Patents by Inventor Chia-Kai Chen

Chia-Kai 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: 20240395893
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of nanostructures extending in a first direction above a semiconductor substrate and arranged in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and a gate structure extending in a third direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions, the gate structure surrounding each of the plurality of nanostructures. Each of the plurality of nanostructures has an outer region having a composition different from a composition of an inner region of each of the plurality of the nanostructures. The gate structure includes a plurality of high-k gate dielectric layers respectively surrounding the plurality of nanostructures, a work function layer surrounding each of the plurality of high-k gate dielectric layers and a fill metal layer surrounding the work function layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Kai LIN, Shih-Chiang CHEN, Po-Shao LIN, Wei-Yang LEE, Chia-Pin LIN, Yuan-Ching PENG
  • Publication number: 20240395581
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a pattern transfer processing chamber includes a pattern transfer processing chamber and a loading area external to the pattern transfer processing chamber. The loading area is configured to transfer a wafer to or from the pattern transfer processing chamber. The loading area comprises a first region including a loadport, a second region including a load-lock between the first region and the pattern transfer processing chamber, and an embedded baking chamber configured to heat a patterned photoresist on the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Cheng Chen, Chih-Kai Yang, Chun-Liang Chen, Wei-Ting Chien, Liang-Yin Chen, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Publication number: 20240395909
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes: forming a first semiconductor layer and an insulating layer on a substrate; removing the insulating layer and the first semiconductor layer to form openings; forming a second semiconductor layer in the openings; and patterning the second semiconductor layer, the insulating layer, and the first semiconductor layer to form fin-shaped structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Chen, Ssu-I Fu, Chih-Kai Hsu, Chia-Jung Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Lin
  • Publication number: 20240395550
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes coating a photoresist film over a target layer over a semiconductor substrate; performing a lithography process to pattern the photoresist film into a photoresist layer; performing a directional ion bombardment process to the photoresist layer along a direction tilted with respect to a normal direction of the semiconductor substrate, such that a carbon atomic concentration in the photoresist layer is increased; and etching the target layer using the photoresist layer as an etch mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Tien SHEN, Chih-Kai YANG, Hsiang-Ming CHANG, Chun-Yen CHANG, Ya-Hui CHANG, Wei-Ting CHIEN, Chia-Cheng CHEN, Liang-Yin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240385795
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing one or more displays. In particular, methods for moving an indicator between displays, moving an indicator based on body movement, and managing display operations are discussed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory F. HUGHES, Cheng-Kai CHEN, Chia-Hao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240371855
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a high-voltage (HV) region, a medium-voltage (MV) region, and a low-voltage (LV) region, a HV device on the HV region, and a LV device on the LV region. Preferably, the HV device includes a first base on the substrate, a first gate dielectric layer on the first base, and a first gate electrode on the first gate dielectric layer. The LV device includes a fin-shaped structure on the substrate and a second gate electrode on the fin-shaped structure, in which a top surface of the first gate dielectric layer is lower than a top surface of the fin-shaped structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Hsu, Ssu-I Fu, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Chien-Ting Lin, Chia-Jung Hsu, Chun-Ya Chiu, Chin-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 12094956
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes: forming a first semiconductor layer and an insulating layer on a substrate; removing the insulating layer and the first semiconductor layer to form openings; forming a second semiconductor layer in the openings; and patterning the second semiconductor layer, the insulating layer, and the first semiconductor layer to form fin-shaped structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Chen, Ssu-I Fu, Chih-Kai Hsu, Chia-Jung Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Lin
  • Publication number: 20240305162
    Abstract: A damper device and an electronic apparatus are provided. The damper device includes a first holder, a first damper component and a first gel. The first damper component includes a first protrusion part and a first bar part. The first protrusion part includes a first surface. The first bar part includes a first free end and a first fixed end. The first protrusion part is fixed on the first free end, the first fixed end is fixed on the first holder and the first surface protrudes outward from the first free end. The first free end and the first protrusion part are inserted into the first gel, and the first gel moves along the radial direction of the first bar part relative to the first bar part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Ching HSU, Fu Yuan WU, Shang Yu HSU, Shao Chung CHANG, Meng Ting LIN, Chun Kai CHEN
