Patents Issued in April 13, 2017
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Publication number: 20170103966Abstract: Alight emitting device package may include a printed circuit board and a plurality of light emitting devices mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein a first light emitting device of the plurality of light emitting devices may comprise first to fourth conductor pads formed discretely on the bottom surface of the light emitting device, the printed circuit board comprises first to fourth conductor patterns formed discretely on the top surface of the printed circuit board, and the first to fourth conductor patterns are connected to respective first to fourth conductor pads by respective first to fourth solders.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Seol Young CHOI, Sung Soo PARK, Shinya ISHIZAKI
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Publication number: 20170103967Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a base. A first die is mounted on the base. The first die includes a plurality of first pads arranged in a first tier, and a plurality of second pads arranged in a second tier. A second die is mounted on the base and includes a plurality of third pads with the first pad area, and a plurality of fourth pads with the second pad area, alternately arranged in a third tier. The second die also includes a first bonding wire having two terminals respectively coupled to one of the first pads and one of the fourth pads. The semiconductor package structure also includes a second bonding wire having two terminals respectively coupled to one of the third pads and one of the second pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Hsing-Chih LIU, Chia-Hao YANG, Ying-Chih CHEN
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Publication number: 20170103968Abstract: Apparatuses relating generally to a vertically integrated microelectronic package are disclosed. In an apparatus thereof, a substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. A first microelectronic device is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The first microelectronic device is a passive microelectronic device. First wire bond wires are coupled to and extend away from the upper surface of the substrate. Second wire bond wires are coupled to and extend away from an upper surface of the first microelectronic device. The second wire bond wires are shorter than the first wire bond wires. A second microelectronic device is coupled to upper ends of the first wire bond wires and the second wire bond wires. The second microelectronic device is located above the first microelectronic device and at least partially overlaps the first microelectronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Invensas CorporationInventors: Ashok S. PRABHU, Abiola AWUJOOLA, Wael ZOHNI, Willmar SUBIDO
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Publication number: 20170103969Abstract: An electronic circuit structure is formed with first and second dies bonded together. A first active layer is formed in the first die, and a second active layer is formed in the second die. The first and second dies are bonded together, with an isolation capacitor, through which the first and second active layers communicate, disposed between the first and second dies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: THE SILANNA GROUP PTY LTDInventors: Norbert Krause, Yashodhan Vijay Moghe
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Publication number: 20170103970Abstract: 3D integrated circuit packages with through-mold first level interconnects and methods to form such packages are described. For example, a semiconductor package includes a substrate. A bottom semiconductor die has an active side with a surface area. The bottom semiconductor die is coupled to the substrate with the active side distal from the substrate. A top semiconductor die has an active side with a surface area larger than the surface area of the bottom semiconductor die. The top semiconductor die is coupled to the substrate with the active side proximate to the substrate. The active side of the bottom semiconductor die is facing and conductively coupled to the active side of the top semiconductor die. The top semiconductor die is conductively coupled to the substrate by first level interconnects that bypass the bottom semiconductor die.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Debendra Mallik, Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20170103971Abstract: A light emitting device includes a package including a recess which includes a bottom surface having a substantially circular shape with a circular center, and light emitting elements provided on the bottom surface. Each of the light emitting elements has a substantially regular hexagonal shape. The light emitting elements include a first light emitting element, second light emitting elements provided to surround the first light emitting element, and a light reflective resin disposed between the first light emitting element and the second light emitting elements. The first light emitting element has an element center of the substantially regular hexagonal shape and is disposed on the bottom surface so that the element center substantially coincides with the circular center. Each side of the substantially regular hexagonal shape of the first light emitting element opposes one side of each of the substantially regular hexagonal shapes of the second light emitting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuya TAMURA
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Publication number: 20170103972Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a base including a conductive wiring; a light-emitting element mounted on the base and configured to emit light; a light reflective film provided on an upper surface of the light-emitting element; and a encapsulant covering the light-emitting element and the light reflective film. A ratio (H/W) of a height (H) of the encapsulant to a width (W) of a bottom surface of the encapsulant is less than 0.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Motokazu YAMADA, Yuichi YAMADA
