Patents by Inventor Chien Ching Chen

Chien Ching 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: 20250149392
    Abstract: A package substrate includes a core layer, at least one functional component, at least one spacer, a filler, a first and a second build-up structures. The core layer has at least one opening and multiple conductive through vias. The functional component is disposed in the openings. The spacer is disposed on the functional component. The filler is filled in the opening, covering the functional component and spacer, and completely filling the gap between the opening, the functional component and the spacer. The first build-up structure is disposed on a first surface of the core layer and a third surface of the filler, and electrically connected to the functional component and the conductive through vias. The second build-up structure is disposed on a second surface of the core layer and a fourth surface of the filler, contacts the spacer and electrically connected to the conductive through vias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chia Ching Wang, Chien-Chou Chen, Hsuan Ming Hsu, Ho-Shing Lee, Yunn-Tzu Yu, Yao Yu Chiang, Po-Wei Chen, Wei-Ti Lin, Wen Chi Chang
  • Publication number: 20250129637
    Abstract: A slide rail kit is applicable to a rack. The slide rail kit includes a first rail and a locking member. The first rail is arranged with a mounting feature. The locking member is arranged on the first rail. The mounting feature is configured to mount the first rail to a mounting structure of the rack. The locking member includes a locking part and an operating part. The locking part is configured to be held in a state being blocked by the rack in response to an elastic force of an elastic structure. The operating part is configured to be operated to move the locking part away from the state being blocked by the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: KEN-CHING CHEN, SHUN-HO YANG, CHIEN-LI HUANG, CHUN-CHIANG WANG
  • Patent number: 12255104
    Abstract: A dummy gate electrode and a dummy gate dielectric are removed to form a recess between adjacent gate spacers. A gate dielectric is deposited in the recess, and a barrier layer is deposited over the gate dielectric. A first work function layer is deposited over the barrier layer. A first anti-reaction layer is formed over the first work function layer, the first anti-reaction layer reducing oxidation of the first work function layer. A fill material is deposited over the first anti-reaction layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Ching Lee, Hsin-Han Tsai, Shih-Hang Chiu, Tsung-Ta Tang, Chung-Chiang Wu, Hung-Chin Chung, Hsien-Ming Lee, Da-Yuan Lee, Jian-Hao Chen, Chien-Hao Chen, Kuo-Feng Yu, Chia-Wei Chen, Chih-Yu Hsu
  • Patent number: 12249539
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of making a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a semiconductor stack on a substrate, wherein the semiconductor stack includes first semiconductor layers of a first semiconductor material and second semiconductor layers of a second semiconductor material alternatively stacked on the substrate; patterning the semiconductor stack and the substrate to form a trench and an active region being adjacent the trench; epitaxially growing a liner of the first semiconductor material on sidewalls of the trench and sidewalls of the active region; forming an isolation feature in the trench; performing a rapid thermal nitridation process, thereby converting the liner into a silicon nitride layer; and forming a cladding layer of the second semiconductor material over the silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Wen Shen, Jiun-Ming Kuo, Yuan-Ching Peng, Ji-Xuan Yang, Jheng-Wei Lin, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20250070075
    Abstract: A package structure includes a wiring structure, a first electronic device and a reinforcement structure. The first electronic device is disposed over the top surface of the wiring structure, and has a bottom surface facing the top surface of the wiring structure. The first electronic device includes a plurality of first wires. The reinforcement structure is disposed over the top surface of the wiring structure, and includes a plurality of second wires directly contacting the plurality of first wires to reduce a variation of an elevation of the bottom surface of the first electronic device with respect to the top surface of the wiring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Yang CHIANG, Man-Wen TSENG, Chien-Ching CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250071473
    Abstract: A speaker module includes a casing, a speaker unit and a vibration absorber. The speaker unit has a sound cavity. The speaker unit is disposed on the casing, and the speaker unit includes a first diaphragm. The vibration absorber is disposed in the casing, and the vibration absorber has a second diaphragm. When the first diaphragm vibrates, the airflow generated by the first diaphragm drives the second diaphragm to vibrate, and the vibration direction of the second diaphragm is opposite to the vibration direction of the first diaphragm, so as to absorb the vibration generated by the first diaphragm to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Jia-Ren CHANG, Ming-Chun FANG, Ruey-Ching SHYU, Chien-Chung CHEN
  • Patent number: 12237228
    Abstract: An improved work function layer and a method of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes forming a semiconductor fin extending from a substrate; depositing a dielectric layer over the semiconductor fin; depositing a first work function layer over the dielectric layer; and exposing the first work function layer to a metastable plasma of a first reaction gas, a metastable plasma of a generation gas, and a metastable plasma of a second reaction gas, the first reaction gas being different from the second reaction gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shao-Jyun Wu, Hung-Chi Wu, Chia-Ching Lee, Pin-Hsuan Yeh, Hung-Chin Chung, Hsien-Ming Lee, Chien-Hao Chen, Sheng-Liang Pan, Huan-Just Lin
  • Publication number: 20250053220
    Abstract: An electronic system is provided. The electronic system includes a processor and a first power management circuit. The processor generates and outputs a first data frame. The first data frame includes at least one first guard bit and a first address. The first power management circuit includes a first register. The first power management circuit receives the first data frame and determines legitimacy of the first address according to the least one first guard bit. In response to that the first address is legal, the power management circuit transmits a first response to the processor and accesses a first region in the first register according to the first address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kuan-Wen SU, Shu-Ching LIN, Chien-Yu LAN, Shang-Wei CHEN
