Patents by Inventor Shun Lo

Shun Lo 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: 20200349714
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection apparatus and an operation method thereof. The projection apparatus comprises a projector and an image capturing device electrically connected to the projector. The projector provides a projection space, and the image capturing device provides an image capturing space. The projection space is located in the image capturing space. The image capturing device is configured to identify a boundary of the projection space in the image capturing space and is configured to detect a biological part located in the projection space. The image capturing device is configured to calculate a position of the biological part in the projection space, and the projector projects a mask block corresponding to the position of the biological part in the projection space. The present invention may prevent the light beam from interfering with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chuang-Yuan Cheng, An-Ching Tung, Chung-Kuang Lin, Jih-Shun Lo
  • Publication number: 20200286987
    Abstract: A Schottky diode device includes a substrate having a first conductivity type, a first well region having a second conductivity type disposed in the substrate, and a first doped region having the second conductivity type in the first well region, wherein the first doped region includes a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion and the second portion have different doping concentrations. The first portion includes a region having at least four sides, from a top-view perspective, abutting the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, YU-CHI CHANG, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Patent number: 10763329
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, a channel region, a pair of source/drain regions and a threshold voltage adjusting region. The gate electrode is over the semiconductor substrate. The channel region is between the semiconductor substrate and the gate electrode. The channel region includes a pair of first sides opposing to each other in a channel length direction, and a pair of second sides opposing to each other in a channel width direction. The source/drain regions are adjacent to the pair of first sides of the channel region in the channel length direction. The threshold voltage adjusting region covers the pair of second sides of the channel region in the channel width direction, and exposing the pair of first sides of the channel region in the channel length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Yu-Chi Chang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Patent number: 10692788
    Abstract: A conductive-insulator-semiconductor (CIS) device with low flicker noise is provided. In some embodiments, the CIS device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a pair of source/drain regions, a selectively-conductive channel, and a gate electrode. The pair of source/drain regions is in the semiconductor substrate, and the source/drain regions are laterally spaced. The selectively-conductive channel is in the semiconductor substrate, and extends laterally in a first direction, from one of the source/drain regions to another one of the source/drain regions. The gate electrode comprises a pair of peripheral segments and a central segment. The peripheral segments extend laterally in parallel in the first direction. The central segment covers the selectively-conductive channel and extends laterally in a second direction transverse to the first direction, from one of the peripheral segments to another one of the peripheral segments. A method for manufacturing the CIS device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Ching-Hsien Huang, Yu-Chi Chang
  • Patent number: 10665727
    Abstract: Present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, a first well region of a first conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, laterally surrounding the first well region, and an isolation region in the first well region and the second well region in proximity to the top surface. The first well region includes a first lighter doped region in proximity to the top surface, and a heavier doped region under the first lighter doped region. Present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Patent number: 10658456
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a Schottky diode. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming a first well region in the substrate; defining a first portion and a second portion on a surface of the first well region and performing a first ion implantation on the first portion while keeping the second portion from being implanted; forming a first doped region by heating the substrate to cause dopant diffusion between the first portion and the second portion; and forming a metal-containing layer on the first doped region to obtain a Schottky barrier interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Yu-Chi Chang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Publication number: 20200135540
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a first region and a second region defined thereon, a first isolation in the first region, a second isolation in the second region, and a region surrounding the first isolation in the substrate. The substrate includes a first material, and the region includes the first material and a second material. The first isolation has a first width, the second isolation has a second width, and the first width is greater than the second width. A bottom and sidewalls of the first isolation are in contact with the region, and a bottom and sidewalls of the second isolation are in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, YU-CHI CHANG, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Publication number: 20200098803
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a photodetector is provided. The photodetector includes a first well having a first doping type disposed in a semiconductor substrate. A second well having a second doping type opposite the first doping type is disposed in the semiconductor substrate on a side of the first well. A first doped buried region having the second doping type is disposed in the semiconductor substrate, where the first doped buried region extends laterally through the semiconductor substrate beneath the first well and the second well. A second doped buried region having the second doping type is disposed in the semiconductor substrate and vertically between the first doped buried region and the first well, where the second doped buried region contacts the first well such that a photodetector p-n junction exists along the second doped buried region and the first well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Publication number: 20200020813
    Abstract: Present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, a first well region of a first conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, laterally surrounding the first well region, and an isolation region in the first well region and the second well region in proximity to the top surface. The first well region includes a first lighter doped region in proximity to the top surface, and a heavier doped region under the first lighter doped region. Present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Patent number: 10515845
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure including isolations includes receiving a substrate including a first region and a second region; forming a patterned hard mask, the patterned hard mask including a first opening exposing a portion of the first region and a second opening exposing a portion of the second region; removing portions of the substrate to form a first trench in the first region and to form a second trench in the second region; performing an ion implantation to a portion of the patterned hard mask in the first region and a portion of the substrate exposed from the first trench; enlarging the first opening to form a third opening over the first trench and enlarging the second opening to form a fourth opening over the second trench; and forming a first isolation by filling the first trench and a second isolation by filling the second trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Yu-Chi Chang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Publication number: 20190326400
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, a channel region, a pair of source/drain regions and a threshold voltage adjusting region. The gate electrode is over the semiconductor substrate. The channel region is between the semiconductor substrate and the gate electrode. The channel region includes a pair of first sides opposing to each other in a channel length direction, and a pair of second sides opposing to each other in a channel width direction. The source/drain regions are adjacent to the pair of first sides of the channel region in the channel length direction. The threshold voltage adjusting region covers the pair of second sides of the channel region in the channel width direction, and exposing the pair of first sides of the channel region in the channel length direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, YU-CHI CHANG, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Patent number: 10340343
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, a pair of source/drain regions and a a threshold voltage adjusting region. The gate electrode is over the semiconductor substrate. The channel region is between the semiconductor substrate and the gate electrode. The source/drain regions are adjacent to two opposing sides of the channel region in a channel length direction. The threshold voltage adjusting region is adjacent to two opposing sides of the channel region in a channel width direction, wherein the threshold voltage adjusting region and the channel region have the same doping type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Yu-Chi Chang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Publication number: 20190140045
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a Schottky diode. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming a first well region in the substrate; defining a first portion and a second portion on a surface of the first well region and performing a first ion implantation on the first portion while keeping the second portion from being implanted; forming a first doped region by heating the substrate to cause dopant diffusion between the first portion and the second portion; and forming a metal-containing layer on the first doped region to obtain a Schottky barrier interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, YU-CHI CHANG, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Publication number: 20190139816
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure including isolations includes receiving a substrate including a first region and a second region; forming a patterned hard mask, the patterned hard mask including a first opening exposing a portion of the first region and a second opening exposing a portion of the second region; removing portions of the substrate to form a first trench in the first region and to form a second trench in the second region; performing an ion implantation to a portion of the patterned hard mask in the first region and a portion of the substrate exposed from the first trench; enlarging the first opening to form a third opening over the first trench and enlarging the second opening to form a fourth opening over the second trench; and forming a first isolation by filling the first trench and a second isolation by filling the second trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, YU-CHI CHANG, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Publication number: 20190131401
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, a pair of source/drain regions and a a threshold voltage adjusting region. The gate electrode is over the semiconductor substrate. The channel region is between the semiconductor substrate and the gate electrode. The source/drain regions are adjacent to two opposing sides of the channel region in a channel length direction. The threshold voltage adjusting region is adjacent to two opposing sides of the channel region in a channel width direction, wherein the threshold voltage adjusting region and the channel region have the same doping type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: WEN-SHUN LO, YU-CHI CHANG, FELIX YING-KIT TSUI
  • Publication number: 20190067138
    Abstract: A conductive-insulator-semiconductor (CIS) device with low flicker noise is provided. In some embodiments, the CIS device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a pair of source/drain regions, a selectively-conductive channel, and a gate electrode. The pair of source/drain regions is in the semiconductor substrate, and the source/drain regions are laterally spaced. The selectively-conductive channel is in the semiconductor substrate, and extends laterally in a first direction, from one of the source/drain regions to another one of the source/drain regions. The gate electrode comprises a pair of peripheral segments and a central segment. The peripheral segments extend laterally in parallel in the first direction. The central segment covers the selectively-conductive channel and extends laterally in a second direction transverse to the first direction, from one of the peripheral segments to another one of the peripheral segments. A method for manufacturing the CIS device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Ching-Hsien Huang, Yu-Chi Chang
  • Patent number: 10162931
    Abstract: A method of forming a serpentine resistor includes: setting a total length of a schematic resistor to make the schematic resistor to have a first resistance according to a sheet resistance; forming, by using a processor, a serpentine layer corresponding to the schematic resistor, forming, by using the processor, a dummy layer over a portion of the serpentine layer to form a modified serpentine layer, measuring, by using the processor, a modified length of the modified serpentine layer, and comparing, by using the processor, the total length and the modified length to generate a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Hsin-Li Cheng
  • Patent number: 10157980
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a Schottky diode. A substrate is provided. A first well region of a first conductive type is formed in the substrate. A first ion implantation of a second conductive type is performed on a first portion of the first well region while keeping a second portion of the first well region from being implanted. A first doped region is formed by heating the substrate to cause dopant diffusion between the first portion and the second portion. A metal-containing layer is formed on the first doped region to obtain a Schottky barrier interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shun Lo, Yu-Chi Chang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui
  • Patent number: D871508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Wing Hing Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Lap Shun Lo, Wai Chung Lo
  • Patent number: D871509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Wing Hing Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Lap Shun Lo, Wai Chung Lo