Patents by Inventor Kun-Huang Yu
Kun-Huang Yu 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: 12272592Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a bulk region, a gate, a source, and a drain. The bulk region is formed in the semiconductor layer and contacts the well region along a channel direction. A portion of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the gate, to provide an inversion region of the high voltage device when the high voltage device is in conductive operation. A portion of the well lies between the bulk region and the drain, to separate the bulk region from the drain. A first concentration peak region of an impurities doping profile of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the source. A concentration of a second conductivity type impurities of the first concentration peak region is higher than that of other regions in the bulk region.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Yu Chen, Ting-Wei Liao, Chih-Wen Hsiung, Chun-Lung Chang, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Yong-Zhong Hu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Patent number: 12136650Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a body region, a body contact, a gate, a source, and a drain. The body contact is configured as an electrical contact of the body region. The body contact and the source overlap with each other to define an overlap region. The body contact has a depth from an upper surface of the semiconductor layer, wherein the depth is deeper than a depth of the source, whereby a part of the body contact is located vertically below the overlap region. A length of the overlap region in a channel direction is not shorter than a predetermined length, so as to suppress a parasitic bipolar junction transistor from being turning on when the high voltage device operates, wherein the parasitic bipolar junction transistor is formed by a part of the well, a part of the body region and a part of the source.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Wen Hsiung, Chun-Lung Chang, Kun-Huang Yu, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wu-Te Weng
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Publication number: 20240297067Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a bulk region, a gate, a source, and a drain. The bulk region is formed in the semiconductor layer and contacts the well region along a channel direction. A portion of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the gate, to provide an inversion region of the high voltage device when the high voltage device is in conductive operation. A portion of the well lies between the bulk region and the drain, to separate the bulk region from the drain. A first concentration peak region of an impurities doping profile of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the source. A concentration of a second conductivity type impurities of the first concentration peak region is higher than that of other regions in the bulk region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Yu Chen, Ting-Wei Liao, Chih-Wen Hsiung, Chun-Lung Chang, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Yong-Zhong Hu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Patent number: 12062570Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a bulk region, a gate, a source, and a drain. The bulk region is formed in the semiconductor layer and contacts the well region along a channel direction. A portion of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the gate, to provide an inversion region of the high voltage device when the high voltage device is in conductive operation. A portion of the well lies between the bulk region and the drain, to separate the bulk region from the drain. A first concentration peak region of an impurities doping profile of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the source. A concentration of a second conductivity type impurities of the first concentration peak region is higher than that of other regions in the bulk region.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Yu Chen, Ting-Wei Liao, Chih-Wen Hsiung, Chun-Lung Chang, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Yong-Zhong Hu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Patent number: 11955890Abstract: A switching converter circuit for switching one end of an inductor therein between plural voltages according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to convert an input voltage to an output voltage. The switching converter circuit has a driver circuit including a high side driver, a low side driver, a high side sensor circuit, and a low side sensor circuit. The high side sensor circuit is configured to sense a gate-source voltage of a high side metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), to generate a low side enable signal for enabling the low side driver to switch a low side MOSFET according to the PWM signal. The low side sensor circuit is configured to sense a gate-source voltage of a low side MOSFET, to generate a high side enable signal for enabling the high side driver to switch a high side MOSFET according to the PWM signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Ting-Wei Liao, Chien-Yu Chen, Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Wei Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Patent number: 11876453Abstract: A switching converter circuit, which switches one terminal of an inductor to different voltages, includes a high side MOSFET, a low side MOSFET, and a driver circuit which includes a high side driver, a low side driver, and a dead time control circuit. According to an output current, The dead time control circuit adaptively delays a low side driving signal to generate a high side enable signal for enabling the high side driver to generate a high side driving signal according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal; and/or adaptively delays the high side driving signal to generate a low side enable signal for enabling the low side driver to generate the low side driving signal according to the PWM signal, so as to adaptively control a dead time in which the high side MOSFET and the low side MOSFET are both not conductive.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Ting-Wei Liao, Chien-Yu Chen, Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Wei Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Patent number: 11522536Abstract: A switch capable of decreasing parasitic inductance includes: a semiconductor device, a first top metal line, and a second top metal line. The second top metal line electrically connects a power supply input end and a current inflow end of the semiconductor device, wherein a first part of the first top metal line is arranged in parallel and adjacent to a second part of the second top metal line. When the semiconductor device is in an ON operation, an input current outflows from the power supply input end, and is divided into a first current and a second current. When the first current and the second current flow through the first part and the second part respectively, the first current and the second current flow opposite to each other, to reduce an total parasitic inductance of the first top metal line and the second top metal line.