Patents Examined by Syed I Gheyas
  • Patent number: 12388029
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first package substrate having a lower surface and an upper surface respectively including a plurality of first lower surface pads and a plurality of first upper surface pads, a second package substrate having a lower surface and an upper surface respectively including a plurality of second lower surface pads and a plurality of second upper surface pads, wherein the plurality of second upper surface pads comprise all of the upper surface pads at the upper surface of the second package substrate, a semiconductor chip provided between the first package substrate and the second package substrate and attached onto the first package substrate, and a plurality of metal core structures connecting some of the plurality of first upper surface pads to some of the plurality of second lower surface pads and not vertically overlapping any of the plurality of second upper surface pads, each metal core structure having a metal core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choongbin Yim, Jihwang Kim, Jongbo Shim, Jinwoo Park
  • Patent number: 12382675
    Abstract: The semiconductor device comprises a high-voltage device region, a low-voltage device region, and an isolation region. It further comprises a drift region, a second conductivity type well region, an isolation well region, an isolation structure, a power device source region, and a power device drain region. The drift region is disposed in the high-voltage device region. The second conductivity type well region is disposed in the isolation region and extends to the low-voltage device region. The isolation well region is disposed in the drift region and separates the drift region into a high-voltage drift region and a power device drift region. The isolation structure is disposed in the isolation well region. The power device source region is disposed in the isolation region and located in the second conductivity type well region, and the power device drain region is disposed in the power device drift region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: CSMC TECHNOLOGIES FAB2 CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teng Liu, Nailong He, Lihui Gu, Sen Zhang, Wentong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12382649
    Abstract: A method includes forming a gate structure over a substrate; forming a first gate spacer and a second gate spacer on opposite sidewalls of the gate structure, respectively; implanting a first dopant of a first conductivity type into the substrate form a lightly doped source region adjacent to the first gate spacer, and a lightly doped drain region adjacent to the second gate spacer; forming a patterned mask over a first portion of the lightly doped drain region, while leaving a second portion of the lightly doped drain region exposed; and with the patterned mask in place, implanting a second dopant of the first conductivity type into the substrate, resulting in converting the second portion of the lightly doped drain region into a drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignees: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC CHINA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Feng Han, Jian Huang, Lin-Chun Gui, Zhong-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 12376332
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices, and more particularly semiconductor devices with improved edge termination structures are disclosed. A semiconductor device includes a drift region that forms part of an active region. An edge termination region is arranged along a perimeter of the active region and also includes a portion of the drift region. The edge termination region includes one or more sub-regions of an opposite doping type than the drift region and one or more electrodes may be capacitively coupled to the drift region by way of the one or more sub-regions. During a forward blocking mode for the semiconductor device, the one or more electrodes may provide a path that draws ions away from passivation layers that are on the edge termination region and away from the active region. In this manner, the semiconductor device may exhibit reduced leakage, particularly at higher operating voltages and higher associated operating temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Wolfspeed, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Robert Van Brunt, Thomas E. Harrington, III
  • Patent number: 12376350
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a quantum electronic circuit includes etching a semiconducting layer so as to obtain: a plurality of pillars; and a qubit layer; oxidising the flank of each pillar; forming coupling rows and coupling columns; and depositing separation layers leaving a contact surface protrude from each pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Heimanu Niebojewski, Thomas Bedecarrats, Benoit Bertrand
  • Patent number: 12376378
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate having an emission area and a non-emission area; a first bank in the non-emission area of the substrate and having an opening; electrodes on the first bank and spaced apart from each other; a second bank on the electrodes; and light emitting elements on the second bank between the electrodes. The second bank has a first area overlapping the light emitting elements and a second area in the opening in the first bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Chan Lee, Jin Taek Kim, Hyun Kim, Jeong Su Park, Woong Hee Jeong, Jung Eun Hong
  • Patent number: 12374656
