Patents by Inventor Yen-Jen Chen

Yen-Jen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250138676
    Abstract: An electronic device including a display panel and a CPU is provided. The display panel updates displayed images at a refresh rate. The CPU implements a latency monitor, a system resource controller, a display controller, and an application. The latency monitor collects time information related to touch latency. The touch latency is the duration between the time point at which the display panel detects a touch event and the time point at which the display panel displays an image generated by the application in response to said touch event. The display controller informs the system resource controller of the refresh rate. The system resource controller adjusts the resource allocation of the electronic device to cause the touch latency to be lower than a threshold, according to the time information and the refresh rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin SHEN, Nien-Hsien LIN, Yen-Po CHIEN, Yen-An SHIH, Chiu-Jen LIN, Cheng-Che CHEN
  • Patent number: 12281385
    Abstract: A gas dispenser utilized in a deposition apparatus is provided. The gas dispenser includes a showerhead comprising a plurality of holes, and a mask layer formed on a surface of the showerhead, wherein the holes penetrate through the mask layer. A deposition apparatus using the gas dispenser is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Cheng, Wei Zhang, Ching-Chia Wu, Wei-Jen Chen, Yen-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20250126920
    Abstract: A device is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of pixels disposed over a first surface of a semiconductor layer. The device includes a device layer disposed over the first surface. The device includes metallization layers disposed over the device layer. One of the metallization layers, closer to the first surface than any of other ones of the metallization layers, includes at least one conductive structure. The device includes an oxide layer disposed over a second surface of the semiconductor layer, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, the oxide layer also lining a recess that extends through the semiconductor layer. The device includes a spacer layer disposed between inner sidewalls of the recess and the oxide layer. The device includes a pad structure extending through the oxide layer and the device layer to be in physical contact with the at least one conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Keng-Ying Liao, Huai-jen Tung, Chih Wei Sung, Po-zen Chen, Yu-chien Ku, Yu-Chu Lin, Chi-Chung Jen, Yen-Jou Wu, S.S. Wang
  • Patent number: 12245412
    Abstract: A device includes first and second gate electrodes, a word line and a first metal island. The first gate electrode corresponds to transistors of a memory cell. The second gate electrode is separated from the first gate electrode and corresponds to the transistors. The word line is coupled to the memory cell and located between the first and the second gate electrodes. The first metal island is configured to couple a first power supply to the memory cell. A first boundary of the first metal island is located between first and second boundaries of the first gate electrode and is located between first and second boundaries of the word line, and each of the first boundary of the first gate electrode and the first boundary of the word line is located between first and second boundaries of the first metal island.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Fujiwara, Wei-Min Chan, Chih-Yu Lin, Yen-Huei Chen, Hung-Jen Liao
  • Patent number: 12211876
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an image sensor integrated chip. The image sensor integrated chip includes a semiconductor substrate having sidewalls that form one or more trenches. The one or more trenches are disposed along opposing sides of a photodiode and vertically extend from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to within the semiconductor substrate. A doped region is arranged along the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and along opposing sides of the photodiode. A first dielectric lines the sidewalls of the semiconductor substrate and the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. A second dielectric lines sidewalls and an upper surface of the first dielectric. The doped region has a width laterally between a side of the photodiode and a side of the first dielectric. The width of the doped region varies at different heights along the side of the photodiode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Chen, Ching-Chun Wang, Dun-Nian Yaung, Hsiao-Hui Tseng, Jhy-Jyi Sze, Shyh-Fann Ting, Tzu-Jui Wang, Yen-Ting Chiang, Yu-Jen Wang, Yuichiro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20240363530
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a front-side horizontal conducting line and a front-side vertical conducting line at the front side of the substrate, a transistor in a semiconductor structure at the front side of the substrate, and a backside conducting line at a backside of the substrate. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to a first terminal of the transistor through a front-side terminal via-connector and directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line through a front-side metal-to-metal via-connector. A word connection line directly is connected to a gate terminal of the transistor through a gate via-connector. The backside conducting line is directly connected to a second terminal of the transistor through a backside terminal via-connector. In the integrated circuit, a front-side fuse element is conductively connected to either the front-side vertical conducting line or the front-side horizontal conducting line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Ying CHEN, Yen-Jen CHEN, Yao-Jen YANG, Meng-Sheng CHANG, Chia-En HUANG
  • Patent number: 12080641
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a transistor formed in a semiconductor structure, a front-side horizontal conducting line in a first metal layer above the semiconductor structure, and a front-side vertical conducting line in a second metal layer above the first metal layer. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to a first terminal of the transistor, and the front-side vertical conducting line is directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line. In the integrated circuit, a front-side fuse element is conductively connected to the front-side vertical conducting line, and a backside conducting line is directly connected to a second terminal of the transistor. A word connection line extending in the first direction is directly connected to a gate terminal of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Ying Chen, Yen-Jen Chen, Yao-Jen Yang, Meng-Sheng Chang, Chia-En Huang
  • Patent number: 12007436
    Abstract: An IC includes a device-under-test (DUT) configured to receive a first AC signal at a first node and output a second AC signal at a second node, the second AC signal being based on the first AC signal, and first and second detection circuits. Each of the first and second detection circuits includes a first gain stage coupled to a corresponding one of the first or second nodes through a first capacitive device, a second gain stage in a cascade arrangement with the first gain stage, and a low-pass filter configured to generate a DC signal based on an output signal of the second gain stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hung Hsieh, Yen-Jen Chen, Tzu-Jin Yeh
  • Publication number: 20240142544
    Abstract: A testing system includes: a dividing circuit configured to receive a testing signal and provide a plurality of input signals according to the testing signal; and a plurality of integrated power-amplifiers coupled to the dividing circuit, each of the plurality of integrated power-amplifiers being configured to be tested by receiving a respective input signal of the plurality of input signals and generating a respective output signal for a predetermined testing time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: HSIEH-HUNG HSIEH, WU-CHEN LIN, YEN-JEN CHEN, TZU-JIN YEH
  • Patent number: 11906598
    Abstract: A testing system includes: a dividing circuit configured to receive a testing signal and provide a plurality of input signals according to the testing signal; and a plurality of power-amplifier chips coupled to the dividing circuit, each of the plurality of power-amplifier chips being configured to be tested by receiving a respective input signal of the plurality of input signals and generating a respective output signal for a predetermined testing time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hung Hsieh, Wu-Chen Lin, Yen-Jen Chen, Tzu-Jin Yeh
  • Publication number: 20240047348
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a transistor formed in a semiconductor structure, a front-side horizontal conducting line in a first metal layer above the semiconductor structure, and a front-side vertical conducting line in a second metal layer above the first metal layer. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to a first terminal of the transistor, and the front-side vertical conducting line is directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line. In the integrated circuit, a front-side fuse element is conductively connected to the front-side vertical conducting line, and a backside conducting line is directly connected to a second terminal of the transistor. A word connection line extending in the first direction is directly connected to a gate terminal of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Ying CHEN, Yen-Jen CHEN, Yao-Jen YANG, Meng-Sheng CHANG, Chia-En HUANG
  • Patent number: 11837539
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a front-side horizontal conducting line in a first metal layer, a front-side vertical conducting line in a second metal layer, a front-side fuse element, and a backside conducting line. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to the drain terminal-conductor of a transistor through a front-side terminal via-connector. The front-side vertical conducting line is directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line through a front-side metal-to-metal via-connector. The front-side fuse element having a first fuse terminal conductively connected to the front-side vertical conducting line. The backside conducting line is directly connected to the source terminal-conductor of the transistor through a backside terminal via-connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Ying Chen, Yen-Jen Chen, Yao-Jen Yang, Meng-Sheng Chang, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20230375614
