Patents by Inventor Liang Chu

Liang Chu 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: 11877520
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an array region defined thereon, a ring of magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region surrounding the array region, a gap between the array region and the ring of MTJ region, and metal interconnect patterns overlapping part of the ring of MTJ region. Preferably, the array region includes a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) region and a logic region and the ring of MTJ region further includes a first MTJ region and a second MTJ region extending along a first direction and a third MTJ region and a fourth MTJ region extending along a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Chu, Jian-Cheng Chen, Yu-Ping Wang, Yu-Ruei Chen
  • Publication number: 20230383904
    Abstract: An automatic dropping lubricating device comprises a tank body, a stirring mechanism, a filter mechanism and an intermittent mechanism, a drive motor is fixedly connected to the middle of the right side wall of the tank body, the stirring mechanism is rotationally connected to the middle of an inner cavity of the tank body, the filter mechanism is fixedly connected to the middle of a charging pipe, and the intermittent mechanism is arranged on the right side of the bottom of the tank body. The invention drives a telescopic rod to rotate so that the telescopic rod props against a trigger slider for sliding and the trigger slider drives a movable plate to slide; when the movable plate slides, a connecting pipe slides in a second chute, and finally the connecting pipe is connected to a dropping port while a dropping pipe is connected to the connecting pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Tao Lin, Liang Chu, Qimeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230380296
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate, forming a trench in the IMD layer, forming a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) layer in the trench, forming a metal layer on the SAF layer, planarizing the metal layer and the SAF layer to form a metal interconnection, and forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the metal interconnection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chiu-Jung Chiu, Ya-Sheng Feng, I-Ming Tseng, Yi-An Shih, Yu-Chun Chen, Yi-Hui Lee, Chung-Liang Chu, Hsiu-Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 11765983
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate, forming a trench in the IMD layer, forming a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) layer in the trench, forming a metal layer on the SAF layer, planarizing the metal layer and the SAF layer to form a metal interconnection, and forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the metal interconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chiu-Jung Chiu, Ya-Sheng Feng, I-Ming Tseng, Yi-An Shih, Yu-Chun Chen, Yi-Hui Lee, Chung-Liang Chu, Hsiu-Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 11721702
    Abstract: A fin transistor structure is provided. The fin transistor structure includes a first substrate. An insulation layer is disposed on the first substrate. A plurality of fin structures are disposed on the insulation layer. A supporting dielectric layer fixes the fin structures at the fin structures at waist parts thereof. A gate structure layer is disposed on the supporting dielectric layer and covers a portion of the fin structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yao Huang, Yu-Ruei Chen, Chung-Liang Chu, Zen-Jay Tsai, Yu-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11715734
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises a source region and a drain region in a substrate and laterally spaced. A gate stack is over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. The drain region includes two or more first doped regions having a first doping type in the substrate. The drain region further includes one or more second doped regions in the substrate. The first doped regions have a greater concentration of first doping type dopants than the second doped regions, and each of the second doped regions is disposed laterally between two neighboring first doped regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Hsu, Ta-Yuan Kung, Chen-Liang Chu, Chih-Chung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230200256
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an array region defined thereon, a ring of magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region surrounding the array region, a gap between the array region and the ring of MTJ region, and metal interconnect patterns overlapping part of the ring of MTJ region. Preferably, the array region includes a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) region and a logic region and the ring of MTJ region further includes a first MTJ region and a second MTJ region extending along a first direction and a third MTJ region and a fourth MTJ region extending along a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Chu, Jian-Cheng Chen, Yu-Ping Wang, Yu-Ruei Chen
  • Publication number: 20230112835
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an isolation structure, a first gate structure, a second gate structure, a first slot contact structure, a first gate contact structure, and a second gate contact structure. The substrate includes a first active region and a second active region elongated in a first direction respectively. The first gate structure, the second gate structure, and the first slot contact structure are continuously elongated in a second direction respectively. The first gate contact structure and the second gate contact structure are disposed at two opposite sides of the first slot contact structure in the first direction respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Chu, Yu-Ruei Chen
  • Patent number: 11611035
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an array region defined thereon, a ring of magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region surrounding the array region, a gap between the array region and the ring of MTJ region, and metal interconnect patterns overlapping part of the ring of MTJ region. Preferably, the array region includes a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) region and a logic region and the ring of MTJ region further includes a first MTJ region and a second MTJ region extending along a first direction and a third MTJ region and a fourth MTJ region extending along a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Chu, Jian-Cheng Chen, Yu-Ping Wang, Yu-Ruei Chen
  • Publication number: 20230080932
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate of a first conductivity; a first region of the first conductivity formed in the substrate; a second region of the first conductivity formed in the first region, wherein the second region has a higher doping density than the first region; a source region of a second conductivity formed in the second region; a drain region of the second conductivity formed in the substrate; a pickup region of the first conductivity formed in the second region and adjacent to the source region; and a resist protective oxide (RPO) layer formed on a top surface of the second region. An associated fabricating method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: CHEN-LIANG CHU, TA-YUAN KUNG, KER-HSIAO HUO, YI-HUAN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230040932
