Patents by Inventor Tong Yu

Tong Yu 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: 9105590
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided in the present invention. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first material layer and a second material layer. A trench region is defined on the substrate. The trench region includes two separated first regions and a second region, wherein the second region is adjacent to and between the two first regions. The first material layer is disposed on the substrate outside the trench region. The second material layer is disposed in the second region and is level with the first material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Tong-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20150221543
    Abstract: A method of forming a harmonic-effect-suppression structure is disclosed. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate having a base semiconductor substrate, a buried dielectric on the base semiconductor substrate, and a surface semiconductor layer on the buried dielectric. Next, a deep trench is formed extending through the surface semiconductor layer and the buried dielectric into the base semiconductor substrate, a silicon layer is formed within a lower portion of the deep trench, the silicon layer allowed to have a top surface height substantially the same as or lower than a top surface height of the base semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric layer is formed within the deep trench and on the silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Kuo-Yuh Yang
  • Publication number: 20150188864
    Abstract: An approach for unfiltering a filtered electronic communication is provided. In one aspect, a computer system receives filtered electronic communication, wherein the filtered electronic communication is a status message. Moreover, the computer system determines a requestor of the filtered electronic communication. The computer system also detects an attempt made to communicate with the requestor. Furthermore, the computer system unfilters, in response to the attempt, the filtered electronic communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Michael S. Thomason, Tong Yu
  • Publication number: 20150179652
    Abstract: A patterned structure of a semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least a first patterned structure, and at least a second patterned structure. The first patterned structure is a single-layered structure, and the second patterned structure is a multi-layered structure. The width of the second patterned structure is greater than the width of the first patterned structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Chih-Jung Wang, Tong-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20150171194
    Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The FET includes a substrate, a fin bump, an insulating layer, a charge trapping structure and a gate structure. The fin bump is disposed on the substrate. The insulating layer is disposed on the substrate and located at two sides of the fin bump. The charge trapping structure is disposed on the insulating layer and located at at least one side of the fin bump. A cross-section of the charge trapping structure is L-shaped. The gate structure covers the fin bump and the charge trapping structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Chih-Jung Wang
  • Patent number: 9048285
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a SOI/BOX semiconductor substrate, a device, a deep trench, a silicon layer, and a dielectric layer. The deep trench is adjacent to the device and extends through a shallow trench isolation layer within the SOI layer and the BOX layer and into the base semiconductor substrate. The silicon layer is disposed within a lower portion of the deep trench. The silicon layer has a top surface height substantially the same as or lower than a top surface height of the base semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed within the deep trench and on the silicon layer. The deep trench can be formed before or after formation of an interlayer dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Kuo-Yuh Yang
  • Patent number: 9026600
    Abstract: An approach for unfiltering a filtered electronic communication is provided. In one aspect, a computer system receives filtered electronic communication, wherein the filtered electronic communication is a status message. Moreover, the computer system determines a requestor of the filtered electronic communication. The computer system also detects an attempt made to communicate with the requestor. Furthermore, the computer system unfilters, in response to the attempt, the filtered electronic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Michael S. Thomason, Tong Yu
  • Publication number: 20150111385
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate. First, a first patterned mask layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The first patterned mask layer has a first trench. Then, a material layer is formed along the first trench. Then, a second patterned mask layer is formed on the material layer to completely fill the first trench. A part of the material layer is removed when the portion of the material layer between the second patterned mask layer and the semiconductor substrate is maintained so as to form a second trench. Lastly, an etching process is performed by using the first patterned mask layer and the second patterned mask layer as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Chih-Jung Wang
  • Patent number: 9012975
    Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The FET includes a substrate, a fin bump, an insulating layer, a charge trapping structure and a gate structure. The fin bump is disposed on the substrate. The insulating layer is disposed on the substrate and located at two sides of the fin bump. The charge trapping structure is disposed on the insulating layer and located at at least one side of the fin bump. A cross-section of the charge trapping structure is L-shaped. The gate structure covers the fin bump and the charge trapping structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Chih-Jung Wang
  • Patent number: 9006107
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a patterned structure in a semiconductor device is provided. First, a substrate with a first region and a second region is provided. Then, a plurality of sacrificial patterns is respectively formed within the first region and the second region. A first spacer is then formed on the sidewalls of each of the sacrificial patterns followed by forming a mask layer to cover the sacrificial patterns located within the first region. Finally, the first spacer exposed from the mask layer is trimmed to be a second spacer and the mask layer is then removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Jung Wang, Tong-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8946031
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a MOS device is described. A first hard mask layer is formed over a substrate. The first hard mask layer is patterned and a portion of the substrate removed to form a first patterned hard mask, and a fin structure surrounded by a trench and extending in a first direction. An insulating layer is formed at the trench bottom. A gate conductive layer is formed on the insulating layer, extending in a second direction. A first implant process is performed using the first patterned hard mask as a mask to form first S/D extension regions in the sidewalls of the fin structure. The first patterned hard mask is removed to expose the top of the fin structure, and then a second implant process is performed to form second S/D extension region therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Jung Wang, Tong-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8946078