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Yu Chen, Ting-Wei Liao, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Yong-Zhong Hu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Publication number: 20220336588Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a body region, a body contact, a gate, a source, and a drain. The body cofntact is configured as an electrical contact of the body region. The body contact and the source overlap with each other to define an overlap region. The body contact has a depth from an upper surface of the semiconductor layer, wherein the depth is deeper than a depth of the source, whereby a part of the body contact is located vertically below the overlap region. A length of the overlap region in a channel direction is not shorter than a predetermined length, so as to suppress a parasitic bipolar junction transistor from being turning on when the high voltage device operates, wherein the parasitic bipolar junction transistor is formed by a part of the well, a part of the body region and a part of the source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Chih-Wen Hsiung, Chun-Lung Chang, Kun-Huang Yu, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wu-Te Weng
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Publication number: 20220239223Abstract: A switching converter circuit, which switches one terminal of an inductor to different voltages, includes a high side MOSFET, a low side MOSFET, and a driver circuit which includes a high side driver, a low side driver, and a dead time control circuit. According to an output current, The dead time control circuit adaptively delays a low side driving signal to generate a high side enable signal for enabling the high side driver to generate a high side driving signal according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal; and/or adaptively delays the high side driving signal to generate a low side enable signal for enabling the low side driver to generate the low side driving signal according to the PWM signal, so as to adaptively control a dead time in which the high side MOSFET and the low side MOSFET are both not conductive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Ting-Wei Liao, Chien-Yu Chen, Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Wei Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Publication number: 20220238727Abstract: The present invention provides a Zener diode and a manufacturing method thereof. The Zener diode includes: a semiconductor layer, an N-type region, and a P-type region. The N-type region has N-type conductivity, wherein the N-type region is formed in the semiconductor layer beneath an upper surface of the semiconductor layer, and in contact with the upper surface. The P-type region has P-type conductivity, wherein the P-type region is formed in the semiconductor layer and is completely beneath the N-type region, and in contact with the N-type region. The N-type region overlays the entire P-type region. The N-type region has an N-type conductivity dopant concentration, wherein the N-type conductivity dopant concentration is higher than a P-type conductivity dopant concentration of the P-type region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Ting-Wei Liao, Chien-Yu Chen, Kun-Huang Yu, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Publication number: 20220239224Abstract: A switching converter circuit for switching one end of an inductor therein between plural voltages according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to convert an input voltage to an output voltage. The switching converter circuit has a driver circuit including a high side driver, a low side driver, a high side sensor circuit, and a low side sensor circuit. The high side sensor circuit is configured to sense a gate-source voltage of a high side metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), to generate a low side enable signal for enabling the low side driver to switch a low side MOSFET according to the PWM signal. The low side sensor circuit is configured to sense a gate-source voltage of a low side MOSFET, to generate a high side enable signal for enabling the high side driver to switch a high side MOSFET according to the PWM signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Ting-Wei Liao, Chien-Yu Chen, Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Wei Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Publication number: 20220223733Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well region, a shallow trench isolation region, a drift oxide region, a body region, a gate, a source, and a drain. The drift oxide region is located on a drift region. The shallow trench isolation region is located below the drift oxide region. A part of the drift oxide region is located vertically above a part of the shallow trench isolation region and is in contact with the shallow trench isolation region. The shallow trench isolation region is formed between the drain and the body region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Chun-Lung Chang, Chih-Wen Hsiung, Kun-Huang Yu, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Publication number: 20220223464Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a bulk region, a gate, a source, and a drain. The bulk region is formed in the semiconductor layer and contacts the well region along a channel direction. A portion of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the gate, to provide an inversion region of the high voltage device when the high voltage device is in conductive operation. A portion of the well lies between the bulk region and the drain, to separate the bulk region from the drain. A first concentration peak region of an impurities doping profile of the bulk region is vertically below and in contact with the source. A concentration of a second conductivity type impurities of the first concentration peak region is higher than that of other regions in the bulk region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Yu Chen, Ting-Wei Liao, Chih-Wen Hsiung, Chun-Lung Chang, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Yong-Zhong Hu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Publication number: 20220224325Abstract: A switch capable of decreasing parasitic inductance includes: a semiconductor device, a first top metal line, and a second top metal line. The second top metal line electrically connects a power supply input end and a current inflow end of the semiconductor device, wherein a first part of the first top metal line is arranged in parallel and adjacent to a second part of the second top metal line. When the semiconductor device is in an ON operation, an input current outflows from the power supply input end, and is divided into a first current and a second current. When the first current and the second current flow through the first part and the second part respectively, the first current and the second current flow opposite to each other, to reduce an total parasitic inductance of the first top metal line and the second top metal line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Kun-Huang Yu, Chien-Yu Chen, Ting-Wei Liao, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Wei Chiu, Yong-Zhong Hu, Ta-Yung Yang
