Patents by Inventor Shun-Kuan Lin

Shun-Kuan 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).

  • Publication number: 20250070092
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a shared frontside pad/bridge layout for a three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC), as well as the 3D IC and a method for forming the 3D IC. A second IC die underlies the first IC die, and a third IC die underlies the second IC die. A first-die backside pad, a second-die backside pad, and a third die backside pad are in a row extending in a dimension and overlie the first, second, and third IC dies. Further, the first-die, second-die, and third-die backside pads are electrically coupled respectively to individual semiconductor devices of the first, second, and third IC dies. The second and third IC dies include individual pad/bridge structures at top metal (TM) layers of corresponding interconnect structures. The pad/bridge structures share the shared frontside pad/bridge layout and provide lateral routing in the dimension for the aforementioned electrical coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Wei-Cheng Wu, Wen-Tuo Huang, Chia-Sheng Lin, Wei Chuang Wu, Shih Kuang Yang, Chung-Jen Huang, Shun-Kuan Lin, Chien Lin Liu, Ping-Tzu Chen, Yung Chun Tu
  • Patent number: 12191282
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a shared frontside pad/bridge layout for a three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC), as well as the 3D IC and a method for forming the 3D IC. A second IC die underlies the first IC die, and a third IC die underlies the second IC die. A first-die backside pad, a second-die backside pad, and a third die backside pad are in a row extending in a dimension and overlie the first, second, and third IC dies. Further, the first-die, second-die, and third-die backside pads are electrically coupled respectively to individual semiconductor devices of the first, second, and third IC dies. The second and third IC dies include individual pad/bridge structures at top metal (TM) layers of corresponding interconnect structures. The pad/bridge structures share the shared frontside pad/bridge layout and provide lateral routing in the dimension for the aforementioned electrical coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Wei-Cheng Wu, Wen-Tuo Huang, Chia-Sheng Lin, Wei Chuang Wu, Shih Kuang Yang, Chung-Jen Huang, Shun-Kuan Lin, Chien Lin Liu, Ping-Tzu Chen, Yung Chun Tu
  • Publication number: 20240153895
    Abstract: Semiconductor dies of a semiconductor die package are directly bonded, and a top metal region may be formed over the semiconductor dies. A plurality of conductive terminals may be formed over the top metal region. The conductive terminals are formed of copper (Cu) or another material that enables low-temperature deposition process techniques, such as electroplating, to be used to form the conductive terminal. In this way, the conductive terminals of the semiconductor die packages described herein may be formed at a relatively low temperature. This reduces the likelihood of thermal deformation of semiconductor dies in the semiconductor die packages. The reduced thermal deformation reduces the likelihood of warpage, breakage, and/or other types of damage to the semiconductor dies of the semiconductor die packages, which may increase performance and/or increase yield of semiconductor die packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Harry-HakLay CHUANG, Wei-Cheng WU, Chung-Jen HUANG, Yung Chun TU, Chien Lin LIU, Shun-Kuan LIN, Ping-tzu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230170328
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a shared frontside pad/bridge layout for a three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC), as well as the 3D IC and a method for forming the 3D IC. A second IC die underlies the first IC die, and a third IC die underlies the second IC die. A first-die backside pad, a second-die backside pad, and a third die backside pad are in a row extending in a dimension and overlie the first, second, and third IC dies. Further, the first-die, second-die, and third-die backside pads are electrically coupled respectively to individual semiconductor devices of the first, second, and third IC dies. The second and third IC dies include individual pad/bridge structures at top metal (TM) layers of corresponding interconnect structures. The pad/bridge structures share the shared frontside pad/bridge layout and provide lateral routing in the dimension for the aforementioned electrical coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Wei Cheng Wu, Wen-Tuo Huang, Chia-Sheng Lin, Wei Chuang Wu, Shih Kuang Yang, Chung-Jen Huang, Shun-Kuan Lin, Chien Lin Liu, Ping-Tzu Chen, Yung Chun Tu