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Publication number: 20170103973Abstract: A method includes placing a first plurality of device dies over a first carrier, with the first plurality of device dies and the first carrier in combination forming a first composite wafer. The first composite wafer is bonded to a second wafer, and the first plurality of device dies is bonded to a second plurality of device dies in the second wafer through hybrid bonding. The method further includes de-bonding the first carrier from the first plurality of device dies, encapsulating the first plurality of device dies in an encapsulating material, and forming an interconnect structure over the first plurality of device dies and the encapsulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Wen-Chih Chiou, Yung-Chi Lin
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Publication number: 20170103974Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for designing a die-based vehicle controller-only semiconductor and a vehicle controller-only semiconductor manufactured by the same, and breaks the conventional semiconductor process to design and manufacture a novel conceptual vehicle controller-only semiconductor, EIP (ECU in Package), through a fusion of a new semiconductor process technique with a controller system technique, thereby obtaining an effect of capable of implementing a high performance/high quality semiconductor in micro-miniature size/ultra-light weight in a short time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jae-Ho CHANG, Eun-Jung KIM, Jae-Woo JOUNG
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Publication number: 20170103975Abstract: A display panel including a substrate, a first and second driving chips, a circuit board and multiple second signal traces are provided. The first and second driving chips are disposed in a non-display region and located adjacent to each other. The first driving chip has multiple first pins disposed on a first short side and a first long side of the first driving chip. The second driving chip has multiple second pins disposed on a second short side and a second long side of the second driving chip. In the non-display region, a width of the circuit board is smaller than a total width of the first driving chip, the second driving chip and a distance between the first driving chip and the second driving chip, and the circuit board has a plurality of first signal traces. The display panel of the invention decreases an amount of required circuit boards.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Shen-Yu Wu, Yun-Chih Chen, Hung-Hsiang Chen
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Publication number: 20170103976Abstract: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection using lateral surface Schottky diodes is disclosed. In one embodiment, a Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) capacitor with ESD protection comprises a group III-V substrate, a first metal layer contacting the substrate, an insulation layer formed over the first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed over the insulation layer and also contacting the substrate. A MIM capacitor is formed by overlapping portions of the first metal layer, the insulation layer, and the second metal layer. First and second Schottky diodes are formed where the first and second metal layers, respectively, contact the substrate, such that the cathodes of the Schottky diodes are electrically connected to one another and the anodes of the Schottky diodes are electrically connected to the respective overlapping portions of the first and second metal layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Peter J. Zampardi, Brian G. Moser, Michael Meeder, Venkata Chivukula
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Publication number: 20170103977Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for forming an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device, including: providing a substrate including an input region; forming a plurality of fins on the substrate in the input region; forming a well region, doped with first-type ions, in the plurality of fins and in the substrate; and forming an epitaxial layer on each fin in the input region. The method further includes: forming a drain region, doped with second-type ions, in a top portion of each fin and in the epitaxial layer; forming an extended drain region, doped with the second-type ions, in a bottom portion of each fin to connect to the drain region and in a portion of the substrate, in the input region; and forming a counter-doped region, doped with the first-type ions, in a portion of the substrate between two adjacent fins to insulate adjacent extended drain regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: YONG LI
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Publication number: 20170103978Abstract: In an embodiment, a switch circuit includes a bidirectional switch including a first input/output node, a second input/output node, a first diode and a second diode. The first diode and the second diode are coupled anti-serially between the first input/output node and the second input/output node.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Gerhard Prechtl, Oliver Haeberlen, Clemens Ostermaier
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Publication number: 20170103979Abstract: An electrical circuit is disclosed that comprises plurality of tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) arranged in a diffusion network matrix having a plurality of nodes wherein, for each of the TFETs that is not on an end of the matrix, a drain of the TFET is electrically coupled with the source of at least one of the other TFETs at a node of the matrix and a source of the TFET is electrically coupled with the drain of at least one of the other TFETs at another node of the matrix. The electrical circuit further comprises a plurality of capacitors, wherein a respective one of the plurality of capacitors is electrically coupled with each node that includes the source of at least one TFET and the drain of at least one TFET. The TFETs may be symmetrical graphene-insulator-graphene field-effect transistors (SymFETs), for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Behnam Sedighi, Xiaobo Sharon Hu, Michael Niemier, Joseph Nahas
