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Ying-Chen Chao
Also filed as: CHAO YING-CHEN
24 granted patents·4 pending applications·961 citations·filing 1994–2015
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28 records- 0198US5478762AMethod for producing patterning alignment marks in oxideTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 26, 1995·275 cites·22 claims
- 0293US5790417AMethod of automatic dummy layout generationTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·262 cites·19 claims
- 0381US5989754APhotomask arrangement protecting reticle patterns from electrostatic discharge damage (ESD)TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·48 cites·7 claims
- 0478US6604853B2Accelerated thermal stress cycle testTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 12, 2003·22 cites·18 claims
- 0576US9103032B2Apparatus and method for forming thin films in solar cellsTSMC SOLAR LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 11, 2015·1 cites·16 claims
- 0675US6024831AMethod and apparatus for monitoring plasma chamber condition by observing plasma stabilityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·27 cites·20 claims
- 0768US5413940AProcess of treating SOG layer using end-point detector for outgassingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1994·Granted May 9, 1995·43 cites·20 claims
- 0867US5807787AMethod for reducing surface leakage current on semiconductor intergrated circuits during polyimide passivationTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·40 cites·23 claims
- 0966US5674357ASemiconductor substrate cleaning processTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 7, 1997·31 cites·11 claims
- 1064US5726497AUpward plug filled via hole deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 10, 1998·27 cites·17 claims
- 1164US5567643AMethod of forming contamination guard ring for semiconductor integrated circuit applicationsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 22, 1996·29 cites·18 claims
- 1261US5591673ATungsten stud process for stacked via applicationsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·32 cites·26 claims
- 1359US5757060AContamination guard ring for semiconductor integrated circuit applicationsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1996·Granted May 26, 1998·22 cites·18 claims
- 1453US9029737B2Method and system for forming absorber layer on metal coated glass for photovoltaic devicesTSMC SOLAR LTD·Filed 2013·Granted May 12, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 1553US2014131198A1Solar cell formation apparatus and methodTSMC SOLAR LTD·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 1652US8785235B2Apparatus and method for producing solar cellsTENG EDWARD·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 22, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 1752US5999397AMethod for preventing electrostatic discharge damage to an insulating articleTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 7, 1999·13 cites·12 claims
- 1852US5780315ADry etch endpoint methodTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 14, 1998·18 cites·3 claims
- 1952US5385868AUpward plug process for metal via holesTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 31, 1995·17 cites·18 claims
- 2052US2015007890A1Photovoltaic device comprising heat resistant buffer layer, and method of making the sameTSMC SOLAR LTD·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2151US5798192AStructure of a mask for use in a lithography process of a semiconductor fabricationTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·13 cites·8 claims
- 2250US9929304B2Method and system for forming absorber layer on metal coated glass for photovoltaic devicesTSMC SOLAR LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 27, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 2348US5693976AMOSFET device having denuded zones for forming alignment marksTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 2, 1997·9 cites·2 claims
- 2447US5668401AChessboard pattern layout for scribe linesTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 16, 1997·11 cites·1 claims
- 2545US6176141B1Method for stud pull test for film formed on semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·12 cites·11 claims
- 2645US2014302634A1Apparatus and method for producing solar cellsTSMC SOLAR LTD·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2740US5685947AChemical-mechanical polishing with an embedded abrasiveTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 11, 1997·8 cites·13 claims
- 2838US2013075247A1Method and system for forming chalcogenide semiconductor materials using sputtering and evaporation functionsLEE WEN-CHIN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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