公开(公告)号：US12080641B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18489674

申请日：2023-10-18

Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

Inventor： Chien-Ying Chen ,  Yen-Jen Chen ,  Yao-Jen Yang ,  Meng-Sheng Chang ,  Chia-En Huang

IPC: G11C29/02 ,  G11C17/16 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H10B20/20

CPC classification number: H01L23/5256 ,  G11C17/16 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H10B20/20 ,  G11C29/027

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a transistor formed in a semiconductor structure, a front-side horizontal conducting line in a first metal layer above the semiconductor structure, and a front-side vertical conducting line in a second metal layer above the first metal layer. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to a first terminal of the transistor, and the front-side vertical conducting line is directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line. In the integrated circuit, a front-side fuse element is conductively connected to the front-side vertical conducting line, and a backside conducting line is directly connected to a second terminal of the transistor. A word connection line extending in the first direction is directly connected to a gate terminal of the transistor.

公开(公告)号：US12007436B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US18363143

申请日：2023-08-01

Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

Inventor： Hsieh-Hung Hsieh ,  Yen-Jen Chen ,  Tzu-Jin Yeh

IPC: G01R31/28

CPC classification number: G01R31/2884 ,  G01R31/2853 ,  G01R31/2879

Abstract: An IC includes a device-under-test (DUT) configured to receive a first AC signal at a first node and output a second AC signal at a second node, the second AC signal being based on the first AC signal, and first and second detection circuits. Each of the first and second detection circuits includes a first gain stage coupled to a corresponding one of the first or second nodes through a first capacitive device, a second gain stage in a cascade arrangement with the first gain stage, and a low-pass filter configured to generate a DC signal based on an output signal of the second gain stage.

公开(公告)号：US11906598B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17818141

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.

Inventor： Hsieh-Hung Hsieh ,  Wu-Chen Lin ,  Yen-Jen Chen ,  Tzu-Jin Yeh

IPC: G01R31/40 ,  H03F3/21 ,  G01R29/08 ,  H03F3/24

CPC classification number: G01R31/40 ,  G01R29/0871 ,  H03F3/211 ,  H03F3/245 ,  H03F2200/267 ,  H03F2200/451

Abstract: A testing system includes: a dividing circuit configured to receive a testing signal and provide a plurality of input signals according to the testing signal; and a plurality of power-amplifier chips coupled to the dividing circuit, each of the plurality of power-amplifier chips being configured to be tested by receiving a respective input signal of the plurality of input signals and generating a respective output signal for a predetermined testing time.

公开(公告)号：US11837539B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17412999

申请日：2021-08-26

Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

Inventor： Chien-Ying Chen ,  Yen-Jen Chen ,  Yao-Jen Yang ,  Meng-Sheng Chang ,  Chia-En Huang

IPC: G11C29/02 ,  H01L23/525 ,  G11C17/16 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H10B20/20

CPC classification number: H01L23/5256 ,  G11C17/16 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H10B20/20 ,  G11C29/027

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a front-side horizontal conducting line in a first metal layer, a front-side vertical conducting line in a second metal layer, a front-side fuse element, and a backside conducting line. The front-side horizontal conducting line is directly connected to the drain terminal-conductor of a transistor through a front-side terminal via-connector. The front-side vertical conducting line is directly connected to the front-side horizontal conducting line through a front-side metal-to-metal via-connector. The front-side fuse element having a first fuse terminal conductively connected to the front-side vertical conducting line. The backside conducting line is directly connected to the source terminal-conductor of the transistor through a backside terminal via-connector.

公开(公告)号：US09490819B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14603900

申请日：2015-01-23

Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

Inventor： Yen-Jen Chen ,  Feng Wei Kuo ,  Huan-Neng Chen ,  Chewn-Pu Jou

IPC: H03L7/06 ,  H03L7/08 ,  H03L7/10 ,  H03L7/197 ,  G04F10/00 ,  H03L7/085 ,  H03L7/099 ,  H03M1/00

CPC classification number: H03L7/0802 ,  G04F10/005 ,  H03L7/085 ,  H03L7/093 ,  H03L7/0992 ,  H03L7/101 ,  H03L7/103 ,  H03L7/104 ,  H03L7/1976 ,  H03L2207/50 ,  H03M1/002 ,  H03M3/32

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a code generator configured to generate a coarse tuning signal and a reset signal based on a reference frequency and a phase difference signal. The apparatus also comprises a digital loop filter configured to generate a fine tuning signal based on the phase difference signal. The apparatus further comprises a voltage control oscillator configured to generate an output signal based on the coarse tuning signal and the fine tuning signal. The apparatus additionally comprises a divider configured to generate a divider frequency based on a divider control signal and the output signal. The phase difference signal is based, at least in part, on the divider frequency, and the divider is configured to be reset based on the reset signal.

Abstract translation: 一种装置，包括代码发生器，其被配置为基于参考频率和相位差信号产生粗调谐信号和复位信号。 该装置还包括数字环路滤波器，其配置为基于相位差信号产生微调信号。 该装置还包括电压控制振荡器，被配置为基于粗调谐信号和微调信号产生输出信号。 该装置还包括分配器，其被配置为基于分频器控制信号和输出信号产生分频器频率。 相位差信号至少部分地基于分频器，并且分频器被配置为基于复位信号被复位。