Patents by Inventor Fang-Sheng Chou

Fang-Sheng Chou 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).

  • Patent number: 11404425
    Abstract: The present invention provides a test key structure, the test key structure a substrate, a plurality of test key cells disposed on the substrate, wherein each test key cell includes a first gate structure arranged along a first direction (X-axis), a first diffusion region, a second diffusion region, a connection diffusion region and a share contact arranged along a second direction (Y-axis), wherein the first gate structure crosses over the first diffusion region to form a pull-up transistor (PU), the second gate structure crosses over the second diffusion region to form a pull-down transistor (PD), and wherein the plurality of share contacts and the plurality of connection diffusion regions of the plurality of test key cells are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Fang-Sheng Chou, Ching Chang
  • Publication number: 20210320109
    Abstract: The present invention provides a test key structure, the test key structure a substrate, a plurality of test key cells disposed on the substrate, wherein each test key cell includes a first gate structure arranged along a first direction (X-axis), a first diffusion region, a second diffusion region, a connection diffusion region and a share contact arranged along a second direction (Y-axis), wherein the first gate structure crosses over the first diffusion region to form a pull-up transistor (PU), the second gate structure crosses over the second diffusion region to form a pull-down transistor (PD), and wherein the plurality of share contacts and the plurality of connection diffusion regions of the plurality of test key cells are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Fang-Sheng Chou, Ching Chang