Patents Examined by Didarul Mazumder
  • Patent number: 11706959
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a substrate including a display area including pixels at which an image is displayed and a peripheral area at which the image is not displayed, the peripheral area disposed outside the display area. In the peripheral area, the display device further includes: a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the pixels and with which operation of the pixels is tested, the thin film transistors including gate electrodes arranged separated from each other on the substrate; and a bridge wiring electrically connecting adjacent gate electrodes of the plurality of thin film transistors to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwangmin Kim, Wonkyu Kwak, Joongsoo Moon, Jieun Lee
  • Patent number: 11705536
    Abstract: In an image display element, a side surface of a nitride semiconductor is covered with a reflection material inclined so as to open in a light emitting direction, wavelength conversion units are surrounded by partition walls, and side surfaces of the partition walls facing the wavelength conversion units are reflection surfaces inclined so as to open in the light emitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuji Iguchi
  • Patent number: 11699671
    Abstract: A packaged antenna circuit structure suitable for 5G use includes a shielding layer, an electronic component, conductive pillars, a first insulation layer, a first stacked structure, an antenna structure, and a second stacked structure. The shielding layer defines a groove to receive the electronic component. The conductive pillars on the shielding layer surround the groove. The first insulation layer covers the shielding layer, the electronic component, and the conductive pillars. The first stacked structure is stacked on a side of the first insulation layer and includes a ground line connecting to the conductive pillars. The antenna structure is stacked on a side of the first stacked structure away from the first insulation layer and connected to the electronic component by the first stacked structure. The second stacked structure is stacked on a side of the first insulation layer away from the first stacked structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited., QING DING PRECISION ELECTRONICS (HUAIAN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong-Chao Wei, Jia-He Li
  • Patent number: 11699717
    Abstract: An image pickup element using an APD is provided. The image pickup element has a first substrate, a second substrate, and a connector. The first substrate is provided with a plurality of light receivers having the APD. The second substrate has a pixel circuit that corresponds to each of the APDs. Additionally, the connector electrically connects the APD and the pixel circuit corresponding to the APD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masanori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11695102
    Abstract: Light-emitting devices with active electrical elements and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. LEDs may be mounted on an active electrical element such that the LEDs are within peripheral edges of the active electrical element. Contact pads may be arranged on the active electrical element for receiving external power and communication signals for active control of the LEDs. A light-transmissive carrier may be positioned over the active electrical element and the LEDs. Electrical traces of the carrier may be configured to electrically connect with the contact pads to route external power connections and communication signals for the active electrical element. Other electrical traces of the carrier may form a touch sensing element that is electrically coupled with the active electrical element. Active electrical elements with LEDs provided thereon may form compact sizes for use as active LED pixels configured for active-matrix addressing within an LED display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: CreeLED, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Hussell, Zhenyu Zhong
  • Patent number: 11696446
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array including a stacked body having insulating layers and conductive layers that are alternately stacked. The memory cell array includes a cell area and a contact area provided adjacent the cell area. The semiconductor storage device includes: a circuit below the memory cell array; a source layer between the memory cell array and the circuit; a first contact in the contact area, and coupled to the circuit; a second contact over the cell area and the contact area; a first wiring extending in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the second contact in the contact area; a second wiring above the second contact, extending along the second contact in the contact area, and connected to the first wiring; and third contacts between the second wiring and the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hanae Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11688830
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate which includes: a plurality of pixel units, at least one of which includes a light emitting diode and a drive circuit. The light emitting diode includes a cathode; the display substrate further includes an auxiliary electrode layer including at least one auxiliary electrode. The auxiliary electrode is disposed in at least one of the pixel units. The auxiliary electrode is electrically connected with the cathode of the light emitting diode which is located in the same pixel unit as the pixel unit that the auxiliary electrode is located in, and the auxiliary electrode covers at least a portion of the drive circuit in the pixel unit that the auxiliary electrode is located in. The auxiliary electrode is made of an opaque conductive material, so as to block light irradiated at the portion of the drive circuit that is covered by the auxiliary electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongfei Cheng, Yuxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11688672
