Patents by Inventor Chih-Hsun Chu

Chih-Hsun Chu 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: 11545935
    Abstract: An oscillator wafer-level-package structure is provided, comprising a bottom layer, an oscillator crystal and a capping layer. The bottom layer includes an upper plane, the capping layer includes a lower plane, and the oscillator crystal is disposed between the bottom layer and the capping layer and includes at least one cavity. An upper seal ring and a lower seal ring are respectively surrounding the oscillator crystal such that the oscillator crystal is sealed in between the capping layer and the bottom layer by employing the upper and lower seal rings. In addition, a diffusion barrier is further disposed in the upper seal ring and in the lower seal ring for avoiding interface diffusion. Moreover, the present invention adopts the same material for fabricating the capping layer, the oscillator crystal and the bottom layer to achieve an optimal thermal stress result when realizing the packaging structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TXC Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Hsun Chu, Chih-Hung Chiu, Wun-Kai Wang, Hsiang-Jen Cheng
  • Patent number: 11398797
    Abstract: A crystal oscillator and a method for fabricating the same is provided. In the method, a crystal package is provided. The crystal package includes a crystal blank and at least one laser-penetrating area. The laser-penetrating area is exposed outside. The crystal package is provided with at least one airtight space therein. At least one getter is formed in the airtight space. The location of the laser-penetrating area corresponds to that of the getter. A laser beam penetrates through the laser-penetrating area to activate the getter, thereby increasing the degree of vacuum of the airtight space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TXC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wun-Kai Wang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Chih Hung Chiu, Chih Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20210376792
    Abstract: An oscillator wafer-level-package structure is provided, comprising a bottom layer, an oscillator crystal and a capping layer. The bottom layer includes an upper plane, the capping layer includes a lower plane, and the oscillator crystal is disposed between the bottom layer and the capping layer and includes at least one cavity. An upper seal ring and a lower seal ring are respectively surrounding the oscillator crystal such that the oscillator crystal is sealed in between the capping layer and the bottom layer by employing the upper and lower seal rings. In addition, a diffusion barrier is further disposed in the upper seal ring and in the lower seal ring for avoiding interface diffusion. Moreover, the present invention adopts the same material for fabricating the capping layer, the oscillator crystal and the bottom layer to achieve an optimal thermal stress result when realizing the packaging structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: CHIH-HSUN CHU, CHIH-HUNG CHIU, WUN-KAI WANG, HSIANG-JEN CHENG
  • Patent number: 9384942
    Abstract: A TEM specimen kit is disclosed, which comprises: (a) a top substrate and a bottom substrate, the top and the bottom substrates being transparent and substantially parallel to each other; (b) a first spacer and a second spacer, located beneath the top substrate and sitting on the bottom substrate, the second spacer being opposite to and spaced apart from the first spacer at a distance of d; and (c) a chamber formed between the top and bottom substrate and between the first and second spacer, the chamber having two ends open to the atmosphere and characterized by having a height defined by the thickness h of the spacer, wherein the height being smaller than the diameter of a red blood cell. Also enclosed are methods for preparing a dry specimen for TEM nanoparticle characterization, and methods for analyzing TEM images of nanoparticles in a liquid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES, MATERIALS ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY (US) CORP.