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described. This apparatus includes a bridge die having first contacts on a die surface being in a molding layer of a reconstituted wafer. The reconstituted wafer has a wafer surface including a layer surface of the molding layer and the die surface. A redistribution layer on the wafer surface includes electrically conductive and dielectric layers to provide conductive routing and conductors. The conductors extend away from the die surface and are respectively coupled to the first contacts at bottom ends thereof. At least second and third IC dies respectively having second contacts on corresponding die surfaces thereof are interconnected to the bridge die and the redistribution layer. A first portion of the second contacts are interconnected to top ends of the conductors opposite the bottom ends thereof in part for alignment of the at least second and third IC dies to the bridge die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Liang Wang, Rajesh Katkar
  • Patent number: 12364078
    Abstract: In a method for making a light-emitting device, a plurality of windows (20) on which light source (10) are mounted is prepared, an block (AG1) in which a plurality of packages (30) are connected in an array is prepared, the window (20) is mounted in each package (30) of the block (AG1) to electrically connect a first pad (25) and a second pad (36) corresponding to each other, and the block (AG1) is separated to obtain the plurality of packages (30) on which the corresponding window (20) are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Takahide Yanai, Yoshihiro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 12363944
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate. The gate controls a current flowing between the source electrode and the drain electrode. Capacitance between the gate and the drain electrode is first capacitance. Capacitance between the gate and the source electrode is second capacitance. A sum of the first capacitance and the second capacitance is equal to third capacitance. Total switching loss is a sum of first switching loss and second switching loss. The first switching loss is defined by a current variation rate, and the second switching loss is defined by a voltage variation rate. A capacitance ratio of the first capacitance to the third capacitance is set to a ratio to satisfying a relationship that the total switching loss is smaller than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Kouno
  • Patent number: 12363931
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to bipolar transistors, such as heterojunction bipolar transistors, having increased collector thickness for improved ruggedness. In some embodiments, the collector thickness can be above 1.1 microns. The collector can have at least one doping concentration grading. The collector can have a high doping concentration at a junction between the collector and the sub-collector, such as at the high end of the grading. In some embodiments, the high doping concentration can be above about 9×1016 cm?3. The collector can include a region with high doping concentration adjacent the base. The collector can include a discontinuity in the doping concentration, such as at the low end of the grading. Such bipolar transistors can be implemented, for example, in power amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Hay Kwok, Cristian Cismaru, Andre G. Metzger, Guoliang Zhou
  • Patent number: 12356877
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory (RRAM) device includes a plurality of memory cells, each of at least a subset of the memory cells including first and second electrodes and an organic thin film compound mixed with silver perchlorate (AgClO4) salt as a base layer that is incorporated with a prescribed quantity of inorganic metal oxide molecules using vapor-phase infiltration (VPI), the base layer being formed on an upper surface of the first electrode and the second electrode being formed on an upper surface of the base layer. Resistive switching characteristics of the RRAM device are controlled as a function of a concentration of AgClO4 salt in the base layer. A variation of device switching parameters is controlled as a function of an amount of infiltrated metal oxide molecules in the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignees: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC, The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Chang-Yong Nam, Ashwanth Subramanian, Nikhil Tiwale, Kim Kisslinger
  • Patent number: 12356711
    Abstract: VFET devices having a robust gate extension structure using late gate extension patterning and self-aligned gate and source/drain region contacts are provided. In one aspect, a VFET device includes: at least one bottom source/drain region present on a substrate; at least one fin disposed on the at least one bottom source/drain region, wherein the at least one fin serves as a vertical fin channel of the VFET device; a gate stack alongside the at least one fin; a gate extension metal adjacent to the gate stack at a base of the at least one fin; a barrier layer that separates the gate extension metal from the gate stack; and at least one top source/drain region at a top of the at least one fin. A VFET device that includes multiple VFETs present on a substrate, and a method of forming a VFET device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Christopher J Waskiewicz, Jay William Strane, Hemanth Jagannathan, Brent Anderson
  • Patent number: 12356681
    Abstract: In some implementations, a buffer layer is formed under a source/drain region of a device. A shape of the buffer layer may include a curved top surface having a height that extends to increase coverage of nanosheets of a fin structure of the device. The shape also includes regions having widths that extend towards shallow trench isolation regions of the device. The shape reduces a likelihood of dopants diffusing from the source/drain region into a mesa region of the fin structure. As a result, a performance of the device may be increased by decreasing short channel effects, decreasing an off-current of the device, and decreasing leakage within the device, among other examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shahaji B. More
