Patents by Inventor Yu-Hsiang Chen

Yu-Hsiang 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: 20240071954
    Abstract: A memory device including a base semiconductor die, conductive terminals, memory dies, an insulating encapsulation and a buffer cap is provided. The conductive terminals are disposed on a first surface of the base semiconductor die. The memory dies are stacked over a second surface of the base semiconductor die, and the second surface of the base semiconductor die is opposite to the first surface of the base semiconductor die. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the second surface of the base semiconductor die and laterally encapsulates the memory dies. The buffer cap covers the first surface of the base semiconductor die, sidewalls of the base semiconductor die and sidewalls of the insulating encapsulation. A package structure including the above-mentioned memory device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Ming Chiang, Chao-wei Li, Wei-Lun Tsai, Chia-Min Lin, Yi-Da Tsai, Sheng-Feng Weng, Yu-Hao Chen, Sheng-Hsiang Chiu, Chih-Wei Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240071953
    Abstract: A memory device including a base semiconductor die, conductive terminals, memory dies, an insulating encapsulation and a buffer cap is provided. The conductive terminals are disposed on a first surface of the base semiconductor die. The memory dies are stacked over a second surface of the base semiconductor die, and the second surface of the base semiconductor die is opposite to the first surface of the base semiconductor die. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the second surface of the base semiconductor die and laterally encapsulates the memory dies. The buffer cap covers the first surface of the base semiconductor die, sidewalls of the base semiconductor die and sidewalls of the insulating encapsulation. A package structure including the above- mentioned memory device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Ming Chiang, Chao-wei Li, Wei-Lun Tsai, Chia-Min Lin, Yi-Da Tsai, Sheng-Feng Weng, Yu-Hao Chen, Sheng-Hsiang Chiu, Chih-Wei Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240063074
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a package substrate. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having a first surface attached to the package substrate and a second surface. The semiconductor package includes a heat sink attached to the second surface of the semiconductor die. The semiconductor package includes a heat dissipation layer interposed between the heat sink and the semiconductor die. The heat dissipation layer comprises one or more high-k dielectric materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Yu Chen, Yu Hsiang Chen, Cheng Hung Wu, Wei-Pin Changchien, Ming-Fa Chen
  • Publication number: 20240021494
    Abstract: A method includes forming a transistor over a front side of a substrate, in which the transistor comprises a channel region, a gate region over the channel region, and source/drain regions on opposite sides of the gate region; forming a front-side interconnect structure over the transistor, wherein the front-side interconnect structure includes a dielectric layer and conductive features; and bonding the front-side interconnect structure to a carrier substrate via a bonding layer, in which the bonding layer is between the front-side interconnect structure and the carrier substrate, and the bonding layer has a higher thermal conductivity than the dielectric layer of the front-side interconnect structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Sheh HUANG, Yung-Shih CHENG, Jiing-Feng YANG, Yu-Hsiang CHEN, Chii-Ping CHEN
  • Patent number: 11836295
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: West Texas Technology Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20230369425
    Abstract: a transistor and an interconnect structure disposed over the transistor. The interconnect structure includes a first dielectric layer, a first conductive feature in the first dielectric layer, a first etch stop layer (ESL) disposed over the first dielectric layer and the first conductive feature, a dielectric feature disposed in the first ESL, an electrode disposed over the dielectric feature, and a second ESL disposed on the first ESL and the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Po-Hsiang Huang, Wen-Sheh Huang, Hsing-Leo Tsai, Chia-En Huang
  • Patent number: 11798848
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a first dielectric layer over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature surrounded by the first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure further includes a resistive element having a first portion over the second dielectric layer and a second portion penetrating through the second dielectric layer to be electrically connected to the first conductive feature. In addition, the semiconductor device structure includes a conductive via penetrating through the second dielectric layer to be electrically connected to the second conductive feature. The second portion of the resistive element is wider than the conductive via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Sheh Huang, Hsiu-Wen Hsueh, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Chii-Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 11799001
    Abstract: A transistor and an interconnect structure disposed over the transistor. The interconnect structure includes a first dielectric layer, a first conductive feature in the first dielectric layer, a first etch stop layer (ESL) disposed over the first dielectric layer and the first conductive feature, a dielectric feature disposed in the first ESL, an electrode disposed over the dielectric feature, and a second ESL disposed on the first ESL and the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Po-Hsiang Huang, Wen-Sheh Huang, Hsing-Leo Tsai, Chia-En Huang
  • Publication number: 20230326795
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric layer and a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature surrounded by the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer and a resistive element electrically connected to the first conductive feature. The second dielectric layer surrounds a portion of the resistive element. The semiconductor device structure further includes a conductive via electrically connected to the second conductive feature. The second dielectric layer surrounds a portion of the conductive via, and a contact area between the resistive element and the first conductive feature is wider than a contact area between the conductive via and the second conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Sheh HUANG, Hsiu-Wen HSUEH, Yu-Hsiang CHEN, Chii-Ping CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230307356
    Abstract: a first dielectric layer, a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature in the first dielectric layer, a first dielectric feature disposed directly on the first conductive feature; a first etch stop layer (ESL) disposed over the first dielectric layer and the second conductive feature, a first conductive layer disposed on and in contact with the first dielectric feature, a second ESL disposed over the first conductive layer, a second dielectric layer disposed directly on the first ESL and the second ESL, a first via extending through the second dielectric layer and the second ESL to contact with the first conductive feature, and a second via extending through the second dielectric layer and the first ESL to contact with the second conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Wen-Sheh Huang, Po-Hsiang Huang, Hsiu-Wen Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20230297173
