Patents Examined by Mouloucoulaye Inoussa
  • Patent number: 11967613
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, and an active device and a passive device over the substrate. The active device is disposed in a first region of the substrate, and the passive device is disposed in a second region of the substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a shielding structure and a passivation layer. The shielding structure includes a barrier layer and a ceiling layer. The barrier layer is on the passive device and the active device, and the ceiling layer is on the barrier layer. The passivation layer is under the barrier layer and covers a top surface of the passive device. An air cavity is defined by sidewalls of the barrier layer, a bottom surface of the ceiling layer, and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Ju-Hsien Lin, Jung-Tao Chung, Shu-Hsiao Tsai, Hsi-Tsung Lin, Chen-An Hsieh, Yi-Han Chen, Yao-Ting Shao
  • Patent number: 11961859
    Abstract: Implementations of semiconductor packages may include: a digital signal processor having a first side and a second side and an image sensor array, having a first side and a second side. The first side of the image sensor array may be coupled to the second side of the digital signal processor through a plurality of hybrid bond interconnect (HBI) bond pads and an edge seal. One or more openings may extend from the second side of the image sensor array into the second side of the digital signal processor to an etch stop layer in the second side of the digital signal processor. The one or more openings may form a second edge seal between the plurality of HBI bond pads and the edge of the digital signal processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter Gambino, Kyle Thomas, David T. Price, Rusty Winzenread, Bruce Greenwood
  • Patent number: 11955453
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of micro semiconductor structure, a plurality of conductive members, and a non-conductive portion. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The micro semiconductor structures are distributed on the first surface of the substrate. The conductive members electrically connect the micro semiconductor structures to the substrate. Each conductive member is defined by an electrode of one of the micro semiconductor structures and a corresponding conductive pad on the substrate. The non-conductive portion is arranged on the first surface of the substrate. The non-conductive portion includes one or more non-conductive members, and the one or more non-conductive members are attached to the corresponding one or more conductive members of the one or more micro conductive structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ULTRA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Hsien-Te Chen
  • Patent number: 11945714
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a “waterproof” package including a substrate of an organic material permeable to humidity and/or moisture as well as one or more electronic components arranged on the substrate. The substrate comprises a barrier layer capable of countering penetration of humidity and/or moisture into the package through the organic material substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alex Gritti, Marco Del Sarto
  • Patent number: 11948838
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor chip that includes a substrate, a metal layer, and a number of component portions. Herein, the substrate has a substrate base and a number of protrusions protruding from a bottom surface of the substrate base. The substrate base and the protrusions are formed of a same material. Each of the protrusions has a same height. At least one via hole extends vertically through one protrusion and the substrate base. The metal layer selectively covers exposed surfaces at a backside of the substrate and fully covers inner surfaces of the at least one via hole. The component portions reside over a top surface of the substrate base, such that a certain one of the component portions is electrically coupled to a portion of the metal layer at the top of the at least one via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Deep C. Dumka
  • Patent number: 11942386
    Abstract: In examples, a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor package including a mold compound covering a semiconductor die. The semiconductor package has a surface and a cavity formed in the surface. The semiconductor device comprises an electronic device positioned within the cavity, the electronic device coupled to the semiconductor die via a conductive terminal extending through the mold compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Manack, Patrick Francis Thompson, Qiao Chen
  • Patent number: 11941486
    Abstract: Computational systems and methods employ characteristics of a quantum processor determined or sampled between a start and an end of an annealing evolution per an annealing schedule. The annealing evolution can be reinitialized, reversed or continued after determination. The annealing evolution can be interrupted. The annealing evolution can be ramped immediately prior to or as part of determining the characteristics. The annealing evolution can be paused or not paused immediately prior to ramping. A second representation of a problem can be generated based at least in part on the determined characteristics from an annealing evolution performed on a first representation of the problem. The determined characteristics can be autonomously compared to an expected behavior, and alerts optionally provided and/or the annealing evolution optionally terminated based on the comparison. Iterations of annealing evolutions may be performed until an exit condition occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Steven P. Reinhardt, Andrew D. King, Loren J. Swenson, Warren T. E. Wilkinson, Trevor Michael Lanting
  • Patent number: 11935780
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes: etching a substrate such that the substrate has a first top surface and a second top surface higher than the first top surface; implanting the first top surface of the substrate by boron to increase a p-type concentration of the first top surface of the substrate; forming a first dielectric layer on the substrate; and forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuan-Lin Hsiao, Wei-Ming Liao
  • Patent number: 11935944
    Abstract: The on-state characteristics of a transistor are improved and thus, a semiconductor device capable of high-speed response and high-speed operation is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device showing stable electric characteristics is made. The semiconductor device includes a transistor including a first oxide layer; an oxide semiconductor layer over the first oxide layer; a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer; a second oxide layer over the oxide semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer over the second oxide layer; and a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer. An end portion of the second oxide layer and an end portion of the gate insulating layer overlap with the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hideomi Suzawa, Shinya Sasagawa, Motomu Kurata, Masashi Tsubuku
  • Patent number: 11923424
    Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed over the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a first current-carrying electrode and a second current-carrying electrode formed over the semiconductor substrate within openings formed in the first dielectric layer. A control electrode is formed over the semiconductor substrate and disposed between the first current-carrying electrode and a second current-carrying electrode and over the first dielectric layer. A first conductive element is formed over the first dielectric layer, adjacent the control electrode and between the control electrode and the second current-carrying electrode. A second dielectric layer is disposed over the control electrode and over the first conductive element. A second conductive element is disposed over the second dielectric layer and over the first conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ibrahim Khalil, Bernhard Grote, Humayun Kabir, Bruce McRae Green