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Publication number: 20170103980Abstract: A variable capacitor includes a fixed main capacitor electrode disposed in a first metal layer overlying a substrate, a second main capacitor electrode spaced from the fixed main capacitor electrode, and a movable capacitor electrode disposed in the first metal layer adjacent the fixed main capacitor electrode. The movable capacitor electrode can be caused to be in a first position ohmically electrically connected to the fixed main capacitor electrode such that the variable capacitor has a first capacitance value or in a second position spaced from the fixed main capacitor electrode such that the variable capacitor has a second capacitance value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Pascal Fornara, Christian Rivero
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Publication number: 20170103981Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first fin-shaped structure on a first region and a second fin-shaped structure on a second region; forming a plurality of first gate structures on the first fin-shaped structure, a plurality of second gate structures on the second fin-shaped structure, and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structures and the second gate structures; forming a patterned mask on the ILD layer; and using the patterned mask to remove all of the ILD layer from the first region and part of the ILD layer from the second region for forming a plurality of first contact holes in the first region and a plurality of second contact holes in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Hung, Ssu-I Fu, Chih-Kai Hsu, Jyh-Shyang Jenq, Chien-Ting Lin
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Publication number: 20170103982Abstract: A method for adjusting a threshold voltage includes depositing a strained liner on a gate structure to strain a gate dielectric. A threshold voltage of a transistor is adjusted by controlling an amount of strain in the liner to control an amount of work function (WF) modulating species that diffuse into the gate dielectric in a channel region. The liner is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Takashi Ando, Mohit Bajaj, Terence B. Hook, Rajan K. Pandey, Rajesh Sathiyanarayanan
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Publication number: 20170103983Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a fabricating method thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: HYUN-JAE KANG, JIN-WOOK LEE, KANG-ILL SEO, YONG-MIN CHO
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Publication number: 20170103984Abstract: The disclosure relates to a structure and methods of forming spacers for trench epitaxial structures. The method includes: forming a spacer material between source and drain regions of respective first-type gate structures and second-type gate structures; growing source and drain material about the first-type gate structures, confined within an area defined by the spacer material; and growing source and drain material about the second-type gate structures, confined within an area defined by the spacer material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Injo Ok, Balasubramanian Pranatharthiharan, Soon-Cheon Seo, Charan V.V.S. Surisetty
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Publication number: 20170103985Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a double-humped protrusion protruding from a surface of an inter-device isolation region. To manufacture the integrated circuit device, a plurality of grooves are formed in the inter-device isolation region of a substrate, a recess is formed by partially removing a surface of the substrate between the plurality of grooves, at least one fin-type active area is formed in a device region by etching the substrate in the device region and the inter-device isolation region, and the double-humped protrusion is formed from the surface of the substrate in the inter-device isolation region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Ki-Il KIM, Jung-gun You, Gi-gwan Park
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Publication number: 20170103986Abstract: Disclosed are CMOS device and CMOS inverter. The CMOS device includes a substrate having active lines extending in a first direction and defined by a device isolation layer, the substrate being divided into an NMOS area, a PMOS area and a boundary area interposed between the NMOPS and the PMOS areas and having the device isolation layer without the active line, a gate line extending in a second direction across the active lines and having a first gate structure on the active line in the first area, a second gate structure on the active line in the second and a third gate structure on the device isolation layer in the third area. The electrical resistance and parasitic capacitance of the third gate structure are smaller than those of the NMOS and the PMOS gate structures. Accordingly, better AC and DC performance of the CMOS device can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: MUN-HYEON KIM, CHANG-WOO NOH, KEUN-HWI CHO, MYUNG-GIL KANG, SHIGENOBU MAEDA
