Patents by Inventor An-Sheng Huang

An-Sheng Huang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230369493
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a plurality of first fins, a first work function layer over the plurality of first fins, and a first contact layer over the first work function layer. The second device includes a plurality of second fins, a second work function layer and the first work function layer over the plurality of the second fins, and a second contact layer over the first work function layer and the second work function layer. A distance between a bottom surface of the first work function layer and a bottom surface of the first contact layer is greater than a distance between a side surface of the first work function layer of the first device and a side surface of the first contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: YUAN-SHENG HUANG, RYAN CHIA-JEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230367680
    Abstract: Control logic in a memory device executes a programming operation to program the set of memory blocks of the set of memory planes to a set of a programming levels. In response to determining at least a portion of a first memory block passed a program verify operation associated with a last programming level of the set of programming levels, the control logic executes a first program sub-operation to terminate the programming operation with respect to a first subset of one or more memory planes of the set of memory planes that passed the program verify operation associated with the last programming level and identify a second subset of one or more memory planes that failed the program verify operation associated with the last programming level. The control logic executes a second program sub-operation to apply a trim set to the second subset of one or more memory planes that failed the program verify operation of the last programming level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Lu Tong, Ashish Ghai, Chai Chuan Yao, Ekamdeep Singh, Lakshmi Kalpana Vakati, Sheng Huang Lee, Matthew Ivan Warren, Dheeraj Srinivasan, Jeffrey Ming-Hung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230371275
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature in a first dielectric layer, a buffer layer over the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer over the buffer layer, a first bottom via extending through the buffer layer and the second dielectric layer, a second bottom via extending through the buffer layer and the second dielectric layer, a first bottom electrode disposed on the first bottom via, a second bottom electrode disposed on the second bottom via, a first magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack over the first bottom electrode, and a second MTJ stack over the second bottom electrode. The first MTJ stack and the second MTJ stack have a same thickness. The first MTJ stack has a first width and the second MTJ stack has a second width greater than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Wang, Sheng-Huang Huang, Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Hung Cho Wang, Ching-Huang Wang, Kuo-Feng Huang
  • Patent number: 11818220
    Abstract: An information processing method, a device, and a storage medium, which relates to a screen transmission technology, are provided. The method includes: in response to a first operation acting on characters, displaying the characters in an input box, where the input box is an input box of a screen transmission application; determining a target screen-transmission code in candidate screen-transmission codes stored in a screen-transmission sending end according to input characters, where the number of characters contained in the target screen-transmission code is greater than the number of the input characters, the target screen-transmission code contains the input characters, the target screen-transmission code is a screen-transmission code of a screen-transmission receiving end, and the target screen-transmission code is acquired by the screen-transmission sending end from a beacon received from the screen-transmission receiving end; displaying the target screen-transmission code in the input box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: GUANGZHOU SHIYUAN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED, GUANGZHOU SHIRUI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 11817372
    Abstract: A heat sink device, comprising a body, at least a heat pipe, and a base. The body has a first side and a second side onto which a heat source is attached. The heat pipe has a heat-absorbing portion and a heat-dissipating portion. The heat-absorbing portion is attached to the first side, while the heat-dissipating portion is away from the heat-absorbing portion, so that the heat generated by the heat source is absorbed by the heat-absorbing portion and transferred to the distal end of the heat-dissipating portion. The base is disposed on the heat pipe and above the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sheng-Huang Lin
  • Patent number: 11817714
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high-temperature superconducting suspension type wireless power transmission device and an assembly method thereof. The device comprises an alternating current power supply, wherein the alternating current power supply is electrically connected with a transmitting coil, and the transmitting coil is made of high-temperature superconducting materials; a suspended matter is mounted above the transmitting coil, the suspended matter is electrically connected with a receiving coil corresponding to the transmitting coil, and a plurality of permanent magnets fixedly connected with the suspended matter are uniformly mounted along the periphery of the receiving coil; and the transmitting coil is located in a low-temperature container to maintain a superconducting state. In combination with the superconducting magnetic suspension technology and the superconducting wireless charging technology, power is stored without the need of a complex energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hunan University
