation surface of a power semiconductor device is not sufficient, and thus heat dissipation performance is low. A thermally conductive layer 5 abuts on a heat dissipation surface 4a of a circuit body 100, and a heat dissipation member 7 abuts on the outside of the thermally conductive layer 5, which is a side of the heat dissipation surface 4a of the circuit body 100. A fixing member 8 abuts on a side of the circuit body 100 opposite to the heat dissipation surface 4a. A connection member 9 is penetrated at the respective end portions of the heat dissipation member 7 and the fixing member 8. FIG. 3 illustrates a state before a bolt and a nut of the connection member 9 are tightened. The heat dissipation member 7 holds a curved shape such that the central portion of the heat dissipation member 7 protrudes toward the circuit body 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi Shimazu, Yujiro Kaneko, Eiichi Ide, Yusuke Takagi, Hisashi Tanie
  • Patent number: 12283588
    Abstract: A method includes: providing a cell of a first group that supplies a first potential from a backside of a substrate, multiple cells of a second group, and two cells of a third group that supply a second potential from the backside; determining a distance in a row direction between the cell of the first group and each of the two cells of the third group; determining a placement of the cell of the first group, the two cells of the third group, and each of the cells of the second group; and counting a number of pins of the cells of the second group. The cell of the first group is located between the two cells of the third group. Each of the cells of the second group is located between the two cells of the third group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Jack Liu
  • Patent number: 12275829
    Abstract: A light emitting thin film and a manufacturing method thereof, a light emitting device and a displaying substrate, which relates to the technical field of displaying. The light emitting thin film includes a polymer (1) and a quantum dot (2) bonded to the polymer (1); the quantum dot (2) includes a metal nanoparticle (3) and a core-shell structure connected to the metal nanoparticle (3); and the metal nanoparticle (3) is bonded to the polymer (1) by a sulfide bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenhai Mei
  • Patent number: 12272633
    Abstract: An isolation capacitor structure reduces the likelihood of breakdown in the passivation layers by physically re-shaping or dividing the top plate of the isolation capacitor into two segments. In that way, the electric field is driven down and away from the passivation surfaces. One embodiment utilizes a series capacitor formed by the top metal plate of the capacitor and an additional “top hat” plate above the top metal plate that redirects the fields into the main isolation capacitor. Vias may be included between the top hat plate and the top metal plate. Another approach reshapes the top plate to have an integrated top hat structure and achieves similar results of directing charge down and away from the passivation layer surface breakdown paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Fowler, Jerome T. Wenske, Ahsanul Islam, Dan B. Kasha
  • Patent number: 12270905
    Abstract: Lighting devices and methods of manufacture are described. A lighting device includes a substrate, multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the substrate, an electronic switch on the substrate, and multiple connectors, each comprising a wire bond. Multiple wire bonds electrically couple at least two of the multiple LEDs and multiple wire bonds electrically couple the electronic switch and at least one of the plurality of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LUMILEDS, LLC
    Inventor: Emanuel Nicolaas Hermanus Johannes Stassar
  • Patent number: 12266713
    Abstract: A transistor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a gate structure formed over the substrate. Forming the gate structure may include steps of forming a multi-layer dielectric stack over the substrate, performing an anisotropic dry etch of the multi-layer dielectric stack to form a gate channel, forming a conformal dielectric layer over the substrate, performing an anisotropic dry etch of the conformal dielectric layer to form dielectric sidewalls in the gate channel, etching portions of dielectric layers in a gate channel region, and forming gate metal in the gate channel region. Dielectric spacers may be similarly formed in a field plate channel prior to formation of a field plate of the transistor. By forming dielectric spacers in the gate channel, the length of the gate structure can be advantageously decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Darrell Glenn Hill
  • Patent number: 12261047
    Abstract: A method of selectively and conformally doping semiconductor materials is disclosed. Some embodiments utilize a conformal dopant film deposited selectively on semiconductor materials by thermal decomposition. Some embodiments relate to doping non-line of sight surfaces. Some embodiments relate to methods for forming a highly doped crystalline semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aderhold, Yi-Chiau Huang, Wei Liu, Benjamin Colombeau, Abhilash Mayur
  • Patent number: 12255181
    Abstract: In an example, a method for forming a three-dimensional (3D) memory device is disclosed. A semiconductor layer is formed. A memory stack on the semiconductor is formed. A channel structure extending through the memory stack and the semiconductor layer is formed. An end of the channel structure abutting the semiconductor layer is exposed. A portion of the channel structure abutting the semiconductor layer is replaced with a semiconductor plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Zhang, Wenxi Zhou, Zhiliang Xia, Zongliang Huo
  • Patent number: 12256598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display module, at least one color layer, and a light absorption layer. The display module has a display face and a non-display face opposite to the display face. The at least one color layer is disposed at a side of the display module away from the display face. The light absorption layer disposed at a side of the at least one color layer away from the display module. A first through hole is defined in the light absorption layer. A second through hole is defined in the at least one color layer. The second through hole is located corresponding to and in communication with the first through hole. The first through hole and the second through hole are located corresponding to an external functional module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tianchun Zheng, Yi Zheng, Junhui Zeng, Yanqing Wang
  • Patent number: 12255177
    Abstract: A stacked semiconductor device includes a plurality of stacked semiconductor dies electrically connected with each other, a first power line electrically connected to a lowermost semiconductor die among the stacked semiconductor dies, a second power line formed over an uppermost semiconductor die among the stacked semiconductor dies, and an external connection line electrically connecting the first power line and the second power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Yo Sep Lee
  • Patent number: 12249642
    Abstract: In a vertical power device with trenched insulated gates, there is an npnp layered structure. The vertical gates turn on the device with a suitable gate bias to conduct a current between a top electrode and a bottom electrode. In an example, implanted n+ source regions are formed in the top surface within a p-well. Between some gates, the overlying dielectric is opened up, by etching, to expose distributed p-type contact regions for the p-well. The dielectric is also opened up to expose areas of the n+ source regions. The top electrode metal directly contacts the exposed p-type contact regions and the n+ source regions to provide distributed emitter-to-base short across the cellular array to improve device performance in the presence of transients. The p-contact regions are isolated from the n+ source regions, prior to the deposition of the metal electrode, due to the p-type contact regions not abutting the n+ source regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Pakal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M Moore, Richard A Blanchard, Vladimir Rodov