Patents Examined by Johannes P. Mondt
  • Patent number: 9601666
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting cells separated from each other and disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of conductive interconnection layers electrically connecting two neighboring light emitting cells. Each light emitting cell includes a light emitting structure including a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an etching area. The light emitting structure further includes a first side surface and a second side surface, and if a width between the first side surface and the second side surface is defined as W, the second electrode is disposed in an area between a position separated from the first side surface by 1 5 ? W and a position separated from the first side surface of the light emitting structure by 1 2 ? W .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Hee Young Beom, Hyun Seoung Ju, Byung Yeon Choi
  • Patent number: 9601505
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first selection gate insulating film surrounding a first pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, a first selection gate surrounding the first selection gate insulating film, a first bit line connected to the first pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, a layer including a first charge storage layer which surrounds a second pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, a first control gate surrounding the layer, a layer including a second charge storage layer which surrounds the second pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, a second control gate surrounding the layer, a first lower-portion internal line connecting the first and second pillar-shaped semiconductor layers, a layer including a third charge storage layer, a third control gate, a layer including a fourth charge storage layer, a fourth control gate, a second selection gate insulating film, a second selection gate, a first source line, and a second lower-portion internal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Unisantis Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Fujio Masuoka, Hiroki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9595467
    Abstract: Methods for forming air gaps in an interconnection structure with desired materials formed on different locations of the interconnection structure using an ion implantation process to define an etching boundary followed by an etching process for semiconductor devices are provided. In one embodiment, a method for forming air gaps in an interconnection structure on a substrate, the method includes implanting ions in a first region of an insulating material disposed on a substrate, leaving a second region without implanted ions, the second region having a first surface interfaced with the first region and a second surface interfaced with the substrate, and performing an etching process to selectively etch the second region away from the substrate, forming an air gap between the first region and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Xue, Ludovic Godet, Erica Chen, Srinivas D. Nemani, Ellie Y. Yieh
  • Patent number: 9595557
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging device, and an electronic device, which can provide a solid-state imaging device having further improved features such as reduced optical color mixing and the like. Also, an electronic device using the solid-state imaging device thereof is provided. According to a solid-state imaging device having a substrate and multiple photoelectric converters that are formed on the substrate, an insulating film forms an embedded element separating unit. The element separating unit is configured of an insulating film having a fixed charge that is formed so as to coat the inner wall face of a groove portion, within the groove portion which is formed in the depth direction from the light input side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Yanagita, Itaru Oshiyama, Takayuki Enomoto, Harumi Ikeda, Shinichiro Izawa, Atsuhiko Yamamoto, Kazunobu Ota
  • Patent number: 9590083
    Abstract: An ITC-IGBT and a manufacturing method therefor. The method comprises: providing a heavily doped substrate, forming a GexSi1-x/Si multi-quantum well strained super lattice layer on the surface of the heavily doped substrate, and forming a lightly doped layer on the surface of the GexSi1-x/Si multi-quantum well strained super lattice layer. The GexSi1-x/Si multi-quantum well strained super lattice layer is formed on the surface of the heavily doped substrate through one step, simplifying the production process of the ITC-IGBT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SHANGHAI LIANXING ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, JIANGSU CAS-IGBT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhenxing Wu, Yangjun Zhu, Xiaoli Tian, Shuojin Lu
  • Patent number: 9583672
    Abstract: A nano-structured light-emitting device including a first semiconductor layer; a nano structure formed on the first semiconductor layer. The nano structure includes a nanocore, and an active layer and a second semiconductor layer that are formed on a surface of the nanocore, and of which the surface is planarized. A conductive layer surrounds sides of the nano structure, a first electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and a second electrode is electrically connected to the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam-goo Cha, Dong-ho Kim, Geon-wook Yoo, Dong-hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9577170
