Patents by Inventor Zi-Yin Chen

Zi-Yin 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).

  • ANTIFUSE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200020705
    Abstract: An antifuse structure includes an active area and a gate electrode over the active area. The active area includes a first body portion and a first extending portion extending in a first direction. The gate electrode includes a second body portion and a second extending portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first body portion includes a first surface facing a portion of the second body portion, and the second body portion includes a second surface facing a portion of the first extending portion. The first extending portion and the second extending portion are partially overlapped in a third direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, with a dielectric layer sandwiched between the first and second extending portions, forming an intersection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: CHIN-LING HUANG, CHIANG-LIN SHIH, ZI-YIN CHEN
  • Antifuse structure
    Patent number: 10522556
    Abstract: An antifuse structure includes an active area and a gate electrode over the active area. The active area includes a first body portion and a first extending portion extending in a first direction. The gate electrode includes a second body portion and a second extending portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first body portion includes a first surface facing a portion of the second body portion, and the second body portion includes a second surface facing a portion of the first extending portion. The first extending portion and the second extending portion are partially overlapped in a third direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, with a dielectric layer sandwiched between the first and second extending portions, forming an intersection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Ling Huang, Chiang-Lin Shih, Zi-Yin Chen