    Inventors: Yujia Zhai, Tingkun Weng, Chang Niu, Xinyi Liu, Chunran Mu, Yunxiang Dai, Hao Liu, Zhuo Li, Xiaofei Zhang, Jian Gao, Sheng Huang, Shoudao Huang
  • Patent number: 11818962
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming an integrated chip. The method includes forming a memory cell stack over a substrate. The memory cell stack includes a top electrode. A sidewall spacer structure is formed around the memory cell stack. The sidewall spacer structure includes a first sidewall spacer layer, a second sidewall spacer layer, and a protective sidewall spacer layer sandwiched between the first and second sidewall spacer layers. A dielectric structure is formed over the sidewall spacer structure. A first etch process is performed on the dielectric structure and the second sidewall spacer layer to define an opening above the top electrode. The second sidewall spacer layer and the dielectric structure are etched at a higher rate than the protective sidewall spacer layer during the first etch process. A top electrode via is formed within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao-Wen Chang, Chung-Chiang Min, Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Hung Cho Wang, Tsung-Hsueh Yang, Yuan-Tai Tseng, Sheng-Huang Huang, Chia-Hua Lin
  • Publication number: 20230363154
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for opening a source line in a memory device. An erase gate line (EGL) and the source line are formed elongated in parallel. The source line underlies the EGL and is separated from the EGL by a dielectric layer. A first etch is performed to form a first opening through the EGL and stops on the dielectric layer. A second etch is performed to thin the dielectric layer at the first opening, wherein the first and second etches are performed with a common mask in place. A silicide process is performed to form a silicide layer on the source line at the first opening, wherein the silicide process comprises a third etch with a second mask in place and extends the first opening through the dielectric layer. A via is formed extending through the EGL to the silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yong-Sheng Huang, Ming Chyi Liu, Chih-Pin Huang
  • Publication number: 20230349574
    Abstract: The present disclosure is at least directed to utilizing air curtain devices to form air curtains to separate and isolate areas in which respective workpieces are stored from a transfer compartment within a workpiece processing apparatus. The transfer compartment of the workpiece processing apparatus includes a robot configured to transfer or transport ones of the workpieces to and from these respective storage areas through the transfer compartment and to and from a tool compartment. A tool is present in the tool compartment for processing and refining the respective workpieces. Clean dry air (CDA) may be circulated through the respective storage areas. The air curtains formed by the air curtain devices and the circulation of CDA through the respective storage areas reduces the likelihood of the generation of defects, damages, and degradation of the workpieces when present within the workpiece processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chia-Wei WU, Hao YANG, Hsiao-Chieh CHOU, Chun-Hung CHAO, Jao Sheng HUANG, Neng-Jye YANG, Kuo-Bin HUANG
  • Patent number: 11804548
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes fin structures, a gate structure across the fin structures, and a dielectric layer. The gate structure includes a work function layer over the gate dielectric layer, and a contact layer over the work function layer. A portion of the work function layer is located between the fin structures, and a top surface of the portion is higher than a top surface of the fin structures. A top surface of the work function layer and a top surface of the dielectric layer are substantially on a same level. A method for forming a semiconductor structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Yuan-Sheng Huang, Ryan Chia-Jen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230345842
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory unit and a shielding element disposed on the memory unit. The memory unit includes a bottom electrode, a memory element disposed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode disposed on the memory element. The shielding element is disposed on the memory unit to deviate an external magnetic field away from the memory element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Cho WANG, Sheng-Huang HUANG, Yuan-Jen LEE, Jiunyu TSAI, Keng-Ming KUO, Jun-Yao CHEN, Harry-Hak-Lay CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20230341180
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for manufacturing liquid hydrogen by offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine. The method comprises the following steps: electrolyzing seawater to obtain hydrogen based on electric energy output by an offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator, liquefying the hydrogen into prepared liquid hydrogen, and outputting a part of the liquid hydrogen as the refrigerant of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator. The device comprises a liquid preparation platform, an offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator, a seawater electrolysis unit, a hydrogen liquefaction unit and a liquid hydrogen storage unit, wherein the power ends of the seawater electrolysis unit and the hydrogen liquefaction unit are connected with the output end of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator, and the hydrogen liquefaction unit is connected with the coolant input end of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Sheng Huang, Yujia Zhai, Shoudao Huang, Chang Yan, Wu Liao, Ji Zhang, Juan Wei, Yinpeng Qu
  • Publication number: 20230345739
