Patents Examined by Vincent Wall
  • Patent number: 11527527
    Abstract: Provided is a tap cell including a substrate, a first well, a second well, a first doped region, and the second doped region. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first well has a first dopant type and includes a first portion disposed in the first region and a second portion extending into the second region. The second well has a second dopant type and includes a third portion disposed in the second region and a fourth portion extending into the first region. The first doped region having the first dopant type is disposed in the second portion of the first well and the third portion of the second well along the second region. The second doped region having the second dopant type is disposed in the first portion of the first well and the fourth portion of the second well along the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Feng Chang, Bao-Ru Young, Tung-Heng Hsieh, Chun-Chia Hsu
  • Patent number: 11508577
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques, systems, and method for a semiconductor device. Embodiments herein may present a semiconductor device including a substrate and an insulator layer above the substrate. A channel area may include an III-V material relaxed grown on the insulator layer. A source area may be above the insulator layer, in contact with the insulator layer, and adjacent to a first end of the channel area. A drain area may be above the insulator layer, in contact with the insulator layer, and adjacent to a second end of the channel area that is opposite to the first end of the channel area. The source area or the drain area may include one or more seed components including a seed material with free surface. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gilbert Dewey, Matthew Metz, Willy Rachmady, Sean Ma, Nicholas Minutillo, Cheng-Ying Huang, Tahir Ghani, Jack Kavalieros, Anand Murthy, Harold Kennel
  • Patent number: 11489064
    Abstract: A method includes etching a dielectric layer to form a dielectric fin, depositing a transition metal dichalcogenide layer on the dielectric fin, and performing an anisotropic etching process on the transition metal dichalcogenide layer. Horizontal portions of the transition metal dichalcogenide layer are removed, and vertical portions of the transition metal dichalcogenide layer on sidewalls of the dielectric fin remain to form a vertical semiconductor ring. The method further includes forming a gate stack on a first portion of the two-dimensional semiconductor vertical semiconductor ring, and forming a source/drain contact plug, wherein the source/drain contact plug contacts sidewalls of a second portion of the vertical semiconductor ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Kai Su, Jin Cai
  • Patent number: 11488896
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of enhancing electrical characteristics and reliability of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor chips, a plurality of electrodes each being electrically connected to each of the plurality of semiconductor chips, a sealing member, and a joint part. The sealing member covers the plurality of semiconductor chips, and parts being connected to the plurality of semiconductor chips, of the plurality of electrodes. The joint part is disposed outside the sealing member to electrically connect parts which are not covered by the sealing member, of the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukimasa Hayashida, Shigeru Hasegawa, Ryo Tsuda, Ryutaro Date, Junichi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11482626
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device having stable electrical characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer containing a metal oxide, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer containing a nitride, and a first conductive layer. The first insulating layer includes a projecting first region that overlaps with the semiconductor layer and a second region that does not overlap with the semiconductor layer and is thinner than the first region. The second insulating layer is provided to cover a top surface of the second region, a side surface of the first region, and the semiconductor layer. The first conductive layer is provided over the second insulating layer and a bottom surface of the first conductive layer over the second region includes a portion positioned below a bottom surface of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kenichi Okazaki, Masami Jintyou, Takahiro Iguchi, Yukinori Shima
  • Patent number: 11482615
    Abstract: A vertical-conduction MOSFET device, includes: a semiconductor body, having a front side and a back side and having a first conductivity; a trench-gate region; a body region, having the first conductivity; a source region, having a second conductivity; and a drain region, having the second conductivity. The source region, body region, and drain region are aligned with one another along a first direction and define a channel area, which, in a conduction state of the MOSFET device, hosts a conductive channel. The drain region borders on a portion of the semiconductor body having the first conductivity, thus forming a junction diode, which, in an inhibition state of the MOSFET device, is adapted to cause a leakage current to flow outside the channel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Cina′, Antonio Giuseppe Grimaldi, Luigi Arcuri
  • Patent number: 11476283
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a switching element including a drain electrode, a first insulating film including a first through-hole penetrated to the drain electrode, and being formed of an organic insulating material, a first connection electrode which is in contact with the drain electrode at the first through-hole, and is formed of a metal material, a second insulating film which is located on the first insulating film, is formed of an organic insulating material, and includes a second through-hole penetrated to the first connection electrode, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the first connection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Motoharu Miyamoto, Yoshinori Aoki
  • Patent number: 11476279
    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: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
    Inventor: Anupam Dutta
  • Patent number: 11462710
    Abstract: A display device includes a reflective electrode including a first region and a second region inclined relative to the first region, a lower electrode on the first region of the reflective electrode, a bank insulating layer covering an edge of the lower electrode, the bank insulating layer extending onto the second region of the reflective electrode, an upper electrode on a portion of the lower electrode exposed by the bank insulating layer, the upper electrode extending onto the bank insulating layer, and a light-emitting layer between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The light-emitting layer extends between the bank insulating layer and the upper electrode. An optical path between the second region of the reflective electrode and the upper electrode is the same as an optical path between the first region of the reflective electrode and the upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung-Eon Lee
  • Patent number: 11456387
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a normally-off gallium oxide field-effect transistor structure and a preparation method therefor, and relates to the technical field of semiconductor device. The normally-off gallium oxide field-effect transistor structure comprises a substrate layer and an n-type doped gallium oxide channel layer from bottom to top. The n-type doped gallium oxide channel layer is provided with a source, a drain, and a gate. The gate is located between the source and the drain. A no-electron channel region is provided in the n-type doped gallium oxide channel layer located below the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: THE 13TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanjie Lv, Yuangang Wang, Xingye Zhou, Xin Tan, Xubo Song, Shixiong Liang, Zhihong Feng
