Patents by Inventor En Huang

En Huang 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: 20240097032
    Abstract: A method (of writing to a ferroelectric field-effect transistor (FeFET) configured as a 2-bit storage device that stores two bits, wherein the FeFET includes a first source/drain (S/D) terminal, a second S/D terminal, a gate terminal and a ferroelectric layer, a second bit being at a first end of the ferroelectric layer, the first end being proximal to the first S/D terminal) includes: setting the second bit to a logical 1 value, the setting a second bit including applying a gate voltage to the gate terminal, and applying a first source/drain voltage to the second S/D terminal; and wherein the first source/drain voltage is lower than the gate voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Meng-Han LIN, Chia-En HUANG, Han-Jong CHIA, Martin LIU, Sai-Hooi YEONG, Yih WANG
  • Publication number: 20240097403
    Abstract: A laser device is provided. The laser device includes a stack of epitaxial layers, a first conductive layer, an intermediate layer, and a first electrode. The stack of epitaxial layers has a central region and an edge region. The stack of epitaxial layers includes a first reflective structure, an active region disposed on the first reflective structure, a second reflective structure disposed on the active region. The first conductive layer disposes on the stack of epitaxial layers and covers the central region and at least a part of the edge region. The intermediate layer has a first opening that corresponding to the central region of the stack of epitaxial layers, wherein the intermediate layer comprises insulating material or metal. The first electrode disposes on the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jung-Jen Li, Ching-En Huang, Hao-Ming Ku, Shih-I Chen
  • Publication number: 20240092861
    Abstract: CD93 functional domains for use in treating osteoporosis. A method of alleviating, reducing, suppressing, and/or treating an osteoclast-related bone disease is disclosed. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an isolated recombinant protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to human Cluster of Differentiation 93 protein domain 1 to a subject in need thereof, the recombinant protein lacking amino acid residues 1 to 21, transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of the human CD93 (SEQ ID NO: 3) and having a total length of no more than 559 amino acid residues. In one embodiment, the osteoclast-related bone disease is at least one selected from the group consisting of osteoporosis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone loss, inflammatory bone loss, and any combination thereof. In another embodiment, the recombinant protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Han LAI, Jwu-Lai YEH, Hua-Lin WU, Shang-En HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240099024
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a memory component. The first transistor includes a first silicon layer, a high-k gate dielectric layer above the first silicon layer, a first metal gate above the high-k gate dielectric layer, and first source/drain regions within the first silicon layer. The second transistor includes a second silicon layer, a first silicon oxide layer above the second silicon layer, a plurality of first doped silicon gates above the first silicon oxide layer, a plurality of second doped silicon gates above the first silicon oxide layer and alternately arranged with the plurality of first doped silicon gates, and second source/drain regions within the second silicon layer. The memory component is above the first and second transistors, and electrically coupled to the second source or drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20240096386
    Abstract: A memory circuit includes a first memory cell on a first layer, a second memory cell on a second layer different from the first layer, a first select transistor on a third layer different from the first layer and the second layer, and a first bit line extending in a first direction, and being coupled to the first memory cell and the second memory cell. The memory circuit further includes a first source line extending in the first direction, being coupled to the first memory cell, the second memory cell and the first select transistor, and being separated from the first bit line in a second direction different from the first direction. memory circuit includes a second source line extending in the first direction, and being coupled to the first select transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-Ching LIU, Chia-En HUANG, Yih WANG
  • Publication number: 20240099016
    Abstract: A memory structure includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array. Each of the memory cells includes a memory region, a word line portion disposed on a first surface of the memory region, a first conductive block disposed on a second surface of the memory region opposite to the first surface, a second conductive block disposed on the second surface of the memory region, and a third conductive block disposed on the second surface of the memory region such that the third conductive block is disposed between and separated from the first conductive block and the second conductive block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han LIN, Chia-En HUANG, Sai-Hooi YEONG
  • Publication number: 20240095933
    Abstract: An image processing method for a video processor, for generating an extrapolated frame according to a previous frame and a current frame, includes steps of: projecting a plurality of motion vectors (MVs) to the extrapolated frame subsequent to the current frame; determining whether a block of the extrapolated frame is projected by at least two of the MVs; selecting at least two candidate MVs from the MVs projected to the block when the block is projected by at least two of the MVs; calculating a blended MV which is a mixture of the at least two candidate MVs, and projecting the blended MV to the previous frame; obtaining a reference MV corresponding to position of the previous frame projected by the blended MV; and comparing the reference MV with the at least two candidate MVs, to select a final MV for the block from the at least two candidate MVs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Hung Huang, Hsiao-En Chang
