Patents Examined by Mary A. Wilczewski
  • Patent number: 12200931
    Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor memory device includes, when three directions crossing each other are set to first, second, and third directions, respectively, laminating a plurality of first laminates and a plurality of second laminates on a semiconductor substrate in the third direction. The method further includes forming ends of the plurality of first laminates in shapes of steps extending in the first direction, and forming ends of the plurality of second laminates in shapes of steps extending in both directions of the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Iguchi, Murato Kawai, Toru Matsuda, Hisashi Kato, Megumi Ishiduki
  • Patent number: 12200939
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes first to second areas, a plurality of conductive layers, first to fourth members, and a plurality of pillars. The second area includes a first contact area including first to third sub-areas. The conductive layers include first to fourth conductive layers. The first conductive layer includes a first terrace portion in the first sub-area. The second conductive layer includes a second terrace portion in the third sub-area. The third conductive layer includes a third terrace portion in the first sub-area. The fourth conductive layer includes a fourth terrace portion in the third sub-area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Kojiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12198762
    Abstract: A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers above a conductor tier. Strings of memory cells comprise channel-material strings that extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. The channel-material strings directly electrically couple to conductor material of the conductor tier. The insulative tier immediately-above a lowest of the conductive tiers comprises a lower first insulating material and an upper second insulating material above the upper first insulating material. The upper second insulating material is of different composition from that of the lower first insulating material. Intervening material is laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alyssa N. Scarbrough, John D. Hopkins, Jordan D. Greenlee
  • Patent number: 12191427
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a semiconductor device package and a light emitting device comprising same, the semiconductor device package comprising: a body including a first cavity; and a semiconductor device disposed within the first cavity, wherein: the first cavity includes a first surface inclined such that the area of the cavity gradually increases as going away from the semiconductor device, and a plurality of second surfaces perpendicular to the upper surface of the semiconductor device; the body includes a first outer surface and a third outer surface that are opposite to each other, a second outer surface and a fourth surface that are opposite to each other, a first corner portion disposed in a region where the first and second outer surfaces meet each other, a second corner portion disposed in a region where the second and third outer surfaces meet each other, a third corner portion disposed in a region where the third and fourth outer surfaces meet each other, and a fourth corner portion disposed in a r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hun Oh, Ki Cheol Kim, Kwang Ki Choi
  • Patent number: 12191191
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a first semiconductor device having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, a semiconductor substrate over the first surface of the first semiconductor device, and a III-V etch stop layer in contact with the second surface of the first semiconductor device. The present disclosure also provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure, including providing a temporary substrate having a first surface, forming a III-V etch stop layer over the first surface, forming a first semiconductor device over the etch stop layer, and removing the temporary substrate by an etching operation and exposing a surface of the III-V etch stop layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ying Tsai, Yeur-Luen Tu
  • Patent number: 12187601
    Abstract: Described examples include sensor apparatus and integrated circuits having a package structure with an internal cavity and an opening that connects of the cavity with an ambient condition of an exterior of the package structure, and an electronic sensor structure mechanically supported by wires in the cavity and including a sensing surface exposed to the cavity to sense the ambient condition of an exterior of the package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Barry Jon Male, Benjamin Cook, Robert Alan Neidorff, Steve Kummerl
  • Patent number: 12185552
    Abstract: A method of forming an array of memory cells includes forming lines of covering material that are elevationally over and along lines of spaced sense line contacts. Longitudinal orientation of the lines of covering material is used in forming lines comprising programmable material and outer electrode material that are between and along the lines of covering material. The covering material is removed over the spaced sense line contacts and the spaced sense line contacts are exposed. Access lines are formed. Sense lines are formed that are electrically coupled to the spaced sense line contacts. The sense lines are angled relative to the lines of spaced sense line contacts and relative to the access lines. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Sills, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 12185561
