Patents Examined by Peter M Albrecht
  • Patent number: 12125897
    Abstract: A method includes forming a gate stack over a semiconductor region, and forming a first gate spacer on a sidewall of the gate stack. The first gate spacer includes an inner sidewall spacer, and a dummy spacer portion on an outer side of the inner sidewall spacer. The method further includes removing the dummy spacer portion to form a trench, and forming a dielectric layer to seal a portion of the trench as an air gap. The air gap and the inner sidewall spacer in combination form a second gate spacer. A source/drain region is formed to have a portion on an outer side of the second gate spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Lun Chen, Chao-Hsien Huang, Li-Te Lin, Chun-Hsiung Lin
  • Patent number: 12125853
    Abstract: A display panel includes: pixels, first wirings arranged in a second direction, second wirings arranged in a first direction, and first and second light-shielding strips that are disposed in a first region. First wirings passing through the first region include first wiring groups, and first wirings in each first wiring group are gathered in the first region to constitute a first gathering portion. Second wirings passing through the first region include second wiring groups, and second wirings in each second wiring group are gathered in the first region to constitute a second gathering portion. An orthographic projection of the first gathering portion on the display surface is located within an orthographic projection of a corresponding first light-shielding strip on the display surface. An orthographic projection of the second gathering portion on the display surface is located within an orthographic projection of a corresponding second light-shielding strip on the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingche Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12123844
    Abstract: A transistor for detecting gases in the ambient air. The transistor includes a plurality of electrodes with one electrode being a gate electrode. At least one electrode is individually coated by a ceramic. An ionogel connects all electrodes with each other, the ionogel being an ionic liquid immobilized by a matrix. The use of such a transistor as an air-quality sensor is described. A process for making the transistor is also described. The process includes providing a plurality of electrodes, wherein one of the electrodes is a gate electrode; individually depositing a ceramic precursor on at least one of the plurality of electrodes; and connecting the plurality of electrodes with an ionogel, the ionogel being an ionic liquid immobilized by a matrix. A transistor produced by the process is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bora Ersoez, Suresh Palale, Tino Fuchs, Walter Daves
  • Patent number: 12119335
    Abstract: Embodiments of one or more high bandwidth chips (HB chips), e.g., high bandwidth memories (HBMs), are mounted on a module substrate. The HB chips/HBMs each have one or more HBM parallel communication interfaces (HB chip PHYs or HBM PHYs, respectively) that are connected to a companion PHY through a compatible companion PHY parallel connection that enable communication between the HBM PHY and the companion PHY. A companion PHY parallel link connection connects to a SERDES parallel connection of a SERDES. The SERDES converts parallel data/information at the SERDES parallel connection to serial data/information at a SERDES serial connection, and visa-versa, that enables efficient high bandwidth data transfer over longer distances. Alternative embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua M Rubin, Steven Lorenz Wright, Arvind Kumar, Mounir Meghelli
  • Patent number: 12120894
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor film capable of realizing further enhancement of photoelectric conversion efficiency. The semiconductor film includes semiconductor nanoparticles and a compound represented by the following general formula (1), in which the compound represented by the general formula (1) is coordinated to the semiconductor nanoparticles. (In the general formula (1), X represents —SH, —COOH, —NH2, —PO(OH)2, or —SO2(OH), A1 represents —S, —COO, —PO(OH)O, or —SO2(O), and n is an integer of 1 to 3. B1 represents Li, Na, or K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Syuuiti Takizawa, Michinori Shiomi
  • Patent number: 12114486
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate; determining a position of a bit line contact opening on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate and a top surface of a first dielectric layer; etching an active region, the first dielectric layer and an isolation structure exposed by the bit line contact opening according to the position of the bit line contact opening until the active region is etched to a preset depth to form a bit line contact window; and forming a second dielectric layer on a surface of the isolation structure and a surface of the first dielectric layer that have a depth greater than a depth of a surface of the active region in the bit line contact window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Wei Wan
  • Patent number: 12100711
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a plurality of oxide semiconductor TFTs, and a plurality of wiring line connection sections, each of the plurality of wiring line connection sections includes a first connection electrode, an interlayer insulating layer extending over the first connection electrode, a wiring line contact hole formed in an insulating layer including the interlayer insulating layer, the wiring line contact hole exposing a part of a metal oxide layer of a first connection electrode, and a second connection electrode, and the second connection electrode is connected to a part of the metal oxide layer of the first connection electrode in the wiring line contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiko Suzuki, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Setsuji Nishimiya, Kengo Hara, Hitoshi Takahata, Tohru Daitoh
