Patents by Inventor Yen-Cheng Lai
Yen-Cheng Lai 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).
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Patent number: 12249640Abstract: Doping techniques for fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a fin structure, forming a doped amorphous layer over a portion of the fin structure, and performing a knock-on implantation process to drive a dopant from the doped amorphous layer into the portion of the fin structure, thereby forming a doped feature. The doped amorphous layer includes a non-crystalline form of a material. In some implementations, the knock-on implantation process crystallizes at least a portion of the doped amorphous layer, such that the portion of the doped amorphous layer becomes a part of the fin structure. In some implementations, the doped amorphous layer includes amorphous silicon, and the knock-on implantation process crystallizes a portion of the doped amorphous silicon layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Sai-Hooi Yeong, Sheng-Chen Wang, Bo-Yu Lai, Ziwei Fang, Feng-Cheng Yang, Yen-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 12218138Abstract: A semiconductor device includes source/drain regions, a gate structure, a first gate spacer, and a dielectric material. The source/drain regions are over a substrate. The gate structure is laterally between the source/drain regions. The first gate spacer is on a first sidewall of the gate structure, and spaced apart from a first one of the source/drain regions at least in part by a void region. The dielectric material is between the first one of the source/drain regions and the void region. The dielectric material has a gradient ratio of a first chemical element to a second chemical element.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo-Yu Lai, Kai-Hsuan Lee, Wei-Yang Lee, Feng-Cheng Yang, Yen-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20250015079Abstract: A semiconductor device, a semiconductor chip and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes: channel structures, vertically spaced apart from one another; a gate structure, intersecting the channel structures and wrapping around each of the channel structures; source/drain structures, in lateral contact with the channel structures from opposite sides of the channel structures; and protection structures, separately disposed along a bottom surface of the gate structure, wherein the channel structures are located between the protection structures, and the protection structures comprise a semiconductor material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ta-Chun LIN, Huang-Chao Chang, Yen-Cheng Lai, Chun-Sheng Liang, Wen-Chiang Hong, Chih-Hao Chang, Jhon Jhy Liaw
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Publication number: 20240047581Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, a first spacer, and a first contact etch stop layer (CESL). The semiconductor substrate includes a fin structure. The gate electrode is over the fin structure. The first spacer is over the fin structure and on a lateral side of the gate electrode, wherein a top surface of the first spacer is inclined towards the gate electrode. The first CESL is over the fin structure and contacting the first spacer, wherein an angle between the top surface of the first spacer and a sidewall of the first CESL is less than about 140°.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: SHAO-HUA HSU, CHIH-WEI WU, MAO-LIN WENG, WEI-YEH TANG, YEN-CHENG LAI, CHUN-CHAN HSIAO, PO-HSIANG CHUANG, CHIH-LONG CHIANG, YIH-ANN LIN, RYAN CHIA-JEN CHEN
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Patent number: 11688930Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes two feeding parts, a filter matching network, and a radiator. The filter matching network includes a first port, a second port, and a third port. A first feeding part is electrically connected to the first port, a second feeding part is electrically connected to the second port, and the radiator is electrically connected to the third port. The first feeding part is configured to feed a low frequency signal and an intermediate frequency signal, the second feeding part is configured to feed a high frequency signal, the low frequency signal, the intermediate frequency signal, and the high frequency signal are respectively fed into the filter matching network by using the first feeding part and the second feeding part, and the filter matching network is configured to improve isolation between the low frequency signal and the intermediate frequency signal, and the high frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Hua Chang, Chien-Ming Lee, Dong Yu, Hanyang Wang, Yen-Cheng Lai
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Publication number: 20220355242Abstract: A VOC removal system removes VOCs from an exhaust fluid of a semiconductor process. The VOC removal system measures current VOC removal parameters and passes them to an analysis model trained with a machine learning process. The analysis model predicts a future VOC removal efficiency based on the current VOC removal parameters. The analysis model generates adjustment parameters based on the current VOC removal parameters and the predicted future VOC removal efficiency. A control system adjusts the VOC removal system based on the adjustment parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Yen-Cheng LAI, Po-Yuan CHANG, Ting Hsin CHANG, Neng Chuan CHEN, Hsiang I. FENG
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Publication number: 20210075089Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes two feeding parts, a filter matching network, and a radiator. The filter matching network includes a first port, a second port, and a third port. A first feeding part is electrically connected to the first port, a second feeding part is electrically connected to the second port, and the radiator is electrically connected to the third port. The first feeding part is configured to feed a low frequency signal and an intermediate frequency signal, the second feeding part is configured to feed a high frequency signal, the low frequency signal, the intermediate frequency signal, and the high frequency signal are respectively fed into the filter matching network by using the first feeding part and the second feeding part, and the filter matching network is configured to improve isolation between the low frequency signal and the intermediate frequency signal, and the high frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Chih-Hua Chang, Chien-Ming Lee, Dong Yu, Hanyang Wang, Yen-Cheng Lai
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Patent number: 10910726Abstract: This application discloses a slot antenna and a terminal. The slot antenna includes a ground plane, an open slot disposed on the ground plane, a slot feeder, and a resonant circuit. The resonant circuit effectively excites a current on a surface of the ground plane, so that the ground plane becomes a primary radiator, and the antenna is a secondary radiator. Therefore, a volume of the antenna can be reduced without affecting radiation efficiency of the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Hua Chang, Chien-Ming Lee, Hanyang Wang, Yen-Cheng Lai, Yu Chan Yang
