Patents by Inventor Lai ZHAO

Lai ZHAO 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: 20250113718
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to an optical device and methods of forming an optical device. The optical device includes a substrate, an illumination source, a capping layer, an encapsulation layer, and a passivation layer. The encapsulation layer includes a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer, a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) layer, and a second ALD layer. The method includes disposing a capping layer over an illumination layer, the illumination layer disposed over a substrate in a processing chamber; disposing a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer over the capping layer; disposing a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) layer over the first ALD layer; disposing a second ALD layer over the CVD layer; and disposing a passivation layer over the second ALD layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Wenhui LI, Kevin CHEN, Wen-Hao WU, Yu-Min WANG, Zongkai WU, Kwang Soo HUH, Lai ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20250046578
    Abstract: A method can include removing material from a first side of a diffuser block to form a back-side gradient surface of a diffuser, wherein the back-side gradient surface is a first concave surface, after removing the material from the first side, removing material from a second side of the diffuser block to form a front-side gradient surface of the diffuser, wherein the front-side gradient surface is a second concave surface, and forming a plurality of opening structures through the front-side gradient surface to the back-side gradient surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Changling Li, Lai Zhao, Gaku Furuta, Soo Young Choi, Robin L. Tiner, David Atchley, Ganesh Babu Chandrasekaran
  • Publication number: 20250008823
    Abstract: Sub-pixel circuits and methods of forming sub-pixel circuits that may be utilized in a display, such as an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, are provided. In one example, a sub-pixel includes a substrate, adjacent overhang structures, an anode, an OLED material, a cathode, an encapsulation layer stack. The encapsulation layer stack includes a first layer, a second layer disposed over the first layer, and a third layer. The first layer and the second layer have a first portion disposed over the cathode, a second portion disposed over a sidewall of each overhang structure, and a third portion disposed under an underside surface of an extension of each overhang structure. A gap is defined by contact of the first portion of the second layer and the third portion of the second layer. The third layer is disposed over the second layer outside of the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Zongkai WU, Pei Chia CHEN, Wen-Hao WU, Jungmin LEE, Chung-chia CHEN, Yu-Hsin LIN, Kevin CHEN, Wenhui LI, Yu-Min WANG, Lai ZHAO, Soo Young CHOI
  • Patent number: 12148766
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a capacitor layer or a gate insulating layer with high dielectric constant as well as low film current leakage and desired film qualities for display applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure includes a dielectric layer formed on a substrate, wherein the dielectric layer is a zirconium containing material comprising aluminum, and gate, source and drain electrodes formed on the substrate, wherein the gate, source and drain electrodes formed above or below the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangxin Rui, Lai Zhao, Jrjyan Jerry Chen, Soo Young Choi, Yujia Zhai
  • Patent number: 12136538
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a front-side gradient surface formed from a diffuser block, a back-side gradient surface formed from the diffuser block, and opening structures formed from the front-side gradient surface to the back-side gradient surface. Each opening structure includes a conical opening having a first end along the front-side gradient surface and a second end corresponding to an apex at a depth within the diffuser block, and a cylindrical opening formed from the depth to the back-side gradient surface. The opening structures are arranged in rows including a first set of rows and a second set of rows alternately positioned along a length of the diffuser block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Changling Li, Lai Zhao, Gaku Furuta, Soo Young Choi, Robin L. Tiner, David Atchley, Ganesh Babu Chandrasekaran
  • Publication number: 20240344198
    Abstract: An assembly includes a backing plate and a diffuser plate configured to be disposed under the backing plate. The diffuser plate forms purge holes in a first region of the diffuser plate between a diffuser plate upper surface and a diffuser plate lower surface. The diffuser plate forms perforated area holes in a second region of the diffuser plate between the diffuser plate upper surface and the diffuser plate lower surface. Each of the perforated area holes has a first width at the diffuser plate upper surface and a second width at the diffuser plate lower surface. The second width is larger than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Guangwei Sun, Jeffrey A. Kho, Lai Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240347551
