Patents by Inventor Tzu-Chieh Hsu

Tzu-Chieh Hsu 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: 20240128216
    Abstract: A bonding structure that may be used to form 3D-IC devices is formed using first oblong bonding pads on a first substrate and second oblong bonding pads one a second substrate. The first and second oblong bonding pads are laid crosswise, and the bond is formed. Viewed in a first cross-section, the first bonding pad is wider than the second bonding pad. Viewed in a second cross-section at a right angle to the first, the second bonding pad is wider than the first bonding pad. Making the bonding pads oblong and angling them relative to one another reduces variations in bonding area due to shifts in alignment between the first substrate and the second substrate. The oblong shape in a suitable orientation may also be used to reduce capacitive coupling between one of the bonding pads and nearby wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hao-Lin Yang, Kuan-Chieh Huang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Tzu-Jui Wang, Ching-Chun Wang, Hsiao-Hui Tseng, Chen-Jong Wang, Dun-Nian Yaung
  • Publication number: 20240096918
    Abstract: A device structure according to the present disclosure may include a first die having a first substrate and a first interconnect structure, a second die having a second substrate and a second interconnect structure, and a third die having a third interconnect structure and a third substrate. The first interconnect structure is bonded to the second substrate via a first plurality of bonding layers. The second interconnect structure is bonded to the third interconnect structure via a second plurality of bonding layers. The third substrate includes a plurality of photodiodes and a first transistor. The second die includes a second transistor having a source connected to a drain of the first transistor, a third transistor having a gate connected to drain of the first transistor and the source of the second transistor, and a fourth transistor having a drain connected to the source of the third transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hao-Lin Yang, Tzu-Jui Wang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Cheng-Jong Wang, Dun-Nian Yuang, Kuan-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 11934027
    Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chih-Wei Weng, Chia-Che Wu, Chien-Yu Kao, Hsiao-Hsin Hu, He-Ling Chang, Chao-Hsi Wang, Chen-Hsien Fan, Che-Wei Chang, Mao-Gen Jian, Sung-Mao Tsai, Wei-Jhe Shen, Yung-Ping Yang, Sin-Hong Lin, Tzu-Yu Chang, Sin-Jhong Song, Shang-Yu Hsu, Meng-Ting Lin, Shih-Wei Hung, Yu-Huai Liao, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Ching-Chieh Huang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Yu-Chiao Lo, Ying-Jen Wang, Shu-Shan Chen, Che-Hsiang Chiu
  • Publication number: 20240079434
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an image sensor including first chip and a second chip. The first chip includes a first substrate, a plurality of photodetectors disposed in the first substrate, a first interconnect structure disposed on a front side of the first substrate, and a first bond structure disposed on the first interconnect structure. The second chip underlies the first chip. The second chip includes a second substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices disposed on the second substrate, a second interconnect structure disposed on a front side of the second substrate, and a second bond structure disposed on the second interconnect structure. A first bonding interface is disposed between the second bond structure and the first bond structure. The second interconnect structure is electrically coupled to the first interconnect structure by way of the first and second bond structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hao-Lin Yang, Kuan-Chieh Huang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Tzu-Jui Wang, Chen-Jong Wang, Dun-Nian Yaung, Yu-Chun Chen
  • Publication number: 20240047604
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first adhesive layer on the substrate; multiple epitaxial units on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the multiple epitaxial units; multiple first electrodes between the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; and multiple second electrodes between the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; wherein the multiple epitaxial units are totally separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Patent number: 11791436
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first adhesive layer on the substrate; multiple epitaxial units on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the multiple epitaxial units; multiple first electrodes between the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; and multiple second electrodes between the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; wherein the multiple epitaxial units are totally separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Publication number: 20230246125
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; a first optical element at the first side of the substrate; and a semiconductor stack on the substrate. The semiconductor stack includes a first reflective structure; a second reflective structure; a cavity region between the first reflective structure and the second reflective structure and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a confinement layer in one of the second reflective structure and the first reflective structure. The semiconductor device further includes a first electrode and a second electrode on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh HSU, Yi-Wen HUANG, Shou-Lung CHEN, Hsin-Kang CHEN
  • Patent number: 11699774
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; a first optical element at the first side of the substrate; and a semiconductor stack on the substrate. The semiconductor stack includes a first reflective structure; a second reflective structure; a cavity region between the first reflective structure and the second reflective structure and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a confinement layer in one of the second reflective structure and the first reflective structure. The semiconductor device further includes a first electrode and a second electrode on the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Yi-Wen Huang, Shou-Lung Chen, Hsin-Kang Chen
  • Publication number: 20230155349
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, a first epitaxial structure and a second epitaxial structure, a connecting layer, a first electrode structure, a second electrode structure, and a third electrode structure. The first epitaxial structure and the second epitaxial structure are on the substrate side by side. The connecting layer is between the first epitaxial structure and the substrate, between the second epitaxial structure and the substrate, and between the first epitaxial structure and the second epitaxial structure. The first electrode structure is on the first epitaxial structure away from the substrate. The second electrode structure is on the second epitaxial structure away from the substrate. The third electrode structure is connected to the connecting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Shou-Lung CHEN, Hsin-Chan CHUNG, Tzu-Chieh HSU, Chi-Hsun HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11349047
