Patents Examined by Didarul Mazumder
  • Patent number: 11665947
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first unit pixel including a first pixel electrode for emitting red light, a first pixel electrode for emitting blue light, and a first pixel electrode for emitting green light. A second unit pixel neighbors the first unit pixel and includes a second pixel electrode for emitting red light, a second pixel electrode for emitting blue light, and a second pixel electrode for emitting green light. The first unit pixel further includes a first red emission layer disposed on the first pixel electrode for emitting red light. The second unit pixel further includes a second red emission layer disposed on the second pixel electrode for emitting red light. The first red emission layer is spaced apart from the second red emission layer in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghwan Kim, Chulkyu Kang, Soohee Oh, Dongsun Lee
  • Patent number: 11664294
    Abstract: An integrated circuit assembly may be formed using a phase change material as an electromagnetic shield and as a heat dissipation mechanism for the integrated circuit assembly. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit assembly may comprise an integrated circuit package including a first substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and at least one integrated circuit device having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the at least one integrated circuit device is electrically attached by the first surface thereof to the first surface of the first substrate; and a phase change material formed on the integrated circuit package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aastha Uppal, Je-Young Chang, Weihua Tang, Minseok Ha
  • Patent number: 11664327
    Abstract: A semiconductor package has a substrate, a first component disposed over the substrate, an encapsulant deposited over the first component, and a second component disposed over the substrate outside the encapsulant. A metal mask is disposed over the second component. A shielding layer is formed over the semiconductor package. The metal mask after forming the shielding layer. The shielding layer is optionally formed on a contact pad of the substrate while a conic area above the contact pad that extends 40 degrees from vertical remains free of the encapsulant and metal mask while forming the shielding layer. Surfaces of the metal mask and encapsulant oriented toward the contact pad can be sloped. The metal mask can be disposed and removed using a pick-and-place machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: HunTeak Lee, KyungHwan Kim, HeeSoo Lee, ChangOh Kim, KyoungHee Park, JinHee Jung, OMin Kwon, JiWon Lee, YuJeong Jang
  • Patent number: 11665899
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of gate layers, and a plurality of insulating layers. The plurality of gate layers and the plurality of insulating layers are stacked alternately over a first region of the substrate and are stacked of a stair-step form over a second region of the substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a channel structure that is disposed over the first region and through the plurality of gate layers and the plurality of insulating layers. The channel structure and the plurality of gate layers form a stack of transistors in a series configuration with the plurality of gate layers being a plurality of gates for the stack of transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuhui Han
  • Patent number: 11658211
    Abstract: Occurrence of short-channel characteristics and parasitic capacitance of a MOSFET on a SOI substrate is prevented. A sidewall having a stacked structure obtained by sequentially stacking a silicon oxide film and a nitride film is formed on a side wall of a gate electrode on the SOI substrate. Subsequently, after an epitaxial layer is formed beside the gate electrode, and then, the nitride film is removed. Then, an impurity is implanted into an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate with using the gate electrode and the epitaxial layer as a mask, so that a halo region is formed in only a region of the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate which is right below a vicinity of both ends of the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yamamoto, Hideki Makiyama, Toshiaki Iwamatsu, Takaaki Tsunomura
  • Patent number: 11658138
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate, a passivation layer, and a connector. The passivation layer is disposed on the substrate. The connector is embedded in the passivation. An interface of the connector in contact with the passivation layer is uneven, thereby improving the structural stability of the connector. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Jui Chu, Jin-Neng Wu
  • Patent number: 11658128
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to packages of semiconductor devices having a shielding element and methods of forming the same. An assembly is provided. The assembly includes a semiconductor chip having a passive component and a package within which the semiconductor chip is positioned in. The package includes a shielding element and a package conductive component, and the package conductive component is electrically coupled with the passive component of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Ranjan Rajoo, Venkata Narayana Rao Vanukuru
  • Patent number: 11658033
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first semiconductor structure containing heavily-doped silicon, a germanium-containing interface material over the first semiconductor structure, and a second semiconductor structure over the germanium-containing interface material. The second semiconductor structure has a heavily-doped lower region adjacent the germanium-containing interface material and has a lightly-doped upper region above the heavily-doped lower region. The lightly-doped upper region and heavily-doped lower region are majority doped to a same dopant type, and join to one another along a boundary region. Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having germanium oxide between a first silicon-containing structure and a second silicon-containing structure. Some embodiments include methods of forming assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yushi Hu, Shu Qin
  • Patent number: 11652068
    Abstract: A vertical memory device including: a circuit pattern on a first substrate; an insulating interlayer on the first substrate, the insulating interlayer covering the circuit pattern; a bending prevention layer on the insulating interlayer, the bending prevention layer extending in a first direction substantially parallel to an upper surface of the first substrate; a second substrate on the bending prevention layer; gate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a second direction on the second substrate, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the first substrate; and a channel extending through the gate electrodes in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sunil Shim
  • Patent number: 11652058
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) chip comprising a semiconductor device that is inverted and that overlies a dielectric region inset into a top of a semiconductor substrate. An interconnect structure overlies the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric region and further comprises an intermetal dielectric (IMD) layer. The IMD layer is bonded to the top of the semiconductor substrate and accommodates a pad. A semiconductor layer overlies the interconnect structure, and the semiconductor device is in the semiconductor layer, between the semiconductor layer and the interconnect structure. The semiconductor device comprises a first source/drain electrode overlying the dielectric region and further overlying and electrically coupled to the pad. The dielectric region reduces substrate capacitance to decrease substrate power loss and may, for example, be a cavity or a dielectric layer. A contact extends through the semiconductor layer to the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin-Hua Huang, Chung-Yi Yu, Kuei-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 11653512
