Patents Examined by Vincent Wall
  • Patent number: 11869975
    Abstract: A transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric located over the gate electrode, a channel layer that includes an oxide semiconductor material and that is located over the gate dielectric, a buffer located to cover at least a portion of the channel layer, and source/drain contacts disposed on the buffer. The buffer includes a material that receives hydrogen. A method for manufacturing the transistor is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Georgios Vellianitis, Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal, Gerben Doornbos
  • Patent number: 11856751
    Abstract: A first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor include a semiconducting metal oxide plate located over a substrate, and a set of electrode structures located on the semiconducting metal oxide plate and comprising, from one side to another, a first source electrode, a first gate electrode, a drain electrode, a second gate electrode, and a second source electrode. A bit line is electrically connected to the drain electrode, and laterally extends along a horizontal direction. A first capacitor structure includes a first conductive node that is electrically connected to the first source electrode. A second capacitor structure includes a second conductive node that is electrically connected to the second source electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Katherine H. Chiang, Ken-Ichi Goto, Chia Yu Ling, Neil Murray, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11842950
    Abstract: A package module includes a connection structure including one or more redistribution layers, a semiconductor chip disposed on the connection structure and having a connection pad electrically connected to the one or more redistribution layers, a plurality of electronic components disposed on the connection structure and electrically connected to the one or more redistribution layers, one or more frames disposed on the connection structure, and an encapsulant disposed on the connection structure, and respectively covering at least portions of the semiconductor chip, the plurality of electronic components, and the one or more frames. At least a portion of an outer side surface of the encapsulant is coplanar on the same level as at least a portion of an outer side surface of at least one of the one or more frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongjin Park, Myungsam Kang, Younggwan Ko
  • Patent number: 11837661
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming an integrated chip. The method includes forming a first conductive structure over a substrate. A ferroelectric layer is formed over the first conductive structure. A sidewall spacer structure is formed along sidewalls of the ferroelectric layer. A second conductive structure is formed over the ferroelectric layer and the sidewall spacer structure. Sidewalls of the second conductive structure are aligned with sidewalls of the sidewall spacer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Han-Jong Chia
  • Patent number: 11839071
    Abstract: A plurality of vertical stacks may be formed over a substrate. Each of the vertical stacks includes, from bottom to top, a bottom electrode, a dielectric pillar, and a top electrode. A continuous active layer may be formed over the plurality of vertical stacks. A gate dielectric layer may be formed over the continuous active layer. The continuous active layer and the gate dielectric layer may be patterned into a plurality of active layers and a plurality of gate dielectrics. Each of the plurality of active layers laterally surrounds a respective one of the vertical stacks that are arranged along a first horizontal direction, and each of the plurality of gate dielectrics laterally surrounds a respective one of the active layers. Gate electrodes may be formed over the plurality of gate dielectrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Yen Chuang, Katherine H. Chiang
  • Patent number: 11817532
    Abstract: A device may include a wavelength converting layer on an epitaxial layer. The wavelength converting layer may include a first surface having a width that is equal to a width of the epitaxial layer, a second surface having a width that is less than the width of the first surface, and angled sidewalls. A conformal non-emission layer may be formed on the angled sidewalls and sidewalls of the epitaxial layer, such that the second surface of the wavelength converting layer is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Shen, Luke Gordon, Amil Ashok Patel
  • Patent number: 11810853
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to top electrode interconnect structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a lower metallization feature; an upper metallization feature; a bottom electrode in direct contact with the lower metallization feature; one or more switching materials over the bottom electrode; a top electrode over the one or more switching materials; and a self-aligned via interconnection in contact with the top electrode and the upper metallization feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
    Inventors: Il Goo Kim, Roderick A. Augur
  • Patent number: 11810939
    Abstract: A backside illuminated image sensor device with a shielding layer and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In the backside illuminated image senor device, a patterned conductive shielding layer is formed on a dielectric layer on a backside surface of a semiconductor substrate and surrounding a pixel array on a front side surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Volume Chien, Su-Hua Chang, Chia-Yu Wei, Zen-Fong Huang, Chi-Cherng Jeng
  • Patent number: 11804491
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to devices with staggered body contacts and methods of manufacture. The device includes: a gate structure on a semiconductor substrate material, the gate structure comprising a gate body with a width and a length; a plurality of body contacts electrically contacting a channel region under the gate body on at least one side of the gate body along its width; and isolation structures isolating the plurality of body contacts from a source region and a drain region associated with the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
    Inventor: Anupam Dutta
  • Patent number: 11793049
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus, the display apparatus includes: a base, a display layer disposed on a side of the base, and a color filter layer disposed on a display side of the display layer. The display layer includes a plurality of sub-pixels. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color resistance portions in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub-pixels. A thickness of any color resistance portion of the plurality of color resistance portions is decreased in a direction away from a reference line of the color resistance portion, and the reference line is a straight line passing through a geometric center of the color resistance portion and perpendicular to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuanxiang Xu, Guangcai Yuan, Shi Shu, Qi Yao
  • Patent number: 11776877
    Abstract: Method for packaging a semiconductor die assemblies. In one embodiment, a method is directed to packaging a semiconductor die assembly having a first die and a plurality of second dies arranged in a stack over the first die, wherein the first die has a peripheral region extending laterally outward from the stack of second dies. The method can comprise coupling a thermal transfer structure to the peripheral region of the first die and flowing an underfill material between the second dies. The underfill material is flowed after coupling the thermal transfer structure to the peripheral region of the first die such that the thermal transfer structure limits lateral flow of the underfill material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sameer S. Vadhavkar, Xiao Li, Steven K. Groothuis, Jian Li, Jaspreet S. Gandhi, James M. Derderian, David R. Hembree
