Patents by Inventor Kai-Wen Cheng

Kai-Wen Cheng 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: 20250130211
    Abstract: A method of screening new psychoactive substance is provided, including providing a sample; placing the sample on chromatographic paper; ionizing the sample on the chromatographic paper by a direct analysis in real time (DART); performing a mass spectrometry analysis on the ionized sample to obtain a sample mass spectrum; and comparing a known standard mass spectrum with the sample mass spectrum, in which when a profile of the known standard mass spectrum is the same as a profile of the sample mass spectrum and the known standard mass spectrum is not exactly the same as the sample mass spectrum, the sample is determined to be the new psychoactive substance. A platform for screening new psychoactive substance is also provided to quickly screen out the new psychoactive substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Cheng-Chih Hsu, Wei-Hsin Hsu, Kai-Wen Cheng, Hsin-Bai Zou, Tzu-Hsuan Feng
  • Publication number: 20250133820
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated device, including a substrate; a gate overlying the substrate; a channel layer separated from the gate by a dielectric and overlying the gate; source/drain regions on the channel layer, the gate extending between the source/drain regions; an insertion layer conforming to an upper surface of the channel layer and comprising a first material; and a passivation layer conforming to an upper surface of the insertion layer and comprising a second material different from the first material; where the passivation layer has a higher density than the insertion layer, such that the passivation layer mitigates the diffusion of environmental materials towards the channel layer, and where the insertion layer mitigates the diffusion of the second material from the passivation layer into the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: I-Che Lee, Wei-Gang Chiu, Pin-Ju Chen, Huai-Ying Huang, Yen-Chieh Huang, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 12274070
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof is described. The memory device includes a transistor structure over a substrate and a ferroelectric capacitor structure electrically connected with the transistor structure. The ferroelectric capacitor structure includes a top electrode layer, a bottom electrode layer and a ferroelectric stack sandwiched there-between. The ferroelectric stack includes a first ferroelectric layer, a first stabilizing layer, and one of a second ferroelectric layer or a second stabilizing layer. Materials of the first stabilizing layer and a second stabilizing layer include a metal oxide material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Ting Lin, Wei-Chih Wen, Kai-Wen Cheng, Wu-Wei Tsai, Yu-Ming Hsiang, Yan-Yi Chen, Hai-Ching Chen, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 12237977
    Abstract: A method for resuming topology of a single loop network and a network switch system are provided. The network switch system includes one or more first network switches each having a first port and a second port and a second network switch having a third port and a fourth port. When the first port of one of the first network switches is abnormal, a recovery control frame is transmitted through the second port. The second network switch sets the third port in a disabled state to an enabled state. When the abnormal port is resumed, the first network switch transmits a block control frame through the second port. The second network switch sets the third port in the enabled state to the disabled state and transmits a forward control frame through the fourth port. The first network switch sets the first port in the disabled state to the enabled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chiu, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yu-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20250063720
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an interconnect, a memory cell, and a plurality of first barrier structures. The interconnect is disposed over the substrate. The memory cell is disposed in the interconnect within a memory region of the substrate, where the memory cell includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a gate, source/drain elements respectively standing at two opposite sides of the gate, and a channel disposed between the source/drain elements and overlapped with the gate. The capacitor is disposed over the transistor and electrically coupled to one of the source/drain elements. The plurality of first barrier structures line sidewalls and bottom surfaces of the source/drain elements, and each include a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer disposed between the source/drain elements and the first barrier layer, where a first absorption interface is disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Che Lee, Huai-Ying Huang, Yen-Chieh Huang, Wei-Gang Chiu, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20250031388
