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Lee, Tainan

Cheng-Tai Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090195567COLOR CALIBRATING METHOD, COLOR CALIBRATING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A color calibrating method includes receiving a color signal wherein the color signal is associated with a set of minimum brightness voltages and a set of maximum brightness voltages, analyzing a distribution of the set of the minimum brightness voltages and a voltage distribution of the set of the maximum brightness voltages to obtain a first distribution curve and a second distribution curve, and adjusting a maximum value of the first distribution curve to a first target value and adjusting a maximum value of the second distribution curve to a second target value.08-06-2009

Chia-Hang Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090244109LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes an LCD panel, a scan driver, a timing controller and a data driver. The LCD panel includes first and second pixel rows. The timing controller determines a correction voltage index according to an absolute difference between an average of original pixel voltages corresponding to original pixel data of all pixels of the first pixel row, and an average of original pixel voltages corresponding to original pixel data of all pixels of the second pixel row, determines a correction voltage according to the correction voltage index, determines an adjusted pixel voltage in a target pixel according to an original pixel voltage of the target pixel in the second pixel row and the correction voltage, and outputs adjusted pixel data corresponding to the adjusted pixel voltage. The data driver outputs the adjusted pixel voltage to the target pixel according to the adjusted pixel data.10-01-2009
20100238204GENERATING CORRECTED GRAY SCALE DATA TO IMPROVE DISPLAY QUALITY - A method of displaying image data, which can mitigate a double-boundary problem and improve MPRT, includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of frame data of a pixel; correcting subframe data of two of the plurality frame data; and sequentially displaying each of the subframe data of the plurality frame data.09-23-2010

Patent applications by Chia-Hang Lee, Tainan TW

Chih-Hwa Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110173848STEAM BRUSH - A steam brush of the present invention, it relates to a household appliance equipped with an electric heater. The steam brush of the present invention, the inside of its housing is disposed with a water tank, a water pump and an electric heating plate, a switch disposed on said housing is respectively connected to the external power line and the electric heating plate; wherein said housing is cylinder-shaped, a steam outlet surface is disposed on the top surface of said housing; a base seat detachably supports said housing. The steam outlet surface of the steam brush can be far away from the desktop, so it is relatively safe. Said steam brush can expand its functions, which can be applied as indoor humidifier, electric iron or cosmetic tool for facial steaming, it is multi-use.07-21-2011

Ching-Chung Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100182307OUTPUT BUFFERING CIRCUIT, AMPLIFIER DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - An output buffering circuit of a driver device for a display includes a first amplifier circuit having a first input stage, coupled between an upper power supply and a lower power supply, and a first output stage, coupled between the upper power supply and a first intermediate power supply that is greater than the lower power supply, and a second amplifier circuit having a second input stage coupled between the upper power supply and the lower power supply, and a second output stage coupled between a second intermediate power supply that is lower than the upper power supply and the lower power supply.07-22-2010
20100259510Apparatus for data encoding in LCD Driver - A source driver includes an external data bus and a receiver configured to receive data signals from the external data bus, the receiver having an encoder configured to encode the data signals and output encoded signals such that a toggling rate of the encoded signals is less than a toggling rate of the data signals, an internal data bus configured to transmit the encoded signals, and a plurality of driving channels configured to receive the encoded signals from the internal data bus and to output driving voltages.10-14-2010

Chuan-Che Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090195320IMPLEMENTING LAYOUT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONTAINING OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER - A method for implementing a layout of an integrated circuit containing an OP (operational amplifier) is disclosed. The method includes constructing an output path connecting an output terminal of the OP to an output pad of the OP; and constructing a feedback path connecting an input terminal of the OP to an element of the OP, the element lying in an area covering the output pad, in which a minimum distance between the element and the output pad is less than a tenth of length of the feedback path. The present invention also provides an integrated circuit device produced through the method.08-06-2009

