Patents by Inventor Chen-Hao Chiang

Chen-Hao Chiang 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: 10937878
    Abstract: A method including forming a III-V compound layer on a substrate and implanting a main dopant in the III-V compound layer to form source and drain regions. The method further includes implanting a group V species into the source and drain regions. A semiconductor device including a substrate and a III-V compound layer over the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes source and drain regions in the III-V layer, wherein the source and drain regions comprises a first dopants and a second dopant, and the second dopant comprises a group V material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Chin Chiu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu, Chen-Hao Chiang
  • Patent number: 10937900
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a substrate, a first III-V layer over the substrate, having a first band gap, and a second III-V layer over the first III-V layer, having a second band gap. The second III-V layer includes a first surface in contact with the first III-V layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second band gap at the second surface is greater than the second band gap at the first surface. The present disclosure also provides a manufacturing method of the aforesaid semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Chun Liu, Chi-Ming Chen, Yao-Chung Chang, Jiun-Lei Jerry Yu, Chen-Hao Chiang, Chung-Yi Yu
  • Publication number: 20210050209
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor includes: a first semiconductor layer over a substrate, and a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer having a band gap discontinuity with the first semiconductor layer, and at the first semiconductor layer and/or the second conductive layer includes indium. A top layer is over the second semiconductor layer, and a metal layer is over, and extends into, the top layer, the top layer separating the metal layer from the second semiconductor layer. A gate electrode is over the top layer, a third semiconductor layer being between the gate electrode and the top layer, where a sidewall of the third semiconductor layer and a sidewall of the metal layer are separated. A source and drain are on opposite sides of the gate electrode, the top layer extending continuously from below the source, below the gate electrode, and below the drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Po-Chun LIU, Chung-Chieh HSU, Chi-Ming CHEN, Chung-Yi YU, Chen-Hao CHIANG, Min-Chang CHING
  • Patent number: 10921918
    Abstract: A touch display device has a display area and includes a substrate, induction electrodes, first switches, and a first driver. The induction electrodes are disposed on the substrate and located within the display area, and the induction electrodes are arranged into an array. Each of the first switches has a first gate. Two adjacent induction electrodes in a same column of the array are electrically connected to each other through at least one of the first switches. The first driver is electrically connected to the first gates of the first switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen-Hao Chiang, Yu-Hsin Hsieh, Chia-Chi Lee, Zeng-De Chen
  • Patent number: 10867792
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a substrate, and a channel layer over the substrate, wherein and at least one of the channel layer or the active layer comprises indium. The HEMT further includes an active layer over the channel layer. The active layer has a band gap discontinuity with the channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Chun Liu, Chi-Ming Chen, Min-Chang Ching, Chen-Hao Chiang, Chung-Yi Yu, Chung-Chieh Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200379594
    Abstract: A touch display device has a display area and includes a substrate, induction electrodes, first switches, and a first driver. The induction electrodes are disposed on the substrate and located within the display area, and the induction electrodes are arranged into an array. Each of the first switches has a first gate. Two adjacent induction electrodes in a same column of the array are electrically connected to each other through at least one of the first switches. The first driver is electrically connected to the first gates of the first switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Chen-Hao CHIANG, Yu-Hsin HSIEH, Chia-Chi LEE, Zeng-De CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190131416
    Abstract: A method including forming a III-V compound layer on a substrate and implanting a main dopant in the III-V compound layer to form source and drain regions. The method further includes implanting a group V species into the source and drain regions. A semiconductor device including a substrate and a III-V compound layer over the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes source and drain regions in the III-V layer, wherein the source and drain regions comprises a first dopants and a second dopant, and the second dopant comprises a group V material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Han-Chin Chiu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu, Chen-Hao Chiang
  • Publication number: 20190013399
