Patents by Inventor Jian-Shing Lai

Jian-Shing Lai 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).

  • Patent number: 7726953
    Abstract: A pump ring. The pump ring is suitable for a reaction chamber and capable for extracting gas from the reaction chamber in a uniform gas flow rate. The pump ring comprises a ring body and a top ring part located on the ring body. The top ring part is apart from an inner wall of the reaction chamber with a fixed distance. Therefore, a gas-extraction path composed of the reaction chamber, the ring body and the top ring part is unobstructed. Hence, the turbulence flow of the extracted gas can be efficiently suppressed and the problems of the accumulation of the impurities and reaction chamber contamination can be solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jian-Shing Lai, Ying-Yi Chang
  • Publication number: 20070298694
    Abstract: A wafer polishing head according to the invention is disclosed. In the wafer polishing head, an automatic control device is additionally installed outside the wafer polishing head for automatically adjusting a pressure applied on a retaining ring. This ensures the bottom of the retaining ring always lower than that of a carrier, thereby preventing a semiconductor wafer from slip during polishing. Furthermore, a liquid pressure generated to press the carrier can efficiently alleviate wabble during polishing. Therefore, the wafer polishing head of the invention can greatly improve a polishing uniformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Kun Lin, Jian-Shing Lai, Peng-Yih Peng, Chia-Jui Chang
  • Publication number: 20070051309
    Abstract: A pump ring. The pump ring is suitable for a reaction chamber and capable for extracting gas from the reaction chamber in a uniform gas flow rate. The pump ring comprises a ring body and a top ring part located on the ring body. The top ring part is apart from an inner wall of the reaction chamber with a fixed distance. Therefore, a gas-extraction path composed of the reaction chamber, the ring body and the top ring part is unobstructed. Hence, the turbulence flow of the extracted gas can be efficiently suppressed and the problems of the accumulation of the impurities and reaction chamber contamination can be solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Jian-Shing Lai, Ying-Yi Chang