Patents by Inventor Chun-I Fan

Chun-I Fan 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: 20230282472
    Abstract: A wafer and a wafer processing method are included. The wafer processing method includes the following steps. A wafer is provided having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A fixture pattern is pasted on the first surface to cover a first portion of the first surface of the wafer, and a second portion of the first surface is exposed by the fixture pattern. A first etching step is performed on the second portion of the first surface to form a first etching pattern on the first surface of the wafer. The fixture pattern is removed from the first surface, and the second surface of the wafer is ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Huai Yu, Shih-Che Hung, Hung-Chang Lo, Chun-I Fan, Chia-Chi Tsai, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 11688628
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an epitaxy substrate is provided. A handle substrate is provided. A beveling treatment is performed on an edge of a device substrate such that a bevel is formed at the edge of the device substrate, wherein a thickness of the device substrate is greater than 100 ?m and less than 200 ?m. An ion implantation process is performed on a first surface of the device substrate to form an implantation region within the first surface. A second surface of the device substrate is bonded to the handle substrate for forming the epitaxy substrate, wherein a bonding angle greater than 90° is provided between the bevel of the device substrate and the handle substrate, and a projection length of the bevel toward the handle substrate is between 600 ?m and 800 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ru Shih, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chi-Tse Lee, Chun-I Fan, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 11538681
    Abstract: An epitaxy substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The epitaxy substrate includes a silicon substrate and a silicon carbide layer. The silicon substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and the first surface is an epitaxy surface. The silicon carbide layer is located in the silicon substrate, and a distance between the silicon carbide layer and the first surface is between 100 angstroms (?) and 500 angstroms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ru Shih, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chun-I Fan, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 11201080
    Abstract: An epitaxy substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The epitaxy substrate includes a device substrate and a handle substrate. The device substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a bevel disposed between the first and the second surfaces. The handle substrate is bonded to the second surface of the device substrate, wherein the oxygen content of the device substrate is less than the oxygen content of the handle substrate, and a bonding angle greater than 90° is between the bevel of the device substrate and the handle substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ru Shih, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chi-Tse Lee, Chun-I Fan, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20210343583
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an epitaxy substrate is provided. A handle substrate is provided. A beveling treatment is performed on an edge of a device substrate such that a bevel is formed at the edge of the device substrate, wherein a thickness of the device substrate is greater than 100 ?m and less than 200 ?m. An ion implantation process is performed on a first surface of the device substrate to form an implantation region within the first surface. A second surface of the device substrate is bonded to the handle substrate for forming the epitaxy substrate, wherein a bonding angle greater than 90° is provided between the bevel of the device substrate and the handle substrate, and a projection length of the bevel toward the handle substrate is between 600 ?m and 800 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ru Shih, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chi-Tse Lee, Chun-I Fan, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 10608078
    Abstract: A bonded substrate for epitaxial growth and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The method includes steps of providing a first substrate, which has a first dopant concentration; providing a second substrate, which has a second dopant concentration, wherein the second dopant concentration is lower than the first dopant concentration; directly bonding a first surface of the first substrate with a second surface of the second substrate to form a bonded substrate; annealing the bonded substrate to form a high impedance layer in the bonded substrate; and removing part of the second substrate to expose the high impedance layer depending on the requirements whereby, the bonded substrate formed by the method could have a heavily doped substrate which includes a stronger strength and the impedance layer formed thereon, which could effectively increase the substrate strength, reduce the leakage current, and sustains a higher breakdown voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-I Fan, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Man-Hsuan Lin, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200075328
    Abstract: An epitaxy substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The epitaxy substrate includes a silicon substrate and a silicon carbide layer. The silicon substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and the first surface is an epitaxy surface. The silicon carbide layer is located in the silicon substrate, and a distance between the silicon carbide layer and the first surface is between 100 angstroms (?) and 500 angstroms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ru Shih, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chun-I Fan, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 10475637
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor substrate has an epitaxy region located at a central portion of a main plane of the semiconductor substrate, a periphery region surrounding the epitaxy region and an injured region distributed inside the periphery region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-I Fan, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Ying-Ru Shih, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20190304831
    Abstract: An epitaxy substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The epitaxy substrate includes a device substrate and a handle substrate. The device substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a bevel disposed between the first and the second surfaces. The handle substrate is bonded to the second surface of the device substrate, wherein the oxygen content of the device substrate is less than the oxygen content of the handle substrate, and a bonding angle greater than 90° is between the bevel of the device substrate and the handle substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ru Shih, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chi-Tse Lee, Chun-I Fan, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 10388518
    Abstract: An epitaxial substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The epitaxial substrate includes a handle substrate, a heat dissipation layer on the handle substrate, a high-resistance silicon substrate on the heat dissipation layer, and a III-V semiconductor layer grown on the high-resistance silicon substrate. The heat dissipation layer has high thermal conductivity. The high-resistance silicon substrate has a resistance more than 100 ohm·cm. Diameters of the high-resistance silicon substrate and the III-V semiconductor film are smaller than a diameter of the handle substrate, such that the epitaxial substrate is a convex substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-I Fan, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Man-Hsuan Lin, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180315814
