Patents by Inventor Hui-Fang Kuo

Hui-Fang Kuo 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: 20240145641
    Abstract: A color conversion panel and a display device are provided. The color conversion panel includes an opaque substrate and a sapphire substrate. The opaque substrate includes a plurality of first pixel openings, a plurality of second pixel openings and a plurality of third pixel openings. The first pixel openings are filled with red quantum dot material, and the second pixel openings are filled with green quantum dot material. The sapphire substrate is on the opaque substrate. A first surface of the sapphire substrate that faces the opaque substrate has a plurality of first arc surfaces corresponding to the first pixel openings, a plurality of second arc surfaces corresponding to the second pixel openings, and a plurality of third arc surfaces corresponding to the third pixel openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kai-Ling Liang, Wei-Hung Kuo, Hui-Tang Shen, Chun-I Wu, Suh-Fang Lin
  • Patent number: 11934106
    Abstract: An optical proximity correction (OPC) device and method is provided. The OPC device includes an analysis unit, a reverse pattern addition unit, a first OPC unit, a second OPC unit and an output unit. The analysis unit is configured to analyze a defect pattern from a photomask layout. The reverse pattern addition unit is configured to provide a reverse pattern within the defect pattern. The first OPC unit is configured to perform a first OPC procedure on whole of the photomask layout. The second OPC unit is configured to perform a second OPC procedure on the defect pattern of the photomask layout to enhance an exposure tolerance window. The output unit is configured to output the photomask layout which is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shu-Yen Liu, Hui-Fang Kuo, Chian-Ting Huang, Wei-Cyuan Lo, Yung-Feng Cheng, Chung-Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20230384689
    Abstract: An optical proximity correction (OPC) device and method is provided. The OPC device includes an analysis unit, a reverse pattern addition unit, a first OPC unit, a second OPC unit and an output unit. The analysis unit is configured to analyze a defect pattern from a photomask layout. The reverse pattern addition unit is configured to provide a reverse pattern within the defect pattern. The first OPC unit is configured to perform a first OPC procedure on whole of the photomask layout. The second OPC unit is configured to perform a second OPC procedure on the defect pattern of the photomask layout to enhance an exposure tolerance window. The output unit is configured to output the photomask layout which is corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Shu-Yen LIU, Hui-Fang KUO, Chian-Ting HUANG, Wei-Cyuan LO, Yung-Feng CHENG, Chung-Yi CHIU
  • Patent number: 9104833
    Abstract: A mask set for double exposure process and method of using said mask set. The mask set is provided with a first mask pattern having a first base and a plurality of first teeth and protruding portions, and a second mask pattern having a second base and a plurality of second teeth, wherein the second base may at least partially overlap the first base such that each of the protruding portions at least partially overlaps one of the second teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jui Chen, Ting-Cheng Tseng, Cheng-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8930858
    Abstract: A smooth process is provided in the present invention. The smooth process is applied to a retarget layout, wherein the retarget layout is dissected into a plurality of segments. Furthermore, the retarget layout comprises a first original pattern, a first adding pattern and a second adding pattern. The smooth process includes changing the second adding pattern to a first smooth pattern. Latter, a second smooth pattern is added to extend from a bottom of the first smooth pattern and a tail portion of the first adding pattern is shrunk to a third smooth pattern. After the smooth process, an optical proximity correction process is applied to the smooth layout to produce an optical proximity correction layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jui Chen
  • Publication number: 20140258946
    Abstract: A mask set for double exposure process and method of using said mask set. The mask set is provided with a first mask pattern having a first base and a plurality of first teeth and protruding portions, and a second mask pattern having a second base and a plurality of second teeth, wherein the second base may at least partially overlap the first base such that each of the protruding portions at least partially overlaps one of the second teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jui Chen, Ting-Cheng Tseng, Cheng-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8778604
    Abstract: A mask set for double exposure process and method of using said mask set. The mask set is provided with a first mask pattern having a first base and a plurality of first teeth and protruding portions, and a second mask pattern having a second base and a plurality of second teeth, wherein the second base may at least partially overlap the first base such that each of the protruding portions at least partially overlaps one of the second teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jui Chen, Ting-Cheng Tseng, Cheng-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8701052
    Abstract: A method of optical proximity correction (OPC) includes the following steps. A layout pattern is provided to a computer system, and the layout pattern is classified into at least a first sub-layout pattern and at least a second sub-layout pattern. Then, at least an OPC calculation is performed respectively on the first sub-layout pattern and the second sub-layout pattern to form a corrected first sub-layout pattern and a corrected second sub-layout pattern. The corrected first sub-layout pattern/the corrected second sub-layout pattern and the layout pattern are compared to select a part of the corrected first sub-layout pattern/the corrected second sub-layout pattern as a first selected pattern/the second selected pattern, and the first selected pattern/the second selected pattern is further altered to modify the corrected first sub-layout pattern/the corrected second sub-layout pattern as a third sub-layout pattern/a fourth sub-layout pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jui Chen, Cheng-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8627242
    Abstract: A method for making a photomask layout is provided. A first graphic data of a photomask is provided, wherein the first graphic data includes a first line with a first line end target, a second line with a second line end target and a hole, the first line is aligned with the second line, and the first line, the second line and the hole partially overlap with each other. Thereafter, a retarget step is performed to the first graphic data to obtain a second graphic data, wherein the retarget step includes moving the first line end target and the second line end target in opposite directions away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jui Chen, Cheng-Te Wang
