Patents by Inventor Wei-Yi Hu

Wei-Yi Hu 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: 20240145650
    Abstract: A package comprises a substrate including a first surface, and an upper conductive layer arranged on the first surface, a first light-emitting unit arranged on the upper conductive layer, and comprises a first semiconductor layer, a first substrate, a first light-emitting surface and a first side wall, a second light-emitting unit, which is arranged on the upper conductive layer, and comprises a second light-emitting surface and a second side wall, a light-transmitting layer arranged on the first surface and covers the upper conductive layer, the first light-emitting unit, and the second light-emitting unit, a light-absorbing layer, which is arranged between the substrate and the light-transmitting layer in a continuous configuration of separating the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit from each other, and a reflective wall arranged on the first side wall, wherein a height of the reflective wall is lower than that of the light-absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Shau-Yi CHEN, Tzu-Yuan LIN, Wei-Chiang HU, Pei-Hsuan LAN, Min-Hsun HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11941338
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (IC) are provided. An IC includes a plurality of macros and a top channel. Each macro includes a macro boundary and a main pattern surrounded by the macro boundary. The top channel includes a plurality of first and second sub-channels. Each first sub-channel is arranged between a first macro and a second macro, and is formed by a plurality of first dummy boundary cells. Each second sub-channel is arranged between two of the second macros, and is formed by a plurality of second dummy boundary cells. The macro boundaries of the first macros are formed by the first dummy boundary cells, and the macro boundaries of the second macros are formed by the second dummy boundary cells. A first gate length of dummy patterns within the first dummy boundary cells is greater than a second gate length of dummy patterns within the second dummy boundary cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi Hu, Chih-Ming Chao, Chi-Yeh Yu
  • Publication number: 20240095439
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices having an interconnection pattern that includes a plurality of parallel conductors including a first conductor aligned with a first axis and a first dummy pattern aligned with a second axis on a first side of the first axis and offset from the first axis by an axis offset distance LAO in which the first dummy pattern includes N dummy conductors having a first dummy conductor length LDC with the dummy conductors being separated by a dummy conductor-to-dummy conductor spacing EED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Wei-Yi HU, Chih-Ming CHAO, Jung-Chou TSAI
  • Publication number: 20230289508
    Abstract: A device including functional blocks and dummy cells. The functional blocks include a first functional block and a second functional block. Each dummy cell having a cell boundary defined by non-functioning active areas and non-functioning gates for filling space between the functional blocks and including a dummy cell configured to be situated between the first functional block and the second functional block such that the dummy cell directly abuts each of the first functional block and the second functional block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Chi-Yeh Yu, Wei-Yi Hu, Shih-Hsuan Chien, You-Cheng Xiao, Ya-Chi Chou
  • Publication number: 20230142853
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices having an interconnection pattern that includes a plurality of parallel conductors including a first conductor aligned with a first axis and a first dummy pattern aligned with a second axis on a first side of the first axis and offset from the first axis by an axis offset distance LAO in which the first dummy pattern includes N dummy conductors having a first dummy conductor length LDC with the dummy conductors being separated by a dummy conductor-to-dummy conductor spacing EED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Wei-Yi HU, Chih-Ming CHAO, Jung-Chou TSAI
  • Patent number: 11556691
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for designing semiconductor devices, conductive layer patterns, and interconnection layer patterns including the operations of analyzing an initial semiconductor design layout to identify excessive open spaces between adjacent conductive elements or lines within an interconnection layer pattern, selecting or generating a dummy pattern to fill a portion of the open space, and generating a modified semiconductor design layout that incorporates the dummy pattern into first interconnection layer pattern to reduce the open space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi Hu, Chih-Ming Chao, Jung-Chou Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220358276
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (IC) are provided. An IC includes a plurality of macros and a top channel. Each macro includes a macro boundary and a main pattern surrounded by the macro boundary. The top channel includes a plurality of first and second sub-channels. Each first sub-channel is arranged between a first macro and a second macro, and is formed by a plurality of first dummy boundary cells. Each second sub-channel is arranged between two of the second macros, and is formed by a plurality of second dummy boundary cells. The macro boundaries of the first macros are formed by the first dummy boundary cells, and the macro boundaries of the second macros are formed by the second dummy boundary cells. A first gate length of dummy patterns within the first dummy boundary cells is greater than a second gate length of dummy patterns within the second dummy boundary cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi HU, Chih-Ming CHAO, Chi-Yeh YU
  • Patent number: 11487924
    Abstract: A system for designing an integrated circuit having pre-layout RC information is disclosed. The system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: generate current and voltage information for a schematic having device array layout constraint included; create interconnection topology patterns and realizing route for the schematic; generate RC information according to the route; and determine if the schematic having the device array layout constraint and the RC information included violates one or more of the system design rule constraints. An associated method and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng Chen, Ching-Yu Chai, Wei-Yi Hu
  • Patent number: 11443094
    Abstract: Methods for inserting dummy boundary cells in an integrated circuit (IC) are provided. A plurality of macros and a top channel are merged into floorplan of the IC. The top channel is arranged between the macros and is filled with a plurality of first dummy boundary cells, and each of the macros includes a macro boundary and a main pattern surrounded by the macro boundary. The first dummy boundary cells within the top channel and between a first macro and a second macro are replaced with a plurality of second dummy boundary cells. The macro boundaries of the first and second macros are formed by the second dummy boundary cells. First gate length of dummy patterns within the first dummy boundary cells is greater than second gate length of dummy patterns within the second dummy boundary cells. The first and second dummy boundary cells are the same size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi Hu, Chih-Ming Chao, Chi-Yeh Yu
  • Publication number: 20210303765
