Patents by Inventor Yan-Jou Chen

Yan-Jou 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: 11903325
    Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate; an active area extending along a first direction on the substrate; a gate line traversing the active area and extending along a second direction that is not parallel to the first direction; a source doped region in the active area and on a first side of the gate line; a main source line extending along the first direction; a source line extension coupled to the main source line and extending along the second direction; a drain doped region in the active area and on a second side of the gate line that is opposite to the first side; and a data storage element electrically coupled to the drain doped region. The main source line is electrically connected to the source doped region via the source line extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Ting Wu, Yan-Jou Chen, Cheng-Tung Huang, Jen-Yu Wang, Po-Chun Yang, Yung-Ching Hsieh, Jian-Jhong Chen, Bo-Chang Li
  • Patent number: 11699705
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a PMOS region and a NMOS region on a substrate, a first fin-shaped structure on the PMOS region, a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure, a first gate structure on the first SDB structure, and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure. Preferably, the first gate structure and the second gate structure are of different materials and the first gate structure disposed directly on top of the first SDB structure is a polysilicon gate while the second gate structure disposed on the first fin-shaped structure is a metal gate in the PMOS region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Patent number: 11637103
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a PMOS region and a NMOS region on a substrate, a first fin-shaped structure on the PMOS region, a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure, a first gate structure on the first SDB structure, and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure. Preferably, the first gate structure and the second gate structure are of different materials and the first gate structure disposed directly on top of the first SDB structure is a polysilicon gate while the second gate structure disposed on the first fin-shaped structure is a metal gate in the PMOS region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Publication number: 20220263012
    Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate; an active area extending along a first direction on the substrate; a gate line traversing the active area and extending along a second direction that is not parallel to the first direction; a source doped region in the active area and on a first side of the gate line; a main source line extending along the first direction; a source line extension coupled to the main source line and extending along the second direction; a drain doped region in the active area and on a second side of the gate line that is opposite to the first side; and a data storage element electrically coupled to the drain doped region. The main source line is electrically connected to the source doped region via the source line extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Ting Wu, Yan-Jou Chen, Cheng-Tung Huang, Jen-Yu Wang, Po-Chun Yang, Yung-Ching Hsieh, Jian-Jhong Chen, Bo-Chang Li
  • Publication number: 20220181324
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a PMOS region and a NMOS region on a substrate, a first fin-shaped structure on the PMOS region, a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure, a first gate structure on the first SDB structure, and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure. Preferably, the first gate structure and the second gate structure are of different materials and the first gate structure disposed directly on top of the first SDB structure is a polysilicon gate while the second gate structure disposed on the first fin-shaped structure is a metal gate in the PMOS region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Patent number: 11355695
    Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate; an active area extending along a first direction on the substrate; a gate line traversing the active area and extending along a second direction that is not parallel to the first direction; a source doped region in the active area and on a first side of the gate line; a main source line extending along the first direction; a source line extension coupled to the main source line and extending along the second direction; a drain doped region in the active area and on a second side of the gate line that is opposite to the first side; and a data storage element electrically coupled to the drain doped region. The main source line is electrically connected to the source doped region via the source line extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Ting Wu, Yan-Jou Chen, Cheng-Tung Huang, Jen-Yu Wang, Po-Chun Yang, Yung-Ching Hsieh, Jian-Jhong Chen, Bo-Chang Li
  • Publication number: 20220020745
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a PMOS region and a NMOS region on a substrate, a first fin-shaped structure on the PMOS region, a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure, a first gate structure on the first SDB structure, and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure. Preferably, the first gate structure and the second gate structure are of different materials and the first gate structure disposed directly on top of the first SDB structure is a polysilicon gate while the second gate structure disposed on the first fin-shaped structure is a metal gate in the PMOS region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Patent number: 11171137
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first fin-shaped structure on a substrate; forming a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure; forming a first gate structure on the first SDB structure and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structure and the second gate structure; forming a patterned mask on the first gate structure; and performing a replacement metal gate (RMG) process to transform the second gate structure into a metal gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Publication number: 20210313509
    Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate; an active area extending along a first direction on the substrate; a gate line traversing the active area and extending along a second direction that is not parallel to the first direction; a source doped region in the active area and on a first side of the gate line; a main source line extending along the first direction; a source line extension coupled to the main source line and extending along the second direction; a drain doped region in the active area and on a second side of the gate line that is opposite to the first side; and a data storage element electrically coupled to the drain doped region. The main source line is electrically connected to the source doped region via the source line extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Yi-Ting Wu, Yan-Jou Chen, Cheng-Tung Huang, Jen-Yu Wang, Po-Chun Yang, Yung-Ching Hsieh, Jian-Jhong Chen, Bo-Chang Li
  • Publication number: 20200035680