Guo-Ming Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090115774Control circuit for a bandgap circuit - A control circuit for a start-up circuit that induces current flow in a bandgap circuit during a start-up phase is disclosed. A comparator passes a power supply to the start-up circuit according to an internal node of the bandgap circuit after the start-up phase. An activating circuit is used to activate the comparator to obtain the power supply at an output earlier than another output node of the comparator.05-07-2009
20090115775Control circuit for a bandgap circuit - A control circuit for a start-up circuit that induces current flow in a bandgap circuit during a start-up phase is disclosed. The control circuit is configured to pass a power supply to the start-up circuit according to an internal node of the bandgap circuit after the start-up phase.05-07-2009

Gwo-Bin Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120141989KIT AND METHOD FOR RAPIDLY DETECTING A TARGET NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENT - The invention provides a kit for rapidly detecting a target nucleic acid fragment comprising a magnetic bead; an inner primer pair and an outer primer pair suitable for loop-mediated isothermal amplification; and reagents for loop-mediated isothermal amplification. The invention also provides a kit for detecting a pathogen in fish, a method for rapidly detecting a target nucleic acid fragment, and a method for detecting a pathogen in fish.06-07-2012

Gwo Giun Lee, Tainan TW

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20100220893Method and System of Mono-View Depth Estimation - A method and system of mono-view depth estimation are disclosed. A two-dimensional (2D) image is first segmented into a number of objects. A depth diffusion region (DDR), such as the ground or a floor, is then detected among the objects. The DDR generally includes a horizontal plane. The DDR is assigned the depth, and each object connected to the DDR is assigned depth according to the depth of the DDR at the connected site.09-02-2010
20100220924Method and System of Extracting A Perceptual Feature Set - A method and system of extracting a perceptual feature set for image/video segmentation are disclosed. An input image is converted to obtain a hue component and a saturation component, where the hue component is quantized into a number of quantum values. After weighting the quantized hue component with the saturation component, the weighted quantized hue component and the saturation component are subjected to a statistical operation in order to extract feature vectors. Accordingly, the method and system provide overall segmentation results that are very close to human interpretation.09-02-2010
20120293343METHOD FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT PARALLEL AVC/H.264 CONTEXT-BASED ADAPTIVE BINARY ARITHMETIC CODING DECODER - Methods for decoding are provided. The proposed method includes steps of: receiving a most probable symbol (MPS) value and a probability value for generating a probability model update; and receiving the probability model update for generating the MPS value and the probability value, wherein when the probability value shows that an MPS is occurred, a path corresponds to the MPS is estimated and a first bin included in the path is decoded beforehand.11-22-2012

Hengyuan Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100038791RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A resistive random access memory and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes providing a bottom electrode formed on a substrate. A metal oxide layer is formed on the bottom electrode. An oxygen atom gettering layer is formed on the metal oxide layer. A top electrode is formed on the oxygen atom gettering layer. The previous mentioned structure is subjected to a thermal treatment, driving the oxygen atoms of the metal oxide layer to migrate into and react with the oxygen atom gettering layer, thus leaving a plurality of oxygen vacancies of the metal oxide layer.02-18-2010

Huey-Shiang Julie Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110198894Chair with electrically adjustable components - An adjustable chair (08-18-2011

Hung-Chia Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
201201272882D-to-3D DELAY COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A 2D-to-3D delay compensation method for making a pair of shutter glasses be synchronization with a display device's playback of a video source is disclosed. The display device is coupled with a 2D-to-3D conversion box. The method includes the following steps: firstly, the 2D-to-3D conversion box sends out a calibration pattern to the display device. Then, a shutter control signal is sent out after waiting a delay time to switch on and off the left and right lenses of the pair of shutter glasses. Subsequently, the calibration pattern is detected. Finally, determine whether the delay time must be adjusted or not according to the detecting result.05-24-2012