    Abstract: A capacitor includes a bottom capacitor plate including a rough upper surface with a root mean square (RMS) surface roughness of at least 1.14, a capacitor dielectric layer on the bottom capacitor plate and contacting the rough upper surface of the bottom capacitor plate, and an upper capacitor plate on the capacitor dielectric layer. A semiconductor device includes a transistor located on a substrate, a dielectric layer on the transistor, and a capacitor in the dielectric layer and including a bottom capacitor plate connected to a source region of the transistor and having a rough upper surface with a root mean square (RMS) surface roughness of at least 1.14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: I-Che Lee, Pin-Ju Chen, Wei-Gang Chiu, Yen-Chieh Huang, Kai-Wen Cheng, Huai-Ying Huang, Yu-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20240410854
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a hydrogen sensing stacked layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate, and a protection layer disposed on the hydrogen sensing stacked layer. The hydrogen sensing stacked layer comprises a hydrogen-free oxide layer and a metal oxide layer disposed on the hydrogen-free oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Che Lee, Huai-Ying Huang, Yen-Chieh Huang, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240414924
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method including forming a gate electrode over a substrate, forming a ferroelectric layer over the gate electrode, forming a channel layer over the ferroelectric layer, forming a capping layer over the channel layer, wherein the capping layer includes one or more of CeOx, BeOx, InOx, GaOx, AlOx, SnOx, VOx, WOx, TiOx, ZrOx, NbOx, HfOx, SiOx, TaOx, a binary metal oxide based on any combination of the preceding metal oxides, or a ternary metal oxide based on any combination of the preceding metal oxides, annealing, after forming the capping layer, at a temperature less than 350° C., forming a dielectric layer over the capping layer, and forming a source contact and a drain contact in the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: I-Che LEE, Yen-Chieh HUANG, Huai-Ying HUANG, Kai-Wen CHENG, Yu-Ming LIN, Chung-Te LIN
  • Publication number: 20240387169
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Chieh Huang, I-Cheng Chang, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240373758
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first conductive feature on a semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode on the first conductive feature, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode on the MTJ stack. A spacer contacts a sidewall of the top electrode, a sidewall of the MTJ stack, and a sidewall of the bottom electrode. A conductive feature contacts the top electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Fan Huang, Kai-Wen Cheng, Chen-Chiu Huang, Dian-Hau Chen, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 12082510
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first conductive feature on a semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode on the first conductive feature, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode on the MTJ stack. A spacer contacts a sidewall of the top electrode, a sidewall of the MTJ stack, and a sidewall of the bottom electrode. A conductive feature contacts the top electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Fan Huang, Kai-Wen Cheng, Chen-Chiu Huang, Dian-Hau Chen, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20240250133
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, a dielectric layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The gate insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the active layer, the dielectric layer is disposed on a side of the active layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode pass through the dielectric layer to electrically connect with the active layer, wherein a first contact surface is formed between the source electrode and the active layer, a second contact surface is formed between the drain electrode and the active layer, the first contact surface and the second contact surface are subjected to a plasma treatment or a deposition treatment to form a protective interface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wu-Wei TSAI, Chi-Min CHEN, Yin-Hao WU, Kai-Wen CHENG, Hai-Ching CHEN, Yu-Ming LIN, Chung-Te LIN
  • Publication number: 20240234582
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric located over the gate electrode, a channel layer including a semiconductor material and located over the gate dielectric, blocking layers located over the channel layer, covering portions of channel layer, and spaced apart from each other, buffer layers respectively located over the blocking layers, respectively surrounded by the blocking layers, and including a material that receives hydrogen, and source/drain contacts respectively located over the buffer layers and respectively surrounded by the buffer layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wu-Wei TSAI, Hai-Ching CHEN, Kai-Wen CHENG, Yu-Ming LIN, Chung-Te LIN
  • Patent number: 12029284
    Abstract: A harness system is provided and includes an upper buckle, an upper strap and a restraining assembly. The upper strap includes shoulder portion and a waist portion divided by the upper buckle. A through slot is formed on the upper buckle. The restraining assembly includes an anti-sliding structure, a beam structure disposed on the upper buckle and a stopping component. The through slot includes a first portion and a second portion divided by the beam structure and respectively adjacent to the shoulder portion and the waist portion. The upper strap passes through the first portion of the through slot from bottom to top and passes through the second portion of the through slot from top to bottom. The stopping component is detachably disposed on the shoulder portion and configured to abut against the upper buckle for restraining a sliding movement of the upper buckle relative to the upper strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Yen-Lin Lee, Kai-Wen Cheng, Chih-Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 11991080
