Patents by Inventor Chun Lu

Chun Lu 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: 20240153540
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure includes a silicon substrate, a transistor, and an interconnection. The silicon substrate has a silicon surface. The transistor includes a gate structure, a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a channel under the silicon surface. The interconnection is extended beyond the transistor and coupled to the first conductive region of the transistor. The interconnection is disposed under the silicon surface and isolated from the silicon substrate by an isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu
  • Publication number: 20240145249
    Abstract: A device includes first and second gate structures respectively extending across the first and second fins, and a gate isolation plug between a longitudinal end of the first gate structure and a longitudinal end of the second gate structure. The gate isolation plug comprises a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer has an upper portion and a lower portion below the upper portion. The upper portion has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the lower portion of the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ting-Gang CHEN, Wan Chen HSIEH, Bo-Cyuan LU, Tai-Jung KUO, Kuo-Shuo HUANG, Chi-Yen TUNG, Tai-Chun HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240145536
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate, an active region, a STI (shallow trench isolation) region, and an interconnection layer. The semiconductor substrate has an original surface. The active region is within the semiconductor substrate, wherein the active region includes a transistor and the transistor includes a gate structure with a bottom surface under the original surface, a first conductive region, and a second conductive region. The STI region surrounds the active region. The interconnection layer extends beyond the transistor and electrically coupled to the transistor at a connection position under the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: 11973120
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a channel region, a first conductive region, and a first isolation region. The semiconductor substrate has a semiconductor surface. The gate structure has a length. The first conductive region is electrically coupled to the channel region. The first isolation region is next to the first conductive region. A length of the first conductive region between the gate structure and the first isolation is controlled by a single photolithography process which is originally configured to define the length of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Etron Technology, Inc., Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: 11972368
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer program products for determining the source of activity during interaction with a user interface are provided. The method comprises selecting one or more input devices from a plurality of available input devices coupled to the user interface and receiving respective measurements for the selected one or more input devices. Based on the received respective measurements, respective feature vectors for the one or more input devices are generated and then inputted to a pre-defined regression model. Then, the source of activity is determined based on a result received from the regression model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liang LL Lu, Sun Chun Hua, Jian Ling Shi, Yi Yang Ren
  • Patent number: 11972983
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a channel region, a first conductive region, and a first isolation region. The semiconductor substrate has a semiconductor surface. The gate structure has a length. The first conductive region is electrically coupled to the channel region. The first isolation region is next to the first conductive region. A length of the first conductive region between the gate structure and the first isolation is controlled by a single photolithography process which is originally configured to define the length of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Etron Technology, Inc., Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: 11974228
    Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., an access point (AP) or a non-AP station (STA)) detects a non-primary subband of an operating bandwidth comprising a primary subband and the non-primary subband to be idle. The apparatus controls a transmit power in performing transmission on at least the non-primary subband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Ying Lu, Hung-Tao Hsieh, Yen-Shuo Lu, Chao-Chun Wang, James Chih-Shi Yee, Yongho Seok
  • Publication number: 20240136117
    Abstract: A multi-phase coupled inductor includes a first iron core, a second iron core, and a plurality of coil windings. The first iron core includes a first body and a plurality of first core posts. The plurality of first core posts are connected to the first body. The second iron core is opposite to the first iron core. The second iron core and the first body are spaced apart from each other by a gap. The plurality of coil windings wrap around the plurality of first core posts, respectively. Each of the coil windings has at least two coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: HUNG-CHIH LIANG, PIN-YU CHEN, HANG-CHUN LU, YA-WEN YANG, YU-TING HSU, WEI-ZHI HUANG
  • Patent number: 11967596
