Patents by Inventor Te-An Chen

Te-An Chen 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: 20240145571
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit (IC) in which a memory structure comprises an inhibition layer inserted between two ferroelectric layers to create a tetragonal-phase dominant ferroelectric structure. In some embodiments, the ferroelectric structure includes a first ferroelectric layer, a second ferroelectric layer overlying the first ferroelectric layer, and a first inhibition layer disposed between the first and second ferroelectric layers and bordering the second ferroelectric layer. The first inhibition layer is a different material than the first and second ferroelectric layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Po-Ting Lin, Yu-Ming Hsiang, Wei-Chih Wen, Yin-Hao Wu, Wu-Wei Tsai, Hai-Ching Chen, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240145415
    Abstract: An electronic device and an electronic apparatus having the same are provided. The electronic device comprises a substrate defining a first face and a second face opposite to each other, a thin film layer formed on the first face of the substrate, one or more passive elements arranged on the thin film layer, and one or more semiconductor chips are disposed on the first face of the substrate and electrically connecting to the thin film layer. One or ones of the semiconductor chips define an operating frequency not less than 1 GHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: HSIEN-TE CHEN
  • Patent number: 11967622
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a dielectric inter block disposed in a metallic region of a conductive line or source/drain contact. A first and second conductive structure over the metallic region may extend into the metallic region on either side of the inter block. The inter block can prevent etchant or cleaning solution from contacting an interface between the first conductive structure and the metallic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Te-Chih Hsiung, Jyun-De Wu, Yi-Chen Wang, Yi-Chun Chang, Yuan-Tien Tu
  • Publication number: 20240126006
    Abstract: A backlight module comprises an outer frame unit, a light guide plate arranged in the outer frame unit, a light-emitting unit, a plurality of adhesives for fixing the light-emitting unit on the light guide plate, and a plurality of abutting structures. The light-emitting unit includes a flexible circuit board and a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged on the flexible circuit board at intervals. Part of the flexible circuit board is deformed at a specific position by the abutting structures, and the position of the light-emitting elements relative to the light guide plate can be adjusted. Thereby, the light-emitting elements can be aligned with the light incident surface of the light guide plate, prevent light from leaking from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate close to the light-emitting elements, and reduce the generation of bright lines and improving the overall uniformity. The present invention also provides a display device including the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiang CHEN, Cheng-Te CHANG
  • Patent number: 11961893
    Abstract: Improved conductive contacts, methods for forming the same, and semiconductor devices including the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer over a transistor structure; a first contact extending through the first ILD layer, the first contact being electrically coupled with a first source/drain region of the transistor structure, a top surface of the first contact being convex, and the top surface of the first contact being disposed below a top surface of the first ILD layer; a second ILD layer over the first ILD layer and the first contact; and a second contact extending through the second ILD layer, the second contact being electrically coupled with the first contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Te-Chih Hsiung, Jyun-De Wu, Yi-Chen Wang, Yi-Chun Chang, Yuan-Tien Tu
  • Publication number: 20240120317
    Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor device includes stacked semiconductor dies having die bond pads arranged in columns exposed at a sidewall of the stacked semiconductor dies. The stacked dies are encapsulated in a photo imageable dielectric (PID) material, which is developed to form through-hole cavities that expose the columns of bond pads of each die at the sidewall. The through-hole cavities are plated or filled with an electrical conductor to form conductive through-holes coupling die bond pads within the columns to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiung Yang, Chien Te Chen, Cong Zhang, Ching-Chuan Hsieh, Yu-Ying Tan, Juan Zhou, Ai-wen Wang, Yih-Fran Lee, Yu-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 11955453
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of micro semiconductor structure, a plurality of conductive members, and a non-conductive portion. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The micro semiconductor structures are distributed on the first surface of the substrate. The conductive members electrically connect the micro semiconductor structures to the substrate. Each conductive member is defined by an electrode of one of the micro semiconductor structures and a corresponding conductive pad on the substrate. The non-conductive portion is arranged on the first surface of the substrate. The non-conductive portion includes one or more non-conductive members, and the one or more non-conductive members are attached to the corresponding one or more conductive members of the one or more micro conductive structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ULTRA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Hsien-Te Chen
