Patents by Inventor Hong Shih

Hong Shih 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: 20240383017
    Abstract: A method for conditioning a component of a wafer processing chamber is provided. The component is placed in an ultrasonic conditioning solution in an ultrasonic solution tank. Ultrasonic energy is applied through the ultrasonic conditioning solution to the component to clean the component. The component is submerged in a megasonic conditioning solution in a tank. Megasonic energy is applied through the megasonic conditioning solution to the component to clean the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Amir A. YASSERI, Hong SHIH, John DAUGHERTY, Duane OUTKA, Lin XU, Armen AVOYAN, Cliff LA CROIX, Girish M HUNDI
  • Patent number: 12142574
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices are described herein. A method includes forming an interconnect structure over a device wafer. The device wafer includes a first integrated circuit, a semiconductor substrate, and a redistribution structure. The method further includes forming a metallization layer and a group of dummy insertion structures having a stepped pattern density in a topmost dielectric layer of the interconnect structure. The group of dummy insertion structures and the metallization layer are planarized with the dielectric layer. The method further includes forming a first bonding layer over the group of dummy insertion structures, the metallization layer, and the dielectric layer. The method further includes bonding a carrier wafer to the first bonding layer, forming an opening through the semiconductor substrate, and forming a conductive via in the opening and electrically coupled to the redistribution structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Te Huang, Hong-Wei Chan, Yung-Shih Cheng, Jiing-Feng Yang, Hui Lee
  • Publication number: 20240371757
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive feature and a first punch stop layer, where the conductive feature has a first top surface, and where the first punch stop layer has a second top surface that is substantially level with the first top surface. The method further includes forming a resistive element over the first punch stop layer. The method further includes etching through a first portion of the resistive element to form a first trench that exposes both the second top surface of the first punch stop layer and a first sidewall surface of the resistive element. The method further includes forming a first conductive via within the first trench, where the first conductive via contacts the first sidewall surface of the resistive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hong-Wei CHAN, Yung-Shih CHENG, Wen-Sheh HUANG
  • Patent number: 12129569
    Abstract: A method for making a component for use in a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. A component body is formed from a conductive material having a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 10.0×10?6/K. A metal oxide layer is then disposed over a surface of the component body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Xu, David Joseph Wetzel, John Daugherty, Hong Shih, Satish Srinivasan, Yuanping Song, Johnny Pham, Yiwei Song, Christopher Kimball
  • Publication number: 20240357827
    Abstract: A ferroelectric memory structure including a substrate, first and second conductive lines, first and second dielectric layers, a channel pillar, a gate pillar, and a ferroelectric material layer is provided. The first conductive line is located on the substrate. The first dielectric layer is located on the first conductive line. The channel pillar is located on the first conductive line and in the first dielectric layer. The second conductive line is located on the first dielectric layer and the channel pillar. The gate pillar passes through the second conductive line and is located in the channel pillar. The second dielectric layer is located between the gate pillar and the first conductive line, between the gate pillar and the channel pillar, and between the gate pillar and the second conductive line. The ferroelectric material layer is located between the gate pillar and the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jyun-Hong Shih, Min-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20240308926
    Abstract: A method for treating a ceramic component for use in a semiconductor processing chamber, wherein the ceramic component comprises a ceramic laminate comprising a base zone comprising a first dielectric ceramic material, a protective, wherein the protective zone comprises a second dielectric ceramic material, and a transition zone between the protective zone and base zone, wherein the transition zone comprises the first dielectric ceramic material and the second dielectric ceramic material, wherein exposure of the ceramic component to UV light changes an optical property of at least a first part of the ceramic component is provided. A heat treatment of the ceramic component is provided by heating the ceramic component in a furnace to a temperature of between 400° C. to 1000° C. for a period between 2 hours to 20 hours, wherein the heat treatment changes the optical property of the first part of the ceramic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Amir A. YASSERI, Hong SHIH, Satish SRINIVASAN, Jeremiah Michael DEDERICK, Pankaj HAZARIKA, Lin XU, Douglas DETERT
  • Publication number: 20240304428
    Abstract: A method of cleaning residue containing ruthenium (Ru) residue on at least one surface of a component of a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The residue is exposed to a Ru cleaning composition comprising at least one of hypochlorite and 03 based chemistries, wherein the Ru cleaning composition removes the Ru residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Ran LIN, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Chunhong ZHOU, Xiaoyu KANG, Yang PAN, Hong SHIH
  • Patent number: 12074107
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive feature and a first punch stop layer, where the conductive feature has a first top surface, and where the first punch stop layer has a second top surface that is substantially level with the first top surface. The method further includes forming a resistive element over the first punch stop layer. The method further includes etching through a first portion of the resistive element to form a first trench that exposes both the second top surface of the first punch stop layer and a first sidewall surface of the resistive element. The method further includes forming a first conductive via within the first trench, where the first conductive via contacts the first sidewall surface of the resistive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Wei Chan, Yung-Shih Cheng, Wen-Sheh Huang
  • Patent number: 12064795
    Abstract: A method for conditioning a component of a wafer processing chamber is provided. The component is placed in an ultrasonic conditioning solution in an ultrasonic solution tank. Ultrasonic energy is applied through the ultrasonic conditioning solution to the component to clean the component. The component is submerged in a megasonic conditioning solution in a tank. Megasonic energy is applied through the megasonic conditioning solution to the component to clean the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Amir A. Yasseri, Hong Shih, John Daugherty, Duane Outka, Lin Xu, Armen Avoyan, Cliff La Croix, Girish Hundi