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Publication number: 20170103987Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming first and second lower structures including selection elements on first and second chip regions of a substrate, respectively, forming first and second mold layers on the first and second lower structures, respectively, forming first and second support layers on the first and second mold layers, respectively, patterning the first support layer and the first mold layer to form first holes exposing the first lower structure, forming first lower electrodes in the first holes, forming a support pattern including at least one opening by selectively patterning the first support layer while leaving the second support layer, and removing the first mold layer through the opening. A top surface of the support pattern is disposed at a substantially same level as a top surface of the second support layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jaehee Kim, Soonmok Ha, Jonghyuk Kim, Joonsoo Park
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Publication number: 20170103988Abstract: Techniques for forming an electronic device having a ferroelectric film are described. The electronic device comprises a ferroelectric material having one or more crystalline structures. The one or more crystalline structures may comprise hafnium, oxygen, and one or more dopants. The one or more dopants are distributed in the ferroelectric material to form a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer. Distribution of one or more dopants within the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer may promote a crystalline structure to have an orthorhombic phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Toshikazu Nishida, Mohammad Takmeel, Saeed Moghaddam, Lomenzo Patrick
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Publication number: 20170103989Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device with memory cells and logic devices on the same silicon-on-insulator substrate. The method includes providing a substrate that includes silicon, a first insulation layer directly over the silicon, and a silicon layer directly over the first insulation layer. Silicon is epitaxially grown on the silicon layer in a first (memory) area of the substrate and not in a second (logic device) area of the substrate such that the silicon layer is thicker in the first area of the substrate relative to the second area of the substrate. Memory cells are formed in the first area of the substrate, and logic devices are formed in the second area of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: CHIEN SHENG SU, MANDANA TADAYONI, NHAN DO
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Publication number: 20170103990Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming a pattern group on a substrate, the substrate being divided into first and second regions, each pattern including a silicon layer, forming an insulating pattern on the substrate, the insulating pattern partially exposing the silicon layer on the first region and blocking the silicon layer on the second region, converting the exposed silicon layer on the first region to a silicide layer while the blocked silicon layer on the second region is protected from the conversion, and performing a subsequent process using, as an overlay vernier, at least a portion of the pattern group formed on the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Jong Hoon KIM
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Publication number: 20170103991Abstract: A method of forming a memory device on a substrate having memory, core and HV device areas. The method includes forming a pair of conductive layers in all three areas, forming an insulation layer over the conductive layers in all three areas (to protect the core and HV device areas), and then etching through the insulation layer and the pair of conductive layers in the memory area to form memory stacks. The method further includes forming an insulation layer over the memory stacks (to protect the memory area), removing the pair of conductive layers in the core and HV device areas, and forming conductive gates disposed over and insulated from the substrate in the core and HV device areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: JINHO KIM, CHIEN-SHENG SU, FENG ZHOU, XIAN LIU, NHAN DO, PRATEEP TUNTASOOD, PARVIZ GHAZAVI
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Publication number: 20170103992Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a memory cell array that includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in a stacking direction on a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of first conductive layers arranged in the stacking direction on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the memory cells; a cover layer that covers at least some of side surfaces of each of the plurality of first conductive layers; and a second conductive layer commonly connected to ends of some of the plurality of first conductive layers. Moreover, the commonly connected ends of some of the plurality of first conductive layers and the second conductive layer are connected without being interposed by the cover layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ayaha HACHISUGA, Daigo ICHINOSE
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Publication number: 20170103993Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels on the substrate and extending in a first direction that is vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines stacked on top of each other on the substrate, a plurality of wiring over the gate lines and electrically connected to the gate lines, and an identification pattern on the substrate at the same level as a level of at least one of the wirings. The gate lines surround the channels. The gate lines are spaced apart from each other along the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Seung-Min LEE, Hoo-Sung CHO, Jeong-Seok NAM, Jong-Min LEE, Yong-Joon CHOI