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting stack having a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer; and a reflective structure formed on the first-type semiconductor layer and having a first interface and a second interface. A critical angle at the first interface for a light emitted from the light-emitting stack is larger than that at the second interface. The reflective structure electrically connects to the first-type semiconductor layer at the first interface, and an area of the first interface is more than an area of the second interface in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Chen, Hao-Min Ku, Chih-Chiang Lu, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Publication number: 20220131029
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first adhesive layer on the substrate; multiple epitaxial units on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the multiple epitaxial units; multiple first electrodes between the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; and multiple second electrodes between the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; wherein the multiple epitaxial units are totally separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Patent number: 11251328
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first adhesive layer on the substrate; multiple epitaxial units on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the multiple epitaxial units; multiple first electrodes between the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; and multiple second electrodes between the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; wherein the multiple epitaxial units are totally separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Publication number: 20210336079
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; a first optical element at the first side of the substrate; and a semiconductor stack on the substrate. The semiconductor stack includes a first reflective structure; a second reflective structure; a cavity region between the first reflective structure and the second reflective structure and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a confinement layer in one of the second reflective structure and the first reflective structure. The semiconductor device further includes a first electrode and a second electrode on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh HSU, Yi-Wen HUANG, Shou-Lung CHEN, Hsin-Kang CHEN
  • Patent number: 11024768
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor stack, a trench formed in the semiconductor stack, a current confinement layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The semiconductor stack includes a first reflective structure, a second reflective structure, and a cavity region. The cavity is between the first reflective structure and the second reflective structure and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The current confinement layer is in the second reflective structure. The first electrode and the second electrode are on the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Yi-Wen Huang, Shou-Lung Chen, Hsin-Kang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210119078
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting stack having a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer; and a reflective structure formed on the first-type semiconductor layer and having a first interface and a second interface. A critical angle at the first interface for a light emitted from the light-emitting stack is larger than that at the second interface. The reflective structure electrically connects to the first-type semiconductor layer at the first interface, and an area of the first interface is more than an area of the second interface in a top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yi-Ming CHEN, Hao-Min KU, Chih-Chiang LU, Tzu-Chieh HSU
  • Patent number: 10985301
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a supportive substrate and a first light-emitting element on the supportive substrate. The first light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting stacked layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first transparent layer on the first surface and electrically connected to the first light-emitting stacked layer. A second light-emitting element locates on the supportive substrate and a metal layer electrically connects to the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element and physically connects to the first transparent layer. The first light-emitting stacked layer includes a first width and the first transparent layer includes a second width different from the first width from a cross section view of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-I Chen, Chia-Liang Hsu, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Han-Min Wu, Ye-Ming Hsu, Chien-Fu Huang, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
  • Patent number: 10892380
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting stack having a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer; and a reflective structure formed on the first-type semiconductor layer and having a first interface and a second interface. A critical angle at the first interface for a light emitted from the light-emitting stack is larger than that at the second interface. The reflective structure electrically connects to the first-type semiconductor layer at the first interface, and an area of the first interface is more than an area of the second interface in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Chen, Hao-Min Ku, Chih-Chiang Lu, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200274022
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first adhesive layer on the substrate; multiple epitaxial units on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the multiple epitaxial units; multiple first electrodes between the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; and multiple second electrodes between the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; wherein the multiple epitaxial units are totally separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Patent number: 10651335
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first adhesive layer on the substrate; multiple epitaxial units on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the multiple epitaxial units; multiple first electrodes between the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the first adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; and multiple second electrodes between the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units, and contacting the second adhesive layer and the multiple epitaxial units; wherein the multiple epitaxial units are totally separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Publication number: 20200119225
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor stack, a trench formed in the semiconductor stack, a current confinement layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The semiconductor stack includes a first reflective structure, a second reflective structure, and a cavity region. The cavity is between the first reflective structure and the second reflective structure and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The current confinement layer is in the second reflective structure. The first electrode and the second electrode are on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh HSU, Yi-Wen HUANG, Shou-Lung CHEN, Hsin-Kang CHEN