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).

  • Patent number: 11901289
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a resistive element over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a thermal conductive element over the substrate. A direct projection of the thermal conductive element on a main surface of the resistive element extends across a portion of a first imaginary line and a portion of a second imaginary line of the main surface. The first imaginary line is perpendicular to the second imaginary line, and the first imaginary line and the second imaginary line intersect at a center of the main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Te Chen, Chung-Hui Chen, Wei-Chih Chen, Chii-Ping Chen, Wen-Sheh Huang, Bi-Ling Lin, Sheng-Feng Liu
  • Patent number: 11894273
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, a first gate structure disposed on the substrate within the first region, a first S/D region, a first S/D contact, a second gate structure on the substrate within the second region, a second S/D region and a second S/D contact. The first S/D region is disposed in the substrate within the first region and beside the first gate structure. The first S/D contact is connected to the first S/D region. The second S/D region is disposed in the substrate within the second region and beside the second gate structure. The second S/D contact is connected to the second S/D region. The contact area between the second S/D region and the second S/D contact is larger than a contact area between the first S/D region and the first S/D contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Te-An Chen
  • Patent number: 11888011
    Abstract: An electronic detection interface comprises a substrate structure and a plurality of detection units in array. The substrate structure includes a circuit film, which comprises a plurality of circuit units in array. The detection units are disposed on a surface of the substrate structure, and are corresponded to the circuit units in a respect manner. Each of the detection units includes at least one resilient conductive pillar, which is electrically connected to each of the circuit units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ULTRA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Hsien-Te Chen
  • Publication number: 20240014124
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode routing, a capacitor structure, a top electrode routing. The bottom electrode routing is over the semiconductor substrate. The capacitor structure is over the bottom electrode routing. The capacitor structure includes a bottom metal layer, a middle metal layer above the bottom metal layer, and a top metal layer above the middle metal layer. When viewed in a plan view, the top metal layer has opposite straight edges extending along a first direction and opposite square wave-shaped edges connecting the opposite straight edges, the square wave-shaped edges each comprise alternating first and second segments extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and third segments each connecting adjacent two of the first and second segments, wherein the third segments extend along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Te CHEN, Chung-Hui CHEN, Wei Chih CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230420844
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a substrate and a plurality of antenna elements arranged in an array. The substrate has a driving circuit. The driving circuit defines a frame rate N and a refresh time, wherein the sum of N refresh times is 1 second. The antenna elements are arranged on the substrate and are electrically connected to the driving circuit. The antenna elements jointly define a beamforming in each refresh time (1/N second), and the beamforming defines a signal, which includes a carrier frequency that is not less than 10 GHz and a characteristic information for communicating with a satellite. M consecutive beamformings contain two or more kinds of the characteristic information, wherein M is an integer not greater than 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Hsien-Te CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230420832
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first substrate, plural antenna elements, a second substrate, plural circuit units, plural circuit patterned layers and plural conductive structures. The first substrate is defined with a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The antenna elements are arranged on the first surface of the first substrate. The second substrate is connected to the second surface of the first substrate. The circuit units are arranged at the second substrate. The circuit patterned layers are arranged on the first substrate and the second substrate. The conductive structures are connected to at least ones of the circuit patterned layers. One of the circuit patterned layers includes plural induction units corresponding to the antenna elements, at least ones of the circuit units correspond to the induction units, and the induction units and the antenna elements transmit a carrier signal to each other by electromagnetic induction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Hsien-Te CHEN
  • Patent number: 11855080
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate, an isolation structure, a gate dielectric layer, a high-k dielectric layer, and a protection cap. The substrate includes a first region, a second region, and a transition region located between the first region and the second region. The isolation structure, located in the transition region. The gate dielectric layer is located on the isolation structure. The high-k dielectric layer is located on the isolation structure and extended to cover a sidewall and a surface of the gate dielectric layer. The protection cap is located on a surface and sidewalls of the high-k dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Te-An Chen
  • Patent number: 11854863
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Te-An Chen, Meng-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 11841483
    Abstract: An optical lens includes a first lens group, a second lens group and an aperture stop. The first lens group includes three lenses with refractive powers. The second lens group has a positive refractive power and includes two lenses with refractive power. The aperture stop is disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. The optical lens satisfies the conditions of 2 mm<DL<6 mm, LT<15 mm and 0.2<DL/LT<0.38, where DL is a diameter of a lens surface of the second lens group furthest from the first lens group, and LT is a length measured on the optical axis between two outermost lens surfaces of the optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: RAYS OPTICS INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Lung Lai, Hung-You Cheng, Hsin-Te Chen, Sheng-Tang Lai
  • Publication number: 20230378293
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a first device on a first portion of a substrate, a second device on a second portion of the substrate, and a third device on a third portion of the substrate. The third device may include an oxide layer that is formed from an oxide layer that is a sacrificial oxide layer for the first device and the second device. The third device may include a gate provided on the oxide layer, a set of spacers provided on opposite sides of the gate, and a source region provided in the third portion of the substrate on one side of the gate. The third device may include a drain region provided in the third portion of the substrate on another side of the gate, and a protective oxide layer provided on a portion of the gate and a portion of the drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Meng-Han LIN, Te-An CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230377994