    Abstract: An electronic device having a package structure with conductive leads, first and second dies in the package structure, as well as first and second conductive plates electrically coupled to the respective first and second dies and having respective first and second sides spaced apart from and directly facing one another with a portion of the package structure extending between the first side of the first conductive plate and the second side of the second conductive plate to form a capacitor. No other side of the first conductive plate directly faces a side of the second conductive plate, and no other side of the second conductive plate directly faces a side of the first conductive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Khanolkar, Sreeram Subramanyam Nasum, Tarunvir Singh
  • Patent number: 11688724
    Abstract: Provided is a display backplate including an array substrate and a plurality of pairs of connection structures on the array substrate, wherein the array substrate includes a plurality of thin-film transistors and a common electrode signal line, wherein at least one of the plurality of thin-film transistors is connected to one of a pair of connection structures and the common electrode signal line is connected to the other of the pair of connection structures; and an area of a first section of the connection structure is negatively correlated with a distance between the first section and a surface of the array substrate, and the first section is parallel to the surface of the array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiwei Liang, Wenqian Luo, Yingwei Liu, Ke Wang, Qi Yao, Huijuan Wang, Haixu Li, Zhanfeng Cao, Guangcai Yuan, Xue Dong, Guoqiang Wang, Zhijun Lv
  • Patent number: 11682631
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first package body disposed on the first surface, and a conductive layer covering the first package body and the substrate. The conductive layer includes a first portion on the top surface of the first package body and a second portion on the lateral surface of the first package body and a sidewall of the substrate. The second portion of the conductive layer has a tapered shape. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device package is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chen, Zheng Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 11678486
    Abstract: Provided are a 3D flash memory and an array layout thereof. The 3D flash memory includes a gate stack structure, a annular channel pillar, a first source/drain pillar, a second source/drain pillar and a charge storage structure. The gate stack structure is disposed on a dielectric base and includes a plurality of gate layers electrically insulated from each other. The annular channel pillar is disposed on the dielectric base and penetrates through the gate stack structure. The first source/drain pillar and the second source/drain pillar are disposed on the dielectric base, are located within the channel pillar and penetrate through the gate stack structure. The first source/drain pillar and the second source/drain pillar are separated from each other and are each connected to the channel pillar. The charge storage structure is disposed between each of the plurality of gate layers and the channel pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INIERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hang-Ting Lue, Wei-Chen Chen, Teng Hao Yeh, Guan-Ru Lee
  • Patent number: 11677055
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes at least one light emitting and connecting unit that includes an epitaxial layer structure and a metallic connecting layer structure, and an insulating substrate that has a main substrate body and first and second contact members. The connecting layer structure interconnects the epitaxial layer structure and the main substrate body, and is completely plane at least right under the epitaxial layer structure. The contact members extend from a first surface to a second surface on the main substrate body, and are disposed outside an imaginary projection of the epitaxial layer structure on the main substrate body. The first contact member is electrically connected with the connecting layer structure. Alight emitting apparatus including the device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen San'an Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoqiang Zeng, Shao-Hua Huang, Jianfeng Yang, Lixun Yang
  • Patent number: 11676921
    Abstract: A driving chip and a display panel are provided. The display panel includes the driving chip, and a plurality of first bonding pads and a plurality of second bonding pads disposed at two opposite sides out of the driving chip. The driving chip includes a group of first input leads and a group of second input leads. There is an interval between the group of first input leads and the group of second input leads. The group of first input leads is disposed near the first bonding pads, and the group of second input leads is disposed near the second bonding pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yantao Lu, Guanghui Liu, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 11676826
