Patents by Inventor Yen-Yu SHIH

Yen-Yu SHIH 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: 12279437
    Abstract: An MRAM memory cell includes a substrate and a transistor. The transistor includes: first and second source regions; a drain region between the first and second source regions; a first channel region between the drain region and the first source region; a second channel region between the drain region and the second source region; a first gate structure over the first channel region; and a second gate structure over the second channel region. A magnetic tunnel junction is overlying the transistor. The drain region is coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction. A first metal layer is overlying the transistor, and a second metal layer is overlying the first metal layer. The second and first metal layers couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions of the MRAM memory cell and to those of a neighboring MRAM memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Wen-Chun You, Hung Cho Wang, Yen-Yu Shih
  • Publication number: 20240277248
    Abstract: This specification describes systems and methods for using Zero Echo Time (ZTE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences for applications to functional MRI (fMRI). In some examples, a system for functional magnetic resonance imaging includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and a control console implemented on at least one processor. The control console is configured for executing, using the MRI scanner, a zero echo time (ZTE) pulse sequence; acquiring, using the MRI scanner, magnetic resonance data in response to the ZTE pulse sequence; and constructing at least one MRI image using the magnetic resonance data and measuring tissue oxygenation (PtO2)-related T1 changes as a proxy of neural activity changes of a subject using the at least one MRI image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Yen-Yu Shih, Martin John Mackinnon, Yuncong Ma, Wei-Tang Chang
  • Patent number: 11957444
    Abstract: This specification describes systems and methods for using Zero Echo Time (ZTE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences for applications to functional MRI (fMRI). In some examples, a system for functional magnetic resonance imaging includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and a control console implemented on at least one processor. The control console is configured for executing, using the MRI scanner, a zero echo time (ZTE) pulse sequence; acquiring, using the MRI scanner, magnetic resonance data in response to the ZTE pulse sequence; and constructing at least one MRI image using the magnetic resonance data and measuring tissue oxygenation (PtO2)-related T1 changes as a proxy of neural activity changes of a subject using the at least one MRI image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
    Inventors: Yen-Yu Shih, Martin John MacKinnon, Yuncong Ma, Wei-Tang Chang
  • Publication number: 20230380187
    Abstract: An MRAM memory cell includes a substrate and a transistor. The transistor includes: first and second source regions; a drain region between the first and second source regions; a first channel region between the drain region and the first source region; a second channel region between the drain region and the second source region; a first gate structure over the first channel region; and a second gate structure over the second channel region. A magnetic tunnel junction is overlying the transistor. The drain region is coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction. A first metal layer is overlying the transistor, and a second metal layer is overlying the first metal layer. The second and first metal layers couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions of the MRAM memory cell and to those of a neighboring MRAM memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay CHUANG, Wen-Chun YOU, Hung Cho WANG, Yen-Yu SHIH
  • Patent number: 11800724
    Abstract: An MRAM memory cell includes a substrate and a transistor. The transistor includes: first and second source regions; a drain region between the first and second source regions; a first channel region between the drain region and the first source region; a second channel region between the drain region and the second source region; a first gate structure over the first channel region; and a second gate structure over the second channel region. A magnetic tunnel junction is overlying the transistor. The drain region is coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction. A first metal layer is overlying the transistor, and a second metal layer is overlying the first metal layer. The second and first metal layers couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions of the MRAM memory cell and to those of a neighboring MRAM memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Wen-Chun You, Hung Cho Wang, Yen-Yu Shih
  • Publication number: 20230042314
    Abstract: This specification describes systems and methods for using Zero Echo Time (ZTE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences for applications to functional MRI (fMRI). In some examples, a system for functional magnetic resonance imaging includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and a control console implemented on at least one processor. The control console is configured for executing, using the MRI scanner, a zero echo time (ZTE) pulse sequence; acquiring, using the MRI scanner, magnetic resonance data in response to the ZTE pulse sequence; and constructing at least one MRI image using the magnetic resonance data and measuring tissue oxygenation (PtO2)-related T1 changes as a proxy of neural activity changes of a subject using the at least one MRI image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yen-Yu Shih, Martin John MacKinnon, Yuncong Ma, Wei-Tang Chang
  • Publication number: 20220123051
    Abstract: An MRAM memory cell includes a substrate and a transistor. The transistor includes: first and second source regions; a drain region between the first and second source regions; a first channel region between the drain region and the first source region; a second channel region between the drain region and the second source region; a first gate structure over the first channel region; and a second gate structure over the second channel region. A magnetic tunnel junction is overlying the transistor. The drain region is coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction. A first metal layer is overlying the transistor, and a second metal layer is overlying the first metal layer. The second and first metal layers couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions of the MRAM memory cell and to those of a neighboring MRAM memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay CHUANG, Wen-Chun YOU, Hung Cho WANG, Yen-Yu SHIH
  • Patent number: 11244983
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for forming a reduced area MRAM memory cell including a substrate, a transistor overlying the substrate and a magnetic tunnel junction overlying the transistor. The transistor includes a first and second source regions, a drain region between the first and second source regions, at least one first channel region between the drain region and the first source region, at least one second channel region between the drain region and the second source region, a first gate structure overlying the at least one first channel region, and a second gate structure overlying the at least one second channel region. First and second metal layers overlie the transistor. The first and second metal layers are configured to couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Wen-Chun You, Hung Cho Wang, Yen-Yu Shih
  • Publication number: 20200411590
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for forming a reduced area MRAM memory cell including a substrate, a transistor overlying the substrate and a magnetic tunnel junction overlying the transistor. The transistor includes a first and second source regions, a drain region between the first and second source regions, at least one first channel region between the drain region and the first source region, at least one second channel region between the drain region and the second source region, a first gate structure overlying the at least one first channel region, and a second gate structure overlying the at least one second channel region. First and second metal layers overlie the transistor. The first and second metal layers are configured to couple a common source line signal to the first and second source regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay CHUANG, Wen-Chun YOU, Hung Cho WANG, Yen-Yu SHIH