Patents Examined by Earl Taylor
  • Patent number: 9917030
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof. An exemplary semiconductor structure includes an insulation material layer having a top semiconductor layer having transistor regions formed on a top surface of the insulation material layer; isolation structures formed in the top semiconductor layer between adjacent transistor regions; a first dielectric layer formed over the top semiconductor layer; a first heat-conducting layer having a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the isolation structure and passing through the insulation material layer, the top semiconductor layer and the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer formed over the first dielectric layer; an interconnect structure formed in the second dielectric layer; and a bottom layer conductive via passing through the heat-conducting layer and a partial thickness of the second dielectric layer, and electrically connected with the interconnect structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Tao Ge, Xiao Yan Bao
  • Patent number: 9899535
    Abstract: To provide a transistor with stable electrical characteristics, a transistor with a low off-state current, a transistor with a high on-state current, a semiconductor device including the transistor, or a durable semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor using silicon, an aluminum oxide film over the first transistor, and a second transistor using an oxide semiconductor over the aluminum oxide film. The oxide semiconductor has a lower hydrogen concentration than silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Hideomi Suzawa, Yasumasa Yamane, Yuhei Sato, Sachiaki Tezuka
  • Patent number: 9893253
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the transparent growth substrate of an LED die is formed to have light scattering areas, such as voids formed by a laser. In another embodiment, the growth substrate is removed and replaced by another substrate that is formed with light scattering areas. In one embodiment, the light scattering areas are formed over the light absorbing areas of the LED die, to reduce the amount of incident light on those absorbing areas, and over the sides of the substrate to reduce light guiding. The replacement substrate may be formed to include reflective particles in selected areas. A 3D structure may be formed by stacking substrate layers containing the reflective areas. The substrate may be a transparent substrate or a phosphor tile that is affixed to the top of the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Vampola, Hans-Helmut Bechtel
  • Patent number: 9893068
    Abstract: To effectively prevent short circuit between capacitors adjacent to each other. A semiconductor device has a substrate, an interlayer insulating film, a plurality of capacitors, and an isolation insulating film. The interlayer insulating film is located over the substrate. The capacitors are located in a plurality of recesses, respectively. The recesses each have an opening in the surface of the interlayer insulating film. The isolation insulating film lies in the interlayer insulating film. The isolation insulating films are located between recesses adjacent to each other in plan view. Further, the isolation insulating film is made of a material different from that of the interlayer insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hoshizaki
  • Patent number: 9893025
    Abstract: A high isolation wideband switch is disclosed. In one aspect, the switch includes an integrated circuit package having an integrated circuit die with a first plurality of leads that is positioned on a package substrate that has a second plurality of leads. The first leads of the integrated circuit die are connected to the second the leads of the package substrate via bond wires and a first electrical coupling occurs between the first leads and the integrated circuit die in response to an RF signal applied to the integrated circuit package. The bond wires have a second electrical coupling in response to the RF signal and the bond wires are arranged such that the second electrical coupling is matched to the first electrical coupling within a selected frequency band so as to reduce the overall electrical coupling of the integrated circuit package for RF signals within the selected frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global
    Inventors: Yusuf Alperen Atesal, Turusan Kolcuoglu
  • Patent number: 9890035
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a micromechanical component including a substrate and including a cap, which is connected to the substrate and, together with the substrate, encloses a first cavity, a first pressure prevailing and a first gas mixture having a first chemical composition being enclosed in the first cavity. A first crystalline layer or a first amorphous layer or a first nanocrystalline layer or a first polycrystalline layer is deposited on or grown on a surface of the substrate or of the cap. A recess is introduced into the substrate or into the cap for accommodating the first crystalline layer or the first amorphous layer or the first nanocrystalline layer or the first polycrystalline layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Breitling, Frank Reichenbach, Jochen Reinmuth, Julia Amthor
  • Patent number: 9887284
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a transistor provided in a first substrate, a gate pad of the transistor, a conductive bump provided on the gate pad, a second substrate provided above the first substrate, a first electrode passing through from a first face to a second face of the second substrate and connected with the conductive bump on the second face side, a resistor connected to the first face side of the first electrode with its one end and connected to an input terminal with the other end and a second electrode provided adjacent to the first electrode on the first face and connected to the input terminal without interposing the resistor, wherein a gate leakage current of the transistor flows from the first electrode to the input terminal through a base material of the second substrate and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Watanabe, Koichiro Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 9882063
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of manufacturing technologies for semiconductor devices and provides a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a display device. The thin film transistor includes: an active layer located on a plane; a source electrode, which is located on the active layer and is in contact with the active layer; a first insulation layer located on the source electrode and including a first via hole; and a drain electrode located on the first insulation layer, where the drain electrode is in contact with the active layer via the first via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Li Zhang
  • Patent number: 9876090
    Abstract: A transistor device includes a source region, a drain region and a III-V channel material disposed between the source and drain region. A gate dielectric layer is epitaxially grown on the III-V channel material. The gate dielectric layer includes a (X)Se compound, wherein X includes one or more of Zn, Cd and/or Mg. A gate conductor is formed on the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guy M. Cohen, Martin M. Frank
  • Patent number: 9870972
