Patents by Inventor Pin-Chieh Hu

Pin-Chieh Hu 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: 7837850
    Abstract: An electroplating system is provided. The system comprises a reaction tank, a tube, and a video bubble detector. The reaction tank, having a first diameter, contains a plating solution. The tube, connecting to the reaction tank, comprises an inflow tube and a branch, wherein the inflow tube inputs the plating solution into the reaction tank, and the branch has an enlarged part having the first diameter. The video bubble detector, mounted on the enlarged part of the branch, detects the presence of a bubble in the plating solution flowing through the branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Da Guo, Pin-Chieh Hu, Hung-Cheng Chen, Kuan-Hsiao Lin, Wen-Chang Peng, Hsiao-Pin Shih, Chyi-Shyuan Chern
  • Publication number: 20070068818
    Abstract: An electroplating system is provided. The system comprises a reaction tank, a tube, and a video bubble detector. The reaction tank, having a first diameter, contains a plating solution. The tube, connecting to the reaction tank, comprises an inflow tube and a branch, wherein the inflow tube inputs the plating solution into the reaction tank, and the branch has an enlarged part having the first diameter. The video bubble detector, mounted on the enlarged part of the branch, detects the presence of a bubble in the plating solution flowing through the branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ming-Da Guo, Pin-Chieh Hu, Hung-Cheng Chen, Kuan-Hsiao Lin, Wen-Chang Peng, Hsiao-Pin Shih, Chyi-Shyuan Chern