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first fin-shaped structure on a substrate; forming a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure; forming a first gate structure on the first SDB structure and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structure and the second gate structure; forming a patterned mask on the first gate structure; and performing a replacement metal gate (RMG) process to transform the second gate structure into a metal gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Patent number: 10483264
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first fin-shaped structure on a substrate; forming a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure; forming a first gate structure on the first SDB structure and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structure and the second gate structure; forming a patterned mask on the first gate structure; and performing a replacement metal gate (RMG) process to transform the second gate structure into a metal gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Publication number: 20190006360
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first fin-shaped structure on a substrate; forming a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the first fin-shaped structure; forming a first gate structure on the first SDB structure and a second gate structure on the first fin-shaped structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structure and the second gate structure; forming a patterned mask on the first gate structure; and performing a replacement metal gate (RMG) process to transform the second gate structure into a metal gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Tung, Jen-Yu Wang, Cheng-Tung Huang, Yan-Jou Chen
  • Patent number: 8723776
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit receives a plurality of clock signals in a sequence and includes a plurality of cascaded drive units sequentially outputting an output signal, wherein a first-stage drive unit of the gate driving circuit receives a scan start signal or a scan end signal while a last-stage drive unit thereof receives a scan end signal or a scan start signal; wherein a driving direction of the gate driving circuit is reversed by reversing the sequence of the clock signals and exchanging the scan start signal and the scan end signal. The present invention further provides a driving method of a gate driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Hsien Cheng Chang, Yan Jou Chen
  • Patent number: 8305329
    Abstract: An integrated gate driver circuit receives a plurality of clocks and includes a plurality of driving units cascaded in series. Each driving unit is for driving a load and includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a first switch and a second switch. The first switch has a first terminal coupled to the input terminal, a second terminal coupled to a first node, and a control terminal receiving a first clock, and the first switch is turned on when the first clock is at high level. The second switch has a first terminal receiving a second clock, a second terminal coupled to the output terminal, and a control terminal coupled to the first node, wherein the second clock charges and discharges the load through the second switch when the first node is at high level; wherein the output terminal of each driving unit is coupled to the input terminal of the immediately succeeding driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: HannStar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Yan Jou Chen, Yung Hsin Lu, Chia Hua Yu, Sung Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 8300002
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit receives a plurality of clock signals in a sequence and includes a plurality of cascaded drive units sequentially outputting an output signal, wherein a first-stage drive unit of the gate driving circuit receives a scan start signal or a scan end signal while a last-stage drive unit thereof receives a scan end signal or a scan start signal; wherein a driving direction of the gate driving circuit is reversed by reversing the sequence of the clock signals and exchanging the scan start signal and the scan end signal. The present invention further provides a driving method of a gate driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Hsien Cheng Chang, Yan Jou Chen
  • Patent number: 8299821
    Abstract: An integrated gate driver circuit includes an output drive circuit and a voltage stabilizing circuit. The voltage stabilizing circuit is configured to stabilize an output voltage outputted by the output drive circuit thereby reducing the ripple of the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Yan Jou Chen, Hsien Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20120256899
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit receives a plurality of clock signals in a sequence and includes a plurality of cascaded drive units sequentially outputting an output signal, wherein a first-stage drive unit of the gate driving circuit receives a scan start signal or a scan end signal while a last-stage drive unit thereof receives a scan end signal or a scan start signal; wherein a driving direction of the gate driving circuit is reversed by reversing the sequence of the clock signals and exchanging the scan start signal and the scan end signal. The present invention further provides a driving method of a gate driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.
    Inventors: Hsien Cheng CHANG, Yan Jou CHEN
  • Patent number: 8072411
    Abstract: A gate line driving circuit comprises a driving chip comprising first and second output ports, a LCD panel comprising first, second and third gate lines, a first switch and a second switch. Two terminals of the first gate line are respectively connected to the first output port and the control terminal of the first switch. Two terminals of the third gate line are respectively connected to the second output port and the control terminal of the second switch. The input terminal of the first switch electrically connects an operating voltage and the output terminal of the first switch electrically connects to the input terminal of the second switch. The output terminal of the second switch electrically connects a ground point, and one terminal of the second gate line is connected to between the output terminal of the first switch and the input terminal of the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-Jou Chen, Hung-Jen Wang
  • Publication number: 20100289535
    Abstract: An integrated gate driver circuit includes an output drive circuit and a voltage stabilizing circuit. The voltage stabilizing circuit is configured to stabilize an output voltage outputted by the output drive circuit thereby reducing the ripple of the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.
    Inventors: Yan Jou CHEN, Hsien Cheng CHANG
  • Publication number: 20100259530
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit receives a plurality of clock signals in a sequence and includes a plurality of cascaded drive units sequentially outputting an output signal, wherein a first-stage drive unit of the gate driving circuit receives a scan start signal or a scan end signal while a last-stage drive unit thereof receives a scan end signal or a scan start signal; wherein a driving direction of the gate driving circuit is reversed by reversing the sequence of the clock signals and exchanging the scan start signal and the scan end signal. The present invention further provides a driving method of a gate driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.
    Inventors: Hsien Cheng CHANG, Yan Jou CHEN