Patents by Inventor Chen-Yu Hu

Chen-Yu Hu 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: 12648365
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a spin Hall electrode (SHE). The MTJ includes a free layer, a reference layer and a barrier layer lying between the free layer and the reference layer. The SHE is in contact with the MTJ, and configured to convert a charge current to a spin current for programming the MTJ. The SHE is formed of an alloy comprising at least one heavy metal element and at least one light transition metal element. The heavy metal element is selected from metal elements with one or more valence electrons filling in 5d orbitals, and the light transition metal element is selected from transition metal elements with one or more valence electrons partially filling in 3d orbitals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Lin Huang, MingYuan Song, Chien-Min Lee, Shy-Jay Lin, Chi-Feng Pai, Chen-Yu Hu, Chao-Chung Huang, Kuan-Hao Chen, Chia-Chin Tsai, Yu-Fang Chiu, Cheng-Wei Peng
  • Patent number: 12628571
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive memory device and an integrated memory circuit are provided. The magnetoresistive memory device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a composite spin orbit torque (SOT) channel in contact with a terminal of the MTJ. The SOT channel includes: a first channel layer, configured to convert a portion of a charge current into an orbital current based on orbital Hall effect; and a second channel layer, covering the first channel layer, and configured to convert a portion of the charge current into a first spin current based on spin Hall effect, and to convert the orbital current to a second spin current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Yuan Song, Chi-Feng Pai, Xinyu Bao, Chen-Yu Hu
  • Publication number: 20250364027
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a computing circuit. The computing circuit includes a first magnetic tunnel junction and a second magnetic tunnel junction. The first magnetic tunnel junction is configured to store a first logic value based on a write current. The second magnetic tunnel junction is configured to store a second logic value based on the write current. The first logic value is different from the second logic value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Hu, Ming-Yuan Song, Xinyu BAO
  • Publication number: 20250127063
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive memory device and an integrated memory circuit are provided. The magnetoresistive memory device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a composite spin orbit torque (SOT) channel in contact with a terminal of the MTJ. The SOT channel includes: a first channel layer, configured to convert a portion of a charge current into an orbital current based on orbital Hall effect; and a second channel layer, covering the first channel layer, and configured to convert a portion of the charge current into a first spin current based on spin Hall effect, and to convert the orbital current to a second spin current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Yuan Song, Chi-Feng Pai, Xinyu BAO, Chen-Yu Hu
  • Patent number: 12156479
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a spin Hall electrode (SHE). The MTJ includes a free layer, a reference layer and a barrier layer lying between the free layer and the reference layer. The SHE is in contact with the MTJ, and configured to convert a charge current to a spin current for programming the MTJ. The SHE is formed of an alloy comprising at least one heavy metal element and at least one light transition metal element. The heavy metal element is selected from metal elements with one or more valence electrons filling in 5d orbitals, and the light transition metal element is selected from transition metal elements with one or more valence electrons partially filling in 3d orbitals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Lin Huang, MingYuan Song, Chien-Min Lee, Shy-Jay Lin, Chi-Feng Pai, Chen-Yu Hu, Chao-Chung Huang, Kuan-Hao Chen, Chia-Chin Tsai, Yu-Fang Chiu, Cheng-Wei Peng
  • Publication number: 20240389472
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a spin Hall electrode (SHE). The MTJ includes a free layer, a reference layer and a barrier layer lying between the free layer and the reference layer. The SHE is in contact with the MTJ, and configured to convert a charge current to a spin current for programming the MTJ. The SHE is formed of an alloy comprising at least one heavy metal element and at least one light transition metal element. The heavy metal element is selected from metal elements with one or more valence electrons filling in 5 d orbitals, and the light transition metal element is selected from transition metal elements with one or more valence electrons partially filling in 3 d orbitals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yen-Lin Huang, MingYuan Song, Chien-Min Lee, Shy-Jay Lin, Chi-Feng Pai, Chen-Yu Hu, Chao-Chung Huang, Kuan-Hao Chen, Chia-Chin Tsai, Yu-Fang Chiu, Cheng-Wei Peng
  • Publication number: 20220216396
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a spin Hall electrode (SHE). The MTJ includes a free layer, a reference layer and a barrier layer lying between the free layer and the reference layer. The SHE is in contact with the MTJ, and configured to convert a charge current to a spin current for programming the MTJ. The SHE is formed of an alloy comprising at least one heavy metal element and at least one light transition metal element. The heavy metal element is selected from metal elements with one or more valence electrons filling in 5d orbitals, and the light transition metal element is selected from transition metal elements with one or more valence electrons partially filling in 3d orbitals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yen-Lin Huang, MingYuan Song, Chien-Min Lee, Shy-Jay Lin, Chi-Feng Pai, Chen-Yu Hu, Chao-Chung Huang, Kuan-Hao Chen, Chia-Chin Tsai, Yu-Fang Chiu, Cheng-Wei Peng