Jing-Wei Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120330365In-Situ Deformable Mini-Bone Plate - A bone plate provided in the present invention has an elongated strip, and a series of repeating units are provided on the elongated strip. Each repeating unit has two crowns, two necks, and four bridges, wherein the two crowns and the two necks are connected by the four bridges to from a symmetrical ring structure, and wherein a width of the bridge (BW) is greater than a width of the crown (CW), a maximum distance between inner sides of the two crowns (ID) is greater than a width of the neck (NW), a maximum distance between outer sides of two opposite bridges of the four bridges (OD) is greater than a unit length between two adjacent repeating units (UL), and the crown width (CW) is 12-27-2012

Jonq-Ren Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080220197PHASE-CHANGE RECORDING FILM WITH STABLE CRYSTALLIZATION RATE, TARGET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE PHASE-CHANGE RECORDING FILM - A phase-change recording film with stable crystallization rate and a composite target for producing the film are composed of 10 to 50 atomic percent of phase-change material containing Te or Sb and 50 to 90 atomic percent of dielectric material. Another target for producing the film is composed of dielectric material and a phase-change material containing Te or Sb attached to the dielectric material. A co-sputtering process for producing the film uses a target made of dielectric material and a target made of phase-change material containing Te or Sb to co-sputter. Because the crystallization rate of the phase-change recording film does not change as the thickness of phase-change recording film varies, manufacturing the phase-change recording film does not require to be precisely controlled unduly.09-11-2008

Kuen-Ming Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100184425Automatic Fall Behind Warning Method And System - Disclosed relates to an automatic fall behind warning method and system applied in a group activity environment. Each individual in the group corresponds to a node and all of such nodes form an independent network. The method initializes an outside node table for the group and gets a link quality index table (LQI table) among the nodes on the network. A table specifying outside and inside nodes for the network topology is generated via an algorithm. Then the method checks if there is a node being disappeared from the outside nodes of the generated table. If not, it updates the outside node table and continues to get a newest LQI table. If so, the node falls behind is confirmed and a warning notice is automatically generated once the disappeared node is not an inside node is verified. Otherwise, the method returns to the step of updating the outside node table.07-22-2010

Kuo-I Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120004351Crosslinked Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers - This disclosure is directed to crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers that include allyl ether side groups in the urethane structure, specifically in the hard segments of the polyurethane polymer, and a free radical source. This disclosure is also directed to methods of synthesizing the crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers having allyl ether side groups in the hard segments. The solvent resistance, water resistance, weather resistance, and heat resistance are improved as a result of the urethanes elastomers being prepared according to this disclosure. As a result of these improved properties, the finished crosslinked polyurethane elastomers can be applied in articles such as footwear parts or soles, tubes, hoses, cables, films and sheets.01-05-2012

Kuo-Sheng Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120319990TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device is provided. The touch display device includes a touch panel disposed on a display panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of first conductive patterns arranged along a first direction, wherein the first conductive patterns are separated from each other. A plurality of second conductive patterns is arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second conductive patterns are connected with each other. An isolation structure is disposed between any two adjacent first conductive patterns. A plurality of conductive bridge structures is disposed on the isolation structure for electrically connecting any two adjacent first conductive patterns.12-20-2012

Rong-Ren Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130015425LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT WITH MULTIPLE LIGHT-EMTTING STACKED LAYERSAANM Lin; Yi-ChiehAACI TainanAACO TWAAGP Lin; Yi-Chieh Tainan TWAANM Lee; Rong-RenAACI TainanAACO TWAAGP Lee; Rong-Ren Tainan TW - A light-emitting element includes a substrate; a first light-emitting stacked layer formed on the substrate; a tunneling layer formed on the first light-emitting stacked layer; a second light-emitting stacked layer formed on the tunneling layer; and a contact layer formed on the second light-emitting stacked layer.01-17-2013

Seok-Woon Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080197342Display device and method of manufacturing the same - A display device and its method of manufacture. The display device is formed to include a substrate having an upper surface, a recess region having a bottom surface and sidewalls, a light-emitting element and a switch element. The light-emitting element includes a first electrode disposed on the recess region, a light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the light-emitting layer. The switch element is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the light-emitting element. The bottom surface of the recess region is lower than the bottom surface of the active layer.08-21-2008
20090212293Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same - A semiconductor device, comprising a substrate, a semiconductive layer and a gate electrode is provided. The semiconductive layer having a crystallization promoting material is formed over the substrate. The semiconductive layer has a channel region, a first doped region and a second doped region. The first doped region has a donor and an acceptor, and the second doped region has a dopant which is selected from one of the donor and the acceptor. The second doped region is disposed between the first doped region and the channel region. The gate electrode is insulated from the channel region.08-27-2009

Sheng-Lung Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120117439System and method of decoding LDPC code blocks - A receiver apparatus comprises a LDPC decoder that can apply an accelerated belief propagation method for iteratively decoding each code block. When the number of iterations reaches a certain threshold value, the accelerated belief propagation method can adjust the initial condition used in each iteration. The initial condition is adjusted so as to enhance the likelihood of convergence in the iterative method. As a result, performance of the decoder and receiver apparatus can be improved.05-10-2012
20120117442System and method for handling forward error correction code blocks in a receiver - A receiver apparatus can identify a plurality of patterns corresponding to scrambled synchronization bytes of a transport stream in a number of successive signal frames containing FEC code blocks, determine a pattern distribution into which most of the patterns identified in the successive signal frames map, and generate a synchronization signal locked to a distribution of the FEC code blocks associated with the pattern distribution. With this synchronization signal, FEC code blocks can be timely handled in a reliable manner through a FEC decoder, making the receiver apparatus more efficient and robust. In other embodiments, methods of handling FEC code blocks in a receiver apparatus are also described.05-10-2012

Shiow-Ju Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110172261DIBENZO[f,h]ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES - A group of novel dibenzo[f,h]isoquinoline derivatives as shown in the specification. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating a disease associated with NO overproduction, cancer, or viral infection.07-14-2011

Stanley Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090154472Packet Forwarding Apparatus And Method For Virtualization Switch - Disclosed is a packet forwarding apparatus and method for virtualization switch, applicable to switch environments built by Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) connections. The packet forwarding apparatus comprises a header extractor, a dispatcher, and a forwarding unit. After completion of the authorization for iSCSI session connections, the header extractor receives at least an iSCSI packet and extracts the header for the at least an iSCSI packet. The dispatcher decides the flow directions for the received packets. The forwarding unit forwards the packets between the client-side connection and the storage-side connection, including converting the virtual address into physical address for the received iSCSI packets, building the mapping between the client-side interface and the storage-side interface, and delivering the payload associated with the connections.06-18-2009

Te Lung Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080216215Multifunctional safety helmet - The present invention is to provide a multifunctional safety helmet which comprises: a shell, having a concavity at each side that forms a protection lump at its front; a chin shield, positioned in the front of the shell where each of the top sides has an ear cover, where the chin shield is pivoted on both sides of the shell with a fixing by a lift adjusting device; a clasp device, located in the interior of the front bottom of the chin shield and the interior of the protection lump of the shell, comprising: a button, linked by a spring for automatic bounce back; a link pole, with one end connecting to the end of the button; a slide, embedded in the seat, and connected to the other end of the link pole; a clasp chunk, positioned under the slide; and a movable clasp body, located inside the protection lump of the shell, and fastened by a cover, where an opening is devised for accommodating the slide, and an elastic element is placed between the clasp body and the cover, while the clasp body further comprises a flat piece, a clasp notch and a clasp hook, and the clasp notch is used for accommodating the clasp chunk and for seizing the clasp hook mutually; and a visor, pivoted within the lift adjusting device; accordingly, the join of the headpieces being firm and tight through the realization of the foregoing mentioned structure.09-11-2008

