Patents by Inventor Yu-Fang Chen
Yu-Fang 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).
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Publication number: 20240136383Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a single-layered dielectric layer, a conductive line, a conductive via and a conductive pad. The conductive line and the conductive via are disposed in the single-layered dielectric layer. The conductive pad is extended into the single-layered dielectric layer to electrically connected to the conductive line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Chien Ku, Huai-Jen Tung, Keng-Ying Liao, Yi-Hung Chen, Shih-Hsun Hsu, Yi-Fang Yang
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Publication number: 20240111210Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A photoresist layer is formed over a material layer on a substrate. The photoresist layer has a composition including a solvent and a first photo-active compound dissolved in the solvent. The first photo-active compound is represented by the following formula (A1) or formula (A2): Zr12O8(OH)14(RCO2)18 ??Formula (A1); or Hf6O4(OH)6(RCO2)10 ??Formula (A2). R in the formula (A1) and R in the formula (A2) each include one of the following formulae (1) to (6): The photoresist layer is patterned. The material layer is etched using the photoresist layer as an etch mask.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITYInventors: Jui-Hsiung LIU, Pin-Chia LIAO, Ting-An LIN, Ting-An SHIH, Yu-Fang TSENG, Burn Jeng LIN, Tsai-Sheng GAU, Po-Hsiung CHEN, Po-Wen CHIU
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Publication number: 20240112912Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A photoresist layer is formed over a material layer on a substrate. The photoresist layer has a composition including a solvent and a first photo-active compound dissolved in the solvent. The first photo-active compound is represented by the following formula (Al) or formula (A2): Zr12O8(OH)14(RCO2)18??Formula (A1); or Hf6O4(OH)6(RCO2)10??Formula (A2). R in the formula (A1) and R in the formula (A2) each include one of the following formulae (1) to (6): The photoresist layer is patterned. The material layer is etched using the photoresist layer as an etch mask.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITYInventors: Jui-Hsiung LIU, Yu-Fang TSENG, Pin-Chia LIAO, Burn Jeng LIN, Tsai-Sheng GAU, Po-Hsiung CHEN, Po-Wen CHIU
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Publication number: 20240096712Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric layer, a channel layer, an insulating layer, a first source/drain electrode and a second source/drain electrode, a second dielectric layer, and a stop segment. The gate electrode is located within a first dielectric layer that overlies a substrate. The gate dielectric layer is located over the gate electrode. The channel layer is located on the gate dielectric layer. The insulating layer is located over the channel layer. The first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode are located in the insulating layer, and connected to the channel layer. The second dielectric layer is beside one of the first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode. The stop segment is embedded in the second dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Wei Jiang, Chieh-Fang Chen, Yen-Chung Ho, Pin-Cheng Hsu, Feng-Cheng Yang, Chung-Te Lin
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Patent number: 11915755Abstract: A layout of a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate and a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM). The TCAM is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of TCAM bit cells, where at least two of the TCAM bit cells are mirror-symmetrical along an axis of symmetry, and each of the TCAM bit cells includes two storage units electrically connected to two word lines respectively, and a logic circuit electrically connected to the storage units. The logic circuit includes two first reading transistors, and two second reading transistors, where each of the second reading transistors includes a gate and source and drain regions, the source and drain regions of the second reading transistors are electrically connected to two matching lines and the first reading transistors, respectively, where the word lines are disposed parallel to and between the matching lines.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chun-Yen Tseng, Yu-Tse Kuo, Shu-Ru Wang, Chun-Hsien Huang, Hsin-Chih Yu, Meng-Ping Chuang, Li-Ping Huang, Yu-Fang Chen
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Patent number: 11730305Abstract: The disclosure relates to an extraction device for extracting soluble favors from raw materials that are distributed within liquid. The extraction device includes a first container, a second container, a valve, and an air suction device. The second container is configured for storing the mixture of the raw materials and the liquid. The valve is connected to the second container and the first container. The air suction device is connected to the first container and configured to decrease the internal pressure of the first container to a predetermined value. When the internal pressure of the first container reaches the predetermined value, the valve is activated to connect the first container to the second container. The disclosure also relates to an extracting method for using the extraction device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventors: Pei-Ling Lai, Chao Hsuan Chiu, Ying Lun Hsu, Yu-Fang Chen, Chia Ming Liang, Yu-Kai Su
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Publication number: 20230197153Abstract: A layout of a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate and a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM). The TCAM is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of TCAM bit cells, where at least two of the TCAM bit cells are mirror-symmetrical along an axis of symmetry, and each of the TCAM bit cells includes two storage units electrically connected to two word lines respectively, and a logic circuit electrically connected to the storage units. The logic circuit includes two first reading transistors, and two second reading transistors, where each of the second reading transistors includes a gate and source and drain regions, the source and drain regions of the second reading transistors are electrically connected to two matching lines and the first reading transistors, respectively, where the word lines are disposed parallel to and between the matching lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chun-Yen Tseng, Yu-Tse Kuo, Shu-Ru Wang, Chun-Hsien Huang, Hsin-Chih Yu, Meng-Ping Chuang, Li-Ping Huang, Yu-Fang Chen
