Patents by Inventor Chien Ping Wang

Chien Ping 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: 11968911
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate; forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the MTJ stack; forming a first hard mask on the first SOT layer; and using a second hard mask to pattern the first hard mask, the first SOT layer, and the MTJ stack to form a MTJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hung-Chan Lin, Yu-Ping Wang, Chien-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 11968910
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate, forming an etch stop layer on the MTJ stack, forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the etch stop layer, and then patterning the first SOT layer, the etch stop layer, and the MTJ stack to form a MTJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hung-Chan Lin, Yu-Ping Wang, Chien-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 11934027
    Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chih-Wei Weng, Chia-Che Wu, Chien-Yu Kao, Hsiao-Hsin Hu, He-Ling Chang, Chao-Hsi Wang, Chen-Hsien Fan, Che-Wei Chang, Mao-Gen Jian, Sung-Mao Tsai, Wei-Jhe Shen, Yung-Ping Yang, Sin-Hong Lin, Tzu-Yu Chang, Sin-Jhong Song, Shang-Yu Hsu, Meng-Ting Lin, Shih-Wei Hung, Yu-Huai Liao, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Ching-Chieh Huang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Yu-Chiao Lo, Ying-Jen Wang, Shu-Shan Chen, Che-Hsiang Chiu
  • Patent number: 11306711
    Abstract: A miniature cooling system includes a base metal sheet, a flow channel layer, a piezoelectrically actuated metal sheet, a piezoelectric boundary compression layer and two piezoelectric ceramic vibrators. The flow channel layer is located on the base metal sheet and includes a first chamber, a second chamber, an inlet channel, a linking channel and an outlet channel. The inlet channel links the outside environment to the first chamber. The linking channel links the first chamber and the second chamber. The outlet channel links the second chamber to the outside environment. The piezoelectrically actuated metal sheet is located on the flow channel layer. The piezoelectric boundary compression layer is located on the piezoelectrically actuated metal sheet. The piezoelectric boundary compression layer includes two containing areas, and the two containing areas are respectively located above the first chamber and the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: CHUNG-YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yung Ting, Sheuan-Perng Lin, Chien-Ping Wang, Chien-Hsiang Wu, Jun-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210407764
    Abstract: A method includes applying a first voltage to a source of a first transistor of a detector unit of a semiconductor detector in a test wafer and applying a second voltage to a gate of the first transistor and a drain of a second transistor of the detector unit. The first transistor is coupled to the second transistor in series, and the first voltage is higher than the second voltage. A pre-exposure reading operation is performed to the detector unit. Light of an exposure apparatus is illuminated to a gate of the second transistor after applying the first and second voltages. A post-exposure reading operation is performed to the detector unit. Data of the pre-exposure reading operation is compared with the post-exposure reading operation. An intensity of the light is adjusted based on the compared data of the pre-exposure reading operation and the post-exposure reading operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ya-Chin KING, Chrong-Jung LIN, Burn-Jeng LIN, Chien-Ping WANG, Shao-Hua WANG, Chun-Lin CHANG, Li-Jui CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190309744
    Abstract: A miniature cooling system includes a base metal sheet, a flow channel layer, a piezoelectrically actuated metal sheet, a piezoelectric boundary compression layer and two piezoelectric ceramic vibrators. The flow channel layer is located on the base metal sheet and includes a first chamber, a second chamber, an inlet channel, a linking channel and an outlet channel. The inlet channel links the outside environment to the first chamber. The linking channel links the first chamber and the second chamber. The outlet channel links the second chamber to the outside environment. The piezoelectrically actuated metal sheet is located on the flow channel layer. The piezoelectric boundary compression layer is located on the piezoelectrically actuated metal sheet. The piezoelectric boundary compression layer includes two containing areas, and the two containing areas are respectively located above the first chamber and the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Yung TING, Sheuan-Perng LIN, Chien-Ping WANG, Chien-Hsiang WU, Jun-Hao CHEN
  • Patent number: 9726713
    Abstract: A testing method and testing system for a semiconductor element are provided. The method includes following steps. A level of a testing electrostatic discharge (ESD) voltage is determined. A plurality of sample components is provided. The testing ESD voltage is imposed on the sample components for testing ESD decay rates of the sample components. ESD withstand voltages of the sample components are detected. The relation between the ESD withstand voltages and the electrostatic discharge rates are recorded to a database. The testing ESD voltage is imposed on the semiconductor element for testing an ESD decay rate of the semiconductor element. The database is looked up according to the ESD decay rate of the semiconductor element to determine an ESD withstand voltage of the semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tzung-Te Chen, Chun-Fan Dai, Han-Kuei Fu, Chien-Ping Wang, Pei-Ting Chou
