Patents Examined by Thao P. Le
  • Patent number: 12137613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polycyclic compound employed in an organic layer of an organoelectro luminescent device, wherein the organoelectro luminescent device employing the compound according to the present invention has remarkably improved luminous efficiency and a long lifespan. According to the present invention, it is possible to implement a highly efficient and long-life organoelectro luminescent device that can be effectively applied to various display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: SFC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-ki Shin, Sung-hoon Joo, Byung-sun Yang, Ji-hwan Kim, Hyeon-jun Jo, Sung-eun Choi
  • Patent number: 12131972
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes an active component, a power regulating component disposed on the active component, and a patterned conductive element disposed between the active component and the power regulating component. The patterned conductive element is configured to provide one or more heat dissipation paths for the active component and to provide a power path between the active component and the power regulating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Po-Chih Pan, Hung-Chun Kuo
  • Patent number: 12132028
    Abstract: A semiconductor package can include a capacitance die. The package can have multiple dice (e.g., logic die, memory die) mounted on a substrate. Each die can include a power domain. The dice can be distributed on the substrate such that an extra space is present on the substrate between at least some of the dice. For example, an extra space may be present between two dice, at a corner of the substrate, or other locations. The extra space can disrupt a coplanarity of the semiconductor package. The capacitance die can be located in the extra space so as to establish the coplanarity with the other dice. The capacitance die can include a capacitor array electrically coupled to multiple power domains of the plurality of dice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Abdel-Dayem, Thomas A. Volpe
  • Patent number: 12132023
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, contact pads, testing pads, conductive posts, dummy posts, and a protection layer. The contact pads and the testing pads are distributed over the semiconductor substrate. The conductive posts are disposed on the contact pads. The dummy posts are disposed on the testing pads and are electrically floating. The protection layer covers the conductive posts and the dummy posts. A distance between top surfaces of the conductive posts and a top surface of the protection layer is smaller than a distance between top surfaces of the dummy posts and the top surface of the protection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Jui Kuo, Hui-Jung Tsai, Tai-Min Chang, Chia-Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 12127407
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes: first and second memory areas each including conductive layers stacked in a first direction; a hookup portion between first and second memory areas in a second direction, the hookup portion including terraces; and interconnects provided in correspondence with the terraces above the hookup portion. First to fourth sub-staircases of the hookup portion are arranged in order of the first sub-staircase, the second sub-staircase, the third sub-staircase and the fourth sub-staircase in a direction from the first memory area toward the second memory area, and the first to fourth sub-staircases are arranged in order of the first sub-staircase, the second sub-staircase, the fourth sub-staircase and the third sub-staircase in a direction from the interconnects toward the terraces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yusaku Izawa
  • Patent number: 12125793
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, a microelectronic device package may include a redistribution layer (RDL) and an interposer over the RDL. In an embodiment, a glass core may be formed over the RDL and surround the interposer. In an embodiment, the microelectronic device package may further comprise a plurality of dies over the interposer. In an embodiment, the plurality of dies are communicatively coupled with the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Pietambaram, Rahul Manepalli, Gang Duan
  • Patent number: 12113051
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to an integrated circuit including multiple dies stacked along a direction. In one aspect, the integrated circuit includes a first die, a second die, and a third die stacked along the direction. In one aspect, the first die includes a first interface circuit to generate a signal. In one aspect, the second die includes a second interface circuit to receive the signal from the first interface circuit and generate a replicate signal of the signal. In one aspect, the third die includes a third interface circuit to receive the replicate signal from the second interface circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Tze-Chiang Huang, King-Ho Tam, Yu-Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 12107055
    Abstract: An electronic package is provided and includes at least one protective structure positioned between a first electronic element and a second electronic element on a carrier for reducing stresses generated inside the first electronic element and the second electronic element when a filling material is formed on the carrier, encapsulates the protective structure and comes into contact with the first electronic element and the second electronic element, thereby preventing cracking of the first electronic element and the second electronic element and improving the reliability of the electronic package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsun Hsu, Chi-Jen Chen, Hsi-Chang Hsu, Yuan-Hung Hsu, Rui-Feng Tai, Don-Son Jiang
  • Patent number: 12100661
    Abstract: Semiconductor dies with edges protected and methods for generating the semiconductor dies are disclosed. Further, the disclosed methods provide for separating the semiconductor dies without using a dicing technique. In one embodiment, trenches are formed on a front side of a substrate including semiconductor dies. Individual trenches correspond to scribe lines of the substrate where each trench has a depth greater than a final thickness of the semiconductor dies. A composite layer may be formed on sidewalls of the trenches to protect the edges of the semiconductor dies. The composite layer includes a metallic layer that shields the semiconductor dies from electromagnetic interference. Subsequently, the substrate may be thinned from a back side to singulate individual semiconductor dies from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon P. Wirz, Andrew M. Bayless
  • Patent number: 12101969
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; an organic insulating layer on the substrate and having an opening; a first electrode on the organic insulating layer; an auxiliary electrode on the organic insulating layer and including a first portion overlapping the opening; a bank layer having a first bank opening overlapping the first electrode and a second bank opening overlapping the first portion; an intermediate layer on the first electrode and the auxiliary electrode, the intermediate layer including a hole exposing a portion of the auxiliary electrode; and a second electrode on the intermediate layer, overlapping the first electrode and the auxiliary electrode, and in contact with the auxiliary electrode through the hole in the intermediate layer. The hole in the intermediate layer only partially overlaps the opening in the organic insulating layer and is located within the second bank opening in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seho Lee, Taehyung Kim, Jihwan Yoon, Hojun Lee, Sangwoo Pyo, Jaehoon Hwang