  • Publication number: 20240090210
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first nanostructures vertically separated from one another, a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first nanostructures, and second nanostructures vertically separated from one another. The semiconductor device also includes a second gate structure wrapping around the second nanostructures, a first drain/source structure coupled to a first end of the first nanostructures, a second drain/source structure coupled to both of a second end of the first nanostructures and a first end of the second nanostructures, and a third drain/source structure coupled to a second end of the second nanostructures. The first drain/source structure has a first doping type, the second and third drain/source structures have a second doping type, and the first doping type is opposite to the second doping type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chang, Chia-En Huang, Chun Chung Su, Wen-Hsing Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240090209
    Abstract: A memory device includes a programming transistor and a reading transistor of an anti-fuse memory cell. The programming transistor includes first semiconductor nanostructures vertically spaced apart from one another, each of the first semiconductor nanostructures having a first width along a first lateral direction. The reading transistor includes second semiconductor nanostructures vertically spaced apart from one another, each of the second semiconductor nanostructures having a second width different from the first width along the second direction. The memory device also includes a first and a second gate metals. The first gate metal wraps around each of the first semiconductor nanostructures with a first gate dielectric disposed therein. The second gate metal wraps around each of the second semiconductor nanostructures with a second gate dielectric disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chang, Chia-En Huang, Yi-Hsun Chiu, Yih Wang
  • Patent number: 11922887
    Abstract: A display may include an array of pixels. Each pixel in the array includes an organic light-emitting diode coupled to associated thin-film transistors. The diode may be coupled to drive transistor circuitry, a data loading transistor, and emission transistors. The drive transistor circuitry may include at least two transistor portions connected in series. The data loading transistor has a drain region connected to a data line and a source region connected directly to the drive transistor circuitry. The data line may be connected to and overlap the drain region of the data loading transistor. The data line and the source region of the data loading transistor are non-overlapping to reduce row-to-row crosstalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Ono, Chin-Wei Lin, Chuan-Jung Lin, Gihoon Choo, Hassan Edrees, Hei Kam, Jung Yen Huang, Pei-En Chang, Rungrot Kitsomboonloha, Szu-Hsien Lee, Zino Lee
  • Publication number: 20240071442
    Abstract: A method is provided, including following operations: activating a first word line to couple a first bit line with a second bit line to form a first conductive loop through a first transistor having a first terminal coupled to the first bit line and a second transistor having a first terminal coupled to the second bit line, wherein second terminals of the first and second transistors are coupled together; activating a second word line to couple a third bit line with a fourth bit line to form a second conductive loop, wherein the first and second word lines are disposed below the first to fourth bit lines; and identifying that the first conductive loop, the second conductive loop, or the combinations thereof is short-circuited or open-circuited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Chiao YEH, Chieh LEE, Chia-En HUANG, Ji Kuan LEE, Yao-Jen YANG
  • Publication number: 20240074205
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of ferroelectric memory cells arranged over a substrate. Each of the plurality of ferroelectric memory cells includes: a first conductive structure extending along a first lateral direction and having a central portion and a pair of side portions, the side portions respectively extending away from the central portion along a second lateral direction perpendicular to the first lateral direction; a ferroelectric layer disposed above the first conductive structure and in contact with the central portion of the first conductive structure; a channel film disposed above a portion of the ferroelectric layer; a second conductive structure disposed above and in contact with the channel film; and a third conductive structure disposed above and in contact with the channel film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20240071537
    Abstract: A multi-fuse memory cell is disclosed. The circuit includes: a first fuse element electrically coupled to a first transistor, a gate of the first transistor is electrically coupled to a first selection signal; a second fuse element electrically coupled to a second transistor, a gate of the second transistor is electrically coupled to a second selection signal, both the first transistor and the second transistor are grounded; and a programming transistor electrically coupled to the first fuse element and the second fuse element, wherein a gate of the programming transistor is electrically coupled to a programming signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chang, Chia-En Huang, Shao-Yu Chou, Yih Wang
  • Patent number: 11915787