  • Publication number: 20240113225
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate, a semiconductor structure, a gate insulating layer, a first source/drain feature and a second source/drain feature. The gate insulating layer is located between the gate and the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes at least one first metal oxide layer, a first oxide layer, and at least one second metal oxide layer. The first oxide layer is located between the first metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer. The first source/drain feature and the second source/drain feature are electrically connected with the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wu-Wei Tsai, Yan-Yi Chen, Hai-Ching Chen, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240113222
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a thin film transistor comprising an active layer over a substrate. An insulator is stacked with the active layer. A gate electrode structure is stacked with the insulator and includes a gate material layer having a first work function and a first interfacial layer. The first interfacial layer is directly between the insulator and the gate material layer, wherein the gate electrode structure has a second work function that is different from the first work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yan-Yi Chen, Wu-Wei Tsai, Yu-Ming Hsiang, Hai-Ching Chen, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240113187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a substrate having one or more interior surfaces forming a recess within an upper surface of the substrate. Source/drain regions are disposed within the substrate on opposing sides of the recess. A first gate dielectric is arranged along the one or more interior surfaces forming the recess, and a second gate dielectric is arranged on the first gate dielectric and within the recess. A gate electrode is disposed on the second gate dielectric. The second gate dielectric includes one or more protrusions that extend outward from a recessed upper surface of the second gate dielectric and that are arranged along opposing sides of the second gate dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jhu-Min Song, Ying-Chou Chen, Yi-Kai Ciou, Chien-Chih Chou, Fei-Yun Chen, Yu-Chang Jong, Chi-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11948531
    Abstract: A light source device, including a first light source, providing a first light beam in a first time period of a first period; and a second light source, providing a second light beam in a second time period of the first period, is provided. The first light beam and the second light beam have the same color temperature. The first light beam and the second light beam are emitted alternately in the first period, and a color rendering index of mixed light of the first light beam and the second light beam is greater than or equal to 85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tzung-Te Chen, Hsin-Yun Tsai, Shih-Yi Wen, Chia-Fen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11940575
    Abstract: An image detector includes a substrate, a circuit layer, a plurality of light detecting elements, a plurality of driving elements and a crystal scintillation layer. The substrate has a surface. The circuit layer is arranged on the surface of the substrate, and defines a plurality of detecting areas arranged in an array. The light detecting elements and the driving elements are disposed at the detecting areas and electrically connected with the circuit layer. Each driving element drives one or more of the light detecting elements. The crystal scintillation layer is arranged opposite to the substrate and covers the detecting areas. The light detecting elements and the driving elements connect with the surface of the substrate. At least one of the light detecting elements and the driving elements is formed by a process different from the process of forming the circuit layer on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ULTRA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Hsien-Te Chen
  • Patent number: 11940645
    Abstract: A front light module includes a reflective display device, a front light guide, and a light emitting unit plate. The front light guide plate includes a micro-structure. The micro-structure has a first angle between a surface thereof close to the light emitting unit and an upper surface of the front light guide plate. The micro-structure has a second angle between a surface thereof away from the light emitting unit and the upper surface of the front light guide plate. The micro-structure has a third angle between the surface thereof close to the light emitting unit and the surface thereof away from the light emitting unit. The first angle is within a range between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, the second angle is within a range between 30 degrees and 59 degrees, and the third angle is greater than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Te Wang, Yu-Shan Shen, Yen-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 11937932
