Patents by Inventor Liang Liu

Liang Liu 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: 20240006311
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first semiconductor layer, including a first trench isolation that extends through a portion of the first substrate layer; and a first interconnect structure, disposed over the first semiconductor layer. The second substrate includes a second semiconductor layer, including a plurality of semiconductor islands and surrounded by at least a second isolation penetrating the second semiconductor layer; a second interconnect structure, disposed over the second substrate layer and bonded to the first interconnect structure; and a dielectric layer, disposed over the second semiconductor layer opposite to the second interconnect structure. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: KUAN-LIANG LIU, CHUNG-LIANG CHENG, YEN LIANG WU, CHUNG-YUAN LI, YA CHUN TENG
  • Publication number: 20230420243
    Abstract: A silicon wafer, a preparation method of the silicon wafer, and a passivation treatment solution is disclosed. The preparation method of the silicon wafer can include the following steps: providing a solar silicon ingot; cutting the solar silicon ingot with a first treatment solution to form a pretreated silicon wafer; degluing the pretreated silicon wafer with a second treatment solution to obtain a deglued silicon wafer; and cleaning the deglued silicon wafer with a third treatment solution to obtain the silicon wafer; wherein at least one of the first treatment solution, the second treatment solution and the third treatment solution comprises a non-metallic compound that is bonded with a silicon ion via a single bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jiangtao GUO, Yongbing XU, Liang LIU, Xinyang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230410888
    Abstract: Devices and methods include generating biases for input buffers of a semiconductor device. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device includes an input buffer that buffer datas and biasing generation and distribution circuitry that generates and distributes a bias current to the input buffer based at least in part on a reference voltage. The biasing generation and distribution circuitry includes dynamic voltage bias circuitry that adjusts the bias current and reference voltage tracking circuitry that controls operation of the dynamic voltage bias circuitry based on the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Liang Liu
  • Publication number: 20230408559
    Abstract: The invention belongs to the technical field of current detection, in particular to a fluxgate current sensor and a current measurement method, wherein the fluxgate current sensor comprises a magnetic probe and an excitation and detection circuit, and the magnetic probe comprises an excitation iron core and an excitation coil, the excitation coil is connected to the excitation and detection circuit, the excitation and detection circuit is used to output alternating excitation voltages to the excitation coil, and the excitation coil is excited to generate alternating excitation currents and cause the excitation iron core to reach saturation alternately; the excitation and detection circuit is further configured to convert the excitation currents flowing through the excitation coil, into equivalent differences of two currents, so as to calculate average values of the excitation currents flowing through the excitation coil via differential equivalent currents, thereby calculating to-be-measured primary currents
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Xinliang TIAN, Zhouyang WAN, Yongliang DING, Baichi YAO, Liang LIU, Chuncai YE, Wei FU
  • Publication number: 20230404831
    Abstract: A femoral lift apparatus includes a lift device and a hook device. The hook device is coupled to the lift device. The femoral lift apparatus is labor-saving and can avoid the problem that the conventional femoral lift apparatus may block the surgical view, hinder the operation position for a hip joint replacement surgery. With the assistance of this current femoral lift apparatus, the hip joint replacement surgery can be performed more smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: EDWIN P SU, Yan-Shen Lin, Jiann-Jong Liau, Yu-Liang Liu, Teh-Yang Lin, Wen-Chuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20230411141
    Abstract: A method for treating a semiconductor structure includes: forming the semiconductor structure which includes a carrier substrate, a device substrate, a semiconductor device formed on the device substrate, and a bonding layer formed to bond the semiconductor device with the carrier substrate, the device substrate having an upper surface which is faced upwardly, and which is opposite to the semiconductor device; and directing a chemical fluid to impinge the upper surface of the device substrate so as to remove an edge portion of the device substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi SANO, Chung-Liang CHENG, De-Yang CHIOU, Kuan-Liang LIU, Pinyen LIN
  • Publication number: 20230402403
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes an interconnect structure, a plurality of dies disposed on the interconnect structure in a side-by-side manner, an underfill filling between the interconnect structure and the plurality of dies and filling a lower part of a gap between adjacent two of the plurality of dies, a conductive layer at least covering back surfaces of the adjacent two of the plurality of dies and filling an upper part of the gap, and an encapsulating material laterally encapsulating the plurality of dies and the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsien-Wei Chen, Meng-Liang Lin, Kuan Liang Liu, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Patent number: 11842992
