Patents by Inventor Liang-Yu Yeh

Liang-Yu Yeh 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: 12084766
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes: a susceptor including substrate pockets; a gas injector disposed over the susceptor, the gas injector having first process regions, the gas injector including a first gas mixing hub and first distribution valves connecting the first gas mixing hub to the first process regions; and a controller connected to the gas injector and the susceptor, the controller being configured to: connect a first precursor material and a carrier gas to the first gas mixing hub; mix the first precursor material and the carrier gas in the first gas mixing hub to produce a first precursor gas; rotate the susceptor to rotate a first substrate disposed in one of the substrate pockets; and while rotating the susceptor, control the first distribution valves to sequentially introduce the first precursor gas at each of the first process regions as the first substrate enters each first process region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Chang, Meng-Yin Tsai, Tung-Hsiung Liu, Liang-Yu Yeh, Chun-Yi Lee, Kuo-Hsi Huang
  • Publication number: 20220364236
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes: a susceptor including substrate pockets; a gas injector disposed over the susceptor, the gas injector having first process regions, the gas injector including a first gas mixing hub and first distribution valves connecting the first gas mixing hub to the first process regions; and a controller connected to the gas injector and the susceptor, the controller being configured to: connect a first precursor material and a carrier gas to the first gas mixing hub; mix the first precursor material and the carrier gas in the first gas mixing hub to produce a first precursor gas; rotate the susceptor to rotate a first substrate disposed in one of the substrate pockets; and while rotating the susceptor, control the first distribution valves to sequentially introduce the first precursor gas at each of the first process regions as the first substrate enters each first process region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Chang, Meng-Yin Tsai, Tung-Hsiung Liu, Liang-Yu Yeh, Chun-Yi Lee, Kuo-Hsi Huang
  • Publication number: 20200017969
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes: a susceptor including substrate pockets; a gas injector disposed over the susceptor, the gas injector having first process regions, the gas injector including a first gas mixing hub and first distribution valves connecting the first gas mixing hub to the first process regions; and a controller connected to the gas injector and the susceptor, the controller being configured to: connect a first precursor material and a carrier gas to the first gas mixing hub; mix the first precursor material and the carrier gas in the first gas mixing hub to produce a first precursor gas; rotate the susceptor to rotate a first substrate disposed in one of the substrate pockets; and while rotating the susceptor, control the first distribution valves to sequentially introduce the first precursor gas at each of the first process regions as the first substrate enters each first process region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Chang, Meng-Yin Tsai, Tung-Hsiung Liu, Liang-Yu Yeh, Chun-Yi Lee, Kuo-Hsi Huang
  • Patent number: 9353872
    Abstract: A monitor valve contains: a body, at least one monitoring assembly, a stop ball, an inlet connector, and a transmission device. The body is hollow and includes an inlet channel, an outlet channel, at least one orifice, a chamber, a neck opening, a plurality of trenches, and a first hole. The at least one monitoring assembly is mounted in the at least one orifice of the body. The stop ball is accommodated in the chamber of the body and includes a first close ring, a first aperture, and two second apertures. The inlet connector is locked in the inlet channel of the body and includes a guiding portion, a second close ring. The guiding portion has a central passage and plural passages, and each passage has an inlet. The transmission device is rotatably fixed in the first hole of the body to control the stop ball to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: Liang-Yu Yeh