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a hybrid film stack that may be used as a capacitor layer or a gate insulating layer with a high dielectric constant as well as film qualities for display applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure include gate, source and drain electrodes formed on a substrate, and an insulating layer formed on a substrate, wherein the insulating layer is a hybrid film stack having a dielectric layer comprising a zirconium containing material disposed on an interface layer formed above or below the gate, source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Xiangxin RUI, Lai ZHAO, Jrjyan Jerry CHEN, Soo Young CHOI, Yujia ZHAI
  • Patent number: 12076763
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method for cleaning a processing chamber is provided. The method comprises introducing a reactive species into a processing chamber having a residual high-k dielectric material formed on one or more interior surfaces of the processing chamber. The reactive species is formed from a halogen-containing gas mixture and the one or more interior surfaces include at least one surface having a coating material formed thereon. The method further comprises reacting the residual high-k dielectric material with the reactive species to form a volatile product. The method further comprises removing the volatile product from the processing chamber. The removal rate of the residual high-k dielectric material is greater than a removal rate of the coating material. The high-k dielectric material is selected from zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) and hafnium dioxide (HfO2). The coating material includes a compound selected from alumina (Al2O3), yttrium-containing compounds, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Yujia Zhai, Lai Zhao, Xiangxin Rui, Dong-Kil Yim, Tae Kyung Won, Soo Young Choi
  • Patent number: 12080725
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a hybrid film stack that may be used as a capacitor layer or a gate insulating layer with a high dielectric constant as well as film qualities for display applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure include gate, source and drain electrodes formed on a substrate, and an insulating layer formed on a substrate, wherein the insulating layer is a hybrid film stack having a dielectric layer comprising a zirconium containing material disposed on an interface layer formed above or below the gate, source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangxin Rui, Lai Zhao, Jrjyan Jerry Chen, Soo Young Choi, Yujia Zhai
  • Patent number: 12021152
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide thin film transistors (TFTs) and processes to reduce plasma induced damage in TFTs. In one embodiment, a buffer layer is disposed over a substrate and a semiconductor layer is disposed over the buffer layer. A gate dielectric layer is disposed over the semiconductor layer. The gate dielectric layer contacts the semiconductor layer at an interface. The gate electrode 204 is disposed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate dielectric layer has a Dit of about 5e10 cm?2 eV?1 to about 5e11 cm?2 eV?1 and a hysteresis of about 0.10 V to about 0.30 V improve performance capability of the TFT while having a breakdown field between about 6 MV/cm and about 10 MV/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianheng Li, Lai Zhao, Yujia Zhai, Soo Young Choi
  • Publication number: 20240194479
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to articles and transistor structures and methods of preparation and use thereof, including a substrate and an amorphous oxide film overlaying at least a portion of the substrate, where the amorphous oxide film includes a first oxide and a second oxide. The first oxide can include zirconium oxide (ZrO2), hafnium oxide (HfO2) or a combination thereof, the second oxide can include silicon dioxide (SiO2), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), nitric oxide (NO) or combinations thereof. The amorphous oxide film can conformal and have a porosity of less than about 1% and may have a dielectric constant (k) of about 8 to about 28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Zhelin Sun, Kwang Soo Huh, Lai Zhao, Soo Yong Choi
  • Publication number: 20240120349
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a capacitor layer or a gate insulating layer with high dielectric constant as well as low film current leakage and desired film qualities for display applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure includes a dielectric layer formed on a substrate, wherein the dielectric layer is a zirconium containing material comprising aluminum, and gate, source and drain electrodes formed on the substrate, wherein the gate, source and drain electrodes formed above or below the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Xiangxin RUI, Lai ZHAO, Jrjyan Jerry CHEN, Soo Young CHOI, Yujia ZHAI
  • Publication number: 20240088301
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide thin film transistors (TFTs) and processes to reduce plasma induced damage in TFTs. In one embodiment, a buffer layer is disposed over a substrate and a semiconductor layer is disposed over the buffer layer. A gate dielectric layer is disposed over the semiconductor layer. The gate dielectric layer contacts the semiconductor layer at an interface. The gate electrode 204 is disposed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate dielectric layer has a Dit of about 5e10 cm?2eV?1 to about 5e11 cm?2eV?1 and a hysteresis of about 0.10 V to about 0.30 V improve performance capability of the TFT while having a breakdown field between about 6 MV/cm and about 10 MV/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jianheng LI, Lai ZHAO, Yujia ZHAI, Soo Young CHOI