    Inventors: Yong-fen Hsieh, Chih-hsun Chu, Pradeep Sharma, Yu-feng Ko, Chung-shi Yang, Lin-ai Tai, Yu-ching Chen, Hsiao-chun Ting
  • Publication number: 20150194288
    Abstract: A TEM specimen kit is disclosed, which comprises: (a) a top substrate and a bottom substrate, the top and the bottom substrates being transparent and substantially parallel to each other; (b) a first spacer and a second spacer, located beneath the top substrate and sitting on the bottom substrate, the second spacer being opposite to and spaced apart from the first spacer at a distance of d; and (c) a chamber formed between the top and bottom substrate and between the first and second spacer, the chamber having two ends open to the atmosphere and characterized by having a height defined by the thickness h of the spacer, wherein the height being smaller than the diameter of a red blood cell. Also enclosed are methods for preparing a dry specimen for TEM nanoparticle characterization, and methods for analyzing TEM images of nanoparticles in a liquid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yong-fen Hsieh, Chih-hsun Chu, Pradeep Sharma, Yu-feng Ko, Chung-shi Yang, Lin-ai Tai, Yu-ching Chen, Hsiao-chun Ting
  • Patent number: 8969827
    Abstract: A specimen kit having a tiny chamber is disclosed for a specimen preparation for TEM. The space height of the chamber is far smaller than dimensions of blood cells and therefore is adapted to sort nanoparticles from the blood cells. The specimen prepared under this invention is suitable for TEM observation over a true distribution status of nanoparticles in blood. The extremely tiny space height in Z direction eliminates the possibility of aggregation of the nanoparticles and/or agglomeration in Z direction during drying; therefore, a specimen prepared under this invention is suitable for TEM observation over the dispersion and/or agglomeration of nanoparticles in a blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Materials Analysis Technology (US) Corp., National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Yong-Fen Hsieh, Chih-Hsun Chu, Pradeep Sharma, Yu-Feng Ko, Chung-Shi Yang, Lin-Ai Tai, Yu-Ching Chen
  • Publication number: 20140007709
    Abstract: A specimen kit having a tiny chamber is disclosed for a specimen preparation for TEM. The space height of the chamber is far smaller than dimensions of blood cells and therefore is adapted to sort nanoparticles from the blood cells. The specimen prepared under this invention is suitable for TEM observation over a true distribution status of nanoparticles in blood. The extremely tiny space height in Z direction eliminates the possibility of aggregation of the nanoparticles and/or agglomeration in Z direction during drying; therefore, a specimen prepared under this invention is suitable for TEM observation over the dispersion and/or agglomeration of nanoparticles in a blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES, MATERIALS ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY INC
    Inventors: Yong-Fen HSIEH, Chih-Hsun CHU, Pradeep SHARMA, Yu-Feng KO, Chung-Shi YANG, Lin-Ai TAI, Yu-Ching CHEN
  • Patent number: 7531438
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a recess channel transistor is provided. First, a hard mask is formed on a doped-semiconductor layer and a substrate. The doped-semiconductor layer and the substrate are etched to form a trench and define a source/drain in the doped-semiconductor layer. An implantation process is performed with a tilt angle on sidewalls of the trench to form an implant area. A thermal oxidation process is performed to form an oxide layer. The oxide layer comprises a first thickness on the source/drain in the sidewalls of the trench and a second thickness on the other portion in the sidewalls of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: ProMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu, Hsiu-Chuan Shu
  • Publication number: 20090056807
    Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, an emitter layer, at least one emitter contact region and at least one first electrode. The emitter layer is formed on at least one surface of the semiconductor substrate. A p-n junction is formed between the emitter layer and the semiconductor substrate. The emitter contact region is formed on portions of the emitter layer and has the same type of dopant as the emitter layer. The emitter contact region has a higher dopant concentration than the emitter layer. The first electrode is coupled with the emitter contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MOSEL VITELIC INC.
    Inventors: Hsi-Chieh Chen, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20080302412
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power device is provided. The photovoltaic power device includes a donor substrate, a first emitting substrate; a second emitting substrate, a first anti-reflection layer, a first metal electrode, a second metal electrode and a second anti-reflection layer. In the photovoltaic power device, the first and the second emitting substrate are disposed in the opposite sides of the donor substrate to generate two electronic flows, and the first metal electrode is insulated from the second metal electrode by the second anti-reflection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: MOSEL VITELIC, INC.
    Inventors: Hsi-Chieh CHEN, Chih-Hsun CHU
  • Patent number: 7462545
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device has a gate structure, a source region, a drain region, and a pair of dielectric barrier layers. The gate structure is formed on a substrate. The source region and the drain region are formed in the substrate next to the gate structure, and a channel region is formed between the source region and the drain region underneath the gate structure. The pair of dielectric barrier layers is respectively formed in the substrate underneath the gate structure between the source region and the drain region. The dielectric barrier layers are used for reducing the drain induced barrier lowering effect in a nanometer scale device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: ProMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20080268646
    Abstract: A reduced area dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell and method for fabricating the same wherein the cell occupies an area smaller than one photolithography pitch by two photolithography pitches through the formation of sidewall spacers along a first pattern to define a first portion of the active region of the memory cell and a second orthogonally oriented pattern to define a second portion of the active region of the memory cell thereby creating a ladder shaped active region for a column of the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: ProMOS Technologies PET.LTD.
