Patents by Inventor Ping-Hung Chiang

Ping-Hung Chiang 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: 20240276255
    Abstract: A method for handling radio link monitoring (RLM) includes: receiving downlink (DL) data from a network device; performing a first measurement according to the DL data, to generate a first measurement result of the DL data; comparing the first measurement result and a first threshold, to determine a first indication; comparing the first measurement result and a second threshold, to determine a second indication; and determining whether a radio link failure (RLF) occurs according to at least one of the first indication and the second indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chii-Horng Chen, Shih-Chi Shen, Yen-Hui Yeh, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Patent number: 12046596
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure, which comprises providing a substrate, sequentially a first groove and a second groove are formed in the substrate, the depth of the first groove is different from the depth of the second groove, a first oxide layer is formed in the first groove, a second oxide layer is formed in the second groove, an etching step is performed to remove part of the first oxide layer, a first gate structure is formed on the first oxide layer, and a second gate structure is formed on the second oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Ling Wang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20240243004
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a first device region and a second device region in proximity to the first device region. A first trench isolation structure is disposed in the substrate between the first device region and the second device region. The first trench isolation structure includes a first bottom surface within the first device region and a second bottom surface within the second device region. The first bottom surface is lower than the second bottom surface. The first trench isolation structure includes a first top surface within the first device region and a second top surface within the second device region. The first top surface is coplanar with the second top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Ta-Wei Chiu, Chia-Wen Lu, Wei-Lun Huang, Yueh-Chang Lin
  • Publication number: 20240224254
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The configuration specifies a bundle size N. Modulation symbols in N consecutive PRBs are precoded with a same precoder. The UE determines whether a precoding condition is true. The precoding condition is that modulation symbols in a first set of resources and a second set of resources are precoded with a same precoder. Each set of the first set of resources and the second set of resources contains N PRBs. When the precoding condition is met: the UE measures reference signals in the second set of resources; the UE determines a channel condition of the first set of resources in consideration of the measurements of the reference signals in the second set of resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sheng-Hua Yang, Yen-Ping Lin, Shih-Chi Shen, Chun-Ming Kuo, Yen-Hui Yeh, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20240154027
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first drift region, a gate structure, a first sub gate structure, a first spacer structure, a second spacer structure, and a first insulation structure. The first drift region is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and separated from the first sub gate structure. The first sub gate structure and the first insulation structure are disposed on the first drift region. The first spacer structure is disposed on a sidewall of the gate structure. The second spacer structure is disposed on a sidewall of the first sub gate structure. At least a part of the first insulation structure is located between the first spacer structure and the second spacer structure. The first insulation structure is directly connected with the first drift region located between the first spacer structure and the second spacer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Han Wu, Kai-Kuen Chang, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Patent number: 11923435
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first drift region, a gate structure, a first sub gate structure, a first spacer structure, a second spacer structure, and a first insulation structure. The first drift region is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and separated from the first sub gate structure. The first sub gate structure and the first insulation structure are disposed on the first drift region. The first spacer structure is disposed on a sidewall of the gate structure. The second spacer structure is disposed on a sidewall of the first sub gate structure. At least a part of the first insulation structure is located between the first spacer structure and the second spacer structure. The first insulation structure is directly connected with the first drift region located between the first spacer structure and the second spacer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Han Wu, Kai-Kuen Chang, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20230307524
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first drift region, a gate structure, a first sub gate structure, a first spacer structure, a second spacer structure, and a first insulation structure. The first drift region is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and separated from the first sub gate structure. The first sub gate structure and the first insulation structure are disposed on the first drift region. The first spacer structure is disposed on a sidewall of the gate structure. The second spacer structure is disposed on a sidewall of the first sub gate structure. At least a part of the first insulation structure is located between the first spacer structure and the second spacer structure. The first insulation structure is directly connected with the first drift region located between the first spacer structure and the second spacer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Han Wu, Kai-Kuen Chang, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20230231035
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A first recess and a second recess are formed in a first region and a second region of a semiconductor substrate, respectively. A bottom surface of the first recess is lower than a bottom surface of the second recess in a vertical direction. A first gate oxide layer and a second gate oxide layer are formed concurrently. At least a portion of the first gate oxide layer is formed in the first recess, and at least a portion of the second gate oxide layer is formed in the second recess. A removing process is performed for removing a part of the second gate oxide layer. A thickness of the second gate oxide layer is less than a thickness of the first gate oxide layer after the removing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Ling Wang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ta-Wei Chiu, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20230223306
