Patents Issued in February 6, 2024
  • Patent number: 11894259
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device structure includes forming a first metallization line and a second metallization line extending along a first direction; forming a first isolation feature and a second isolation feature between the first metallization line and the second metallization line, wherein the first metallization line, the second metallization line, the first isolation feature and the second isolation feature define an aperture; forming a profile modifier within the aperture, wherein the profile modifier comprises a plurality of segments spaced apart from each other, wherein each of the segments are located at corners of the aperture; and forming a contact feature surrounded by the plurality of segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-En Lin, Jui-Lin Chin
  • Patent number: 11894260
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a gate structure surrounding a plurality of channels and a cut feature that electrically isolates two separate portions of the gate structure. The cut feature comprises an outer layer having a work-function metal, and an inner layer comprising a dielectric material. The cut feature extends above a top surface of the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Wang-Chun Huang, Yu-Xuan Huang, Hou-Yu Chen, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11894261
    Abstract: A silicon-on-insulator substrate includes: (1) a high-resistivity base layer including silicon and a trap-rich region including arsenic diffused within a first side of the high-resistivity base layer, wherein the trap-rich region has a thickness that is in a range of 1 to 10 microns and a trap density that is in a range of 0.8*1010 cm2 eV?1 to 1.2*1010 cm2 eV?1, wherein the high-resistivity base layer has resistivity in a range of 50 to 100 ohm-meters and a thickness in a range of 500 to 700 microns; (2) a silicon dioxide layer positioned on the first side of the high-resistivity base layer and having a thickness that is in a range of 1000 to 5000 angstroms; and (3) a transfer layer positioned on the silicon dioxide layer, wherein the transfer layer comprises a silicon wafer having a thickness that is a range of 500 to 5000 angstroms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Addison Crockett
  • Patent number: 11894262
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming integrated circuit structures having a plurality of non-planar transistors. An insulation structure is provided between channel, source, and drain regions of neighboring fins. The insulation structure is formed during back side processing, wherein at least a first portion of the isolation material between adjacent fins is recessed to expose a sub-channel portion of the semiconductor fins. A spacer material is then deposited at least on the exposed opposing sidewalls of the exposed sub-channel portion of each fin. The isolation material is then further recessed to form an air gap between gate, source, and drain regions of neighboring fins. The air gap electrically isolates the source/drain regions of one fin from the source/drain regions of an adjacent fin, and likewise isolates the gate region of the one fin from the gate region of the adjacent fin. The air gap can be filled with a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron D. Lilak, Rishabh Mehandru, Patrick Morrow
  • Patent number: 11894263
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods are provided. A semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a first metal line extending along a first direction, a second metal line lengthwise aligned with and spaced apart from the first metal line, and a third metal line extending along the first direction. The third metal line includes a branch extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the branch partially extends between the first metal line and the second metal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Wu, Chung-Yi Lin, Yen-Sen Wang
  • Patent number: 11894264
    Abstract: The present application discloses provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a sacrificial structure above the substrate, forming a supporting liner covering the sacrificial structure, forming an energy-removable layer covering the supporting liner, performing a planarization process until a top surface of the sacrificial structure is exposed, performing an etch process to remove the sacrificial structure and concurrently form a first opening in the energy-removable layer, forming covering liners on sidewalls of the first opening and on a top surface of the energy-removable layer, forming a first conductive feature in the first opening, and applying an energy source to turn the energy-removable layer into a porous insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tse-Yao Huang
  • Patent number: 11894265
    Abstract: A method of forming a top via is provided. The method includes forming a sacrificial trench layer and conductive trench plug in an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer on a conductive line. The method further includes forming a cover layer on the ILD layer, sacrificial trench layer, and conductive trench plug, and forming a sacrificial channel layer and a conductive channel plug on the conductive trench plug. The method further includes removing the cover layer and the ILD layer to expose the sacrificial trench layer and the sacrificial channel layer. The method further includes removing the sacrificial trench layer and the sacrificial channel layer, and forming a barrier layer on the conductive channel plug and conductive trench plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Clevenger, Brent Anderson, Kisik Choi, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Christopher J. Penny, Robert Robison
  • Patent number: 11894266
