Patents Examined by Stanetta D Isaac
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Patent number: 11756917Abstract: A method for processing a semiconductor wafer is provided. A semiconductor wafer includes a first main surface and a second main surface. Defects are generated inside the semiconductor wafer to define a detachment plane parallel to the first main surface. Processing the first main surface defines a plurality of electronic semiconductor components. A glass structure is provided which includes a plurality of openings. The glass structure is attached to the processed first main surface, each of the plurality of openings leaving a respective area of the plurality of electronic semiconductor components uncovered. A polymer layer is applied to the second main surface and the semiconductor wafer is split into a semiconductor slice and a remaining semiconductor wafer by cooling the polymer layer beneath its glass transition temperature along the detachment plane. The semiconductor slice includes the plurality of electronic semiconductor components.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Carsten von Koblinski, Daniel Pedone, Matteo Piccin, Roland Rupp, Chiew Li Tai, Jia Yi Wong
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Patent number: 11757065Abstract: A light-emitting component a first layer stack configured to generate light, at least one additional layer stack configured to generate light, where each of the first layer stack and the at least one additional layer stack are separately drivable from one another and where an auxiliary structure is arranged between the first layer stacks and the at least one additional layer stacks.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbHInventors: Daniel Riedel, Andreas Rausch, Ulrich Niedermeier
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Patent number: 11749710Abstract: According to some embodiments, an integrated circuit device is disclosed. The integrated circuit device include at least one inductor having at least one turn, a magnetic coupling ring positioned adjacent to the at least one inductor, the magnetic coupling ring comprising at least two magnetic coupling turns, the at least two magnetic coupling turns are disposed adjacent to the at least one turn to enable magnetic coupling between the at least two magnetic coupling turns and the at least one turn The integrated circuit device also includes a power electrode and a ground electrode, wherein the power electrode and the ground electrode are coupled to the at least one inductor and the magnetic coupling ring to provide a first current in the at least one inductor having a direction opposite to a second current in the magnetic coupling ring to cancel at least a portion of a magnetic field generated by the at least one inductor.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao Chieh Li, Hao-chieh Chan
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Patent number: 11742293Abstract: A multiple die package is described that has an embedded bridge to connect the dies. One example is a microelectronic package that includes a package substrate, a silicon bridge embedded in the substrate, a first interconnect having a first plurality of contacts at a first location of the silicon bridge, a second interconnect having a second plurality of contacts at a second location of the silicon bridge, a third interconnect having a third plurality of contacts at a third location of the silicon bridge, and an electrically conductive line in the silicon bridge connecting a contact of the first interconnect, a contact of the second interconnect, and a contact of the third interconnect each to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Yidnekachew S. Mekonnen, Kemel Aygun, Ravindranath V. Mahajan, Christopher S. Baldwin, Rajasekaran Swaminathan
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Patent number: 11735656Abstract: A semiconductor structure that includes at least one lateral diffusion field effect transistor is described. The structure includes a source contact and a gate shield that enables the line width of an ohmic region that electrically connects the source/body region to the gate shield to be smaller than the minimum contact feature size. The gate shield defines a bottom recess for forming a narrower bottom portion of the source contact, and a section that flares outward with distance from the ohmic region to extend above and laterally beyond the ohmic region. By providing a wider area for the source contact, the flared portion of the gate shield allows the portion of the gate shield that contacts the ohmic region to be narrower than the minimum contact feature size. As a result, the cell pitch of the lateral diffusion field effect transistor can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventors: Touhidur Rahman, Shanghui Larry Tu
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Patent number: 11737215Abstract: A printed circuit film includes: a base film including a first film portion extending in a first direction, a second film portion extending in the first direction, and a third film portion extending in the first direction; a plurality of lead wires extending in the second direction and disposed on the first, second, and third film portions, the plurality of lead wires being spaced apart from each other in the first direction; and a bonding member including: a conductive member disposed to overlap the plurality of lead wires on the first film portion; a first non-conductive member disposed to overlap the plurality of lead wires and the second film portion; and a second non-conductive member disposed to overlap the plurality of lead wires and the third film portion, wherein the conductive member is disposed between the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Hyun Lee, Seung Soo Ryu, Sang Hyuck Yoon
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Patent number: 11728405Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes source/drain (S/D) features disposed over a semiconductor substrate, a metal gate stack disposed between the S/D features, where the metal gate stack traverses a channel region between the S/D features, gate spacers disposed on sidewalls of the metal gate stack, and an etch-stop layer (ESL) disposed over the gate spacers and the S/D features. The semiconductor structure further includes an oxide liner disposed on the ESL, where the oxide liner includes silicon oxide and silicon dioxide, and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer disposed on the oxide liner, where composition of the ILD layer is different from composition of the oxide liner.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Bwo-Ning Chen, Xusheng Wu, Chang-Miao Liu, Shih-Hao Lin