    Abstract: A system for designing an integrated circuit having pre-layout RC information is disclosed. The system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: generate current and voltage information for a schematic having device array layout constraint included; create interconnection topology patterns and realizing route for the schematic; generate RC information according to the route; and determine if the schematic having the device array layout constraint and the RC information included violates one or more of the system design rule constraints. An associated method and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: CHIN-SHENG CHEN, CHING-YU CHAI, WEI-YI HU
  • Patent number: 11048841
    Abstract: A system for designing an integrated circuit having pre-layout RC information is disclosed. The system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: generate current and voltage information for a schematic having device array layout constraint included; create interconnection topology patterns and realizing route for the schematic; generate RC information according to the route; and determine if the schematic having the device array layout constraint and the RC information included violates one or more of the system design rule constraints. An associated method and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng Chen, Ching-Yu Chai, Wei-Yi Hu
  • Publication number: 20210042461
    Abstract: Methods for inserting dummy boundary cells in an integrated circuit (IC) are provided. A plurality of macros and a top channel are merged into floorplan of the IC. The top channel is arranged between the macros and is filled with a plurality of first dummy boundary cells, and each of the macros includes a macro boundary and a main pattern surrounded by the macro boundary. The first dummy boundary cells within the top channel and between a first macro and a second macro are replaced with a plurality of second dummy boundary cells. The macro boundaries of the first and second macros are formed by the second dummy boundary cells. First gate length of dummy patterns within the first dummy boundary cells is greater than second gate length of dummy patterns within the second dummy boundary cells. The first and second dummy boundary cells are the same size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi HU, Chih-Ming CHAO, Chi-Yeh YU
  • Publication number: 20200279063
    Abstract: A system for designing an integrated circuit having pre-layout RC information is disclosed. The system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: generate current and voltage information for a schematic having device array layout constraint included; create interconnection topology patterns and realizing route for the schematic; generate RC information according to the route; and determine if the schematic having the device array layout constraint and the RC information included violates one or more of the system design rule constraints. An associated method and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: CHIN-SHENG CHEN, CHING-YU CHAI, WEI-YI HU
  • Patent number: 10678982
    Abstract: A system for designing an integrated circuit having pre-layout RC information is disclosed. The system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: generate current and voltage information for a schematic having device array layout constraint included; create interconnection topology patterns and realizing route for the schematic; generate RC information according to the route; and determine if the schematic having the device array layout constraint and the RC information included violates one or more of the system design rule constraints. An associated method and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng Chen, Ching-Yu Chai, Wei-Yi Hu
  • Publication number: 20200104461
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for designing semiconductor devices, conductive layer patterns, and interconnection layer patterns including the operations of analyzing an initial semiconductor design layout to identify excessive open spaces between adjacent conductive elements or lines within an interconnection layer pattern, selecting or generating a dummy pattern to fill a portion of the open space, and generating a modified semiconductor design layout that incorporates the dummy pattern into first interconnection layer pattern to reduce the open space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Yi HU, Chih-Ming CHAO, Jung-Chou TSAI
  • Patent number: 10509883
    Abstract: A layout-generation method for an IC is provided. The layout-generation method includes accessing data of a schematic design of the IC; generating a hypergraph from the schematic design; transforming a plurality of constraints into a plurality of weighted edges in the hypergraph; continuing partitioning the hypergraph by the weighted edges until a plurality of multilevel groups are obtained to generate a layout; and verifying the layout to fabricate the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsun-Yu Yang, Wei-Yi Hu, Jui-Feng Kuan, Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee, Po-Cheng Pan, Hung-Wen Huang, Hung-Ming Chen, Abhishek Patyal
  • Publication number: 20190065647
    Abstract: A system for designing an integrated circuit having pre-layout RC information is disclosed. The system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: generate current and voltage information for a schematic having device array layout constraint included; create interconnection topology patterns and realizing route for the schematic; generate RC information according to the route; and determine if the schematic having the device array layout constraint and the RC information included violates one or more of the system design rule constraints. An associated method and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: CHIN-SHENG CHEN, CHING-YU CHAI, WEI-YI HU
  • Patent number: 10169507
    Abstract: An integration circuit (IC) simulation method includes: (a) providing a design netlist of a system-level circuit, wherein the system-level circuit comprises a first sub-circuit; (b) providing a first behavior model that is determined based on an operation of the first sub-circuit, wherein the first behavior model is a function of one or more respective behavior-level parameters; (c) incorporating a first variation into each of the one or more behavior-level parameters of the first behavioral model; and (d) simulating the system-level circuit based on the one or more behavior-level parameters of the first behavior model that incorporates the first variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Cheng Kuo, Wei-Yi Hu
  • Patent number: 10127338
    Abstract: A system for designing an integrated circuit having pre-layout RC information is disclosed. The system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: generate current and voltage information for a schematic having device array layout constraint included; create interconnection topology patterns and realizing route for the schematic; generate RC information according to the route; and determine if the schematic having the device array layout constraint and the RC information included violates one or more of the system design rule constraints. An associated method and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng Chen, Ching-Yu Chai, Wei-Yi Hu
  • Patent number: 10019540
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes performing a first simulation by applying first variations to identify at least one sample of an integrated circuit (IC), wherein the IC comprises at least one device; translating individual variables of split devices implementing the at least one device, to an equivalent variable for the split devices; and performing a second simulation, by applying at least a portion of second variations, with the equivalent variable for the split devices, to obtain a simulation result serving as a basis of modifying the layout for fabrication of the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Cheng Kuo, Wei-Yi Hu, Kuang-Ming Wang