    Abstract: A method and structure for forming an enhanced metal capping layer includes forming a portion of a multi-level metal interconnect network over a substrate. In some embodiments, the portion of the multi-level metal interconnect network includes a plurality of metal regions. In some cases, a dielectric region is disposed between each of the plurality of metal regions. By way of example, a metal capping layer may be deposited over each of the plurality of metal regions. Thereafter, in some embodiments, a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) may be deposited, where the SAM forms selectively on the metal capping layer, while the dielectric region is substantially free of the SAM. In various examples, after selectively forming the SAM on the metal capping layer, a thermal process may be performed, where the SAM prevents diffusion of the metal capping layer during the thermal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shao-Kuan Lee, Cheng-Chin Lee, Hsin-Yen Huang, Hai-Ching Chen, Shau-Lin Shue
  • Patent number: 11894267
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated circuit device is provided. The method includes forming an interconnect layer over a substrate, wherein the interconnect layer has a first interlayer dielectric layer, a first conductive feature in a first portion of the first interlayer dielectric layer, and a second conductive feature in a second portion of the first interlayer dielectric layer; depositing a dielectric layer over the interconnect layer; removing a first portion of the dielectric layer over the first conductive feature and the first portion of the first interlayer dielectric layer, and remaining a second portion of the dielectric layer over the second conductive feature and the second portion of the first interlayer dielectric layer; and forming a memory structure over the first conductive feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsia-Wei Chen, Fu-Ting Sung, Yu-Wen Liao, Wen-Ting Chu, Fa-Shen Jiang, Tzu-Hsuan Yeh
  • Patent number: 11894268
    Abstract: A method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, forming a bottom conductive plug on the substrate, forming a semiconductor layer on the bottom conductive plug, rounding a top surface of the semiconductor layer, turning the semiconductor layer into an intervening conductive layer, and forming a top conductive plug on the intervening conductive layer
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 11894269
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a stack of alternating first and second levels. The first levels contain conductive material and the second levels contain insulative material. At least some of the first and second levels are configured as steps. Each of the steps has one of the second levels over an associated one of the first levels. A layer is over the steps and is spaced from the stack by an intervening insulative region. Insulative material is over the layer. Conductive interconnects extend through the insulative material, through the layer, through the intervening insulative region and to the conductive material within the first levels of the steps. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: John D. Hopkins, Lifang Xu, Nancy M. Lomeli
  • Patent number: 11894270
    Abstract: Embodiments include an interconnect structure and methods of forming such an interconnect structure. In an embodiment, the interconnect structure comprises a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) and a first interconnect layer with a plurality of first conductive traces partially embedded in the first ILD. In an embodiment, an etch stop layer is formed over surfaces of the first ILD and sidewall surfaces of the first conductive traces. In an embodiment, the interconnect structure further comprises a second interconnect layer that includes a plurality of second conductive traces. In an embodiment, a via between the first interconnect layer and the second interconnect layer may be self-aligned with the first interconnect layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Lin, Sudipto Naskar, Manish Chandhok, Miriam Reshotko, Rami Hourani
  • Patent number: 11894271
    Abstract: A method of processing a wafer includes a wafer preparing step of preparing a measurement wafer and a product wafer, a measurement etching step of supplying a gas in a plasma state to first areas of the measurement wafer that correspond to streets thereon to form grooves in the measurement wafer, a measuring step of demarcating a plurality of concentric areas in an array from a center to an outer circumference of the measurement wafer, and measuring depths of the grooves in the respective concentric areas, a thickness adjusting step of adjusting a thickness of the product wafer such that the product wafer is progressively thinner in areas thereof that correspond to the areas of the measurement wafer where the grooves are shallower, and an etching step of supplying a gas in a plasma state to second areas of the product wafer that correspond to streets thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karl Heinz Priewasser, Hideyuki Sandoh
  • Patent number: 11894272
    Abstract: To prevent the surface of a base substrate and the bottom surface of a separated semiconductor epitaxial layer from being bonded to each other even after a removal layer is removed, the semiconductor substrate includes a base substrate, a first removal layer provided on the base substrate, a second removal layer provided above the first removal layer, and a semiconductor epitaxial layer provided above the second removal layer, and an etching rate of the second removal layer for a predetermined etching material is larger than the etching rate of the first removal layer for the predetermined etching material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FILNEX INC.
