Patents Examined by Thinh T Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11646349
    Abstract: A structure of semiconductor device is provided, including a substrate. First and second trench isolations are disposed in the substrate. A height of a portion of the substrate is between a top and a bottom of the first and second trench isolations. A gate insulation layer is disposed on the portion of the substrate between the first and second trench isolations. A first germanium (Ge) doped layer region is disposed in the portion of the substrate just under the gate insulation layer. A second Ge doped layer region is in the portion of the substrate, overlapping with the first Ge doped layer region to form a Ge gradient from high to low along a depth direction under the gate insulation layer. A fluorine (F) doped layer region is in the portion of the substrate, lower than and overlapping with the first germanium doped layer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Jung Hsu, Chin-Hung Chen, Chun-Ya Chiu, Chih-Kai Hsu, Ssu-I Fu, Tsai-Yu Wen, Shi You Liu, Yu-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11646318
    Abstract: In vertically stacked device structures, a buried interconnect and bottom contacts can be formed, thereby allowing connections to be made to device terminals from both below and above the stacked device structures. Techniques herein include a structure that enables electrical access to each independent device terminal of multiple devices, stacked on top of each other, without interfering with other devices and the local connections that are needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Chanemougame, Lars Liebmann, Jeffrey Smith
  • Patent number: 11647666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting layer material comprising: a polycyclic aromatic compound (1) in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked by a boron atom and a oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; and a specific anthracene-based compound (3) that achieves optimum light-emission characteristics in combination with said polycyclic aromatic compound. With this light emitting layer material having optimum light emitting characteristics, it is possible to provide an excellent organic EL element. Ring A to ring C are an aryl ring or the like, Y1 is B (boron), X1 and X2 are —O— or >N—R (provided that at least one is —O—), X is a group represented by formula (3-X1), (3-X2), or (3-X3), Y is —O—, —S— or >N—R29, R29 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted aryl, Ar1 to Ar4 are phenyl, a group represented by formula (4), or the like, and both Ar1 and Ar3 do not simultaneously represent a phenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Kwansei Gakuin Educational Foundation, SK Materials JNC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuji Hatakeyama, Katsuya Masuda, Yuko Yamaga, Motoki Yanai
  • Patent number: 11643499
    Abstract: A liquid molding compound for protecting five edges of a semiconductor chip and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The liquid molding compound includes 15 to 40 parts by mass of an epoxy resin, 15 to 35 parts by mass of a curing agent, 0.1 to 3 parts by mass of a curing accelerator, 4 to 15 parts by mass of a toughening agent, 75 to 150 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a coupling agent. The epoxy resin is one or more selected from the group consisting of a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a bisphenol F epoxy resin, and a biphenyl epoxy resin. The toughening agent is an adduct of an epoxy resin and a carboxyl-terminated liquid butyronitrile rubber, and the curing agent is a phenol-formaldehyde resin. The molding compound has a low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HUBEI CHOICE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: De Wu, Shuhang Liao, Yi Wang, Junxing Su, Shengquan Wang
  • Patent number: 11637100
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a semiconductor device having a capacitor and a resistor and a method of forming the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor and a thin film resistor (TFR) formed in a back end of line portion of an integrated circuit (IC) chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Qiying Wong, Handoko Linewih, Yudi Setiawan, Chengang Feng, Siow Lee Chwa
  • Patent number: 11637248
    Abstract: The organic electric element comprising a compound represented by Formula 1 as material of an emission-auxiliary layer and an electronic device thereof are disclosed, and by comprising the compound represented by Formula 1 in an emission-auxiliary layer, the driving voltage of the organic electric element can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life time of the organic electric element can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Hwan Oh, Dae Sung Kim, Moo Jin Park, Jeong Seok Kim, Sun Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11621165
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of isolation structures on the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of blocking structures disposed directly over the isolation structures. The blocking structures have a lower reflectivity than the isolation structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Yang, Wen Han Hung, Tzy-Kuang Lee, Chia Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 11621198
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an isolation structure disposed in a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode and a resistor electrode disposed in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the isolation structure is disposed between the gate electrode and the resistor electrode, and the isolation structure is closer to the resistor electrode than the gate electrode. A source/drain (S/D) region is disposed in the semiconductor substrate and between the gate electrode and the isolation structure, wherein the S/D region is electrically connected to the resistor electrode. A conductive structure is disposed in the semiconductor structure and over the isolation structure, wherein the S/D region is electrically connected to the resistor electrode through the conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ching-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 11621054
    Abstract: A method is performed by a computer for a preprocessing for calculating binding free energy between a first substance and a second substance. The method includes: obtaining a binding structure of the first substance and the second substance under a condition where the second substance is constrained such that a binding state of the second substance to the first substance is maintained in a predetermined state; and then, based on the obtained binding structure, obtaining the binding structure under a condition where the second substance is not constrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Tanida
  • Patent number: 11615980
    Abstract: There is provided a method of filling one or more recesses by providing the substrate in a reaction chamber and introducing a first reactant to the substrate with a first dose, introducing a second reactant to the substrate with a second dose, wherein the first and the second doses overlap in an overlap area where the first and second reactants react and leave an initially substantially unreacted area where the first and the second areas do not overlap; introducing a third reactant to the substrate with a third dose, the third reactant reacting with the first or second reactant to form deposited material; and etching the deposited material. An apparatus for filling a recess is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Viljami Pore, Zecheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11616201
