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Chien Nan Tu
Also filed as: TU CHIEN-NAN
35 granted patents·11 pending applications·89 citations·filing 2001–2025
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46 records- 0196US9985072B1CMOS image sensor with dual damascene grid design having absorption enhancement structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted May 29, 2018·21 cites·20 claims
- 0295US10553733B2QE approach by double-side, multi absorption structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 4, 2020·12 cites·19 claims
- 0394US11177302B2CMOS image sensor structure with microstructures formed on semiconductor layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 16, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 0494US10157946B2Method for forming CMOS image sensor structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 18, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 0593US10879406B2QE approach by double-side, multi absorption structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 29, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 0691US11996429B2CMOS image sensor structure with microstructures on backside surface of semiconductor layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted May 28, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 0791US10868053B2Image sensor with a high absorption layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 15, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 0891US10510910B2Image sensor with an absorption enhancement semiconductor layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 0990US10211244B2Image sensor device with reflective structure and method for forming the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 19, 2019·5 cites·19 claims
- 1090US9397130B1CMOS image sensor structure with crosstalk improvementTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 19, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 1189US10438980B2Image sensor with a high absorption layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 8, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1288US9818779B2CMOS image sensor structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 14, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 1387US2024274632A1Cmos image sensor structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1486US11393937B2QE approach by double-side, multi absorption structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1585US10861988B2Image sensor with an absorption enhancement semiconductor layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 1685US2025351607A1Deep trench isolation structures resistant to crackingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1784US10861989B2Image sensor with an absorption enhancement semiconductor layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 1884US10153319B2CMOS image sensor with dual damascene grid design having absorption enhancement structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 11, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1984US10056427B1Front side illuminated image sensor device structure and method for forming the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 21, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 2083US2023387150A1Image sensor with a high absorption layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2181US9337229B2Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereofTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 2278US11990493B2Image sensor device with reflective structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2378US2025324782A1Near infrared light sensor with improved light coupling and cmos image sensor including sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2477US9620553B2CMOS image sensor structure with crosstalk improvementTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2575US12453203B2Deep trench isolation structures resistant to crackingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2675US12402422B2Near infrared light sensor with improved light coupling and CMOS image sensor including sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2774US12490535B2CMOS image sensor and method for making the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2874US11830892B2Image sensor with a high absorption layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2974US11302734B2Deep trench isolation structures resistant to crackingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 12, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 3074US10707361B2QE approach by double-side, multi absorption structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3171US11342372B2Image sensor device with reflective layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3271US10734427B2Method for forming image sensor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 4, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3370US9202837B2Image-sensor device and method of manufacturing the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 1, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 3469US9269733B2Image sensor device with improved quantum efficiencyTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3562US10553628B2Image sensor with a high absorption layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3661US2025374703A1Image sensorTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3761US2025366236A1Pixel sensor array and methods of formationTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3860US2025372542A1Semiconductor structure, and method for fabricating a stacked dieTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3953US2024274636A1Pixel sensor arrays and methods of formationTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4051US9620556B2Method for forming image-sensor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4145US10164141B2Image sensor device with damage reductionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 25, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4241US10204959B2Semiconductor image sensing device and manufacturing method thereofTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 12, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4338US9721983B2Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereofTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4433US2005202680A1Method for shrinking a dimension of a gateFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4528US2002187616A1Method of eliminating leakage current in shallow trench isolationFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4626US2002185698A1Gate for preventing dopants from penetrating a gate insulator and method of forming the sameFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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