  • Patent number: 9557368
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for measuring thermal electric characteristics of a semiconductor device, including the steps of: providing at least one current to the LED device over a time interval; recording a voltage transient response of the LED device, wherein the voltage transient response has a plurality of time segments different in gradient; computing a voltage difference from one of the plurality of time segments in the voltage transient response; and determining whether the LED device is defective based on the voltage difference, wherein the voltage difference is thermal dependent. The present disclosure also provides a testing method for defining a plurality of time segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Wang, Tzung-Te Chen, Pei-Ting Chou
  • Patent number: 9523572
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring of a curvature of a thin film, is adapted to measure the curvature of a thin-film. The apparatus includes a light emitting module, a first optical module, a second optical module, a third optical module, an image capture module, and an image analysis module. The light emitting module emits at least one line laser as an incident light whose cross-sectional shape is a geometric picture formed of lines. The incident light is transmitted through a first optical path formed of the first optical module, and is directed to incident the thin film by the second optical module. The reflected light is reflected by the thin film go through the second optical path, and is directed to transmit through the third optical path by the third optical module, and then is captured by the capture module to form a second geometric picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzung-Te Chen, Chien-Ping Wang, Shang-Ping Ying, Yi-Keng Fu, Hsun-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20160169666
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring of a curvature of a thin film, is adapted to measure the curvature of a thin-film. The apparatus includes a light emitting module, a first optical module, a second optical module, a third optical module, an image capture module, and an image analysis module. The light emitting module emits at least one line laser as an incident light whose cross-sectional shape is a geometric picture formed of lines. The incident light is transmitted through a first optical path formed of the first optical module, and is directed to incident the thin film by the second optical module. The reflected light is reflected by the thin film go through the second optical path, and is directed to transmit through the third optical path by the third optical module, and then is captured by the capture module to form a second geometric picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Tzung-Te CHEN, Chien-Ping WANG, SHANG-PING YING, Yi-Keng FU, Hsun-Chih LIU
  • Patent number: 9341669
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a light emitting diode testing apparatus, which includes a power supply module, a probe, a control unit and a data acquisition unit. The power supply module provides a first current or a second current to a testing item. The probe measures characteristics of the testing item. The control unit controls the power supply module to provide the first current or the second current. The data acquisition unit acquires the characteristics of the testing item from the probe. The power supply module includes a first current source, at least one second current source and at least one protector. The first current source provides the first current to the testing item. The at least one second current source provides at least one additional current. The at least one protector prevents the first current from feeding back to the at least one second current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Wang, Tzung-Te Chen, Yen-Liang Liu, Chun-Fan Dai, Han-Kuei Fu, Pei-Ting Chou
  • Patent number: 9110125
    Abstract: A method for detecting a semiconductor device property is provided. First, a semiconductor device is provided. Thereafter, a detecting current is applied and the semiconductor device is heated, and temperatures and voltages of the semiconductor device are measured, so as to establish a relationship between the temperatures and the voltages of the semiconductor device. Accordingly, a temperature sensitive parameter (TSP) is calculated. An apparatus for detecting a semiconductor device property is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Wang, Tzung-Te Chen, Pei-Ting Chou, Chun-Fan Dai, Yi-Ping Peng
  • Patent number: 8773158
    Abstract: An inspection system is provided, which applies a forward or reverse voltage on a light-emitting device and measures a current thereof respectively before and after temperature rise, and determines whether the device fails according to the fact whether a current difference before and after the temperature rise is larger than a failure current determination value. Alternatively, the inspection system adopts a current applying device to apply a forward and reverse current on a light-emitting device and measures a voltage difference thereof respectively before and after temperature rise, and determines whether the device fails according to the fact whether a difference of the voltage differences before and after the temperature rise is larger than a failure voltage determination value. Alternatively, the inspection system adopts a predetermined inspecting step and a rapid inspecting step respectively to determine whether a light-emitting device fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Wang, Shih-Chun Yang, Tzung-Te Chen, An-Tse Lee, Sheng-Bang Huang