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Patent number: 11724352Abstract: A wafer processing method in which a wafer including devices on a front surface side is processed. The method includes a wafer-with-protective-component forming step of forming the wafer with a protective component through sticking the protective component formed of a resin that softens by heat to the front surface side by pressing and heating the protective component, a thickness measurement step of measuring a thickness of the protective component in the wafer with the protective component, and a grinding step of holding the wafer with the protective component by a chuck table and grinding a back surface side of the wafer until a thickness of the wafer becomes an intended finished thickness. In the grinding step, the thickness of the protective component measured in the thickness measurement step is subtracted from a total thickness of the wafer with the protective component to calculate the thickness of the wafer.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Heidi Lan
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Patent number: 11721576Abstract: A method includes: doping a region through a first surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a plurality of doped structures within the semiconductor substrate, wherein each of the plurality of doped structures extends along a vertical direction and is in contact with the doped region; forming a plurality of transistors over the first surface, wherein each of the transistors comprises one or more source/drain structures electrically coupled to the doped region through a corresponding one of the doped structures; forming a plurality of interconnect structures over the first surface, wherein each of the interconnect structures is electrically coupled to at least one of the transistors; and testing electrical connections between the interconnect structures and the transistors based on detecting signals present on the doped region through a second surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second surface opposite to the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Te-Hsin Chiu, Shih-Wei Peng, Wei-An Lai, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng
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Patent number: 11721760Abstract: A dopant boost in the source/drain regions of a semiconductor device, such as a transistor can be provided. A semiconductor device can include a doped epitaxy of a first material having a plurality of boosting layers embedded within. The boosting layers can be of a second material different from the first material. Another device can include a source/drain feature of a transistor. The source/drain feature includes a doped source/drain material and one or more embedded distinct boosting layers. A method includes growing a boosting layer in a recess of a substrate, where the boosting layer is substantially free of dopant. The method also includes growing a layer of doped epitaxy in the recess on the boosting layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chih-Yu Ma, Zheng-Yang Pan, Shih-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Han Lee
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Patent number: 11710736Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active structure on a substrate including a first epitaxial pattern, a second epitaxial pattern and a first channel pattern between the first epitaxial pattern and the second epitaxial pattern, the first channel pattern including at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. A first gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the first channel pattern. A second active structure on the substrate and includes the second epitaxial pattern, a third epitaxial pattern and a second channel pattern between the second epitaxial pattern and the third epitaxial pattern in the first direction. The second channel pattern includes at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. The number of stacked second channel patterns is greater than the number of stacked first channel patterns. A second gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the second channel pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hae-Wang Lee
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Patent number: 11710656Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes forming a plurality of bulk micro defects within a handle substrate. Sizes of the plurality of bulk micro defects are increased to form a plurality of bulk macro defects (BMDs) within the handle substrate. Some of the plurality of BMDs are removed from within a first denuded region and a second denuded region arranged along opposing surfaces of the handle substrate. An insulating layer is formed onto the handle substrate. A device layer comprising a semiconductor material is formed onto the insulating layer. The first denuded region and the second denuded region vertically surround a central region of the handle substrate that has a higher concentration of the plurality of BMDs than both the first denuded region and the second denuded region.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Cheng-Ta Wu, Kuan-Liang Liu
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Patent number: 11710731Abstract: Provided is a technique suitable for multilayering thin semiconductor elements via adhesive bonding while avoiding wafer damage in a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method in which semiconductor elements are multilayered through laminating wafers in which the semiconductor elements are fabricated. The method of the present invention includes bonding and removing. In the bonding step, a back surface 1b side of a thinned wafer 1T in a reinforced wafer 1R having a laminated structure including a supporting substrate S, a temporary adhesive layer 2, and the thinned wafer 1T is bonded via an adhesive to an element forming surface 3a of a wafer 3. A temporary adhesive for forming the temporary adhesive layer 2 contains a polyvalent vinyl ether compound, a compound having two or more hydroxy groups or carboxy groups and thus capable of forming a polymer with the polyvalent vinyl ether compound, and a thermoplastic resin.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATIONInventor: Naoko Tsuji
