Patents Examined by Victor A. Mandala
  • Patent number: 11699688
    Abstract: A surface-emitting light source includes: light-emitting modules; a wiring substrate including a base member having a surface at a light-emitting modules side and a rear surface opposite to that, a wiring layer on the rear surface of the base member and including wiring pads being portions of the wiring layer, electrically-conductive members each supplied across corresponding two or more of a plurality of vias in each of the wiring pads, and a covering layer covering the wiring layer and defining openings in each of which a portion of a corresponding one of the wiring pads is exposed; and an adhesive layer between the light-emitting modules and the wiring substrate. Each light-emitting module has an array of light emitting devices. The covering layer defines the openings at locations corresponding to the wiring pads with an area dimension smaller than respective area dimensions of the wiring pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiko Minato, Masaaki Katsumata
  • Patent number: 11699779
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; n light-emitting elements (n being a natural number of 2 or more) mounted on the substrate, each comprising a first bonding member electrically connected to a first semiconductor layer, and a second bonding member electrically connected to a second semiconductor layer; and n+1 interconnects provided on the substrate, the n+1 interconnects comprising a first interconnect comprising a first external connection portion, a second interconnect comprising a second external connection portion, and a third interconnect comprising a third external connection portion. In a top-view, the first light-emitting element is located between a first side of the substrate and a second light-emitting element, and the second light-emitting element is located between a first light-emitting element and a second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kageyama
  • Patent number: 11695074
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic device including the device. According to an embodiment, the semiconductor device may include a substrate, and a first device and a second device formed on the substrate. Each of the first device and the second device includes a first source/drain layer, a channel layer and a second source/drain layer stacked on the substrate in sequence, and also a gate stack surrounding a periphery of the channel layer. The channel layer of the first device and the channel layer of the second device are substantially co-planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventor: Huilong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11695061
    Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate, insulation regions extending into the semiconductor substrate, with the insulation regions including first top surfaces and second top surfaces lower than the first top surfaces, a semiconductor fin over the first top surfaces of the insulation regions, a gate stack on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin, and a source/drain region on a side of the gate stack. The source/drain region includes a first portion having opposite sidewalls that are substantially parallel to each other, with the first portion being lower than the first top surfaces and higher than the second top surfaces of the insulation regions, and a second portion over the first portion, with the second portion being wider than the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Lien Huang, Tung Ying Lee
  • Patent number: 11695071
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a top source/drain region, a bottom source/drain region, and a channel region vertically between the top and bottom source/drain regions. A gate is operatively laterally-adjacent the channel region. The top source/drain region, the bottom source/drain region, and the channel region respectively have crystal grains and grain boundaries between immediately-adjacent of the crystal grains. At least one of the bottom source/drain region and the channel region has an internal interface there-within between the crystal grains that are above the internal interface and the crystal grains that are below the internal interface. At least some of the crystal grains that are immediately-above the internal interface physically contact at least some of the crystal grains that are immediately-below the internal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Manuj Nahar, Michael Mutch
  • Patent number: 11694994
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip stack includes first and second semiconductor chips. The first chip includes a first semiconductor substrate having an active surface and an inactive surface, a first insulating layer formed on the inactive surface, and first pads formed in the first insulating layer. The second semiconductor chip includes a second semiconductor substrate having an active surface and an inactive surface, a second insulating layer formed on the active surface, second pads formed in the second insulating layer, a polymer layer formed on the second insulating layer, UBM patterns buried in the polymer layer; and buried solders formed on the UBM patterns, respectively, and buried in the polymer layer. A lower surface of the buried solders is coplanar with that of the polymer layer, the buried solders contact the first pads, respectively, at a contact surface, and a cross-sectional area of the buried solders is greatest on the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELEOTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongho Kim
  • Patent number: 11694963
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, a plurality of semiconductor elements disposed on the first surface in a device region, an insulating protective layer, and a connection pad. The second surface is divided into a first region overlapping the device region, and a second region surrounding the first region. The insulating protective layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and includes an edge pattern positioned in the second region. The edge pattern includes a thinner portion having a thickness smaller than a thickness of a center portion of the insulating protective layer positioned in the first region and/or an open region exposing the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The connection pad is disposed on the center portion of the insulating protective layer and is electrically connected to the semiconductor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeongkwon Ko, Jaeeun Lee, Junyeong Heo
  • Patent number: 11694949
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, an interposer on the package substrate, and a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device on the interposer, the first and second semiconductor devices connected to each other by the interposer, wherein at least one of the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device includes an overhang portion protruding from a sidewall of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11688769
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate and a source/drain structure adjacent to the gate stack. The semiconductor device structure also includes a cap element over the source/drain structure. The cap element has a first top plane, and the source/drain structure has a second top plane. The first top plane of the cap element is wider than the second top plane of the source/drain structure. A surface orientation of the first top plane of the cap element and a surface orientation of a side surface of the cap element are different from each other. The surface orientation of the first top plane of the cap element is {311}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shing-Huang Wu, Jian-Shian Chen
  • Patent number: 11688808
