Patents by Inventor Chiu-Lin Yao

Chiu-Lin Yao 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: 20090166666
    Abstract: An exemplary semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor stacked layer and a conductive structure. The conductive structure is located on the semiconductor stacked layer. The conductive structure includes a bottom portion and a top portion on opposite sides thereof. The bottom portion is in contact with the semiconductor stacked layer. A ratio of a top width of the top portion to a bottom width of the bottom portion is less than 0.7. The conductive structure can be a conductive dot structure or a conductive line structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Publication number: 20090050930
    Abstract: This invention provides an optoelectronic semiconductor device having a rough surface and the manufacturing method thereof. The optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor stack having a rough surface and an electrode layer overlaying the semiconductor stack. The rough surface comprises a first region having a first topography and a second region having a second topography. The method comprises the steps of forming a semiconductor stack on a substrate, forming an electrode layer on the semiconductor stack, thermal treating the semiconductor stack, and wet etching the surface of the semiconductor stack to form a rough surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ta-Cheng Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090045435
    Abstract: A stamp having a nanoscale structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The stamp includes a substrate, a buffer layer, and a nanoscale stamp layer. The method comprises forming a buffer layer on the substrate, and forming a stamp layer having a nanoscale structure on the buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ta-Cheng Hsu, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20080308832
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor light-emitting stack; and an optical field tuning layer formed on the semiconductor light-emitting stack to change beam angles of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chiu-Lin Yao