Patents by Inventor Wen Jung Liao

Wen Jung Liao 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: 20210074838
    Abstract: A method of forming an insulating structure of a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is provided, the method including: forming a gallium nitride layer, forming an aluminum gallium nitride layer on the gallium nitride layer, performing an ion doping step to dope a plurality of ions in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, forming an insulating doped region in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, forming two grooves on both sides of the insulating doped region, and filling an insulating layer in the two grooves and forming two sidewall insulating structures respectively positioned at two sides of the insulating doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Wen-Jung Liao
  • Publication number: 20210066484
    Abstract: An enhancement mode high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a group III-V semiconductor body, a group III-V barrier layer and a gate structure. The group III-V barrier layer is disposed on the group III-V semiconductor body, and the gate structure is a stacked structure disposed on the group III-V barrier layer. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric and a group III-V gate layer disposed on the gate dielectric, and the thickness of the gate dielectric is between 15 nm to 25 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Chih-Tung Yeh, Chun-Ming Chang, Bo-Rong Chen, Shin-Chuan Huang, Wen-Jung Liao, Chun-Liang Hou
  • Publication number: 20210036138
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a substrate; a buffer layer over the substrate, a GaN layer over the buffer layer, a first AlGaN layer over the GaN layer, a first AlN layer over the AlGaN layer, and a p-GaN layer over the first AlN layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Chun-Liang Hou, Wen-Jung Liao
  • Publication number: 20210013332
    Abstract: An insulating structure of a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is provided, which comprises a gallium nitride layer, an aluminum gallium nitride layer disposed on the gallium nitride layer, a groove disposed in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, an insulating layer disposed in the groove, wherein a top surface of the insulating layer is aligned with a top surface of the aluminum gallium nitride layer, and a passivation layer, disposed on the aluminum gallium nitride layer and the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Wen-Jung Liao
  • Publication number: 20210013334
    Abstract: A method for fabricating high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of: forming a buffer layer on a substrate; forming a barrier layer on the buffer layer; forming a hard mask on the barrier layer; performing an implantation process through the hard mask to form a doped region in the barrier layer and the buffer layer; removing the hard mask and the barrier layer to form a first trench; forming a gate dielectric layer on the hard mask and into the first trench; forming a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer; and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shin-Chuan Huang, Chih-Tung Yeh, Chun-Ming Chang, Bo-Rong Chen, Wen-Jung Liao, Chun-Liang Hou
  • Publication number: 20210013335
    Abstract: An insulating structure of a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is provided, which comprises a gallium nitride layer, an aluminum gallium nitride layer disposed on the gallium nitride layer, an insulating doped region disposed in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, and two sidewall insulating structures disposed at two sides of the insulating doped region respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Wen-Jung Liao
  • Patent number: 10892358
    Abstract: An insulating structure of a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is provided, which comprises a gallium nitride layer, an aluminum gallium nitride layer disposed on the gallium nitride layer, an insulating doped region disposed in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, and two sidewall insulating structures disposed at two sides of the insulating doped region respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Wen-Jung Liao
  • Patent number: 10861970
    Abstract: A semiconductor epitaxial structure with reduced defects, including a substrate with a recess formed thereon, an island insulator on a bottom surface of the recess, spacers on sidewalls of the recess, a buffer layer in the recess and covering the island insulator, a channel layer in the recess and on the buffer layer, and a barrier layer in the recess and on the channel layer, wherein two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) or two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) is formed in the channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Chun-Liang Hou, Wen-Jung Liao, Ming-Chang Lu
  • Patent number: 10145889
    Abstract: A testkey structure including the following components is provided. A fin structure is disposed on a substrate and stretches along a first direction. A first gate structure and a second gate structure are disposed on the fin structure and stretch along a second direction. A first common source region is disposed in the fin structure between the first gate structure and the second gate structure. A first drain region is disposed in the fin structure at a side of the first gate structure opposite to the first common source region. A second drain region disposed in the fin structure at a side of the second gate structure opposite to the first common source region. A testkey structure is symmetrical along a horizontal line crossing the first common source region. The present invention further provides a method of measuring device defect or connection defect by using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Wu, Wen-Jung Liao, Wen-Shan Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20180314773
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a process output and a method for creating an equipment parameter model are provided. The method for analyzing the process output includes the following steps: A plurality of process steps are obtained. A processor obtains a step model set including a plurality of first step regression models, each of which represents a relationship between N of the process steps and a process output. The processor calculates a correlation of each of the first step regression models. The processor picks up at least two of the first step regression models to be a plurality of second step regression models whose correlations are ranked at top among the correlations of the first step regression models. The processor updates the step model set by a plurality of third step regression models, each of which represents a relationship between M of the process steps and the process output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Ya-Ching Cheng, Chun-Liang Hou, Chien-Hung Chen, Wen-Jung Liao, Min-Chin Hsieh, Da-Ching Liao, Li-Chin Wang
  • Publication number: 20180292449
    Abstract: A testkey structure including the following components is provided. A fin structure is disposed on a substrate and stretches along a first direction. A first gate structure and a second gate structure are disposed on the fin structure and stretch along a second direction. A first common source region is disposed in the fin structure between the first gate structure and the second gate structure. A first drain region is disposed in the fin structure at a side of the first gate structure opposite to the first common source region. A second drain region disposed in the fin structure at a side of the second gate structure opposite to the first common source region. A testkey structure is symmetrical along a horizontal line crossing the first common source region. The present invention further provides a method of measuring device defect or connection defect by using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Wu, Wen-Jung Liao, Wen-Shan Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9964587