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Publication number: 20190013588Abstract: This application discloses a slot antenna and a terminal. The slot antenna includes a ground plane, an open slot disposed on the ground plane, a slot feeder, and a resonant circuit. The resonant circuit effectively excites a current on a surface of the ground plane, so that the ground plane becomes a primary radiator, and the antenna is a secondary radiator. Therefore, a volume of the antenna can be reduced without affecting radiation efficiency of the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2015Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Hua CHANG, CHIEN-MING LEE, Hanyang WANG, Yen-Cheng LAI, Yu Chan YANG
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Patent number: 9326199Abstract: A communications apparatus includes an RF signal processing device, a baseband signal processing device and a processor. The processor controls operations of the RF signal processing device and the baseband signal processing device, camps on a first cell of a first RAT, collects cell selection/reselection parameters of one or more frequencies of the first RAT in an autonomous fast return (AFR) list, switches from the first RAT to the second RAT to camp on a second cell of the second RAT, establishes a connection with a peer communications apparatus via the second cell, receives a connection release message or a channel release message from the second cell to release the connection, and switches from the second RAT to the first RAT by performing a cell selection procedure or a redirection procedure according to the AFR list to camp on a third cell of the first RAT.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Hung-Yueh Chen, Chi-Chen Lee, Chih-Yuan Tsai, Chun-Pin Chen, Yen-Cheng Lai
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Publication number: 20140106751Abstract: A communications apparatus includes an RF signal processing device, a baseband signal processing device and a processor. The processor controls operations of the RF signal processing device and the baseband signal processing device, camps on a first cell of a first RAT, collects cell selection/reselection parameters of one or more frequencies of the first RAT in an autonomous fast return (AFR) list, switches from the first RAT to the second RAT to camp on a second cell of the second RAT, establishes a connection with a peer communications apparatus via the second cell, receives a connection release message or a channel release message from the second cell to release the connection, and switches from the second RAT to the first RAT by performing a cell selection procedure or a redirection procedure according to the AFR list to camp on a third cell of the first RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: Hung-Yueh CHEN, Chi-Chen LEE, Chih-Yuan TSAI, Chun-Pin CHEN, Yen-Cheng LAI
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Patent number: 8488545Abstract: In a Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) a hybrid method combines SDMA (Space Division Multiple Access) and dynamic TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) that divides the roadway into regions (whose size is larger than the SDMA unit) where each region is allocated a pool of radio channels based on SDMA and may contain a limited number of vehicles. Vehicles within the same region compete for and access the channels using dynamic TDMA. A channel allocation scheme that maps the pool of channels to the regions such that when a vehicle acquires multiple channels (time slots) in a region, the intervals among the channels are as uniform as possible, thus minimizing the waiting time of the messages to be broadcast by the vehicle, which is critical for safety related applications. This solution is referred to as R-SDMA (Region based SDMA).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Telcodia Applied Research Center Taiwan Co.Inventors: Chung-Min Chen, Yen-Cheng Lai, Wanjiun Liao, Phone Lin
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Publication number: 20120120883Abstract: In a Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) a hybrid method combines SDMA (Space Division Multiple Access) and dynamic TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) that divides the roadway into regions (whose size is larger than the SDMA unit) where each region is allocated a pool of radio channels based on SDMA and may contain a limited number of vehicles. Vehicles within the same region compete for and access the channels using dynamic TDMA. A channel allocation scheme that maps the pool of channels to the regions such that when a vehicle acquires multiple channels (time slots) in a region, the intervals among the channels are as uniform as possible, thus minimizing the waiting time of the messages to be broadcast by the vehicle, which is critical for safety related applications. This solution is referred to as R-SDMA (Region based SDMA).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: TELCORDIA APPLIED RESEARCH CENTER TAIWAN CO.Inventors: Chung-Min Chen, Yen-Cheng Lai, Wanjiun Liao, Phone Lin
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Patent number: 7596567Abstract: A file repair method for Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) and a UMTS network are disclosed. According to the method, a data structure is established according to a repair request message sent from a user equipment. Each repair block is multicast to the user equipment that requested it by using the original MBMS Bearer Service for file downloading according to the data structure. The present invention does not need any extra traffic and additional control signaling to allow each user equipment to receive required repair blocks.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yen-Cheng Lai, Lu-Tsung Chang, Phone Lin, Jason Yi-Bing Lin
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Publication number: 20080027989Abstract: A file repair method for Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) and a UMTS network are disclosed. According to the method, a data structure is established according to a repair request message sent from a user equipment. Each repair block is multicast to the user equipment that requested it by using the original MBMS Bearer Service for file downloading according to the data structure. The present invention does not need any extra traffic and additional control signaling to allow each user equipment to receive required repair blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yen-Cheng Lai, Lu-Tsung Chang, Phone Lin, Jason Yi-Bing Lin