  • Patent number: 12080775
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of nanostructures extending in a first direction above a semiconductor substrate and arranged in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and a gate structure extending in a third direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions, the gate structure surrounding each of the plurality of nano structures. Each of the plurality of nanostructures has an outer region having a composition different from a composition of an inner region of each of the plurality of the nanostructures. The gate structure includes a plurality of high-k gate dielectric layers respectively surrounding the plurality of nanostructures, a work function layer surrounding each of the plurality of high-k gate dielectric layers and a fill metal layer surrounding the work function layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Kai Lin, Shih-Chiang Chen, Po-Shao Lin, Wei-Yang Lee, Chia-Pin Lin, Yuan-Ching Peng
  • Patent number: 12068309
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes first providing a substrate having a high-voltage (HV) region, a medium-voltage (MV) region, and a low-voltage (LV) region, forming a HV device on the HV region, and forming a LV device on the LV region. Preferably, the HV device includes a first base on the substrate, a first gate dielectric layer on the first base, and a first gate electrode on the first gate dielectric layer. The LV device includes a fin-shaped structure on the substrate, and a second gate electrode on the fin-shaped structure, in which a top surface of the first gate dielectric layer is lower than a top surface of the fin-shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Hsu, Ssu-I Fu, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Chien-Ting Lin, Chia-Jung Hsu, Chun-Ya Chiu, Chin-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20240275868
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system, a method and a computer-readable medium for data accessing. The method includes receiving a request, receiving a status parameter of an endpoint corresponding to the request, receiving a number of times of receiving the request in a period of time, and determining a delay time length for transmitting the request according to the status parameter of the endpoint or the number of times of receiving the request in the period of time. The present disclosure can achieve more efficient resource allocation and can prevent server outage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Yung-Chi HSU, Chia-Pin CHEN, Jhu-Kai SONG, Liang-Tse CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20240274687
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a gate structure over the substrate, a layer of dielectric material over the gate structure, a source/drain (S/D) contact layer formed through and adjacent to the gate structure, and a trench conductor layer over and in contact with the S/D contact layer. The S/D contact layer can include a layer of platinum-group metallic material and a silicide layer formed between the substrate and the layer of platinum-group metallic material. A top width of a top portion of the layer of platinum-group metallic material can be greater than or substantially equal to a bottom width of a bottom portion of the layer of platinum-group metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung CHU, Kan-Ju Lin, Hsu-Kai Chang, Chien Chang, Tzu-Pei Chen, Hung-Yi Huang, Sung-Li Wang, Shuen-Shin Liang
  • Publication number: 20240274478
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes: placing a wafer on an implanter platen, the wafer including alignment marks; measuring a position of the wafer by measuring positions of the alignment marks with one or more cameras; determining an angular displacement between the position of the wafer and a reference position of the wafer; and rotating the implanter platen by the angular displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Cheng Chen, Chih-Kai Yang, Liang-Yin Chen, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Publication number: 20240245037
    Abstract: A multi-use monitoring system is disclosed, which comprises an electronic device, multiple sensor devices, multiple cameras, at least one wireless interface, and a remote electronic device. According to the present invention, the sensor devices are adopted for detecting multiple environmental parameters such as gas level, humidity and temperature, and the multiple cameras are controlled to acquire images from the poultry bred in a breeding environment. Therefore, after receiving the images and the environmental parameters from the electronic device, the remote electronic device can extract at least one poultry characteristic from the images, and then correlate the environmental parameters to the poultry characteristic(s). As a result, the remote electronic device can subsequently calculate an evaluation score according to the growth and/or health state of the poultry, such that the breeder can plan how to distribute the breeding resources for the poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: CALYX, INC.
