Patents by Inventor Hung-Te Lin
Hung-Te Lin 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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Publication number: 20240088291Abstract: A transistor includes an insulating layer, a source region, a drain region, a channel layer, a ferroelectric layer, and a gate electrode. The source region and the drain region are respectively disposed on and in physical contact with two opposite sidewalls of the insulating layer. A thickness of the source region, a thickness of the drain region, and a thickness of the insulating layer are substantially the same. The channel layer is disposed on the insulating layer, the source region, and the drain region. The ferroelectric layer is disposed over the channel layer. The gate electrode is disposed on the ferroelectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hung-Chang Sun, Sheng-Chih Lai, Yu-Wei Jiang, Kuo-Chang Chiang, TsuChing Yang, Feng-Cheng Yang, Chung-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20230369476Abstract: An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) includes: a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface extending in horizontal directions; an isolation region comprising a first silicon compound; a high thermal conductivity region comprising a second silicon compound and having a bottom portion and a sidewall portion, wherein the second silicon compound has a thermal conductivity higher than silicon; a collector region of a first conductive type disposed on the isolation region; a buffer region of a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type disposed on the collector region; a drift region of the second conductive type disposed on the buffer region; a body region of the first conductive type disposed in the drift region; and at least one source region of the second conductive type disposed in the body region. The isolation region encircles the high thermal conductivity region in the horizontal directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventor: Hung-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20230369475Abstract: An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) includes: a semiconductor substrate having a top surface extending in a horizontal plane; a three-dimensional (3D) isolation region comprising a silicon compound, the 3D isolation region having a bottom portion and a sidewall portion; a collector region of a first conductive type disposed on the 3D isolation region; a buffer region of a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type disposed on the collector region; a drift region of the second conductive type disposed on the buffer region; a body region of the first conductive type disposed in the drift region; and at least one source region of the second conductive type disposed in the body region. The 3D isolation region and the top surface of the semiconductor substrate enclose the collector region, the buffer region, the drift region, the body region, and the at least one source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventor: Hung-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20230326749Abstract: In a semiconductor manufacturing method, a mask is disposed on a semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate is etched in an area delineated by the mask to form a cavity. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the cavity is lined to form a containment structure. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the containment structure is filled with a base semiconductor material. After filling the containment structure with the base semiconductor material, the mask is removed. At least one semiconductor device is fabricated in and/or on the base semiconductor material deposited in the containment structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Hung-Te Lin, Chia-Wei Liu, Hung Chih Yu
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Patent number: 11710632Abstract: In a semiconductor manufacturing method, a mask is disposed on a semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate is etched in an area delineated by the mask to form a cavity. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the cavity is lined to form a containment structure. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the containment structure is filled with a base semiconductor material. After filling the containment structure with the base semiconductor material, the mask is removed. At least one semiconductor device is fabricated in and/or on the base semiconductor material deposited in the containment structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTDInventors: Hung-Te Lin, Hung-Chih Yu, Chia-Wei Liu
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Publication number: 20230028453Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement and method of manufacture is provided. In some embodiments, a semiconductor arrangement includes a collector region having a first surface coplanar with a first surface of a semiconductor layer, a drift region over a portion of the collector region and having a first surface coplanar with the first surface of the semiconductor layer, and a body region over the drift region. A body contact is in the body region. An emitter contact contacts the body contact and the body region. A collector contact contacts the first surface of the collector region. A first gate structure is adjacent the first surface of the drift region, the body region, and the body contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventor: Hung-Te LIN
