Patents Examined by Samuel Jonathan Smith
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Patent number: 12701755Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate including a plurality of fins, a plurality of semiconductor nanosheets stacked on the plurality of fins, a plurality of gate stacks wrapping the plurality of semiconductor nanosheets, an isolation structure around the plurality of fins, and a separator structure on the isolation structure to separate the plurality of gate stacks from each other. The separator structure includes a body and a cap on the body. The cap includes a first portion and a second portion. Sidewalls and bottom of the second portion is wrapped by the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Ruei Jhan, Kuan-Ting Pan, Yu-Wei Lu, Shi-Ning Ju, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Chih-Hao Wang
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Patent number: 12690300Abstract: A light-emitting element comprises a core comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer provided on the first semiconductor layer, and an emissive layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and a first element insulating film around a side surface of the core, wherein the first element insulating film comprises a composite of an insulating member and an elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Gyun Kim, Jun Bo Sim, Hee Yeon Yoo, Jeong In Choi, Chul Jong Yoo, Yo Han Lee, Sung Ae Jang, Hyun Min Cho, Hyung Rae Cha
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Patent number: 12666982Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. A semiconductor package includes a wiring structure, which includes a first insulating layer and a first wiring pad inside the first insulating layer a semiconductor chip on the wiring structure, an interposer having one surface facing the semiconductor chip and including a second insulating layer and a second wiring pad inside the second insulating layer, a connecting member connecting the first wiring pad and the second wiring pad, a support member in the first recess and between the wiring structure and the interposer, and a mold layer covering the semiconductor chip. One surface of the wiring structure includes a first recess exposing at least a part of the first insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Bo Shim, Sung Bum Kim, Ji Hwang Kim
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Patent number: 12653005Abstract: A semiconductor device structure includes a first hard mask pattern disposed over a metal layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes a second hard mask pattern disposed over the metal layer and spaced apart from the first hard mask pattern. A bottom surface of the first hard mask pattern is coplanar with a bottom surface of the second hard mask pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2023Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Liang-Pin Chou
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Patent number: 12648413Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the following. A core material layer and a patterned mask layer are formed above a target layer. A first spacer layer is formed and a first treatment process is performed to form a treated first spacer layer. A first removal process is performed on the treated first spacer layer and the patterned mask layer to form multiple first spacers. The core material layer is patterned to form a core layer using the first spacers as a mask. A second spacer layer is formed and a second treatment process is performed to form a treated second spacer layer. A second removal process is performed on the treated second spacer layer and the core layer to form multiple second spacers. A pattern of the second spacers is transferred to the target layer to form a patterned target layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.Inventor: Ping-Lung Yu
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Patent number: 12648275Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving backplane, a first bank layer, light-emitting elements, a second bank layer, light adjusting patterns, a light-shielding pattern layer and color filter patterns. The color filter patterns includes first color filter patterns having the same color. The light-emitting elements include first light-emitting elements respectively overlapping the first color filter patterns. The light adjusting patterns include first color conversion patterns respectively overlapping the first color filter patterns. A center wavelength of one of the first light-emitting elements is greater than a center wavelength of another one of the first light-emitting elements, and a thickness of one of the first color conversion patterns is greater than a thickness of another one of the first color conversion patterns.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Peng-Yu Chen, Chien-Chuan Chen, Chih-Hung Tsai
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Patent number: 12641927Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element including an epitaxial structure and a DBR. The DBR includes first and second reflective units. The first reflective unit includes first reflective structures. The second reflective unit includes second reflective structures. Each of the first and second reflective structures has first and second material layers. The first material layer of each of the first reflective structures has an optical thickness different from that of the first material layer of each of the second reflective structures. The second material layer of each of the first reflective structures has an optical thickness different from that of the second material layer of each of the second reflective structures. In each of the first and second reflective structures, the first material layer has a refractive index different from that of the second material layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: XIAMEN SAN'AN OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Qing Wang, Wei Li, Minyou He, Shiwei Liu, Ling-yuan Hong, Su-hui Lin, Chung-ying Chang