    Abstract: A method for packet filtering in a network switch includes: utilizing an access control list circuit to filter received packets, wherein the access control list circuit compares header information of the received packets with an access control list to filter the received packets, where the access control list has at least one entry, and rule information in the entry includes only a portion of an IP address; and utilizing a routing circuit to further filter packets that pass the access control list circuit, wherein the routing circuit compares header information of the packets that pass the access control list circuit with a routing table to filter the packets, wherein the routing table has at least one entry, and rule information in the entry includes an entire IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Wen Cheng, Sz-Han Wang, Wen-Huang Yeh, Wei-Hong You
  • Publication number: 20240155185
    Abstract: A channel hiatus correction method for an HDMI device is provided. A recovery code from scrambled data of the stream is obtained. A liner feedback shift register (LFSR) value of channels of the HDMI port is obtained based on the recovery code and the scrambled data of the stream. The stream is de-scrambled according to the LFSR value of the channels of the HDMI port. Video data is displayed according to the de-scrambled stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Hao CHANG, You-Tsai JENG, Kai-Wen YEH, Yi-Cheng CHEN, Te-Chuan WANG, Kai-Wen CHENG, Chin-Lung LIN, Tai-Lai TUNG, Ko-Yin LAI
  • Patent number: 11962847
    Abstract: A channel hiatus correction method for an HDMI device is provided. A recovery code from scrambled data of the stream is obtained. A liner feedback shift register (LFSR) value of channels of the HDMI port is obtained based on the recovery code and the scrambled data of the stream. The stream is de-scrambled according to the LFSR value of the channels of the HDMI port. Video data is displayed according to the de-scrambled stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Chang, You-Tsai Jeng, Kai-Wen Yeh, Yi-Cheng Chen, Te-Chuan Wang, Kai-Wen Cheng, Chin-Lung Lin, Tai-Lai Tung, Ko-Yin Lai
  • Publication number: 20240008287
    Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof is described. The memory device includes a transistor structure over a substrate and a ferroelectric capacitor structure electrically connected with the transistor structure. The ferroelectric capacitor structure includes a top electrode layer, a bottom electrode layer and a ferroelectric stack sandwiched there-between. The ferroelectric stack includes a first ferroelectric layer, a first stabilizing layer, and one of a second ferroelectric layer or a second stabilizing layer. Materials of the first stabilizing layer and a second stabilizing layer include a metal oxide material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Ting Lin, Wei-Chih Wen, Kai-Wen Cheng, Wu-Wei Tsai, Yu-Ming Hsiang, Yan-Yi Chen, Hai-Ching Chen, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240006538
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided. A gate electrode is formed within an insulating layer that overlies a substrate. A gate dielectric layer is formed over the gate electrode. A first oxide semiconductor layer is formed over the gate dielectric layer. A dielectric layer is formed over the first oxide semiconductor layer. The dielectric layer and the first oxide semiconductor layer are patterned, so as to form first and second openings that expose portions of the gate dielectric layer. An interfacial layer is conformally formed on sidewalls and bottoms of the first and second openings. A second oxide semiconductor layer is formed over the interfacial layer in the first and second openings. A metal layer is formed over the second oxide semiconductor layer in the first and second openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wu-Wei Tsai, Po-Ting Lin, Kai-Wen Cheng, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Han-Ting Tsai, Ya-Ling Lee, Hai-Ching Chen, Chung-Te Lin, Yu-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20230412463
    Abstract: A method for resuming topology of a single loop network and a network switch system are provided. The network switch system includes one or more first network switches each having a first port and a second port and a second network switch having a third port and a fourth port. When the first port of one of the first network switches is abnormal, a recovery control frame is transmitted through the second port. The second network switch sets the third port in a disabled state to an enabled state. When the abnormal port is resumed, the first network switch transmits a block control frame through the second port. The second network switch sets the third port in the enabled state to the disabled state and transmits a forward control frame through the fourth port. The first network switch sets the first port in the disabled state to the enabled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chiu, Kai-Wen Cheng, Yu-Yi Lin