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Publication number: 20220165880Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a body region, a gate, a source, a drain, and a drift oxide region. The semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has at least one trench. The well is formed in the semicoducotor layer. The body region is formed in the well. The gate is formed on the well, and is in contact with the well. The source and the drain are located below, outside, and at different sides of the gate, in the body region and the well respectively. The drift oxide region is formed on a drift region, wherein a bottom surface of the drift oxide region is higher than a bottom surface of the trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Kun-Huang Yu, Ying-Shiou Lin, Chu-Feng Chen, Chung-Yu Hung, Yi-Rong Tu
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Publication number: 20220157982Abstract: A high voltage device for use as an up-side switch of a power stage circuit includes: at least one lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device, a second conductivity type isolation region and at least one Schottky barrier diode (SBD). The LDMOS device includes: a well formed in a semiconductor layer, a body region, a gate, a source and a drain. The second conductivity type isolation region is formed in the semiconductor layer and is electrically connected to the body region. The SBD includes: a Schottky metal layer formed on the semiconductor layer and a Schottky semiconductor layer formed in the semiconductor layer. The Schottky semiconductor layer and the Schottky metal layer form a Schottky contact. In the semiconductor layer, the Schottky semiconductor layer is adjacent to and in contact with the second conductivity type isolation region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Kuo-Chin Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang, Chien-Wei Chiu, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Yu Chen, Chih-Wen Hsiung, Chun-Lung Chang, Kun-Huang Yu, Ting-Wei Liao
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Publication number: 20210135005Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a crystalline silicon layer, a well, a body region, a gate, a source, and a drain. The body region has a P-type conductivity type, and is formed in the well. The gate is located on and in contact with the well. The source and the drain have an N-type conductivity type, and are located below, outside, and at different sides of the gate, and are located in the body region and the well respectively. An inverse region is defined in the body region between the source and the well, to serve as an inverse current channel in an ON operation. The inverse region includes a germanium distribution region which has a germanium atom concentration higher than 1*1013 atoms/cm2. Adrift region is defined in the well, between the body region and the drain, to serve as a drift current channel in an ON operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Kun-Huang Yu
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Publication number: 20210074851Abstract: The present invention provides a high voltage device and a manufacturing method thereof. The high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a drift oxide region, a well, a body region, a gate, at least one sub-gate, a source, and a drain. The drift oxide region is located on a drift region in an operation region. The sub-gate is formed on the drift oxide region right above the drift region. The sub-gate is parallel with the gate. A conductive layer of the gate has a first conductivity type, and a conductive layer of the sub-gate has a second conductivity type or is an intrinsic semiconductor structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Chien-Wei Chiu, Ta-Yung Yang, Wu-Te Weng, Chien-Yu Chen, Kun-Huang Yu, Chih-Wen Hsiung, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Chun-Lung Chang
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Patent number: 10923589Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a crystalline silicon layer, a well, a body region, a gate, a source, and a drain. The body region has a P-type conductivity type, and is formed in the well. The gate is located on and in contact with the well. The source and the drain have an N-type conductivity type, and are located below, outside, and at different sides of the gate, and are located in the body region and the well respectively. An inverse region is defined in the body region between the source and the well, to serve as an inverse current channel in an ON operation. The inverse region includes a germanium distribution region which has a germanium atom concentration higher than 1*1013 atoms/cm2. Adrift region is defined in the well, between the body region and the drain, to serve as a drift current channel in an ON operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Kun-Huang Yu
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Publication number: 20200111906Abstract: A high voltage device includes: a semiconductor layer, a well, a body region, a gate, a source, a drain, and a drift oxide region. The semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has at least one trench. The well is formed in the semiconductor layer. The body region is formed in the well. The gate is formed on the well, and is in contact with the well. The source and the drain are located below, outside, and at different sides of the gate, in the body region and the well respectively. The drift oxide region is formed on a drift region, wherein a bottom surface of the drift oxide region is higher than a bottom surface of the trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Kun-Huang Yu, Ying-Shiou Lin, Chu-Feng Chen, Chung-Yu Hung, Yi-Rong Tu