    Inventor: Mitsuhiko Ogihara
  • Patent number: 11894273
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, a first gate structure disposed on the substrate within the first region, a first S/D region, a first S/D contact, a second gate structure on the substrate within the second region, a second S/D region and a second S/D contact. The first S/D region is disposed in the substrate within the first region and beside the first gate structure. The first S/D contact is connected to the first S/D region. The second S/D region is disposed in the substrate within the second region and beside the second gate structure. The second S/D contact is connected to the second S/D region. The contact area between the second S/D region and the second S/D contact is larger than a contact area between the first S/D region and the first S/D contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Te-An Chen
  • Patent number: 11894274
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first protruding semiconductor fin and a dummy fin protruding higher than top surfaces of isolation regions. The first protruding semiconductor fin is parallel to the dummy fin, forming a gate stack on a first portion of the first protruding semiconductor fin and a second portion of the dummy fin. The method further includes recessing a third portion of the first protruding semiconductor fin to form a recess, recessing an fourth portion of the dummy fin to reduce a height of the fourth portion of the dummy fin, and forming an epitaxy semiconductor region in the recess. The epitaxy semiconductor region is grown toward the dummy fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Yao Lin, Te-Yung Liu, Chih-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 11894275
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, which includes forming a first fin structure and a second fin structure over a substrate, which has a first trench positioned between the first and second fin structures. The method also includes forming a first dielectric layer within the first trench, recessing the first dielectric layer to expose a portion of the first fin structure, forming a first capping layer over the exposed portion of the first fin structure and the recessed first dielectric layer in the first trench, forming a second dielectric layer over the first capping layer in the first trench while the first capping layer covers the exposed portion of the first fin feature and removing the first capping layer from the first fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Ching, Ying-Keung Leung
  • Patent number: 11894276
    Abstract: A method includes providing a structure having a first channel member and a second channel member over a substrate. The first channel member is located in a first region of the structure and the second channel member is located in a second region of the structure. The method also includes forming a first oxide layer over the first channel member and a second oxide layer over the second channel member, forming a first dielectric layer over the first oxide layer and a second dielectric layer over the second oxide layer, and forming a capping layer over the second dielectric layer but not over the first dielectric layer. The method further includes performing an annealing process to increase a thickness of the second oxide layer under the capping layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Lee, Wen-Hung Huang, Kuo-Feng Yu, Jian-Hao Chen, Hsueh-Ju Chen, Zoe Chen
  • Patent number: 11894277
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate and a first gate stack over the semiconductor substrate, the first gate stack being between a first gate spacer and a second gate spacer. The device further includes a second gate stack over the semiconductor substrate between the first gate spacer and the second gate spacer and a dielectric material separating the first gate stack from the second gate stack. The dielectric material is at least partially between the first gate spacer and the second gate spacer, a first width of an upper portion of the dielectric material is greater than a second width of a lower portion of the dielectric material, and a third width of an upper portion of the first gate spacer is less than a fourth width of a lower portion of the first gate spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Yao Lin, Chih-Han Lin, Shu-Uei Jang, Ya-Yi Tsai, Shu-Yuan Ku
  • Patent number: 11894278
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a wafer map. More specifically, the present invention relates to: a method for producing a wafer map used for manufacturing chips in the semiconductor field, wherein a geographic information system (GIS) technique is used to produce the wafer map; and a method and system for providing wafer test results using same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor wafer is formed as a map by using the GIS technique, a coordinate system used in the GIS is utilized to create a map of the same size as an actual semiconductor wafer, and each of various constituent elements constituting the wafer can be stratified to reflect the actual size of the element to create a wafer map in which each of the elements is geocoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Bu Young Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Wang Kook Im, Sung Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 11894279
    Abstract: Present disclosure provides a semiconductor stress monitoring structure, including a substrate, first conductive segments over the substrate, second conductive segments and a sensing structure proximate to the substrate. The first conductive segments are arranged parallel to each other. The second conductive segments are arranged below the first conductive segments and parallel to each other. The first conductive segments and the second conductive segments extend in the same direction. The sensing structure is configured to respond to a stress caused by the first conductive segments and the second conductive segments and generate a monitoring signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Chien-Mao Chen
