Patents by Inventor Yi-Jen Lo

Yi-Jen Lo 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: 20240105527
    Abstract: An electronic device, an electronic structure and a manufacturing method are provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a conductive structure and at least one external connector. The conductive structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a test pad configured to be contacted by a probe during a testing process. The external connector is electrically connected to the conductive structure and is exposed from a surface of the electronic device for an external electrical connection. A vertical projection of the at least one external connector overlaps a vertical projection of the test pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: YI-JEN LO
  • Publication number: 20240105526
    Abstract: An electronic device, an electronic structure and a manufacturing method are provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a conductive structure and at least one external connector. The conductive structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a test pad configured to be contacted by a probe during a testing process. The external connector is electrically connected to the conductive structure and is exposed from a surface of the electronic device for an external electrical connection. A vertical projection of the at least one external connector overlaps a vertical projection of the test pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: YI-JEN LO
  • Publication number: 20240096828
    Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor structure having a dummy conductive member, and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first wafer including a first substrate, a first dielectric layer over the first substrate, a first bonding layer over the first dielectric layer, a first via extending through the first bonding layer, and a first dummy conductive member disposed adjacent to the first via and extending partially through the first bonding layer; and a second wafer including a second bonding layer over the first bonding layer, a second via extending through the second bonding layer, a second dummy conductive member disposed adjacent to the second via and extending partially through the second bonding layer, a second dielectric layer over the second bonding layer, and a second substrate over the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Yi-Jen LO
  • Publication number: 20240096829
    Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor structure having a dummy conductive member, and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first wafer including a first substrate, a first dielectric layer over the first substrate, a first bonding layer over the first dielectric layer, a first via extending through the first bonding layer, and a first dummy conductive member disposed adjacent to the first via and extending partially through the first bonding layer; and a second wafer including a second bonding layer over the first bonding layer, a second via extending through the second bonding layer, a second dummy conductive member disposed adjacent to the second via and extending partially through the second bonding layer, a second dielectric layer over the second bonding layer, and a second substrate over the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: YI-JEN LO
  • Publication number: 20240074147
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a bonding structure, a bit line, and a word line. The bonding structure is disposed on the substrate. The bit line is disposed on the bonding structure. The channel layer is disposed on the bit line. The word line surrounds the channel layer. The bonding structure includes a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: YI-JEN LO, CHIANG-LIN SHIH, HSIH-YANG CHIU
  • Publication number: 20240074145
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a bonding structure, a bit line, and a word line. The bonding structure is disposed on the substrate. The bit line is disposed on the bonding structure. The channel layer is disposed on the bit line. The word line surrounds the channel layer. The bonding structure includes a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: YI-JEN LO, CHIANG-LIN SHIH, HSIH-YANG CHIU
  • Publication number: 20240063153
    Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor structure having a conductive pad with a protrusion, and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first die including a first substrate, a first dielectric layer over the first substrate, a first conductive pad at least partially exposed through the first dielectric layer, a first bonding layer over the first dielectric layer, and a first via extending through the first bonding layer and coupled to the first conductive pad; and a second die including a second bonding layer bonded to the first bonding layer, a second substrate over the second bonding layer, and a second via extending through the second substrate and the second bonding layer, wherein a first contact surface area between the first bonding layer and the second via is substantially greater than a second contact surface area between the first via and the second via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: YI-JEN LO
  • Publication number: 20240063151
    Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor structure having a conductive pad with a protrusion, and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first die including a first substrate, a first dielectric layer over the first substrate, a first conductive pad at least partially exposed through the first dielectric layer, a first bonding layer over the first dielectric layer, and a first via extending through the first bonding layer and coupled to the first conductive pad; and a second die including a second bonding layer bonded to the first bonding layer, a second substrate over the second bonding layer, and a second via extending through the second substrate and the second bonding layer, wherein a first contact surface area between the first bonding layer and the second via is substantially greater than a second contact surface area between the first via and the second via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: YI-JEN LO
  • Publication number: 20240055390
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including bonding a second device wafer to a first device wafer, such that a first bonding interface including a dielectric-to-dielectric bonding interface and a metal-to-metal bonding interface is formed between the first device wafer and the second device wafer, wherein the second device wafer is electrically coupled to the first device wafer, and a function of the first device wafer and the second device wafer are the same kind of device wafer. A semiconductor device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Lo, Hsih Yang Chiu, Ching Hung Chang, Chiang-Lin Shih
  • Publication number: 20240047340
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: forming a first via and a second via on a semiconductor structure, wherein the semiconductor structure includes a first dielectric layer, a first barrier layer, a first metal, a second barrier layer, a second dielectric layer, a substrate, and a second metal; forming a third dielectric layer on the substrate and a bottom and the inner sidewalls of the first via and the second via; punching through the third dielectric layer on the bottom of the first via and the second via; forming a third barrier layer on the substrate and in the first via and the second via; removing oxides formed from the first metal and the second metal; forming a fourth barrier layer; and forming a conductive material in the first via and the second via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Yi-Jen LO
