Patents by Inventor Yuan-Chang Chang

Yuan-Chang Chang 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: 10128103
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for cleaning a wafer, the wafer having a front side and a back side, are provided. The process begins with placing the wafer on a platform, and a first gas stream delivering in a direction from a center to an edge of the front side of the wafer. The first gas stream prevents liquid drops entering a work piece region on the front side of the wafer and protects the integrity of the integrated circuits. A cleaning brush is rinsed by a first liquid stream and contacting the edge of the wafer for cleaning the wafer. The cleaning brush scrubs unwanted residual materials from the edge of the wafer, and the first liquid stream flushes the cleaning brush to recover the cleaning ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuan-Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 9211568
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and systems for cleaning a scrub brush of a scrubber utilized in semiconductor fabrication are provided. In particular, a charge modification element, such as a base pH material or ammonia, is applied to the scrub brush to modify a charge of a particle on the scrub brush to a modified charge. The modified charge of the particle is similar to a charge of the scrub brush, such that the particle and the scrub brush repel one another. The particle can be detached from the scrub brush utilizing various techniques such as a de-ionized water technique or a mechanical cleaning bar technique. In this way, one or more particles can be detached from the scrub brush to clean the scrub brush of particles so that the scrub brush can be used to clean a semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventor: Yuan-Chang Chang
  • Publication number: 20150243495
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for cleaning a wafer, the wafer having a front side and a back side, are provided. The process begins with placing the wafer on a platform, and a first gas stream delivering in a direction from a center to an edge of the front side of the wafer. The first gas stream prevents liquid drops entering a work piece region on the front side of the wafer and protects the integrity of the integrated circuits. A cleaning brush is rinsed by a first liquid stream and contacting the edge of the wafer for cleaning the wafer. The cleaning brush scrubs unwanted residual materials from the edge of the wafer, and the first liquid stream flushes the cleaning brush to recover the cleaning ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuan-Chang CHANG
  • Publication number: 20060007034
    Abstract: A composite radar absorption structure with a thin shell type and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The composite radar absorption structure at lease comprising a continuous fibrous material and a plurality of filling mediums, wherein the plurality of filling mediums are uniformly distributed over the surface perpendicular to the thickness direction in the continuous fibrous material; and a volume percentage of the plurality of filling mediums are between 10 vol. % and 25 vol. % of the continuous fibrous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Wen-Jang Yen, Abel Yu, Ken-Chang Tien, Yuan-Chang Chang