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Publication number: 20220310388Abstract: In a semiconductor manufacturing method, a mask is disposed on a semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate is etched in an area delineated by the mask to form a cavity. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the cavity is lined to form a containment structure. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the containment structure is filled with a base semiconductor material. After filling the containment structure with the base semiconductor material, the mask is removed. At least one semiconductor device is fabricated in and/or on the base semiconductor material deposited in the containment structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Hung-Te Lin, Hung-Chih Yu, Chia-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 8856949Abstract: One embodiment includes method for determining whether a player application is authorized to play protected content. The method comprises reading a digital signature associated with the player application from a predetermined memory location using a protection interface associated with the player application, where the digital signature comprises one or more file designations. The embodiment further comprises mapping, by the protection interface, the one or more file designations to one or more files associated with the player application and transmitting mapping information from the protection interface to a verification application stored on a storage medium. The verification application is configured to determine whether the player application is authorized to play the protected content if the one or more file designations match the one or more files based on the mapping information.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Cyberlink CorporationInventor: Hung-Te Lin
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Patent number: 8837908Abstract: Systems and methods for performing secure playback of media content are described. One embodiment, among others, is a method for performing secure playback of video in a hardware protection module. The method comprises receiving media content from a media player comprising video data, audio data, and navigation data. The method further comprises receiving digital rights management (DRM) information relating to the media content, removing a portion of the video data from the media content, forwarding the audio data, navigation data, and a remaining portion of the video data to the media player for decoding, and decoding, in the hardware protection module, the portion of the video data.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Cyberlink Corp.Inventors: Hung-Te Chou, Hung-Te Lin, Yu-Tung Chuang
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Patent number: 8828827Abstract: A manufacturing method of an anti punch-through leakage current MOS transistor is provided. A high voltage deep first type well region and a first type light doping region are formed in a second type substrate. A mask with a dopant implanting opening is formed on the second type substrate. An anti punch-through leakage current structure is formed by implanting the first type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A doping concentration of the first type dopant of the high voltage deep first type well region is less than that of the anti punch-through leakage current structure and greater than that of the high voltage deep first type well region. A second type body is formed by implanting a second type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A gate structure is formed on the second type substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: United Microelectronics CorporationInventors: Chun-Yao Lee, Chin-Lung Chen, Wei-Chun Chang, Hung-Te Lin, Han-Min Huang
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Publication number: 20130344670Abstract: A manufacturing method of an anti punch-through leakage current MOS transistor is provided. A high voltage deep first type well region and a first type light doping region are formed in a second type substrate. A mask with a dopant implanting opening is formed on the second type substrate. An anti punch-through leakage current structure is formed by implanting the first type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A doping concentration of the first type dopant of the high voltage deep first type well region is less than that of the anti punch-through leakage current structure and greater than that of the high voltage deep first type well region. A second type body is formed by implanting a second type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A gate structure is formed on the second type substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chun-Yao LEE, Chin-Lung Chen, Wei-Chun Chang, Hung-Te Lin, Han-Min Huang
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Patent number: 8546880Abstract: An anti punch-through leakage current MOS transistor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A high voltage deep first type well region and a first type light doping region are formed in a second type substrate. A mask with a dopant implanting opening is formed on the second type substrate. An anti punch-through leakage current structure is formed by implanting the first type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A doping concentration of the first type dopant of the high voltage deep first type well region is less than that of the anti punch-through leakage current structure and greater than that of the high voltage deep first type well region. A second type body is formed by implanting a second type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A gate structure is formed on the second type substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Chun-Yao Lee, Chin-Lung Chen, Wei-Chun Chang, Hung-Te Lin, Han-Min Huang
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Patent number: 8214692Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for enforcing a third-party factory test during a quality verification of a newly-manufactured computing device. During an assembly line quality verification, a factory implemented test and a required third-party factory test are executed on a computing device, and then the execution verified by an external process. On verifying the required third-party factory test was executed, the computing device is configured to execute a release image on a subsequent startup of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Tammo Spalink, Hung-Te Lin, Vincent Wu
