Patents by Inventor Aurelien GAUTHIER-BRUN

Aurelien GAUTHIER-BRUN 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).

  • Patent number: 11791388
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a transistor device. The transistor device that includes a source contact disposed over a substrate. The source contact has a first side and an opposing second side disposed between a first end and an opposing second end. A drain contact is disposed over the substrate and is separated from the source contact along a first direction. A gate structure is disposed over the substrate between the source contact and the drain contact. The gate structure extends along the first side of the source contact facing the drain contact and also wraps around the first end and the opposing second end of the source contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier Brun, Chun Lin Tsai, Jiun-Lei Jerry Yu, Po-Chih Chen, Yun-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20230261066
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transistor device. The transistor device includes a plurality of source contacts disposed over a substrate. A plurality of gate structures are disposed over the substrate. The plurality of gate structures wrap around one or more of the plurality of source contacts in one or more closed loops. A drain contact is disposed over the substrate. The drain contact continuously wraps around one or more of the plurality of gate structures as a continuous structure. The plurality of gate structures are separated from the drain contact by a first distance and are separated from a source contact of the plurality of source contacts by a second distance. The second distance is different than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier Brun, Chun Lin Tsai, Jiun-Lei Jerry Yu, Po-Chih Chen, Yun-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11664431
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transistor device. The transistor device includes a plurality of first source/drain contacts disposed over a substrate. A plurality of gate structures are disposed over the substrate between the plurality of first source/drain contacts. The plurality of gate structures wrap around the plurality of first source/drain contacts in a plurality of closed loops. A second source/drain contact is disposed over the substrate between the plurality of gate structures. The second source/drain contact continuously wraps around the plurality of gate structures as a continuous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier Brun, Chun Lin Tsai, Jiun-Lei Jerry Yu, Po-Chih Chen, Yun-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20230135799
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; a semiconductor pillar formed on the first semiconductor layer, including a second semiconductor layer and an active layer, wherein the semiconductor pillar comprises an outmost periphery; a first contact layer formed on the first semiconductor layer and including a first contact portion and a first extending portion, wherein the first extending portion continuously surrounds an entirety of the outmost periphery of the semiconductor pillar and the first contact portion; a second contact layer formed on the second semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer including multiple first openings exposing the first contact layer and multiple second openings exposing the second contact layer; a first electrode contact layer connected to the first contact portion through the multiple first openings and covering all of the first contact layer; a second electrode contact layer connected to the second contact layer through the multiple second openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Aurelien GAUTHIER-BRUN, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Chang-Tai HSAIO, Chih-Hao CHEN, Chi-Shiang HSU, Jia-Kuen WANG, Yung-Hsiang LIN
  • Publication number: 20220359681
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method of forming a transistor device. The method includes forming a source contact over a substrate, forming a drain contact over the substrate, and forming a gate contact material over the substrate. The gate contact material is patterned to define a gate structure that wraps around the source contact along a continuous and unbroken path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier Brun, Chun Lin Tsai, Jiun-Lei Jerry Yu, Po-Chih Chen, Yun-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20220223699
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transistor device. The transistor device includes a plurality of first source/drain contacts disposed over a substrate. A plurality of gate structures are disposed over the substrate between the plurality of first source/drain contacts. The plurality of gate structures wrap around the plurality of first source/drain contacts in a plurality of closed loops. A second source/drain contact is disposed over the substrate between the plurality of gate structures. The second source/drain contact continuously wraps around the plurality of gate structures as a continuous structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier Brun, Chun Lin Tsai, Jiun-Lei Jerry Yu, Po-Chih Chen, Yun-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11355723
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a carrier, a first contact and a second contact. The first contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first contact has a contour similar with that of the first electrode. The second contact has a contour similar with that of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yih-Hua Renn, Shau-Yi Chen, Ching-Tai Cheng, Aurelien Gauthier-Brun
  • Publication number: 20210273065
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a transistor device. The transistor device that includes a source contact disposed over a substrate. The source contact has a first side and an opposing second side disposed between a first end and an opposing second end. A drain contact is disposed over the substrate and is separated from the source contact along a first direction. A gate structure is disposed over the substrate between the source contact and the drain contact. The gate structure extends along the first side of the source contact facing the drain contact and also wraps around the first end and the opposing second end of the source contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier Brun, Chun Lin Tsai, Jiun-Lei Jerry Yu, Po-Chih Chen, Yun-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20210013443
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a carrier, a first contact and a second contact. The first contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first contact has a contour similar with that of the first electrode. The second contact has a contour similar with that of the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yih-Hua Renn, Shau-Yi Chen, Ching-Tai Cheng, Aurelien Gauthier-Brun
  • Patent number: 10777764
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a carrier, a first contact and a second contact. The first contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first contact has a contour similar with that of the first electrode. The second contact has a contour similar with that of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Yih-Hua Renn, Shau-Yi Chen, Ching-Tai Cheng, Aurelien Gauthier-Brun
  • Publication number: 20200135978
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; a plurality of semiconductor pillars separated from each other and formed on the first semiconductor layer, the plurality of semiconductor pillars respectively includes a second semiconductor layer and an active layer; a first electrode covering one portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars; and a second electrode covering another portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, wherein the plurality of semiconductor pillars under a covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a first space, the plurality of semiconductor pillars outside the covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a second space, and the first space is larger than the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Aurelien GAUTHIER-BRUN, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Chang-Tai HSAIO, Chih-Hao CHEN, Chi-Shiang HSU, Jia-Kuen WANG, Yung-Hsiang LIN
  • Patent number: 10553759
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; a plurality of semiconductor pillars separated from each other and formed on the first semiconductor layer, the plurality of semiconductor pillars respectively includes a second semiconductor layer and an active layer; a first electrode covering one portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars; and a second electrode covering another portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, wherein the plurality of semiconductor pillars under a covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a first space, the plurality of semiconductor pillars outside the covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a second space, and the first space is larger than the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier-Brun, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chang-Tai Hsaio, Chih-Hao Chen, Chi-Shiang Hsu, Jia-Kuen Wang, Yung-Hsiang Lin
  • Publication number: 20190198795
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a carrier, a first contact and a second contact. The first contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first contact has a contour similar with that of the first electrode. The second contact has a contour similar with that of the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yih-Hua Renn, Shau-Yi Chen, Ching-Tai Cheng, Aurelien Gauthier-Brun
  • Publication number: 20190019919
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; a plurality of semiconductor pillars separated from each other and formed on the first semiconductor layer, the plurality of semiconductor pillars respectively includes a second semiconductor layer and an active layer; a first electrode covering one portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars; and a second electrode covering another portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, wherein the plurality of semiconductor pillars under a covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a first space, the plurality of semiconductor pillars outside the covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a second space, and the first space is larger than the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Aurelien GAUTHIER-BRUN, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Chang-Tai HSAIO, Chih-Hao CHEN, Chi-Shiang HSU, Jia-Kuen WANG, Yung-Hsiang LIN