Patents by Inventor Chin-Shen HSIEH

Chin-Shen HSIEH 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: 20250128214
    Abstract: A gas mixing system for semiconductor fabrication includes a mixing block. The mixing block defines a gas mixing chamber, a first gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a first exit location, and a second gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a second exit location, wherein the first exit location is diametrically opposite the second exit location relative to the gas mixing chamber and the second gas channel has a bend of 90 degrees or less between an entrance of the second gas channel and the second exit location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Ming Shing LIN, Chin Shen HSIEH
  • Patent number: 12179161
    Abstract: A gas mixing system for semiconductor fabrication includes a mixing block. The mixing block defines a gas mixing chamber, a first gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a first exit location, and a second gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a second exit location, wherein the first exit location is diametrically opposite the second exit location relative to the gas mixing chamber and the second gas channel has a bend of 90 degrees or less between an entrance of the second gas channel and the second exit location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Ming Shing Lin, Chin Shen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240304471
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus comprising: a heater configured to heat a wafer located on a wafer staging area of the heater, the heater comprising a heater shaft extending below the wafer staging area; and a heater lift assembly comprising: a lift shaft configured to move the heater shaft in a vertical direction; a clamp that connects the heater shaft to the lift shaft; and a damper disposed on top of the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Kai-Wen WU, Chun-Ta CHEN, Chin-Shen HSIEH, Cheng-Yi HUANG
  • Patent number: 12009232
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus comprising: a heater configured to heat a wafer located on a wafer staging area of the heater, the heater comprising a heater shaft extending below the wafer staging area; and a heater lift assembly comprising: a lift shaft configured to move the heater shaft in a vertical direction; a clamp that connects the heater shaft to the lift shaft; and a damper disposed on top of the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Wen Wu, Chun-Ta Chen, Chin-Shen Hsieh, Cheng-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20240153810
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate displacing assembly so as to improve its durability during a semiconductor processing. In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing system, includes, a substrate holder, wherein the substrate holder is configured with a plurality of pins; and a substrate displacing assembly for displacing a substrate on the substrate holder in a first direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate holder through the plurality of pins, wherein the substrate displacing assembly comprises a pair of load forks, a coupler and a driving shaft, wherein the pair of load forks comprises a fork region and a base region, wherein the coupler is mechanically coupled to the base region through at least one first joining screw extending in the first direction, wherein the coupler is further mechanically coupled to the driving shaft through a second joining screw extending in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien LIAO, Chin-Shen HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11901215
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate displacing assembly so as to improve its durability during a semiconductor processing. In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing system, includes, a substrate holder, wherein the substrate holder is configured with a plurality of pins; and a substrate displacing assembly for displacing a substrate on the substrate holder in a first direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate holder through the plurality of pins, wherein the substrate displacing assembly comprises a pair of load forks, a coupler and a driving shaft, wherein the pair of load forks comprises a fork region and a base region, wherein the coupler is mechanically coupled to the base region through at least one first joining screw extending in the first direction, wherein the coupler is further mechanically coupled to the driving shaft through a second joining screw extending in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Liao, Chin-Shen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230372884
    Abstract: A gas mixing system for semiconductor fabrication includes a mixing block. The mixing block defines a gas mixing chamber, a first gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a first exit location, and a second gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a second exit location, wherein the first exit location is diametrically opposite the second exit location relative to the gas mixing chamber and the second gas channel has a bend of 90 degrees or less between an entrance of the second gas channel and the second exit location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ming Shing LIN, Chin Shen HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11772058
    Abstract: A gas mixing system for semiconductor fabrication includes a mixing block. The mixing block defines a gas mixing chamber, a first gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a first exit location, and a second gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a second exit location, wherein the first exit location is diametrically opposite the second exit location relative to the gas mixing chamber and the second gas channel has a bend of 90 degrees or less between an entrance of the second gas channel and the second exit location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ming Shing Lin, Chin Shen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11599206
    Abstract: Converter and conversion method for converting a click position of a flat panel display into a light pen simulated signal for a semiconductor manufacturing machine are provided. A converter includes a first connector, a second connector, and a controller coupled between the first connector and the second connector. The first connector is configured to obtain the click position from the flat panel display. The second connector is configured to provide the light pen simulated signal to the semiconductor manufacturing machine according to a synchronization signal from the semiconductor manufacturing machine. The controller is configured to generate the light pen simulated signal according to the click position and a mapping table of a first display resolution of the flat panel display and a second display resolution of the semiconductor manufacturing machine. The first display resolution is higher than the second display resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Sze Chen, Chin-Shen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220319880
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus comprising: a heater configured to heat a wafer located on a wafer staging area of the heater, the heater comprising a heater shaft extending below the wafer staging area; and a heater lift assembly comprising: a lift shaft configured to move the heater shaft in a vertical direction; a clamp that connects the heater shaft to the lift shaft; and a damper disposed on top of the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kai-Wen WU, Chu-Ta Chen, Chin-Shen Hsieh, Cheng-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20220262669
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate displacing assembly so as to improve its durability during a semiconductor processing. In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing system, includes, a substrate holder, wherein the substrate holder is configured with a plurality of pins; and a substrate displacing assembly for displacing a substrate on the substrate holder in a first direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate holder through the plurality of pins, wherein the substrate displacing assembly comprises a pair of load forks, a coupler and a driving shaft, wherein the pair of load forks comprises a fork region and a base region, wherein the coupler is mechanically coupled to the base region through at least one first joining screw extending in the first direction, wherein the coupler is further mechanically coupled to the driving shaft through a second joining screw extending in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Liao, Chin-Shen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11367632