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is disclosed. The light-emitting device comprises a supportive substrate; a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element on the supportive substrate, wherein the first light-emitting element comprises a transparent layer on the supportive substrate, a first light-emitting stacked layer on the transparent layer, and a plurality of contact parts between the transparent layer and the first light-emitting stacked layer; and the second light-emitting element comprises an electrode and a second light-emitting stacked layer between the electrode and the supportive substrate; and a metal line on the supportive substrate and electrically connecting the electrode and one of the contact parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-I Chen, Chia-Liang Hsu, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Han-Min Wu, Ye-Ming Hsu, Chien-Fu Huang, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
  • Patent number: 9570652
    Abstract: An LED is provided. The LED includes at least two light emitting units located on a same plane. Each light emitting unit includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer stacked in that order. Each light emitting unit further includes a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected with the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer respectively. The active layer of each light emitting unit is spaced from the active layers of other light emitting units. A distance between adjacent active layer ranges from 1 micron to 1 millimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuan-Hao Jin, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 9570356
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a masking layer over at least a first portion of a source contact layer formed on a substrate. At least a second portion of the source contact layer is recessed below the first portion of the source contact layer. The mask layer is removed and a first spacer layer, a replacement gate on the first spacer layer, a second spacer layer on the replacement gate, and an insulating layer on the second spacer layer are formed. First and second trenches are then formed. A first channel layer is epitaxially grown within the first trench. A second channel layer is epitaxially grown within the second trench. A length of the second channel layer is greater than a length of the first channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karthik Balakrishnan, Kangguo Cheng, Pouya Hashemi, Alexander Reznicek
  • Patent number: 9564456
    Abstract: An array substrate includes: a gate wiring; a source wiring, which is formed to intersect the gate wiring; a passivation film, which covers the source wiring; and a pixel electrode that is formed on the passivation film. The array substrate has a display area and a dummy pixel area. In the display area, a switching element in the vicinity of the intersection of the gate wiring and the source wiring is provided. In the display area, the pixel electrode and the source wiring do not have an overlapping area in a top view. The dummy pixel area is located outside the display area, and in the dummy pixel area, a dummy pixel electrode and two source wirings, which are adjacent to the dummy pixel electrode have an overlapping area in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeaki Noumi, Fumihiro Goto
  • Patent number: 9543519
    Abstract: Provided are a deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display (OLED) apparatus, which are capable of reducing manufacturing time and manufacturing costs of the OLED apparatus. The method includes: turning a substrate such that a deposition surface of the substrate faces upward; depositing a first deposition layer on a deposition surface of a first donor mask while the deposition surface of the first donor mask faces downward; arranging the first donor mask and the substrate such that the first donor mask is above the substrate while the first deposition layer faces downward and the deposition surface of the substrate faces upward; depositing, on the deposition surface of the substrate, a part of the first deposition layer of the deposition surface of the first donor mask; and turning the substrate such that the deposition surface of the substrate faces downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungsoon Im, Taewook Kang, Duckjung Lee
  • Patent number: 9530841
    Abstract: A gate-all-around (GAA) nanowire field-effect transistor (FET) device includes a semiconductor substrate, a nanowire on the semiconductor substrate, a gate structure surrounding a central portion of the nanowire, a source/drain region on either side of the gate structure, and at least one dislocation plane in the source/drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Po-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 9530842
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a device having an n-type diffusion region, and having a boron-doped region within the n-type diffusion region. The boron-doped region extends no deeper than about 10 nanometers from an upper surface of the n-type diffusion region. Some embodiments include a method in which first boron-enhanced regions are formed within upper portions of n-type source/drain regions of an NMOS (n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor) device and second boron-enhanced regions are simultaneously formed within upper portions of p-type source/drain regions of a PMOS (p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor) device. The first and second boron-enhanced regions extend to depths of less than or equal to about 10 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shu Qin, Yongjun Jeff Hu, Allen McTeer
  • Patent number: 9508841