    Abstract: Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a plurality of shallow trench isolations. The first transistor is disposed in a medium-voltage region and includes a first plane, a first gate dielectric layer, and a first gate electrode. The second transistor is disposed in a boundary region and includes a second plane, a second gate dielectric layer, and a second gate electrode. The third transistor is disposed in a lower-voltage region and includes a third plane, a third gate dielectric layer, and a third gate electrode. The shallow trench isolations are disposed in the substrate, wherein top surfaces of the shallow trench isolations in the medium-voltage region, the boundary region and the low-voltage region are coplanar with top surfaces of the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ta-Wei Chiu, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chia-Wen Lu, Chia-Ling Wang, Wei-Lun Huang
  • Publication number: 20230207620
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a first device region and a second device region in proximity to the first device region. A trench isolation structure is disposed in the substrate between the first device region and the second device region. The trench isolation structure includes a first bottom surface within the first device region and a second bottom surface within the second device region. The first bottom surface is coplanar with the second bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ta-Wei Chiu
  • Publication number: 20230080968
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure, which comprises providing a substrate, sequentially a first groove and a second groove are formed in the substrate, the depth of the first groove is different from the depth of the second groove, a first oxide layer is formed in the first groove, a second oxide layer is formed in the second groove, an etching step is performed to remove part of the first oxide layer, a first gate structure is formed on the first oxide layer, and a second gate structure is formed on the second oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Huang, Chia-Ling Wang, Chia-Wen Lu, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20210119014
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the present invention. A recess is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a gate dielectric layer and a main gate structure are formed in the recess. Therefore, the high voltage semiconductor device formed by the manufacturing method of the present invention may include the main gate structure lower than a top surface of an isolation structure formed in the semiconductor substrate. Problems about integrated manufacturing processes of the high voltage semiconductor device and other kinds of semiconductor devices when the gate structure is relatively high because of the thicker gate dielectric layer required in the high voltage semiconductor device may be improved accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shih-Yin Hsiao, Kuan-Liang Liu, Ching-Chung Yang, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Patent number: 10903334
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the present invention. A recess is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a gate dielectric layer and a main gate structure are formed in the recess. Therefore, the high voltage semiconductor device formed by the manufacturing method of the present invention may include the main gate structure lower than a top surface of an isolation structure formed in the semiconductor substrate. Problems about integrated manufacturing processes of the high voltage semiconductor device and other kinds of semiconductor devices when the gate structure is relatively high because of the thicker gate dielectric layer required in the high voltage semiconductor device may be improved accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yin Hsiao, Kuan-Liang Liu, Ching-Chung Yang, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20200212201
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the present invention. A recess is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a gate dielectric layer and a main gate structure are formed in the recess. Therefore, the high voltage semiconductor device formed by the manufacturing method of the present invention may include the main gate structure lower than a top surface of an isolation structure formed in the semiconductor substrate. Problems about integrated manufacturing processes of the high voltage semiconductor device and other kinds of semiconductor devices when the gate structure is relatively high because of the thicker gate dielectric layer required in the high voltage semiconductor device may be improved accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shih-Yin Hsiao, Kuan-Liang Liu, Ching-Chung Yang, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Patent number: 10629697
    Abstract: A high voltage semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the present invention. A recess is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a gate dielectric layer and a main gate structure are formed in the recess. Therefore, the high voltage semiconductor device formed by the manufacturing method of the present invention may include the main gate structure lower than a top surface of an isolation structure formed in the semiconductor substrate. Problems about integrated manufacturing processes of the high voltage semiconductor device and other kinds of semiconductor devices when the gate structure is relatively high because of the thicker gate dielectric layer required in the high voltage semiconductor device may be improved accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yin Hsiao, Kuan-Liang Liu, Ching-Chung Yang, Ping-Hung Chiang
  • Patent number: 10475903
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 10453938
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 10411088
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate and a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is provided. The substrate has a first voltage area and a second voltage area. A top surface of the substrate in the second voltage area is higher than a top surface of the substrate in the first voltage area, and a trench is defined in the substrate in between the first and second voltage area. The STI structure is located in the substrate within the trench, wherein a first portion of the STI structure is located in the first voltage area, a second portion of the STI structure is located in the second voltage area, and a step height difference exist in between a bottom surface of the first portion of the STI structure in the first voltage area and a bottom surface of the second portion of the STI structure in the second voltage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ping-Hung Chiang, Shih-Chieh Pu, Chia-Lin Wang, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Shih-Yin Hsiao, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20190157421
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20190157418
    Abstract: A transistor with dual spacers includes a gate, a first dual spacer and a second inner spacer. The gate is disposed on a substrate, wherein the gate includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and the gate dielectric layer protrudes from the gate electrode and covers the substrate. The first dual spacer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the gate, wherein the first dual spacer includes a first inner spacer and a first outer spacer. The second inner spacer having an L-shaped profile is disposed on the gate dielectric layer beside the first dual spacer. The present invention also provides a method of forming said transistor with dual spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Wang, Ping-Hung Chiang, Chang-Po Hsiung, Chia-Wen Lu, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang