Patents by Inventor Yueh-Chun Lai

Yueh-Chun Lai 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: 20240088297
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a Fin FET, a fin structure extending in a first direction is formed over a substrate. An isolation insulating layer is formed over the substrate so that an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed from the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure extending in a second direction crossing the first direction is formed over a part of the fin structure. A fin mask layer is formed on sidewalls of a source/drain region of the fin structure. The source/drain region of the fin structure is recessed. An epitaxial source/drain structure is formed over the recessed fin structure. In the recessing the source/drain region of the fin structure, a plasma process combining etching and deposition processes is used to form a recess having a rounded corner shape in a cross section along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yen YU, Po-Chi WU, Yueh-Chun LAI
  • Patent number: 11855222
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a Fin FET, a fin structure extending in a first direction is formed over a substrate. An isolation insulating layer is formed over the substrate so that an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed from the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure extending in a second direction crossing the first direction is formed over a part of the fin structure. A fin mask layer is formed on sidewalls of a source/drain region of the fin structure. The source/drain region of the fin structure is recessed. An epitaxial source/drain structure is formed over the recessed fin structure. In the recessing the source/drain region of the fin structure, a plasma process combining etching and deposition processes is used to form a recess having a rounded corner shape in a cross section along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yen Yu, Po-Chi Wu, Yueh-Chun Lai
  • Publication number: 20220392149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating three-dimensional image from two-dimensional images, and more specifically, a method for generating three-dimensional image of human bones from two 2D planar images thereof. The method comprises the steps of: providing a first X-ray planar image and a second X-ray planar image; predicting one set of predicted posture parameters for each of the first X-ray planar image and the second X-ray planar image; and generating the data of a stereoscopic image according to the first X-ray planar image, the second X-ray planar image, and the predicted posture parameters. The present invention also relates to a method for training an artificial intelligence to perform three-dimensional image generation described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: YUEH-CHUN LAI, WIN-HOW LEE
  • Publication number: 20220336667
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a Fin FET, a fin structure extending in a first direction is formed over a substrate. An isolation insulating layer is formed over the substrate so that an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed from the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure extending in a second direction crossing the first direction is formed over a part of the fin structure. A fin mask layer is formed on sidewalls of a source/drain region of the fin structure. The source/drain region of the fin structure is recessed. An epitaxial source/drain structure is formed over the recessed fin structure. In the recessing the source/drain region of the fin structure, a plasma process combining etching and deposition processes is used to form a recess having a rounded corner shape in a cross section along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Cheng-Yen YU, Po-Chi WU, Yueh-Chun LAI
  • Patent number: 11387365
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a Fin FET, a fin structure extending in a first direction is formed over a substrate. An isolation insulating layer is formed over the substrate so that an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed from the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure extending in a second direction crossing the first direction is formed over a part of the fin structure. A fin mask layer is formed on sidewalls of a source/drain region of the fin structure. The source/drain region of the fin structure is recessed. An epitaxial source/drain structure is formed over the recessed fin structure. In the recessing the source/drain region of the fin structure, a plasma process combining etching and deposition processes is used to form a recess having a rounded corner shape in a cross section along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yen Yu, Po-Chi Wu, Yueh-Chun Lai
  • Publication number: 20210313469
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a Fin FET, a fin structure extending in a first direction is formed over a substrate. An isolation insulating layer is formed over the substrate so that an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed from the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure extending in a second direction crossing the first direction is formed over a part of the fin structure. A fin mask layer is formed on sidewalls of a source/drain region of the fin structure. The source/drain region of the fin structure is recessed. An epitaxial source/drain structure is formed over the recessed fin structure. In the recessing the source/drain region of the fin structure, a plasma process combining etching and deposition processes is used to form a recess having a rounded corner shape in a cross section along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Cheng-Yen YU, Po-Chi WU, Yueh-Chun LAI
  • Patent number: 9482784
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an imaging metamaterial, comprising at least one resonant unit with a controllable split structure that comprises at least one gap and at least one segment, wherein the segment is connected by a node or separated by the gap. The present invention also provides a method for preparing an imaging metamaterial. The present invention further provides an imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ta-Jen Yen, Cheng-Kuang Chen, Yueh-Chun Lai
  • Publication number: 20140131559
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an imaging metamaterial, comprising at least one resonant unit with a controllable split structure that comprises at least one gap and at least one segment, wherein the segment is connected by a node or separated by the gap. The present invention also provides a method for preparing an imaging metamaterial. The present invention further provides an imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ta-Jen Yen, Cheng-Kuang Chen, Yueh-Chun Lai