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a transistor device. The transistor device includes a layer of GaN over a substrate. A mobility-enhancing layer of AlzGa(1-z)N is over the layer of GaN and has a first molar fraction z in a first range of between approximately 0.25 and approximately 0.4. A resistance-reducing layer of AlxGa(1-x)N is over the mobility-enhancing layer and has a second molar fraction x in a second range of between approximately 0.1 and approximately 0.15. A source has a source contact and an underlying source region. A drain has a drain contact and an underlying drain region. The source and drain regions extend through the resistance-reducing layer of AlxGa(1-x)N and into the mobility-enhancing layer of AlzGa(1-z)N. The source and drain regions have bottoms over a bottom of the mobility-enhancing layer of AlzGa(1-z)N. A gate structure is laterally between the source and drain contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Po-Chun Liu, Chung-Yi Yu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chen-Hao Chiang
  • Patent number: 10164038
    Abstract: A method including forming a III-V compound layer on a substrate and implanting a main dopant in the III-V compound layer to form source and drain regions. The method further includes implanting a group V species into the source and drain regions. A semiconductor device including a substrate and a III-V compound layer over the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes source and drain regions in the III-V layer, wherein the source and drain regions comprises a first dopant and a second dopant, and the second dopant comprises a group V material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Chin Chiu, Chen-Hao Chiang, Chi-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu
  • Patent number: 10109729
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transistor device having a donor bi-layer configured to provide low-resistance to source and drain contacts while maintaining a high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas within a channel layer, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the transistor device has a channel layer disposed over a substrate and a donor bi-layer disposed over the channel layer. The donor bi-layer includes a mobility-enhancing layer of AlzGa(1-z)N disposed over the channel layer and having a first molar fraction z in a first range, and a resistance-reducing layer of AlxGa(1-x)N disposed on and in contact with the mobility-enhancing layer of AlzGa(1-z)N and having a second molar fraction x in a second range less than the first range. Source and drain contacts are over the resistance-reducing layer of AlxGa(1-x)N. The donor bi-layer has a conduction band energy that monotonically decreases from top to bottom surfaces of the donor bi-layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Chun Liu, Chung-Yi Yu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chen-Hao Chiang
  • Patent number: 10079296
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an indium gallium nitride layer over an active layer. The semiconductor device further includes an annealed region beneath the indium gallium nitride layer, the annealed region comprising indium atoms driven from the indium gallium nitride layer into the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Hao Chiang, Po-Chun Liu, Chi-Ming Chen, Min-Chang Ching, Chung-Yi Yu, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Ru-Liang Lee
  • Patent number: 9939942
    Abstract: A touch display panel includes pixels, a first sensing line segment, a first connecting electrode and an insulating layer. The pixels are divided into a first group and a second group, and the first group includes a first region and a second region. Each pixel includes an active device, a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The first sensing line segment is disposed in a portion of the pixels of the first region. The insulating layer includes at least one first opening be adapted to expose a portion of the first sensing line segment or a portion of the first connecting electrode, and the first connecting electrode is connected to the portion of the first sensing line segment via the first opening to form a first sensing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chen Kuo, Zeng-De Chen, Ming-Yuan Tang, Chen-Hao Chiang
  • Patent number: 9899493
    Abstract: A High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) includes a first III-V compound layer having a first band gap, and a second III-V compound layer having a second band gap over the first III-V compound layer. The second band gap is smaller than the first band gap. The HEMT further includes a third III-V compound layer having a third band gap over the second III-V compound layer, wherein the third band gap is greater than the first band gap. A gate electrode is formed over the third III-V compound layer. A source region and a drain region are over the third III-V compound layer and on opposite sides of the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hao Chiang, Po-Chun Liu, Han-Chin Chiu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu
  • Publication number: 20170222032
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a substrate, a first III-V layer over the substrate, having a first band gap, and a second III-V layer over the first III-V layer, having a second band gap. The second III-V layer includes a first surface in contact with the first III-V layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second band gap at the second surface is greater than the second band gap at the first surface. The present disclosure also provides a manufacturing method of the aforesaid semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: PO-CHUN LIU, CHI-MING CHEN, YAO-CHUNG CHANG, JIUN-LEI JERRY YU, CHEN-HAO CHIANG, CHUNG-YI YU