    Abstract: An IC includes a device-under-test (DUT) configured to receive a first AC signal at a first node and output a second AC signal at a second node, the second AC signal being based on the first AC signal, and first and second detection circuits. Each of the first and second detection circuits includes a first gain stage coupled to a corresponding one of the first or second nodes through a first capacitive device, a second gain stage in a cascade arrangement with the first gain stage, and a low-pass filter configured to generate a DC signal based on an output signal of the second gain stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hung HSIEH, Yen-Jen CHEN, Tzu-Jin YEH
  • Patent number: 11821697
    Abstract: A composite heat dissipation device includes an electromagnetic radiation dissipation pile including a polar dielectric material assembly including a plurality of polar dielectric material units. The polar dielectric material assembly is configured to interact with solar radiation. Surfaces of the polar dielectric material units each are configured to interact with the solar radiation to generate scattering of light. The polar dielectric material units each include an optical phonon configured to interact with thermal radiation to increase strength of the thermal radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sih-Wei Chang, Yen-Jen Chen, De-hui Wan, Hsuen-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 11768235
    Abstract: An IC includes a plurality of pads at a top surface of a semiconductor wafer, an amplifier configured to receive a first AC signal at an input terminal, and output a second AC signal at an output terminal, a first detection circuit coupled to the input terminal and configured to output a first DC voltage to a first pad of the plurality of pads responsive to the first AC signal, and a second detection circuit coupled to the output terminal and configured to output a second DC voltage to a second pad of the plurality of pads responsive to the second AC signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hung Hsieh, Yen-Jen Chen, Tzu-Jin Yeh
  • Publication number: 20230160954
    Abstract: An IC includes a plurality of pads at a top surface of a semiconductor wafer, an amplifier configured to receive a first AC signal at an input terminal, and output a second AC signal at an output terminal, a first detection circuit coupled to the input terminal and configured to output a first DC voltage to a first pad of the plurality of pads responsive to the first AC signal, and a second detection circuit coupled to the output terminal and configured to output a second DC voltage to a second pad of the plurality of pads responsive to the second AC signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hung HSIEH, Yen-Jen CHEN, Tzu-Jin YEH
  • Publication number: 20230139367
    Abstract: A thermal radiation heat dissipation device for an electronic component includes a heat dissipation substrate including a heat dissipation surface having a heat dissipation surface emissivity; and an emissivity modulation layer disposed on the heat dissipation surface including an emissivity modulation layer surface having an emissivity modulation layer surface emissivity. The emissivity modulation layer surface emissivity is greater the heat dissipation surface emissivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Hwang, Sih-Wei Chang, Yen-Jen Chen, De-hui Wan, Hsuen-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20230137727
    Abstract: A thermal radiation heat dissipation device includes a radiation heat transfer pile including a plurality of polar dielectric material units of high energy gap, the polar dielectric material units each including at least one light scattering unit and a thermal radiation unit. The light scattering unit interacts with solar radiation to generate scattering of light. The thermal radiation unit interacts with thermal radiation to increase strength of thermal radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Meng-Ting Tsai, Yen-Jen Chen, Sih-Wei Chang, De-hui Wan, Hsuen-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20230132949
    Abstract: A composite heat dissipation device includes an electromagnetic radiation dissipation pile including a polar dielectric material assembly including a plurality of polar dielectric material units. The polar dielectric material assembly is configured to interact with solar radiation. Surfaces of the polar dielectric material units each are configured to interact with the solar radiation to generate scattering of light. The polar dielectric material units each include an optical phonon configured to interact with thermal radiation to increase strength of the thermal radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Sih-Wei Chang, Yen-Jen Chen, De-hui Wan, Hsuen-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20230061343
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a front-side horizontal conducting line in a first metal layer, a front-side vertical conducting line in a second metal layer, a front-side fuse element, and a backside conducting line. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to the drain terminal-conductor of a transistor through a front-side terminal via-connector. The front-side vertical conducting line is directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line through a front-side metal-to-metal via-connector. The front-side fuse element having a first fuse terminal conductively connected to the front-side vertical conducting line. The backside conducting line is directly connected to the source terminal-conductor of the transistor through a backside terminal via-connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chien-Ying CHEN, Yen-Jen CHEN, Yao-Jen YANG, Meng-Sheng CHANG, Chia-En HUANG