Patents Examined by Samuel A Gebremariam
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Patent number: 12211923Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate and an epitaxial layer disposed on the substrate. At least a part of the epitaxial layer is doped with metal atoms, and the doping concentration of the metal atoms at the bottom surface of the epitaxial layer near the substrate is larger than 1×1017 atoms/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Kai Cheng, Kai Liu
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Patent number: 12211961Abstract: An exemplary white light emitting device includes a plurality of LEDs disposed on a substrate, where the LEDs emit blue light at substantially the same correlated color temperature; a first photoluminescence material layer disposed over a first subset of the LEDs; a second photoluminescence material layer disposed over a second subset of the LEDs different from the first subset of the plurality of LEDs, the second photoluminescence material layer separate from the first photoluminescence material layer; and a diffusing layer separate from and disposed over the first and second photoluminescence layers, where the diffusing layer is associated with a plurality of light scattering particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.Inventors: Tao Xu, Aaron Merrill, Yi-Qun Li
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Patent number: 12206060Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lead frame assembly including a frame and lead frame units each including a chip holder having first and second electrode pads; and a pin unit having a first pin, a second pin and third pins each extending from the chip holder. The pin unit extending from one of the lead frame units is connected to the pin unit of the adjacent one of the lead frame units. For the lead frame units disposed adjacent to the frame, the pin units extending towards the frame are connected to the frame such that the lead frame units are fixedly positioned within the frame. A chip packaging device including a lead frame body and a packaging structure is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: CHANG WAH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Chia-Neng Huang
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Patent number: 12198994Abstract: An embodiment relates to a packaging substrate and a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising: an element unit including a semiconductor element; and a packaging substrate electrically connected to the element unit, wherein a glass substrate is used as the core of the packaging substrate so as to achieve a closer connection between the semiconductor element and a motherboard, thereby allowing an electrical signal to be transmitted over as short a distance as possible. Accordingly, provided is a packaging substrate which can significantly improve electrical characteristics such as signal transmission speed, can substantially prevent the occurrence of a parasitic element and thus more simplify the insulation layer treatment process, and can be applied to a high-speed circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Absolics Inc.Inventors: Sungjin Kim, Youngho Rho, Jincheol Kim, Byungkyu Jang
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Patent number: 12200949Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and—an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yohei Hirose, Iwao Yagi, Shintarou Hirata, Hideaki Mogi, Masashi Bando, Osamu Enoki
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Patent number: 12200937Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming a stack with alternately stacked first material layers and second material layers, forming an opening passing through the stack, forming a memory layer in the opening, forming a slit passing through the stack and exposing the first material layers and the second material layers, and forming first barrier patterns, without removing the second material layers, by partially oxidizing the memory layer through the second material layers.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Moon Sik Seo, Dae Hwan Yun
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Patent number: 12193217Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor structure and the semiconductor structure are provided. The method for forming the semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate, wherein a separate bit line structure is formed on the substrate; forming a first sacrificial layer on the side wall of the bit line structure; forming a first dielectric layer filling gap between the bit line structures; patterning the first dielectric layer and the first sacrificial layer to form a through hole, wherein the through hole and the remaining first dielectric layer and first sacrificial layer are alternately arranged; forming a second sacrificial layer on the side wall of the through hole, and filling the through hole to form a contact plug; forming a contact structure on the contact plug; and removing the first sacrificial layer to form a first air gap, and removing the second sacrificial layer to form a second air gap.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Chuxian Liao, Yuhan Zhu, Zhan Ying
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Patent number: 12191384Abstract: A charge balanced (CB) trench-metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) device may include a charge balanced (CB) layer defined within a first epitaxial (epi) layer that has a first conductivity type. The CB layer may include charge balanced (CB) regions that has a second conductivity type. The CB trench-MOSFET device may include a device layer defined in a second epi layer and having the first conductivity type, where the device layer is disposed on the CB layer. The device layer may include a source region, a base region, a trench feature, and a shield region having the second conductivity type disposed at a bottom surface of the trench feature. The device layer may also include a charge balanced (CB) bus region having the second conductivity type that extends between and electrically couples the CB regions of the CB layer to at least one region of the device layer having the second conductivity type.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Stephen Daley Arthur, Alexander Viktorovich Bolotnikov, Reza Ghandi, David Alan Lilienfeld, Peter Almern Losee
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Patent number: 12191811Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including an upper-channel implant transistor is provided. The method includes forming one or more fins extending in a first direction over a substrate. The one or more fins include a first region along the first direction and second regions on both sides of the first region along the first direction. A dopant is shallowly implanted in an upper portion of the first region of the fins but not in the second regions and not in a lower portion of the first region of the fins. A gate structure extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is formed overlying the first region of the fins, and source/drains are formed overlying the second regions of the fins, thereby forming an upper-channel implant transistor.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chia-Chung Chen, Chi-Feng Huang, Victor Chiang Liang, Fu-Huan Tsai, Hsieh-Hung Hsieh, Tzu-Jin Yeh, Han-Min Tsai, Hong-Lin Chu
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Patent number: 12183820Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes, first to third semiconductor regions, first and second conductive parts, a first conductive region, a first electrode region, and a conductive layer. The first-conductivity-type third semiconductor region is on the second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region, which is on a portion of the first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region, which is on and electrically connected to the first electrode. A portion of the first conductive part faces the second semiconductor region side surface. A portion of the second conductive part faces the first semiconductor region side surface. The second electrode is on and electrically connected to the second and third semiconductor regions. The first electrode region is electrically connected to the first conductive region, which is on and electrically connected to the second conductive part.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Kentaro Ichinoseki, Tsuyoshi Kachi, Kohei Oasa
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Patent number: 12185644Abstract: One or more systems, devices, methods of use and/or methods of fabrication provided herein relate to a superconducting device that can be operated with minimal electric field energy coupling at surface layers of the superconducting device and/or that can have a small footprint. According to one embodiment, a device can comprise a Josephson junction located between a first capacitor portion and a second capacitor portion of a capacitor, wherein at least a trenched section of the first capacitor portion is located beneath a surface of a substrate, and wherein at least a trenched section of the second capacitor portion is located beneath the surface of the substrate. According to another embodiment, a device can comprise a capacitor disposed within a substrate layer and the capacitor comprising a pair of material-filled trenches in the substrate layer, and a Josephson junction coupled to the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Li-Wen Hung, Elbert Emin Huang, Harry Jonathon Mamin, Daniel Rugar, Martin O. Sandberg, Joseph Finley
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Patent number: 12170164Abstract: A magnetic assembly includes a multilevel lamination or metallization structure with a core dielectric layer, dielectric stack layers, a high permittivity dielectric layer, and first and second patterned conductive features, the dielectric stack layers having a first relative permittivity, the high permittivity dielectric layer extends between and contacting the first patterned conductive feature and one of the dielectric stack layers or the core dielectric layer, the high permittivity dielectric layer has a second relative permittivity, and the second relative permittivity is at least 1.5 times the first relative permittivity to mitigate dielectric breakdown in isolation products.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventor: Enis Tuncer
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Patent number: 12165999Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer; first and second transistors; one or more first source pads and a first gate pad of the first transistor in a first region of the upper surface of the semiconductor layer; and one or more second source pads and a second gate pad of the second transistor in a second region of the upper surface adjacent to the first region in a plan view of the semiconductor layer. In a plan view of the semiconductor layer, a virtual straight line connecting the centers of the first and second gate pads passes through the center of the semiconductor layer and forms a 45 degree angle with each side of the semiconductor layer. An upper surface boundary line between the first and second regions monotonically changes in the directions of extension of the longer and shorter sides of the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPANInventors: Kouki Yamamoto, Shinichi Akiyoshi, Ryouichi Ajimoto
