Patents by Inventor Chia-Liang Chueh

Chia-Liang Chueh 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: 9305754
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a magnet assembly including an epicyclic gearing system. The epicyclic gearing system including a central gear configured to be rotated, at least one peripheral gear connected to the central gear and configured to rotate and translate relative to the central gear, and an annulus surrounding the at least one peripheral gear and connected with the at least one peripheral gear. The magnet assembly further includes a magnet module connected with the epicyclic gearing system, the magnet module including a support connected with the at least one peripheral gear, the axis of rotation of the support being coaxial with the axis of rotation of the at least one peripheral gear connected with the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Chueh, Hsu-Shui Liu, Jiun-Rong Pai, Pei-Nung Chen, Yeh-Chieh Wang
  • Patent number: 9127356
    Abstract: A sputtering target is provided that includes a planar backing plate and a target material formed over the planar backing plate and including an uneven sputtering surface including thick portions and thin portions and configured in conjunction with a sputtering apparatus such as a magnetron sputtering tool with a fixed magnet arrangement. The uneven surface is designed in conjunction with the magnetic fields that will be produced by the magnet arrangement such that the thicker target portions are positioned at locations where target erosion occurs at a high rate. Also provided is the magnetron sputtering system and a method for utilizing the target with uneven sputtering surface such that the thickness across the target to become more uniform in time as the target is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Chueh, Kuo-Chou Chen, Ren-Dou Lee, Hsien-Liang Meng, Chun-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20140008213
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a magnet assembly including an epicyclic gearing system. The epicyclic gearing system including a central gear configured to be rotated, at least one peripheral gear connected to the central gear and configured to rotate and translate relative to the central gear, and an annulus surrounding the at least one peripheral gear and connected with the at least one peripheral gear. The magnet assembly further includes a magnet module connected with the epicyclic gearing system, the magnet module including a support connected with the at least one peripheral gear, the axis of rotation of the support being coaxial with the axis of rotation of the at least one peripheral gear connected with the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Liang CHUEH, Hsu-Shui LIU, Jiun-Rong PAI, Pei-Nung CHEN, Yeh-Chieh WANG
  • Publication number: 20130043120
    Abstract: A sputtering target is provided that includes a planar backing plate and a target material formed over the planar backing plate and including an uneven sputtering surface including thick portions and thin portions and configured in conjunction with a sputtering apparatus such as a magnetron sputtering tool with a fixed magnet arrangement. The uneven surface is designed in conjunction with the magnetic fields that will be produced by the magnet arrangement such that the thicker target portions are positioned at locations where target erosion occurs at a high rate. Also provided is the magnetron sputtering system and a method for utilizing the target with uneven sputtering surface such that the thickness across the target to become more uniform in time as the target is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Liang CHUEH, Kuo-Chou CHEN, Ren-Dou LEE, Hsien-Liang MENG, Chun-Wei LIN
  • Publication number: 20120289069
    Abstract: An input/output (I/O) interface blocking device includes a fitting member. The fitting member includes a protruding portion, which includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to each other. The first sidewall is slanted in a direction allowing the first fitting member to be inserted into a space in an I/O interface receptacle. The second sidewall is configured to block the fitting member from being pulled out of the space in the I/O interface receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Chueh, Hong-Yi Wu, Yeh-Chieh Wang, Chih-Yee Chen, Jiun-Rong Pai
  • Publication number: 20100089744
    Abstract: A method includes providing a process chamber including a target, wherein the target has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); selecting a process kit including a surface layer having a second CTE close to the first CTE; and installing the process kit in the process chamber with the surface layer exposed to the process chamber. A ratio of a difference between the first CTE and the second CTE is less than about 35 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Chueh, Chang-Hui Chao, Jiun-Rong Pai, Yeh-Chieh Wang, Chihchous Chuang, Jia Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 6863796
    Abstract: A method for cleaning an electrodeposition surface following an electroplating process including providing a process surface including electro-chemically deposited metal following an electrodeposition process; and, cleaning the process surface with a sulfuric acidic cleaning solution to remove electrodeposited metal particles according to at least one of an immersion and spraying process the spraying process including simultaneously rotating the process surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Chueh, Volume Chien, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20040004004
    Abstract: A method for cleaning an electrodeposition surface following an electroplating process including providing a process surface including electro-chemically deposited metal following an electrodeposition process; and, cleaning the process surface with a sulfuric acidic cleaning solution to remove electrodeposited metal particles according to at least one of an immersion and spraying process the spraying process including simultaneously rotating the process surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Chueh, Volume Chien, Shih-Ming Wang