  • Patent number: 12094925
    Abstract: A three-dimensional device structure includes a first die including a first semiconductor substrate, a second die disposed on the first die and including a second semiconductor substrate, a dielectric encapsulation (DE) layer disposed on the first die and surrounding the second die, a redistribution layer structure disposed on the second die and the DE layer, and an integrated passive device (IPD) embedded in the DE layer and electrically connected to the first die and the redistribution layer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Jen-Yuan Chang, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Tzu-Chung Tsai
  • Patent number: 12094838
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a stacked semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor material disposed over a base semiconductor substrate. The base semiconductor substrate has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the semiconductor material has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is different than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The stacked semiconductor substrate includes one or more sidewalls defining a crack stop ring trench that continuously extends in a closed path between a central region of the stacked semiconductor substrate and a peripheral region of the stacked semiconductor substrate surrounding the central region. The peripheral region of the stacked semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of cracks and the central region is substantially devoid of cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiun-Yu Chen, Chun-Lin Tsai, Yun-Hsiang Wang, Chia-Hsun Wu, Jiun-Lei Yu, Po-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 12094852
    Abstract: A package structure includes a first die, a die stack structure bonded to the first die, a support structure and an insulation structure. The support structure is disposed on the die stack structure, and a sidewall of the support structure is laterally shifted from a sidewall of the die stack structure. The insulation structure is disposed on the first die and laterally wraps around the die stack structure and the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Fa Chen, Sung-Feng Yeh, Tzuan-Horng Liu, Chao-Wen Shih
  • Patent number: 12087768
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes first nanostructures and second nanostructures stacked in a vertical direction over a substrate, and a first dummy fin structure between the first nanostructures and the second nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate structure formed over the first nanostructures, wherein the first gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer, and the gate dielectric layer is in direct contact with a sidewall surface of the first dummy fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi-Ning Ju, Chih-Hao Wang, Kuan-Ting Pan, Zhi-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 12087754
    Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating a hybrid element, the method including forming a plurality of first elements on a first substrate, separating a plurality of second elements grown on a second substrate from the second substrate, a material of the second substrate being different from a material of the first substrate, and transferring the plurality of second elements, separated from the second substrate, onto the first substrate, wherein, in the transferring, the plurality of second elements are spaced apart from each other by a fluidic self-assembly method, and wherein each of the plurality of second elements includes a shuttle layer grown on the second substrate, an element layer grown on the shuttle layer, and an electrode layer on the element layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungwook Hwang, Junsik Hwang, Dongho Kim, Hyunjoon Kim, Joonyong Park, Seogwoo Hong
  • Patent number: 12086524
    Abstract: A method (of forming a semiconductor device) including forming cell regions (in alternating first and second rows having first and second heights) including forming a majority of the cell regions in the first rows including: limiting a height of the majority of the cell regions to be single-row cell regions that span corresponding single one of the first rows but do not extend therebeyond; and forming a minority of the cell regions correspondingly in at least the first rows including reducing widths of the multi-row cell regions to be smaller than comparable single-row cell regions; and expanding heights of the minority of the cell regions to be multi-row cell regions, each of the multi-row cell regions spanning a corresponding single first row and at least a corresponding second row such that cell region densities of the second rows are at least about forty percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Lin, Hui-Ting Yang, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Lipen Yuan, Wei-An Lai
  • Patent number: 12087695
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, a microelectronic device package may include a redistribution layer (RDL) and an interposer over the RDL. In an embodiment, a glass core may be formed over the RDL and surround the interposer. In an embodiment, the microelectronic device package may further comprise a plurality of dies over the interposer. In an embodiment, the plurality of dies are communicatively coupled with the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Pietambaram, Rahul Manepalli, Gang Duan
  • Patent number: 12068216
    Abstract: A multichannel transistor is provided. In the transistor, a plurality of gate fingers overlie a substrate and extend laterally across the substrate from a gate manifold. The gate manifold has a curved edge, and each of the gate fingers projects radially from the curved manifold edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Shahed Reza
  • Patent number: 12068284
    Abstract: A 3D IC structure includes multiple dies, such as a top die and a bottom die. The top die and/or the bottom die can each include devices such as computing units, Analog-to-Digital converters, analog circuits, RF circuits, logic circuits, sensors, Input/Output devices, and/or memory devices. One or more vertical interconnect structure (VIS) cells are formed adjacent one or more sides of the device. A VIS is formed in some or all of the VIS cells. One or more non-sensitive circuits, such as repeaters, diodes, and/or passive circuits (e.g., resistors, inductors, capacitors, transformers), are disposed in at least one VIS cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hsien Yang, Hiroki Noguchi, Mahmut Sinangil, Yih Wang
  • Patent number: 12068300
    Abstract: A chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) semiconductor assembly is formed which includes a chip-on-wafer (CoW) sub-assembly of integrated circuit (IC) dies mounted on an interposer, which is in turn mounted on a package substrate with a top metallization stack and a bottom metallization stack using bonding bumps connecting the backside of the interposer and the front side of the package substrate. The bonding bumps provide electrical connections between the ends of through-vias exposed at the backside of the interposer and the top metallization stack of the package substrate. The likelihood of certain failure mechanisms that can adversely affect CoWoS yield are reduced or eliminated by ensuring a total metal thickness of the top metallization stack is greater than a total metal thickness of the bottom metallization stack, but not so much greater as to induce cracking of the underfill material during curing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Chang, Ju-Min Chen, Jyun-Lin Wu, Yao-Chun Chuang