    Abstract: A bonded substrate for epitaxial growth and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The method includes steps of providing a first substrate, which has a first dopant concentration; providing a second substrate, which has a second dopant concentration, wherein the second dopant concentration is lower than the first dopant concentration; directly bonding a first surface of the first substrate with a second surface of the second substrate to form a bonded substrate; annealing the bonded substrate to form a high impedance layer in the bonded substrate; and removing part of the second substrate to expose the high impedance layer depending on the requirements whereby, the bonded substrate formed by the method could have a heavily doped substrate which includes a stronger strength and the impedance layer formed thereon, which could effectively increase the substrate strength, reduce the leakage current, and sustains a higher breakdown voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHUN-I FAN, CHIH-YUAN CHUANG, MAN-HSUAN LIN, WEN-CHING HSU
  • Patent number: 10103108
    Abstract: A nanostructured chip includes a substrate and a nanostructured layer, wherein the substrate has a first surface and a second surface on which the nanostructured layer is formed. A method of producing the nanostructured chip includes the step of forming the nanostructured layer on the second surface of the substrate. Whereby, the nanostructured layer effectively disperses a stress to increase the flexural strength of the nanostructured chip. Therefore, during the subsequent procedures to form an epitaxial layer on the first surface, the nanostructured layer is helpful to prevent the epitaxial layer from generating cracks, and prevent the substrate from bowings, or fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chun-I Fan, Chien-Jen Sun, Ying-Ru Shih, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180286664
    Abstract: An epitaxial substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The epitaxial substrate includes a handle substrate, a heat dissipation layer on the handle substrate, a high-resistance silicon substrate on the heat dissipation layer, and a III-V semiconductor layer grown on the high-resistance silicon substrate. The heat dissipation layer has high thermal conductivity. The high-resistance silicon substrate has a resistance more than 100 ohm·cm. Diameters of the high-resistance silicon substrate and the semiconductor film are smaller than a diameter of the handle substrate, such that the epitaxial substrate is a convex substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-I Fan, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Man-Hsuan Lin, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180144962
    Abstract: A wafer susceptor includes a main plate, a plurality of minor plates, and a plurality of plugs. The main plate has a plurality of first notches. The minor plates are respectively disposed in the first notches, and each of the minor plates has a second notch carrying a wafer and an engaging surface of inclination engaged with a side surface of the first notch. A first angle of 20 degrees to 45 degrees is included between the engaging surface of inclination and a horizontal plane. The second notch has a flat side corresponding to a flat of the wafer. An eave portion is disposed on the flat side. The plugs are respectively located between the main plate and the minor plates and are configured to fix the minor plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tang-Chi Lin, Chun-I Fan, Man-Hsuan Lin, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 9885125
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an isolating layer onto a crucible includes the steps as follows: providing a spraying device for the following spraying steps; heating the crucible and measuring the heated crucible to get a first temperature; spraying a slurry on the inner wall of the crucible to form an isolating layer by a spraying unit with a predetermined spraying manner; measuring the isolating layer to get a second temperature; obtaining a value for the difference between the first and second temperatures and judging whether the difference value in a within predetermined difference scope or not, in which the predetermined difference scope is about 6° C.˜12° C.; when the difference value is not in the predetermined difference scope, adjusting the predetermined spraying manner; when the difference value is in the predetermined difference scope, implementing the above spraying steps to the crucible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Sheng Chou, Li Wei Li, Wen-Huai Yu, Bruce Hsu, Chun-I Fan, Wen Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180019115
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor substrate has an epitaxy region located at a central portion of a main plane of the semiconductor substrate, a periphery region surrounding the epitaxy region and an injured region distributed inside the periphery region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-I Fan, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Ying-Ru Shih, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160284649
    Abstract: A nanostructured chip includes a substrate and a nanostructured layer, wherein the substrate has a first surface and a second surface on which the nanostructured layer is formed. A method of producing the nanostructured chip includes the step of forming the nanostructured layer on the second surface of the substrate. Whereby, the nanostructured layer effectively disperses a stress to increase the flexural strength of the nanostructured chip. Therefore, during the subsequent procedures to form an epitaxial layer on the first surface, the nanostructured layer is helpful to prevent the epitaxial layer from generating cracks, and prevent the substrate from bowings, or fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JER-LIANG YEH, CHIH-YUAN CHUANG, CHUN-I FAN, CHIEN-JEN SUN, YING-RU SHIH, WEN-CHING HSU
  • Publication number: 20160056034
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wafer includes forming a plurality nano-pillars on a surface of a brick; forming a cover layer on the surfaces of the brick, wherein the cover layer covers the nano-pillars; forming an adhesive layer on the surface of the cover layer; cutting the brick into a plurality of wafers; and removing the cover layer and the adhesive layer on the wafers by a solvent, wherein the solvent reacts with the cover layer but not reacts with the brick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicants: SINO-AMERICAN SILICON PRODUCTS INC., GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jer-Liang YEH, Chih-Yuan CHUANG, Chun-I FAN, Wen-Ching HSU
  • Publication number: 20150259820
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an isolating layer onto a crucible includes the steps as follows: providing a spraying device for the following spraying steps; heating the crucible and measuring the heated crucible to get a first temperature; spraying a slurry on the inner wall of the crucible to form an isolating layer by a spraying unit with a predetermined spraying manner; measuring the isolating layer to get a second temperature; obtaining a value for the difference between the first and second temperatures and judging whether the difference value in a within predetermined difference scope or not, in which the predetermined difference scope is about 6° C.˜12° C.; when the difference value is not in the predetermined difference scope, adjusting the predetermined spraying manner; when the difference value is in the predetermined difference scope, implementing the above spraying steps to the crucible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: HUNG-SHENG CHOU, LI WEI LI, WEN-HUAI YU, BRUCE HSU, CHUN-I FAN, WEN CHING HSU
  • Patent number: 8972734
    Abstract: A symmetric dynamic authentication and key exchange system and a method thereof are provided. A client and a server obtain initial authentication information at the same time, the client generates first one-time temporary authentication information, a conference key and a standby identity identifier according to the initial authentication information, and transmits them to the server, and the server performs a dynamic authentication program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Chun-I Fan, Ruei-Hau Hsu, Yi-Hui Lin