  • Patent number: 12082475
    Abstract: A display panel and a method for fabricating the same are provided. In the display panel, an undercut structure is formed below a second auxiliary electrode, so that a cathode electrode and a first auxiliary electrode have an overlapping region, and the cathode electrode and the first auxiliary electrode are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gaobo Lin
  • Patent number: 12074170
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a plurality of display devices including a plurality of display areas including pixels, and a coupling area between adjacent display areas from among the plurality of display areas. Each of the plurality of display devices includes: a substrate including a first portion configured to support the display area, a second portion extending from the first portion to be bent, and a third portion extending from the second portion, a display layer on the first portion of the substrate and including the pixels, a connection line at an edge of the first portion of the substrate and connected to the plurality of pixels, a pad portion on the third portion of the substrate, a fan-out line on the second portion of the substrate and connected between the pad portion and the connection line, and pattern holes penetrating the second portion of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Min Park, Yi Joon Ahn, Atsushi Nemoto, Woo Suk Seo, Eun Kyung Yeon, Jae Been Lee, Tae Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 12069904
    Abstract: A light emitting diode display apparatus includes: a substrate; a driving element region which is formed on the substrate and in which a plurality of driving elements are arranged in a matrix form; and an emitting element region in which a plurality of emitting elements are arranged in a matrix form, wherein the emitting element includes a first electrode which corresponds to each driving element and is electrically connected to each driving element, a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode, and an emitting layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein an area of the emitting element region is greater than an area of the driving element region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beum-Sik Cho, Ji-Yoon Shin, Tae-Keun Lee, Jung-Chul Kim, Jun-Ho Yeo, Mi-So Kim
  • Patent number: 12068432
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a light emitting unit that can emit a plurality of types of light having different wavelengths to the outside at a desired ratio with high intensity without increasing manufacturing costs in proportion to a number of pixels even when the number of pixels increases. Provided is a display device including a light emitting unit in which a plurality of types of PiN junction-type light emitting diodes that emit light having different wavelengths are arranged on the same substrate, and at least one type among the plurality of types of light emitting diodes has an active layer containing a rare earth element. Provided is a display device in which a plurality of types of light emitting diodes are sequentially stacked on the surface of a substrate, and a light emitting layer for one color is formed to overlap at least a portion of a light emitting layer for another color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fujiwara, Takeshi Uenoyama, Jun Tatebayashi, Shuhei Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 12068333
    Abstract: A display substrate, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; a first semiconductor layer on the base substrate; and a second semiconductor layer on a side of the first semiconductor layer away from the base substrate. The display substrate further includes a plurality of thin film transistors on the base substrate, which at least include a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. Each of the plurality of thin film transistors includes an active layer. The active layer of at least one of the first transistor and the second transistor is located in the second semiconductor layer and contains an oxide semiconductor material. The active layer of the third transistor is located in the first semiconductor layer and contains a polysilicon semiconductor material. At least one of the first transistor and the second transistor has a dual-gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Gao, Peng Huang, Bingqiang Gui, Ke Yang
  • Patent number: 12063765
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a flip-flop circuit that includes a first CMOS inverter circuit including a 1Ath transistor TR1 and a 1Bth transistor TR2 and a second inverter circuit including a 2Ath transistor TR3 and a 2Bth transistor TR4 and two transfer transistors TR5 and TR6. The 1Ath transistor TR1 and the 2Ath transistor TR2 are connected to a common first power supply line, and the 1Bth transistor TR3 and the 2Bth transistor TR4 are connected to a common second power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Tomita
  • Patent number: 12057051
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate, a display panel and a displaying device, relating to the technical field of display ambient light. The array substrate has an active area and a peripheral area located on at least one side of the active area. The array substrate comprises a brightness detection module and a reference module. The brightness detection module is arranged in the peripheral area, comprising at least one first thin-film transistor. The brightness detection module is configured to receive ambient light, generate an ambient light brightness detecting current signal in response to the ambient light and output the ambient light brightness detecting current signal. The reference module is arranged in the peripheral area, comprising at least one second thin-film transistor. The reference module is configured to, in a dark state without ambient light, generate and output a reference current signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaojuan Gao, Shuqian Dou, Siqi Yin, Litao Fan, Xiaoping Zhang, Yangli Zheng, Jian Ren, Site Cai