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate, forming a trench in the IMD layer, forming a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) layer in the trench, forming a metal layer on the SAF layer, planarizing the metal layer and the SAF layer to form a metal interconnection, and forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the metal interconnection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chiu-Jung Chiu, Ya-Sheng Feng, I-Ming Tseng, Yi-An Shih, Yu-Chun Chen, Yi-Hui Lee, Chung-Liang Chu, Hsiu-Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 11552001
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an isolation structure, a first gate structure, a second gate structure, a first slot contact structure, a first gate contact structure, and a second gate contact structure. The substrate includes a first active region and a second active region elongated in a first direction respectively. The first gate structure, the second gate structure, and the first slot contact structure are continuously elongated in a second direction respectively. The first gate contact structure and the second gate contact structure are disposed at two opposite sides of the first slot contact structure in the first direction respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Chu, Yu-Ruei Chen
  • Patent number: 11538914
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric, a gate electrode, and a pair of source/drain regions. The gate dielectric is disposed in the semiconductor substrate having an upper boundary lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an upper surface flush with the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. The gate electrode is disposed over the gate dielectric having a first section over the upper boundary of the gate dielectric and a second section over the upper surface of the gate dielectric. The second section partially covers and partially exposes the upper surface of the gate dielectric. The pair of source/drain regions are disposed on opposing sides of the gate dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Ta-Yuan Kung, Ruey-Hsin Liu, Chen-Liang Chu, Chih-Wen Yao, Ming-Ta Lei
  • Publication number: 20220402573
    Abstract: A bicycle brake lever includes a main body, a brake assembly, and a valve. The main body includes a casing and a cover mounted on the casing. The casing has a storage chamber and a hydraulic chamber. The brake assembly includes a lever, a link, and a piston. The lever is pivotally disposed on the casing, the link connects the lever and the piston, the link is disposed through the cover, the piston is movably located in the hydraulic chamber and has an inner channel in fluid communication with the storage chamber. The valve is movably disposed on the casing. The valve is partially located in the hydraulic chamber. When the piston is moved from an initial position to a sealed position, the valve blocks the inner channel of the piston, such that the hydraulic chamber is not in fluid communication with the storage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: En-Liang CHU
  • Patent number: 11515471
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate, forming a trench in the IMD layer, forming a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) layer in the trench, forming a metal layer on the SAF layer, planarizing the metal layer and the SAF layer to form a metal interconnection, and forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the metal interconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chiu-Jung Chiu, Ya-Sheng Feng, I-Ming Tseng, Yi-An Shih, Yu-Chun Chen, Yi-Hui Lee, Chung-Liang Chu, Hsiu-Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 11513858
    Abstract: The present application reveals a system for computing and a method for arranging nodes thereof, which is applied for a remote host connected with a plurality of computing nodes divided to a plurality of first nodes and second nodes due to a first computing mode and a second computing mode. After the remote host receives a job, the remote host evaluates the computing nodes in accordance with the job and a corresponding priority weight parameter to generate a job beginning data to set the first nodes or the second nodes and to proceed the job. While setting the first or the second nodes, the remote host provides the corresponding system image to the corresponding nodes; while the first or the second nodes are full in resource arrangement, the empty nodes will be converted to the supplement nodes with the corresponding system image from the remote host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chin-Chen Chu, Hung-Fu Lu, Jheng Yu Chen, San-Liang Chu, August Chao
  • Patent number: 11508845
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate of a first conductivity; a first region of the first conductivity formed in the substrate; a second region of the first conductivity formed in the first region, wherein the second region has a higher doping density than the first region; a source region of a second conductivity formed in the second region; a drain region of the second conductivity formed in the substrate; a pickup region of the first conductivity formed in the second region and adjacent to the source region; and a resist protective oxide (RPO) layer formed on a top surface of the second region. An associated fabricating method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Liang Chu, Ta-Yuan Kung, Ker-Hsiao Huo, Yi-Huan Chen
  • Publication number: 20220367655
    Abstract: A method to form a transistor device with a recessed gate structure is provided. In one embodiment, a gate structure is formed overlying a device region and an isolation structure. The gate structure separates a device doping well along a first direction with a pair of recess regions disposed on opposite sides of the device region in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A pair of source/drain regions in is formed the device region on opposite sides of the gate structure. A sidewall spacer is formed extending along sidewalls of the gate structure, where a top surface of the sidewall spacer is substantially flush with the top surface of the gate structure. A resistive protection layer is then formed on the sidewall spacer and covering the pair of recess regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Chen-Liang Chu, Chien-Chih Chou, Chih-Chang Cheng, Yi-Huan Chen, Kong-Beng Thei, Ming-Ta Lei, Ruey-Hsin Liu, Ta-Yuan Kung
  • Publication number: 20220336440
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises a source region and a drain region in a substrate and laterally spaced. A gate stack is over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. The drain region includes two or more first doped regions having a first doping type in the substrate. The drain region further includes one or more second doped regions in the substrate. The first doped regions have a greater concentration of first doping type dopants than the second doped regions, and each of the second doped regions is disposed laterally between two neighboring first doped regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Hsu, Ta-Yuan Kung, Chen-Liang Chu, Chih-Chung Tsai
  • Patent number: 11476410
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) region and a logic region, a first metal interconnection on the MRAM region, a second metal interconnection on the logic region, a stop layer extending from the first metal interconnection to the second metal interconnection, and a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the first metal interconnection. Preferably, the stop layer on the first metal interconnection and the stop layer on the second metal interconnection have different thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Chen, Yen-Chun Liu, Ya-Sheng Feng, Chiu-Jung Chiu, I-Ming Tseng, Yi-An Shih, Yi-Hui Lee, Chung-Liang Chu, Hsiu-Hao Hu