Patents by Inventor Hung-Ming Tsai
Hung-Ming Tsai 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).
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Patent number: 9825628Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission interface and a control circuit. The transmission interface includes a signal reference contact and a signal transmission contact. The control circuit is electrically coupled between the signal reference contact and a ground layer, in which the control circuit is configured to selectively conduct the signal reference contact and the ground layer, and when the signal reference contact and the ground layer are conducted, the signal transmission contact is configured to transmit a first signal, and when the signal reference contact the ground layer are not conducted, the signal reference contact is configured to transmit a second signal. A transmission frequency of the second signal is less than a transmission frequency of the first signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Synology IncorporatedInventors: Yen-Li Hsieh, Ming-Hung Tsai, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 9766749Abstract: A touch device and a sensing compensation method are provided. The touch device may include a touch panel, a sensing compensation circuit and a sensing circuit. The sensing compensation circuit may be coupled to the touch panel for providing a compensation-impedance according to features of the touch panel. The sensing circuit may be coupled to the sensing compensation circuit. The sensing circuit receives touch information compensated by the sensing compensation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yen-Lin Pan, Wei-Yen Lee, Chang-Po Chao, Hung-Ming Tsai, Hsuan-Wen Peng
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Publication number: 20170026038Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission interface and a control circuit. The transmission interface includes a signal reference contact and a signal transmission contact. The control circuit is electrically coupled between the signal reference contact and a ground layer, in which the control circuit is configured to selectively conduct the signal reference contact and the ground layer, and when the signal reference contact and the ground layer are conducted, the signal transmission contact is configured to transmit a first signal, and when the signal reference contact the ground layer are not conducted, the signal reference contact is configured to transmit a second signal. A transmission frequency of the second signal is less than a transmission frequency of the first signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Yen-Li HSIEH, Ming-Hung TSAI, Hung-Ming TSAI
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Patent number: 9490799Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission interface, a switch unit and a control unit. The transmission interface includes a signal reference contact and a signal transmission contact. The switch unit is coupled between the signal reference contact and a grounded layer. The control unit is coupled to the switch unit. When the control unit controls the switch unit to connect the signal reference contact and the grounded layer, the signal transmission contact is used to transmit a first signal. When the control unit controls the switch unit to disconnect the signal reference contact from the grounded layer, the signal reference contact is used to transmit a second signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Synology IncorporatedInventors: Yen-Li Hsieh, Ming-Hung Tsai, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Publication number: 20150340320Abstract: A method of creating a trench having a portion of a bulb-shaped cross-section in silicon is disclosed. The method comprises forming at least one trench in silicon and forming a liner in the at least one trench. The liner is removed from a bottom surface of the at least one trench to expose the underlying silicon. A portion of the underlying exposed silicon is removed to form a cavity in the silicon. At least one removal cycle is conducted to remove exposed silicon in the cavity to form a bulb-shaped cross-sectional profile, with each removal cycle comprising subjecting the silicon in the cavity to ozonated water to oxidize the silicon and subjecting the oxidized silicon to a hydrogen fluoride solution to remove the oxidized silicon. A semiconductor device structure comprising the at least one trench comprising a cavity with a bulb-shaped cross-sectional profile is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Sanjeev Sapra, Cheng-Shun Chen, Hung-Ming Tsai, Sheng-Wei Yang
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Publication number: 20150303147Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming conductive structures. An electrically conductive material may be deposited with a first deposition method. The first deposition method has a first deposition rate and forms a first portion of a conductive structure. A second portion of the conductive structure may be formed by depositing the electrically conductive material with a second deposition method having a second deposition rate. The second deposition rate may be different from the first deposition rate by at least about a factor of 3. In some embodiments, a region of the conductive structure is utilized as a transistor gate of a DRAM cell. Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Jaydeb Goswami, Hung Ming Tsai, Duane M. Goodner
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Patent number: 9147604Abstract: A memory process is described. A substrate is provided, having therein trenches and conductive lines buried in the trenches and having thereon an array area, wherein each of the conductive lines has an array portion in the array area. A contact area apart from the array area is defined on the substrate, wherein each of the conductive lines has a contact portion in the contact area. The substrate between the contact portions of the conductive lines is etched down to below the tops of the conductive layers to form gaps between the contact portions of the conductive lines. The gaps are then filled with an insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Vivek Gopalan, Robert Kerr, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 9123784Abstract: A memory process is described. A substrate is provided, having therein trenches and conductive lines buried in the trenches and having thereon an array area, wherein each of the conductive lines has an array portion in the array area. A contact area apart from the array area is defined on the substrate, wherein each of the conductive lines has a contact portion in the contact area. The substrate between the contact portions of the conductive lines is etched down to below the tops of the conductive layers to form gaps between the contact portions of the conductive lines. The gaps are then filled with an insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Vivek Gopalan, Robert Kerr, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 9117759Abstract: A method of creating a trench having a portion of a bulb-shaped cross-section in silicon is disclosed. The method comprises forming at least one trench in silicon and forming a liner in the at least one trench. The liner is removed from a bottom surface of the at least one trench to expose the underlying silicon. A portion of the underlying exposed silicon is removed to form a cavity in the silicon. At least one removal cycle is conducted to remove exposed silicon in the cavity to form a bulb-shaped cross-sectional profile, with each removal cycle comprising subjecting the silicon in the cavity to ozonated water to oxidize the silicon and subjecting the oxidized silicon to a hydrogen fluoride solution to remove the oxidized silicon. A semiconductor device structure comprising the at least one trench comprising a cavity with a bulb-shaped cross-sectional profile is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Sanjeev Sapra, Cheng-Shun Chen, Hung-Ming Tsai, Sheng-Wei Yang