  • Patent number: 12051690
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate (e.g., a P-substrate) and a symmetric BDSCR. The BDSCR includes, within the substrate, a first well (e.g., a low-doped deep Nwell) and, within the first well, symmetric side sections and a middle section positioned laterally between the side sections. Each side section includes: second and third wells (e.g., Pwells), where the third well is shallower than and has a higher conductivity level than the second well. Each middle section includes multiple floating wells including: two fourth wells (e.g., Nwells), which have a higher conductivity level than the first well, and a fifth well (e.g., another Pwell), which is positioned laterally between and shallower than the fourth wells. By incorporating the floating wells into the middle section, high current tolerance is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Sagar Premnath Karalkar, Prantik Mahajan, Jie Zeng, Ajay Ajay, Milova Paul, Souvick Mitra
  • Patent number: 12044908
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electro-optically active device. The method comprising the steps of: etching a cavity on a silicon-on-insulator wafer; providing a sacrificial layer adjacent to a substrate of a lll-V semiconductor wafer; epitaxially growing an electro-optically active structure on the lll-V semiconductor wafer; etching the epitaxially grown optically active structure into an electro-optically active mesa; disposing the electro-optically active mesa in the cavity of the silicon-on-insulator wafer and bonding a surface of the electro-optically active mesa, which is distal to the sacrificial layer, to a bed of the cavity; and removing the sacrificial layer between the substrate of the lll-V semiconductor wafer and the electro-optically active mesa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Rockley Photonics Limited
    Inventor: Guomin Yu
  • Patent number: 12041830
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a conductive pattern includes forming a conductive metal material layer and a conductive capping material layer on a substrate, forming a photoresist pattern as an etching mask on the conductive capping material layer, forming a first conductive capping pattern by etching the conductive capping material layer with a first etchant, forming a conductive metal layer and a second conductive capping pattern by etching the conductive metal material layer and the first conductive capping pattern with a second etchant, and forming a conductive capping layer by etching the second conductive capping pattern with a third etchant. The second conductive capping pattern includes a first region overlapping the conductive metal layer and a second region not overlapping the conductive metal layer, and the forming of the conductive capping layer includes etching the second region of the second conductive capping pattern to form the conductive capping layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Uoon Kim, Hong Sick Park, Jong Hyun Choung
  • Patent number: 12029075
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display region and a second display region having a lower pixel density than the first display region. A first pixel circuit in the first display region includes a first drive transistor, a first storage capacitor that stores a control voltage of the first drive transistor, and a first switch transistor that writes a data signal to the first storage capacitor. A second pixel circuit in the second display region includes a second drive transistor, a second storage capacitor that stores a control voltage of the second drive transistor, and a second switch transistor that writes a data signal to the second storage capacitor. A channel width of the second drive transistor is greater than a channel width of the first drive transistor. A channel width of the second switch transistor is greater than a channel width of the first switch transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yojiro Matsueda
  • Patent number: 12021121
    Abstract: Semiconductor device structures and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate, a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer, a gate structure and a conductive layer. The substrate has a first surface. The first nitride semiconductor layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The second nitride semiconductor layer is disposed on the first nitride semiconductor layer. The gate structure is disposed on the second nitride semiconductor layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the second nitride semiconductor layer. The conductive layer has a first length extending in a first direction substantially parallel to the first surface of the substrate, a second length extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction—from a cross section view perspective—wherein the second length is greater than the first length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: INNOSCIENCE (ZHUHAI) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Han-Chin Chiu
  • Patent number: 12021124
    Abstract: A semiconductor structures and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a first nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a second nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the first nitride semiconductor layer and having a bandgap greater than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer, the second nitride semiconductor layer forming a first recess and a second recess; and an electrode disposed on the second nitride semiconductor layer and comprising an element; wherein the electrode is disposed in the first recess and the second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: INNOSCIENCE (ZHUHAI) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ronghui Hao, King Yuen Wong