Patents by Inventor Sung-Yuan Tsai

Sung-Yuan Tsai 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: 20240126633
    Abstract: A method for responding to a command is adapted for a storage device. The method for responding to a command includes following steps of: sequentially receiving a first command and a second command by a bridge of the storage device from a host; executing the first command and the second command to generate a status completion signal or a status error signal by the bridge; and detecting an error state of at least one of the first command and the second command to execute a response mode or an idle mode by the bridge according to the error state so as to respond to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yi Cheng TSAI, Sung-Kao LIU, Cheng-Yuan HSIAO, Po-Hao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230352587
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 11762293
    Abstract: A fabricating method of reducing photoresist footing includes providing a silicon nitride layer. Later, a fluorination process is performed to graft fluoride ions onto a top surface of the silicon nitride layer. After the fluorination process, a photoresist is formed to contact the top surface of the silicon nitride layer. Finally, the photoresist is patterned to remove at least part of the photoresist contacting the silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hao-Hsuan Chang, Da-Jun Lin, Yao-Hsien Chung, Ting-An Chien, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chih-Wei Chang, Shih-Wei Su, Hsu Ting, Sung-Yuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 11735661
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20220365433
    Abstract: A fabricating method of reducing photoresist footing includes providing a silicon nitride layer. Later, a fluorination process is performed to graft fluoride ions onto a top surface of the silicon nitride layer. After the fluorination process, a photoresist is formed to contact the top surface of the silicon nitride layer. Finally, the photoresist is patterned to remove at least part of the photoresist contacting the silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hao-Hsuan Chang, Da-Jun Lin, Yao-Hsien Chung, Ting-An Chien, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chih-Wei Chang, Shih-Wei Su, Hsu Ting, Sung-Yuan Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210280717
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 11049971
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 10700202
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a gate structure disposed on the substrate, a spacer disposed on the substrate and covering a sidewall of the gate structure, an air gap sandwiched between the spacer and the substrate, and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate and having a faceted surface exposed from the substrate, wherein the faceted surface borders the substrate on a boundary between the air gap and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Chao-Nan Chen, Shi-You Liu, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20200135922
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure and an epitaxial structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the epitaxial structure is disposed in the substrate, at one side of the gate structure. The epitaxial structure includes a portion being protruded from a top surface of the substrate, and the portion includes a discontinuous sidewall, with a distance between a turning point of the discontinuous sidewalls and the gate structure being a greatest distance between the epitaxial structure and the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20200098916
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a gate structure disposed on the substrate, a spacer disposed on the substrate and covering a sidewall of the gate structure, an air gap sandwiched between the spacer and the substrate, and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate and having a faceted surface exposed from the substrate, wherein the faceted surface borders the substrate on a boundary between the air gap and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kuang-Hsiu Chen, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Hsuan Tang, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Chao-Nan Chen, Shi-You Liu, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Patent number: 10446667
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate structure on a substrate; performing a first etching process to form a recess adjacent to the first gate structure; performing an ion implantation process to form an amorphous layer directly under the recess; performing a second etching process to remove the amorphous layer; and forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Lin, Yi-Liang Ye, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang, Zhen Wu, Tai-Yen Lin
  • Publication number: 20190280106
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate structure on a substrate; performing a first etching process to form a recess adjacent to the first gate structure; performing an ion implantation process to form an amorphous layer directly under the recess; performing a second etching process to remove the amorphous layer; and forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Lin, Yi-Liang Ye, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang, Zhen Wu, Tai-Yen Lin
  • Patent number: 10332981
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate structure on a substrate; performing a first etching process to form a recess adjacent to the first gate structure; performing an ion implantation process to form an amorphous layer directly under the recess; performing a second etching process to remove the amorphous layer; and forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Lin, Yi-Liang Ye, Sung-Yuan Tsai, Chun-Wei Yu, Yu-Ren Wang, Zhen Wu, Tai-Yen Lin