Patents by Inventor Po-Cheng TSAI

Po-Cheng TSAI 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: 12363981
    Abstract: A method includes forming a gate dielectric layer over a gate electrode layer; forming a 2-D material layer over the gate dielectric layer; forming source/drain contacts over source/drain regions of the 2-D material layer, in which each of the source/drain contacts includes an antimonene layer and a metal layer over the antimonene layer; and after forming the source/drain contacts, removing a first portion of the 2-D material layer exposed by the source/drain contacts, while leaving a second portion of the 2-D material layer remaining over the gate dielectric layer as a channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignees: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen Lin, Po-Cheng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20250022943
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a 2-D material channel layer, a gate structure, and source/drain electrodes. The gate structure is over a channel region of the 2-D material channel layer. The source/drain electrodes are over source/drain regions of the 2-D material channel layer, respectively. Each of the source/drain electrodes includes a 2-D material electrode and a metal electrode. The 2-D material electrode is below a bottom surface of a corresponding one of the source/drain regions of the 2-D material channel layer. The metal electrode is over a top surface of the corresponding one of the source/drain regions of the 2-D material channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen LIN, Po-Cheng TSAI, Che-Jia CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240371944
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate. A 2-D material channel layer is over the substrate, in which the 2-D material channel layer includes a channel region and source/drain regions on opposite sides of the channel region. Source/drain metals are over of the source/drain regions of the 2-D material channel layer. A gate metal is over the substrate and non-overlapping the 2-D material channel layer along a vertical direction, in which the gate metal is laterally separated from the 2-D material channel layer by an air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen Lin, Po-Cheng TSAI
  • Patent number: 12080557
    Abstract: A method includes forming a 2-D material semiconductor layer over a substrate; forming source/drain electrodes covering opposite sides of the 2-D material semiconductor layer, while leaving a portion of the 2-D material semiconductor layer exposed by the source/drain electrodes; forming a first gate dielectric layer over the portion of the 2-D material semiconductor layer by using a physical deposition process; forming a second gate dielectric layer over the first gate dielectric layer by using a chemical deposition process, in which a thickness of the first gate dielectric layer is less than a thickness of the second gate dielectric layer; and forming a gate electrode over the second gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignees: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen Lin, Po-Cheng Tsai, Yu-Wei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240292565
    Abstract: A liquid air assisted cooling system for cooling a component of an information handling system includes a liquid air assisted cooling module and a baseboard management controller. The baseboard management controller determines a quantity of coolant loss in the liquid air assisted cooling module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventor: Po-Cheng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240237281
    Abstract: A liquid-tight structure includes a stepped fastener having a first shank and a second shank. The stepped fastener is threadingly engaged with an opening that includes a first step and a second step. A first diameter of the first shank is larger than a second diameter of the second shank. The liquid-tight structure includes a first seal seated on and in physical communication with a first top surface of the first step of the opening. The first seal is compressed between a first side of the opening and the first shank. The liquid-tight structure includes a second seal seated on and in physical communication with a second top surface of the second step of the opening. The second seal is compressed between a second side of the opening and the second shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Po-Cheng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240107903
    Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate, a 2-D material channel layer, a 2-D material charge storage layer, source/drain contacts, a gate dielectric layer, and a gate electrode. The 2-D material channel layer is over the substrate. The 2-D material charge storage layer is over the 2-D material channel layer. The 2-D charge storage layer and the 2-D material channel layer include the same chalcogen atoms. The source/drain contacts are over the 2-D material channel layer. The gate dielectric layer covers the source/drain contacts and the 2-D material charge storage layer. The gate electrode is over the gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen LIN, Po-Cheng TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240096976
    Abstract: A method includes forming a gate dielectric layer over a gate electrode layer; forming a 2-D material layer over the gate dielectric layer; forming source/drain contacts over source/drain regions of the 2-D material layer, in which each of the source/drain contacts includes an antimonene layer and a metal layer over the antimonene layer; and after forming the source/drain contacts, removing a first portion of the 2-D material layer exposed by the source/drain contacts, while leaving a second portion of the 2-D material layer remaining over the gate dielectric layer as a channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen LIN, Po-Cheng TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240030034
    Abstract: A method includes forming a 2-D material semiconductor layer over a substrate; forming source/drain electrodes covering opposite sides of the 2-D material semiconductor layer, while leaving a portion of the 2-D material semiconductor layer exposed by the source/drain electrodes; forming a first gate dielectric layer over the portion of the 2-D material semiconductor layer by using a physical deposition process; forming a second gate dielectric layer over the first gate dielectric layer by using a chemical deposition process, in which a thickness of the first gate dielectric layer is less than a thickness of the second gate dielectric layer; and forming a gate electrode over the second gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen LIN, Po-Cheng TSAI, Yu-Wei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230088634
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a 2-D material channel layer, a 2-D material passivation layer, source/drain contacts, and a gate structure. The 2-D material channel layer is over the substrate, wherein the 2-D material channel layer is made of graphene. The 2-D material passivation layer is over the 2-D material channel layer, wherein the 2-D material passivation layer is made of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD). The source/drain contacts are over the 2-D material passivation layer. The gate structure is over the 2-D material passivation layer and between the source/drain contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen LIN, Po-Cheng TSAI
  • Publication number: 20230061260
    Abstract: A method includes forming a 2-D material semiconductor layer over a substrate; forming source/drain electrodes covering opposite sides of the 2-D material semiconductor layer, while leaving a portion of the 2-D material semiconductor layer exposed by the source/drain electrodes; forming a first gate dielectric layer over the portion of the 2-D material semiconductor layer by using a physical deposition process; forming a second gate dielectric layer over the first gate dielectric layer by using a chemical deposition process, in which a thickness of the first gate dielectric layer is less than a thickness of the second gate dielectric layer; and forming a gate electrode over the second gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Yen LIN, Po-Cheng TSAI, Yu-Wei ZHANG