  • Patent number: 11894280
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor module comprising a semiconductor chip, a lead frame including a chip connection portion configured to connect the lead frame to the semiconductor chip, and a bonding member configured to connect the chip connection portion and the semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, an active portion provided on the semiconductor substrate, and a transverse protective film provided above the active portion and provided to traverse the active portion in a top view, wherein the chip connection portion includes a center portion which covers a center of the transverse protective film in a top view and a first cut-out portion provided from a first end side of the chip connection portion towards the center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11894281
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a first lead electrically connected to the semiconductor element, a sealing resin that covers the semiconductor element and a part of the first lead, and a recess formed in a surface flush with a back surface of the sealing resin. The sealing resin also has a front surface opposite to the back surface in a thickness direction, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the back surface to each other. The recess is formed, in part, by a part of the first lead that is exposed from the back surface of the sealing resin. The recess has an outer edge that forms a closed shape, as viewed in the thickness direction, within a region that includes the back surface of the sealing resin and the first lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Majima, Koshun Saito
  • Patent number: 11894282
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are vented lids for integrated circuit (IC) packages, as well as related methods and devices. For example, in some embodiments, an IC package may include a package substrate, a lid, and a die between the package substrate and the lid. A vent may extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the lid, and the vent may at least partially overlap the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Zhimin Wan, Sergio Antonio Chan Arguedas, Peng Li, Chandra Mohan Jha, Aravindha R. Antoniswamy, Cheng Xu, Junnan Zhao, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 11894283
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a display substrate and method for preparation thereof, and a display device. The display substrate includes a base, a piezoelectric layer arranged on the base, and a thin-film transistor arranged on the piezoelectric layer, said piezoelectric layer being configured to convert heat generated by the thin-film transistor into sound waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingming Liu, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Lei Wang, Pengpeng Wang
  • Patent number: 11894284
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure having a silver-indium transient liquid phase bonding joint is provided. With the ultra-thin silver-indium transient liquid phase bonding joint formed between the semiconductor device and the heat-spreading mount, its thermal resistance can be minimized to achieve a high thermal conductivity. Therefore, the heat spreading capability of the heat-spreading mount can be fully realized, leading to an optimal performance of the high power electronics and photonics devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LMDJ MANAGEMENT LLC
    Inventors: Yongjun Huo, Chin Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 11894285
    Abstract: A back plate assembly includes a base plate formed with a groove having a bottom wall and a pair of side walls opposite to each other in a first horizontal direction, and an arch plate assembled into the groove and having a pair of opposite ends in the first horizontal direction. A pair of end surfaces of the ends of the arch plate abut against the side walls and a part of a middle portion of the arch plate between the ends is not in contact with the bottom wall of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiefeng Zhang, Zhiqiang Li, Biaobing Lv, Guoxiao Shen, Wei Zhao, Jinqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11894286
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed electronics module includes a core IC installed on a substrate. A collar surrounds the core IC and is sealed to the substrate and to a lid, forming a sealed chamber. A heat spreader bonded to an internal surface of the lid extends downward into proximal thermal contact with the core IC. A thin layer of TIM can be applied between the heat spreader and core IC. The heat spreader does not overlap any tall components that extend above the core IC, and can extend over regions adjacent to the core IC. Tall components can be limited to a periphery of the chamber, and/or the heat spreader can include openings that surround central tall components. The heat spreader can be soldered or welded to the lid over an entire upper surface of the heat spreader. X-ray and/or CSAM scanning can detect heat spreader bonding flaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Keith K Sturcken, Kenneth J. Cross, Michael J. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11894287
    Abstract: Provided are a package structure and a method of forming the same. The package structure includes a first die, a second die group, an interposer, an underfill layer, a thermal interface material (TIM), and an adhesive pattern. The first die and the second die group are disposed side by side on the interposer. The underfill layer is disposed between the first die and the second die group. The adhesive pattern at least overlay the underfill layer between the first die and the second die group. The TIM has a bottom surface being in direct contact with the first die, the second die group, and the adhesive pattern. The adhesive pattern separates the underfill layer from the TIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hao Chen, Chin-Fu Kao, Li-Hui Cheng, Szu-Wei Lu, Chih-Chien Pan
