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Yi-Wei Chiu

Also filed as: CHIU YI-WEI

133 granted patents·16 pending applications·681 citations·filing 2005–2025

99Inventor score

Technology areasH10P H10W H01L H10D G11C

Files withTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD137 AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INT LLC3 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG3 AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INC1 ASUSTEK COMP INC1

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149 records

0198US11088025B2Contact structure for semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 10, 2021·12 cites·20 claims
0298US10141225B2Metal gates of transistors having reduced resistivityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·17 cites·20 claims
0398US10083863B1Contact structure for semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 25, 2018·77 cites·20 claims
0498US9812363B1FinFET device and method of forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·237 cites·20 claims
0597US11430694B2Metal gates of transistors having reduced resistivityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 30, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
0697US10510596B2Metal gates of transistors having reduced resistivityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
0796US10170555B1Intermetallic doping film with diffusion in source/drainTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·19 cites·20 claims
0895US12094877B2Semiconductor device and methodTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
0995US11776847B2Contact structure for semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
1095US10985061B2Methods for forming contact plugs with reduced corrosionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
1195US10483165B2Methods for forming contact plugs with reduced corrosionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 19, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
1295US10297555B2Integrated circuit structure having crown-shaped semiconductor strips and recesses in the substrate from etched dummy finsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted May 21, 2019·10 cites·20 claims
1395US9881834B1Contact openings and methods forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 30, 2018·14 cites·20 claims
1495US8837207B1Static memory and memory cell thereofUNIV NAT CHIAO TUNG·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 16, 2014·30 cites·16 claims
1594US12080547B2Interconnect system with improved low-K dielectricsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 3, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
1694US10854603B2Semiconductor device and methodTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 1, 2020·8 cites·20 claims
1794US10825727B2Metal gates of transistors having reduced resistivityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 3, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
1894US10522408B2FinFET device and method of forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
1994US10510516B2Moving focus ring for plasma etcherTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 17, 2019·9 cites·20 claims
2094US10186456B2Methods for forming contact plugs with reduced corrosionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
2194US9865697B1Semiconductor device structure and method for forming the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·20 cites·20 claims
2293US10504738B2Focus ring for plasma etcherTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 10, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
2393US10269917B2Method of forming a FinFET with work function tuning layers having stair-step increment sidewallsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 23, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
2493US10079178B1Formation method of semiconductor device structure using multilayer resist layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 18, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
2593US9905456B1Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereofTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 27, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
2693US9837539B1FinFET device and method of formingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 5, 2017·6 cites·19 claims
2792US11075279B2Metal gate and contact plug design and method forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 27, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
2892US11043251B2Magnetic tunnel junction device and method of forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 22, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
2992US10163715B2FinFET device and method of forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 25, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
3091US10510598B2Self-aligned spacers and method forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 17, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
3191US10121873B2Metal gate and contact plug design and method forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 6, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
3291US10037918B2Contact structure and method of fabricating the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 31, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
3390US10679896B2Contact structure for semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 9, 2020·4 cites·18 claims
3490US10510875B2Source and drain structure with reduced contact resistance and enhanced mobilityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
3589US10998259B2Semiconductor device and method of manufactureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted May 4, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
3689US10679950B2Methods of forming recesses in substrates by etching dummy FinsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 9, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
3789US2025300016A1Metal gates of transistors having reduced resistivityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3887US11437484B2Gate structure and method of forming the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 6, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
3987US10629480B2Method for forming semiconductor device structureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
4086US12347729B2Metal gates of transistors having reduced resistivityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
4186US10566232B2Post-etch treatment of an electrically conductive featureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 18, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
4286US10304729B2Method of forming interconnect structuresTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted May 28, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
4385US12354913B2Contact structure for semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
4485US11569125B2Etch profile control of interconnect structuresTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 31, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
4585US2024363409A1Methods for forming contact plugs with reduced corrosionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
4684US10910223B2Doping through diffusion and epitaxy profile shapingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 2, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
4784US10153373B2FinFET device and method of formingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 11, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
4883US12300593B2Semiconductor device and method of manufactureTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
4983US10763162B2Interconnect structure of semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
5083US8693237B2Single-ended SRAM with cross-point data-aware write operationJOU SHYH-JYE·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·14 cites·10 claims

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