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a top source/drain region, a bottom source/drain region, a channel region vertically between the top and bottom source/drain regions, and a gate operatively laterally-adjacent the channel region. At least one of the top source/drain region, the bottom source/drain region, and the channel region are crystalline. All crystal grains within the at least one of the top source/drain region, the bottom source/drain region, and the channel region have average crystal sizes within 0.064 ?m3 of one another. Other embodiments, including methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Liu, Sameer Chhajed, Jeffery B. Hull, Anish A. Khandekar
  • Patent number: 11690274
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include: a cover member comprising a hole area; a light shielding layer, an adhesive layer and a display layer that are disposed under the cover member; a first opening provided at the adhesive layer and the display layer corresponding to the hole area; a camera module inserted into the first opening; and an intermediate member disposed between the hole area and the camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaeyul Kim, Jasung Choi
  • Patent number: 11690259
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) device includes an organic light emitting diode having an anode and a cathode. The organic light emitting diode is configured to receive a reference voltage. A control transistor includes a first control electrode and a first semiconductor active layer. The control transistor is configured to receive a control signal. A driving transistor includes a second control electrode that is electrically connected to the control transistor, an input electrode that is configured to receive a power voltage, an output electrode that is electrically connected to the anode of the organic light emitting diode, and a second semiconductor active layer that includes a different material from that of the first semiconductor active layer. A shielding electrode is disposed on the second semiconductor active layer, overlapping the driving transistor, and configured to receive the power voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongsoo Kim, Ji-Hyun Ka
  • Patent number: 11688660
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a radio frequency (RF) multi-chip module that includes a first RF die and a second RF die. The first and second RF dies may be coupled with a package substrate at an inactive side of the respective dies. A bridge may be coupled with an active side of the first and second RF dies die such that the first and second RF dies are communicatively coupled through the bridge, and such that the first and second RF dies are at least partially between the package substrate and the bridge. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aleksandar Aleksov, Feras Eid, Georgios Dogiamis, Telesphor Kamgaing, Johanna M. Swan
  • Patent number: 11688828
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: WuHan TianMa Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yangzhao Ma, Ruiyuan Zhou, Yingjie Chen
  • Patent number: 11688838
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing two light emitting elements disposed on a first surface of a light transmissive member; disposing a light guide member covering a part of the first surface of the light transmissive member, and lateral surfaces of the two light emitting elements; disposing a light reflective member covering the two light emitting elements, a second surface of the light transmissive member, and the light guide member, the second surface of the light transmissive member being opposite to the first surface; and cutting the light reflective member and/or the light transmissive member between the two light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadao Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11684949
    Abstract: CMOS Ultrasonic Transducers and processes for making such devices are described. The processes may include forming cavities on a first wafer and bonding the first wafer to a second wafer. The second wafer may be processed to form a membrane for the cavities. Electrical access to the cavities may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Rothberg, Keith G. Fife, Tyler S. Ralston, Gregory L. Charvat, Nevada J. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11682729
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a source/drain (S/D) feature disposed in a semiconductor layer, a metal gate stack (MG) disposed in a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer and adjacent to the S/D feature, a second ILD layer disposed over the MG, and an S/D contact disposed over the S/D feature. The semiconductor structure further includes an air gap disposed between a sidewall of a bottom portion of the S/D contact and the first ILD layer, where a sidewall of a top portion of the S/D contact is in direct contact with the second ILD layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Hsun Wang, Chen-Ming Lee, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang, Pei-Yu Chou, Kuo-Ju Chen
  • Patent number: 11682657
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a die stack having a first sub-stack part and a second sub-stack part, an interface chip, and a bonding wire structure. The bonding wire structure includes a first signal wire connecting first signal die pads included in the first sub-stack part to each other, a first signal extension wire connecting the first signal wire to the interface chip, a second signal wire connecting second signal die pads included in the first sub-stack part to each other, a second signal extension wire connecting the second signal wire to the interface chip, an interpose wire connecting interpose die pads included in the first and second sub-stack parts to each other and electrically connecting the interpose die pads to the interface chip, and a shielding wire branched from the interpose wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Chui Park
  • Patent number: 11677058
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate. The substrate has a trench portion recessed inward at a side, and includes a first display area, a second display area and a third display area, the second and third display areas being protruded from a first side of the first display area with the trench portion interposed therebetween, and a peripheral area around the display area. First gate lines, second gate lines, and third gate lines are respectively on the first display area, the second display area, and the third display area, and are respectively coupled to first pixels, second pixels, and third pixels. First, second, and third gate drivers are respectively to sequentially provide first gate signals, second gate signals, and third gate signals to the first gate lines, second gate lines, and third gate lines. The third gate driver is on the peripheral area between the third and second display areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Sung Park, Hyun Woo Kim, Dae Hyun Noh, Seung Bin Lee
  • Patent number: 11676923
    Abstract: Semiconductor packages may include a first semiconductor chip including a first through-electrode and a first upper connection pad and on an upper surface of the first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip on the first semiconductor chip and including a second lower connection pad on a lower surface of the second semiconductor chip, a connection bump between the first and second semiconductor chips and connected to the first upper connection pad and the second lower connection pad, a first insulating layer between the first and second semiconductor chips and surrounding the first upper connection pad, the connection bump, and the second lower connection pad, and a second insulating layer between the first semiconductor chip and the first insulating layer and extending on the upper surface of the first semiconductor chip, a side surface of the first upper connection pad, and a portion of a side surface of the connection bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinduck Park, Chansik Kwon, Jongkeun Moon, Suyang Lee