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Publication number: 20170103994Abstract: According to one embodiment, the array chip includes a three-dimensionally disposed plurality of memory cells and a memory-side interconnection layer connected to the memory cells. The circuit chip includes a substrate, a control circuit provided on the substrate, and a circuit-side interconnection layer provided on the control circuit and connected to the control circuit. The circuit chip is stuck to the array chip with the circuit-side interconnection layer facing to the memory-side interconnection layer. The bonding metal is provided between the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer. The bonding metal is bonded to the memory-side interconnection layer and the circuit-side interconnection layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI, Hideaki AOCHI
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Publication number: 20170103995Abstract: A semiconductor device according to embodiments described below includes an element region and a peripheral region. The element region is disposed on a substrate and semiconductor elements are collocated in the element region. The peripheral region is disposed on the substrate and surrounds the element region. The element region extends in a first direction parallel to the substrate and includes a plurality of wiring layers laminated on the substrate. The peripheral region includes a peripheral layer arranged to surround the element region. The peripheral layer includes a first part extending in the first direction and a second part extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The cross-section structures of the first part and the second part are different from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masaaki HATANO, Osamu MATSUURA
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Publication number: 20170103996Abstract: A vertical NAND-type memory device includes a vertical stack of inter-gate insulating layers and gate electrodes arranged in an alternating sequence on an underlying substrate, which includes a cell array region and a contact region therein. At least one NAND-type channel structure is provided, which extends vertically through the vertical stack of inter-gate insulating layers and gate electrodes. An end sidewall of a first of the gate electrodes, which extends laterally over at least a portion of the contact region, has a vertical slope that is less steep than vertical slopes of end sidewalls of a first plurality of the gate electrodes extending between the first of the gate electrodes and the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Woong-Seop Lee, Seokcheon Baek, Jinhyun Shin
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Publication number: 20170103997Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device can include forming a channel hole in a vertical stack of alternating insulating and sacrificial layers to form a recess in a substrate. A selectively epitaxial growth can be performed to provide a lower semiconductor pattern in the recess using material of the substrate as a seed and a recess can be formed to penetrate an upper surface of the lower semiconductor pattern via the channel hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: WOONG-SEOP LEE, JONGYOON CHOI, JINHYUN SHIN, DONG-SIK LEE
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Publication number: 20170103998Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a vertical semiconductor device, an insulation layer and a sacrificial layer are alternatively and repeatedly formed on a substrate to define a structure. The structure is etched to form a hole therethrough that exposes the substrate. A first semiconductor pattern is formed in a lower portion of the hole, and a blocking pattern, a charge storage pattern, a tunnel insulation pattern and a first channel pattern are formed on a sidewall of the hole. A second channel pattern is formed on the first channel pattern and the semiconductor pattern, and a second semiconductor pattern is formed on a portion of the second channel pattern on the semiconductor pattern to define an upper channel pattern including the second channel pattern and the second semiconductor pattern. The sacrificial layers are replaced with a plurality of gates, respectively, including a conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Sung-il Chang, Jun-Hee LIM, Yong-Seok KIM, Tae-Young KIM, Jae-Sung SIM, Su-Jin AHN, Ji-Yeong HWANG
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Publication number: 20170103999Abstract: A semiconductor device includes lower and upper selection lines, a cell gate structure, a lower dummy structure and an upper dummy structure. The cell gate structure is between the lower and upper selection lines and includes cell gate electrodes stacked in a first direction. The lower dummy structure is between the lower selection line and the cell gate structure and includes a lower dummy gate line spaced from a lowermost one of the cell gate electrodes by a first distance. The upper dummy structure is between the upper selection line and the cell gate structure and includes an upper dummy gate line spaced from an uppermost one of the cell gate electrodes by a second distance. The cell gate electrodes are spaced by a third distance less than each of the first and second distances.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jung Hoon LEE, Keejeong RHO, Sejun PARK, Jinhyun SHIN, Dong-Sik LEE, Woong-Seop LEE
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Publication number: 20170104000Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of channels on the substrate and extending in a first direction that vertical to a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a conductive line on the substrate. The gate lines are stacked on top of each other. The gate lines surround the channels. The gate lines are spaced apart from each other along the first direction. The conductive line cuts the gate lines along the first direction. A width of the conductive line is periodically and repeatedly changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Joo-Hee PARK, Jong-Min LEE, Seon-Kyung KIM, Kee-Jeong RHO, Jin-hyun SHIN, Jong-Hyun PARK, Jin-Yeon WON