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a memory region, a logic region adjacent to the memory region, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) cell and a second MTJ cell over the memory region, and a carbon-based layer over the memory region, wherein the carbon-based layer includes a recess between the first MTJ cell and the second MTJ cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: HARRY-HAK-LAY CHUANG, SHENG-HUANG HUANG, KENG-MING KUO, HUNG CHO WANG
  • Publication number: 20230345728
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip comprising a substrate having a first pair of opposing sidewalls that define a trench. The trench extends into a front-side surface of the substrate. A first source/drain region is disposed along the front-side surface of the substrate. A second source/drain region is disposed along the front-side surface of the substrate. A gate structure is disposed within the trench and is arranged laterally between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. The gate structure fills the trench and extends along the first pair of opposing sidewalls to an upper surface of the substrate. A bottom surface of the gate structure is disposed below a bottom surface of the first source/drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yong-Sheng Huang, Ming Chyi Liu
  • Publication number: 20230337971
    Abstract: A detecting method for a behavior disorder event during rapid-eye-movement sleep is provided. The detecting method includes: collecting a heart rate value and a motion value of a user per epoch within a time period; generating a plurality of corresponding sleep condition values by using the motion values, to distinguish epochs into an awake period and a sleep period; transforming the motion values corresponding to the sleep period into a score according to a predetermined rule, to generate a plurality of sleep depth scores, and distinguishing the sleep period into a light sleep period and a deep sleep period by using the sleep depth scores; grouping the heart rate values corresponding to the deep sleep period as a high heart rate group and a low heart rate group; and determining, when the motion values corresponding to the high heart rate group satisfy a condition, that a behavior disorder event happens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Pei-Chi CHUANG, Chun-Hsiang TSAI, Yu-Jen CHEN, Ching-Fu WANG, Shih-Zhang LI, Sheng-Huang LIN, Pei-Hsin KUO, You-Yin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230330109
    Abstract: A compound as represented by formula I-1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, or a solvate thereof are effective in reducing ALT, AST and ALP as well as helpful in treating hepatic pathological injuries (e.g. hepatocyte steatosis). The compound has wide application prospects in the preparation of a drug for preventing and/or treating liver diseases such as fatty liver, hepatic fibrosis and liver cirrhosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Bing GUANG, Tai YANG, Renhan DONG, Wei ZHAN, Jin LIU, Chuanjun QIN, Jian XIE, Sheng HUANG, Xiangyang PENG, Yongxin LAI, Qing XU, Jian PENG, Yisheng ZENG, Xiaojun HU
  • Publication number: 20230327004
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin, a gate structure, a doped semiconductor layer, and a dielectric structure. The semiconductor fin has a top portion and a lower portion extending from the top portion to a substrate. The gate structure extends across the semiconductor fin. The doped semiconductor layer interfaces the top portion of the semiconductor fin. In a cross-section taken along a lengthwise direction of the gate structure, the doped semiconductor layer has an outer profile conformal to a profile of the top portion of the semiconductor fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng HUANG, Hung-Chang SUN, I-Ming CHANG, Zi-Wei FANG
  • Publication number: 20230326958
    Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide techniques and apparatuses for forming a semiconductor device including a metal-insulator-metal capacitor. The metal-insulator-metal capacitor includes a dielectric pad layer having a portion between a capacitor bottom metal electrode layer and a portion of an insulator layer. The dielectric pad layer may preserve a thickness of the insulator layer to reduce a likelihood of a leakage between a capacitor top metal electrode layer and the capacitor bottom metal electrode layer. The dielectric pad layer may also enable a reduction in a thickness of the insulator layer to increase a capacitance of the metal-insulator-metal capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yuan-Sheng HUANG, Kaochao CHEN
  • Patent number: 11776818
    Abstract: An apparatus, semiconductor device and method of manufacture are presented, wherein a hard mask layer and one or more etch stop layers are etched in an etching chamber. In an embodiment the semiconductor device is placed on a mounting platform at a first height and an etch process is performed, then the semiconductor device is moved to a second height within the chamber and a second etch process is performed, with the rotational speed of the semiconductor device reduced during movements in order to reduce the chance of cross contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan Hsuan Hsu, Jao Sheng Huang, Yen-Chiu Kuo, Yu-Li Cheng, Ya Tzu Chen, Neng-Jye Yang, Chun-Li Chou
  • Patent number: 11778816
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for opening a source line in a memory device. An erase gate line (EGL) and the source line are formed elongated in parallel. The source line underlies the EGL and is separated from the EGL by a dielectric layer. A first etch is performed to form a first opening through the EGL and stops on the dielectric layer. A second etch is performed to thin the dielectric layer at the first opening, wherein the first and second etches are performed with a common mask in place. A silicide process is performed to form a silicide layer on the source line at the first opening, wherein the silicide process comprises a third etch with a second mask in place and extends the first opening through the dielectric layer. A via is formed extending through the EGL to the silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Sheng Huang, Ming Chyi Liu, Chih-Pin Huang