  • Patent number: 11776992
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate; a film stack on the substrate; a silicon device layer on the film stack; and a trench with corrugated sidewall surface extending into the silicon device layer, the film stack, and the substrate. A trench capacitor is located in the trench. The trench capacitor includes an inner electrode and an outer electrode with a node dielectric layer therebetween. The node dielectric layer is in direct with the film stack and the bulk semiconductor substrate. A transistor is disposed on the substrate. The transistor includes a source region and a drain region, a channel region between the source region and the drain region, and a gate over the channel region. The source region is electrically connected to the inner electrode of the trench capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HeFeChip Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Geeng-Chuan Chern, Liang-Choo Hsia
  • Patent number: 11776959
    Abstract: A wrap-around source/drain trench contact structure is described. A plurality of semiconductor fins extend from a semiconductor substrate. A channel region is disposed in each fin between a pair of source/drain regions. An epitaxial semiconductor layer covers the top surface and sidewall surfaces of each fin over the source/drain regions, defining high aspect ratio gaps between adjacent fins. A pair of source/drain trench contacts are electrically coupled to the epitaxial semiconductor layers. The source/drain trench contacts comprise a conformal metal layer and a fill metal. The conformal metal layer conforms to the epitaxial semiconductor layers. The fill metal comprises a plug and a barrier layer, wherein the plug fills a contact trench formed above the fins and the conformal metal layer, and the barrier layer lines the plug to prevent interdiffusion of the conformal metal layer material and plug material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Steigerwald, Tahir Ghani, Oleg Golonzka
  • Patent number: 11770940
    Abstract: In an imaging element 28, a first light detecting layer 12 includes an organic photoelectric conversion film 38 that detects light of a predetermined wavelength band and carries out photoelectric conversion, and photoelectrically converts incident light on the imaging element and light reflected from a wire grid polarizer layer 14. The wire grid polarizer layer 14 includes polarizers 48 in which linear materials that do not allow transmission of light therethrough are arranged at intervals shorter than the wavelength of the incident light. A second light detecting layer 16 includes photoelectric conversion elements 54 that photoelectrically convert light transmitted through the polarizers 48.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Segawa, Hidehiko Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11764225
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to field effect transistors and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: at least one gate structure comprising source/drain regions; and at least one isolation structure perpendicular to the at least one gate structure and within the source/drain regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
    Inventors: Anthony K. Stamper, Uzma Rana, Siva P. Adusumilli, Steven M. Shank
  • Patent number: 11765919
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display panel having a non-rectangular display region. The display panel includes a substrate, a pixel definition layer, a first organic material layer, and a second organic material layer. The pixel definition layer is disposed on the substrate, and defines a first pixel area and a second pixel area on the substrate. The first organic material layer is disposed in the first pixel area and has a first light-emitting region. The second organic material layer is disposed in the second pixel area and has a second light-emitting region. The first organic material layer and the second organic material layer have the same material and the same vertical projection area on the substrate, and the vertical projection area of the first light-emitting region on the substrate is smaller than the vertical projection area of the second light-emitting region on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuo-Hsiu Hu, Hsi-An Chen, Hung-Hsiu Yen
  • Patent number: 11765892
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes forming a multi-layer stack including alternating layers of an isolation material and a semiconductor material, patterning the multi-layer stack to form a first channel structure in a first region of the multi-layer stack, where the first channel structure includes the semiconductor material, depositing a memory film layer over the first channel structure, etching a first trench extending through a second region of the multi-layer stack to form a first dummy bit line and a first dummy source line in the second region, where the first dummy bit line and first dummy source line each include the semiconductor material, and replacing the semiconductor material of the first dummy bit line and the first dummy source line with a conductive material to form a first bit line and a first source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Feng Young, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Chi On Chui, Chun-Chieh Lu, Yu-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 11764304
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first electrode layer disposed on the substrate, a gate electrode layer disposed on the first electrode layer, a second electrode layer disposed on the gate electrode layer, an oxide semiconductor layer penetrating through the gate electrode layer, a gate dielectric layer disposed between the gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode layer and the first electrode layer, and a second insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The oxide semiconductor layer is in direct contact with the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11757032
    Abstract: A transistor is disclosed. In an embodiment a transistor includes a first semiconductor region of a substrate, a first trench delimiting the first semiconductor region on a first side, a first electrically-conductive element located in the first trench, a channel area in contact with the first semiconductor region and a first area of contact with the first semiconductor region, wherein the channel area and the first area of contact are on the same surface side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventor: Rosalia Germana-Carpineto
  • Patent number: 11757009
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer having an N conductive type and made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor; and a second semiconductor layer made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor, in contact with the first semiconductor layer, and having the N conductive type with an electrically active donor concentration higher than an electrically active donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer. A difference between a donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer and a donor concentration of the second semiconductor layer is smaller than a difference between the electrically active donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer and the electrically active donor concentration of the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, MIRISE Technologies Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Miyake