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Publication number: 20170104001Abstract: According to an embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes first electrodes stacked on an underlying layer, a second electrode provided on the first electrodes, a semiconductor layer extending in a first direction from the underlying layer to the second electrode, and a memory film provided between each of the first electrodes and the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first portion adjacent to the first electrodes and a second portion adjacent to the second electrode. The second portion has a thickness thinner than a thickness of the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takashi ISHIDA, Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI, Takayuki OKADA, Masaki TSUJI
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Publication number: 20170104002Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of memory units provided on the semiconductor substrate and each including a plurality of memory cells that are stacked; and a plurality of bit lines formed above each of a plurality of the memory units aligned in a column direction, an alignment pitch in a row direction of the plurality of bit lines being less than an alignment pitch in the row direction of the memory units, and an end of each of the memory units aligned in the column direction being connected to one of the plurality of bit lines formed above the plurality of the memory units aligned in the column direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoo HISHIDA, Yoshihisa IWATA
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Publication number: 20170104003Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a stacked body and a pillar. The stacked body includes insulating films, electrode films, and silicon containing films. Each of the insulating films and each of the electrode films are stacked alternately. One of the silicon containing films is provided between one of the insulating films and one of the electrode films. The pillar extends in the stacked body in a stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films. The pillar includes a silicon pillar and a memory film. The silicon pillar extends in the stacking direction. The memory film is provided between the silicon pillar and one of the electrode films.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hideaki MASUDA, Katsuyasu SHIBA, Nobuhide YAMADA
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Publication number: 20170104004Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed to include a plurality of cells. Each of the cells has a respective outer cell boundary defined to circumscribe the cell in an orthogonal manner. Also, each of the cells includes circuitry for performing one or more logic functions. This circuitry includes a plurality of conductive features defined in one or more levels of the cell. One or more of the conductive features in at least one level of a given cell is an encroaching feature positioned to encroach by an encroachment distance into an exclusion zone. The exclusion zone occupies an area within the cell defined by an exclusion distance extending perpendicularly inward into the given cell from a first segment of the outer cell boundary. The exclusion distance is based on a design rule distance representing a minimum separation distance required between conductive features in adjacently placed cells on the semiconductor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jonathan R. Quandt, Scott T. Becker, Dhrumil Gandhi
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Publication number: 20170104005Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided including a semiconductor bulk substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the semiconductor bulk substrate, a plurality of cells, each cell having a transistor device, formed over the buried oxide layer, a plurality of gate electrode lines running through the cells and providing gate electrodes for the transistor devices of the cells, and a plurality of tap cells configured for electrically contacting the semiconductor bulk substrate and arranged at positions different from positions below or above the plurality of cells having the transistor devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Christian Haufe, Ingolf Lorenz, Michael Zier, Ulrich Gerhard Hensel, Navneet Jain
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Publication number: 20170104006Abstract: The present application discloses an array substrate comprising a first layer comprising a data line; at least one second layer comprising at least one data line overlapping area on intersections between the first layer and the at least one second layer; and a spacer layer between the first layer and the second layer. The spacer layer comprises a plurality of spacer units spaced apart from each other. Each of the plurality of spacer units is in an area corresponding to the overlapping area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun MA
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Publication number: 20170104007Abstract: A display panel is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate comprising a display region and a border region adjacent to the display region; a first transistor disposed on the border region and comprising an active layer on the substrate; and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the border region and comprising an opening disposed on the active layer, wherein an opening area of the opening is larger than an area of the active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yi-Ling YU, Chun-Liang LIN
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Publication number: 20170104008Abstract: A display device comprises: a display panel; a metallic wiring formed in the display panel; and a semiconductor integrated circuit element connected to the display panel through a UV curing anisotropy conductive film, wherein the semiconductor integrated circuit element includes a plurality of bumps, the metallic wiring is electrically connected to the bumps through the UV curing anisotropy conductive film, the metallic wiring includes a plurality of openings, and at least one of the bumps is disposed between two adjacent openings closest to each other in the plurality of openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Yuuichi TAKENAKA