  • Patent number: 12349437
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device includes: providing a substrate including a first and second region; forming a first gate dielectric pattern and a first gate electrode on the first region; forming a second gate dielectric pattern and a second gate electrode on the second region; forming an interlayer dielectric layer on the substrate; forming first source/drain contact holes penetrating the interlayer dielectric layer on the first region; and forming second source/drain contact holes penetrating the interlayer dielectric layer on the second region. A thickness of the second gate dielectric pattern is greater than a thickness of the first gate dielectric pattern. A height of each of the second source/drain contact holes is greater than a height of each of the first source/drain contact holes. A width of each of the second source/drain contact holes is greater than a width of each of the first source/drain contact holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungeun Yun, Jun-Gu Kang, Dong-Il Park, Yongsang Jeong
  • Patent number: 12336250
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure includes forming a fin structure with alternating stacked first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers over a substrate. The method also includes forming a cladding layer over the fin structure. The method also includes forming a fin isolation structure beside the cladding layer. The method also includes forming a capping layer over the fin isolation structure. The method also includes forming a dummy gate structure across the capping layer. The method also includes patterning the dummy gate structure. The method also includes patterning the capping layer by using the dummy gate structure as a mask layer. The method also includes removing the dummy gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shao-Jyun Wu, Yung Feng Chang, Tung-Heng Hsieh, Bao-Ru Young
  • Patent number: 12327802
    Abstract: A III-V semiconductor die for die crack detection is provided. The III-V semiconductor die includes a device area. The III-V semiconductor die further includes a doped semiconductor ring region. The doped semiconductor ring region surrounds the device area. At least one active device or at least one passive device is formed in the device area of the III-V semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Chu-Lung Huang, Pi-Hsia Wang
  • Patent number: 12322716
    Abstract: Embodiments provide metal features which dissipate heat generated from a laser drilling process for exposing dummy pads through a dielectric layer. Because the dummy pads are coupled to the metal features, the metal features act as a heat dissipation feature to pull heat from the dummy pad. As a result, reduction in heat is achieved at the dummy pad during the laser drilling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Cheng-Pu Chiu, Chien-Chen Li, Chien-Li Kuo, Ting-Ting Kuo, Li-Hsien Huang, Yao-Chun Chuang, Jun He
  • Patent number: 12302674
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element includes: an n-side contact electrode in contact with an n-type semiconductor layer; a p-side contact electrode in contact with a p-type semiconductor layer; an n-side first electrode in contact with the n-side contact electrode; a p-side first electrode in contact with the p-side contact electrode; a first insulating layer covering the n-side and p-side first electrodes; an n-side second electrode on the first insulating layer and in contact with the n-side first electrode; a p-side second electrode on the first insulating layer and in contact with the p-side first electrode; a second insulating layer covering the n-side and p-side second electrodes; an n-side pad electrode on the second insulating layer and in contact with the n-side second electrode; and a p-side pad electrode on the second insulating layer and in contact with the p-side second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: NIKKISO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuhiko Inazu
  • Patent number: 12302558
    Abstract: A three-dimensional memory includes a stack structure, a dummy structure and a gate line slit. The stack structure includes gate line layers and isolation layers stacked alternatively in the vertical direction. The dummy structure includes a first dummy section and a second dummy section. The gate line slit has one end extending into a gap formed by at least one of the first dummy section or the second dummy section. At least one of the first dummy section and the second dummy section partially overlaps a projection of the gate line slit onto the horizontal plane to realize connection between the dummy structure and the gate line slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhong Zhang, Yuhui Han, Cuicui Kong, Kun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12289912
    Abstract: Semiconductor element, method of reading out a quantum dot device and system. The present document relates to a semiconductor element for providing a source reservoir for a charge sensor of a quantum dot device. The element comprises a semiconductor heterostructure (2, 3, 5) including a quantum well layer (5) contiguous to a semiconductor functional layer (3), one or more ohmic contacts (9) for providing charge carriers, and a first accumulation gate electrode (13) located opposite the quantum well layer and spaced apart therefrom at least by the semiconductor functional layer for enabling to form a two dimensional charge carrier gas (14) in a first area of the quantum well layer upon applying a first biasing voltage to the first accumulation gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Pieter Thijs Eendebak, Nodar Samkharadze