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first-voltage power rail and a second-voltage power rail in a first connection layer, and includes a first-voltage underlayer power rail and a second-voltage underlayer power rail below the first connection layer. Each of the first-voltage and second-voltage power rails extends in a second direction that is perpendicular to a first direction. Each of the first-voltage and second-voltage underlayer power rails extends in the first direction. The integrated circuit includes a first via-connector connecting the first-voltage power rail with the first-voltage underlayer power rail, and a second via-connector connecting the second-voltage power rail with the second-voltage underlayer power rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Guo-Huei Wu, Shih-Wei Peng, Wei-Cheng Lin, Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Chih-Liang Chen, Li-Chun Tien, Lee-Chung Lu
  • Publication number: 20240128208
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first integrated circuit (IC) structure. The first IC structure includes: a first body having a first primary surface and a first secondary surface, the first primary surface being substantially perpendicular to the first secondary surface; and an interconnect structure. The interconnect structure includes a primary redistribution layer (RDL) over the first primary surface, the primary RDL having a second secondary surface that is aligned with the first secondary surface of the first body, wherein the first secondary surface and the second secondary surface jointly form a secondary plane. The primary RDL further comprises a first conductive element exposed through the second secondary surface of the primary RDL; and a secondary RDL over the secondary plane, wherein the secondary RDL is electrically connected to the first conductive element of the primary RDL and other conductive elements of the first body exposed through the first secondary plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: HO-MING TONG, CHAO-CHUN LU
  • Publication number: 20240128146
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor package which includes a processor die powered by either a front-side or a backside power delivery network, a plurality of memory dies and control dies stacked over the processor die, a plurality of high-thermal-conductivity (HTC) interconnects formed on, located between and/or placed side-by-side with the dies, a HTC substrate carrying all the dies, a HTC structural member, and a HTC heat spreader/heatsink with the dies and the HTC heat spreader thermally coupled to other HTC components in the semiconductor package. The semiconductor components can be configured to go beyond the traditional single-sided interconnection and cooling topologies to enable dual-or multi-sided cooling, power supply, and signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: HO-MING TONG, CHAO-CHUN LU
  • Publication number: 20240128357
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fin structure transistor with precise and well-controlled geometries. Such fin structure transistor comprises a semiconductor substrate with an original surface and an active region formed based on the semiconductor substrate, the active region has a fin structure. A shallow trench isolation region surrounds the active region and a gate structure of the transistor crosses over the fin structure and covers a first portion of the shallow trench isolation region. Wherein the fin structure includes a fin body covered by the gate structure and a fin base portion of which is not covered by the gate structure, and a step-like transition is between the fin body and the fin base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu
  • Publication number: 20240128150
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided, which includes a processor die powered by either a front-side or a backside power delivery network, a plurality of memory dies and control dies stacked over the processor die, a plurality of high-thermal-conductivity interconnects located between and/or placed side-by-side with the dies, a substrate carrying all the dies with the substrate having a first cavity allowing a liquid to pass through, and a cold plate disposed over and in direct thermal contact with the top dies with the cold plate having a second cavity configured to connect to the first cavity and allowing the liquid to flow between the first and second cavities. This semiconductor package can be configured to go beyond the traditional single-sided interconnection and cooling topologies to enable dual- or multi-sided cooling, power supply, and signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: HO-MING TONG, CHAO-CHUN LU
  • Publication number: 20240124298
    Abstract: Microelectromechanical devices and methods of manufacture are presented. Embodiments include bonding a mask substrate to a first microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device. After the bonding has been performed, the mask substrate is patterned. A first conductive pillar is formed within the mask substrate, and a second conductive pillar is formed within the mask substrate, the second conductive pillar having a different height from the first conductive pillar. The mask substrate is then removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yun-Chung Wu, Jhao-Yi Wang, Hao Chun Yang, Pei-Wei Lee, Wen-Hsiung Lu
  • Publication number: 20240120338
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device has a first dielectric wall between an n-type source/drain region and a p-type source/drain region to physically and electrically isolate the n-type source/drain region and the p-type source/drain region from each other. A second dielectric wall is formed between a first channel region connected to the n-type source/drain region and a second channel region connected to the p-type source/drain region. A contact is formed to physically and electrically connect the n-type source/drain region with the p-type source/drain region, wherein the contact extends over the first dielectric wall. The first electric wall has a gradually decreasing width W5 towards a tip of the dielectric wall from a top contact position between the first dielectric wall and either the n-type source/drain region or the p-type source/drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ta-Chun LIN, Ming-Che CHEN, Yu-Hsuan LU, Chih-Hao CHANG