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Publication number: 20220059456Abstract: An antifuse structure includes an active area, a gate electrode and a dielectric layer. The gate electrode is over the active area, in which the gate electrode is ring-shaped, and a portion of the gate electrode is overlapped with a portion of the active area in a vertical projection direction, and the portion of the active area has a dopant concentration higher than a dopant concentration of another portion of the active area. The dielectric layer is sandwiched between the portion of the active area and the portion of the gate electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Chin-Ling HUANG, Yu-Fang CHEN, Chun-Hsien LIN, Chia-Ping LIAO
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Patent number: 11257756Abstract: An antifuse structure includes an active area, a gate electrode and a dielectric layer. The gate electrode is over the active area, in which the gate electrode is ring-shaped, and a portion of the gate electrode is overlapped with a portion of the active area in a vertical projection direction, and the portion of the active area has a dopant concentration higher than a dopant concentration of another portion of the active area. The dielectric layer is sandwiched between the portion of the active area and the portion of the gate electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Chin-Ling Huang, Yu-Fang Chen, Chun-Hsien Lin, Chia-Ping Liao
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Publication number: 20200345169Abstract: The disclosure relates to an extraction device for extracting soluble favors from raw materials that are distributed within liquid. The extraction device includes a first container, a second container, a valve, and an air suction device. The second container is configured for storing the mixture of the raw materials and the liquid. The valve is connected to the second container and the first container. The air suction device is connected to the first container and configured to decrease the internal pressure of the first container to a predetermined value. When the internal pressure of the first container reaches the predetermined value, the valve is activated to connect the first container to the second container. The disclosure also relates to an extracting method for using the extraction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: PEI-LING LAI, CHAO HSUAN CHIU, YING LUN HSU, YU-FANG CHEN, CHIA MING LIANG, YU-KAI SU
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Patent number: 9551587Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a navigation device and a navigation method. The navigation method includes a satellite signal receiving module of the navigation device for receiving a positioning signal, a control unit of the navigation device for controlling a display module to display a navigation map on a map region according to the positioning signal, and the control unit of the navigation device for controlling a prompt region to present prompt information with different light effects according to traffic information. The prompt region is located outside the map region. Therefore, it is unnecessary for the user to further pay too much cognitive attention on understanding or referring to the navigation images and instructions, so the driving safety can be ensured.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Chin-Hua Chen, Ching-Yuan Chuang, Hui-Ju Lin, Chien-Chi Shen, Wei-Chu Chen, I-Tan Su, Yu-Fang Chen, Hung-Yang Hsu, Chia-Chih Chen, Cheng-Lan Lee, Pei-Chen Chin
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Publication number: 20140316696Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a navigation device and a navigation method. The navigation method includes a satellite signal receiving module of the navigation device for receiving a positioning signal, a control unit of the navigation device for controlling a display module to display a navigation map on a map region according to the positioning signal, and the control unit of the navigation device for controlling a prompt region to present prompt information with different light effects according to traffic information. The prompt region is located outside the map region. Therefore, it is unnecessary for the user to further pay too much cognitive attention on understanding or referring to the navigation images and instructions, so the driving safety can be ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Chin-Hua Chen, Ching-Yuan Chuang, Hui-Ju Lin, Chien-Chi Shen, Wei-Chu Chen, I-Tan Su, Yu-Fang Chen, Hung-Yang Hsu, Chia-Chih Chen, Cheng-Lan Lee, Pei-Chen Chin
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Patent number: 8825390Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a navigation device and a navigation method. The navigation method includes a satellite signal receiving module of the navigation device for receiving a positioning signal, a control unit of the navigation device for controlling a display module to display a navigation map on a map region according to the positioning signal, and the control unit of the navigation device for controlling a prompt region to present prompt information with different light effects according to traffic information. The prompt region is located outside the map region. Therefore, it is unnecessary for the user to further pay too much cognitive attention on understanding or referring to the navigation images and instructions, so the driving safety can be ensured.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Chin-Hua Chen, Ching-Yuan Chuang, Hui-Ju Lin, Chien-Chi Shen, Wei-Chu Chen, I-Tan Su, Yu-Fang Chen, Hung-Yang Hsu, Chia-Chih Chen, Cheng-Lan Lee, Pei-Chen Chin
