Patents by Inventor Wen-Che LIANG

Wen-Che LIANG 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: 20240363318
    Abstract: A fabrication system for fabricating IC is provided. A processing tool includes a RF sensor. The RF sensor wirelessly detects intensity of a RF signal. A computation device extracts statistical characteristics with a sampling rate. When the detected intensity of the RF signal exceeds a threshold value or a threshold range, a fault detection and classification (FDC) system notifies the processing tool to adjust the RF signal or stop tool to check parts damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Wun-Kai TSAI, Wen-Che LIANG, Chao-Keng LI, Zheng-Jie XU, Chih-Kuo CHANG, Sing-Tsung LI, Feng-Kuang WU, Hsu-Shui LIU
  • Patent number: 12057301
    Abstract: A fabrication system for fabricating IC is provided. A processing tool includes at least one electrode and a RF sensor. The electrode is configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from an RF signal generator during first and second semiconductor manufacturing processes. The RF sensor wirelessly detects intensity of the RF signal. A computation device extracts statistical characteristics with a sampling rate based on the detected intensity of the RF signal. A fault detection and classification (FDC) system includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not the detected intensity of the RF signal exceeds a threshold value or a threshold range according to the extracted statistical characteristics. When the detected intensity of the RF signal exceeds the threshold value or the threshold range, the processor notifies the processing tool to adjust the RF signal or stop tool to check parts damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wun-Kai Tsai, Wen-Che Liang, Chao-Keng Li, Zheng-Jie Xu, Chih-Kuo Chang, Sing-Tsung Li, Feng-Kuang Wu, Hsu-Shui Liu
  • Publication number: 20230253195
    Abstract: A fabrication system for fabricating IC is provided. A processing tool includes at least one electrode and a RF sensor. The electrode is configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from an RF signal generator during first and second semiconductor manufacturing processes. The RF sensor wirelessly detects intensity of the RF signal. A computation device extracts statistical characteristics with a sampling rate based on the detected intensity of the RF signal. A fault detection and classification (FDC) system includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not the detected intensity of the RF signal exceeds a threshold value or a threshold range according to the extracted statistical characteristics. When the detected intensity of the RF signal exceeds the threshold value or the threshold range, the processor notifies the processing tool to adjust the RF signal or stop tool to check parts damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Wun-Kai TSAI, Wen-Che LIANG, Chao-Keng LI, Zheng-Jie XU, Chih-Kuo CHANG, Sing-Tsung LI, Feng-Kuang WU, Hsu-Shui LIU
  • Patent number: 11664206
    Abstract: A fabrication system for fabricating an IC is provided which includes a processing tool, a computation device and a FDC system. The processing tool includes an electrode and an RF sensor to execute a semiconductor manufacturing process to fabricate the IC. The RF sensor wirelessly detects the intensity of the RF signal. The computation device extracts statistical characteristics based on the detection of the intensity of the RF signal. The FDC system determines whether or not the intensity of the RF signal meets a threshold value or a threshold range according to the extracted statistical characteristics. When the detected intensity of the RF signal exceeds the threshold value or the threshold range, the FDC system notifies the processing tool to adjust the RF signal or stop tool to check parts damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wun-Kai Tsai, Wen-Che Liang, Chao-Keng Li, Zheng-Jie Xu, Chih-Kuo Chang, Sing-Tsung Li, Feng-Kuang Wu, Hsu-Shui Liu
  • Publication number: 20190139746
    Abstract: A fabrication system for fabricating an IC is provided which includes a processing tool, a computation device and a FDC system. The processing tool includes an electrode and an RF sensor to execute a semiconductor manufacturing process to fabricate the IC. The RF sensor wirelessly detects the intensity of the RF signal. The computation device extracts statistical characteristics based on the detection of the intensity of the RF signal. The FDC system determines whether or not the intensity of the RF signal meets a threshold value or a threshold range according to the extracted statistical characteristics. When the detected intensity of the RF signal exceeds the threshold value or the threshold range, the FDC system notifies the processing tool to adjust the RF signal or stop tool to check parts damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Wun-Kai TSAI, Wen-Che LIANG, Chao-Keng LI, Zheng-Jie XU, Chih-Kuo CHANG, Sing-Tsung LI, Feng-Kuang WU, Hsu-Shui LIU