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. in this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20230268176
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes forming a first resistive element over a substrate, and the first resistive element has a first sidewall extending in a first direction and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall and extending in the first direction. The method further includes forming a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature over and electrically connected to the first resistive element and forming a second resistive element over the first resistive element and spaced apart from the first resistive element in a second direction. In addition, the second resistive element is located between the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the first resistive element in a top view, and the first resistive element and the second resistive element are made of different nitrogen-containing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Wen HSUEH, Yu-Hsiang CHEN, Wen-Sheh HUANG, Chii-Ping CHEN, Wan-Te CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230251723
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for moving or scrolling a virtual object in a virtual or augmented reality environment. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: detecting, by a first sensor, a first gesture associated with selecting a first virtual object in an augmented reality environment displayed by a head-mounted display; displaying, by the head-mounted display, a first indicator indicating a selection of the first virtual object by a user; detecting, using the first sensor or a second sensor, a first movement of the head-mounted display associated with a first movement command; and in response to detecting the first movement of the head-mounted display, executing the first movement command, where the first movement command is a scrolling function to scroll text or a graphical object of the first virtual object or a movement function to move the text or the graphical object of the first virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Soulaiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20230173026
    Abstract: To prompt input and provide feedback on input to a user with an interface, inputs and graphical cursors associated with those inputs are defined. Each input may have several forms such as base, hover, engaged, completed, and error. User input is anticipated. The base form of the anticipated input cursor is displayed to prompt the user for the anticipated input. If user hover is detected that matches anticipated input, the hover form is displayed to confirm the match to the user. If user input is detected that matches anticipated input, the engaged form is displayed as confirmation. If user input is completed that matches anticipated input, the completed form is displayed as confirmation. If user hover or input does not match anticipated input, the error form is displayed to indicate mismatch. Not all cursors must have all forms, and some cursors may have multiples of some forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Sleiman Itani, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Mohamed Nabil Hajj Chehade, Allen Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 11670501
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first resistive element and a second resistive element over the semiconductor substrate. A topmost surface of the second resistive element is higher than a topmost surface of the first resistive element. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature electrically connected to the first resistive element. The second resistive element is between and electrically isolated from the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature. The semiconductor device structure further includes a first dielectric layer surrounding the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Wen Hsueh, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Wen-Sheh Huang, Chii-Ping Chen, Wan-Te Chen
  • Patent number: 11628333
    Abstract: An ankle exerciser for exercising a user's ankles and includes a base, two pedals and two rotary units. The pedals and the rotary units are installed to the base. The rotary units are located between the base and the pedals so as to allow the pedals to be pivoted in multiple directions so as to stretch the ankles, and to keep ankles healthy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Yu Hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11630519
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for moving or scrolling a virtual object in a virtual or augmented reality environment. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: detecting, by a first sensor, a first gesture associated with selecting a first virtual object in an augmented reality environment displayed by a head-mounted display; displaying, by the head-mounted display, a first indicator indicating a selection of the first virtual object by a user; detecting, using the first sensor or a second sensor, a first movement of the head-mounted display associated with a first movement command; and in response to detecting the first movement of the head-mounted display, executing the first movement command, where the first movement command is a scrolling function to scroll text or a graphical object of the first virtual object or a movement function to move the text or the graphical object of the first virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: WEST TEXAS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Soulaiman Itani
  • Patent number: 11579706
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: WEST TEXAS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20220382385
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for detecting pinch gestures in an augmented reality environment. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a wearable display, a sensor, and a processing device. The wearable display may be configured to attach to a head of a user and display an augmented reality environment to the user. The sensor may be configured to detect a position of a first digit of a hand of the user and detect a position of a second digit of the hand of the user. The processing device may be configured to: identify a first fingertip of the first digit; identify a second fingertip of the second digit; determine that the first fingertip and the second fingertip are in an open pinch position at a first point in time; and display a cursor at a midpoint between the first fingertip and the second fingertip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Neeraj Kulkami
  • Publication number: 20220310472
    Abstract: A device includes a device layer comprising a first transistor; a first interconnect structure on a front-side of the device layer; and a second interconnect structure on a backside of the device layer. The second interconnect structure includes a first dielectric layer on the backside of the device layer; a contact extending through the first dielectric layer to a source/drain region of the first transistor; a conductive line electrically connected to the source/drain region of the first transistor through the contact; and a thermal dissipation path thermally connected to the device layer, the thermal dissipation path extending to a surface of the second interconnect structure opposite the device layer. The thermal dissipation path comprises a dummy via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Wen-Sheh Huang, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Chii-Ping Chen