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin molded article including: a metal member; a first thermosetting resin layer containing a chelating agent in an amount of 0.5% by mass or more; and a second thermosetting resin layer containing no chelating agent or containing a chelating agent in an amount of less than 0.5% by mass, in which the metal member, the first thermosetting resin layer, and the second thermosetting resin layer are stacked in this order is provided. A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor element mounted on a substrate and metal members, which are sealed with a sealant, in which the sealant includes: a first thermosetting resin layer stacked on the semiconductor element and the metal member; and a second thermosetting resin layer stacked on the first thermosetting resin layer is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Miki Isono
  • Patent number: 9863829
    Abstract: A sensor has an electronic chip and a sensor chip which are arranged within a functional volume which is at the most 4-5 mm long, a maximum 2-3 mm wide, and the maximum height is 0.5-0.8 mm, thereby potentially providing a compact sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: CARL FREUDENBERG KG, EDC ELECTRONIC DESIGN CHEMNITZ GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Caesar, Renate Tapper, Steffen Heinz, Marco Neubert
  • Patent number: 9865738
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) is provided as follows. A fin structure is formed on a substrate. A gate pattern and a source/drain (S/D) electrode are formed on the fin structure. The gate pattern and the S/D electrode are spaced apart from each other. A blocking layer is on the fin structure to cover the gate pattern and the S/D electrode. A sacrificial pattern is formed on the blocking layer and between the gate pattern and S/D electrode. The sacrificial pattern has a first thickness and a first width. A capping layer is formed on the sacrificial layer. An air gap is formed by removing the sacrificial layer through the capping layer. The air gap is formed between the gate pattern and the S/D electrode and has the first thickness and the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Gyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9859434
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. An example semiconductor device may include: a Semiconductor on Insulator (SOI) substrate, including a base substrate, a buried dielectric layer and an SOI layer, an active area disposed on the SOI substrate and including a first sub-area and a second sub-area, wherein the first sub-area includes a first fin portion, the second sub-area includes a second fin portion opposite to the first fin portion, and at least one of the first sub-area and the second sub-area includes a laterally extending portion; a back gate arranged between the first fin portion and the second fin portion; back gate dielectric layers sandwiched between the back gate and the respective fin portions; and a gate stack formed on the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Acadamy of Sciences
    Inventor: Huilong Zhu
  • Patent number: 9859465
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor element includes dry etching a main surface of a sapphire substrate at a c-plane side thereof, using a mask provided on the main surface, to form a plurality of projections, each having a circular bottom surface; wet etching the sapphire substrate to form an upper part of each projection into a triangular pyramid shape while maintaining the circular bottom surface of the projection; and growing a semiconductor layer made of a nitride semiconductor on a dry etched surface and a wet etched surface of the sapphire substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Shimooka
  • Patent number: 9859363
    Abstract: A method of dividing drain select gate electrodes in a three-dimensional vertical memory device is provided. An alternating stack of insulating layers and spacer material layers is formed over a substrate. A first insulating cap layer is formed over the alternating stack. A plurality of memory stack structures is formed through the alternating stack and the first insulating cap layer. The first insulating cap layer is vertically recessed, and a conformal material layer is formed over protruding portions of the memory stack structures. Spacer portions are formed by an anisotropic etch of the conformal material layer such that the sidewalls of the spacer portions having protruding portions. A self-aligned separator trench with non-uniform sidewalls having protruding portions is formed through an upper portion of the alternating stack by etching the upper portions of the alternating stack between the spacer portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Zhenyu Lu, Kota Funayama, Chun-Ming Wang, Jixin Yu, Chenche Huang, Tong Zhang, Daxin Mao, Johann Alsmeier, Makoto Yoshida, Lauren Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9859336
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a memory cell structure is provided, and the memory cell structure includes an insulating layer disposed above a substrate, a bottom electrode embedded in the insulating layer, a resistance switching layer disposed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode disposed on the resistance switching layer and covering the resistance switching layer. Also, the bottom electrode has a concave top surface lower than a flat upper surface of the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Hao Tseng, Feng-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 9831155
    Abstract: A chip package includes at least one integrated circuit die. The integrated circuit die includes a substrate portion having an internal plane between a front side and a back side, an electrical interconnect portion on the front side, a plurality of first connection terminals on an upper surface of the electrical interconnect portion, a plurality of second connection terminals on the back side of the substrate portion, a plurality of connection wirings electrically connecting the first connection terminals and the second connection terminals, a chip selection terminal between the internal plane of the substrate portion and the upper surface of the electrical interconnect portion, and a chip selection wiring connected to the chip selection terminal and one of the second connection terminals and the first connection terminals. At least one of the chip selection wiring and the plurality of connection wirings includes a tilted portion with respect to the back side of the substrate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Po Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 9831361
    Abstract: A method of fabricating submicron textures on glass and transparent conductors includes depositing a plurality of silica or silica-coated polystyrene nanospheres onto a substrate, etching the silica coated polystyrene nanospheres and the substrate to form a plurality of nanocone projections on a first side of the substrate, and depositing a transparent conducting oxide onto the substrate on top of the nanocone projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Inna Kozinsky, Jonathan P. Mailoa, Yun Seog Lee
  • Patent number: 9831212
    Abstract: An inventive semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip including an integrated circuit; a plurality of electrode pads provided on the semiconductor chip and connected to the integrated circuit; a rewiring to which the electrode pads are electrically connected together, the rewiring being exposed on an outermost surface of the semiconductor chip and having an exposed surface area greater than the total area of the electrode pads; and a resin package which seals the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru Yamagami, Kenji Fujii
  • Patent number: 9831409
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a body, a first electrode installed in the body and a second electrode separated from the first electrode, a light emitting chip formed on one of the first and second electrodes, and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and a protective cap projecting between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Joon Yoon