Patents by Inventor Chia-Chan Chen

Chia-Chan Chen 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: 20170125309
    Abstract: Test line structures on a wafer are provided. A first testing pad is formed in a scribe line of the wafer. A second testing pad is formed in the scribe line. A transistor under test is formed in the scribe line and is coupled between the first testing pad and the second testing pad. A device is formed in the scribe line and is coupled between the first testing pad and the transistor under test. A third testing pad is formed in the scribe line and is coupled between the device and the transistor under test. A current passing through the transistor under test is measured via the second testing pad or the first testing pad when a first voltage is applied to the first testing pad, wherein the first voltage is determined according to a second voltage from the third testing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Yueh-Chuan LEE, Chia-Chan CHEN, Ping-Chieh CHIN
  • Publication number: 20160181213
    Abstract: The semiconductor die includes a base body, protruding portions and bonding pads. The base body has sidewalls. The protruding portions are laterally protruding from the sidewalls respectively. The bonding pads are disposed on the protruding portions respectively. The wafer dicing method includes following operations. Chips are formed on a semiconductor wafer. Bonding pads are formed on a border line between every two of the adjacent chips. A scribe line is formed and disposed along the bonding pads. A photolithographic pattern is formed on a top surface of the semiconductor wafer to expose the scribe line. The scribe line is etched to a depth in the semiconductor wafer substantially below the top surface layer to form an etched pattern. A back surface of the semiconductor wafer is thinned until the etched pattern in the wafer substrate is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Yueh-Chuan LEE, Chia-Chan CHEN
  • Patent number: 9257463
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a well region in the semiconductor substrate, and a Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) device. The MOS device includes a gate dielectric overlapping the well region, a gate electrode over the gate dielectric, and a source/drain region in the well region. The source/drain region and the well region are of opposite conductivity types. An edge of the first source drain region facing away from the gate electrode is in contact with the well region to form a junction isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsien Tseng, Shou-Gwo Wuu, Chia-Chan Chen, Kuo-Yu Wu, Dao-Hong Yang, Ming-Hao Chung
  • Publication number: 20130320418
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a well region in the semiconductor substrate, and a Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) device. The MOS device includes a gate dielectric overlapping the well region, a gate electrode over the gate dielectric, and a source/drain region in the well region. The source/drain region and the well region are of opposite conductivity types. An edge of the first source drain region facing away from the gate electrode is in contact with the well region to form a junction isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsien Tseng, Shou-Gwo Wuu, Chia-Chan Chen, Kuo-Yu Wu, Dao-Hong Yang, Ming-Hao Chung