  • Patent number: 11954951
    Abstract: A data collecting system including a component assembled in an electric vehicle, a data collector connected to the component through a bus of the electric vehicle, and a debug server connected to the data collector is disclosed. The component collects different data from the electric vehicle and performs different sending procedures respectively under different situations including: a regular sending-procedure sends regular data to the bus based on a regular frequency; a high-speed sending-procedure starts collecting high-speed data and sending the same to the bus based on a high-speed frequency after a condition is satisfied; and a high-resolution sending-procedure sends high-resolution data to the bus after an error occurs, wherein the high-resolution data is collected within a period of time before and after the error occurs. The data collector collects these data from the bus. The debug server analyzes the data collected by the data collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chi Huang, Yun-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: 11955370
    Abstract: A system and methods of forming a dielectric material within a trench are described herein. In an embodiment of the method, the method includes introducing a first precursor into a trench of a dielectric layer, such that portions of the first precursor react with the dielectric layer and attach on sidewalls of the trench. The method further includes partially etching portions of the first precursor on the sidewalls of the trench to expose upper portions of the sidewalls of the trench. The method further includes introducing a second precursor into the trench, such that portions of the second precursor react with the remaining portions of the first precursor to form the dielectric material at the bottom of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Cyuan Lu, Ting-Gang Chen, Sung-En Lin, Chunyao Wang, Yung-Cheng Lu, Chi On Chui, Tai-Chun Huang, Chieh-Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 11953078
    Abstract: A gear module includes a rotating cylinder, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a concave-convex structure, and a limit bearing set. The first planetary gear set is accommodated in the rotating cylinder and includes a driven gear; the second planetary gear set includes a positioning frame, second planetary gears pivoted to a positioning frame, a driven gear engaged with the second planetary gears, and the positioning frame has a through hole; the concave-convex structure includes a convex column extended from the rotating cylinder and a concave hole formed on the positioning frame, the convex column is plugged into the concave hole; the limit bearing set includes a first ball bearing sheathing the driven gear and mounted between the driven gear and the through hole, and a second ball bearing sheathing the convex column and mounted between the convex column and the concave hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHA YANG YE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng-Chun Tsai, Ming-Han Tsai, Chin-Fa Lu, Kai-Hsien Wang
  • Publication number: 20240113262
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor stack, including a first semiconductor layer, an active region and a second semiconductor layer; a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode formed on the semiconductor stack, wherein the first contact electrode includes a first contact part formed on the first semiconductor layer and the second contact electrode includes a second contact part formed on the second semiconductor layer; an insulating stack formed on the semiconductor stack, including an opening on the second contact part; a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad formed on the insulating stack, wherein the second electrode pad filled in the opening and connecting the second contact part; wherein the second electrode pad includes an upper surface, and the upper surface includes a platform area and a depression area on the second contact part; wherein the platform area has a maximum height relative to other areas of the upper surface; wherein an area of a projection of the plat
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hsin-Ying WANG, Hui-Chun YEH, Jhih-Yong YANG, Chen OU, Cheng-Lin LU
  • Publication number: 20240114678
    Abstract: An IC system includes a package, a plurality of memory dies, and a logic chip. The plurality of memory dies are within the package, each memory die includes a memory region and abridge area, the memory region of each memory die includes a plurality of memory cells and each memory cell includes a first transistor, and the bridge area of each memory die includes a plurality of memory input/output (I/O) pads and a plurality of third transistors. The logic chip includes a logic bridge area and a plurality of second transistors, and the logic bridge area includes a plurality of logic I/O pads. Each memory die is horizontally spaced apart from the logic chip, and the plurality of memory I/O pads of each memory die are electrically coupled to the plurality of logic I/O pads. Each memory die is horizontally spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: Etron Technology, Inc., Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu