Patents by Inventor Tai-Wei Lin

Tai-Wei 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: 20240379423
    Abstract: A barrier layer is formed in a portion of a thickness of sidewalls in a recess prior to formation of an interconnect structure in the recess. The barrier layer is formed in the portion of the thickness of the sidewalls by a plasma-based deposition operation, in which a precursor reacts with a silicon-rich surface to form the barrier layer. The barrier layer is formed in the portion of the thickness of the sidewalls in that the precursor consumes a portion of the silicon-rich surface of the sidewalls as a result of the plasma treatment. This enables the barrier layer to be formed in a manner in which the cross-sectional width reduction in the recess from the barrier layer is minimized while enabling the barrier layer to be used to promote adhesion in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Chien CHANG, Min-Hsiu HUNG, Yu-Hsiang LIAO, Yu-Shiuan WANG, Tai Min CHANG, Kan-Ju LIN, Chih-Shiun CHOU, Hung-Yi HUANG, Chih-Wei CHANG, Ming-Hsing TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240274517
    Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a first component, a bonding structure on the first component, a second component connected to the first component, and a copper connector on the second component. The bonding structure includes a copper base on the first component and copper protruding portions on the copper base. The second component is connected to the first component by bonding the copper protruding portions to the copper connector, and the copper protruding portions are in contact with the copper connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Fa-Chuan CHEN, Ta-Jen YU, Bo-Jiun YANG, Tsung-Yu PAN, Tai-Yu CHEN, Nai-Wei LIU, Shih-Chin LIN, Wen-Sung HSU
  • Patent number: 12051646
    Abstract: A method comprises forming a first conductive line and a second conductive line in a first dielectric layer over a substrate, each having a planar top surface, applying an etch-back process to the first dielectric layer until a dielectric portion between the first conductive line and the second conductive line has been removed, and the first conductive line and the second conductive line have respective cross sectional shapes including a rounded surface and two rounded corners and depositing a second dielectric layer over the substrate, while leaving a first air gap between the first conductive line and the second conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lun Kao, Hsiang-Wei Liu, Tai-I Yang, Jian-Hua Chen, Yu-Chieh Liao, Yung-Chih Wang, Tien-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 9609784
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, an air duct, and a connecting member. The container is received in a room. The container defines an air inlet and an air outlet away from the air inlet. The air duct extends through a sidewall of the room. A first side of the connecting member is detachably connected to the air inlet of the container, and a second side of the connecting member is connected to the air duct. Air outside the room enters the air duct, flows through the connecting member, enters the container through the air inlet, and flows out of the container through the air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 9426925
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, a cooling room defined in the container, and a cabinet receiving a server. The cabinet includes a fan module opposite to the cooling room. An opening is defined in the cabinet. A box is attached to the cabinet. The box defines an inlet. A blocking plate is pivotably attached to the box to cover or uncover the inlet. An air plate is pivotably attached to the cabinet to cover or uncover the opening. When the server is moved into the cabinet through the inlet, the server pushes the corresponding blocking plate and the corresponding air plate to rotate. When the cabinet operates, the fan module operates to exhaust hot air from the cabinet, the cabinet then becomes negative pressure rooms to let the cooling air enter the cooling room through the inlet and the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20150114616
    Abstract: A heat dissipation system for cooling a cabinet server with an outlet and an inlet includes an outlet pipe connected to the outlet, an inlet pipe connected to the inlet, a pump apparatus located between the outlet pipe and the inlet pipe, a first heat dissipation apparatus, a second heat dissipation apparatus, and a valve. The first and second heat dissipation apparatus are connected between the outlet pipe and the pump apparatus in parallel. The first valve apparatus includes a first end connected to the outlet pipe, a second end connected to the first heat dissipation apparatus, and a third end connected to the second heat dissipation apparatus. The first end of the valve is operable to be connected to either the second end or the third end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20150096715
    Abstract: A heat dissipation system for a number of cabinets mounted in a container includes a first heat dissipation apparatus, a second heat dissipation apparatus including a condenser, an inlet pipe assembly connected to the cabinets, an outlet pipe assembly connected to the cabinets, a connecting pipe connected between the inlet pipe assembly and the outlet pipe assembly, a extension pipe connected between the connecting pipe and the inlet pipe assembly, a first valve connected to the connecting pipe and located between the first dissipation apparatus and the second dissipation apparatus, a second valve connected to the extension pipe, a number of temperature sensors installed in the cabinets, and a controller electrically coupled to the temperature sensors, the first valve, the second valve, and the condenser. The controller controls the first valve, the second valve, and the condenser to turn on or off according to temperature sensed by the temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20150062826
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an opening, a circuit board mounted in the housing, and a cover capable of conducting heat and covering the opening. An element and a hollow partition portion receiving the element are mounted on the circuit board. The cover includes a block formed on an inner surface of the cover. The block enters the partition portion and contacts the element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Patent number: 8966930
    Abstract: A container data center system includes a container, a plurality of servers, at least a regulation device, a first refrigeration device and a second refrigeration device. The container defines a first receiving room and a second receiving room isolated from the first receiving room. The servers are received in the first receiving room. The at least a regulation device is received in second receiving room. The at least regulation device is electrically connected to the servers for regulating the servers. The first refrigeration device is installed outside the container for cooling the first receiving room. The second refrigeration device is installed outside the container for cooling the second receiving room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20150013955
