Patents by Inventor CHIEN-MIN LIU

CHIEN-MIN LIU 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: 20140217593
    Abstract: An electrical connecting element for connecting a first substrate and a second substrate and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The method of the present invention comprises: (A) providing a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein a first copper film is formed on the first substrate, a first metal film is formed on the second substrate, a first connecting surface of the first copper film has a (111)-containing surface, and the first metal film has a second connecting surface; and (B) connecting the first copper film and the first metal film to form an interconnect, wherein the first connecting surface of the first copper film is faced to the second connecting surface of the first metal film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Chih CHEN, Taochi LIU, Yi-Sa HUANG, Chien-Min LIU
  • Publication number: 20130009143
    Abstract: A photo sensor and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed, the photo sensor of the present invention has ultra-high Schottky junction area per unit volume, and the photo sensor comprises: a first conductive layer; plural metallic nanowires, in which one end of each metallic nanowire connects with the first conductive layer and is covered with a semiconductive layer having a width of 1 nm to 20 nm; and a second conductive layer locating opposite to the first conductive layer, whereby the plural metallic nanowires locate between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and the semiconductive layer contacts with the second conductive layer, wherein the photo sensor of the present invention is used to detect ultra violet (UV) light with a wavelength of 10 nm-400 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Chih Chen, Chien-Min Liu, Yuan-Chieh Tseng
  • Publication number: 20110042782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a an on-chip inductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The an on-chip inductor structure according to the present invention comprises a substrate, a porous layer, a plurality of conductors, and an inductor. The porous layer is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of voids; each of the plurality of conductors is disposed in the plurality of voids, respectively; and the inductor is disposed on the porous layer. Because the plurality of conductors is used as the core of the inductor, the inductance is increased effectively and the area of the an on-chip inductor is reduced. Besides the manufacturing method according to the present invention is simple and compatible with the current CMOS process, the manufacturing cost can be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: TZU-YUAN CHAO, MING-CHIEH HSU, YU-TING CHENG, CHIH CHEN, CHIEN-MIN LIU