Patents by Inventor Chang-Lin (Peter) Hsieh

Chang-Lin (Peter) Hsieh 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: 20240112959
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a device includes forming a dummy gate over a plurality of fins. Thereafter, a first portion of the dummy gate is removed to form a first trench that exposes a first hybrid fin and a first part of a second hybrid fin. The method further includes filling the first trench with a dielectric material disposed over the first hybrid fin and over the first part of the second hybrid fin. Thereafter, a second portion of the dummy gate is removed to form a second trench and the second trench is filled with a metal layer. The method further includes etching-back the metal layer, where a first plane defined by a first top surface of the metal layer is disposed beneath a second plane defined by a second top surface of a second part of the second hybrid fin after the etching-back the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kuan-Ting PAN, Zhi-Chang LIN, Yi-Ruei JHAN, Chi-Hao WANG, Huan-Chieh SU, Shi Ning JU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG
  • Patent number: 11948852
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed over the first substrate, an electronic component disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a spacer disposed between the first substrate and the electronic component, and a supporting element disposed on the first substrate and configured to support the second substrate. The spacer is configured to control a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate through the electronic component. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Chang-Lin Yeh
  • Publication number: 20240107414
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for switching a secondary cell to a primary cell. A user equipment (UE) monitors a first radio condition of the UE for beams of a primary cell and a second radio condition for beams of one or more secondary cells configured for the UE in carrier aggregation. The UE transmits a request to configure a candidate beam of at least one candidate secondary cell as a new primary cell in response to the first radio condition not satisfying a first threshold and the second radio condition for the at least one candidate secondary cell satisfying a second threshold. A base station determines to reconfigure at least one secondary cell as the new primary cell. The base station and the UE perform a handover of the UE to the new primary cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Chieh HUANG, Kuhn-Chang LIN, Jen-Chun CHANG, Wen-Hsin HSIA, Chia-Jou LU, Sheng-Chih WANG, Chenghsin LIN, Yeong Leong CHOO, Chun-Hsiang CHIU, Chihhung HSIEH, Kai-Chun CHENG, Chung Wei LIN
  • Publication number: 20240105719
    Abstract: Examples of an integrated circuit with FinFET devices and a method for forming the integrated circuit are provided herein. In some examples, an integrated circuit device includes a substrate, a fin extending from the substrate, a gate disposed on a first side of the fin, and a gate spacer disposed alongside the gate. The gate spacer has a first portion extending along the gate that has a first width and a second portion extending above the first gate that has a second width that is greater than the first width. In some such examples, the second portion of the gate spacer includes a gate spacer layer disposed on the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Ching, Huan-Chieh Su, Zhi-Chang Lin, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11942385
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, a first type semiconductor die disposed on the first side of the substrate, a first compound attached to the first side and encapsulating the first type semiconductor die, and a second compound attached to the second side, causing a stress with respect to the first type semiconductor die in the first compound. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor package described herein is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yu Chen, Chang-Lin Yeh, Ming-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20240098909
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first housing and a protrusion element. The first housing has a first cover plate, and the protrusion element is disposed on the first cover plate. The second component is rotationally assembled with the first component along a first direction. The second component includes a second housing, an elastic structure, and a switching element. The elastic structure has an elastic post. The second housing has a second cover plate having a through hole. One part of the elastic post passes through the through hole and is exposed on the second cover plate. The protrusion element moves along a first direction relative to the elastic structure, such that the elastic post is squeezed by the protrusion element to move along a second direction and presses the switching element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: HSIN-CHANG LIN, BO-YEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240096895
    Abstract: According to one example, a semiconductor device includes a substrate and a fin stack that includes a plurality of nanostructures, a gate device surrounding each of the nanostructures, and inner spacers along the gate device and between the nanostructures. A width of the inner spacers differs between different layers of the fin stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jui-Chien Huang, Shih-Cheng Chen, Chih-Hao Wang, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Zhi-Chang Lin, Jung-Hung Chang, Lo-Heng Chang, Shi Ning Ju, Guan-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11935793
    Abstract: A method includes forming a source/drain region in a semiconductor fin; after forming the source/drain region, implanting first impurities into the source/drain region; and after implanting the first impurities, implanting second impurities into the source/drain region. The first impurities have a lower formation enthalpy than the second impurities. The method further includes after implanting the second impurities, annealing the source/drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chang Lin, Tien-Shun Chang, Chun-Feng Nieh, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Patent number: 11935794
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor transistor device. The method comprises forming a channel structure over a substrate and forming a first source/drain structure and a second source/drain structure on opposite sides of the fin structure. The method further comprises forming a gate structure surrounding the fin structure. The method further comprises flipping and partially removing the substrate to form a back-side capping trench while leaving a lower portion of the substrate along upper sidewalls of the first source/drain structure and the second source/drain structure as a protective spacer. The method further comprises forming a back-side dielectric cap in the back-side capping trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Huan-Chieh Su, Cheng-Chi Chuang, Chih-Hao Wang, Zhi-Chang Lin, Li-Zhen Yu
  • Publication number: 20240088145
    Abstract: Examples of an integrated circuit with gate cut features and a method for forming the integrated circuit are provided herein. In some examples, a workpiece is received that includes a substrate and a plurality of fins extending from the substrate. A first layer is formed on a side surface of each of the plurality of fins such that a trench bounded by the first layer extends between the plurality of fins. A cut feature is formed in the trench. A first gate structure is formed on a first fin of the plurality of fins, and a second gate structure is formed on a second fin of the plurality of fins such that the cut feature is disposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang Lin, Wei-Hao Wu, Jia-Ni Yu, Chih-Hao Wang, Kuo-Cheng Ching