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Publication number: 20130326360Abstract: An electronic device and method for setting an operating interface according to information downloaded via network are disclosed. The electronic device includes a network transmission module for downloading at least one operating interface reference message by network transmission, a display module for displaying the operating interface, and a control unit coupled to the network transmission module and the display module for controlling the display module to display the corresponding operating interface according to the at least one operating interface reference downloaded by the network transmission module. Such operating interface can meet requirements for the diversity and customization of electronic products and has personal characters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATIONInventors: Ching-Yuan Chuang, Chin-Hua Chen, Wei-Chu Chen, Chien-Chi Shen, Chia-Chih Chen, Yu-Fang Chen, Hui-Ju Lin, Shiuan-De Chen, Hung-Yang Hsu
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Publication number: 20130325324Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a navigation device and a navigation method. The navigation method includes a satellite signal receiving module of the navigation device for receiving a positioning signal, a control unit of the navigation device for controlling a display module to display a navigation map on a map region according to the positioning signal, and the control unit of the navigation device for controlling a prompt region to present prompt information with different light effects according to traffic information. The prompt region is located outside the map region. Therefore, it is unnecessary for the user to further pay too much cognitive attention on understanding or referring to the navigation images and instructions, so the driving safety can be ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATIONInventors: Chin-Hua Chen, Ching-Yuan Chuang, Hui-Ju Lin, Chien-Chi Shen, Wei-Chu Chen, I-Tan Su, Yu-Fang Chen, Hung-Yang Hsu, Chia-Chih Chen, Cheng-Lan Lee, Pei-Chen Chin
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Patent number: 8373615Abstract: A system for splitting a display zone of a screen is installed in an electronic device having a screen, and includes a detecting module for detecting screen pixels. A splitting processor receives a splitting instruction containing a splitting number n, and splits the display zone into a main display region and a number (n?1) of extension display regions. A total number of width pixels of adjacent ones of the main and extension display regions from left to right of the display zone equals the number of width pixels of the screen. A total number of height pixels of adjacent ones of the main and extension display regions from top to bottom of the display zone equals the number of height pixels of the screen. A display module displays two or more operating interfaces, files, and/or pages of at least one application in the main and extension display regions, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Li-Hsuan Chen, Hung-Yang Hsu, Jia-Sheng Wong, Yi-Lang Chi, Yu-Fang Chen, Chang-Chih Han
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Patent number: 7964117Abstract: The present invention includes an electrochemical redox active material. The electrochemical redox active material includes a cocrystalline metallic compound having a general formula AxMO4-yXOy.M?O, where A is at least one metallic element selected from a group consisting of alkali metals, M and M? may be identical or different and independently of one another at least one selected from a group consisting of transition metals and semimetals, X is P or As, 0.9?x?1.1, and 0<y<4.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ben-Jie Liaw, Yu-Fang Chen, Wen-Ren Liu, Sheng-Shih Chang
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Patent number: 7824581Abstract: The present invention includes an electrochemical redox active material. The electrochemical redox active material includes a cocrystalline metallic compound having a general formula AxMO4?yXOy.M?O, where A is at least one metallic element selected from a group consisting of alkali metals, M and M? may be identical or different and independently of one another at least one selected from a group consisting of transition metals and semimetals, X is P or As, 0.9?x?1.1, and 0<y<4.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ben-Jie Liaw, Yu-Fang Chen, Wen-Ren Liu, Sheng-Shih Chang
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Patent number: 7791847Abstract: Fault-sensing and protecting apparatus for soft start circuit of inverter and method for the same are proposed. The soft start circuit of inverter includes a soft-starting resistor and a relay. The relay has a normally-open end connected to the soft-starting resistor in parallel. The fault-sensing and protecting apparatus for soft start circuit includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a photo coupler. The CPU is electrically connected to the inverter and an input end of the relay, respectively. The photo coupler includes a light emitting diode (LED) and a photo transistor. The LED is first electrically connected to a resistor in series and then electrically connected to the soft-starting resistor in parallel. The photo transistor is electrically connected to CPU. After the inverter starts to work, the CPU cuts out voltage applied to the inverter if the LED is lit. Therefore, the inverter can be prevented from damage.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Yu-Fang Chen
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Patent number: RE47727Abstract: A system for splitting a display zone of a screen is installed in an electronic device having a screen, and includes a detecting module for detecting screen pixels. A splitting processor receives a splitting instruction containing a splitting number n, and splits the display zone into a main display region and a number (n?1) of extension display regions. A total number of width pixels of adjacent ones of the main and extension display regions from left to right of the display zone equals the number of width pixels of the screen. A total number of height pixels of adjacent ones of the main and extension display regions from top to bottom of the display zone equals the number of height pixels of the screen. A display module displays two or more operating interfaces, files, and/or pages of at least one application in the main and extension display regions, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Li-Hsuan Chen, Hung-Yang Hsu, Jia-Sheng Wong, Yi-Lang Chi, Yu-Fang Chen, Chang-Chih Han