Patents by Inventor Wei-Ren Chen

Wei-Ren 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: 8779520
    Abstract: An erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory includes a substrate structure; a floating gate transistor having a floating gate, a gate oxide layer under the floating gate, and a channel region, wherein the channel region is formed in a N-well region; and an erase gate region, wherein the floating gate is extended to and is adjacent to the erase gate region and the erase gate region comprises a n-type source/drain region connected to an erase line voltage and a P-well region. The N-well and P-well region are formed in the substrate structure. The gate oxide layer comprises a first portion above the channel region of the floating gate transistor and a second portion above the erase gate region, and a thickness of the first portion of the gate oxide layer is different from a thickness of the second portion of the gate oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Ren Chen, Te-Hsun Hsu, Wen-Hao Lee
  • Publication number: 20140183612
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory structure includes a semiconductor substrate having thereon a first oxide define (OD) region, a second OD region and a third OD region arranged in a row. The first, second, and third OD regions are separated from one another by an isolation region. The isolation region includes a first intervening isolation region between the first OD region and the second OD region, and a second intervening isolation region between the second OD region and the third OD region. A select gate transistor is formed on the first OD region. A floating gate transistor is formed on the second OD region. The floating gate transistor is serially coupled to the select gate transistor. The floating gate transistor includes a floating gate that is completely overlapped with the underlying second OD region and is partially overlapped with the first and second intervening isolation regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Wei-Ren Chen, Te-Hsun Hsu, Chih-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 8658495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of fabricating an erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory, comprising the steps of: defining a first area and a second area in a first type substrate; forming a second type well region in the first area; forming a first gate oxide layer and a second gate oxide layer covering a surface of the first area, wherein the second gate oxide layer extends to and is adjacent to the second area; forming a DDD region in the second area; etching a portion of the second gate oxide layer above the second area; forming two polysilicon gates covering the first and the second gate oxide layers; and defining a second type doped region in the DDD region and defining first type doped regions in the second type well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ememory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Te-Hsun Hsu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Wen-Hao Ching, Wei-Ren Chen
  • Patent number: 8592886
    Abstract: An erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory includes a floating gate transistor having a floating gate, a gate oxide layer under the floating gate, and a channel region; and an erase gate region, wherein the floating gate is extended to and is adjacent to the erase gate region. The gate oxide layer comprises a first portion above the channel region of the floating gate transistor and a second portion above the erase gate region, and a thickness of the first portion of the gate oxide layer is different from a thickness of the second portion of the gate oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ememory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Te-Hsun Hsu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Ching-Sung Yang, Wen-Hao Ching, Wei-Ren Chen
  • Publication number: 20130302977
    Abstract: The present invention provides method of fabricating an erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory, comprising steps of: defining a first area and a second area in a first type substrate; forming a second type well region in the first area; forming a first gate oxide layer and a second gate oxide layer covered on a surface of the first area, wherein the second gate oxide layer is extended to and is adjacent to the second area; forming a DDD region in the second area; etching a portion of the second gate oxide layer above the second area; forming two polysilicon gates covered on the first and the second gate oxide layers; and defining a second type doped region in the DDD region and a first type doped regions in the second type well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Te-Hsun Hsu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Wen-Hao Ching, Wei-Ren Chen
  • Publication number: 20130248972
    Abstract: An erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory includes a substrate structure; a first PMOS transistor comprising a select gate, a first source/drain region, and a second source/drain region, wherein the select gate is connected to a select gate voltage, and the first source/drain region is connected to a source line voltage; a second PMOS transistor comprising the second source/drain region, a third source/drain region, and a floating gate, wherein the third source/drain region is connected to a bit line voltage and the first, second and third source/drain regions are constructed in a N-well region; and an erase gate region adjacent to the floating gate, wherein the erase gate region comprises a n-type source/drain region connected to an erase line voltage and a P-well region; wherein the N-well region and the P-well region are formed in the substrate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Ren Chen, Te-Hsun Hsu, Wen-Hao Lee
  • Publication number: 20130250277
    Abstract: An apparatus for quantifying unknown stress and residual stress of a material to be tested, the material being a birefringent or temporary birefringent material, which includes a light source, a polarizer in front of the light source for converting a light beam from the light source into a beam with linear polarization, a first quarter-wave plate in front of the polarizer for generating circular polarization, a standard material, a second quarter-wave plate, an analyzer, a loading unit, a spectrometer for obtaining transmissivity spectrum of the standard material under the wavelength of the light source and a detecting module connected to the spectrometer to have the transmissivity spectrum of the material to be tested and consequently a stress quantifying formula for the standard material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wei-Chung WANG, Chi-Hung HUANG, Po-Chi SUNG, Wei-Ren CHEN, Guan-Ting LAI
  • Publication number: 20130248973
    Abstract: An erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory includes a substrate structure; a floating gate transistor having a floating gate, a gate oxide layer under the floating gate, and a channel region, wherein the channel region is formed in a N-well region; and an erase gate region, wherein the floating gate is extended to and is adjacent to the erase gate region and the erase gate region comprises a n-type source/drain region connected to an erase line voltage and a P-well region. The N-well and P-well region are formed in the substrate structure. The gate oxide layer comprises a first portion above the channel region of the floating gate transistor and a second portion above the erase gate region, and a thickness of the first portion of the gate oxide layer is different from a thickness of the second portion of the gate oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Ren Chen, Te-Hsun Hsu, Wen-Hao Lee
  • Publication number: 20130242663