  • Publication number: 20240090336
    Abstract: A method for fabricating magnetoresistive random-access memory cells (MRAM) on a substrate is provided. The substrate is formed with a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) layer thereon. When the MTJ layer is etched to form the MRAM cells, there may be metal components deposited on a surface of the MRAM cells and between the MRAM cells. The metal components are then removed by chemical reaction. However, the removal of the metal components may form extra substances on the substrate. A further etching process is then performed to remove the extra substances by physical etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Lin YANG, Chung-Te LIN, Sheng-Yuan CHANG, Han-Ting LIN, Chien-Hua HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240089581
    Abstract: An electronic system including an image sensor, a face detection engine, an eye detection engine and an eye protection engine is provided. The image sensor captures an image. The face detection engine recognizes a user face in the image. The eye detection engine recognizes user eyes in the image. The eye protection engine turns off a display device when the user eyes are recognized in the image but the user face is not recognized in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: HAN-CHANG LIN, GUO-ZHEN WANG, NIEN-TSE CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240081649
    Abstract: A wearable device and a method for performing a registration process in the wearable device are provided. The wearable device includes a light source, a light sensor and a microcontroller that performs the method. In the method, the light source is activated to emit a detection light and the light sensor senses a reflected light. A light intensity of the reflected light is calculated. Specifically, an upper limit and a lower limit are referred to for detecting whether the wearable device is properly worn by a person. For example, since the wearable device can be worn on the person's wrist, the registration value is used to detect whether the wearable device is away from the wrist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: CHUN-CHIH CHEN, YUNG-CHANG LIN, MING-HSUAN KU
  • Patent number: 11929287
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure with a dielectric liner. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a fin structure on the substrate. The fin structure includes a stacked fin structure, a fin bottom portion below the stacked fin structure, and an isolation layer between the stacked fin structure and the bottom fin portion. The semiconductor structure further includes a dielectric liner in contact with an end of the stacked fin structure and a spacer structure in contact with the dielectric liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang Lin, Shih-Cheng Chen, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Ting Pan, Jung-Hung Chang, Lo-Heng Chang, Chien Ning Yao
  • Publication number: 20240077374
    Abstract: A single-barometer device, a method for fall detection and a system are provided. The single-barometer device worn on a user is used to measure multiple barometric values continuously by a barometer inside the device. The barometric values are stored in a memory of the single-barometer device. When a current barometric value is produced, the current barometric value is compared with a previous barometric value retrieved from the memory. A barometric difference can be obtained. The barometric difference is then compared with a threshold, and a comparison result is used to determine whether or not a fall event is present. The fall event is confirmed if the barometric difference is larger than the threshold. Further, an acceleration change obtained by an accelerometer inside the single-barometer device can be used to reconfirm the fall event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: YI-PING CHENG, SHENG-RON CHANG, CHING-CHANG LIN
  • Patent number: 11923251
    Abstract: A method includes forming a gate stack, which includes a gate dielectric and a metal gate electrode over the gate dielectric. An inter-layer dielectric is formed on opposite sides of the gate stack. The gate stack and the inter-layer dielectric are planarized. The method further includes forming an inhibitor film on the gate stack, with at least a portion of the inter-layer dielectric exposed, selectively depositing a dielectric hard mask on the inter-layer dielectric, with the inhibitor film preventing the dielectric hard mask from being formed thereon, and etching to remove a portion of the gate stack, with the dielectric hard mask acting as a portion of a corresponding etching mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsu-Hsiu Perng, Kai-Chieh Yang, Zhi-Chang Lin, Teng-Chun Tsai, Wei-Hao Wu
  • Publication number: 20240071888
    Abstract: A package structure including a redistribution circuit structure, a wiring substrate, first conductive terminals, an insulating encapsulation, and a semiconductor device is provided. The redistribution circuit structure includes stacked dielectric layers, redistribution wirings and first conductive pads. The first conductive pads are disposed on a surface of an outermost dielectric layer among the stacked dielectric layers, the first conductive pads are electrically connected to outermost redistribution pads among the redistribution wirings by via openings of the outermost dielectric layer, and a first lateral dimension of the via openings is greater than a half of a second lateral dimension of the outermost redistribution pads. The wiring substrate includes second conductive pads. The first conductive terminals are disposed between the first conductive pads and the second conductive pads. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the surface of the redistribution circuit structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Chang Lin, Yen-Fu Su, Chin-Liang Chen, Wei-Yu Chen, Hsin-Yu Pan, Yu-Min Liang, Hao-Cheng Hou, Chi-Yang Yu
  • Publication number: 20240073515
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image automatic correction method of a document camera, and the image automatic correction method includes steps as follows. An image is captured; at least one image feature value is extracted from the image, and whether an imaged picture has changed is determined according to the at least one image feature value of the image and at least one previous image feature value of a previous image; when the imaged picture has changed as determined, a focal length value is calculated, and whether the image needs to be rotated is determined according to the focal length value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: You-Chang LIN, Zong Yuan PAN
  • Patent number: 11916122
    Abstract: A method for forming a gate all around transistor includes forming a plurality of semiconductor nanosheets. The method includes forming a cladding inner spacer between a source region of the transistor and a gate region of the transistor. The method includes forming sheet inner spacers between the semiconductor nanosheets in a separate deposition process from the cladding inner spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Chang Lin, Kuan-Ting Pan, Shih-Cheng Chen, Jung-Hung Chang, Lo-Heng Chang, Chien-Ning Yao, Kuo-Cheng Chiang
  • Patent number: D1016698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Foxtron Vehicle Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tse-Min Cheng, Ming-Chang Lin, Yuan-Jie He, Chiao-Chi Lin, Lu-Han Lee