  • Publication number: 20170123538
    Abstract: A touch display panel includes pixels, a first sensing line segment, a first connecting electrode and an insulating layer. The pixels are divided into a first group and a second group, and the first group includes a first region and a second region. Each pixel includes an active device, a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The first sensing line segment is disposed in a portion of the pixels of the first region. The insulating layer includes at least one first opening be adapted to expose a portion of the first sensing line segment or a portion of the first connecting electrode, and the first connecting electrode is connected to the portion of the first sensing line segment via the first opening to form a first sensing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Yi-Chen KUO, Zeng-De CHEN, Ming-Yuan TANG, Chen-Hao CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20170092738
    Abstract: A High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) includes a first III-V compound layer having a first band gap, and a second III-V compound layer having a second band gap over the first III-V compound layer. The second band gap is smaller than the first band gap. The HEMT further includes a third III-V compound layer having a third band gap over the second III-V compound layer, wherein the third band gap is greater than the first band gap. A gate electrode is formed over the third III-V compound layer. A source region and a drain region are over the third III-V compound layer and on opposite sides of the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Chen-Hao Chiang, Po-Chun Liu, Han-Chin Chiu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu
  • Patent number: 9548376
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a barrier structure over a substrate. The method further includes forming a channel layer over the barrier structure. The method further includes depositing an active layer over the channel layer. The method further includes forming source/drain electrodes over the channel layer. The method further includes annealing the source/drain electrodes to form ohmic contacts in the active layer under the source/drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Chun Liu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chen-Hao Chiang, Chung-Yi Yu, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Xiaomeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160374491
    Abstract: The utility model discloses a sewing-free border wrapped foot pad, consisting of a shock absorption core and an outer wrapping layer, wherein the outer wrapping layer is a whole piece of cloth and is adhered to the outer part of the shock absorption core, and the outer wrapping layer is provided with border embossed patterns corresponding to the shock absorption core; and embossing is formed on the surface of the shock absorption core and used for increasing the adhesive force between the shock absorption core and the outer wrapping layer and between the shock absorption core and the ground, so the foot pad has a good skid-proof effect. The product omits a sewing and border wrapping procedure, can achieve an ideal border effect, saves time, labor and cloth, and has strong practicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: CHEN-HAO CHIANG
  • Patent number: 9525054
    Abstract: A High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) includes a first III-V compound layer having a first band gap, and a second III-V compound layer having a second band gap over the first III-V compound layer. The second band gap is smaller than the first band gap. The HEMT further includes a third III-V compound layer having a third band gap over the second III-V compound layer, wherein the third band gap is greater than the first band gap. A gate electrode is formed over the third III-V compound layer. A source region and a drain region are over the third III-V compound layer and on opposite sides of the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hao Chiang, Po-Chun Liu, Han-Chin Chiu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu
  • Publication number: 20160359034
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transistor device having a donor bi-layer configured to provide low-resistance to source and drain contacts while maintaining a high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas within a channel layer, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the transistor device has a channel layer disposed over a substrate and a donor bi-layer disposed over the channel layer. The donor bi-layer includes a mobility-enhancing layer of AlzGa(1-z)N disposed over the channel layer and having a first molar fraction z in a first range, and a resistance-reducing layer of AlxGa(1-x)N disposed on and in contact with the mobility-enhancing layer of AlzGa(1-z)N and having a second molar fraction x in a second range less than the first range. Source and drain contacts are over the resistance-reducing layer of AlxGa(1-x)N. The donor bi-layer has a conduction band energy that monotonically decreases from top to bottom surfaces of the donor bi-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Po-Chun Liu, Chung-Yi Yu, Chi-Ming Chen, Chen-Hao Chiang