Patents by Inventor Shih-Che Lin

Shih-Che Lin 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: 11949056
    Abstract: The light emitting diode packaging structure includes a flexible substrate, a first adhesive layer, micro light emitting elements, a conductive pad, a redistribution layer, and an electrode pad. The first adhesive layer is disposed on the flexible substrate. The micro light emitting elements are disposed on the first adhesive layer and have a first surface facing to the first adhesive layer and an opposing second surface. The micro light emitting elements include a red micro light emitting element, a blue micro light emitting element, and a green micro light emitting element. The conductive pad is disposed on the second surface of the micro light emitting element. The redistribution layer covers the micro light emitting elements and the conductive pad. The electrode pad is disposed on the redistribution layer and is electrically connected to the circuit layer. A thickness of the flexible substrate is less than 100 um.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Hao Lin, Jo-Hsiang Chen, Shih-Lun Lai, Min-Che Tsai, Jian-Chin Liang
  • Patent number: 11934027
    Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chih-Wei Weng, Chia-Che Wu, Chien-Yu Kao, Hsiao-Hsin Hu, He-Ling Chang, Chao-Hsi Wang, Chen-Hsien Fan, Che-Wei Chang, Mao-Gen Jian, Sung-Mao Tsai, Wei-Jhe Shen, Yung-Ping Yang, Sin-Hong Lin, Tzu-Yu Chang, Sin-Jhong Song, Shang-Yu Hsu, Meng-Ting Lin, Shih-Wei Hung, Yu-Huai Liao, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Ching-Chieh Huang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Yu-Chiao Lo, Ying-Jen Wang, Shu-Shan Chen, Che-Hsiang Chiu
  • Publication number: 20240070582
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a fair value of a SPP includes a sunshine simulation system for generating a peak sun hour; a photovoltaic (PV) yield system for measuring a total power loss rate and generating an estimated energy-production-hours database; and a financial pricing system for generating a series of cash flows and discount factors. The financial pricing system computes a series of present values which are the product of the cash flows and the discount factors, and sums up all the present values to obtain an estimated value of the SPP. Since the apparatus for estimating SPP value takes the real power generation condition of the SPP and the real market economic condition into consideration, so that the apparatus can generate a pricing result even closer to the real market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Guang Teng Renewable Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: An-Hsing CHANG, Ming-Che CHUANG, Shih-Kuei LIN, Che-Yi YIN
  • Patent number: 11855154
    Abstract: Vertical interconnect structures and methods of forming are provided. The vertical interconnect structures may be formed by partially filling a first opening through one or more dielectric layers with layers of conductive materials. A second opening is formed in a dielectric layer such that a depth of the first opening after partially filling with the layers of conductive materials is close to a depth of the second opening. The remaining portion of the first opening and the second opening may then be simultaneously filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Yu Huang, Shih-Che Lin, Chao-Hsun Wang, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang, Feng-Yu Chang, Rueijer Lin, Chen-Yuan Kao
  • Publication number: 20230343712
    Abstract: Vias, along with methods for fabricating vias, are disclosed that exhibit reduced capacitance and resistance. An exemplary interconnect structure includes a first source/drain contact and a second source/drain contact disposed in a dielectric layer. The first source/drain contact physically contacts a first source/drain feature and the second source/drain contact physically contacts a second source/drain feature. A first via having a first via layer configuration, a second via having a second via layer configuration, and a third via having a third via layer configuration are disposed in the dielectric layer. The first via and the second via extend into and physically contact the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact, respectively. A first thickness of the first via and a second thickness of the second via are the same. The third via physically contacts a gate structure, which is disposed between the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Che Lin, Po-Yu Huang, Chao-Hsun Wang, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang, Feng-Yu Chang, Rueijer Lin, Wei-Jung Lin, Chen-Yuan Kao
  • Publication number: 20230317805
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate electrode layer disposed over a substrate, a source/drain epitaxial feature disposed over the substrate, a first hard mask layer disposed over the gate electrode layer, and a contact etch stop layer (CESL) disposed over the source/drain epitaxial feature. The structure further includes a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer disposed on the CESL and a first treated portion of a second hard mask layer disposed on the CESL and the first ILD layer. A top surface of the first hard mask layer and a top surface of the first treated portion of the second mask layer are substantially coplanar. The structure further includes an etch stop layer disposed on the first hard mask layer and the first treated portion of the second mask layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Che LIN, Tzu-Yang HO, Chen-Ming LEE, Fu-Kai YANG, Mei-Yun WANG
  • Publication number: 20230268411
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, nanostructures over the substrate, and a gate structure wrapping around the nanostructures. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode wrapping around the gate dielectric layer. The semiconductor structure further includes a source/drain feature in contact with the nanostructures, a contact etch stop layer over the source/drain feature, and a seal layer over the air spacer and the gate structure, and on a sidewall of the contact etch stop layer. The contact etch stop layer is separated from the gate structure by an air spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Hsuan LEE, Shih-Che LIN, Po-Yu HUANG, Shih-Chieh WU, I-Wen WU, Chen-Ming LEE, Fu-Kai YANG, Mei-Yun WANG
  • Publication number: 20230261068
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a source/drain region formed in a semiconductor substrate, a source/drain contact structure formed over the source/drain region, and a gate electrode layer formed adjacent to the source/drain contact structure. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first spacer and a second spacer laterally and successively arranged from the sidewall of the gate electrode layer to the sidewall of the source/drain contact structure. The semiconductor device structure further includes a silicide region formed in the source/drain region. The top width of the silicide region is greater than the bottom width of the source/drain contact structure and less than the top width of the source/drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kai-Hsuan LEE, Shih-Che LIN, Po-Yu HUANG, Shih-Chieh WU, I-Wen WU, Chen-Ming LEE, Fu-Kai YANG, Mei-Yun WANG
  • Publication number: 20230065045
    Abstract: A method and structure for forming a semiconductor device includes etching back a source/drain contact to define a substrate topography including a trench disposed between adjacent hard mask layers. A contact etch stop layer (CESL) is deposited along sidewall and bottom surfaces of the trench, and over the adjacent hard mask layers, to provide the CESL having a snake-like pattern disposed over the substrate topography. A contact via opening is formed in a dielectric layer disposed over the CESL, where the contact via opening exposes a portion of the CESL within the trench. The portion of the CESL exposed by the contact via opening is etched to form an enlarged contact via opening and expose the etched back source/drain contact. A metal layer is deposited within the enlarged contact via opening to provide a contact via in contact with the exposed etched back source/drain contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Che LIN, Chao-Hsun WANG, Chia-Hsien YAO, Fu-Kai YANG, Mei-Yun WANG
  • Publication number: 20230048829
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods are provided. An exemplary method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a fin-shaped structure comprising a first channel region and a second channel region, a first and a second dummy gate structures disposed over the first and the second channel regions, respectively. The method also includes removing a portion of the first dummy gate structure, a portion of the first channel region and a portion of the substrate under the first dummy gate structure to form a trench, forming a hybrid dielectric feature in the trench, removing a portion of the hybrid dielectric feature to form an air gap, sealing the air gap, and replacing the second dummy gate structure with a gate stack after sealing the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kai-Hsuan Lee, Shih-Che Lin, Po-Yu Huang, Shih-Chieh Wu, I-Wen Wu, Chen-Ming Lee, Fu-Kai Yang, Mei-Yun Wang
  • Patent number: 11532561
    Abstract: Vias, along with methods for fabricating vias, are disclosed that exhibit reduced capacitance and resistance. An exemplary interconnect structure includes a first source/drain contact and a second source/drain contact disposed in a dielectric layer. The first source/drain contact physically contacts a first source/drain feature and the second source/drain contact physically contacts a second source/drain feature. A first via having a first via layer configuration, a second via having a second via layer configuration, and a third via having a third via layer configuration are disposed in the dielectric layer. The first via and the second via extend into and physically contact the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact, respectively. A first thickness of the first via and a second thickness of the second via are the same. The third via physically contacts a gate structure, which is disposed between the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Che Lin, Po-Yu Huang, Chao-Hsun Wang, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang, Feng-Yu Chang, Rueijer Lin, Wei-Jung Lin, Chen-Yuan Kao
  • Patent number: 11508822
    Abstract: A source/drain is disposed over a substrate. A source/drain contact is disposed over the source/drain. A first via is disposed over the source/drain contact. The first via has a laterally-protruding bottom portion and a top portion that is disposed over the laterally-protruding bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Yu Huang, Shih-Che Lin, Chao-Hsun Wang, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang
  • Publication number: 20220367623
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure includes nanostructures formed over a substrate. The structure also includes a gate structure formed over and around the nanostructures. The structure also includes a spacer layer formed over a sidewall of the gate structure over the nanostructures. The structure also includes a source/drain epitaxial structure formed adjacent to the spacer layer. The structure also includes a contact structure formed over the source/drain epitaxial structure with an air spacer formed between the spacer layer and the contact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kai-Hsuan Lee, Shih-Che Lin, Po-Yu Huang, Shih-Chieh Wu, I-Wen Wu, Chen-Ming Lee, Fu-Kai Yang, Mei-Yun Wang
  • Publication number: 20220359399
    Abstract: Vias, along with methods for fabricating vias, are disclosed that exhibit reduced capacitance and resistance. An exemplary interconnect structure includes a first source/drain contact and a second source/drain contact disposed in a dielectric layer. The first source/drain contact physically contacts a first source/drain feature and the second source/drain contact physically contacts a second source/drain feature. A first via having a first via layer configuration, a second via having a second via layer configuration, and a third via having a third via layer configuration are disposed in the dielectric layer. The first via and the second via extend into and physically contact the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact, respectively. A first thickness of the first via and a second thickness of the second via are the same. The third via physically contacts a gate structure, which is disposed between the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Che Lin, Po-Yu Huang, Chao-Hsun Wang, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang, Feng-Yu Chang, Rueijer Lin, Wei-Jung Lin, Chen-Yuan Kao
