Patents by Inventor Ian Hsieh

Ian Hsieh 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: 20230078610
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus. The apparatus includes a chuck for placing an object thereon, a gas passage extending along a periphery of an outer sidewall of the chuck and separating the chuck into an inner portion and a sidewall portion, and a plurality of gas holes through the sidewall portion and configured to connect a gas external to the chuck to the gas passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian HSIEH, Che-fu CHEN, Yan-Hong LIU
  • Patent number: 11521884
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus. The apparatus includes a chuck for placing an object thereon, a gas passage extending along a periphery of an outer sidewall of the chuck and separating the chuck into an inner portion and a sidewall portion, and a plurality of gas holes through the sidewall portion and configured to connect a gas external to the chuck to the gas passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen, Yan-Hong Liu
  • Publication number: 20220355346
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber, a chuck housed in the chamber and configured to hold a substrate, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck. The chuck can include a passage extending along a periphery of the chuck and dividing the chuck into an inner portion and an outer sidewall portion, and a first multiple of openings through the outer sidewall portion of the chuck and interconnected with the passage. The passage can be configured to transport a fluid. The first multiple of openings can be configured to dispense the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian HSIEH, Che-fu CHEN
  • Patent number: 11211232
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber with the chuck-based device configured to clean the chamber, a loading port coupled to the chamber and configured to hold one or more wafer storage devices, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck-based device. The chuck-based device can include a based stage, one or more supporting rods disposed at the base stage and configured to be vertically extendable or retractable, and a padding film disposed on the one or more supporting rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen, Yan-Hong Liu
  • Publication number: 20210114067
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber, a chuck housed in the chamber and configured to hold a substrate, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck. The chuck can include a passage extending along a periphery of the chuck and dividing the chuck into an inner portion and an outer sidewall portion, and a first multiple of openings through the outer sidewall portion of the chuck and interconnected with the passage. The passage can be configured to transport a fluid. The first multiple of openings can be configured to dispense the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen
  • Publication number: 20200135435
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber with the chuck-based device configured to clean the chamber, a loading port coupled to the chamber and configured to hold one or more wafer storage devices, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck-based device. The chuck-based device can include a based stage, one or more supporting rods disposed at the base stage and configured to be vertically extendable or retractable, and a padding film disposed on the one or more supporting rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen, Yan-Hong Liu
  • Publication number: 20200006109
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus. The apparatus includes a chuck for placing an object thereon, a gas passage extending along a periphery of an outer sidewall of the chuck and separating the chuck into an inner portion and a sidewall portion, and a plurality of gas holes through the sidewall portion and configured to connect a gas external to the chuck to the gas passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian HSIEH, Che-fu CHEN, Yan-Hong LIU
  • Patent number: 7356141
    Abstract: A encoding/decoding method and device for a remote controller utilizing a baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device includes an encoder encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; and an interpreter interpreting the un-encoded portion of the identification code and the encrypted code into a transmission signal. When the encrypted code is in a first base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a first baud rate; and when the encrypted code is in a second base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a second baud rate. The decoding device includes a receiver receiving the transmission signal; a interpreter connected to the receiver interpreting the transmission signal into a received signal; an encoder utilizing the same encoding algorithm as in the transmitter to generate a comparison code; and a processor comparing the received signal and the comparison code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Jason Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070286414
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encoding/decoding method and device used for remote controller, which utilizes baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device of the present invention comprises an encoder for encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; an interpreter for interpreting the un-encoded portion of the identification code and the encrypted code into a transmission signal. Wherein, when the encrypted code is in a first base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a first baud rate; and when the encrypted code is in a second base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a second baud rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Jason Tsai
  • Publication number: 20060245224
    Abstract: A power module disclosed in the invention has a controller chip and a power chip disposed on a same die pad, which can be a standard die pad commonly seen in the industry so that a extra cost of making and designing a die pad especially for the power module can be saved. Moreover, since the controller chip can use a manufacturing process different than that of the power chip, the overall size of the power module of the invention is minimized by adopting two optimal manufacturing processes respective for making the controller chip and the power chip as small as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Vincent Tsao
  • Patent number: 6915108
    Abstract: A signal transceiver for transmitting a carrier signal to a transponder and receiving a modulated data signal returned by the transponder is provided. The signal transceiver includes a transistor with a base, a collector and an emitter, a controller being electrically connected to the base and providing a controlling signal for turning on the transistor, an oscillation source being electrically connected to the collector for providing the carrier signal, a capacitor being electrically connected to the base and the oscillation source for forming an oscillation circuit, and a resonator being electrically connected to the collector for transmitting the carrier signal to the transponder and receiving the modulated data signal returned by the transponder, and outputting a demodulated data signal through the emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Holteck Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Tsai, Ian Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20050002524
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encoding/decoding method and device used for remote controller, which utilizes baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device of the present invention comprises an encoder for encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; an interpreter for interpreting the un-encoded portion of the identification code and the encrypted code into a transmission signal. Wherein, when the encrypted code is in a first base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a first baud rate; and when the encrypted code is in a second base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a second baud rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Jason Tsai
  • Publication number: 20030090366
    Abstract: A signal transceiver for transmitting a carrier signal to a transponder and receiving a modulated data signal returned by the transponder is provided. The signal transceiver includes a transistor with a base, a collector and an emitter, a controller being electrically connected to the base and providing a controlling signal for turning on the transistor, an oscillation source being electrically connected to the collector for providing the carrier signal, a capacitor being electrically connected to the base and the oscillation source for forming an oscillation circuit, and a resonator being electrically connected to the collector for transmitting the carrier signal to the transponder and receiving the modulated data signal returned by the transponder, and outputting a demodulated data signal through the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Jason Tsai, Ian Hsieh