    Abstract: A power transistor assembly and method of operating the assembly are provided. The power transistor assembly includes integrated transient voltage suppression on a single semiconductor substrate and includes a transistor formed of a wide band gap material, the transistor including a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal, the transistor further including a predetermined maximum allowable gate voltage value, and a transient voltage suppression (TVS) device formed of a wide band gap material, the TVS device formed with the transistor as a single semiconductor device, the TVS device electrically coupled to the transistor between at least one of the gate and source terminals and the drain and source terminals, the TVS device including a breakdown voltage limitation selected to be greater than the predetermined maximum allowable gate voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Avinash Srikrishnan Kashyap, Peter Micah Sandvik, James Jay McMahon, Ljubisa Dragoljub Stevanovic
  • Patent number: 9502450
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging device, and an electronic device, which can provide a solid-state imaging device having further improved features such as reduced optical color mixing and the like. Also, an electronic device using the solid-state imaging device thereof is provided. According to a solid-state imaging device having a substrate 12 and multiple photoelectric converters 40 that are formed on the substrate 12, an insulating film 21 forms an embedded element separating unit 19. The element separating unit 19 is configured of an insulating film 20 having a fixed charge that is formed so as to coat the inner wall face of a groove portion 30, within the groove portion 30 which is formed in the depth direction from the light input side of the substrate 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Yanagita, Itaru Oshiyama, Takayuki Enomoto, Harumi Ikeda, Shinichiro Izawa, Atsuhiko Yamamoto, Kazunobu Ota
  • Patent number: 9490216
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a semiconductor package. The semiconductor device includes semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first side and a second side. A front-side structure including an internal circuit is disposed on the first side of the semiconductor substrate. A passivation layer is disposed on the second side of the semiconductor substrate. A through-via structure passes through the semiconductor substrate and the passivation layer. A back-side conductive pattern is disposed on the second side of the semiconductor substrate. The back-side conductive pattern is electrically connected to the through-via structure. An alignment recessed area is disposed in the passivation layer. An insulating alignment pattern is disposed in the alignment recessed area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Jin Moon, Tae-Seong Kim, Byung-Lyul Park, Jae-Hwa Park, Suk-Chul Bang
  • Patent number: 9481930
    Abstract: A novel method for fabricating diamond shells is introduced. The fabrication of such shells is a multi-step process, which involves diamond chemical vapor deposition on predetermined mandrels followed by polishing, microfabrication of holes, and removal of the mandrel by an etch process. The resultant shells of the present invention can be configured with a surface roughness at the nanometer level (e.g., on the order of down to about 10 nm RMS) on a mm length scale, and exhibit excellent hardness/strength, and good transparency in the both the infra-red and visible. Specifically, a novel process is disclosed herein, which allows coating of spherical substrates with optical-quality diamond films or nanocrystalline diamond films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Alex V. Hamza, Juergen Biener, Christoph Wild, Eckhard Woerner
  • Patent number: 9478561
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stack including gate electrodes and insulating layers that are alternately and repeatedly stacked on a substrate. A cell channel structure penetrates the stack. The cell channel structure includes a first semiconductor pattern contacting the substrate and a first channel pattern on the first semiconductor pattern. The first semiconductor pattern extends to a first height from a surface of the substrate to a top surface of the first semiconductor pattern. A dummy channel structure on the substrate and spaced apart from the stack. The dummy channel structure includes a second semiconductor pattern contacting the substrate and a second channel pattern on the second semiconductor pattern. The second semiconductor pattern extends to a second height from the surface of the substrate to a top surface of the second semiconductor pattern. The first height is greater than the second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chaeho Kim, Sangryol Yang, Woong Lee, SeungHyun Lim
  • Patent number: 9455385
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a substrate having a lead frame, a light emitting diode mounted on the substrate, a mold member formed on the substrate and the light emitting diode, and a reflecting member having an opening portion at one side thereof and being inclined at an outer portion of the mold member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Geun Park
  • Patent number: 9449966
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor device is provided, comprising a substrate having a staircase region comprising N steps, wherein N is an integer one or greater; a stack having multi-layers on the substrate, and the multi-layers comprising active layers alternating with insulating layers on the substrate, the stack comprising a plurality of sub-stacks formed on the substrate and the sub-stacks disposed in relation to the N steps to form respective contact regions; and a plurality of connectors formed in the respective contact regions, and the connectors extending downwardly to connect a bottom layer under the multi-layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen