Patents by Inventor Shih-Hao Liang

Shih-Hao Liang 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: 20240363539
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a metal gate extending continuously along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region; a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region; a first contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to one side of the metal gate; a second contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to another side of the metal gate; and a third contact plug landing directly on a portion of the metal gate on the PMOS region and between the first contact plug and the second contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Li-Hsuan Ho, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Shih-Hao Liang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Patent number: 12057401
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a metal gate extending continuously along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region; a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region; a first contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to one side of the metal gate; a second contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to another side of the metal gate; and a third contact plug landing directly on a portion of the metal gate on the PMOS region and between the first contact plug and the second contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Li-Hsuan Ho, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Shih-Hao Liang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230369227
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a metal gate extending continuously along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region; a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region; a first contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to one side of the metal gate; a second contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to another side of the metal gate; and a third contact plug landing directly on a portion of the metal gate on the PMOS region and between the first contact plug and the second contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Li-Hsuan Ho, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Shih-Hao Liang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Patent number: 11756888
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a metal gate extending continuously along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region; a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region; a first contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to one side of the metal gate; a second contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to another side of the metal gate; and a third contact plug landing directly on a portion of the metal gate on the PMOS region and between the first contact plug and the second contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Li-Hsuan Ho, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Shih-Hao Liang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Patent number: 11552052
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor on a first substrate, a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer on the first MOS transistor, a second substrate on the first ILD layer, and a second MOS transistor on a second substrate. Preferably, the semiconductor device includes a static random access memory (SRAM) and the SRAM includes a first pull-up device, a second pull-up device, a first pull-down device, a second pull-down device, a first pass-gate device, a second pass-gate device, a read port pull-down device, and a read port pass-gate device, in which the read port pull-down device includes the first MOS transistor and the read port pass-gate device includes the second MOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Yu Shen, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Liang-Wei Chiu, Shih-Hao Liang
  • Publication number: 20220028787
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a metal gate extending continuously along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the NMOS region; a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the metal gate on the PMOS region; a first contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to one side of the metal gate; a second contact plug landing on the second source/drain region adjacent to another side of the metal gate; and a third contact plug landing directly on a portion of the metal gate on the PMOS region and between the first contact plug and the second contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Li-Hsuan Ho, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Shih-Hao Liang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Patent number: 11171091
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a gate structure extending along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; and a first contact plug landing directly on the gate structure closer to the PMOS region from a boundary separating the NMOS region and the PMOS region. Preferably, the semiconductor device further includes a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the gate structure on the NMOS region and a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the gate structure on the PMOS region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Li-Hsuan Ho, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Shih-Hao Liang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Publication number: 20210296286
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor on a first substrate, a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer on the first MOS transistor, a second substrate on the first ILD layer, and a second MOS transistor on a second substrate. Preferably, the semiconductor device includes a static random access memory (SRAM) and the SRAM includes a first pull-up device, a second pull-up device, a first pull-down device, a second pull-down device, a first pass-gate device, a second pass-gate device, a read port pull-down device, and a read port pass-gate device, in which the read port pull-down device includes the first MOS transistor and the read port pass-gate device includes the second MOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yen-Yu Shen, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Liang-Wei Chiu, Shih-Hao Liang
  • Publication number: 20210125927
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a gate structure extending along a first direction from the NMOS region to the PMOS region on the substrate; and a first contact plug landing directly on the gate structure closer to the PMOS region from a boundary separating the NMOS region and the PMOS region. Preferably, the semiconductor device further includes a first source/drain region extending along a second direction adjacent to two sides of the gate structure on the NMOS region and a second source/drain region extending along the second direction adjacent to two sides of the gate structure on the PMOS region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Li-Hsuan Ho, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Shih-Hao Liang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Po-Jen Chuang, Chi-Mao Hsu
  • Patent number: 10974613
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining a discharging process of a battery are provided. The method includes the following steps. Measuring charging/discharging information of the battery. Calculating a charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to the charging/discharging information. Aligning the charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to a comparison characteristic point of a comparison characteristic to obtain an aligned charging/discharging characteristic. Determining whether the battery is normal according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic or a coulombic efficiency of the battery. Calculating a safety probability of the battery according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic and resistance of an internal short circuit of the battery when the battery is determined as abnormal. Determining a discharging process of the battery according to the safety probability of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shou-Hung Ling, Shih-Hao Liang, Tzi-Cker Chiueh, Deng-Tswen Shieh, Mao-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 10953250
    Abstract: A fire control device comprises a box, a power wire, a pressure relieving check valve, a fire extinguishing check valve and a fire extinguisher. The box is configured to accommodate a battery system, and the power wire is configured to couple to the battery system. The pressure relieving check valve and the fire extinguishing check valve extend through the box, and a state of the pressure relieving check valve is switched between open and closed states according to a pressure difference between an inside and an outside of the box. A state of the fire extinguishing check valve is switched between open and close states according to a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the box. The fire extinguisher is connected to the pressure relieving check valve. The fire extinguisher is switched between starting and stopping modes according to the state of the pressure relieving check valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shou-Hung Ling, Shih-Hao Liang, Mao-Cheng Huang, Tzi-Cker Chiueh
  • Patent number: 10908227
    Abstract: A method and a system for detecting resistance of an internal short circuit of a battery are provided. The method includes the following steps. Measuring charging/discharging information of the battery. Calculating a charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to the charging/discharging information. Aligning the charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to a comparison characteristic point of a comparison characteristic to obtain an aligned charging/discharging characteristic. Determining whether the battery is normal according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic or a coulombic efficiency of the battery; and when the battery is determined as abnormal, calculating aligned charging/discharging information according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic, and calculating the resistance of the internal short circuit of the battery according to the aligned charging/discharging information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shou-Hung Ling, Shih-Hao Liang, Tzi-Cker Chiueh, Deng-Tswen Shieh, Mao-Cheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20200078623
    Abstract: A fire control device comprises a box, a power wire, a pressure relieving check valve, a fire extinguishing check valve and a fire extinguisher. The box is configured to accommodate a battery system, and the power wire is configured to couple to the battery system. The pressure relieving check valve and the fire extinguishing check valve extend through the box, and a state of the pressure relieving check valve is switched between open and closed states according to a pressure difference between an inside and an outside of the box. A state of the fire extinguishing check valve is switched between open and close states according to a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the box. The fire extinguisher is connected to the pressure relieving check valve. The fire extinguisher is switched between starting and stopping modes according to the state of the pressure relieving check valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shou-Hung LING, Shih-Hao Liang, Mao-Cheng Huang, Tzi-Cker Chiueh
  • Patent number: 10410684
    Abstract: The present invention provides a memory device, the memory device includes a first region having a plurality of oxide semiconductor static random access memories (OSSRAM) arranged in a first direction, and each of the OSSRAMs comprising a static random access memory (SRAM) and at least an oxide semiconductor dynamic random access memory (DOSRAM), wherein the DOSRAM is connected to the SRAM, wherein each of the DOSRAMs comprises an oxide semiconductor gate (OSG), and each of the OSGs extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and an oxide semiconductor channel extending in the first direction, an oxide semiconductor gate connection extending in the first direction to connect each of the OSGs, and a word line, a Vcc connection line and a Vss connection line extend in the first direction and are connected to the SRAMs in each OSSRAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Yen Tseng, Ting-Hao Chang, Ching-Cheng Lung, Yu-Tse Kuo, Shih-Hao Liang, Chun-Hsien Huang, Shu-Ru Wang, Hsin-Chih Yu
  • Publication number: 20190221238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a memory device, the memory device includes a first region having a plurality of oxide semiconductor static random access memories (OSSRAM) arranged in a first direction, and each of the OSSRAMs comprising a static random access memory (SRAM) and at least an oxide semiconductor dynamic random access memory (DOSRAM), wherein the DOSRAM is connected to the SRAM, wherein each of the DOSRAMs comprises an oxide semiconductor gate (OSG), and each of the OSGs extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and an oxide semiconductor channel extending in the first direction, an oxide semiconductor gate connection extending in the first direction to connect each of the OSGs, and a word line, a Vcc connection line and a Vss connection line extend in the first direction and are connected to the SRAMs in each OSSRAM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Chun-Yen Tseng, Ting-Hao Chang, Ching-Cheng Lung, Yu-Tse Kuo, Shih-Hao Liang, Chun-Hsien Huang, Shu-Ru Wang, Hsin-Chih Yu
  • Publication number: 20190168617
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining a discharging process of a battery are provided. The method includes the following steps. Measuring charging/discharging information of the battery. Calculating a charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to the charging/discharging information. Aligning the charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to a comparison characteristic point of a comparison characteristic to obtain an aligned charging/discharging characteristic. Determining whether the battery is normal according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic or a coulombic efficiency of the battery. Calculating a safety probability of the battery according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic and resistance of an internal short circuit of the battery when the battery is determined as abnormal. Determining a discharging process of the battery according to the safety probability of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Shou-Hung LING, Shih-Hao LIANG, Tzi-Cker CHIUEH, Deng-Tswen SHIEH, Mao-Cheng HUANG
  • Publication number: 20190170802
    Abstract: A method and a system for detecting resistance of an internal short circuit of a battery are provided. The method includes the following steps. Measuring charging/discharging information of the battery. Calculating a charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to the charging/discharging information. Aligning the charging/discharging characteristic of the battery according to a comparison characteristic point of a comparison characteristic to obtain an aligned charging/discharging characteristic. Determining whether the battery is normal according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic or a coulombic efficiency of the battery; and when the battery is determined as abnormal, calculating aligned charging/discharging information according to the aligned charging/discharging characteristic, and calculating the resistance of the internal short circuit of the battery according to the aligned charging/discharging information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Shou-Hung LING, Shih-Hao LIANG, Tzi-Cker CHIUEH, Deng-Tswen SHIEH, Mao-Cheng HUANG
  • Patent number: 10277051
    Abstract: A battery module includes a crystal lattice type battery, a detection circuit, a control circuit and an excitation circuit. The detection circuit is electrically coupled to the battery. The control circuit is electrically coupled to the detection circuit. The excitation circuit is electrically coupled to the control circuit and the battery. When the battery is charged or discharged, the detection circuit is configured to detect an impedance of the battery. The control circuit is configured to compare the impedance and a threshold. And the control circuit is configured to produce a control signal. The excitation circuit is configured to selectively provide an excitation signal to the battery according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Hao Liang, Shou-Hung Ling, Tzi-Cker Chiueh
  • Patent number: 10063067
    Abstract: A battery system includes a main control module and a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules. During the transition of mode switching, each of the battery modules outputs a constant current. The battery modules monitor the battery status of the battery modules respectively. Based on a load requirement, the battery status of the battery modules and a conversion efficiency, the main control module dynamically controls a voltage conversion operation mode of a voltage converter of the battery system and dynamically controls the operation modes of the battery modules respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzi-Cker Chiueh, Shih-Hao Liang, Kai-Cheung Juang, Shou-Hung Ling
  • Publication number: 20180123371
    Abstract: A battery module includes a crystal lattice type battery, a detection circuit, a control circuit and an excitation circuit. The detection circuit is electrically coupled to the battery. The control circuit is electrically coupled to the detection circuit. The excitation circuit is electrically coupled to the control circuit and the battery. When the battery is charged or discharged, the detection circuit is configured to detect an impedance of the battery. The control circuit is configured to compare the impedance and a threshold. And the control circuit is configured to produce a control signal. The excitation circuit is configured to selectively provide an excitation signal to the battery according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Hao LIANG, Shou-Hung LING, Tzi-Cker CHIUEH