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Publication number: 20120112276Abstract: An anti punch-through leakage current MOS transistor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A high voltage deep first type well region and a first type light doping region are formed in a second type substrate. A mask with a dopant implanting opening is formed on the second type substrate. An anti punch-through leakage current structure is formed by implanting the first type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A doping concentration of the first type dopant of the high voltage deep first type well region is less than that of the anti punch-through leakage current structure and greater than that of the high voltage deep first type well region. A second type body is formed by implanting a second type dopant through the dopant implanting opening. A gate structure is formed on the second type substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chun-Yao LEE, Chin-Lung Chen, Wei-Chun Chang, Hung-Te Lin, Han-Min Huang
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Publication number: 20100172630Abstract: Systems and methods for performing secure playback of media content are described. One embodiment, among others, is a method for performing secure playback of video in a hardware protection module. The method comprises receiving media content from a media player comprising video data, audio data, and navigation data. The method further comprises receiving digital rights management (DRM) information relating to the media content, removing a portion of the video data from the media content, forwarding the audio data, navigation data, and a remaining portion of the video data to the media player for decoding, and decoding, in the hardware protection module, the portion of the video data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: CYBERLINK CORPORATIONInventors: Hung-Te Chou, Hung-Te Lin, Yu-Tung Chuang
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Publication number: 20100169663Abstract: One embodiment includes method for determining whether a player application is authorized to play protected content. The method comprises reading a digital signature associated with the player application from a predetermined memory location using a protection interface associated with the player application, where the digital signature comprises one or more file designations. The embodiment further comprises mapping, by the protection interface, the one or more file designations to one or more files associated with the player application and transmitting mapping information from the protection interface to a verification application stored on a storage medium. The verification application is configured to determine whether the player application is authorized to play the protected content if the one or more file designations match the one or more files based on the mapping information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: CYBERLINK CORPORATIONInventor: Hung-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20080250251Abstract: Systems and methods for storing and accessing encrypted content are described. At least one embodiment includes a system for storing and accessing encrypted content comprising a secure hardware device coupled to a memory comprising a trusted module, wherein the hardware device is configured to receive content from a remote location, and wherein the hardware device is configured to encrypt content and generate a key for decrypting the content. The system further comprises logic stored within the memory configured to access the encrypted content, wherein the logic comprises a plurality of decryption modules and at least one decoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: CYBERLINK CORP.Inventors: Hung-Te Lin, Chih-Chung Chang
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Publication number: 20080232770Abstract: A method for activating video-audio data in an optical disc includes determining whether a first activation signal is received or not, a program in the optical disc allowing access to partially-featured contents of the video-audio data when the first activation signal is not received, and the program in the optical disc allowing access to fully-featured contents of the video-audio data when the first activation signal is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Hung-Te Chou, Chun-Ming Su, Hung-Te Lin, Yung-Chao Tseng, Chih-Chung Chang, Kuang-Che Wu, Meng-Jyi Shieh, Kuo-Hsin Yang
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Publication number: 20080235586Abstract: The present invention disclosed a multiple display method. A media data is received and a first program corresponding to the media data is displayed on a first frame of a display device. The media data is analyzed to generate a second program according to a predetermined event. The second program is displayed on a second frame of the display device while displaying the first program on the first frame on a real time basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Hung-Te Chou, Chun-Ming Su, Hung-Te Lin, Yung-Chao Tseng, Chih-Chung Chang, Kuang-Che Wu, Meng-Jyi Shieh, Kuo-Hsin Yang
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Publication number: 20050034749Abstract: The invention relates to an improved structure of a thermopile sensor, which is to employ a membrane to cover a substrate that has a cavity. Besides, a plurality of thermoelectric elements is formed on the membrane extending outwards from the central side of the membrane and is composed of two different materials connected in series. The material of the element can be a composite of metal material and semiconductor material, and an insulation layer partitions the two materials; therefore, the two materials are connected in series through a contact hole. In addition, the contact hole formed at the central side of the membrane is called hot junction, whereas the contact hole formed at the side of the substrate is called cold junction. Moreover, to enhance the sensing performance of the thermopile sensor, a heat-conducting layer is formed at the center of the membrane, and after the heat-conducting layer is covered with another insulation layer, an absorption film is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventors: Chung-Nan Chen, Hung-Te Lin