  • Patent number: 11217498
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a conductive wiring layer stacked with the semiconductor die and proximal to the first surface, an encapsulant encapsulating the semiconductor die and stacked with the conductive wiring layer, and a replacement structure exposing from the encapsulant and being free of fillers. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor package is also disclosed in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Hsu-Nan Fang, Chien-Ching Chen, Chen Yuan Weng
  • Publication number: 20210134692
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a conductive wiring layer stacked with the semiconductor die and proximal to the first surface, an encapsulant encapsulating the semiconductor die and stacked with the conductive wiring layer, and a replacement structure exposing from the encapsulant and being free of fillers. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor package is also disclosed in the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsu-Nan FANG, Chien-Ching CHEN, Chen Yuan WENG
  • Patent number: 10573572
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an insulating layer, a metal layer and at least one electrical connecting element. The insulating layer has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and defines an opening extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The metal layer is disposed in the opening of the insulating layer and has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. The bottom surface of the metal layer is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the insulating layer. The electrical connecting element is attached to the bottom surface of the metal layer through a seed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Hsu-Nan Fang, Chien-Ching Chen
  • Publication number: 20200027804
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an insulating layer, a metal layer and at least one electrical connecting element. The insulating layer has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and defines an opening extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The metal layer is disposed in the opening of the insulating layer and has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. The bottom surface of the metal layer is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the insulating layer. The electrical connecting element is attached to the bottom surface of the metal layer through a seed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsu-Nan FANG, Chien-Ching CHEN
  • Patent number: 8067352
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous cleaning composition for use in a cleaning process during or after a chemical mechanical planarization for a copper integrated circuit processing, comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic base, 0.05 to 50 wt % of an alcohol amine, 0.01-10 wt % of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and water. When used during or after the planarization process, the inventive cleaning composition of the invention can effectively remove residual contaminants from the surfaces of the wafers and simultaneously maintain a good surface roughness of the wafers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Epoch Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien Ching Chen, Wen Cheng Liu, Tsung Hsien Chuang, Jui Ching Chen
  • Patent number: 8063006
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous cleaning composition for wafers with copper wires that have been treated by chemical mechanical planarization in an integrated circuit processing, comprising 0.1 to 15 wt % of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic base, 0.1 to 35 wt % of an alcohol amine and water. Upon contact with copper-containing semiconductor wafers that have been treated by chemical mechanical planarization for an effective period of time, the aqueous cleaning composition can effectively remove residual contaminants from the surfaces of the wafers, and simultaneously provide the copper-containing semiconductor wafers with a better surface roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Epoch Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien Ching Chen, Wen Cheng Liu, Jing-Chiuan Shiue, Teng Yan Huo
  • Publication number: 20090170742
    Abstract: An aqueous cleaning composition for cleaning wafer contaminants after a chemical mechanical planarization process, includes: 0.1-20 wt % of an alkanolamine selected from the group consisting of 2-amino-1,3-propanediol, 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, and combinations thereof; 0.05-20 wt % of a quaternary amine; and water. The cleaning composition is capable of removing efficiently residual contaminants from a polished surface of a wafer and imparting the wafer with a better surface roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: EPOCH MATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsien Chuang, Chien-Ching Chen, Wen-Cheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20090036343
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous cleaning composition for use in a cleaning process during or after a chemical mechanical planarization for a copper integrated circuit processing, comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic base, 0.05 to 50 wt % of an alcohol amine, 0.01-10 wt % of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and water. When used during or after the planarization process, the inventive cleaning composition of the invention can effectively remove residual contaminants from the surfaces of the wafers and simultaneously maintain a good surface roughness of the wafers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Epoch Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien Ching Chen, Wen Cheng Liu, Tsung Hsien Chuang, Jui Ching Chen
  • Publication number: 20050139269
    Abstract: An auto cycled pipeline system includes a plurality of main pipes, a plurality of cycle pipes, and a plurality of control values. The plurality of main pipes arranged in parallel and used to pump the fluid, and one side of each main pipe is connected to an inlet pipe, the other side of each main pipe is connected to an exit pipe. Each main pipe has a check value and a cycle pipe. One side of each cycle pipe is attached to a foregoing joint in front of the check value and the other side is attached to a rearward joint behind the check value of each main pipe. And each cycle pipe has a control value. The stagnant fluid in the stopped main pipe can be cycled by the cycle pipe of the pipeline system automatically, to prevent deterioration and to keep the purity of the fluid in the pipeline system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: SiS Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventor: Chien-Ching Chen