  • Patent number: 11450689
    Abstract: A silicon-on-insulator semiconductor substrate supports rows extending in a direction. Each row includes complementary MOS transistors and associated contact regions allowing back gate of the complementary MOS transistors to be biased. All transistors and associated contact regions of a given row are mutually isolated by a first trench isolation. Each row is bordered on opposed edges extending parallel to said direction by corresponding second trench isolations that are shallower than the first trench isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Thomas Bedecarrats, Philippe Galy
  • Patent number: 11444156
    Abstract: Provided is a technique capable of improving performance of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type located on the first semiconductor region, third and fourth semiconductor regions of the second conductivity type, a fifth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, and an electrode. The third semiconductor region is located on the second semiconductor region, and has a higher impurity concentration than the second semiconductor region. The fourth semiconductor region has a higher impurity concentration than the second semiconductor region, is located separately from the third semiconductor region in a planar view, and has contact with the second semiconductor region. The fifth semiconductor region is located on the second semiconductor region, and is located between the third and fourth semiconductor regions in a planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hayato Okamoto, Ze Chen
  • Patent number: 11444167
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a trench type semiconductor device includes the following steps. First, an epitaxial layer is formed on a substrate, then a trench is formed in the epitaxial layer, and a gate structure is formed in the trench. The gate structure includes an upper gate and a lower gate, and an intermediate insulating portion, and the intermediate insulating portion is located in and above the upper gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Power Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Jau-Yan Lin
  • Patent number: 11430817
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device in which a metal film containing copper (Cu) is used for a wiring, a signal line, or the like in a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film is provided. The semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor film having conductivity on an insulating surface and a conductive film in contact with the oxide semiconductor film having conductivity. The conductive film includes a Cu—X alloy film (X is Mn, Ni, Cr, Fe, Co, Mo, Ta, or Ti).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Junichi Koezuka, Yukinori Shima, Masami Jintyou, Takashi Hamochi, Satoshi Higano, Yasuharu Hosaka, Toshimitsu Obonai
  • Patent number: 11430742
    Abstract: An electronic device module includes a substrate, at least one first component and at least one second component disposed on one surface of the substrate, a second sealing portion having the at least one second component embedded therein, and disposed on the substrate, and a first sealing portion disposed outside of the second sealing portion, at least a portion of the first sealing portion being disposed between the at least one first component and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong In Ryu, Suk Youn Hong, Gi Su Chi, Seung Hyun Hong, Ki Chan Kim
  • Patent number: 11430895
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a lower contact structure, a channel structure, a dielectric fill structure, and an upper contact structure. The lower contact structure comprises a first oxide semiconductive material. The channel structure contacts the lower contact structure and comprises a second oxide semiconductive material having a smaller atomic concentration of one or more metals than the first oxide semiconductive material. The dielectric fill structure contacts an inner side surface of the channel structure and has a recessed upper surface relative to the channel structure. The upper contact structure comprises a third oxide semiconductive material having a greater atomic concentration of the one or more metals than the channel structure. The upper contact structure comprises a first portion contacting the upper surface of the dielectric fill structure and the inner side surface of the channel structure, and a second portion contacting the upper surface of the channel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Guangyu Huang, Haitao Liu, Akira Goda
  • Patent number: 11430967
    Abstract: A display device includes a reflective electrode including a first region and a second region inclined relative to the first region, a lower electrode on the first region of the reflective electrode, a bank insulating layer covering an edge of the lower electrode, the bank insulating layer extending onto the second region of the reflective electrode, an upper electrode on a portion of the lower electrode exposed by the bank insulating layer, the upper electrode extending onto the bank insulating layer, and a light-emitting layer between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The light-emitting layer extends between the bank insulating layer and the upper electrode. An optical path between the second region of the reflective electrode and the upper electrode is the same as an optical path between the first region of the reflective electrode and the upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung-Eon Lee
  • Patent number: 11424322
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a gallium oxide substrate including a first side surface constituted of a (100) plane, a second side surface constituted of a plane other than the (100) plane, and an upper surface; and an electrode in contact with the upper surface, in which the gallium oxide substrate may include: a diode interface constituted of a pn interface or a Schottky interface; and an n-type drift region connected to the electrode via the diode interface, and a shortest distance between the first side surface and the diode interface is shorter than a shortest distance between the second side surface and the diode interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tatsuji Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Nishinaka, Masahiro Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 11424291
    Abstract: A method of forming an array of memory cells comprises forming an elevationally inner tier of memory cells comprising spaced inner tier lower first conductive lines, spaced inner tier upper second conductive lines, and programmable material of individual inner tier memory cells elevationally between the inner tier first lines and the inner tier second lines where such cross. First insulative material is formed laterally between the inner tier second lines to have respective elevationally outermost surfaces that are lower than elevationally outermost surfaces of immediately laterally-adjacent of the inner tier second lines. Second insulative material is formed elevationally over the first insulative material and laterally between the inner tier second lines. The second insulative material is of different composition from that of the first insulative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Denzil S. Frost, Tuman Earl Allen, III
  • Patent number: 11417772
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an oxide semiconductor film on the substrate, a first gate structure on the oxide semiconductor film and a contact that is in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, the contact being disposed on a boundary surface with the oxide semiconductor film, and including a metal oxide film that includes a transition metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hee Cho, Woo Bin Song, Hyun Mog Park, Min Woo Song