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Tsai-Sheng Gau
Also filed as: GAU TSAI-SHENG
126 granted patents·15 pending applications·1,186 citations·filing 1998–2024
99Inventor score
Files withTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG66TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD55IND TECH RES INST3LIN BURN JENG2LIU GEORGE2
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141 records- 0199US9153478B2Spacer etching process for integrated circuit designTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·118 cites·20 claims
- 0299US8216767B2Patterning process and chemical amplified photoresist with a photodegradable baseWANG CHIEN-WEI·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·110 cites·19 claims
- 0398US8658344B2Patterning process and photoresist with a photodegradable baseWANG CHIEN-WEI·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 25, 2014·93 cites·19 claims
- 0497US9773676B2Lithography using high selectivity spacers for pitch reductionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 26, 2017·17 cites·19 claims
- 0597US9177797B2Lithography using high selectivity spacers for pitch reductionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·28 cites·20 claims
- 0696US9418868B1Method of fabricating semiconductor device with reduced trench distortionsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 16, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 0796US8837810B2System and method for alignment in semiconductor device fabricationCHEN YEN-LIANG·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·82 cites·20 claims
- 0896US8835323B1Method for integrated circuit patterningTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 16, 2014·22 cites·20 claims
- 0996US7266803B2Layout generation and optimization to improve photolithographic performanceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 4, 2007·82 cites·30 claims
- 1096US7091502B2Apparatus and method for immersion lithographyTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·72 cites·23 claims
- 1195US12050399B2Pellicle assembly and method of making sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 30, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1295US8943445B2Method of merging color sets of layoutTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·29 cites·20 claims
- 1394US10049918B2Directional patterning methodsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 1494US10014175B2Lithography using high selectivity spacers for pitch reductionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 3, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 1594US8962464B1Self-alignment for using two or more layers and methods of forming sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·16 cites·20 claims
- 1693US8381139B2Method for metal correlated via split for double patterningTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 19, 2013·12 cites·20 claims
- 1791US8381153B2Dissection splitting with optical proximity correction and mask rule check enforcementTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·21 cites·20 claims
- 1890US9852908B2Methods for integrated circuit design and fabricationTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 1990US8631379B2Decomposing integrated circuit layoutCHEN PI-TSUNG·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 14, 2014·21 cites·14 claims
- 2090US8431291B2Intensity selective exposure photomaskLIU GEORGE·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 30, 2013·5 cites·16 claims
- 2190US8264662B2In-line particle detection for immersion lithographyCHEN LI-JUI·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 11, 2012·17 cites·16 claims
- 2290US6361909B1Illumination aperture filter design using superpositionIND TECH RES INST·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 26, 2002·82 cites·20 claims
- 2389US9991132B2Lithographic technique incorporating varied pattern materialsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 2489US9449880B1Fin patterning methods for increased process marginTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 20, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 2589US2024379358A1Methods for integrated circuit design and fabricationTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2688US9911623B2Via connection to a partially filled trenchTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 2788US9245763B2Mechanisms for forming patterns using multiple lithography processesTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 2888US9054159B2Method of patterning a feature of a semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·7 cites·19 claims
- 2988US7851774B2System and method for direct writing to a waferTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 14, 2010·9 cites·20 claims
- 3087US12394633B2Method of fabricating semiconductor device with reduced trench distortionsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3187US12159092B2Method for coloring circuit layout and system for performing the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3287US10515823B2Via connection to a partially filled trenchTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 24, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 3387US10163654B2Method of fabricating semiconductor device with reduced trench distortionsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·3 cites·8 claims
- 3487US8038897B2Method and system for wafer inspectionTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·8 cites·13 claims
- 3586US10324369B2Methods for generating a mandrel maskTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 18, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
- 3686US9747408B2Generating final mask pattern by performing inverse beam technology processTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 3786US9684236B1Method of patterning a film layerTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 20, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 3886US7934177B2Method and system for a pattern layout splitTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 26, 2011·19 cites·22 claims
- 3985US9418199B2Method and apparatus for extracting systematic defectsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 16, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4085US9362132B2Systems and methods for a sequential spacer schemeTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4185US7450296B2Method and system for patterning alignment marks on a transparent substrateTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 11, 2008·13 cites·12 claims
- 4285US2024213034A1Via connection to a partially filled trenchTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4384US7732109B2Method and system for improving critical dimension uniformityTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 8, 2010·6 cites·21 claims
- 4483US9735140B2Systems and methods for a sequential spacer schemeTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 15, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4583US8179536B2Measurement of overlay offset in semiconductor processingHUANG TE-CHIH·Filed 2010·Granted May 15, 2012·6 cites·20 claims
- 4683US7234128B2Method for improving the critical dimension uniformity of patterned features on wafersTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 19, 2007·21 cites·38 claims
- 4782US9911606B2Mandrel spacer patterning in multi-pitch integrated circuit manufacturingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 4882US9502261B2Spacer etching process for integrated circuit designTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 4982US9337083B2Multi-layer metal contactsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted May 10, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 5082US8762899B2Method for metal correlated via split for double patterningLIN BURN JENG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
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