  • Publication number: 20140107961
    Abstract: A testing method and testing system for a semiconductor element are provided. The method includes following steps. A level of a testing electrostatic discharge (ESD) voltage is determined. A plurality of sample components is provided. The testing ESD voltage is imposed on the sample components for testing ESD decay rates of the sample components. ESD withstand voltages of the sample components are detected. The relation between the ESD withstand voltages and the electrostatic discharge rates are recorded to a database. The testing ESD voltage is imposed on the semiconductor element for testing an ESD decay rate of the semiconductor element. The database is looked up according to the ESD decay rate of the semiconductor element to determine an ESD withstand voltage of the semiconductor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tzung-Te Chen, Chun-Fan Dai, Han-Kuei Fu, Chien-Ping Wang, Pei-Ting Chou
  • Publication number: 20140049283
    Abstract: A method for detecting a semiconductor device property is provided. First, a semiconductor device is provided. Thereafter, a detecting current is applied and the semiconductor device is heated, and temperatures and voltages of the semiconductor device are measured, so as to establish a relationship between the temperatures and the voltages of the semiconductor device. Accordingly, a temperature sensitive parameter (TSP) is calculated. An apparatus for detecting a semiconductor device property is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Wang, Tzung-Te Chen, Pei-Ting Chou, Chun-Fan Dai, Yi-Ping Peng
  • Publication number: 20140049260
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for measuring thermal electric characteristics of a semiconductor device, including the steps of: providing at least one current to the LED device over a time interval; recording a voltage transient response of the LED device, wherein the voltage transient response has a plurality of time segments different in gradient; computing a voltage difference from one of the plurality of time segments in the voltage transient response; and determining whether the LED device is defective based on the voltage difference, wherein the voltage difference is thermal dependent. The present disclosure also provides a testing method for defining a plurality of time segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Chien-Ping WANG, Tzung-Te CHEN, Pei-Ting CHOU
  • Publication number: 20140015531
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a light emitting diode testing apparatus, which includes a power supply module, a probe, a control unit and a data acquisition unit. The power supply module provides a first current or a second current to a testing item. The probe measures characteristics of the testing item. The control unit controls the power supply module to provide the first current or the second current. The data acquisition unit acquires the characteristics of the testing item from the probe. The power supply module includes a first current source, at least one second current source and at least one protector. The first current source provides the first current to the testing item. The at least one second current source provides at least one additional current. The at least one protector prevents the first current from feeding back to the at least one second current source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Wang, Tzung-Te Chen, Yen-Liang Liu, Chun-Fan Dai, Han-Kuei Fu, Pei-Ting Chou
  • Publication number: 20120169345
    Abstract: An inspection system is provided, which applies a forward or reverse voltage on a light-emitting device and measures a current thereof respectively before and after temperature rise, and determines whether the device fails according to the fact whether a current difference before and after the temperature rise is larger than a failure current determination value. Alternatively, the inspection system adopts a current applying device to apply a forward and reverse current on a light-emitting device and measures a voltage difference thereof respectively before and after temperature rise, and determines whether the device fails according to the fact whether a difference of the voltage differences before and after the temperature rise is larger than a failure voltage determination value. Alternatively, the inspection system adopts a predetermined inspecting step and a rapid inspecting step respectively to determine whether a light-emitting device fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Wang, Shih-Chun Yang, Tzung-Te Chen, An-Tse Lee, Sheng-Bang Huang
  • Publication number: 20110133769
    Abstract: An LED package interface inspection apparatus for an LED device comprises a current source, a voltage measuring unit, and a testing control unit. The testing control unit provides at least one control signal to command the current source to output at least one current for the LED device. The testing control unit also provides at least two signals to command the voltage measuring unit to measure a first forward voltage of the LED device at a first time and a second forward voltage of the LED device at a second time. The testing control unit calculates a voltage difference between the first forward voltage and the second forward voltage, and determines that the LED device is defective if the voltage difference is larger than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chiu Ling CHEN, Fei Chang Hwang, Chien Ping Wang, Sheng Pan Huang