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC). The 3D IC includes a first IC die comprising a first semiconductor substrate, and a first interconnect structure over the first semiconductor substrate. The 3D IC also includes a second IC die comprising a second semiconductor substrate, and a second interconnect structure that separates the second semiconductor substrate from the first interconnect structure. A seal ring structure separates the first interconnect structure from the second interconnect structure and perimetrically surrounds a gas reservoir between the first IC die and second IC die. The seal ring structure includes a sidewall gas-vent opening structure configured to allow gas to pass between the gas reservoir and an ambient environment surrounding the 3D IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ming Wu, Kuan-Liang Liu, Wen-De Wang, Yung-Lung Lin
  • Patent number: 11835032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a wind turbine. The method includes: dividing a plurality of wind turbines into at least one group based on a similarity in status information of the plurality of wind turbines; in response to having detected a fault in a first wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines, searching a group to which the first wind turbine belongs for a second wind turbine matching status information of the first wind turbine; and controlling the first wind turbine based on parameters from the second wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Utopus Insights, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Li Li, Liang Liu, Xiao Guang Rui, Hai Feng Wang, Wen Jun Yin
  • Publication number: 20230389335
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a first and second transistors arranged over a substrate. The first transistor includes first channel structures extending between first and second source/drain regions. A first gate electrode is arranged between the first channel structures, and a first protection layer is arranged over a topmost one of the first channel structures. The second transistor includes second channel structures extending between the second source/drain region and a third source/drain region. A second gate electrode is arranged between the second channel structures, and a second protection layer is arranged over a topmost one of the second channel structures. The integrated chip further includes a first interconnect structure arranged between the substrate and the first and second channel structures, and a contact plug structure coupled to the second source/drain region and arranged above the first and second gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kuan-Liang Liu, Sheng-Chau Chen, Chung-Liang Cheng, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Yeong-Jyh Lin, Pinyen Lin, Huang-Lin Chao
  • Publication number: 20230381297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for raising an immune response in an animal which prevents or decreases the risk of a coronavirus infection and decreases severity of disease. In particular, the invention relates to vaccines and/or immunogenic compositions for raising an immune response in an animal which prevents or decreases the risk of the SARS-CoV-2 disease named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization. The composition comprises an attenuated poxvirus, and especially a vaccinia virus, wherein the attenuated poxvirus genome comprises a coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid sequence encoding the spike protein polypeptide and or the membrane protein polypeptide and or nucleocapsid protein polypeptide and or envelope protein polypeptide or an immunogenic or functional part of any of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Natalie PROW, Paul Howley, Tamara Cooper, John D. Hayball, Kerrilyn R. Diener, Liang Liu, Preethi Eldi
  • Patent number: 11830764
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a method for forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate with a thick device layer and a thick insulator layer. In some embodiments, the method includes forming an insulator layer covering a handle substrate, and epitaxially forming a device layer on a sacrificial substrate. The sacrificial substrate is bonded to a handle substrate, such that the device layer and the insulator layer are between the sacrificial and handle substrates, and the sacrificial substrate is removed. The removal includes performing an etch into the sacrificial substrate until the device layer is reached. Because the device layer is formed by epitaxy and transferred to the handle substrate, the device layer may be formed with a large thickness. Further, because the epitaxy is not affected by the thickness of the insulator layer, the insulator layer may be formed with a large thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ta Wu, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Jiech-Fun Lu, Kuan-Liang Liu, Shih-Pei Chou, Yu-Hung Cheng, Yeur-Luen Tu
  • Publication number: 20230377948
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a method for forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate with a thick device layer and a thick insulator layer. In some embodiments, the method includes forming an insulator layer covering a handle substrate, and epitaxially forming a device layer on a sacrificial substrate. The sacrificial substrate is bonded to a handle substrate, such that the device layer and the insulator layer are between the sacrificial and handle substrates, and the sacrificial substrate is removed. The removal includes performing an etch into the sacrificial substrate until the device layer is reached. Because the device layer is formed by epitaxy and transferred to the handle substrate, the device layer may be formed with a large thickness. Further, because the epitaxy is not affected by the thickness of the insulator layer, the insulator layer may be formed with a large thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng-Ta Wu, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Jiech-Fun Lu, Kuan-Liang Liu, Shih-Pei Chou, Yu-Hung Cheng, Yeur-Luen Tu
  • Patent number: 11824441