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen or Ra, with proviso that a pair of two substituents selected from R1 and R2, R2 and R3, and R3 and R4 is linked to one another and forms a group of formula (II); a material for an organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one compound of formula (I); an organic electroluminescence device which comprises an organic thin film layer be-tween an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises one or more layers and comprises a light emitting layer, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layer comprises at least one compound of formula (I); and an electronic equipment comprising the inventive organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumiko Mizuki, Francois Rime, Natalia Chebotareva, Hideaki Nagashima
  • Patent number: 11610775
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of filling one or more gaps created during manufacturing of a feature on a substrate by providing a deposition method comprising; introducing a first reactant to the substrate with a first dose, thereby forming no more than about one monolayer by the first reactant; introducing a second reactant to the substrate with a second dose. The first reactant is introduced with a subsaturating first dose reaching only a top area of the surface of the one or more gaps and the second reactant is introduced with a saturating second dose reaching a bottom area of the surface of the one or more gaps. A third reactant may be provided to the substrate in the reaction chamber with a third dose, the third reactant reacting with at least one of the first and second reactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Viljami Pore, Werner Knaepen, Bert Jongbloed, Dieter Pierreux, Steven R. A. Van Aerde, Suvi Haukka, Atsuki Fukazawa, Hideaki Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11610962
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate; a seed layer that is formed on the semiconductor substrate; and wiring that is formed on the seed layer and includes parallel row portions that are arranged at intervals from each other, and in which penetration passages that penetrate the parallel row portions in a direction in which the parallel rows lined up are formed in the parallel row portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takamitsu Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11610843
    Abstract: An illustrative device disclosed herein includes a doped well region and a conductive well tap conductively coupled to the doped well region, the conductive well tap including first and second opposing sidewall surfaces. In this example the device also includes a first sidewall spacer that has a first vertical height positioned around the conductive well tap and a second sidewall spacer positioned adjacent the first sidewall spacer along the first and second opposing sidewall surfaces of the conductive well tap, wherein the second sidewall spacer has a second vertical height that is less than the first vertical height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Hongru Ren, David Pritchard, Ryan W. Sporer, Manjunatha Prabhu
  • Patent number: 11610930
    Abstract: A transmission circuit includes a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, a first signal line, a second signal line, a third signal line, and a ground line. A differential signal is composed of a first signal and a second signal. The first signal line is configured to connect the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device and used to transmit the first signal. The second signal line is configured to connect the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device and used to transmit the second signal. The second signal line, the first signal line, the ground line, and the third signal line are disposed in this order. A distance between the first signal line and the ground line is larger than a distance between the first signal line and the second signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shoji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11611004
    Abstract: A circuit board (100) has a first surface (102). A semiconductor chip (200) (first semiconductor chip) is located at the first surface side (102) of the circuit board (100). An insulating layer (300) covers the first surface (102) of the circuit board (100) and the semiconductor chip (200). A conductive path (310) (first conductive path) is electrically connected to the semiconductor chip (200) and extends in the insulating layer (300). A waveguide (320) is optically coupled to the semiconductor chip (200) and extends in the insulating layer (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Takeru Amano, Akihiro Noriki
  • Patent number: 11605649
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to switches in a bulk substrate and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: at least one active device having a channel region of a first semiconductor material; a single air gap under the channel region of the at least one active device; and a second semiconductor material being coplanar with and laterally bounding at least one side of the single air gap, the second semiconductor material being different material than the first semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Levy, Siva P. Adusumilli, Alvin J. Joseph, Ramsey Hazbun
  • Patent number: 11605648
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes a carrier substrate, a trap-rich layer, a dielectric layer, an interconnect structure, a device structure layer and a circuit structure. The trap-rich layer is disposed on the carrier substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the trap-rich layer. The interconnect structure is disposed on the dielectric layer. The device structure layer is disposed on the interconnect structure and electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The circuit structure is disposed on the device structure layer and electrically connected to the device structure layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng Zhang, Chunyuan Qi, Xingxing Chen, Chien-Kee Pang
  • Patent number: 11605590
    Abstract: A multilayer-type on-chip inductor with a conductive structure includes an insulating redistribution layer disposed on an inter-metal dielectric layer, a first spiral trace layer disposed in the insulating redistribution layer, and a second spiral trace layer disposed in the inter-metal dielectric layer and correspondingly formed below the first spiral trace layer. The inter-metal dielectric layer has a separating region to divide the second spiral trace layer into line segments. First slit openings each passes through a corresponding line segment, and extends in an extending direction of a length of the corresponding line segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventor: Sheng-Yuan Lee
  • Patent number: 11605651
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. A pixel electrode of the display panel includes a pixel electrode body and a pixel electrode extension. The pixel electrode body is positioned within the light-emitting section and the pixel electrode extension is positioned within the light-shielding section. When an insulating layer positioned on an overlapping section is perforated, the pixel electrode extension is electrically connected to the signal electrode of other sub-pixel units via a repair line, thereby solving a technical problem that existing display panels possess a limited effect on repairing bright spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Huanda Wu