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Patent number: 11711933Abstract: Devices having multiple multicomponent emissive layers are provided, where each multicomponent EML includes at least three components. Each of the components in each EML is a host material or an emitter. The devices have improved color stability and relatively high luminance.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Vadim Adamovich, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson
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Patent number: 11711913Abstract: First semiconductor structures are formed on a first wafer. At least one of the first semiconductor structures includes a programmable logic device, an array of static random-access memory (SRAM) cells, and a first bonding layer including first bonding contacts. Second semiconductor structures are formed on a second wafer. At least one of the second semiconductor structures includes an array of NAND memory cells and a second bonding layer including second bonding contacts. The first wafer and the second wafer are bonded in a face-to-face manner, such that the at least one of the first semiconductor structures is bonded to the at least one of the second semiconductor structures. The first bonding contacts of the first semiconductor structure are in contact with the second bonding contacts of the second semiconductor structure at a bonding interface. The bonded first and second wafers are diced into dies. At least one of the dies includes the bonded first and second semiconductor structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Weihua Cheng, Jun Liu
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Patent number: 11710687Abstract: A semiconductor guide pin is disclosed. Specific implementations may include a heatsink, one or more substrates coupled together, one or more pressfit pins coupled to the one or more substrates, and two or more guide pins coupled to the one or more substrates, where the two or more guide pins may have a height greater than the one or more pressfit pins.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Chee Hiong Chew, Yushuang Yao, Atapol Prajuckamol, Chuncao Niu
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Patent number: 11699590Abstract: In one example, an electroplating system comprises a first bath reservoir, a second bath reservoir, a clamp, a first anode in the first bath reservoir, a second anode in the second bath reservoir, and a direct current power supply. The first bath reservoir contains a first electrolyte solution that includes an alkaline copper-complexed solution. The second bath reservoir contains a second electrolyte solution that includes an acidic copper plating solution. The direct current power supply generates a first direct current between the clamp and the first anode to electroplate a first copper layer on the cobalt layer of the wafer submerged in the first electrolyte solution. The direct current power supply then generates a second direct current between the clamp and the second anode to electroplate a second copper layer on the first copper layer of the wafer submerged in the second electrolyte solution.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Jeyavel Velmurugan, Bryan L. Buckalew, Thomas A. Ponnuswamy
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Patent number: 11699640Abstract: A power module for PCB embedding includes: a leadframe; a power semiconductor die with a first load terminal and control terminal at a first side of the die and a second load terminal at the opposite side, the second load terminal soldered to the leadframe; a first metal clip soldered to the first load terminal and forming a first terminal of the power module at a first side of the power module; and a second metal clip soldered to the control terminal and forming a second terminal of the power module at the first side of the power module. The leadframe forms a third terminal of the power module at the first side of the power module, or a third metal clip is soldered to the leadframe and forms the third terminal. The power module terminals are coplanar within +/?30 ?m at the first side of the power module.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Thomas Stoek, Frank Daeche, Chee Voon Tan
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Patent number: 11695009Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer on a substrate, a channel region on the insulating layer, a gate structure on the insulating layer, the gate structure crossing the channel region, source/drain regions on the insulating layer, the source/drain regions being spaced apart from each other with the gate structure interposed therebetween, the channel region connecting the source/drain regions to each other, and contact plugs connected to the source/drain regions, respectively. The channel region includes a plurality of semiconductor patterns that are vertically spaced apart from each other on the insulating layer, the insulating layer includes first recess regions that are adjacent to the source/drain regions, respectively, and the contact plugs include lower portions provided into the first recess regions, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventors: Sung-Dae Suk, Jongho Lee, Geumjong Bae
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Patent number: 11690300Abstract: Methods related to the treatment of a quantum computing device to increase channel mobility are described. An example method includes forming a superconducting metal layer on a surface of a wafer. The method further includes selectively removing a portion of the superconducting metal layer to allow a subsequent formation of a gate dielectric associated with the device, where the selectively removing causes a decrease in channel mobility associated with the quantum computing device. The method further includes prior to forming the gate dielectric, subjecting the wafer to a plasma treatment, where a set of parameters associated with the plasma treatment is selected to increase the channel mobility.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Maja C. Cassidy, Sebastian J. Pauka, Cioffi Nicole Allen