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Patent number: 12166078Abstract: A device includes a fin extending from a semiconductor substrate, a gate stack over and along a sidewall of the fin, an isolation region surrounding the gate stack, an epitaxial source/drain region in the fin and adjacent the gate stack, and a source/drain contact extending through the isolation region, including a first silicide region in the epitaxial source/drain region, the first silicide region including NiSi2, a second silicide region on the first silicide region, the second silicide region including TiSix, and a conductive material on the second silicide region.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yan-Ming Tsai, Chih-Wei Chang, Ming-Hsing Tsai, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Hung-Hsu Chen, Wei-Yip Loh
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Patent number: 12165927Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a shallow trench isolation (STI) region on a well region of a substrate, a plurality of transistors, and a power rail. Each of the transistors includes at least one fin, a gate electrode formed on the fin, and a doping region formed on the fin. The fin is formed on the well region, and is extending in a first direction. The gate electrode is extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The power rail is formed in the STI region and below the doping regions of the transistors, and extending in the first direction. Each of the doping regions is electrically connected to the power rail, so as to form a source region of the respective transistor. The power rail is electrically connected to the well region of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventor: Po-Chao Tsao
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Patent number: 12165917Abstract: Integrated circuit interconnect structures including an interconnect metallization feature with a barrier material comprising a metal and a chalcogen. Introduction of the chalcogen may improve diffusion barrier properties at a given barrier material layer thickness with increasing the barrier layer thickness. A barrier material, such as TaN, may be deposited at minimal thickness, and doped with a chalcogen before or after one or more fill materials are deposited over the barrier material. During thermal processing mobile chalcogen impurities may collect within regions within the barrier material to high enough concentrations for at least a portion of the barrier material to be converted into a metal chalcogenide layer. The metal chalcogenide layer may have greater crystallinity than a remainder of the barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Carl Naylor, Christopher Jezewski
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Patent number: 12157189Abstract: Provided is a joint structure. The joint structure includes a first structure, and a second structure joined to the first structure via a joint portion formed of a Au—Sn-based alloy, wherein a thickness of the joint portion is 3 ?m or more and 50 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignees: NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd., NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATIONInventors: Masamoto Tanaka, Kiyotsugu Komori, Keisuke Akashi, Katsuhiko Hoshino, Tsunekazu Yamazaki, Takayuki Kobayashi, Sukeyoshi Yamamoto, Kensuke Misawa
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Patent number: 12157849Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures using a Group IV metal halide. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SHOEI CHEMICAL INC.Inventors: Benjamin Newmeyer, Christian Ippen, Jesse Manders, Ruiqing Ma, Dylan Charles Hamilton
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Patent number: 12142554Abstract: An electronic component and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The electronic component includes a structure member and a connecting member. The structure member includes at least one working unit. The at least one working unit is disposed in a first region. The connecting member is disposed on the structure member and includes a second region. The second region is overlapped with the first region, and a metal density of the second region is less than a metal density of the first region. The electronic component and the manufacturing method thereof of the embodiment of the disclosure include the effect of improving the reliability or quality of the electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Yeong-E Chen, Yi-Hung Lin, Cheng-En Cheng, Wen-Hsiang Liao, Cheng-Chi Wang
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Patent number: 12142685Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for forming fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) that maximize strain in channel regions of the FinFETs. An exemplary method includes forming a fin having a first width over a substrate. The fin includes a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material disposed over the first semiconductor material, and a third semiconductor material disposed over the second semiconductor material. A portion of the second semiconductor material is oxidized, thereby forming a second semiconductor oxide material. The third semiconductor material is trimmed to reduce a width of the third semiconductor material from the first width to a second width. The method further includes forming an isolation feature adjacent to the fin. The method further includes forming a gate structure over a portion of the fin, such that the gate structure is disposed between source/drain regions of the fin.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Ka-Hing Fung, Chih-Sheng Chang, Zhiqiang Wu