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate structure disposed over a channel region, and a source/drain region. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer over the channel region, a first work function adjustment layer, over the gate dielectric layer, a first shield layer over the first work function adjustment layer, a first barrier layer, and a metal gate electrode layer. The first work function adjustment layer is made up of n-type work function adjustment layer and includes aluminum. The first shield layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of metal, metal nitride, metal carbide, silicide, a layer containing one or more of F, Ga, In, Zr, Mn and Sn, and an aluminum containing layer having a lower aluminum concentration than the first work function adjustment layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Chandrashekhar Prakash SAVANT, Chia-Ming Tsai, Ming-Te Chen, Tien-Wei Yu
  • Publication number: 20230371251
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a memory cell structure covered by a protective layer is formed in a memory cell area of a substrate. A mask pattern is formed. The mask pattern has an opening over a first circuit area, while the memory cell area and a second circuit area are covered by the mask pattern. The substrate in the first circuit area is recessed, while the memory cell area and the second circuit area are protected. A first field effect transistor (FET) having a first gate dielectric layer is formed in the first circuit area over the recessed substrate and a second FET having a second gate dielectric layer is formed in the second circuit area over the substrate as viewed in cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Meng-Han LIN, Te-An Chen
  • Patent number: 11799006
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a first device on a first portion of a substrate, a second device on a second portion of the substrate, and a third device on a third portion of the substrate. The third device may include an oxide layer that is formed from an oxide layer that is a sacrificial oxide layer for the first device and the second device. The third device may include a gate provided on the oxide layer, a set of spacers provided on opposite sides of the gate, and a source region provided in the third portion of the substrate on one side of the gate. The third device may include a drain region provided in the third portion of the substrate on another side of the gate, and a protective oxide layer provided on a portion of the gate and a portion of the drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Te-An Chen
  • Publication number: 20230337372
    Abstract: In one example, the present application describes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that mitigates galvanic corrosion during an Organic Solderability Preservative (OSP) process used during fabrication of the PCB. The PCB includes a first metal pattern and a second metal pattern electrically coupled to each other, where the first and second metal patterns are different metals. The first metal pattern has a first area that is exposed by a solder mask layer, and the second metal pattern has a second area that is exposed by the solder mask area. A ratio of the first area to the second area is less than a threshold ratio to mitigate the galvanic corrosion of the second metal pattern exposed on the PCB during the OSP process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Songtao Lu, Hsiang Ju Huang, Binbin Zheng, Cheng-Hsiung Yang, Chien-Te Chen
  • Patent number: 11791285
    Abstract: A device includes an outer seal ring, an integrated circuit, and an inner seal ring. The outer seal ring forms a first closed loop. The integrated circuit is surrounded by the outer seal ring. The inner seal ring is between the outer seal ring and the integrated circuit. The inner seal ring forms a second closed loop that defines an enclosed region external to the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Yang, Chun-Ting Liao, Yi-Te Chen, Chen-Yuan Chen, Ho-Chun Liou
  • Publication number: 20230328873
    Abstract: Devices and methods are described for reducing etching due to Galvanic Effect within a printed circuit board (PCB) that may be used in an electronic device. Specifically, a contact trace is coupled to a contact finger that has a substantially larger surface area than the contact trace. The contact finger is configured to couple the electronic device to a host device. The contact trace is electrically isolated from the rest of the PCB circuitry during a fabrication process by a separation distance between an exposed portion of the contact trace and an impedance trace. The contact finger and the exposed portion of the contact trace are plated with a common material to reduce galvanic etching of the contact trace during fabrication. The contact trace is then connected to the impedance trace using a solder joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Lin Hui Chen, Songtao Lu, Chien Te Chen, Yu Ying Tan, Huang Pao Yi, Ching Chuan Hsieh, T. Sharanya Kaminda, Chia-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11783360
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in the specification can be embodied in methods, systems and program products for a verified participant database system that verifies information on potential participants for surveys and promotions that require numerous participants with certain characteristics. Among other features, the verified participant database system aggregates and preferably verifies information, for example, the demographic and purchasing information, of potential participants by receiving permission to obtain information from third-party sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Philip Ta-te Chen
  • Publication number: 20230309678
    Abstract: A cosmetic container has a container body, an upper casing, and a lower casing. The container body has an upper housing and a lower housing being rotatable relative to each other. The upper casing is detachably and orientationally sleeved on the upper housing to rotate the upper housing with the upper casing. The lower casing is detachably and orientationally sleeved on the lower housing to rotate the lower housing with the lower casing. Because the upper casing and the lower casing are orientationally mounted around the upper housing and the lower housing, respectively, variety and variability in appearance of the cosmetic container can be provided without affecting its functional operation. Marks, textures, and patterns on an external surface of the container body can be protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Chia-Te Chen
  • Patent number: 11778815
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a memory cell structure covered by a protective layer is formed in a memory cell area of a substrate. A mask pattern is formed. The mask pattern has an opening over a first circuit area, while the memory cell area and a second circuit area are covered by the mask pattern. The substrate in the first circuit area is recessed, while the memory cell area and the second circuit area are protected. A first field effect transistor (FET) having a first gate dielectric layer is formed in the first circuit area over the recessed substrate and a second FET having a second gate dielectric layer is formed in the second circuit area over the substrate as viewed in cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Te-An Chen
  • Publication number: 20230290788
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate; a gate disposed on the substrate; a first insulating layer covering the gate; a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer that are provided on the first insulating layer, a channel corresponding to the gate being provided in the first semiconductor layer and second semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer including a first metal oxide semiconductor layer and a second metal oxide semiconductor layer which are stacked, both the first metal oxide semiconductor layer and the second metal oxide semiconductor layer being disconnected at the channel, and the oxygen vacancy concentration of the second metal oxide semiconductor layer being less than the oxygen vacancy concentration of the first metal oxide semiconductor layer; and a source and a drain that are provided on the second semiconductor layer, both the source and the drain being in electrically conductive contact with the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: TE-CHEN CHUNG, CHIH-CHENG TSAI, HUILONG ZHENG, XINGANG WANG