    Abstract: A heat sink includes a base and a number of fins mounted parallelly on the base. Each fin defines a number of vents, and two heat dissipating pieces protrude from opposite sides of each vent. The heat dissipating pieces of each vent cooperatively bounds an opening communicating with the corresponding vent. The number of openings of each fin is aligned with the number of openings of the other fins. The aligned openings of the number of fins cooperatively define a number of first air channels perpendicular to the number of fins. The number of heat dissipating pieces bound a number of second air channels parallel to the number of fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-WEI LIN, CHIH-TA HUANG
  • Publication number: 20140323028
    Abstract: A chassis includes a bottom plate, a number of fans mounted to the bottom plate, an air guiding member mounted to the bottom plate and near the fans, and a number of data storage devices received in the air guiding member. The air guiding member includes a top plate and a partition plate below the top plate. The partition plate is near the fans. The partition plate divides the air guiding member into a first aisle below the partition plate and a second aisle above the partition plate. The top plate and the partition plate bound an opening. The data storage devices are located below the partition plate. A part of airflow from the fans flows into the first aisle; another part of airflow from the fans flows through the second aisle and the opening, and flows toward the data storage devices away from the fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-WEI LIN, SHIH-CHIEH CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140287670
    Abstract: An air guiding device includes two opposite first air guiding apparatus and a second air guiding apparatus mounted on tops of the first air guiding apparatus. Each first air guiding apparatus includes a stretchable first guiding piece. The second air guiding apparatus includes a stretchable second guiding piece. Distal ends of the first and second air guiding pieces are pulled out toward the same direction, the first and second guiding pieces cooperatively bound an airflow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20140199934
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, an air duct, and a connecting member. The container is received in a room. The container defines an air inlet and an air outlet away from the air inlet. The air duct extends through a sidewall of the room. A first side of the connecting member is detachably connected to the air inlet of the container, and a second side of the connecting member is connected to the air duct. Air outside the room enters the air duct, flows through the connecting member, enters the container through the air inlet, and flows out of the container through the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20140182812
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a room, a container data center, and an air duct. The room includes a floor, and defines a receiving space above the floor, and a heat-dissipation space below the floor. The container data center is supported on the floor. The container data center includes a container. The container includes an end wall defining a number of air inlets and a sidewall defining a number of air outlets. The air duct defines a number of vents and an opening communicating with the vents. The air duct is installed to an outer surface of the sidewall, and the vents are aligning with air outlets of the sidewall. The floor defines a number of through holes communicating with the opening of the air duct and the heat-dissipation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Patent number: 8717763
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a first group of fans, a second group of fans, and an air conducting cover. The air conducting cover includes a first partition, a second partition, a third partition. The first partition is connected between the second partition and the third partition to define a first space, a second space and a third space. Wherein the first group of fans directs air flow to enter the first space and the second space, the second group of fans directs air flow to enter the third space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tai-Wei Lin, Chin-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20140120824
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, a cooling room defined in the container, and a cabinet receiving a server. The cabinet includes a fan module opposite to the cooling room. An opening is defined in the cabinet. A box is attached to the cabinet. The box defines an inlet. A blocking plate is pivotably attached to the box to cover or uncover the inlet. An air plate is pivotably attached to the cabinet to cover or uncover the opening. When the server is moved into the cabinet through the inlet, the server pushes the corresponding blocking plate and the corresponding air plate to rotate. When the cabinet operates, the fan module operates to exhaust hot air from the cabinet, the cabinet then becomes negative pressure rooms to let the cooling air enter the cooling room through the inlet and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tai-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20140118938
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis, a number of fans arranged in the chassis, a fan bracket, and two locking members. The chassis includes a base and a cover. The base includes a bottom wall supporting the fans and two sidewalls extending from two opposite sides of the bottom. A block extends from each sidewall and aligns with the fans. The cover defines an opening aligned with the fans. The fan bracket includes a covering plate and two mounting plates extending down from a bottom of the covering plate. The fans are sandwiched between the mounting plates. Two cutouts are defined in opposite ends of the covering plate. The locking members are inserted in the corresponding cutouts, to be locked to the blocks of the corresponding sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20140120825
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container and an air duct. The container includes a sidewall defining an air inlet in a lower portion of the sidewall and an air outlet in an upper portion of the sidewall. The air duct includes an air pipe and a hollow connecting portion connected to the outlet. When the container data center operates, air flows into the container through the inlet to dissipate heat for the container. The heated air then flows out of the container through the outlet and the air duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-WEI LIN, SHIH-CHIEH CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140111939
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit board, a bracket, a number of sliding blocks, and a number of fans. The circuit board includes a number of sensors to test temperature of different areas of the circuit board. The bracket is located at a side of the circuit board. The sliding blocks are slidably mounted to the bracket. A chip is mounted in each sliding block and electrically connected to a corresponding sensor, to control the sliding block to slide according to signals from the sensor. The fans are respectively fastened to the sliding blocks. The chips receive the signals of the sensors and control the sliding blocks with the fans to slide toward areas having higher temperature than other areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20140110089
    Abstract: An air duct includes two spaced sidewalls, a top wall connected between tops of the sidewalls, an extension plate pivotably mounted between tops of the sidewalls in front of the top wall, and a deformable portion to maintain the extension plate coplanar with the top wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: TAI-WEI LIN