  • Patent number: 11894288
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a two-phase immersion cooling system is configured to support fluid flow rates up to 500 cfm, 550 cfm, 600 cfm, or even 2000 cfm. This, in turn, allows the cooling system to support computing systems with a power density greater than 250 kW. This is accomplished by the valve having a relatively large passage (e.g., 2-6 inch diameter), a relatively large spring (e.g., 1.5-1.7 inch diameter), and a guide rod rigidly coupled to the poppet and slidably coupled to a guide plate. The valve may be used as an outlet valve and coupled to an adsorbent chamber to reduce the loss of coolant from the system as air is vented to an ambient environment. The valve may be used as an inlet valve and coupled to an adsorbent chamber to reduce the intake of water vapor as air from the ambient environment flows into the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MTS IP Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Nihal Joshua, Jason Samuel, Ioannis Manousakis
  • Patent number: 11894289
    Abstract: Substrates for semiconductor packages, including hybrid substrates for decoupling capacitors, and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a substrate includes a first pair and a second pair of electrical contacts on a first surface of the substrate. The first pair of electrical contacts can be configured to receive a first surface-mount capacitor, and the second pair of electrical contacts can be configured to receive a second surface-mount capacitor. The first pair of electrical contacts can be spaced apart by a first space, and the second pair of electrical contacts can be spaced apart by a second space. The first and second spaces can correspond to corresponding to first and second distances between electrical contacts of the first and second surface-mount capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Wan Ng, Chin Hui Chong, Hem P. Takiar, Seng Kim Ye, Kelvin Tan Aik Boo
  • Patent number: 11894290
    Abstract: A power device for surface mounting has a leadframe including a die-attach support and at least one first lead and one second lead. A die, of semiconductor material, is bonded to the die-attach support, and a package, of insulating material and parallelepipedal shape, surrounds the die and at least in part the die-attach support and has a package height. The first and second leads have outer portions extending outside the package, from two opposite lateral surfaces of the package. The outer portions of the leads have lead heights greater than the package height, extend throughout the height of the package, and have respective portions projecting from the first base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Cristiano Gianluca Stella, Fabio Vito Coppone, Francesco Salamone
  • Patent number: 11894291
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to the technology disclosed in the present specification includes: providing at least one semiconductor element; connecting, to the semiconductor element, a plurality of first terminals and at least one second terminal that is a control terminal to which a voltage lower than that of the first terminal is applied; and forming a first bent part in the first terminal, in which the first bent part does not protrude on the surfaces, facing each other, of the plurality of first terminals that are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yokoyama, Shogo Shibata, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11894292
    Abstract: A power module can include a casing mounted to a baseplate that contains a substrate with circuitry. The circuitry can include pins for coupling signals to/from the circuitry. These pins can extend through a cover portion of the casing so that an electronic substrate, such as a printed circuit board (PCB) can be press-fit onto the pins. When press-fit, the electronic substrate is supported and positioned by support pillars that extend from the base plate to above the cover portion of the casing. If the pins and the support pillars have different coefficients of thermal expansion, damage to connection points between the pins and the circuitry may occur. Here, a power module is disclosed that has thermally matched pins and support pillars so that when the system is thermally cycled over a range of temperatures, the connection points are not damaged by forces induced by thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Qing Yang, Yong Liu, Yushuang Yao
  • Patent number: 11894293
    Abstract: A circuit structure and an electronic structure are provided. The circuit structure includes a low-density conductive structure, a high-density conductive structure and an electrical connection structure. The high-density conductive structure is disposed on the low-density conductive structure. The electrical connection structure extends through the high-density conductive structure and is electrically connected to the low-density conductive structure. The electrical connection structure includes a shoulder portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Wen Hung Huang
  • Patent number: 11894294
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a printed circuit board including first to fourth output pad regions and a flexible circuit board having a first end connected to a display panel and a second end connected to the printed circuit board. The first output pad region includes a 1st-1st output pad group and a 1st-2nd output pad group, the second output pad region includes a 2nd-1st output pad group and a 2nd-2nd output pad group, the fourth output pad region includes a 4th-1st output pad group and a 4th-2nd output pad group, and the printed circuit board includes a first input terminal electrically connected to the 1st-1st output pad group, a second input terminal electrically connected to the 2nd-2nd output pad group, a third input terminal electrically connected to the first input terminal, and a fourth input terminal electrically connected to the 4th-2nd output pad group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanho Park, Jeongeun Park, Soyeon Joo
