Patents by Inventor Chia-Han Lin

Chia-Han Lin 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: 20250151368
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure with a fin top surface disposed on the substrate, a source/drain (S/D) region disposed on the fin structure, a gate structure disposed on the fin top surface, and a gate spacer with first and second spacer portions disposed between the gate structure and the S/D region. The first spacer portion extends above the fin top surface and is disposed along a sidewall of the gate structure. The second spacer portion extends below the fin top surface and is disposed along a sidewall of the S/D region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Liang LU, Chang-Yin CHEN, Chih-Han LIN, Chia-Yang LIAO
  • Publication number: 20250148968
    Abstract: A display driving device includes a light emitting circuit, a control circuit, and a boost circuit. The light emitting circuit is coupled to a first node. The light emitting circuit is configured to emit according to a first emission signal, a second emission signal, and a voltage level at the first node. The control circuit is coupled to a second node. The control circuit is configured to charge the second node according to a sweep signal and the first emission signal. The boost circuit is configured to boost and charge a voltage level at the second node to the first node. The voltage level at the first node is greater than the voltage level at the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Cheng-Rui Lu, Cheng-Han Ke, Ming-Yang Deng, Chia-Tien Peng
  • Publication number: 20250149453
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory units, and first and second staircase vias. The first memory unit includes two first source/bit line portions separated from each other, a first word line surrounding the first source/bit line portions, a first memory film surrounding the first word line, and a first channel region between the first memory film and the first source/bit line portions. The second memory unit is disposed over the first memory unit, and includes two second source/bit line portions separated from each other, a second word line surrounding the second source/bit line portions, a second memory film surrounding the second word line, and a second channel region between the second memory film and the second source/bit line portions. The first and second staircase vias respectively penetrate the first and second memory films, and are respectively and electrically connected to the first and second word lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han LIN, Chia-En HUANG
  • Publication number: 20250148967
    Abstract: A display driving device includes an emission circuit and a positive feedback circuit. The emission circuit is coupled to a first node. The emission circuit emits light according to a forward signal, a reverse signal, and a voltage level of the first node. The forward signal and the reverse signal are inversed phase of each other. The positive feedback circuit discharges the first node according to sweep signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Chih-Lung LIN, Cheng-Han KE, Jui-Hung CHANG, Ming-Yang DENG, Chia-Tien PENG
  • Patent number: 12293952
    Abstract: An electronic package is provided, in which an electronic component with a conductive layer on an outer surface thereof is embedded in an encapsulant, where at least one electrode pad is disposed on an active surface of the electronic component, and at least one wire electrically connected to the electrode pad is arranged inside the electronic component, so that the conductive layer is electrically connected to the wire, such that the electrode pad, the wire and the conductive layer are used as a power transmission structure which serves as a current path to reduce DC resistance and improve an impedance issue associated with the supply of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-Chuan Lin, Min-Han Chuang, Chia-Chu Lai
  • Publication number: 20250142917
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a dielectric layer, a two-dimensional graphene layer and a carbon quantum dot film. The dielectric layer is disposed on a first surface of a silicon substrate. The two-dimensional graphene layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The carbon quantum dot film is disposed on the two-dimensional graphene layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chia-Yun CHEN, Zhe-Hao LIU, Kuan-Han LIN, Jheng-Yi LI
  • Patent number: 12289891
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor die includes forming, over a substrate, a stack including insulating layers and sacrificial layers alternatively on top of each other; replacing a portion of first sacrificial layers located in a first portion of the stack to form first gate layers; forming first channel layers extending in a first direction in the first portion; forming first memory layers extending in the first direction in the first portion; replacing a portion of second sacrificial layers located in a second portion of the stack to form second gate layers; forming second channel layers extending in the first direction in the second portion; and forming second memory layers extending in the first direction in the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20250126305