  • Patent number: 11876077
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including bonding a second device wafer to a first device wafer, such that a first bonding interface including a fusion-bonding interface is formed between the first device wafer and the second device wafer, wherein the first device wafer and the second device wafer are the same kind of device wafer. A semiconductor device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Lo, Hsih Yang Chiu, Ching Hung Chang, Chiang-Lin Shih
  • Publication number: 20230420504
    Abstract: A high-voltage transistor may include a planar active region for a first source/drain active region, a second source/drain active region, and/or a channel active region. The planar active region(s) are included instead of a plurality of fin active regions to reduce the amount of surface area of the active regions in the high-voltage transistor that is in contact with surrounding dielectric layers of the high-voltage transistor. In other words, the planar active region(s) reduce the interface surface area between the silicon-based active regions of the high-voltage transistor and the surrounding oxide-based dielectric layers. The reduced interface surface area may reduce the occurrence of charge trapping in the high-voltage transistor, which may result in increased performance stability for the high-voltage transistor and/or may provide increased operational lifetime of the high-voltage transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Wan-Jyun SYUE, Hsueh-Liang CHOU, Yi-Jen LO
  • Publication number: 20230402414
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor substrate, a first conductive pad, and a first hybrid bonding pad. The first conductive pad is over the first semiconductor substrate. The first hybrid bonding pad is on the first conductive pad. The first hybrid bonding pad includes nano-twins copper. A thickness of the first hybrid bonding pad is less than a thickness of the first conductive pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: YI-JEN LO
  • Publication number: 20230402413
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a first semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming a first conductive pad over the first semiconductor substrate. The method further includes forming a first hybrid bonding pad on the first conductive pad, wherein the first hybrid bonding pad includes nano-twins copper, and a thickness of the first hybrid bonding pad is less than a thickness of the first conductive pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Yi-Jen LO
  • Patent number: 11842979
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including bonding a second device wafer to a first device wafer, such that a first bonding interface including a dielectric-to-dielectric bonding interface and a metal-to-metal bonding interface is formed between the first device wafer and the second device wafer, wherein the second device wafer is electrically coupled to the first device wafer, and a function of the first device wafer and the second device wafer are the same kind of device wafer. A semiconductor device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Lo, Hsih Yang Chiu, Ching Hung Chang, Chiang-Lin Shih
  • Patent number: 11631656
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first die, a second die, and a first conductive via. The first die includes a first dielectric layer and a first landing pad embedded in the first dielectric layer. The second die includes a second dielectric layer and a second landing pad embedded in the second dielectric layer. The first die is disposed on the second die. The second landing pad has a through-hole. The first conductive via extends from the first landing pad toward the second landing pad and penetrates through the through-hole of the second landing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsih-Yang Chiu, Yi-Jen Lo
  • Patent number: 11610878
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The method includes providing a bottom substrate; bonding a first stacking chip and a second stacking chip onto the bottom substrate; conformally forming a first isolation layer to cover the first and second stacking chips and to at least partially fill a gap between the first and second stacking chips; performing a thinning process to expose back surfaces of the first and second stacking chips; performing a removal process to expose through substrate vias of the first and second stacking chips; forming a first capping layer to cover the through substrate vias of the first and second stacking chips; and performing a planarization process to expose the through substrate vias of the first and second stacking chips and provide a substantially flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Jen Lo
  • Publication number: 20230061189
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The method includes providing a bottom substrate; bonding a first stacking chip and a second stacking chip onto the bottom substrate; conformally forming a first isolation layer to cover the first and second stacking chips and to at least partially fill a gap between the first and second stacking chips; performing a thinning process to expose back surfaces of the first and second stacking chips; performing a removal process to expose through substrate vias of the first and second stacking chips; forming a first capping layer to cover the through substrate vias of the first and second stacking chips; and performing a planarization process to expose the through substrate vias of the first and second stacking chips and provide a substantially flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: YI-JEN LO
  • Patent number: 11488840
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wafer-to-wafer interconnection structure includes forming a first etching stop layer with at least two portions on a first surface of a first substrate, and forming a void in one portion of the first etching stop layer. A second etching stop layer is formed on a first surface of a second substrate, and then the first surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded, wherein the second etching stop layer is aligned to the void. By using the first and the second etching stop layers as etching stop layers, a first opening is formed from a second surface of the first substrate into the first substrate, and a second opening is formed through the void to the second substrate. A first TSV (through silicon via) is formed in the first opening, and a second TSV is formed in the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Jen Lo
  • Patent number: 11482474
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, an isolation layer, a conductor and a liner layer. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The first dielectric layer is on the bottom surface of the substrate, in which the first dielectric layer comprises an interconnect structure disposed therein. The isolation layer is on the top surface of the substrate. The conductor is disposed in the substrate and covers a portion of the isolation layer, in which the conductor includes a first portion connected to the interconnect structure and a second portion on the first portion, in which the first portion has a width greater than a width of the second portion. The liner layer is disposed between the substrate and the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Jen Lo