  • Patent number: 11894295
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a chip-card module. It includes one or more operations in which a meltable solder is deposited on connection pads formed in a layer of electrically conductive material located on the back side of a dielectric substrate, and at least one electronic component is connected to these connection pads by reflowing the solder. Chip-card module obtained using this process. Chip card including such a module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Linxens Holding
    Inventors: Christophe Mathieu, Guillaume Gimbert
  • Patent number: 11894296
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an integrated circuit package and a heatsink. The integrated circuit package includes a substrate, an integrated circuit, a first plurality of signal conductors, and a second plurality of signal conductors. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The integrated circuit is coupled to the first surface of the substrate. The first plurality of signal conductors are arranged along a periphery of the first surface of the substrate. The second plurality of signal conductors are arranged along a periphery of the second surface of the substrate. The heatsink includes a first portion positioned along the first surface of the substrate and a second portion positioned along the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Sapozhnikov, Sayed Ashraf Mamun, Tomer Osi, Amendra Koul, David Nozadze, Upendranadh R. Kareti, Joel R. Goergen
  • Patent number: 11894297
    Abstract: Disclosed are metal-insulator-metal capacitors and integrated chips. In one embodiment, a metal-insulator-metal capacitor includes N electrodes and (N?1) passivation layers, wherein the N electrodes and the (N?1) passivation layers are alternately stacked on a substrate. N is an integer larger than 1. Thicknesses of the N electrodes gradually increase in a direction parallel to a normal direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Che Lee
  • Patent number: 11894298
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, where each of the memory opening fill structures contains a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel that extend vertically, and each memory film includes a crystalline blocking dielectric metal oxide layer, and a metal oxide amorphous dielectric nucleation layer located between each of the vertically neighboring electrically conductive layers and insulating layers, and located between each of the crystalline blocking dielectric metal oxide layers and each of the electrically conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Masanori Tsutsumi, Naohiro Hosoda, Shuichi Hamaguchi, Kazuki Isozumi, Genta Mizuno, Yusuke Mukae, Ryo Nakamura, Yu Ueda
  • Patent number: 11894299
    Abstract: A method includes forming a dielectric layer over a contact pad of a device, forming a first polymer layer over the dielectric layer, forming a first conductive line and a first portion of a second conductive line over the first polymer layer, patterning a photoresist to form an opening over the first portion of the second conductive feature, wherein after patterning the photoresist the first conductive line remains covered by photoresist, forming a second portion of the second conductive line in the opening, wherein the second portion of the second conductive line physically contacts the first portion of the second conductive line, and forming a second polymer layer extending completely over the first conductive line and the second portion of the second conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
    Inventors: Chao-Wen Shih, Chen-Hua Yu, Han-Ping Pu, Hsin-Yu Pan, Hao-Yi Tsai, Sen-Kuei Hsu
  • Patent number: 11894300
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a source structure, a stacked conductive layer that overlaps with the source structure, a first select conductive layer and a second select conductive layer disposed between the source structure and the stacked conductive layer, a stacked insulating layer disposed between the first and second select conductive layers and the stacked conductive layer, and a separation insulating structure provided between the first select conductive layer and the second select conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11894301
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a cell stacked structure, a wiring connection structure, and a first insulating interlayer. The cell stacked structure may include insulation layers and gate patterns repeatedly and alternately stacked on a first region of a substrate. The wiring connection structure may contact side walls of the cell stacked structure. The wiring connection structure may include a first staircase structure having one side of a stepped shape, a second staircase structure having one side of a stepped shape and disposed below the first staircase structure, and a first dummy staircase structure between the first and second staircase structures. The first and second staircase structures may be spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and both sides in the first direction of the first dummy staircase structure may have stepped shapes. The first insulating interlayer may be on the substrate to cover the wiring connection structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Seungjun Shin
  • Patent number: 11894302
    Abstract: A conducting busbar (2, 4) suitable for use in a semiconductor power module (8) is provided. The busbar (2, 4) comprises a main plate (210, 410), one or more legs (220, 420) extending from the main plate (210, 410), and one or more feet (230, 430) formed at the free end of the legs (220, 420). According to the invention, the intersection line (L) between at least one of the legs (220, 420) and the associated foot (230, 430) forms an offset angle (?) with respect to the longitudinal direction (X) of the main plate (210, 410).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Tønnes
