Patents by Inventor Chien-Hsian WANG

Chien-Hsian WANG 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: 10978462
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a gate stack and a conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a negative photoresist layer to cover the gate stack and a first portion of the conductive layer over the isolation structure and expose a second portion of the conductive layer. The method includes forming a mask layer over the negative photoresist layer and the conductive layer. The mask layer has trenches over the second portion of the conductive layer and an edge portion of the negative photoresist layer, and a thickness of the edge portion decreases in a direction away from the gate stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Yen Hsaio, Cheng-Ming Wu, Shih-Lu Hsu, Chien-Hsian Wang
  • Publication number: 20200058661
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a gate stack and a conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a negative photoresist layer to cover the gate stack and a first portion of the conductive layer over the isolation structure and expose a second portion of the conductive layer. The method includes forming a mask layer over the negative photoresist layer and the conductive layer. The mask layer has trenches over the second portion of the conductive layer and an edge portion of the negative photoresist layer, and a thickness of the edge portion decreases in a direction away from the gate stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ching-Yen HSAIO, Cheng-Ming WU, Shih-Lu HSU, Chien-Hsian WANG
  • Patent number: 10461088
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a gate stack and a conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a first region and a second region isolated from each other by an isolation structure in the semiconductor substrate. The gate stack is formed over the first region. The method includes forming a negative photoresist layer over the first region and a first portion of the conductive layer over the isolation structure to cover the gate stack. The method includes forming a mask layer over the negative photoresist layer and the conductive layer. The mask layer has trenches over a second portion of the conductive layer. The method includes removing the second portion through the trenches. The method includes removing the mask layer. The method includes removing the negative photoresist layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Yen Hsaio, Cheng-Ming Wu, Shih-Lu Hsu, Chien-Hsian Wang
  • Publication number: 20180226419
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a gate stack and a conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a first region and a second region isolated from each other by an isolation structure in the semiconductor substrate. The gate stack is formed over the first region. The method includes forming a negative photoresist layer over the first region and a first portion of the conductive layer over the isolation structure to cover the gate stack. The method includes forming a mask layer over the negative photoresist layer and the conductive layer. The mask layer has trenches over a second portion of the conductive layer. The method includes removing the second portion through the trenches. The method includes removing the mask layer. The method includes removing the negative photoresist layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ching-Yen HSAIO, Cheng-Ming WU, Shih-Lu HSU, Chien-Hsian WANG
  • Patent number: 9941294
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate stack over the semiconductor substrate. The first gate stack includes a first gate and a second gate over the first gate, and the first gate and the second gate are electrically isolated from each other. The semiconductor device structure includes a ring structure surrounding the first gate stack. The ring structure is made of a conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Yen Hsaio, Cheng-Ming Wu, Shih-Lu Hsu, Chien-Hsian Wang
  • Publication number: 20170053928
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate stack over the semiconductor substrate. The first gate stack includes a first gate and a second gate over the first gate, and the first gate and the second gate are electrically isolated from each other. The semiconductor device structure includes a ring structure surrounding the first gate stack. The ring structure is made of a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Yen HSAIO, Cheng-Ming WU, Shih-Lu HSU, Chien-Hsian WANG