  • Patent number: 11923383
    Abstract: A photomask according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a mask substrate; and a first test pattern and a second test pattern disposed along a first edge of the mask substrate, wherein the first test pattern has a first outer shape and a first inner shape, the second test pattern has a second outer shape, and the second outer shape of the second test pattern is larger than the first inner shape of the first test pattern and smaller than the first outer shape of the first test pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hee Shin, Geun Ho Lee, Yong Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11916353
    Abstract: Electronic device comprising a support substrate having a mounting face and an electronic chip having a rear face bonded on the mounting face by a volume of adhesive, wherein the support substrate comprises a plurality of wedging elements projecting from the mounting face so as to hold the chip bearing on contact areas of the wedging elements in a position substantially parallel to the mounting face of the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Fabien Quercia, Jean-Michel Riviere
  • Patent number: 11916052
    Abstract: A stretchable display module and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The stretchable display module includes a display layer including a plurality of display islands arranged and spaced apart from each other, wherein two of the adjacent display islands are electrically connected by a connecting wire; a transparent adhesive layer including a filling adhesive layer filled in a spacing region between the display islands, a first adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the display layer opposite an emitting direction of the display layer, and a second adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the display layer in the emitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Hu, Bingkun Yin
  • Patent number: 11916107
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a FET includes an isolation insulating layer disposed in a trench of the substrate, a gate dielectric layer disposed over a channel region of the substrate, a gate electrode disposed over the gate dielectric layer, a source and a drain disposed adjacent to the channel region, and an embedded insulating layer disposed below the source, the drain and the gate electrode and both ends of the embedded insulating layer are connected to the isolation insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun Hsiung Tsai, Chih-Hsin Ko, Clement Hsing Jen Wann, Ya-Yun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11915146
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device which efficiently executes machine learning. The information processing device according to one embodiment includes: an obtaining unit which obtains a source code including a code which defines Forward processing of each layer constituting a neural network; a storage unit which stores an association relationship between each Forward processing and Backward processing associated with each Forward processing; and an executing unit which successively executes each code included in the source code, and which calculates an output value of the Forward processing defined by the code based on an input value at a time of execution of each code, and generates a reference structure for Backward processing in a layer associated with the code based on the association relationship stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: PREFERRED NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Seiya Tokui, Yuya Unno, Kenta Oono, Ryosuke Okuta
  • Patent number: 11898247
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of adjusting a balance in film thickness between surfaces of a plurality of substrates stacked in a process chamber. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: a process chamber capable of accommodating a plurality of substrates; a gas supplier configured to supply a process gas to the plurality of the substrates in the process chamber; a gas exhauster configured to discharge the process gas from the process chamber; and a plurality of disks interposed between the plurality of the substrates, respectively, and in vicinity of back surfaces of the plurality of the substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenari Yoshida, Takafumi Sasaki, Yusaku Okajima
  • Patent number: 11890681
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for producing a bonded object. The method comprises a step for preparing a laminate in which a first member, a copper bonding paste, and a second member are laminated in order and a step for sintering the copper bonding paste under a pressure of 0.1-1 MPa. The copper bonding paste contains metal particles and a dispersion medium, wherein the content of metal particles is at 50 mass % or more with respect to the total mass of the copper bonding paste, and the metal particles contain 95 mass % or more of submicro copper particles with respect to the total mass of the metal particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: RESONAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Kawana, Hideo Nakako, Motohiro Negishi, Chie Sugama, Yoshinori Ejiri, Yuichi Yanaka
  • Patent number: 11892738
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media related to a display construct coupled to a structure (e.g., a vision window). The structure can be a supportive structure such as a fixture. The display construct is configured to facilitate media display and is at least partially transparent. The vision window may be a tintable window, e.g., a window in which its tint is electrically controllable (e.g., an electrochromic window). Various interactive capabilities with the display construct are disclosed (e.g., via a touch screen).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Nitesh Trikha, Robert Michael Martinson, Anthony Young, Vinh N. Nguyen, Matthew Burton Sheffield, Chee Yung Chan, Todd Daniel Antes, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam
  • Patent number: 11891297
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motion control structure and a actuator. The motion control structure includes a motion platform, a first actuator having a first execution unit arranged on opposite sides of the motion platform along an X-axis direction and a second execution unit arranged on opposite sides of the motion platform along a Y-axis direction. The first execution unit includes a first actuating element displaced along the X-axis direction. The second execution unit includes a second actuating element displaced along the Y-axis direction. A second actuator surrounds an inner periphery of the motion platform and includes a third execution unit having an assembly portion displaced along the Z-axis direction. The motion control structure of the invention has the advantages that the motion platform can be driven to realize motion in six degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ze Tao, Wooicheang Goh, Zhan Zhan, Kahkeen Lai, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 11887961
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor wafer or a single semiconductor chip or die, and a layer stack. The layer stack comprises a first layer comprising NiSi, and a second layer comprising NiV, wherein the second layer is arranged between the first layer and the semiconductor wafer or single semiconductor chip or die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Paul Frank, Thomas Heinelt, Oliver Schilling, Sven Schmidbauer, Frank Wagner