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a substrate, and a memory array layer having a plurality of transistors. First through fourth gate contacts are arranged along a first axis, and coupled to underlying gates of the plurality of transistors. First through fifth source/drain contacts in the memory array layer extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis, and are coupled to underlying source/drains of the plurality of transistors. The gate contacts and the source/drain contacts are alternatingly arranged along the first axis. A source line extends along the first axis, and is coupled to the first and fifth source/drain contacts. First and second word lines extend along the first axis, the first word line is coupled to the first and third gate contacts, and the second word line is coupled to the second and fourth gate contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Feng Young, Yu-Ming Lin, Shih-Lien Linus Lu, Han-Jong Chia, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Chia-En Huang, Yih Wang
  • Publication number: 20240062818
    Abstract: A memory device is provided, including a first word line driver configured to activate a first word line. The first word line driver includes a first transistor configured to operate in response to a first control signal having a first voltage level to transmit a first word line voltage to a first word line and a second transistor coupled between the first word line and a supply voltage terminal and configured to be turned off in response to a second control signal having a second voltage level different from the first voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Ying LEE, Chieh LEE, Chia-En HUANG, Chi LO, Yi-Ching LIU
  • Publication number: 20240061403
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to a method for improving a production process for manufacturing a chemical product using at least one input material at an industrial plant, the industrial plant comprising a plurality of physically separated equipment zones, the method comprising: providing, via an interface, an upstream object identifier comprising input material data; receiving, at a computing unit, real-time process data from one or more of the equipment zones; determining, via the computing unit, a subset of the real-time process data based on the upstream object identifier and a zone presence signal; computing, via the computing unit, at least one zone-specific performance parameter of the chemical product related to the upstream object identifier based on the subset of the real-time process data and historical data; determining, in response to at least one of the performance parameters, a target equipment zone where the input material and/or chemical product is to be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Andreas Winkler, Hans Rudolph, Michael Hartmann, Markus Rautenstrauch, Yuan En Huang, Sebastian Wandernoth, Nataliya Yakut
  • Patent number: 11901035
    Abstract: A system includes: a high bandwidth memory (HBM) including a first sensing unit configured to generate one or more first environmental signals corresponding to a first transistor in a first memory cell, and a second sensing unit configured to generate one or more second environmental signals corresponding to a second transistor in a second memory cell; and a differentiated dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DDVFS) device configured to perform the following (1) for a first set of the memory cells which includes the first memory cell, controlling temperature by adjusting one or more first transistor-temperature-affecting (TTA) parameters of the first set based on the one or more first environmental signals, and (2) for a second set of the memory cells which includes the second memory cell, controlling temperature by adjusting one or more second TTA parameters of the second set based on the one or more second environmental signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Philex Ming-Yan Fan, Chia-En Huang, Yih Wang, Jonathan Tsung-Yung Chang
  • Publication number: 20240047348
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a transistor formed in a semiconductor structure, a front-side horizontal conducting line in a first metal layer above the semiconductor structure, and a front-side vertical conducting line in a second metal layer above the first metal layer. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to a first terminal of the transistor, and the front-side vertical conducting line is directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line. In the integrated circuit, a front-side fuse element is conductively connected to the front-side vertical conducting line, and a backside conducting line is directly connected to a second terminal of the transistor. A word connection line extending in the first direction is directly connected to a gate terminal of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Ying CHEN, Yen-Jen CHEN, Yao-Jen YANG, Meng-Sheng CHANG, Chia-En HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240049460
    Abstract: A method of forming a storage cell includes: forming a transistor on a semiconductor substrate; forming a plurality of fuses in at least one conductive layer on the semiconductor substrate to couple a connecting terminal of the transistor; forming a bit line to couple the plurality of fuses; and forming a word line to couple a control terminal of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: MENG-SHENG CHANG, CHIA-EN HUANG, YIH WANG
  • Patent number: 11895832
    Abstract: A memory integrated circuit is provided. The memory integrated circuit includes a first memory array, a second memory array and a driving circuit. The first and second memory arrays are laterally spaced apart, and respectively include: memory cells, each including an access transistor and a storage capacitor coupled to the access transistor; bit lines, respectively coupled to a row of the memory cells; and word lines, respectively coupled to a column of the memory cells. The driving circuit is disposed below the first and second memory arrays, and includes sense amplifiers. Each of the bit lines in the first memory array and one of the bit lines in the second memory array are routed to input lines of one of the sense amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Feng Kao, Ming-Yen Chuang, Katherine H. Chiang, Chia-En Huang