Patents by Inventor Sheng-Hsun Lu

Sheng-Hsun Lu 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: 20240018661
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a semiconductor fabrication tool is provided. The semiconductor fabrication tool includes a first heating plate arranged within a processing chamber and a second heating plate arranged within the processing chamber vertically over the first heating plate. A first exhaust port is arranged within the processing chamber and a second exhaust port arranged within the processing chamber vertically over the first exhaust port. The first exhaust port is in communication with the first heating plate and is coupled to a first exhaust output. The second exhaust port is in communication with the second heating plate and is coupled to a second exhaust output. A first control element is configured to control a first exhaust pressure at the first exhaust port and a second control element is configured to control a second exhaust pressure at the second exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Chiao-Chun Hsu, Chih-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu, Sheng-Hsun Lu
  • Patent number: 11814731
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a semiconductor fabrication tool is provided. The semiconductor fabrication tool includes a first processing zone having a first ambient environment and a second processing zone having a second ambient environment disposed at different location inside a processing chamber. A first exhaust port and a second exhaust port are disposed in the first and second processing zones, respectively. A first exhaust pipe couples the first exhaust port to a first individual exhaust output. A second exhaust pipe couples the second exhaust port to a second individual exhaust output, where the second exhaust pipe is separate from the first exhaust pipe. A first adjustable fluid control element controls the first ambient environment. A second adjustable fluid control element controls the second ambient environment, where the first adjustable fluid control element and the second adjustable fluid control element are independently adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiao-Chun Hsu, Chih-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu, Sheng-Hsun Lu
  • Publication number: 20210285107
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a semiconductor fabrication tool is provided. The semiconductor fabrication tool includes a first processing zone having a first ambient environment and a second processing zone having a second ambient environment disposed at different location inside a processing chamber. A first exhaust port and a second exhaust port are disposed in the first and second processing zones, respectively. A first exhaust pipe couples the first exhaust port to a first individual exhaust output. A second exhaust pipe couples the second exhaust port to a second individual exhaust output, where the second exhaust pipe is separate from the first exhaust pipe. A first adjustable fluid control element controls the first ambient environment. A second adjustable fluid control element controls the second ambient environment, where the first adjustable fluid control element and the second adjustable fluid control element are independently adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Chiao-Chun Hsu, Chih-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu, Sheng-Hsun Lu
  • Patent number: 11047050
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a semiconductor fabrication tool is provided. The semiconductor fabrication tool includes a first processing zone having a first ambient environment and a second processing zone having a second ambient environment disposed at different location inside a processing chamber. A first exhaust port and a second exhaust port are disposed in the first and second processing zones, respectively. A first exhaust pipe couples the first exhaust port to a first individual exhaust output. A second exhaust pipe couples the second exhaust port to a second individual exhaust output, where the second exhaust pipe is separate from the first exhaust pipe. A first adjustable fluid control element controls the first ambient environment. A second adjustable fluid control element controls the second ambient environment, where the first adjustable fluid control element and the second adjustable fluid control element are independently adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiao-Chun Hsu, Chih-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu, Sheng-Hsun Lu
  • Publication number: 20200131641
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a semiconductor fabrication tool is provided. The semiconductor fabrication tool includes a first processing zone having a first ambient environment and a second processing zone having a second ambient environment disposed at different location inside a processing chamber. A first exhaust port and a second exhaust port are disposed in the first and second processing zones, respectively. A first exhaust pipe couples the first exhaust port to a first individual exhaust output. A second exhaust pipe couples the second exhaust port to a second individual exhaust output, where the second exhaust pipe is separate from the first exhaust pipe. A first adjustable fluid control element controls the first ambient environment. A second adjustable fluid control element controls the second ambient environment, where the first adjustable fluid control element and the second adjustable fluid control element are independently adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Chiao-Chun Hsu, Chih-Ming Chen, Chung-Yi Yu, Sheng-Hsun Lu