    Inventors: Po-Jui CHIU, Benson FAN, Ming-Yuan TSAI, I-Ting CHEN, Chia-Cheng LIAO, Shin-Kai MA, Tsung-Lin LU, Chan-Hsin YEH, To-An TING, Ting-Shuo CHANG
  • Patent number: 12045031
    Abstract: A thermal compensation system for machine tools includes a thermal compensation-monitoring device and a cloud processing device. The thermal compensation-monitoring device receives a plurality of temperature signals of a workpiece and corresponding processing tolerance data to build or update a thermal compensation database. The cloud processing device provides a thermal compensation model, and applies the model with the characterized temperature signals and the tolerance data to generate a compensation value so as to decide whether or not to modify the model or to run a compensation is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chia-Chin Chuang, Chin-Ming Chen, Chun-Yu Tsai, Chi-Chen Lin, Chung-Kai Wu
  • Patent number: 12019809
    Abstract: A method for identifying an object, an optical sensing apparatus and a system are provided. A controller of the system drives multiple light sources of the optical sensing apparatus to emit the multiple light beams with different beam angles, controls a light sensor to sense the lights reflected by the object, and performs the method for identifying the object. In the method, the light sensor is used to sense a first light emitted by a first light source with a first beam angle reflected by the object, and sense an intensity of the reflected first light. The light sensor is also used to sense a second light emitted by a second light source with a second beam angle reflected by the object and sense another intensity of the reflected second light. Therefore, the object can be identified by integrating information of the intensities obtained by the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Tien-Chung Yang, Chia-Kai Chen, En-Feng Hsu, Chen-Lung Liu
  • Publication number: 20230369382
    Abstract: A stretchable pixel array substrate includes a base, pixel structures and a gate driving circuit electrically connected to the pixel structures. The base has an active area and a peripheral area outside the active area. The peripheral area has openings to define first islands, second islands and first bridges of the peripheral area. An area of each of the first islands is greater than an area of each of the second islands. At least a part of the first bridges is connected between the first islands and the second islands. The pixel structures are disposed on the active area of the base. The gate driving circuit includes first parts disposed on the first islands and second parts disposed on the second islands and electrically connected to the first parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Kent-Yi Lee, Wen-Ting Wang, Chia-Kai Chen, Chih-Ling Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20230244319
    Abstract: A method for identifying an object, an optical sensing apparatus and a system are provided. A controller of the system drives multiple light sources of the optical sensing apparatus to emit the multiple light beams with different beam angles, controls a light sensor to sense the lights reflected by the object, and performs the method for identifying the object. In the method, the light sensor is used to sense a first light emitted by a first light source with a first beam angle reflected by the object, and sense an intensity of the reflected first light. The light sensor is also used to sense a second light emitted by a second light source with a second beam angle reflected by the object and sense another intensity of the reflected second light. Therefore, the object can be identified by integrating information of the intensities obtained by the light sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: TIEN-CHUNG YANG, CHIA-KAI CHEN, EN-FENG HSU, CHEN-LUNG LIU
  • Publication number: 20230175836
    Abstract: A distance determining system comprising: a light source, configured to emit light; a first light sensing region, away from the light source for a first distance, comprising at least one first light sensing device; a second light sensing region, away from the light source for a second distance larger than the first distance, comprising at least one second light sensing device; and a processing circuit, configured to compute distance information of an object which reflects the light to the first light sensing region and the second light sensing region, according to a first relation between a first light intensity sensed by the first light sensing region and a second light intensity sensed by the second light sensing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: En-Feng Hsu, Chia-Kai Chen
  • Patent number: 11662828
    Abstract: A method for identifying an object, an optical sensing apparatus and a system are provided. A controller of the system drives multiple light sources of the optical sensing apparatus to emit the multiple light beams with different beam angles, controls a light sensor to sense the lights reflected by the object, and performs the method for identifying the object. In the method, the light sensor is used to sense a first light emitted by a first light source with a first beam angle reflected by the object, and sense an intensity of the reflected first light. The light sensor is also used to sense a second light emitted by a second light source with a second beam angle reflected by the object and sense another intensity of the reflected second light. Therefore, the object can be identified by integrating information of the intensities obtained by the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Tien-Chung Yang, Chia-Kai Chen, En-Feng Hsu, Chen-Lung Liu