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes at least two via chains. Each via chain includes at least one first conductive component, at least one second conductive component and at least one via. The first conductive component has an axis along an extending direction of the first conductive component. The via connects the first conductive component to the second conductive component. The via has a center defining a shift distance from the axis of the first conductive component. The shift distances of the via chains are different. A testing method using such a semiconductor structure includes drawing a resistance-shift distance diagram illustrating a relationship between the resistances of the via chains and the shift distances of the via chains. At least one dimensional feature is obtained from the resistance-shift distance diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Wang, Wen-Jung Liao, Chun-Liang Hou
  • Publication number: 20170328949
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes at least two via chains. Each via chain includes at least one first conductive component, at least one second conductive component and at least one via. The first conductive component has an axis along an extending direction of the first conductive component. The via connects the first conductive component to the second conductive component. The via has a center defining a shift distance from the axis of the first conductive component. The shift distances of the via chains are different. A testing method using such a semiconductor structure includes drawing a resistance-shift distance diagram illustrating a relationship between the resistances of the via chains and the shift distances of the via chains. At least one dimensional feature is obtained from the resistance-shift distance diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Wang, Wen-Jung Liao, Chun-Liang Hou
  • Patent number: 9578368
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus supporting simultaneous playback includes a processor, two tuners, a receiving element and a transmitting element. The first tuner generates first television data transmitted via a first frequency range, and provides the first television data to an internal playback device. The second tuner generates second television data transmitted via a second frequency range. The receiving element receives a data request for a selected television channel from an external electronic device. In response to the data request, the processor controls the second tuner to generate the second television data including video/audio data of the selected television channel. When the internal playback device performs playback according to the first television data, the transmitting element transmits the video/audio data of the selected television channel to the external electronic device for playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Jung Liao
  • Publication number: 20160330506
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus supporting simultaneous playback includes a processor, two tuners, a receiving element and a transmitting element. The first tuner generates first television data transmitted via a first frequency range, and provides the first television data to an internal playback device. The second tuner generates second television data transmitted via a second frequency range. The receiving element receives a data request for a selected television channel from an external electronic device. In response to the data request, the processor controls the second tuner to generate the second television data including video/audio data of the selected television channel. When the internal playback device performs playback according to the first television data, the transmitting element transmits the video/audio data of the selected television channel to the external electronic device for playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Wen-Jung Liao
  • Publication number: 20160019330
    Abstract: The invention provides a thermal uniformity compensating method and apparatus. The steps of the method includes: respectively measuring a plurality of first resistances of a plurality of hot spot patterns of a chip over an hot spot effect, wherein a plurality of pattern densities of the hot spot patterns are different; respectively measuring a plurality of second resistances of each of the hot spot patterns of the chip by a plurality of test keys over the hot spot effect, wherein a plurality of distances between the test keys and the corresponding hot spot pattern are different; establishing a look-up information according to the first and second resistances; analyzing a layout data of the chip for obtaining a pattern density information; and generating a calibrated layout data according to the pattern density information and the look-up information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Wen-Jung Liao, Chen-Wei Lee, Chun-Liang Hou
  • Patent number: 9235677
    Abstract: The invention provides a thermal uniformity compensating method and apparatus. The steps of the method includes: respectively measuring a plurality of first resistances of a plurality of hot spot patterns of a chip over an hot spot effect, wherein a plurality of pattern densities of the hot spot patterns are different; respectively measuring a plurality of second resistances of each of the hot spot patterns of the chip by a plurality of test keys over the hot spot effect, wherein a plurality of distances between the test keys and the corresponding hot spot pattern are different; establishing a look-up information according to the first and second resistances; analyzing a layout data of the chip for obtaining a pattern density information; and generating a calibrated layout data according to the pattern density information and the look-up information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Wen-Jung Liao, Chen-Wei Lee, Chun-Liang Hou
  • Patent number: 9230871
    Abstract: A test key structure includes a plurality of transistors formed on a scribe line of a wafer and arranged in a 2*N array having 2 columns and N rows. The transistors arranged in the 2*N array respectively includes a gate, a source, a drain, and a body. All of the sources of the transistors arranged in the 2*N array are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Wang, Chun-Liang Hou, Wen-Jung Liao
  • Patent number: 9171127
    Abstract: A design layout generating method is provided. A design layout including a first pattern and a second pattern is provided to a computer system, wherein the first pattern and the second pattern meet a design rule of an integrated circuit, respectively. The first pattern and the second pattern are combined into a third pattern. Next, the third pattern is checked if it meets a definition of a weak pattern, wherein the weak pattern is a pattern that meets the design rule but still forms defects. Then, the third pattern is modified and a new design layout is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Liang Hou, Wen-Jung Liao, Chi-Fang Huang, Yi-Jung Chang
  • Patent number: 9063193
    Abstract: A layout structure of an electronic element including an electronic matrix, a first load and a second load is disclosed. The first load couples to a first end of the electronic matrix and includes a first testing pad and a second testing pad coupling to the first testing pad. The second load couples to a second end of the electronic matrix and includes a third testing pad and a fourth testing pad coupling to the third testing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Chun-Liang Hou, Wen-Jung Liao