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels. The sub-pixels include, in common, a common hole-transport layer disposed between an anode and a light-emitting layer. Each sub-pixel individually includes an individual hole-transport layer disposed between the common hole-transport layer and the light-emitting layer. The common hole-transport layer is made of a first hole-transport-layer material. A sub-pixel has a first color and includes a first individual hole-transport layer made of a second hole-transport-layer material. A sub-pixel has a second color and includes a second individual hole-transport layer made of a mixed material of the first and second hole-transport-layer materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto Tsukamoto, Tokiyoshi Umeda, Hiroshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 12170197
    Abstract: Methods for selective deposition, and structures thereof, are provided. Material is selectively deposited on a first surface of a substrate relative to a second surface of a different material composition. A passivation layer is selectively formed from vapor phase reactants on the first surface while leaving the second surface without the passivation layer. A layer of interest is selectively deposited from vapor phase reactants on the second surface relative to the passivation layer. The first surface can be metallic while the second surface is dielectric, or the second surface is dielectric while the second surface is metallic. Accordingly, material, such as a dielectric, can be selectively deposited on either metallic or dielectric surfaces relative to the other type of surface using techniques described herein. Techniques and resultant structures are also disclosed for control of positioning and shape of layer edges relative to boundaries between underlying disparate materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Eva E. Tois, Suvi P. Haukka, Raija H. Matero, Elina Färm, Delphine Longrie, Hidemi Suemori, Jan Willem Maes, Marko Tuominen, Shaoren Deng, Ivo Johannes Raaijmakers, Andrea Illiberi
  • Patent number: 12165723
    Abstract: A method of forming a memory device having magnetic tracks individually comprising a plurality of magnetic domains having domain walls, includes forming an elevationally outer substrate material of uniform chemical composition. The uniform composition material is partially etched into to form alternating regions of elevational depressions and elevational protrusions in the uniform composition material. A plurality of magnetic tracks is formed over and which angle relative to the alternating regions. Interfaces of immediately adjacent of the regions individually form a domain wall pinning site in individual of the magnetic tracks. Other methods, including memory devices independent of method, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Livio Baldi, Marcello Mariani
  • Patent number: 12166155
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display substrate, including a substrate, and a driver circuit, an insulation layer and a bonding electrode sequentially superposed on the substrate. The bonding electrode is configured to be connected to an anode and a cathode of a micro inorganic light-emitting diode chip to be bonded. The display substrate further includes an elastic layer sandwiched between the bonding electrode and the insulation layer, the elastic layer having an orthographic projection on the substrate covering at least an orthographic projection of the bonding electrode on the substrate. The present disclosure provides a display panel, including the above display substrate, and further including a micro inorganic light-emitting diode chip having an anode and a cathode thereof connected to the bonding electrode on the display substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuju Chen
  • Patent number: 12150364
    Abstract: A display device includes an encapsulation layer disposed to cover a plurality of organic light-emitting elements arranged in a display area of a substrate, and a mesh-shaped touch electrode disposed on the encapsulation layer. In this connection, a light control layer is disposed on the touch electrode. The light control layer includes a plurality of prism patterns arranged to correspond respectively to a plurality of openings of the touch electrode, and a plurality of reflective partition walls respectively surrounding the plurality of prism patterns. Accordingly, a viewing angle of the display device is controlled and a front-directional luminance thereof is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngsub Shin, Daeheung Lee
  • Patent number: 12136551
    Abstract: A method for forming a FinFET super well, forming a deep well and a well region in a silicon substrate, followed by formation the fin structure under a hard mask layer; etching a first portion of a fin, performing the first ion implantation for adjusting the threshold voltage at a first height of the fin, the hard mask layer protects the fin structures from ion implantation damages to the fin top; etching a second portion of the fin, performing the second anti-punch through ion implantation at the second height, and in annealing, the implanted ions laterally diffuse into the fin. Finally, the deep well, the well region, the first ion implantation layer for adjusting the threshold voltage, and the second ion implantation layer for anti-punch through jointly form the FinFET super well, which increases the carrier mobility, thereby improving the device performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit Corporation
    Inventor: Yong Li
  • Patent number: 12136651
