Patents by Inventor Chen Lung Tsai

Chen Lung Tsai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11183265
    Abstract: An environment control apparatus includes an apparatus body, a processing device, a plurality of heating devices, and a plurality of cooling devices. The apparatus body includes a plurality of accommodating chambers each having one of the heating devices or one of the cooling devices. Each of the heating devices has a high temperature contacting structure, and each of the cooling devices has a low temperature contacting structure. When a chip testing device carrying chips is arranged in one of the accommodating chambers, the chip testing device is supplied with electricity, and the heating device or the cooling device of the one of the accommodating chambers is in operation, the chip testing device is configured to test the chips disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ONE TEST SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chen-Lung Tsai, Gene Rosenthal
  • Publication number: 20210311107
    Abstract: A system-level testing apparatus and a system-level testing system are provided. The system-level testing apparatus includes an apparatus body, a chip carrying device, and a control device. A holding structure in the apparatus body is configured to hold a system circuit board. The chip carrying device includes a carrying circuit board, and a plurality of electrical connection sockets and a plurality of connection structures are disposed on the carrying circuit board. The electrical connection structures are electrically connected to the connection structures. When the electrical connection sockets carry a plurality of chips under test, the carrying circuit board is disposed on the system circuit board, and the connection structures are connected to a plurality of system connection structures of the system circuit board, the control device can transmit a test signal to perform a system-level test operation to the system circuit board and the chips under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20210311109
    Abstract: A chip testing circuit and a testing method thereof are provided. The chip testing circuit includes a parameter measurement circuit, a plurality of power supply circuits, a plurality of switch circuits, and a control circuit. The plurality of power supply circuits respectively provide power supply to a plurality of chips carried by a plurality of sockets. Each switch circuit is electrically connected between one socket and one power supply circuit. The control circuit is connected in parallel to a plurality of signal pins of the plurality of chips carried by the plurality of sockets, so that when the control circuit outputs test data, all the chips can simultaneously receive the test data. When executing a parametric test mode, the control circuit controls one of the switch circuits to be turned on and controls the parameter measurement circuit to perform an electrical performance test on the chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Patent number: 11125809
    Abstract: A chip testing device for being transferred among a plurality of working stations includes a circuit board, a control set, and a plurality of connection terminals. The circuit board is provided with a plurality of electrical connection sockets disposed thereon each for carrying a chip. The control set includes a plurality of testing modules disposed on the circuit board. The connection terminals are disposed on the circuit board. When the connection terminals are connected to an external power supply device, the testing modules are connected to the electrical connection sockets, and each of the testing modules is able to test the chip on the electrical connection socket connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ONE TEST SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chen-Lung Tsai, Gene Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 11119147
    Abstract: An environment control device and a chip testing system are provided. An apparatus body of the environment control device includes a plurality of accommodating chambers. Each of the accommodating chambers has a temperature adjusting device disposed therein. Each of the accommodating adjusting devices includes a temperature adjuster, a contacting structure, a frame body, and an elastic annular enclosed member. When a chip testing device carrying a plurality of chips is disposed in one of the accommodating chambers, and the contacting structure contacts one side of the chips, the elastic annular enclosed member is abutted against the chip testing device, and the chip testing device and the contacting structure jointly define an enclosed space. The temperature adjuster can correspondingly adjust the temperature of the contacting structure so that the chip testing device can perform a predetermined testing process on the chips in a predetermined temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ONE TEST SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chen-Lung Tsai, Gene Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 11029333
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a pressing device and a chip carrying device. The chip carrying device includes a circuit board and a plurality of electrically connecting units. Each electrically connecting unit includes a main body disposed on the circuit board to form an accommodating slot, a lift structure, a supporting structure, an elastic assembly sandwiched between the lift structure and the supporting structure, and a plurality of probe assemblies, the latter four of which are arranged in the accommodating slot. The lift structure has a chip receiving slot for receiving a chip. When the chip receiving slot receives the chip and the lift structure is not pressed, the probe assemblies are not connected to the chip. When the chip receiving slot receives the chip and the lift structure is pressed by the pressing device to move toward the accommodating slot, the probe assemblies are connected to the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ONE TEST SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chen-Lung Tsai, Gene Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 11022643
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a chip carrying device and a pressing device. The chip carrying device includes a circuit board and a plurality of electrically connecting units disposed on the circuit board. Each electrically connecting unit includes a main body disposed on the circuit board to form an accommodating slot, a lift structure partially arranged in the accommodating slot. A portion of the lift structure having a chip receiving slot passes through an opening of the main body. The pressing device includes a temperature conditioner being controllable to increase or decrease temperature. When the lift structure is pressed by a flat structure of the temperature conditioner, the probe assemblies are connected to one side of a chip received in the chip receiving slot, and the flat contacting surface is abutted against another side of the chip for transmitting heat energy there-between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ONE TEST SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chen-Lung Tsai, Gene Rosenthal
  • Publication number: 20210132140
    Abstract: A chip testing device and a chip testing system are provided. The chip testing system includes a chip testing device and a plurality of environment control apparatuses. A plurality of electrical connection sockets are disposed on one side of a circuit board, and a plurality of testing modules are disposed on another side of the circuit board. A first fixing member and a second fixing member fix the electrical connection sockets on one side of the circuit board, and no screwing members are required to be screwed between the electrical connection sockets and the circuit board. Each of the electrical connection sockets with a chip disposed thereon can be disposed in a high temperature environment or a low temperature environment for testing along with the chip testing device, so that each of the chips does not need to be detached repeatedly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20210132142
    Abstract: An environment control device and a chip testing system are provided. An apparatus body of the environment control device includes a plurality of accommodating chambers. Each of the accommodating chambers has a temperature adjusting device disposed therein. Each of the accommodating adjusting devices includes a temperature adjuster, a contacting structure, a frame body, and an elastic annular enclosed member. When a chip testing device carrying a plurality of chips is disposed in one of the accommodating chambers, and the contacting structure contacts one side of the chips, the elastic annular enclosed member is abutted against the chip testing device, and the chip testing device and the contacting structure jointly define an enclosed space. The temperature adjuster can correspondingly adjust the temperature of the contacting structure so that the chip testing device can perform a predetermined testing process on the chips in a predetermined temperature environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Patent number: 10955466
    Abstract: An environment control apparatus includes an apparatus body, a processing device, and a plurality of temperature adjusting devices. The apparatus body includes a plurality of accommodating chambers each having one of the temperature adjusting devices. Each of the temperature adjusting devices has a heater and a cooler. When a chip testing device carrying a plurality of chips is arranged in one of the accommodating chambers, the chip testing device is supplied with electricity, and the heater and the cooler of the corresponding temperature adjusting device are controlled to operate, the chip testing device performs a testing process on the chips disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ONE TEST SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chen-Lung Tsai, Gene Rosenthal
  • Publication number: 20210019245
    Abstract: A memory test method for being implemented by storing corresponding test result data and test parameter data into memory chips when a burn-in test, a high temperature test, a low temperature test, and a normal temperature test are performed on the memory chips. A memory test method for being implemented by storing the corresponding test result data and the test parameter data into the memory chips after the memory chips finish the burn-in test, the high temperature test, the low temperature test, and the normal temperature test. The memory chips can internally store the test result data and the test parameter data after finishing tests through the memory test method of the present disclosure so that relevant personnel can read data to easily trace back test history of the memory chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20210020260
    Abstract: An environment control apparatus includes an apparatus body, a processing device, a plurality of heating devices, and a plurality of cooling devices. The apparatus body includes a plurality of accommodating chambers each having one of the heating devices or one of the cooling devices. Each of the heating devices has a high temperature contacting structure, and each of the cooling devices has a low temperature contacting structure. When a chip testing device carrying chips is arranged in one of the accommodating chambers, the chip testing device is supplied with electricity, and the heating device or the cooling device of the one of the accommodating chambers is in operation, the chip testing device is configured to test the chips disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20210018559
    Abstract: A chip testing system includes a central control device, a chip mounting apparatus, a plurality of environment control apparatus, a classification apparatus, and a transferring apparatus. The central control device is configured to control the chip mounting apparatus to dispose a plurality of chips onto a chip testing device. Each of the environment control apparatus includes a plurality of accommodating chambers that are independent from each other. Each of the accommodating chambers is provided with a temperature adjusting device. The central control device is configured to control the transferring apparatus to place the chip testing device into one of the accommodating chambers. When the chip testing device carrying the chips is arranged in the corresponding accommodating chamber, the central control device is configured to control an operation of the corresponding temperature adjusting device, so that the chips are in an environment of a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20210018557
    Abstract: A chip testing device for being transferred among a plurality of working stations includes a circuit board, a control set, and a plurality of connection terminals. The circuit board is provided with a plurality of electrical connection sockets disposed thereon each for carrying a chip. The control set includes a plurality of testing modules disposed on the circuit board. The connection terminals are disposed on the circuit board. When the connection terminals are connected to an external power supply device, the testing modules are connected to the electrical connection sockets, and each of the testing modules is able to test the chip on the electrical connection socket connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20210018560
    Abstract: An environment control apparatus includes an apparatus body, a processing device, and a plurality of temperature adjusting devices. The apparatus body includes a plurality of accommodating chambers each having one of the temperature adjusting devices. Each of the temperature adjusting devices has a heater and a cooler. When a chip testing device carrying a plurality of chips is arranged in one of the accommodating chambers, the chip testing device is supplied with electricity, and the heater and the cooler of the corresponding temperature adjusting device are controlled to operate, the chip testing device performs a testing process on the chips disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20210018558
    Abstract: A chip testing method for being implemented by a chip testing system includes: a chip mounting step implemented by using a chip mounting apparatus to respectively dispose a plurality of chips onto electrical connection sockets of a chip testing device; a moving-in step implemented by transferring the chip testing device carrying the chips into one of accommodating chambers of an environment control apparatus; a temperature adjusting step implemented by controlling a temperature adjusting device of the one of the accommodating chambers so that the chips are in an environment having a predetermined temperature; and a testing step implemented by providing electricity to the chip testing device, so that each testing module of the chip testing device performs a predetermined testing process on the chips on the corresponding electrical connection sockets connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20200355725
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a chip carrying device and a pressing device. The chip carrying device includes a circuit board and a plurality of electrically connecting units that are disposed on the circuit board and each can receive a chip. The pressing device includes a cover and an abutting member disposed between the cover and the electrically connecting units. The cover is disposed on the circuit board to jointly define an accommodating space that accommodates the abutting member and the electrically connecting units. The cover can be connected to an air suction apparatus for expelling air in the accommodating space. When the air suction apparatus performs a suction operation to expel the air in the accommodating space, the abutting member is abutted against the electrically connecting units and the chips so as to connect each of the electrically connecting units and the corresponding chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20200355740
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a chip carrying device and a pressing device. The chip carrying device includes a circuit board and a plurality of electrically connecting units disposed on the circuit board. Each electrically connecting unit includes a main body disposed on the circuit board to form an accommodating slot, a lift structure partially arranged in the accommodating slot. A portion of the lift structure having a chip receiving slot passes through an opening of the main body. The pressing device includes a temperature conditioner being controllable to increase or decrease temperature. When the lift structure is pressed by a flat structure of the temperature conditioner, the probe assemblies are connected to one side of a chip received in the chip receiving slot, and the flat contacting surface is abutted against another side of the chip for transmitting heat energy there-between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20200355726
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a pressing device and a chip carrying device. The chip carrying device includes a circuit board and a plurality of electrically connecting units. Each electrically connecting unit includes a main body disposed on the circuit board to form an accommodating slot, a lift structure, a supporting structure, an elastic assembly sandwiched between the lift structure and the supporting structure, and a plurality of probe assemblies, the latter four of which are arranged in the accommodating slot. The lift structure has a chip receiving slot for receiving a chip. When the chip receiving slot receives the chip and the lift structure is not pressed, the probe assemblies are not connected to the chip. When the chip receiving slot receives the chip and the lift structure is pressed by the pressing device to move toward the accommodating slot, the probe assemblies are connected to the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: CHEN-LUNG TSAI, GENE ROSENTHAL
  • Patent number: 10726183
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a chip carrying device and a pressing device. The chip carrying device includes a circuit board and a plurality of electrically connecting units that are disposed on the circuit board and each can receive a chip. The pressing device includes a cover, an abutting member, and an airtight member. The cover is disposed on the circuit board to jointly define an accommodating space accommodating the abutting member and the electrically connecting units. The airtight member is arranged between the cover and the circuit board to seal the accommodating space. The cover has at least one exhaust hole. When an air suction apparatus exhausts air in the accommodating space through the at least one exhaust hole, the cover is abutted against the airtight member, and the abutting member is abutted against the chips to connect each of the electrically connecting units and the corresponding chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: ONE TEST SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chen-Lung Tsai, Gene Rosenthal