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate. First, a first patterned mask layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The first patterned mask layer has a first trench. Then, a material layer is formed along the first trench. Then, a second patterned mask layer is formed on the material layer to completely fill the first trench. A part of the material layer is removed when the portion of the material layer between the second patterned mask layer and the semiconductor substrate is maintained so as to form a second trench. Lastly, an etching process is performed by using the first patterned mask layer and the second patterned mask layer as a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Chih-Jung Wang
  • Publication number: 20150001670
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a SOI/BOX semiconductor substrate, a device, a deep trench, a silicon layer, and a dielectric layer. The deep trench is adjacent to the device and extends through a shallow trench isolation layer within the SOI layer and the BOX layer and into the base semiconductor substrate. The silicon layer is disposed within a lower portion of the deep trench. The silicon layer has a top surface height substantially the same as or lower than a top surface height of the base semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed within the deep trench and on the silicon layer. The deep trench can be formed before or after formation of an interlayer dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Kuo-Yuh Yang
  • Publication number: 20140374841
    Abstract: A FET with a fin structure includes a substrate, an isolation structure and a gate structure. The substrate includes at least one fin structure. The fin structure includes two source/drain regions and a gate channel region between the two source/drain regions. The isolation structure is disposed on the substrate and surrounds the fin structure to expose an upper portion of the fin structure. A width of the gate channel region of the exposed upper portion of the fin structure is less than each of widths of the source region and the drain region. A gate structure covering two sidewalls of the gate channel region of the exposed upper portion of the fin structure is formed. Two sidewalls of the gate structure contact two facing sidewalls of the two source/drain regions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Chih-Jung Wang, Tong-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140333101
    Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a ventilation system for a “climate object”, in particular all components with which the user of a vehicle may come in contact in a passenger compartment such as, for example, a steering mechanism for a vehicle, a dashboard, an armrest, a door paneling, a seat cover, a heating blanket, a padding, a cover or a seat, all which include at least one air flow device to guide air through the climate object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Andreas Stoll, Jonathan Zhang, Thomas Fries, Eric (Tong) Yu, Denise Philipp
  • Patent number: 8871575
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a field effect transistor with a fin structure is described. At least a fin structure is formed on a substrate. A planar insulation layer covering the fin structure is formed. A trench is formed in the insulation layer and intersects the fin structure both lengthwise. The trench is disposed over portions of the fin structure, and a lengthwise direction of the trench intersects a lengthwise direction of the fin structure, and thereby an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed to the trench. The exposed upper portion of the fin structure will serve as a gate channel region. A gate structure covering the upper portion is formed within the trench. The upper portion of the fin structure may be further trimmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Jung Wang, Tong-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140237042
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for providing a severity of a notification for a communication. A computing device determines a topic and associated information of a current activity, operating on the computing device. The computing device receives a communication and determines the topic and associated information of the communication. The computing device determines a level of relevance between the topic and associated information of the received communication and the topic and associated information of the current activity. The computing device determines whether the level of relevance exceeds a predefined threshold, and in response to determining that the level of relevance exceeds the predefined threshold, the computing device provides a notification, wherein the severity of the notification for the communication is proportional to the level of relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Michael S. Thomason, Tong Yu
  • Patent number: 8803247
    Abstract: A fin-type field effect transistor including at least one fin-type semiconductor structure, a gate strip and a gate insulating layer is provided. The fin-type semiconductor structure is doped with a first type dopant and has a block region with a first doping concentration and a channel region with a second doping concentration. The first doping concentration is larger than the second doping concentration. The blocking region has a height. The channel region is configured above the blocking region. The gate strip is substantially perpendicular to the fin-type semiconductor structure and covers above the channel region. The gate insulating layer is disposed between the gate strip and the fin-type semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Jung Wang, Tong-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140195618
    Abstract: An approach for unfiltering a filtered electronic communication is provided. In one aspect, a computer system receives filtered electronic communication, wherein the filtered electronic communication is a status message. Moreover, the computer system determines a requestor of the filtered electronic communication. The computer system also detects an attempt made to communicate with the requestor. Furthermore, the computer system unfilters, in response to the attempt, the filtered electronic communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Michael S. Thomason, Tong Yu
  • Patent number: 8698199
    Abstract: A finFET device includes a substrate, at least a first fin structure disposed on the substrate, a L-shaped insulator surrounding the first fin structure and exposing, at least partially, the sidewalls of the first fin structure, wherein the height of the L-shaped insulator is inferior to the height of the first fin structure in order to expose parts of the sidewalls surface of the first fin structure, and a gate structure disposed partially on the L-shaped insulator and partially on the first fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Chih-Jung Wang