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a SiGe fin protruding from a substrate, where the SiGe fin includes a top portion having a first sidewall and a second sidewall and a bottom portion having a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall, and where a first transition region connecting the first sidewall to the third sidewall and a second transition region connecting the second sidewall to the fourth sidewall each have a tapered profile extending away from the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, and a Si-containing layer disposed on the top portion of the SiGe fin, where a portion of the Si-containing layer on the first transition region extends away from the first sidewall by a first lateral distance and a portion of the Si-containing layer on the second transition region extends away from the second sidewall by a second lateral distance that is different from the first lateral distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Shan Lu, Hung-Ju Chou, Pei-Ling Gao, Chen-Hsuan Liao, Chih-Chung Chang, Jiun-Ming Kuo, Che-Yuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 12132075
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip (IC). The IC comprises a substrate. A resistor overlies the substrate. The resistor comprises a resistive structure overlying the substrate. The resistor also comprises a conductive contact overlying and electrically coupled to the resistive structure. A capping structure is disposed over the conductive contact, wherein the capping structure extends laterally over an upper surface of the conductive contact and vertically along a first sidewall of the conductive contact, such that a lower surface of the capping structure is disposed below a lower surface of the conductive contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Wen Hsu, Jiech-Fun Lu, Li-Weng Chang
  • Patent number: 12125766
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first package substrate, a first semiconductor chip on the first package substrate, a plurality of first chip bumps between the first package substrate and the first semiconductor chip, a plurality of second semiconductor chips sequentially stacked on the first semiconductor chip, a molding member which covers the plurality of second semiconductor chips, on the first semiconductor chip, and a thermoelectric cooling layer attached onto a surface of the first semiconductor chip. The thermoelectric cooling layer includes a cooling material layer extending along the surface of the first semiconductor chip, a first electrode pattern which surrounds the plurality of first chip bumps from a planar viewpoint, in the cooling material layer, and a second electrode pattern which surrounds the first electrode pattern from the planar viewpoint, in the cooling material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hwan Kim, Jae Choon Kim, Kyung Suk Oh
  • Patent number: 12119265
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate including a core device region and an input/output (I/O) device region, a plurality of core devices in the core device region, each of the plurality of core devices including a first active region extending along a first direction, and a first plurality of input/output (I/O) transistors in the I/O device region, each of the first plurality of I/O transistors including a second active region extending along the first direction. The first active region includes a first width along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second active region includes a second width along the second direction. The second width is greater than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Hsin Yang, Jung-Chi Jeng, Ru-Shang Hsiao
  • Patent number: 12114498
    Abstract: Embodiments of 3D memory devices and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a stop layer, a polysilicon layer, a memory stack including interleaved stack conductive layers and stack dielectric layers, and a plurality of channel structures each extending vertically through the memory stack and the polysilicon layer, stopping at the stop layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Linchun Wu, Kun Zhang, Wenxi Zhou, Zhiliang Xia
  • Patent number: 12100698
    Abstract: Semiconductor device includes light-emitting die and semiconductor package. Light emitting die includes substrate and first conductive pad. Substrate has emission region located at side surface. First conductive pad is located at bottom surface of substrate. Semiconductor package includes semiconductor-on-insulator substrate, interconnection structure, second conductive pad, and through semiconductor via. Semiconductor-on-insulator substrate has linear waveguide formed therein. Interconnection structure is disposed on semiconductor-on-insulator substrate. Edge coupler is embedded within interconnection structure and is connected to linear waveguide. Semiconductor-on-insulator substrate and interconnection structure include recess in which light-emitting die is disposed. Edge coupler is located close to sidewall of recess. Second conductive pad is located at bottom of recess. Through semiconductor via extends across semiconductor-on-insulator substrate to contact second conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chieh Chang, Chung-Hao Tsai, Chen-Hua Yu, Chuei-Tang Wang
  • Patent number: 12087687
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a resistor disposed on a second etching stop layer in the resistor forming region. A fourth interlayer dielectric layer covers the resistor and the second etch stop layer. A first via is located in the fourth interlayer dielectric layer and is electrically connected to a terminal of the resistor. By forming the resistor in BEOL process, the problem of the contact stop depth difference that affects the process window and causes the reduced yield can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: United Semiconductor (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Chang, You-Di Jhang, Chin-Chun Huang, Wen Yi Tan