  • Publication number: 20220359675
    Abstract: A source/drain is disposed over a substrate. A source/drain contact is disposed over the source/drain. A first via is disposed over the source/drain contact. The first via has a laterally-protruding bottom portion and a top portion that is disposed over the laterally-protruding bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Po-Yu Huang, Shih-Che Lin, Chao-Hsun Wang, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang
  • Publication number: 20220352328
    Abstract: An interconnect fabrication method is disclosed herein that utilizes a disposable etch stop hard mask over a gate structure during source/drain contact formation and replaces the disposable etch stop hard mask with a dielectric feature (in some embodiments, dielectric layers having a lower dielectric constant than a dielectric constant of dielectric layers of the disposable etch stop hard mask) before gate contact formation. An exemplary device includes a contact etch stop layer (CESL) having a first sidewall CESL portion and a second sidewall CESL portion separated by a spacing and a dielectric feature disposed over a gate structure, where the dielectric feature and the gate structure fill the spacing between the first sidewall CESL portion and the second sidewall CESL portion. The dielectric feature includes a bulk dielectric over a dielectric liner. The dielectric liner separates the bulk dielectric from the gate structure and the CESL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Che Lin, Po-Yu Huang, I-Wen Wu, Chen-Ming Lee, Chia-Hsien Yao, Chao-Hsun Wang, Fu-Kai Yang, Mei-Yun Wang
  • Patent number: 11435658
    Abstract: A projection module includes a light source, a reflective structure, and an optical structure. The light source emits laser light. The reflective structure includes a first reflective element and a second reflective element. The optical structure includes a first optical element and a second optical element. The reflective structure is disposed between the laser source and the optical structure. The first reflective element reflects a portion of the laser light towards the second reflective element, and transmits a remaining portion of the laser light towards the second optical element. The second reflective element reflects the laser light from the first reflective element towards the first optical element. The first optical element and the second optical element cooperatively project the laser beam towards an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Che Lin, Tao Wang, Yong-Bo Luo
  • Publication number: 20220268420
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device including a display panel, a backlight module, and a microstructure layer. The microstructure layer has a base layer and a plurality of microstructure groups. Each microstructure group includes: a central structure with a central trapezoidal section, a first structure with a first trapezoidal section, and a second structure with a second trapezoidal section arranged on a second side of the central structure. Based on the height of the central trapezoidal section, the legs of the first trapezoidal section and the second trapezoidal section facing away from the central structure are more inclined than the legs of the first trapezoidal section and the second trapezoidal section toward the central structure. The longer baselines of the central trapezoidal section, the first trapezoidal section, and the second trapezoidal section are all closer to the backlight module than the shorter upperlines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Shih Che Lin
  • Patent number: 11408586
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device including a display panel, a backlight module, and a microstructure layer. The microstructure layer has a base layer and a plurality of microstructure groups. Each microstructure group includes: a central structure with a central trapezoidal section, a first structure with a first trapezoidal section, and a second structure with a second trapezoidal section arranged on a second side of the central structure. Based on the height of the central trapezoidal section, the legs of the first trapezoidal section and the second trapezoidal section facing away from the central structure are more inclined than the legs of the first trapezoidal section and the second trapezoidal section toward the central structure. The longer baselines of the central trapezoidal section, the first trapezoidal section, and the second trapezoidal section are all closer to the backlight module than the shorter upperlines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shih Che Lin
  • Publication number: 20220139828
    Abstract: Methods to form vertically conducting and laterally conducting low-cost resistor structures utilizing dual-resistivity conductive materials are provided. The dual-resistivity conductive materials are deposited in openings in a dielectric layer using a single deposition process step. A high-resistivity ?-phase of tungsten is stabilized by pre-treating portions of the dielectric material with impurities. The portions of the dielectric material in which impurities are incorporated encompass regions laterally adjacent to where high-resistivity ?-W is desired. During a subsequent tungsten deposition step the impurities may out-diffuse and get incorporated in the tungsten, thereby stabilizing the metal in the high-resistivity ?-W phase. The ?-W converts to a low-resistivity ?-phase of tungsten in the regions not pre-treated with impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Jia-En Lee, Po-Yu Huang, Shih-Che Lin, Chao-Hsun Wang, Kuo-Yi Chao, Mei-Yun Wang, Feng-Yu Chang