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Patent number: 12635193Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a first oxide layer over a semiconductor fin structure; performing a first nitridation process to convert the first oxide layer to an oxynitride layer; depositing a silicon-containing layer over the oxynitride layer; performing a first anneal on the silicon-containing layer, wherein after performing the first anneal, the oxynitride layer has a higher nitrogen atomic concentration at an interface with the semiconductor fin structure than in a bulk region of the oxynitride layer; and forming a dummy gate structure over the silicon-containing layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsuan-Hsiao Yao, Po-Kai Hsiao, Fan-Cheng Lin, Tsai-Yu Huang, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
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Patent number: 12628669Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to glass layers within a package that include one or more high aspect ratio TGV that are filled with conductive material. The TGV extends from a first side of the glass layer to a second side of the glass layer opposite the first side and are filled with conductive material to provide a high-quality electrical connection between the first side of the glass layer and the second side of the glass layer, where a portion of the wall of the TGV includes titanium. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Darko Grujicic, Sashi S. Kandanur, Helme A. Castro De La Torre, Srinivas V. Pietambaram, Marcel Wall, Suddhasattwa Nad, Rengarajan Shanmugam, Benjamin Duong
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Patent number: 12628434Abstract: A transient voltage suppressing (TVS) device including a first silicon-controlled rectifier and a voltage clamp having a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal is connected to a cathode of the first silicon-controlled rectifier.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LPInventors: Shekar Mallikarjunaswamy, Juan Luo
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Patent number: 12588202Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a stack including interlayer sacrifice layers and interlayer insulation layers stacked alternatively. The stack includes a core region and a periphery region distributed along a first direction. The method also includes forming a gate line slit penetrating the stack and extending along the first direction. The gate line slit includes a first slit and a second slit interconnected with each other. The periphery region includes the first slit. The core region includes the second slit. The width of the first slit along the second direction is greater than the width of the second slit along the second direction. The second direction intersects with the first direction. The method further includes forming an isolation section in at least the first slit.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Yonggang Yang
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Patent number: 12575098Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a storage cell, a storage block and a memory. The storage cell includes a semiconductor assembly, a controlling gate, and at least one base electrode. The semiconductor assembly includes a source-region semiconductor, a drain-region semiconductor and a channel semiconductor. The channel semiconductor is arranged between the source-region semiconductor and the drain-region semiconductor, and is arranged side by side with the source-region semiconductor and the drain-region semiconductor. The controlling gate is arranged at one side of the semiconductor assembly, and corresponds to the channel semiconductor. The at least one base electrode is electrically connected to the other side of at least one of the source-region semiconductor and the drain-region semiconductor, corresponds to the at least one of the source-region semiconductor and the drain-region semiconductor, and is configured to be applied a base voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: WUHAN XINXIN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Kaiwei Cao
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Patent number: 12568615Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for an array of vertically stacked memory cells having horizontally oriented access devices and storage nodes formed in tiers. And, more particularly, to multiple, alternating silicon germanium (SiGe) and single crystalline silicon (Si) in different thicknesses to form tiers in which to form the horizontal access devices in vertical three-dimensional (3D) memory. The horizontally oriented access devices can have a first source/drain regions and a second source drain regions separated by single crystalline silicon (Si) channel regions. The single crystalline silicon (Si) channel regions can include a dielectric material to provide support structure to the single crystalline channel regions when forming the horizontal access devices in vertical three-dimensional (3D) memory. Horizontally oriented access lines can connect to gate structures opposing the channel regions. Vertical digit lines coupled to the first source/drain regions.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: David K. Hwang, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Scott E. Sills, Si-Woo Lee, Yuanzhi Ma, Glen H. Walters