Tsung-Ying Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120091296Adjustable Supporting Apparatus of Object Holder - An adjustable supporting apparatus of an object holder includes a body including an upper seat mounted on an upper end thereof for receiving an object, and a plurality of support elements, wherein each of the support elements has one end axially connected on the upper seat of the body by means of an axial rotating structure and another end having an abutting portion formed thereon to rotate axially by means of the axial rotating structure and to abut against the object. Hence each of the support elements is capable of being rotated to adjust a desired holding range and height with respect to the size of the object to enhance utility.04-19-2012
20120181403Hanging Device - A hanging device includes a holding set including a loop to hold an object and a fastening structure extending outward from one side of the loop. A supporting assembly includes at least one post, one end of which is axially coupled with the holding set by using at least one axial positioning structure, wherein the axial positioning structure is used to adjust and position the post.07-19-2012

Wei-Ta Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110239355Padding Device for sports - A padding device for sports includes an outer armor comprised of two main pads and a front guard board. Two linings are mounted in the outer armor. Reinforced portions, reinforcing blocks, and reinforced sections are formed on an outer surface of the outer armor and include apertures and perforations. Vents are formed in areas of each lining corresponding to the reinforced portions, reinforcing blocks, and reinforced sections. The vents provide rapid dissipation of heat generated by the wearer during sporting, providing comfort wearing. The reinforced portions, reinforcing blocks, and reinforced sections reinforce the areas where the vents are formed.10-06-2011
20120311769Lining for a Padding Device for Sports - A lining for a padding device for sports includes a buffer pad having outer and inner surfaces. A plurality of slots extends from the outer surface through the inner surface. The inner surface of the buffer pad is wavy and mounted to an inner surface of a padding device. A wavy, air-impermeable first sealing layer is bonded to the outer surface and is in contact with the inner surface of the padding device. A wavy, air-impermeable second sealing layer is bonded to the inner surface of the buffer pad. The first and second sealing layers seal the of the buffer pad. The second sealing layer is in contact with a body of a wearer. Spaces are defined between the wavy second sealing layer and the body of the wearer for convection of air.12-13-2012

Wen-Jhy Lee, Tainan TW

Wen-Jin Lee, Tainan TW

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20080229526System for cleaning a wafer - A system for cleaning a wafer. At least one first chuck roller is connected to a first roller base and includes a first annular groove. A second roller base opposes the first roller base. At least one second chuck roller is connected to the second roller base and includes a second annular groove. A sensing chuck roller is connected to the second roller base and includes a third annular groove corresponding to the first and second annular grooves. A cleaning member covers the third annular groove. A circumferential edge of the wafer is positioned in the first and second annular grooves and abuts the cleaning member. The first and second chuck rollers rotate the wafer, enabling the circumferential edge thereof to rub against the cleaning member.09-25-2008

Wen-Yeu Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100313726BLIND CUTTING MACHINE - A blind cutting machine is used to cut a horizontal and a vertical blind. The blind cutting machine includes a table, a first cutting device, a first and a second supporting base. The first cutting device is disposed on the table, and a cutting blade die holder is disposed on a die plate. A first driving mechanism is connected to the cutting blade die holder, so as to drive the cutting blade die holder. A first and a second positioning region of the die plate respectively position elements of the horizontal and the vertical blinds. The cutting blade die holder has a first and a second cutting blade disposed corresponding to the first and the second positioning regions respectively, the first cutting blade has a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge, and the second cutting edge has a vertical cutting portion and has a chamfering portion.12-16-2010

Yi-Chin Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100157214TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY THEREOF - A transflective LCD panel includes scan lines, data lines, transmissive pixels and reflective pixels. Each transmissive pixel is configured to receive a transmissive pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a first gray level related to the transmissive pixel voltage. Each reflective pixel receives a reflective pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a second gray level related to the reflective pixel voltage. When the transmissive pixel and the reflective pixel are used to display a same gray level, the transmissive pixel voltage and the reflective pixel voltage are predetermined such that corresponding first and second gray levels substantially equal each other.06-24-2010

