Patents by Inventor Yun-Chia Tsai

Yun-Chia Tsai 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: 12266574
    Abstract: FCVD using multi-step anneal treatment and devices thereof are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes depositing a flowable dielectric film on a substrate. The flowable dielectric film is deposited between a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin. The method further includes annealing the flowable dielectric film at a first anneal temperature for at least 5 hours to form a first dielectric film, annealing the first dielectric film at a second anneal temperature higher than the first anneal temperature to form a second dielectric film, annealing the second dielectric film at a third anneal temperature higher than the first anneal temperature to form an insulating layer, applying a planarization process to the insulating layer, and etching the insulating layer to STI regions on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Chen Teng, Chen-Fong Tsai, Li-Chi Yu, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Patent number: 12255171
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a wafer bonding system includes a chamber, a gas inlet and a gas outlet configured to control a pressure of the chamber to be in a range from 1×10?2 mbar to 1520 torr, a first wafer chuck having a first surface to support a first wafer, and a second wafer chuck having a second surface to support a second wafer, the second surface being opposite the first surface, the second wafer chuck and the first wafer chuck being movable relative to each other, wherein the second surface that supports the second wafer is divided into zones, wherein a vacuum pressure of each zone is controlled independently of other zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-De Chen, Yun Chen Teng, Chen-Fong Tsai, Jyh-Cherng Sheu, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Patent number: 12249592
    Abstract: A method includes placing a first wafer on a first wafer stage, placing a second wafer on a second wafer stage, and pushing a center portion of the first wafer to contact the second wafer. A bonding wave propagates from the center portion to edge portions of the first wafer and the second wafer. When the bonding wave propagates from the center portion to the edge portions of the first wafer and the second wafer, a stage gap between the top wafer stage and the bottom wafer stage is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-De Chen, Cheng-I Chu, Yun Chen Teng, Chen-Fong Tsai, Jyh-Cherng Sheu, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Patent number: 12237211
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes mounting a bottom wafer on a bottom chuck and mounting a top wafer on a top chuck, wherein one of the bottom chuck and the top chuck has a gasket. The top chuck is moved towards the bottom chuck. The gasket forms a sealed region between the bottom chuck and the top chuck around the top wafer and the bottom wafer. An ambient pressure in the sealed region is adjusted. The top wafer is bonded to the bottom wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chieh Chang, Chen-Fong Tsai, Yun Chen Teng, Han-De Chen, Jyh-Cherng Sheu, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Patent number: 12230532
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes loading a first wafer and a second wafer into a wafer bonding system. A relative humidity within the wafer bonding system is measured a first time. After measuring the relative humidity, the relative humidity within the wafer bonding system may be adjusted to be within a desired range. When the relative humidity is within the desired range, the first wafer is bonded to the second wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Chen Teng, Chen-Fong Tsai, Han-De Chen, Jyh-Cherng Sheu, Huicheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo
  • Publication number: 20250043075
    Abstract: A modified polyphenylene ether resin having a structure represented by [Formula 1] is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Lee, Chen Hua Wu, Jung Kai Chang, Yun-Chia Tsai, Hung-Wen Hsu
  • Publication number: 20250043217
    Abstract: A stripper composition and a method for stripping a photoresist are provided. The stripper composition includes an ether-alcohol-based organic solvent (A), another organic solvent (B), an alkaline substance (C), a substrate corrosion inhibitor (D), and water (E). The another organic solvent (B) does not include the ether-alcohol-based organic solvent. The alkaline substance (C) includes an organic base (C1), an inorganic base (C2), or a combination thereof. Based on a total usage amount of 100 parts by weight of the stripper composition, a usage amount of the ether-alcohol-based organic solvent (A) is 7 parts by weight to 70 parts by weight, and a usage amount of the substrate corrosion inhibitor (D) is greater than 0 part by weight and less than 18 parts by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Advanced Echem Materials Company Limited
    Inventors: Chi-Liang He, Yun-Ju Chiang, Ting-Ruei Xu, Ming-Chia Tsai