Patents by Inventor Da-Wei Chang

Da-Wei Chang 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: 20240387254
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a via in contact with a conductive line and extending through a first etch stop layer, a first inter-metal dielectric layer, and a second etch stop layer. The second etch stop layer is disposed over the first inter-metal dielectric layer, and the first inter-metal dielectric layer is disposed over the first etch stop layer. The semiconductor structure also includes a trench in contact with the via and extending through an insulating layer and a second inter-metal dielectric layer. The second inter-metal dielectric layer is disposed over the insulating layer which is disposed over the second etch stop layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Han Chen, Shih-Yu Chang, Chien-Chih Chiu, Yi-Tang Chen, Da-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 12148657
    Abstract: A semiconductor interconnect structure includes a conductive line electrically coupled to an active semiconductor device, a first etch stop layer formed over the conductive line, a first dielectric layer formed over the first etch stop layer, a second etch stop layer formed over the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer formed over the second etch stop layer, and an interconnect structure electrically coupled to the via and extending through the first etch stop layer, the first dielectric layer, the second etch stop layer, and the second dielectric layer. The interconnect structure includes a via extending through the first etch stop layer, the second etch stop layer, and the first dielectric layer and a trench extending through the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Han Chen, Shih-Yu Chang, Chien-Chih Chiu, Yi-Tang Chen, Da-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 12140981
    Abstract: A sensing and controlling module of airflow for an active aerosol suction device has a tube, a sensing membrane, a sensing coil, a controlling membrane, a controlling coil, and a magnetic unit. The sensing membrane is mounted in the tube. The controlling membrane is disposed at an air inlet of the tube. The sensing membrane and the controlling membrane are capable of bending deformation. The sensing coil is adhered to and spread on the surface of the sensing membrane, and the controlling coil is adhered to and spread on the surface of the controlling membrane. The magnetic unit is disposed at a spaced interval from the sensing membrane and the controlling membrane. With the sensing membrane and the controlling membrane, the sensing and controlling module is capable of sensing and controlling airflow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventors: Yun-Shan Chang, Da-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20240332066
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a first dielectric layer on the substrate; an etch stop layer on the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer on the etch stop layer; a first conductor and a second conductor in the second dielectric layer, an air gap in the second dielectric layer and between the first conductor and the second conductor; and a low-polarity dielectric layer on a sidewall surface of the second dielectric layer within the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Chih-Wei Chang, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240332069
    Abstract: A semiconductor interconnect structure includes a conductive line electrically coupled to an active semiconductor device, a first etch stop layer formed over the conductive line, a first dielectric layer formed over the first etch stop layer, a second etch stop layer formed over the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer formed over the second etch stop layer, and an interconnect structure electrically coupled to the via and extending through the first etch stop layer, the first dielectric layer, the second etch stop layer, and the second dielectric layer. The interconnect structure includes a via extending through the first etch stop layer, the second etch stop layer, and the first dielectric layer and a trench extending through the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Han Chen, Shih-Yu Chang, Chien-Chih Chiu, Y.T. Chen, Da-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 12108691
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a device substrate, a resistance variable layer and a top electrode. The bottom electrode is disposed on the device substrate. The resistance variable layer is disposed on the bottom electrode. The top electrode is disposed on the resistance variable layer. The bottom electrode is formed with a tensile stress, while the top electrode is formed with a compressive stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chich-Neng Chang, Da-Jun Lin, Shih-Wei Su, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240302849
    Abstract: A sensing and controlling module of airflow for an active aerosol suction device has a tube, a sensing membrane, a sensing coil, a controlling membrane, a controlling coil, and a magnetic unit. The sensing membrane is mounted in the tube. The controlling membrane is disposed at an air inlet of the tube. The sensing membrane and the controlling membrane are capable of bending deformation. The sensing coil is adhered to and spread on the surface of the sensing membrane, and the controlling coil is adhered to and spread on the surface of the controlling membrane. The magnetic unit is disposed at a spaced interval from the sensing membrane and the controlling membrane. With the sensing membrane and the controlling membrane, the sensing and controlling module is capable of sensing and controlling airflow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Yun-Shan CHANG, Da-Wei LIN
  • Patent number: 12089512
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a resistance random access memory on the substrate, an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a resistance conversion layer between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and a cap layer covering the outer side of the resistance random access memory, the cap layer has an upper half and a lower half, and the upper half and the lower half contain different stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Su, Da-Jun Lin, Chih-Wei Chang, Bin-Siang Tsai, Ting-An Chien
  • Patent number: 11684333
    Abstract: Provided is a medical image analyzing system and a method thereof, which includes: acquiring a processed image having a segmentation label corresponding to a cancerous part of an organ (if present), generating a plurality of image patches therefrom, performing feature analysis on the image patches and model training to obtain prediction values, drawing a receiver operating characteristic curve using the prediction values, and determining a threshold with which determines whether the image patches are cancerous, so as to effectively improve the detection rate of, for example, pancreatic cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Liao, Wei-Chung Wang, Kao-Lang Liu, Po-Ting Chen, Da-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20220156929
    Abstract: A medical image analyzing system and a medical image analyzing method are provided and include inputting at least one patient image into a first model of a neural network module to obtain a result having determined positions and ranges of an organ and a tumor of the patient image; inputting the result into a second model of a first analysis module and a third model of a second analysis module, respectively, to obtain at least one first prediction value and at least one second prediction value corresponding to the patient image; and outputting a determined result based on the first prediction value and the second prediction value. Further, processes between the first model, the second model and the third model can be automated, thereby improving identification rate of pancreatic cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Wei-Chung Wang, Wei-Chih Liao, Kao-Lang Liu, Po-Ting Chen, Po-Chuan Wang, Da-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20210204898
    Abstract: Provided is a medical image analyzing system and a method thereof, which includes: acquiring a processed image having a segmentation label corresponding to a cancerous part of an organ (if present), generating a plurality of image patches therefrom, performing feature analysis on the image patches and model training to obtain prediction values, drawing a receiver operating characteristic curve using the prediction values, and determining a threshold with which determines whether the image patches are cancerous, so as to effectively improve the detection rate of, for example, pancreatic cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Liao, Wei-Chung Wang, Kao-Lang Liu, Po-Ting Chen, Da-Wei Chang