Patents Examined by Fazli Erdem
  • Patent number: 11152540
    Abstract: A light emitting diode structure includes a semiconductor stack and a supporting breakpoint. The semiconductor stack includes a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer has a light emitting surface exposed outside and the light emitting surface has a rough texture. The light emitting layer is disposed on the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is disposed on the light emitting layer, and the second semiconductor layer has a type that is different from the first semiconductor layer. The supporting breakpoint is on the light emitting surface. The light emitting diode structure can be applied in wide color gamut (WCG) backlight module or ultra-thin backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Shiou-Yi Kuo
  • Patent number: 11152342
    Abstract: A receiver optical module that receives an optical signal and generating an electrical signal corresponding to the optical signal is disclosed. The module includes a photodiode (PD), a sub-mount, a pre-amplifier, and a stem. The sub-mount, which is made of insulating material, mounts the PD thereon. The pre-amplifier, which receives the photocurrent generated by the PD, mounts the PD through the sub-mount with an adhesive. The pre-amplifier generates an electrical signal corresponding to the photocurrent and has signal pads and other pads. The stem, which mounts the pre-amplifier, provides lead terminals wire-bonded with the signal pads of the pre-amplifier. The signal pads make distances against the sub-mount that are greater than distances from the other pads to the sub-mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyohei Maekawa
  • Patent number: 11152501
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer made of SiC. A transistor element having an impurity region is formed in a front surface portion of the semiconductor layer. A first contact wiring is formed on a back surface portion of the semiconductor layer, and defines one electrode electrically connected to the transistor element. The first contact wiring has a first wiring layer forming an ohmic contact with the semiconductor layer without a silicide contact and a second wiring layer formed on the first wiring layer and having a resistivity lower than that of the first wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Nakano, Ryota Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11139376
    Abstract: A trench gate MOSFET has at an n-type current spreading region between an n?-type drift region and a p-type base region, a first p+-type region facing a bottom of a trench, and a second p+-type region disposed between adjacent trenches. The first and the second p+-type regions extend parallel to a first direction in which the trench extends and are partially connected by a p+-type connecting portion and thus, disposed in a ladder shape when viewed from the front surface of a semiconductor substrate. The second p+-type region has at a portion of a surface on a drain side, a recessed portion that is recessed toward a source side. One or more recessed portions is provided between connection sites in the second p+-type region for connection with the p+-type connecting portions that are adjacent to each other in the first direction X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akimasa Kinoshita, Keiji Okumura
  • Patent number: 11139342
    Abstract: A UV-LED is disclosed. The UV-LED includes a sapphire substrate, a u-GaN buffer layer formed on the sapphire substrate, an n-GaN contact layer formed on the u-GaN buffer layer, an InGaN light emitting layer formed on the n-GaN contact layer, and a p-GaN layer formed on the InGaN light emitting layer. The UV-LED has a quadrate planar shape with at least one side having a chip size of 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTORS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Muramoto
  • Patent number: 11133378
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is proposed. A trench gate structure extends from a first surface into a silicon carbide semiconductor body along a vertical direction. A trench contact structure extends from the first surface into the silicon carbide semiconductor body along the vertical direction. A source region of a first conductivity type and a body region of a second conductivity type adjoin a first sidewall of the trench gate structure. A diode region of the second conductivity type adjoins a second sidewall of the trench gate structure opposite to the first sidewall. A shielding region of the second conductivity type adjoins a bottom of the trench contact structure, the shielding region being arranged at a lateral distance to the trench gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Siemieniec, Wolfgang Bergner
  • Patent number: 11127837
    Abstract: Devices are described herein that include an epitaxial layer, a cap layer above the epitaxial layer, a gate layer adjacent to the epitaxial layer on which an etching process is performed, a trench above the cap layer, and a source/drain portion includes the epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Ching-Feng Fu, Yu-Chan Yen, Chih-Hsin Ko, Chun-Hung Lee, Huan-Just Lin, Hui-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11121256
    Abstract: A method for forming a non-planar semiconductor device includes: forming a fin structure protruding from a front side of a substrate of the non-planar semiconductor device; depositing a dielectric region on the front side of the substrate, the dielectric region including a conductive rail buried within the dielectric region and in parallel with the fin structure; etching the dielectric region to create a first opening in the dielectric region to expose the conductive rail; depositing a plurality of conductive regions on the dielectric region, one of the conductive regions contacting the conductive rail through the first opening; etching the substrate from a backside of the substrate to form a second opening to expose the conductive rail; and filling a first conductive material into the second opening to form a through-substrate via in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Liang Chen, Lei-Chun Chou, Jack Liu, Kam-Tou Sio, Hui-Ting Yang, Wei-Cheng Lin, Chun-Hung Liou, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Chew-Yuen Young
  • Patent number: 11121250
    Abstract: In an element region and a non-element region, a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a drift layer having a first conductivity type provided on a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate. In the element region, the silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a first trench that reaches the drift layer, and a gate electrode provided in the first trench through a gate insulation film and electrically connected to a gate pad electrode. In the non-element region, the silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a second trench whose bottom surface reaches the drift layer, a second relaxation region having a second conductivity type disposed below the second trench, an inner-surface insulation film provided on a side surface and on the bottom surface of the second trench, and a low-resistance region provided in the second trench through the inner-surface insulation film and electrically insulated from the gate pad electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takaaki Tominaga
  • Patent number: 11114391
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna package structure and an antenna packaging method. The package structure includes a rewiring layer, wherein the rewiring layer comprises a first dielectric layer and a first metal wiring layer in the first dielectric layer; metal connecting column, formed on the first metal wiring layer of the rewiring layer; a packaging layer, disposed on the rewiring layer, an antenna metal layer, formed on the packaging layer, an antenna circuit chip, bonded to the first metal layer of the rewiring layer, and electrically connected to the antenna metal layer through the metal connecting column; and a metal bump, formed on the first metal wiring layer of the rewiring layer, to achieve electrical lead-out of the rewiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SJ Semiconductor (Jiangyin) Corporation
    Inventors: Yenheng Chen, Chengchung Lin, Chengtar Wu, Jangshen Lin
  • Patent number: 11101299
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor display device having an interlayer insulating film which can obtain planarity of a surface while controlling film formation time, can control treatment time of heating treatment with an object of removing moisture, and can prevent moisture in the interlayer insulating film from being discharged to a film or an electrode adjacent to the interlayer insulating film. An inorganic insulating film containing nitrogen, which is less likely to transmit moisture compared with an organic resin, is formed so as to cover a TFT. Next, an organic resin film containing photosensitive acrylic resin is applied to the organic insulting film, and the organic resin film is partially exposed to light to be opened. Thereafter, an inorganic insulting film containing nitrogen, which is less likely to transmit moisture compared with an organic resin, is fanned so as to cover the opened organic resin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Murakami, Masahiko Hayakawa, Kiyoshi Kato, Mitsuaki Osame
  • Patent number: 11101178
    Abstract: A method including forming a first insulating film over a first fin structure. The method further includes removing the first insulating film to expose a portion of the first fin structure. The method further includes forming a first oxide film over the exposed portion of the first fin structure using a non-aqueous solvent-based chemical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Sheng Chuang, You-Hua Chou, Yusuke Oniki
  • Patent number: 11094786
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of embodiments includes a silicon carbide layer including an element region and a termination region around the element region, the termination region having first straight-line portions extending in a first direction, second straight-line portions extending in a second direction, and corner portions between the first straight-line portions and the second straight-line portions, the termination region including a second-conductivity-type second silicon carbide region having a dot-line shape with first dot portions and first space portions surrounding the element region, an occupation ratio of the first dot portions is larger in the corner portions than in the first straight-line portions, and a second-conductivity-type third silicon carbide region having a dot-line shape with second dot portions and second space portions surrounding the second silicon carbide region, an occupation ratio of the second dot portions is lager in the corner portions than in the first straight-line portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kono, Souzou Kanie, Shigeto Fukatsu, Takuma Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11088276
    Abstract: A plurality of trench gate electrodes are formed from an upper surface to reach an intermediate depth of an n-type SiC epitaxial substrate including an n-type drain region on a lower surface and an n-type source region on an upper surface in contact with the source region to be arranged in a direction along the upper surface. Here, at least three side surfaces among four side surfaces of each of the trench gate electrodes having a rectangular planar shape are in contact with a p-type body layer below the source region. In addition, a JFET region in the SiC epitaxial substrate and a source electrode connected to the source region immediately above the JFET region extend along a direction in which the plurality of trench gate electrodes are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeru Suto, Naoki Tega, Naoki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11088164
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: first interconnect layers; a second interconnect layer separate from the first interconnect layers; a third interconnect layer separate from the first interconnect layers and adjacent to the second interconnect layer in a second direction; a first memory pillar which passes through the second interconnect layer; a second memory pillar which passes through the third interconnect layer. The second interconnect layer includes a first portion connected to a first contact plug. The third interconnect layer includes a second portion connected to a second contact plug. The first and second portions are arranged along a third direction which intersects the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventor: Kojiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11081581
    Abstract: The n-type body extension region BER is separated from the n+ buried region BL by the p-type impurity region PIR and is in contact with the p-type drift region DFT1. At the end of the n-type body extension region BER closest to the p+ drain region DC, the first portion FP of the n-type body extension region BER located closest to the second surface SS is located closer to the p+ drain region DC than the second portion SP of the n-type body extension region BER located at the first surface FS, and is located closer to the second surface SS than the bottom surface BS of the element isolation insulating film SIS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuji Ishii
  • Patent number: 11075359
    Abstract: A display panel and a fabrication method for forming the display panel are provided. The fabrication method includes providing a substrate disposed with a light-emitting device, and forming a first inorganic material layer. The fabrication method also includes forming a first inorganic layer by thinning the first inorganic material layer, and forming a second inorganic layer. Moreover, the fabrication method includes forming a third layer. The third layer is disposed in a first region. Further, the fabrication method includes patterning the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer by a dry etching using the third layer as a mask, while simultaneously thinning the third layer. The first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer in the first region are retained to form a first inorganic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer, respectively. The third layer is thinned to form a third encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Linshan Guo
  • Patent number: 11069841
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic converter with stratified scattering is disclosed. In an embodiment a ceramic wavelength converter assembly having a layered structure includes a phosphor layer, an upper barrier layer, and a lower barrier layer, wherein the phosphor layer is at least partially disposed between the upper barrier layer and the lower barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Dreeben, Zhengbo Yu, Alan Lenef
  • Patent number: 11049929
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor arranged over the substrate; a display element connected to the first thin film transistor; a wiring connected to the second thin film transistor and including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer; a pattern insulating layer arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer; a planarization layer covering the wiring; and a connection electrode arranged on the planarization layer and connected to the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer respectively through a first contact hole and a second contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungjin Jeon, Joonseok Park, Soyoung Koo, Myounghwa Kim, Eoksu Kim, Taesang Kim, Hyungjun Kim, Yeonkeon Moon, Geunchul Park, Sangwoo Sohn, Junhyung Lim, Hyelim Choi
  • Patent number: 11049921
    Abstract: A display device includes a scan line that extends in a first direction on a substrate and that transmits a scan signal; a data line that extends in a second direction that intersects the first direction and that transmits a data signal; a driving voltage line that extends in the second direction and that transmits a driving voltage; a transistor that includes a second transistor connected to the scan line and the data line and a first transistor connected to the second transistor; a light emitting device connected to the transistor; and a conductive pattern disposed between the substrate and the first transistor, where each of the first and second transistors includes an active pattern with a stacked first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer, which have different crystalline states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hee Lee, In Jun Bae, Kohei Ebisuno