Yi-Ting Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130012362HAND REHABILITATION DEVICE - A hand rehabilitation device includes a base having an arm support. A first actuator is mounted to the base and includes a first output end. A second actuator is connected to the first output end of the first actuator and includes a second output end. A handle is connected to the second output end. One of the first and second output ends rotates about an axis. The other of the first and second output ends reciprocates in a direction.01-10-2013

Yueh-Hsun Lee, Tainan TW

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20120090676THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin-film solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are presented, in which the dopant concentration turns low in a sloping way. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first contact region, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second contact region. The first contact region a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second contact region are disposed on the substrate. At least one of the first contact region and the second contact region contains an N-type dopant, and the concentration of the N-type dopant is decreased gradually in a direction towards the photoelectric conversion layer. Through the thin-film solar cell and the method for manufacturing the same, the conversion efficiency of the solar cell is improved, and the thin-film solar cell and the manufacturing method are capable of being integrated with an existing manufacturing process of a solar cell, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the cost.04-19-2012

Yuh-Lang Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100267849GELATOR FOR PRODUCING A GEL ELECTROLYTE - A gelator for producing a gel electrolyte is a copolymer and comprises multiple major monomeric units, multiple minor monomeric units and multiple optional components. The major monomeric units comprise acrylonitrile (AN) monomeric units that have good ionic conductivity and coordinating sites for lithium ions to be dissolved with a liquid-electrolytic solvent. The minor monomeric units are a combination of at least one type monomeric unit, and the combination of at least one type monomeric unit is selected from a group consisting of vinyl acetate (VA), allyl acetate (AA), styrene, acrylamide and at least one reactive compound. A gel electrolyte is a mixture of a gelator and a liquid-electrolytic solvent.10-21-2010

Zhi-Cheng Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110294274METHOD OF FORMING METAL GATE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING METAL GATE TRANSISTOR - A method of forming metal gate transistor includes providing a substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer, a work function metal layer and a polysilicon layer stacked on the substrate; forming a hard mask and a patterned photoresist on the polysilicon layer; removing the patterned photoresist, and next utilizing the hard mask as an etching mask to remove parts of the polysilicon layer and parts of the work function metal layer. Thus, a gate stack is formed. Since the patterned photoresist is removed before forming the gate stack, the gate stack is protected from damages of the photoresist-removing process. The photoresist-removing process does not attack the sidewalls of the gate stack, so a bird's beak effect of the gate dielectric layer is prevent.12-01-2011
20120309185METHOD OF FORMING METAL GATE STRUCTURE - A method of forming metal gate structure includes providing a substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer, a material layer and a polysilicon layer stacked on the substrate; forming a first mask layer, a second mask layer and a patterned photoresist on the polysilicon layer; removing portions of the second mask layer and the first mask layer to form a hard mask by utilizing the patterned photoresist as an etching mask; removing the patterned photoresist, and next utilizing the hard mask as an etching mask to remove parts of the polysilicon layer and parts of the material layer. Thus, a gate stack is formed. Since the patterned photoresist is removed before forming the gate stack, the gate stack is protected from damages of the photoresist-removing process. The photoresist-removing process does not attack the sidewalls of the gate stack, so a bird's beak effect of the gate dielectric layer is prevent.12-06-2012

Zonglin Lee, Tainan TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120240859WAFER SUSCEPTOR AND CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A wafer susceptor and a chemical vapor deposition apparatus. In one embodiment, the chemical vapor deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a susceptor, a heater and a gas supply system. The susceptor is disposed within the chamber and is rotatable around a rotation axis, wherein an upper surface of the susceptor is suitable for carrying a plurality of wafers, and a middle region of a lower surface of the susceptor is set with a first cavity. The heater is disposed under the susceptor and is used to heat the wafers on the susceptor. The gas supply system is used to introduce a reactive gas into the chamber.09-27-2012