Patents by Inventor Chen-I Lai

Chen-I Lai 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).

  • Interconnect structures including a fin structure and a metal cap
    Patent number: 11929314
    Abstract: In some implementations, one or more semiconductor processing tools may form a metal cap on a metal gate. The one or more semiconductor processing tools may form one or more dielectric layers on the metal cap. The one or more semiconductor processing tools may form a recess to the metal cap within the one or more dielectric layers. The one or more semiconductor processing tools may perform a bottom-up deposition of metal material on the metal cap to form a metal plug within the recess and directly on the metal cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Hsien Huang, Peng-Fu Hsu, Yu-Syuan Cai, Min-Hsiu Hung, Chen-Yuan Kao, Ken-Yu Chang, Chun-I Tsai, Chia-Han Lai, Chih-Wei Chang, Ming-Hsing Tsai
  • Height-adjustable auxiliary jack
    Patent number: 5901935
    Abstract: an auxiliary jack including a foldable base assembly and a bracket pivotably connected to the base assembly. The bracket has a sleeve for guidingly receiving an elevator. A protruding height of the elevator with respect to the sleeve is adjustable and a locking pin passes through the adjusted elevator and the sleeve to maintain the adjusted relative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventor: Chen-I Lai