  • Patent number: 11971635
    Abstract: A U-shaped unit and a liquid crystal element with U-shaped coplanar electrode units provided by the invention are capable of increasing a horizontal electric field intensity in a power supply state, so that when the invention is applied to be used as a liquid crystal driving element, a required horizontal electric field intensity can be achieved with a lower driving voltage to reduce a required driving power when the liquid crystal element is used as a display screen, thereby achieving an effect of power saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Yi Huang, Wei-Fan Chiang, Yi-Hong Shih
  • Publication number: 20230281818
    Abstract: The present application related to a method for detecting image using hyperspectral imaging by band selection. Firstly, obtaining a hyperspectral imaging information according to a reference image, hereby, obtaining corresponded hyperspectral image from an input image, and obtaining corresponded feature values by band selection for operating Principal components analysis to simplify feature values. Then, obtaining feature images by Convolution kernel, and then positioning an image of an object under detected by a default box and a boundary box from the feature image. By Comparing with the esophageal cancer sample image, the image of the object under detected is classifying to an esophageal cancer image or a non-esophageal cancer image. Thus, detecting an input image from the image capturing device by the convolutional neural network to judge if the input image is the esophageal cancer image for helping the doctor to interpret the image of the object under detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: HSIANG-CHEN WANG, YU-SHENG CHI, YU-MING TSAO, SIAN-HONG SHIH
  • Publication number: 20230152637
    Abstract: A U-shaped unit and a liquid crystal element with U-shaped coplanar electrode units provided by the invention are capable of increasing a horizontal electric field intensity in a power supply state, so that when the invention is applied to be used as a liquid crystal driving element, a required horizontal electric field intensity can be achieved with a lower driving voltage to reduce a required driving power when the liquid crystal element is used as a display screen, thereby achieving an effect of power saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Chia-Yi HUANG, Wei-Fan CHIANG, Yi-Hong SHIH
  • Publication number: 20230092570
    Abstract: A method for making a component for use in a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. A component body is formed from a conductive material having a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 10.0×10?6/K. A metal oxide layer is then disposed over a surface of the component body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Lin XU, David Joseph WETZEL, John DAUGHERTY, Hong SHIH, Satish SRINIVASAN, Yuanping SONG, Johnny PHAM, Yiwei SONG, Christopher KIMBALL
  • Publication number: 20220384208
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a package structure is provided. The manufacturing method includes: (a) providing a carrier having a top surface and a lateral side surface, wherein the top surface includes a main portion and a flat portion connecting the lateral side surface, and a first included angle between the main portion and the flat portion is less than a second included angle between the main portion and the lateral side surface; (b) forming an under layer on the carrier to at least partially expose the flat portion; and (c) forming a dielectric layer on the under layer and covering the exposed flat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Pin CHEN, Chia Sheng TIEN, Wan-Ting CHIU, Chi Long TSAI, Cyuan-Hong SHIH, Yen Liang CHEN
  • Patent number: 11384430
    Abstract: A method for conditioning ceramic coating on a part for use in a plasma processing chamber is provided. The ceramic coating is wetted with a solution, wherein the solution is formed by mixing a solvent with an electrolyte, wherein from 1% to 10% of the electrolyte dissociates in the solution. The ceramic coating is blasted with particles. The ceramic coating is rinsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Shih, Xiaomin Bin, Duane Outka, Eric A. Pape, Gregory A. Pilgrim, Girish M. Hundi, Cliff La Croix
  • Patent number: 11342428
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure that includes a nitride semiconductor layer, a gate insulator film, and a gate electrode stacked in stated order; and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are disposed to sandwich the gate electrode in a plan view and contact the nitride semiconductor layer. The gate insulator film includes a threshold value control layer that includes an oxynitride film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: Panasonic Holdings Corporation, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hong-An Shih, Satoshi Nakazawa, Naohiro Tsurumi, Yoshiharu Anda, Heiji Watanabe, Takayoshi Shimura, Takuji Hosoi, Mikito Nozaki, Takahiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210373391
    Abstract: A U-shaped unit and a liquid crystal element with U-shaped coplanar electrode units provided by the invention are capable of increasing a horizontal electric field intensity in a power supply state, so that when the invention is applied to be used as a liquid crystal driving element, a required horizontal electric field intensity can be achieved with a lower driving voltage to reduce a required driving power when the liquid crystal element is used as a display screen, thereby achieving an effect of power saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Chia-Yi Huang, Wei-Fan Chiang, Yi-Hong Shih, Yan-Shou Lin
  • Patent number: 11124659
    Abstract: A method for providing a part with a plasma resistant ceramic coating for use in a plasma processing chamber is provided. A patterned mask is placed on the part. A film is deposited over the part. The patterned mask is removed. A plasma resistant ceramic coating is applied on the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Amir A. Yasseri, Duane Outka, Hong Shih, John Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20210280393
    Abstract: A method for conditioning ceramic coating on a part for use in a plasma processing chamber is provided. The ceramic coating is wetted with a solution, wherein the solution is formed by mixing a solvent with an electrolyte, wherein from 1% to 10% of the electrolyte dissociates in the solution. The ceramic coating is blasted with particles. The ceramic coating is rinsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hong SHIH, Xiaomin BIN, Duane OUTKA, Eric A. PAPE, Gregory A. PILGRIM, Girish M. HUNDI, Cliff LA CROIX
  • Publication number: 20210205858
    Abstract: A method for conditioning a component of a wafer processing chamber is provided. The component is placed in an ultrasonic conditioning solution in an ultrasonic solution tank. Ultrasonic energy is applied through the ultrasonic conditioning solution to the component to clean the component. The component is submerged in a megasonic conditioning solution in a tank. Megasonic energy is applied through the megasonic conditioning solution to the component to clean the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Amir A. YASSERI, Hong SHIH, John DAUGHERTY, Duane OUTKA, Lin XU, Armen AVOYAN, Cliff LA CROIX, Girish HUNDI