  • Publication number: 20130280645
    Abstract: A mask set for double exposure process and method of using said mask set. The mask set is provided with a first mask pattern having a first base and a plurality of first teeth and protruding portions, and a second mask pattern having a second base and a plurality of second teeth, wherein the second base may at least partially overlap the first base such that each of the protruding portions at least partially overlaps one of the second teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jui Chen, Ting-Cheng Tseng, Cheng-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8423923
    Abstract: An optical proximity correction method is provided. A target pattern is provided, and then the target pattern is decomposed to a first pattern and a second pattern. The first pattern and the second pattern are alternately arranged in a dense region. Then, a compensation pattern is provided and it is determined whether the compensation pattern is added into the first pattern to become a first revised pattern, or into the second pattern to become a second revised pattern. Finally, the first revised pattern is output onto a first mask and the second revised pattern is output onto a second mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Huang, Ming-Jui Chen, Ting-Cheng Tseng, Hui-Fang Kuo
  • Publication number: 20130024824
    Abstract: An optical proximity correction method is provided. A target pattern is provided, and then the target pattern is decomposed to a first pattern and a second pattern. The first pattern and the second pattern are alternately arranged in a dense region. Then, a compensation pattern is provided and it is determined whether the compensation pattern is added into the first pattern to become a first revised pattern, or into the second pattern to become a second revised pattern. Finally, the first revised pattern is output onto a first mask and the second revised pattern is output onto a second mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Huang, Ming-Jui Chen, Ting-Cheng Tseng, Hui-Fang Kuo
  • Patent number: 8042069
    Abstract: A method to selectively amend a layout pattern is disclosed. First, a layout pattern including at least a first group and a second group is provided, wherein each one of the first group and the second group respectively includes multiple members. Second, a simulation procedure and an amendment procedure are respectively performed on all the members of the first group and the second group to obtain an amended first group and an amended second group. Then, the amended first group and the amended second group are verified as being on target or not. Afterwards, the layout pattern including the on target amended first group and the on target amended second group is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Shiang Yang, Te-Hung Wu, Yung-Feng Cheng, Chuen Huei Yang, Hsiang-Yun Huang, Hui-Fang Kuo, Shih-Ming Kuo, Lun-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 7943274
    Abstract: A mask pattern correction method is provided. The method comprises the following steps. An original layout, which has a plurality of device patterns, is provided. Then, a simulation process is performed on the device patterns to correspondingly form a plurality of simulated patterns. Thereafter, the simulated patterns are analyzed to select a plurality of unsaturated patterns from the simulated patterns. Finally, the device patterns in the original layout corresponding to the unsaturated patterns respectively are rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Shiang Yang, Hui-Fang Kuo
  • Patent number: 7797656
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of checking and correcting a mask pattern. The method includes inputting a mask pattern, wherein the mask pattern includes at least a segment; inputting a process rule; selecting an edge, which fits in with an orientation model, as a target edge, wherein two ends of the target edge are an ahead direction and a behind direction, and the ahead direction and the behind direction each further comprise at least a checking point; identifying an interacting edge from the mask pattern along the checking directions; performing a process rule check to provide a correcting value; performing a first correction to provide a first bias to the target edge; and performing a second correction to provide a second bias to the interacting edge, wherein a sum of the first bias and the second bias equals the correcting value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Shiang Yang, Hui-Fang Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100086862
    Abstract: A mask pattern correction method is provided. The method comprises the following steps. An original layout, which has a plurality of device patterns, is provided. Then, a simulation process is performed on the device patterns to correspondingly form a plurality of simulated patterns. Thereafter, the simulated patterns are analyzed to select a plurality of unsaturated patterns from the simulated patterns. Finally, the device patterns in the original layout corresponding to the unsaturated patterns respectively are rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Shiang Yang, Hui-Fang Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100036644
    Abstract: A method to selectively amend a layout pattern is disclosed. First, a layout pattern including at least a first group and a second group is provided, wherein each one of the first group and the second group respectively includes multiple members. Second, a simulation procedure and an amendment procedure are respectively performed on all the members of the first group and the second group to obtain an amended first group and an amended second group. Then, the amended first group and the amended second group are verified as being on target or not. Afterwards, the layout pattern including the on target amended first group and the on target amended second group is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Yu-Shiang Yang, Te-Hung Wu, Yung-Feng Cheng, Chuen Huei Yang, Hsiang-Yun Huang, Hui-Fang Kuo, Shih-Ming Kuo, Lun-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20090193385
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of checking and correcting a mask pattern. The method includes inputting a mask pattern, wherein the mask pattern includes at least a segment; inputting a process rule; selecting an edge, which fits in with an orientation model, as a target edge, wherein two ends of the target edge are an ahead direction and a behind direction, and the ahead direction and the behind direction each further comprise at least a checking point; identifying an interacting edge from the mask pattern along the checking directions; performing a process rule check to provide a correcting value; performing a first correction to provide a first bias to the target edge; and performing a second correction to provide a second bias to the interacting edge, wherein a sum of the first bias and the second bias equals the correcting value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Yu-Shiang Yang, Hui-Fang Kuo