Patents by Inventor Tian Sheng Lin
Tian Sheng 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).
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Publication number: 20240363680Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hong-Yang CHEN, Tian Sheng LIN, Yi-Cheng CHIU, Hung-Chou LIN, Yi-Min CHEN, Kuo-Ming WU, Chiu-Hua CHUNG
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Publication number: 20240312980Abstract: A semiconductor structure and method of manufacture is provided. In some embodiments, a semiconductor structure includes a first doped well doped with a first impurity having a first conductivity type, a second doped well adjacent the first doped well and doped with a second impurity having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, a third doped well adjacent the second doped well and doped with a third impurity having the first conductivity type, a fourth doped region in the third doped well and doped with a fourth impurity having the second conductivity type, and a deep doped well doped with a fifth impurity having the first conductivity type under a first portion of the second doped well, under the third doped well, and under the fourth doped region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Hung-Chou LIN, Yi-Cheng CHIU, Chen-Chien CHANG, Kang-Tai PENG, Tian Sheng LIN
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Patent number: 12062687Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hong-Yang Chen, Tian Sheng Lin, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Min Chen, Kuo-Ming Wu, Chiu-Hua Chung
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Publication number: 20240194744Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device may include providing an ultra-high voltage (UHV) component that includes a source region and a drain region, and forming an oxide layer on a top surface of the UHV component. The method may include connecting a low voltage terminal to the source region of the UHV component, and connecting a high voltage terminal to the drain region of the UHV component. The method may include forming a shielding structure on a surface of the oxide layer provided above the drain region of the UHV component, forming a high voltage interconnection that connects to the shielding structure and to the high voltage terminal, and forming a metal routing that connects the shielding structure and the low voltage terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Yi-Cheng CHIU, Tian Sheng LIN, Hung-Chou LIN, Yi-Min CHEN, Chiu-Hua CHUNG
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Patent number: 11923425Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device may include providing an ultra-high voltage (UHV) component that includes a source region and a drain region, and forming an oxide layer on a top surface of the UHV component. The method may include connecting a low voltage terminal to the source region of the UHV component, and connecting a high voltage terminal to the drain region of the UHV component. The method may include forming a shielding structure on a surface of the oxide layer provided above the drain region of the UHV component, forming a high voltage interconnection that connects to the shielding structure and to the high voltage terminal, and forming a metal routing that connects the shielding structure and the low voltage terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Cheng Chiu, Tian Sheng Lin, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Min Chen, Chiu-Hua Chung
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Publication number: 20230343816Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Hong-Yang CHEN, Tian Sheng Lin, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Min Chen, Kuo-Ming Wu, Chiu-Hua Chung
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Patent number: 11728374Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hong-Yang Chen, Tian Sheng Lin, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Min Chen, Kuo-Ming Wu, Chiu-Hua Chung
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Publication number: 20230207642Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device may include providing an ultra-high voltage (UHV) component that includes a source region and a drain region, and forming an oxide layer on a top surface of the UHV component. The method may include connecting a low voltage terminal to the source region of the UHV component, and connecting a high voltage terminal to the drain region of the UHV component. The method may include forming a shielding structure on a surface of the oxide layer provided above the drain region of the UHV component, forming a high voltage interconnection that connects to the shielding structure and to the high voltage terminal, and forming a metal routing that connects the shielding structure and the low voltage terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Yi-Cheng CHIU, Tian Sheng LIN, Hung-Chou LIN, Yi-Min CHEN, Chiu-Hua CHUNG
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Patent number: 11588028Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device may include providing an ultra-high voltage (UHV) component that includes a source region and a drain region, and forming an oxide layer on a top surface of the UHV component. The method may include connecting a low voltage terminal to the source region of the UHV component, and connecting a high voltage terminal to the drain region of the UHV component. The method may include forming a shielding structure on a surface of the oxide layer provided above the drain region of the UHV component, forming a high voltage interconnection that connects to the shielding structure and to the high voltage terminal, and forming a metal routing that connects the shielding structure and the low voltage terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Cheng Chiu, Tian Sheng Lin, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Min Chen, Chiu-Hua Chung
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Publication number: 20220231133Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device may include providing an ultra-high voltage (UHV) component that includes a source region and a drain region, and forming an oxide layer on a top surface of the UHV component. The method may include connecting a low voltage terminal to the source region of the UHV component, and connecting a high voltage terminal to the drain region of the UHV component. The method may include forming a shielding structure on a surface of the oxide layer provided above the drain region of the UHV component, forming a high voltage interconnection that connects to the shielding structure and to the high voltage terminal, and forming a metal routing that connects the shielding structure and the low voltage terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Yi-Cheng CHIU, Tian Sheng LIN, Hung-Chou LIN, Yi-Min CHEN, Chiu-Hua CHUNG
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Publication number: 20220028967Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Hong-Yang CHEN, Tian Sheng LIN, Yi-Cheng CHIU, Hung-Chou LIN, Yi-Min CHEN, Kuo-Ming WU, Chiu-Hua CHUNG
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Patent number: 11145709Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hong-Yang Chen, Tian Sheng Lin, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Min Chen, Kuo-Ming Wu, Chiu-Hua Chung
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Publication number: 20200105864Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Hong-Yang CHEN, Tian Sheng LIN, Yi-Cheng CHIU, Hung-Chou LIN, Yi-Min CHEN, Kuo-Ming WU, Chiu-Hua CHUNG
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Patent number: 9966427Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor with a top electrode that is free of sidewall damage is provided. A bottom electrode layer is formed with a first material. An inter-electrode dielectric layer is formed over the bottom electrode layer. A top electrode layer is formed over the inter-electrode dielectric layer and without the first material. A first etch is performed into the top electrode layer and the inter-electrode dielectric layer to form a top electrode. A second etch into the bottom electrode layer to form a bottom electrode. The present application is also directed towards a MIM capacitor resulting from performing the method.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shyh-Wei Cheng, Hung-Lin Chen, Jui-Chun Weng, Shiuan-Jeng Lin, Tian Sheng Lin, Yu-Jui Wu, Albion Pan, Bob Sun
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Publication number: 20170330931Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor with a top electrode that is free of sidewall damage is provided. A bottom electrode layer is formed with a first material. An inter-electrode dielectric layer is formed over the bottom electrode layer. A top electrode layer is formed over the inter-electrode dielectric layer and without the first material. A first etch is performed into the top electrode layer and the inter-electrode dielectric layer to form a top electrode. A second etch into the bottom electrode layer to form a bottom electrode. The present application is also directed towards a MIM capacitor resulting from performing the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Shyh-Wei Cheng, Hung-Lin Chen, Jui-Chun Weng, Shiuan-Jeng Lin, Tian Sheng Lin, Yu-Jui Wu, Albion Pan, Bob Sun
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Publication number: 20110084391Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a first titanium layer over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first titanium layer has a first thickness less than 130 ?; a first titanium nitride layer over and contacting the first titanium layer; and an aluminum-containing layer over and contacting the first titanium nitride layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shyh-Wei Cheng, Pin-Shyne Chin, Kuo-Chio Liu, Che-Jung Chu, Ming-Chang Hsieh, Hung-Lin Chen, Tian Sheng Lin