    Abstract: An acute kidney injury predicting system and a method thereof are proposed. A processor reads the data to be tested, the detection data, the machine learning algorithm and the risk probability comparison table from a main memory. The processor trains the detection data according to the machine learning algorithm to generate an acute kidney injury prediction model, and inputs the data to be tested into the acute kidney injury prediction model to generate an acute kidney injury characteristic risk probability and a data sequence table. The data sequence table lists the data to be tested in sequence according to a proportion of each of the data to be tested in the acute kidney injury characteristics. The processor selects one of the medical treatment data from the risk probability comparison table according to the acute kidney injury characteristic risk probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL, TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chieh-Liang Wu, Chun-Te Huang, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Tsai-Jung Wang, Kai-Chih Pai, Chun-Ming Lai, Min-Shian Wang, Ruey-Kai Sheu, Lun-Chi Chen, Yan-Nan Lin, Chien-Lun Liao, Ta-Chun Hung, Chien-Chung Huang, Chia-Tien Hsu, Shang-Feng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240096689
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device, including a substrate, a first active region in the substrate, a second active region in the substrate and adjacent to the first active region, an isolation region in the substrate and between the first active region and the second active region, and a dummy gate overlapping with the isolation region, wherein an entire bottom width of the dummy gate is greater than an entire top width of the isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: TE-AN CHEN, MENG-HAN LIN
  • Publication number: 20240096712
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric layer, a channel layer, an insulating layer, a first source/drain electrode and a second source/drain electrode, a second dielectric layer, and a stop segment. The gate electrode is located within a first dielectric layer that overlies a substrate. The gate dielectric layer is located over the gate electrode. The channel layer is located on the gate dielectric layer. The insulating layer is located over the channel layer. The first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode are located in the insulating layer, and connected to the channel layer. The second dielectric layer is beside one of the first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode. The stop segment is embedded in the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Jiang, Chieh-Fang Chen, Yen-Chung Ho, Pin-Cheng Hsu, Feng-Cheng Yang, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240099005
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A memory device of the present disclosure includes a bottom dielectric layer, a gate structure extending vertically from the bottom dielectric layer, a stack structure, and a dielectric layer extending between the gate structure and the stack structure. The stack structure includes a first silicide layer, a second silicide layer, an oxide layer extending bet ween the first and second silicide layers, a channel region over the oxide layer and extending between the first and second silicide layers, and an isolation layer over the second silicide layer. The first and second silicide layers include cobalt, titanium, tungsten, or palladium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Sheng-Chih Lai, Chung-Te Lin, Yung-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11937266
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a first device, a grant is received from a network node. The grant allocates a set of sidelink data resources. One or more sidelink data transmissions are performed on the set of sidelink data resources. A second feedback information associated with the one or more sidelink data transmissions is received and/or detected. An uplink resource is derived. A first feedback information is transmitted on the uplink resource to the network node. The first feedback information is set based upon the second feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Che Li, Li-Chih Tseng, Wei-Yu Chen, Li-Te Pan
  • Patent number: 11935909
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first module and a second module stacked upon the first module in a stacking direction. The first module includes a pixel substrate and a counter substrate disposed opposite to each other. The pixel substrate is defined with a plurality of pixels. The second module is disposed at one side of the first module adjacent to the counter substrate and away from the pixel substrate. The second module includes a plurality of micro-photoelectric units and a protection layer. The protection layer stacks upon the micro-photoelectric units and is disposed at one side of the second module away from the first module. Each of the micro-photoelectric units unshields one or more of the pixels in the stacking direction. Each micro-photoelectric unit includes a micro-photoelectric element, and at least one of the micro-photoelectric elements is a sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsien-Te Chen
  • Patent number: 11935894
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a device layer having devices spaced in accordance with a predetermined device pitch, a first metal interconnection layer disposed above the device layer and coupled to the device layer, and a second metal interconnection layer disposed above the first metal interconnection layer and coupled to the first metal interconnection layer through a first via layer. The second metal interconnection layer has metal lines spaced in accordance with a predetermined metal line pitch, and a ratio of the predetermined metal line pitch to predetermined device pitch is less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fong-yuan Chang, Chun-Chen Chen, Po-Hsiang Huang, Lee-Chung Lu, Chung-Te Lin, Jerry Chang Jui Kao, Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Chin-Chou Liu