    Abstract: A multi-mode voltage pump may be configured to select an operational mode based on a temperature of a semiconductor device. The selected mode for a range of temperature values may be determined based on process variations and operational differences caused by temperature changes. The different selected modes of operation of the multi-mode voltage pump may provide pumped voltage having different voltage magnitudes. For example, the multi-mode voltage pump may operate in a first mode that uses two stages to provide a first VPP voltage, a second mode that uses a single stage to provide a second VPP voltage, or a third mode that uses a mixture of a single stage and two stages to provide a third VPP voltage. The third VPP voltage may be between the first and second VPP voltages, with the first VPP voltage having the greatest magnitude. Control signal timing of circuitry of the multi-mode voltage pump may be based on an oscillator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Pan, Beau D. Barry, Liang Liu
  • Publication number: 20230357411
    Abstract: A humanized antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof capable of specifically recognizing TrkA and uses thereof. The antibody includes a heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NO: 2-8, and a light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NO: 10-13. The above-mentioned antibody according to the embodiments of the present invention can specifically target and bind to the TrkA receptor and block the binding of NGF and TrkA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiheng REN, Junji DONG, Zhuandi HE, Kezhu WANG, Jielian LU, Shushan LIN, Liang LIU, Xiang LI, Kuo ZHANG, Yan JIANG, Xiaoping LI, Xiaofeng CHEN, Wenjia LI
  • Publication number: 20230338491
    Abstract: A screening method of individualized tumor neoantigen peptide and a vaccine preparation thereof are provided. The screening method includes: Step 1, collecting and collating variable information for mutation producing a neoantigen and an antigenic peptide; Step 2, calculating according to a formula to obtain a score of each antigenic peptide; Step 3, arranging the antigen peptides in a descending order according to iNeo_Score, and selecting the antigen peptides from top to bottom successively; Step 4, continuing to select an antigenic peptide until enough candidate antigenic peptides are obtained or all of candidate antigenic peptides are selected so as to obtain screened antigenic peptides; and Step 5, grouping the screened antigen peptides into preparation groups. The designed individualized tumor neoantigen peptide is screened and prepared into a preparation in the disclosure, which includes screened antigen peptide, inorganic salt and an excipient. The preparation can be made into small-volume injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Fan MO, Shuiping SHI, Liang LIU, Min QIU, Ning HAN
  • Publication number: 20230343376
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an apparatus comprising a plurality of dice latches, dice latch control logic, and a plurality of data input logic is provided. The dice latches are coupled in parallel and latch respective data. The dice latch control logic receives a load control signal and a reset control signal, provides a reset signal and further provides first and second load signals to the dice latches. The reset signal is based on the reset control signal. The first and second load signals are based on the load control signal and the reset control signal. The data input logic each are coupled to a respective one of the dice latches. Each of the data input logic receives a precharge control signal and respective input data and further provides data and complementary data to the respective one of the dice latches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Riho, Hiroshi Akamatsu, Jian Long, Kevin G. Werhane, Liang Liu, Yoshinori Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11787904
    Abstract: A phosphinated (2,6-dimethylphenyl ether) oligomer, preparation method thereof and cured product. The phosphinated (2,6-dimethylphenyl ether) oligomer includes a structure represented by Formula (1): wherein X is a single bond, —CH2—, —O—, —C(CH3)2— or R?0, R0, R1, R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or phenyl; n and m are independently an integer from 0 to 300; p and q are independently an integer from 1 to 4; Y is hydrogen, U and V are independently an aliphatic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CPC CORPORATION, TAIWAN
    Inventors: Sheng-De Li, Ching-Hsuan Lin, Cheng-Liang Liu, Jun-Cheng Ye, You-Lin Shih, Yu An Lin, Wei-Yen Chen, Way-Chih Hsu, Jui-Fu Kao, Ming-Yu Huang, Jann-Chen Lin, Yih-Ping Wang
  • Publication number: 20230326801
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a source region and a drain region disposed in a substrate, extending along a first direction. A polysilicon layer is disposed over the substrate, extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the polysilicon layer includes a first edge region, a channel region and a second edge region formed as a gate region between the source region and the drain region. The polysilicon layer has at least a first opening pattern at the first edge region having a first portion overlapping the gate region; and at least a second opening pattern at the second edge region having a second portion overlapping the gate region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Yin Hsiao, Ching-Chung Yang, Kuan-Liang Liu
  • Publication number: 20230324324
    Abstract: The present application provides a package structure for a chemical system, which comprises an inner glue frame and a first outer glue frame. The inner glue frame forms an accommodating space for accommodating a chemical system. The first outer glue frame is further disposed outside the inner glue frame and used for isolating the ambient environment and thus avoiding the influence of the ambient environment on the chemical system. A second outer glue frame is further disposed for avoiding damages such as side bumps and falls of the chemical system or contact with foreign metals. Thereby, the performance of the chemical system can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: SZU-NAN YANG, CHIN-LIANG LIU, MENG-HUNG WU, WEN-XIN FEI