  • Patent number: 11894303
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a three-dimensional stacked transistor structure including first and second field-effect transistors of a first type at a first vertical level and third and fourth field-effect transistors of a second type at a second vertical level disposed over the first vertical level. The semiconductor structure also includes a first gate structure shared between the first and second field-effect transistors at the first vertical level, a second gate structure shared between the third and fourth field-effect transistors at the second vertical level, and a gate contact shared by the first and second gate structures. The wherein the first and second gate structures are vertically aligned with another in a layout of the three-dimensional stacked transistor structure between source drain/regions of the first, second, third and fourth field-effect transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dongbing Shao, Chen Zhang, Zheng Xu, Tenko Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11894304
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device with an air gap below a landing pad and a method for forming the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first lower plug and a second lower plug disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a first landing pad disposed over a top surface and upper sidewalls of the first lower plug, and a first upper plug disposed over the first landing pad and electrically connected to the first lower plug. A width of the first lower plug is greater than a width of the first upper plug. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The first lower plug, the second lower plug, the first landing pad and the first upper plug are disposed in the dielectric layer, and the dielectric layer includes an air gap disposed between the first lower plug and the second lower plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung Wu
  • Patent number: 11894305
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a stack structure, a staircase structure, conductive pad structures, and conductive contact structures. The stack structure includes vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures arranged in tiers. Each of the tiers individually includes one of the conductive structures and one of the insulating structures. The staircase structure has steps made up of edges of at least some of the tiers of the stack structure. The conductive pad structures are on the steps of the staircase structure and include beta phase tungsten. The conductive contact structures are on the conductive pad structures. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming microelectronic devices are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Jordan D. Greenlee, John D. Hopkins, Rita J. Klein, Everett A. McTeer, Lifang Xu, Daniel Billingsley, Collin Howder
  • Patent number: 11894306
    Abstract: A display device comprises a display panel substrate and a glass substrate over said display panel substrate, wherein said display panel substrate comprises multiple contact pads, a display area, a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary, wherein said display area comprises a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge, wherein said first boundary is parallel to said third boundary and said first and third edges, wherein said second boundary is parallel to said fourth boundary and said second and fourth edges, wherein a first least distance between said first boundary and said first edge, wherein a second least distance between said second boundary and said second edge, a third least distance between said third boundary and said third edge, a fourth distance between said fourth boundary and said fourth edge, and wherein said first, second, third and fourth least distances are smaller than 100 micrometers, and wherein said glass substrate comprising multiple meta
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Ping-Jung Yang
  • Patent number: 11894307
    Abstract: Disclosed in an embodiment is a semiconductor device package comprising a substrate and a plurality of semiconductor structures arranged to be spaced apart at the center of the substrate, wherein the semiconductor structure is arranged on the substrate and includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer arranged between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer, and the ratio of the maximum height of the outermost surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer to the length of the spacing distance between the adjacent semiconductor structures is 1:3 to 1:60.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Youl Lee, Ki Man Kang, Eun Dk Lee
  • Patent number: 11894308
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor substrate, including a first dielectric layer with a first surface and a second surface, a first conductive via extending between the first surface and the second surface, a first patterned conductive layer on the first surface, and a second patterned conductive layer on the second surface. The first conductive via includes a bottom pattern on the first surface and a second patterned conductive layer on the second surface. The bottom pattern has at least two geometric centers corresponding to at least two geometric patterns, respectively, and a distance between one geometric center and an intersection of the two geometrical patterns is a geometric radius. A distance between the at least two geometric centers is greater than 1.4 times the geometric radius. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate described herein and a semiconductor package structure having the semiconductor substrate are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Ming Wang, Tien-Szu Chen, Wen-Chih Shen, Hsing-Wen Lee, Hsiang-Ming Feng