    Abstract: According to principals as disclosed herein an organic, light emitting diode assembly is provided having a first electrode. An electron injection layer is adjacent to the first electrode. A first electron transport layer composed of inorganic material is adjacent to the electron injection layer. A second electron transport layer composed of organic material is adjacent to the first electron transport layer and in contact with an organic light emitting material layer. The organic light emitting material layer is in direct, abutting contact with the second electron transport layer. A hole transport layer is adjacent to the organic light emitting material layer and a second electrode is adjacent to the hole transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Jae Lee, Jong-Kwan Bin, Na-Yeon Lee
  • Patent number: 11646283
    Abstract: A first metal layer can be deposited over first dielectric material layers of a first substrate, and can be patterned into first bonding pads. A first low-k material layer can be formed over the first bonding pads. The first low-k material layer includes a low-k dielectric material such as a MOF dielectric material or organosilicate glass. A second semiconductor die including second bonding pads can be provided. The first bonding pads are bonded to the second bonding pads to form a bonded assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Lin Hou, Peter Rabkin, Masaaki Higashitani, Ramy Nashed Bassely Said
  • Patent number: 11640949
    Abstract: A bonded semiconductor structure includes a first device wafer and a second device wafer. The first device includes a first dielectric layer, a first bonding pad disposed in the first dielectric layer, and a first bonding layer on the first dielectric layer. The second device wafer includes a second dielectric layer, a second bonding layer on the second dielectric layer, and a second bonding pad disposed in the second dielectric layer and extending through the second bonding layer and at least a portion of the first bonding layer. A conductive bonding interface between the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad and a dielectric bonding interface between the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer include a step-height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chung-Sung Chiang, Chia-Wei Liu, Yu-Ruei Chen, Yu-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11640928
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor structure including a device layer having a front-side surface opposite a back-side surface. A first heat dispersion layer is disposed along the back-side surface of the device layer. A second heat dispersion layer underlies the front-side surface of the device layer. The second heat dispersion layer has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the first heat dispersion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Yen Huang, Shao-Kuan Lee, Shau-Lin Shue, Hsiao-Kang Chang, Cherng-Shiaw Tsai
  • Patent number: 11640944
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a shielding layer over a semiconductor package. A plurality of slot lines define a location to form a slot in the shielding layer. The slot is formed in the shielding layer by cutting along the slot lines with a laser controlled by a scanner to read the slot lines. The slot lines include a left boundary slot line and right boundary slot line. The slot can be cut in the shielding layer by performing an edge cut along the slot lines, and performing a peel back to form the slot in the shielding layer. Alternatively, the slot can be cut in the shielding layer by performing a first cut in a first direction along the slot lines, and performing a second cut in a second direction opposite the first direction along the slot lines to form the slot in the shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: ChangOh Kim, JinHee Jung
  • Patent number: 11637117
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes; a memory stack disposed on a substrate and including a lower gate electrode, an upper gate stack including a string selection line, a vertically extending memory gate contact disposed on the lower gate electrode, and a vertically extending selection line stud disposed on the string selection line. The string selection line includes a material different from that of the lower gate electrode, and the selection line stud includes a material different from that of the memory gate contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyojoon Ryu, Kwanyong Kim, Seogoo Kang, Sunil Shim, Wonseok Cho, Jeehon Han
  • Patent number: 11637071
    Abstract: A package structure, including a conductive element, multiple dies, a dielectric body, a circuit layer and a patterned insulating layer, is provided. The multiple dies are disposed on the conductive element. A portion of the conductive element surrounds the multiple dies. The dielectric body covers the multiple dies. The circuit layer is disposed on the dielectric body. The circuit layer is electrically connected to the multiple dies. The patterned insulating layer covers the circuit layer. A portion of the patterned insulating layer is disposed between the dies that are adjacent. A manufacturing method of a package structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Chang Chien, Nan-Chun Lin, Hung-Hsin Hsu
  • Patent number: 11638380
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus including a transparent substrate, an opposite substrate and an electroluminescence structure disposed between the transparent substrate and the opposite substrate is provided. The transparent substrate has a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region. The electroluminescence structure is disposed on the transparent substrate. The electroluminescence structure includes a first electrode disposed in the first region, an optical adjusting layer disposed in the second region, an organic electroluminescence layer disposed above the first electrode and the optical adjusting layer and a common electrode disposed above the organic electroluminescence layer. The optical adjusting layer is disposed between the organic electroluminescence layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hui Wu, Kuan-Heng Lin, Meng-Ting Lee
  • Patent number: 11631647
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an integrated device package is disclosed. The integrated device package can comprise a carrier an a molding compound over a portion of an upper surface of the carrier. The integrated device package can comprise an integrated device die mounted to the carrier and at least partially embedded in the molding compound, the integrated device die comprising active circuitry. The integrated device package can comprise a stress compensation element mounted to the carrier and at least partially embedded in the molding compound, the stress compensation element spaced apart from the integrated device die, the stress compensation element comprising a dummy stress compensation element devoid of active circuitry. At least one of the stress compensation element and the integrated device die can be directly bonded to the carrier without an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Belgacem Haba
  • Patent number: 11631615
    Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure comprising alternating conductive structures and insulative structures arranged in tiers, each of the tiers individually comprising a conductive structure and an insulative structure, strings of memory cells vertically extending through the stack structure, the strings of memory cells comprising a channel material vertically extending through the stack structure, another stack structure vertically overlying the stack structure and comprising alternating levels of other conductive structures and other insulative structures, the other stack structure comprising pillars vertically overlying the strings of memory cells, each pillar comprising an other channel material in electrical communication with the channel material of the strings of memory cells, and conductive contact structures vertically overlying the other stack structure, each conductive contact structure comprising an electrically conductive contact at least partially extending into the pillars and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Hu, Kar Wui Thong