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus comprising: a heater configured to heat a wafer located on a wafer staging area of the heater, the heater comprising a heater shaft extending below the wafer staging area; and a heater lift assembly comprising: a lift shaft configured to move the heater shaft in a vertical direction; a clamp that connects the heater shaft to the lift shaft; and a damper disposed on top of the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Wen Wu, Chun-Ta Chen, Chin-Shen Hsieh, Cheng-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 11335585
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate displacing assembly so as to improve its durability during a semiconductor processing. In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing system, includes, a substrate holder, wherein the substrate holder is configured with a plurality of pins; and a substrate displacing assembly for displacing a substrate on the substrate holder in a first direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate holder through the plurality of pins, wherein the substrate displacing assembly comprises a pair of load forks, a coupler and a driving shaft, wherein the pair of load forks comprises a fork region and a base region, wherein the coupler is mechanically coupled to the base region through at least one first joining screw extending in the first direction, wherein the coupler is further mechanically coupled to the driving shaft through a second joining screw extending in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Liao, Chin-Shen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220107694
    Abstract: Converter and conversion method for converting a click position of a flat panel display into a light pen simulated signal for a semiconductor manufacturing machine are provided. A converter includes a first connector, a second connector, and a controller coupled between the first connector and the second connector. The first connector is configured to obtain the click position from the flat panel display. The second connector is configured to provide the light pen simulated signal to the semiconductor manufacturing machine according to a synchronization signal from the semiconductor manufacturing machine. The controller is configured to generate the light pen simulated signal according to the click position and a mapping table of a first display resolution of the flat panel display and a second display resolution of the semiconductor manufacturing machine. The first display resolution is higher than the second display resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ming-Sze CHEN, Chin-Shen HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11237646
    Abstract: Converter and conversion method for converting a click position of a flat panel display into a light pen simulated signal for a semiconductor manufacturing machine are provided. A first interface circuit is configured to communicate with the flat panel display to obtain the click position. A second interface circuit is configured to communicate with the semiconductor manufacturing machine to obtain horizontal and vertical synchronization signals. A memory is configured to store a first display resolution of the flat panel display and a second display resolution of the semiconductor manufacturing machine. A processor is configured to obtain the light pen simulated signal according to a light pen position corresponding to the click position and the first and second display resolutions and to control the second interface circuit to provide the light pen simulated signal to the semiconductor manufacturing machine according to the horizontal and vertical synchronization signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Sze Chen, Chin-Shen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20210351062
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate displacing assembly so as to improve its durability during a semiconductor processing. In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing system, includes, a substrate holder, wherein the substrate holder is configured with a plurality of pins; and a substrate displacing assembly for displacing a substrate on the substrate holder in a first direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate holder through the plurality of pins, wherein the substrate displacing assembly comprises a pair of load forks, a coupler and a driving shaft, wherein the pair of load forks comprises a fork region and a base region, wherein the coupler is mechanically coupled to the base region through at least one first joining screw extending in the first direction, wherein the coupler is further mechanically coupled to the driving shaft through a second joining screw extending in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien LIAO, Chin-Shen HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20210351048
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus comprising: a heater configured to heat a wafer located on a wafer staging area of the heater, the heater comprising a heater shaft extending below the wafer staging area; and a heater lift assembly comprising: a lift shaft configured to move the heater shaft in a vertical direction; a clamp that connects the heater shaft to the lift shaft; and a damper disposed on top of the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kai-Wen WU, Chun-Ta CHEN, Chin-Shen HSIEH, Cheng-Yi HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210113972
    Abstract: A gas mixing system for semiconductor fabrication includes a mixing block. The mixing block defines a gas mixing chamber, a first gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a first exit location, and a second gas channel fluidly coupled to the gas mixing chamber at a second exit location, wherein the first exit location is diametrically opposite the second exit location relative to the gas mixing chamber and the second gas channel has a bend of 90 degrees or less between an entrance of the second gas channel and the second exit location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ming Shing LIN, Chin Shen HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20210096664
    Abstract: Converter and conversion method for converting a click position of a flat panel display into a light pen simulated signal for a semiconductor manufacturing machine are provided. A first interface circuit is configured to communicate with the flat panel display to obtain the click position. A second interface circuit is configured to communicate with the semiconductor manufacturing machine to obtain horizontal and vertical synchronization signals. A memory is configured to store a first display resolution of the flat panel display and a second display resolution of the semiconductor manufacturing machine. A processor is configured to obtain the light pen simulated signal according to a light pen position corresponding to the click position and the first and second display resolutions and to control the second interface circuit to provide the light pen simulated signal to the semiconductor manufacturing machine according to the horizontal and vertical synchronization signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ming-Sze CHEN, Chin-Shen HSIEH
  • Patent number: 10866653
    Abstract: Converter and conversion method for converting a click position of a flat panel display into a light pen simulated signal for a semiconductor manufacturing machine are provided. The converter includes a first connector, a second connector, and a controller. The first connector is configured to receive a first display resolution and the click position from the flat panel display. The second connector is configured to receive a synchronization signal and a second display resolution from the semiconductor manufacturing machine. The controller is configured to obtain the light pen simulated signal according to a light pen position corresponding to the click position, and to control the second connector to provide the light pen simulated signal to the semiconductor manufacturing machine according to the synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ming-Sze Chen, Chin-Shen Hsieh