    Abstract: A server comprising a circuitry, wherein the circuitry is configured to perform: generating a virtual chatbot via a machine learning model; determining an emotion of the virtual chatbot; feeding information of the emotion into the machine learning model; and setting the virtual chatbot in a live streaming room. According to the present disclosure, the communication between the viewers and AI V-Liver may be improved. Moreover, the quality of the live streaming platform with AI V-Livers may also be improved. Therefore, the user experience may also be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Yung-Chi HSU, Chi-Wei LIN, Chin-Wei LIU, Chia-Han CHANG, Hsing-Yu TSAI
  • Publication number: 20250118888
    Abstract: The disclosed system may include an antenna feed that has various electronic components. The system may also include a lens that has one or more layers, and an antenna embedded on at least a portion of the layers of the lens. The antenna may be electrically connected to at least one of the electronic components of the antenna feed. Various other apparatuses, wearable electronic devices, and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Liang Han, Lijun Zhang, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Chia-Ching Lin, Meijiao Li
  • Patent number: 12262540
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including, in a first area, a first semiconductor channel coupled to a portion of a first memory layer, and first, second, and third conductive structures. The first and third conductive structures are coupled to end portions of a sidewall of the first semiconductor channel, with the second conductive structure coupled to a middle portion of the sidewall. The semiconductor device includes, in a second area, a second semiconductor channel coupled to a first portion of a second memory layer, and fourth and fifth conductive structures. The fourth and fifth conductive structures are coupled to end portions of a sidewall of the second semiconductor channel, with no vertically extending conductive structure interposed between the fourth and fifth conductive structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20250089263
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes pairs of metal lines and memory arrays. Each of the memory arrays includes first and second sets of thin film transistors (TFTs), a first switch transistor, and a second switch transistor. The TFTs in the first and second sets are electrically connected to each other in parallel. The first switch transistor is electrically connected in series to one of the TFTs in the first set and one of the metal lines in a corresponding one of the pairs of the metal lines. The second switch transistor is electrically connected in series to one of the TFTs in the second set and the other one of the metal lines in the corresponding one of the pairs of the metal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han LIN, Chia-En HUANG
  • Patent number: 12249657
    Abstract: In some implementations, one or more semiconductor processing tools may form a first terminal of a semiconductor device by depositing a tunneling oxide layer on a first portion of a body of the semiconductor device, depositing a first volume of polysilicon-based material on the tunneling oxide layer, and depositing a first dielectric layer on an upper surface and a second dielectric layer on a side surface of the first volume of polysilicon-based material. The one or more semiconductor processing tools may form a second terminal of the semiconductor device by depositing a second volume of polysilicon-based material on a second portion of the body of the semiconductor device. A side surface of the second volume of polysilicon-based material is adjacent to the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chu Lin, Chi-Chung Jen, Wen-Chih Chiang, Ming-Hong Su, Yung-Han Chen, Mei-Chen Su, Chia-Ming Pan
  • Publication number: 20250072004
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first memory cell that includes: a first conductor structure extending along a first lateral direction; a first portion of a first memory film wrapping around a first portion of the first conductor structure; a first semiconductor film wrapping around the first portion of the first memory film; a second conductor structure extending along a vertical direction and coupled to a first sidewall of the first semiconductor film, wherein the first sidewall faces toward or away from a second lateral direction perpendicular to the first lateral direction; and a third conductor structure extending along the vertical direction and coupled to a second sidewall of the first semiconductor film, wherein the second sidewall faces toward or away from the second lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Patent number: 12232334
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a memory component. The first transistor includes a first silicon layer, a high-k gate dielectric layer above the first silicon layer, a first metal gate above the high-k gate dielectric layer, and first source/drain regions within the first silicon layer. The second transistor includes a second silicon layer, a first silicon oxide layer above the second silicon layer, a plurality of first doped silicon gates above the first silicon oxide layer, a plurality of second doped silicon gates above the first silicon oxide layer and alternately arranged with the plurality of first doped silicon gates, and second source/drain regions within the second silicon layer. The memory component is above the first and second transistors, and electrically coupled to the second source or drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20250054130
    Abstract: A wafer map recognition method using artificial intelligence includes obtaining wafer maps of a plurality of wafers; performing an unsupervised algorithm on the wafer map of each wafer in the plurality of wafers to generate a feature data set for the corresponding wafer map; and performing a clustering algorithm according to a plurality of feature data sets for the plurality of wafer maps to find a wafer map with a potential defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: En Jen, Shao-Yun Liu, Yi-Ju Ting, Chin-Tang Lai, Chia-Shun Yeh, Ching-Yu Lin, Ching-Han Jan, Po-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 12224243
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory units, and first and second staircase vias. The first memory unit includes two first source/bit line portions separated from each other, a first word line surrounding the first source/bit line portions, a first memory film surrounding the first word line, and a first channel region between the first memory film and the first source/bit line portions. The second memory unit is disposed over the first memory unit, and includes two second source/bit line portions separated from each other, a second word line surrounding the second source/bit line portions, a second memory film surrounding the second word line, and a second channel region between the second memory film and the second source/bit line portions. The first and second staircase vias respectively penetrate the first and second memory films, and are respectively and electrically connected to the first and second word lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20250047919
    Abstract: A method for facilitating streamer interaction with a viewer includes extracting a history topic based on an activity record of the viewer; calculating a score of each of the history topics based on at least one parameter; and generating a topic suggestion based on the history topic and the score which is corresponding to the history topic, and providing the topic suggestion to the streamer. The method is suitable for providing a topic suggestion (or interact topic suggestion) with respect to the viewer to the streamer via a live-streaming platform executed by a computing device. Thereby, the method can be used for facilitating streamer interaction with viewers and provides an appropriate topic suggestion. In addition, a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium which are capable of implementing the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: YUNG-CHI HSU, CHI-WEI LIN, SHAO-TANG CHIEN, WEI-HSIANG HUNG, WEI-KUN LU, YU-CHENG FAN, CHIA-HAN CHANG, HUNG-KUANG TAI
  • Patent number: 12218216
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure with a fin top surface disposed on the substrate, a source/drain (S/D) region disposed on the fin structure, a gate structure disposed on the fin top surface, and a gate spacer with first and second spacer portions disposed between the gate structure and the S/D region. The first spacer portion extends above the fin top surface and is disposed along a sidewall of the gate structure. The second spacer portion extends below the fin top surface and is disposed along a sidewall of the S/D region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Liang Lu, Chang-Yin Chen, Chih-Han Lin, Chia-Yang Liao
  • Publication number: 20250040143
    Abstract: One aspect of this description relates to a semiconductor device. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device includes a first drain/source structure extending in a first direction, a second drain/source structure extending the first direction and spaced from the first drain/source structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a third drain/source structure extending in the first direction and spaced from the second drain/source structure in the second direction, a first bit line disposed over the first drain/source structure in the first direction, a common select line that includes a portion disposed over the second drain/source structure in the first direction, a second bit line disposed over the third drain/source structure in the first direction, and a charge storage layer coupled to at least a first sidewall of each of the first drain/source structure, the second drain/source structure, and the third drain/source structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang, Yi-Ching Liu
  • Patent number: 12213303
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabricating method thereof, and which includes a substrate, bit lines, bit line contacts, a gate structure, a first oxidized interface layer, and a second oxidized interface layer. The bit lines are disposed on the substrate, and the bit line contacts are disposed below the bit lines. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, wherein each bit line and the gate structure respectively include a semiconductor layer, a conductive layer, and a covering layer stacked from bottom to top. The first oxidized interface layer is disposed between each bit line contact and the semiconductor layer of each bit line. The second oxidized interface layer is disposed within the semiconductor layer of the gate structure, wherein a topmost surface of the first oxidized interface layer is higher than a topmost surface of the second oxidized interface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Nagai, Lu-Yung Lin, Chia-Wei Wu, Tsun-Min Cheng, Yu Chun Lin, Zheng Guo Zhang, Sun-Hung Chen, Wu Xiang Li, Hsiao-Han Lin