    Abstract: The invention provides a nonvolatile memory apparatus. The nonvolatile memory apparatus comprises a plurality of memory cells and a signal generator. The memory cells are arranged in an array, and each of the memory cells has a control gate terminal, a floating gate, a source line terminal, a bit-line terminal, a selected gate terminal and a word-line terminal. The signal generator is coupled to the memory cells. When the nonvolatile memory apparatus executes a programming operation, the signal generator provides a programming signal to the control gate terminals of a plurality of inhibited memory cells among the memory cells. Wherein, the programming signal is a pulse signal with a direct-current (DC) offset voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: EMEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Ren Chen, Te-Hsun Hsu, Hsin-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20130237048
    Abstract: The present invention provides method of fabricating an erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory, comprising steps of: defining a first area and a second area in a first type substrate; forming a second type well region in the first area; forming a first gate oxide layer and a second gate oxide layer covered on a surface of the first area, wherein the second gate oxide layer is extended to and is adjacent to the second area; forming a DDD region in the second area; etching a portion of the second gate oxide layer above the second area; forming two polysilicon gates covered on the first and the second gate oxide layers; and defining a second type doped region in the DDD region and a first type doped regions in the second type well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Te-Hsun Hsu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Wen-Hao Ching, Wei-Ren Chen
  • Publication number: 20130234228
    Abstract: An erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory includes a floating gate transistor having a floating gate, a gate oxide layer under the floating gate, and a channel region; and an erase gate region, wherein the floating gate is extended to and is adjacent to the erase gate region. The gate oxide layer comprises a first portion above the channel region of the floating gate transistor and a second portion above the erase gate region, and a thickness of the first portion of the gate oxide layer is different from a thickness of the second portion of the gate oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Te-Hsun Hsu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Ching-Sung Yang, Wen-Hao Ching, Wei-Ren Chen
  • Publication number: 20130234227
    Abstract: An erasable programmable single-poly nonvolatile memory includes a first PMOS transistor comprising a select gate, a first p-type doped region, and a second p-type doped region, wherein the select gate is connected to a select gate voltage, and the first p-type doped region is connected to a source line voltage; a second PMOS transistor comprising the second p-type doped region, a third p-type doped region, and a floating gate, wherein the third p-type doped region is connected to a bit line voltage; and an erase gate region adjacent to the floating gate, wherein the erase gate region is connected to an erase line voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Ren Chen, Te-Hsun Hsu, Shih-Chen Wang, Hsin-Ming Chen, Ching-Sung Yang
  • Publication number: 20120236646
    Abstract: The non-volatile memory cell includes a coupling device and a first select transistor. The coupling device is formed in a first conductivity region. The first select transistor is serially connected to a first floating gate transistor and a second select transistor, all formed in a second conductivity region. An electrode of the coupling device and a gate of the first floating gate transistor are a monolithically formed floating gate; wherein the first conductivity region and the second conductivity region are formed in a third conductivity region; wherein the first conductivity region, the second conductivity region, and the third conductivity region are wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Te-Hsun Hsu, Wei-Ren Chen, Wen-Hao Ching, Wen-Chuan Chang
  • Patent number: 8212443
    Abstract: A motor includes a motor body and a housing for covering and accommodating the motor body. The housing includes a seat and a cover. The seat has at least one first connecting portion disposed at the circumference of the seat, and the cover has at least one second connecting portion disposed at the circumference of the cover and corresponding to the first connecting portion. The first and second connecting portions are connected by the relative movement of the seat and the cover, so that the seat and the cover can be combined tightly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Ren Chen, Hung-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20090283822
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory structure includes a substrate having two doped regions, a charge-trapping structure positioned substantially between the two doped regions, and a conductive structure positioned on the charge-trapping structure, wherein the charge-trapping structure includes a silicon-oxy-nitride layer and metallic nano-dots embedded in the silicon-oxy-nitride layer. The non-volatile memory structure formed by performing a first thermal oxidation process to form a high-k dielectric layer on a substrate, forming a metal-containing semiconductor layer including silicon or germanium on the high-k dielectric layer, forming a silicon layer on the metal-containing semiconductor layer, and performing a second thermal oxidation process to convert the metal-containing semiconductor layer to a silicon-oxy-nitride layer with embedded metallic nano-dots, wherein at least one of the first thermal oxidation process and the second thermal oxidation process is performed in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: WAN TENG HSIEH, I HSUAN LIAO, SHIH FANG CHEN, TING CHANG CHANG, PENG BO XI, WEI REN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20090115273
    Abstract: A motor includes a motor body and a housing for covering and accommodating the motor body. The housing includes a seat and a cover. The seat has at least one first connecting portion disposed at the circumference of the seat, and the cover has at least one second connecting portion disposed at the circumference of the cover and corresponding to the first connecting portion. The first and second connecting portions are connected by the relative movement of the seat and the cover, so that the seat and the cover can be combined tightly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Ren CHEN, Hung-Chi CHEN
  • Patent number: 6366046
    Abstract: A general type press system with variable-speed slider-crank mechanism driven by a servomotor which can be used for various types of press work by providing various corresponding input speed trajectories. The press includes a frame, a linkage-mechanism with a crank as its input and a slider as its output, and a servomotor. The servomotor is used for driving the crank of the linkage-mechanism. The output motion of the press, i.e., the ram's motion, is accomplished by the slider of the mechanism. The speed of the servomotor is controlled by a micro-computer or a personal computer equipped with a digital signal processor (DSP). This computer supports a number of speed functions for different types of press work to obtain optimal processing results. Because the existing traditional linkage press can also be upgraded to a multi-purpose press, the disclosed press is an innovative design with the advantages of flexibility and practicability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: National Science Council
    Inventors: Hong-Sen Yan, Wei-Ren Chen