  • Patent number: 11894396
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a capacitor layer or a gate insulating layer with high dielectric constant as well as low film current leakage and desired film qualities for display applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure includes a dielectric layer formed on a substrate, wherein the dielectric layer is a zirconium containing material comprising aluminum, and gate, source and drain electrodes formed on the substrate, wherein the gate, source and drain electrodes formed above or below the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiangxin Rui, Lai Zhao, Jrjyan Jerry Chen, Soo Young Choi, Yujia Zhai
  • Patent number: 11895872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sub-pixel circuit for a display device. The sub-pixel circuit has a driving TFT and at least one switching TFT. The at least one switching TFT is an oxide TFT. The sub-pixel circuit additionally has at least one storage capacitor wherein the storage capacitor has a capacitance between about 1 fF and about 55 fF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jung Bae Kim, Dong Kil Yim, Soo Young Choi, Lai Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230369354
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a hybrid film stack that may be used as a capacitor layer or a gate insulating layer with a high dielectric constant as well as film qualities for display applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure include gate, source and drain electrodes formed on a substrate, and an insulating layer formed on a substrate, wherein the insulating layer is a hybrid film stack having a dielectric layer comprising a zirconium containing material disposed on an interface layer formed above or below the gate, source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Xiangxin RUI, Lai ZHAO, Jrjyan Jerry CHEN, Soo Young CHOI, Yujia ZHAI
  • Patent number: 11773489
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas confiner assembly designed to reduce the non-uniform deposition rates by confining the gas flow and changing the local gas flow distribution near the edge regions of the substrate. The material, size, shape and other features of the gas confiner assembly can be varied based on the processing requirements and associated deposition rates. In one embodiment, a gas confiner assembly for a processing chamber comprises a gas confiner configured to decrease gas flow and compensate for high deposition rates on edge regions of substrates. The gas confiner assembly also comprises a cover disposed below the gas confiner. The cover is configured to prevent a substrate support from being exposed to plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Lai Zhao, Qunhua Wang, Robin L. Tiner, Soo Young Choi, Beom Soo Park
  • Patent number: 11742362
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a hybrid film stack that may be used as a capacitor layer or a gate insulating layer with a high dielectric constant as well as film qualities for display applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure include gate, source and drain electrodes formed on a substrate, and an insulating layer formed on a substrate, wherein the insulating layer is a hybrid film stack having a dielectric layer comprising a zirconium containing material disposed on an interface layer formed above or below the gate, source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIAL, INC.
    Inventors: Xiangxin Rui, Lai Zhao, Jrjyan Jerry Chen, Soo Young Choi, Yujia Zhai
  • Patent number: 11670722
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide thin film transistors (TFTs) and processes to reduce plasma induced damage in TFTs. In one embodiment, a buffer layer is disposed over a substrate and a semiconductor layer is disposed over the buffer layer. A gate dielectric layer is disposed over the semiconductor layer. The gate dielectric layer contacts the semiconductor layer at an interface. The gate electrode 204 is disposed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate dielectric layer has a Dit of about 5e10 cm?2eV?1 to about 5e11 cm?2eV?1 and a hysteresis of about 0.10 V to about 0.30 V improve performance capability of the TFT while having a breakdown field between about 6 MV/cm and about 10 MV/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianheng Li, Lai Zhao, Yujia Zhai, Soo Young Choi
  • Publication number: 20230122134
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a front-side gradient surface formed from a diffuser block, a back-side gradient surface formed from the diffuser block, and opening structures formed from the front-side gradient surface to the back-side gradient surface. Each opening structure includes a conical opening having a first end along the front-side gradient surface and a second end corresponding to an apex at a depth within the diffuser block, and a cylindrical opening formed from the depth to the back-side gradient surface. The opening structures are arranged in rows including a first set of rows and a second set of rows alternately positioned along a length of the diffuser block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Changling Li, Lai Zhao, Gaku Furuta, Soo Young Choi, Robin L. Tiner, David Atchley, Ganesh Babu Chandrasekaran