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Patent number: 9099472Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming conductive structures. An electrically conductive material may be deposited with a first deposition method. The first deposition method has a first deposition rate and forms a first portion of a conductive structure. A second portion of the conductive structure may be formed by depositing the electrically conductive material with a second deposition method having a second deposition rate. The second deposition rate may be different from the first deposition rate by at least about a factor of 3. In some embodiments, a region of the conductive structure is utilized as a transistor gate of a DRAM cell. Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jaydeb Goswami, Hung Ming Tsai, Duane M. Goodner
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Publication number: 20150214944Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission interface, a switch unit and a control unit. The transmission interface includes a signal reference contact and a signal transmission contact. The switch unit is coupled between the signal reference contact and a grounded layer. The control unit is coupled to the switch unit. When the control unit controls the switch unit to connect the signal reference contact and the grounded layer, the signal transmission contact is used to transmit a first signal. When the control unit controls the switch unit to disconnect the signal reference contact from the grounded layer, the signal reference contact is used to transmit a second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Yen-Li HSIEH, Ming-Hung TSAI, Hung-Ming TSAI
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Patent number: 9054216Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Publication number: 20150111377Abstract: A memory process is described. A substrate is provided, having therein trenches and conductive lines buried in the trenches and having thereon an array area, wherein each of the conductive lines has an array portion in the array area. A contact area apart from the array area is defined on the substrate, wherein each of the conductive lines has a contact portion in the contact area. The substrate between the contact portions of the conductive lines is etched down to below the tops of the conductive layers to form gaps between the contact portions of the conductive lines. The gaps are then filled with an insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Vivek Gopalan, Robert Kerr, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 8921183Abstract: A method for fabricating a trench isolation structure is described. A trench is formed in a substrate. A liner layer is formed at least in the trench. A precursor layer is formed at least on the sidewalls of the trench. The precursor layer is converted to an insulating layer that has a larger volume than the precursor layer and fills up the trench.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Nanya Technology CorporationInventors: Jen-Jui Huang, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Publication number: 20140375600Abstract: A touch device and a sensing compensation method are provided. The touch device may include a touch panel, a sensing compensation circuit and a sensing circuit. The sensing compensation circuit may be coupled to the touch panel for providing a compensation-impedance according to features of the touch panel. The sensing circuit may be coupled to the sensing compensation circuit. The sensing circuit receives touch information compensated by the sensing compensation circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yen-Lin Pan, Wei-Yen Lee, Chang-Po Chao, Hung-Ming Tsai, Hsuan-Wen Peng
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Publication number: 20140315364Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 8790977Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Publication number: 20140073100Abstract: Trenches are formed into semiconductive material. Masking material is formed laterally over at least elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches. Conductivity modifying impurity is implanted through bases of the trenches into semiconductive material there-below. Such impurity is diffused into the masking material received laterally over the elevationally inner sidewall portions of the trenches and into semiconductive material received between the trenches below a mid-channel portion. An elevationally inner source/drain is formed in the semiconductive material below the mid-channel portion. The inner source/drain portion includes said semiconductive material between the trenches which has the impurity therein. A conductive line is formed laterally over and electrically coupled to at least one of opposing sides of the inner source/drain. A gate is formed elevationally outward of and spaced from the conductive line and laterally adjacent the mid-channel portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jaydip Guha, Shyam Surthi, Suraj J. Mathew, Kamal M. Karda, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Publication number: 20140054794Abstract: A memory process is described. A substrate is provided, having therein trenches and conductive lines buried in the trenches and having thereon an array area, wherein each of the conductive lines has an array portion in the array area. A contact area apart from the array area is defined on the substrate, wherein each of the conductive lines has a contact portion in the contact area. The substrate between the contact portions of the conductive lines is etched down to below the tops of the conductive layers to form gaps between the contact portions of the conductive lines. The gaps are then filled with an insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Vivek Gopalan, Robert Kerr, Hung-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 8658538Abstract: A method of fabricating a memory device includes forming a plurality of first insulative blocks and a plurality of second insulative blocks arranged in an alternating manner in a substrate, forming a plurality of wide trenches in the substrate to form a plurality of protruding blocks, forming a word line on each sidewall of the protruding blocks, isolating the word line on each sidewall of the protruding block, and forming an trench filler in the protruding block to form two mesa structures, wherein the first insulative block and the second insulative block have different depths, and the wide trenches are transverse to the first insulative blocks.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Nanya Technology CorporationInventors: Ying Cheng Chuang, Ping Cheng Hsu, Sheng Wei Yang, Ming Cheng Chang, Hung Ming Tsai