    Abstract: A semiconductor die package and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor die package includes a package substrate, an interposer substrate over the package substrate, two semiconductor dies over the interposer substrate, and an underfill element formed over the interposer substrate and surrounding the semiconductor dies. A ring structure is disposed over the package substrate and surrounds the semiconductor dies. Recessed parts are recessed from the bottom surface of the ring structure. The recessed parts include multiple first recessed parts arranged in each corner area of the ring structure and two second recessed parts arranged in opposite side areas of the ring structure and aligned with a portion of the underfill element between the semiconductor dies. An adhesive layer is interposed between the bottom surface of the ring structure and the package substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Lin, Shu-Shen Yeh, Chin-Hua Wang, Po-Yao Lin, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Patent number: 11677020
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, first to third nitride regions, and first and second insulating films. The first nitride region includes Alx1Ga1?x1N, and includes first and second partial regions, a third partial region between the first and second partial regions, a fourth partial region between the first and third partial regions, and a fifth partial region between the third and second partial regions. The first nitride region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second nitride region includes Alx2Ga1?x2N, and sixth and seventh partial regions. At least a portion of the third electrode is between the sixth and seventh partial regions. The first insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes first and second insulating regions. The third nitride region includes Alx3Ga1?x3N, and first to seventh portions. The second insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes third to seventh insulating regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Yosuke Kajiwara, Akira Mukai, Aya Shindome, Hiroshi Ono, Masahiko Kuraguchi
  • Patent number: 11670521
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor package is disclosed. The method includes providing a package substrate having a die attach region with a die attached thereto. A protective cover is disposed over a sensor region of the die and attached to the die by a cover adhesive. The protective cover is supported by a standoff structure disposed on the die and below the protective cover. An encapsulant is disposed to cover the package substrate while leaving the top package surface exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: UTAC Headquarters Pte. Ltd
    Inventors: Il Kwon Shim, Jeffrey Punzalan
  • Patent number: 11670600
    Abstract: A panel-shaped metal wall grids array for panel level IC packaging and associated manufacturing method. Each metal wall grid in the metal wall grids array has a continuous and closed metal wall of a predetermined wall height. The metal wall grids are connected to form a monolithic panel through a plurality of metal connecting portions. When the panel-shaped metal wall grids array is used for panel level IC packaging, at least one IC chip/IC die is disposed in each metal wall grid with a top surface of each IC chip/IC die facing downwards, and a panel-shaped metal layer matching with the panel-shaped wall grids array may be further formed on the entire back side of the panel-shaped metal wall grids array so that the panel-shaped metal layer is bonded to the metal wall of each metal wall grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingjiang Pu, Hunt Hang Jiang, Xiuhong Guo
  • Patent number: 11670658
    Abstract: A device may include a multispectral filter array disposed on the substrate. The multispectral filter array may include a first metal mirror disposed on the substrate. The multispectral filter may include a spacer disposed on the first metal mirror. The spacer may include a set of layers. The spacer may include a second metal mirror disposed on the spacer. The second metal mirror may be aligned with two or more sensor elements of a set of sensor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Georg J. Ockenfuss
  • Patent number: 11670611
    Abstract: A semiconductor package comprising plurality of bumps and fabricating method thereof. The package has a chip, a plurality of first and second bumps, an encapsulation, a redistribution. The chip has a plurality of pads and an active area and the active surface has a first area and a second area surrounding the first, the pads formed on a first area of the active surface, each first bump formed on the corresponding pad. The second bumps are formed on the second area, each second bump has first and second different width layers. The encapsulation encapsulates the chip and bumps and is ground to expose the bumps therefrom. During grinding, all of the first bumps are completely exposed by determining a width of an exposed surface of the second bump to electrically connect to the redistribution is increased. Therefore, a shallow-grinding or over-grinding does not occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Chang-Chien, Hung-Hsin Hsu, Nan-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 11672122
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes an electrode structure, a plurality of channel posts, and at least one gate separation layer. The electrode structure includes insulating interlayers and gate conductive layers which are alternately stacked. The channel posts are formed through the electrode structure. The gate separation layer is formed between the channel posts. The gate separation layer separates an uppermost gate conductive layer among the gate conductive layers. Each channel post among the channel posts adjacent to the gate separation layer has a gibbous moon shape in a planar view. The semiconductor memory device further includes a slit structure arranged at both sides of the gate separation layer. The slit structure is formed through the electrode structure. Each channel post among the channel posts adjacent to the slit structure has a gibbous moon shape in the planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Wook Jung