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Patent number: 12564088Abstract: A semiconductor device of embodiments includes: a die pad; a semiconductor chip fixed on the die pad; and a sealing resin covering the semiconductor chip and at least a part of the die pad. The sealing resin has a first protruding portion provided on one side surface and a second protruding portion provided on another side surface. The cross-sectional area of the first protruding portion is equal to or more than 10% of the maximum cross-sectional area of the sealing resin. The cross-sectional area of the second protruding portion is equal to or more than 10%; of the maximum cross-sectional area. The maximum cross-sectional area is equal to or more than 6 mm2.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventor: Shigeru Harada
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Patent number: 12563726Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a first stack structure including first gate electrodes on the substrate; and a second stack structure on the first stack structure; wherein the first stack structure includes a first lower staircase region, a second lower staircase region, and a third lower staircase region, wherein the second stack structure includes a first upper staircase region, a second upper staircase region, a third upper staircase region, and at least one through portion penetrating the second stack structure and on the first to third lower staircase regions, wherein the first lower staircase region has a same shape as a shape of the first upper staircase region, the second lower staircase region has a same shape as a shape of the second upper staircase region, and the third lower staircase region has a same shape as a shape of the third upper staircase region.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junsuk Kim, Donghoon Kwon, Kiwoong Kim, Chungki Min, Youngbeom Pyon, Changsun Hwang
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Patent number: 12557556Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure. The MTJ structure includes a MTJ stack, the MTJ stack including a tunnel barrier layer on a reference layer and a free layer on the tunnel barrier layer, wherein the free layer includes multiple sub free layers, the multiple sub free layers being multiple ferromagnetic strips placed parallel to each other on the tunnel barrier layer, the multiple ferromagnetic strips having respective first ends connected to a first electrode and respective second ends connected to a second electrode. A method of forming the MTJ structure is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Timothy Mathew Philip, Ching-Tzu Chen, Kevin W. Brew, Jin Ping Han, Injo Ok
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Patent number: 12538599Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array, a color filter array including a plurality of color filters arranged in a matrix on the pixel array, and a micro lens array arranged on the color filter array. The plurality of color filters are divided into a plurality of groups that each include nine color filters arranged in three rows and three columns. A plurality of first color filters among the nine color filters included in each group of the plurality of groups face one another in a diagonal direction, and a plurality of second color filters among the nine color filters included in each group of the plurality of groups respectively include identical color filters corresponding to a corresponding group of the plurality of groups.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyounghwan Moon
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Patent number: 12514087Abstract: Processes for producing an OLED screen with a reduced size, in particular for an aircraft. The processes utilize laser cutting to reduce the size of OLED screens from a production line. After the cutting, a plasma coating process seals the cut edges. The portion of the production OLED screen that is cut may be a portion of the display screen. The screens with the reduced sized may be installed in an aircraft, and, two or more of the OLED screens with reduced sized may be positioned adjacent to each other so as to form an array.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Alejandro Morales Anton
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Patent number: 12513888Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The memory device includes a substrate, trenches, an oxide semiconductor layer, a gate dielectric layer, and word line structures. The substrate includes active regions and an isolation structure located between the active regions. The active regions contain silicon. The trenches are disposed in the active regions and the isolation structure. The oxide semiconductor layer is disposed in each trench. The gate dielectric layer is disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer and located in each trench. The word line structures are disposed on the gate dielectric layer and located in the trenches, respectively. At least a portion of the gate dielectric layer is disposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and each word line structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuanxuan Chen, Mingqin Shangguan, Changfu Ye, Tsuo-Wen Lu
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Patent number: 12514012Abstract: An image sensing device includes a first substrate including a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, the first substrate including a pixel region and a pad region located outside the pixel region, the pixel region being structured to include pixel that generate electrical signals based on light incident upon the first surface to reach to the pixels, an insulation layer disposed under the second surface and including interconnects and an electrode pad, a pad open region disposed in the pad region and structured to expose the electrode pad, and a substrate isolation layer disposed outside the pixel region in the first substrate and formed to penetrate the first substrate. The substrate isolation layer includes a lens material.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.Inventor: Pyong Su Kwag