    Inventors: Douglas Blaine Butler, Chia-Shun Hsiao, Jung-Wu Chien, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20070249123
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a recess channel transistor is provided. First, a hard mask is formed on a doped-semiconductor layer and a substrate. The doped-semiconductor layer and the substrate are etched to form a trench and define a source/drain in the doped-semiconductor layer. An implantation process is performed with a tilt angle on sidewalls of the trench to form an implant area. A thermal oxidation process is performed to form an oxide layer. The oxide layer comprises a first thickness on the source/drain in the sidewalls of the trench and a second thickness on the other portion in the sidewalls of the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu, Hsiu-Chuan Shu
  • Publication number: 20070128796
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a non-volatile memory is provided. First, a tunneling dielectric layer is formed over a substrate. A plurality of silicon nanocrystals is formed on the tunneling dielectric layer. A silicide process is performed on the silicon nanocrystals to form a plurality of salicide nanocrystals. A dielectric layer and a conductive layer are sequentially formed on the substrate to cover the salicide nanocrystals and the tunneling dielectric layer. The conductive layer, the dielectric layer, the salicide nanocrystals and the tunneling dielectric layer are patterned to form a gate structure. A source/drain region is formed in the substrate on the respective sides of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20070085152
    Abstract: A reduced area dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell and method for fabricating the same wherein the cell occupies an area smaller than one photolithography pitch by two photolithography pitches through the formation of sidewall spacers along a first pattern to define a first portion of the active region of the memory cell and a second orthogonally oriented pattern to define a second portion of the active region of the memory cell thereby creating a ladder shaped active region for a column of the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Butler, Chia-Shun Hsiao, Jung-Wu Chien, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Publication number: 20070012994
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device has a gate structure, a source region, a drain region, and a pair of dielectric barrier layers. The gate structure is formed on a substrate. The source region and the drain region are formed in the substrate next to the gate structure, and a channel region is formed between the source region and the drain region underneath the gate structure. The pair of dielectric barrier layers is respectively formed in the substrate underneath the gate structure between the source region and the drain region. The dielectric barrier layers are used for reducing the drain induced barrier lowering effect in a nanometer scale device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Jih-Wen Chou, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Patent number: 6952369
    Abstract: A method for writing a memory module includes providing a plurality of memory cells, applying a first transmission line voltage to the first transmission line of the column of a memory cell, turning on a P-type channel of a memory cell between the memory cell to be written and the first transmission line of the column of the memory cell, turning off the P-type channel of at least one memory cell between the memory cell and the second transmission line of the column of the memory cell, applying a word line voltage to a word line connected to the memory cell, in order to inject hot electrons on a junction between the substrate and the first P-type doped region of the memory cell into a silicon nitride layer of the memory cell using band-to-band tunneling injection, and applying a substrate voltage to the substrates of the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Ching-Sung Yang, Jih-Wen Chou, Cheng-Tung Huang, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Patent number: 6920067
    Abstract: A system on chip (SOC) contains a core circuit and an input/output (I/O) circuit embedded with an array of single-poly erasable programmable read only memory cells, each of which comprises a first PMOS transistor serially connected to a second PMOS transistor. The first and second PMOS transistors are both formed on an N-well of a P-type substrate. The first PMOS transistor includes a single-poly floating gate, a first P+ doped drain region and a first P+ doped source region, the second PMOS transistor includes a single-poly select gate and a second P+ doped source region, and the first P+ doped source region of the first PMOS transistor serves as a drain of the second PMOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Chih-Hsun Chu, Ming-Chou Ho, Shih-Jye Shen
  • Publication number: 20050030789
    Abstract: A method for writing a memory module includes providing a plurality of memory cells, applying a first transmission line voltage to the first transmission line of the column of a memory cell, turning on a P-type channel of a memory cell between the memory cell to be written and the first transmission line of the column of the memory cell, turning off the P-type channel of at least one memory cell between the memory cell and the second transmission line of the column of the memory cell, applying a word line voltage to a word line connected to the memory cell, in order to inject hot electrons on a junction between the substrate and the first P-type doped region of the memory cell into a silicon nitride layer of the memory cell using band-to-band tunneling injection, and applying a substrate voltage to the substrates of the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Ching-Sung Yang, Jih-Wen Chou, Cheng-Tung Huang, Chih-Hsun Chu
  • Patent number: 6801456
    Abstract: A method for programming PMOS single transistor flash memory cells through channel hot carrier induced hot electron injection mechanism is disclosed. The PMOS single transistor flash memory cell includes an ONO stack layer situated on an N-well of a semiconductor substrate, a P+ poly gate formed on the ONO stack layer, a P+ doped source region disposed in the N-well at one side of the gate, and a P+ doped drain region disposed in the N-well at the other side of the gate. The method includes the steps of: applying a word line voltage VWL on the P+ poly gate, applying a source line voltage VSL on the source, wherein the source line voltage VSL is greater than the word line voltage VWL, thereby providing adequate bias to turn on the P channel thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Chih-Hsun Chu, Jih-Wen Chou, Cheng-Tung Huang