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Publication number: 20170104009Abstract: An array substrate, a display apparatus applying the same and the assembly method thereof are provided, wherein the array substrate includes a substrate having a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels at least includes a thin film transistor (TFT) device, a first electrode, a second electrode separated from the first electrode all of which are disposed on the substrate. at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically contacted to the TFT device, and either the first electrode or the second electrode has a magnetic force generator used to generate a magnetic force substantially ranging from 10 gauss to 1000 gauss.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Jen-Chien PENG, Chia-Hao TSAI, Tsau-Hua HSIEH
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Publication number: 20170104010Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel has an active area and a border area out of the active area. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels, a first gate driver portion, a plurality of scan lines and a multiplexer portion. The pixels are located in the active area. The first gate driver portion is located in the border area. The scan lines are located in the active area, and connected to the first gate driver portion. The multiplexer portion is located in the border area. The multiplexer portion and the first gate driver portion at least partially overlap along a direction parallel to one of the plurality of scan lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventor: Gerben Johan HEKSTRA
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Publication number: 20170104011Abstract: Bulk semiconductor devices are co-fabricated on a bulk semiconductor substrate with SOI devices. The SOI initially covers the entire substrate and is then removed from the bulk device region. The bulk device region has a thicker dielectric on the substrate than the SOI region. The regions are separated by isolation material, and may or may not be co-planar.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Hui ZANG, Bingwu LIU
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Publication number: 20170104012Abstract: A structure includes an off-axis Si substrate with an overlying s-Si1-xGex layer and a BOX between the off-axis Si substrate and the s-Si1-xGex layer. The structure further includes pFET fins formed in the s-Si1-xGex layer and a trench formed through the s-Si1-xGex layer, the BOX and partially into the off-axis Si substrate. The trench contains a buffer layer in contact with the off-axis Si substrate, a first Group III-V layer disposed on the buffer layer, a semi-insulating Group III-V layer disposed on the first Group III-V layer and a second Group III-V layer disposed on the semi-insulating Group III-V layer, as well as nFET fins formed in the second Group III-V layer. The s-Si1-xGex layer has a value of x that results from a condensation process that merges an initial s-Si1-xGex layer with an initial underlying on-axis <100> Si layer. A method to fabricate the structure is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Pouya Hashemi, Effendi Leobandung, Alexander Reznicek
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Publication number: 20170104013Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of suppressing variation in luminance among pixels is provided. A light-emitting device includes a pixel and first and second circuits. The first circuit has a function of generating a signal including a value of current extracted from the pixel. The second circuit has a function of correcting an image signal by the signal. The pixel includes at least a light-emitting element and first and second transistors. The first transistor has a function of controlling supply of the current to the light-emitting element by the image signal. The second transistor has a function of controlling extraction of the current from the pixel. A semiconductor film of each of the first and second transistors includes a first semiconductor region overlapping with a gate, a second semiconductor region in contact with a source or a drain, and a third semiconductor region between the first and second semiconductor regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Junichi KOEZUKA, Masami JINTYOU, Yukinori SHIMA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20170104014Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first insulating layer having a first side wall, an oxide semiconductor layer located on the first side wall, a gate insulating layer located on the oxide semiconductor layer, the oxide semiconductor layer being located between the first side wall and the gate insulating layer, a gate electrode facing the oxide semiconductor layer located on the first side wall, the gate insulating layer being located between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, a first electrode located below the oxide semiconductor layer and connected with one portion of the oxide semiconductor layer, and a second electrode located above the oxide semiconductor layer and connected with the other portion of the oxide semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Toshinari SASAKI
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Publication number: 20170104015Abstract: A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes forming an amorphous silicon thin film on a substrate. A lower region of the amorphous silicon thin film is crystallized to form a polycrystalline silicon thin film by irradiating a laser beam with an energy density of from about 150 mj/cm2 to about 250 mj/cm2 to the amorphous silicon thin film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: JOON-HWA BAE, JONG CHAN LEE, WOONG HEE JEONG, IN SU HWANG