Patents by Inventor Chih-Chien Lin
Chih-Chien Lin 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).
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Publication number: 20240129634Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for dynamically controlling shooting parameters of a camera and a tracking device. The method includes: determining a plurality of time frames, wherein the time frames include a plurality of first time frames and a plurality of second time frames; controlling the camera of the tracking device to shoot a first image with a first exposure parameter in each of the first time frames and accordingly performing an environment detection; controlling the camera of the tracking device to shoot a second image with a second exposure parameter in each of the second time frames and accordingly performing a first specific detection, wherein the second exposure parameter is lower than the first exposure parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Yuan-Tung Chen, Jyun-Jhong Lin, Chih Chien Chen
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Patent number: 11960040Abstract: An X-ray device, including a sensor panel and a flexible scintillator structure disposed on the sensor panel, is provided. A manufacturing method of the X-ray device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: InnoCare Optoelectronics CorporationInventors: Wen Chien Lin, Chih-Hao Wu
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Patent number: 11954453Abstract: Systems and methods for natural language generation by an edge computing device are disclosed. In one embodiments, a method comprises: receiving, by an edge computing device, event data from an edge event; determining, by the edge computing device, that a network connection to a cloud server is not available; extracting, by the edge computing device, features of the event data; predicting, by a local neural network of the edge computing device, an action for the edge computing device to take based on the features of the event data, wherein the action is associated with a confidence level; and determining, by the edge computing device, whether the confidence level meets a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Hsiung Liu, I-Chien Lin, Cheng-Fang Lin, Joey H. Y. Tseng
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Patent number: 11948820Abstract: The present invention provides a latching guide structure arranged inside a door of semiconductor carrier. The latching guide structure comprises an upper latching part, a lower latching part, at least one elastic unit and a driver. Moreover, a first guiding portion of the upper latching part is matched with a second guiding portion of the lower latching part, therefore to define the installation space for the at least one elastic unit. On the other hand, the driver simultaneously actuates an upper actuating unit of the first guiding portion and a lower actuating unit of the second guiding portion to linearly move in reverse direction therebetween. The range of the linear motion of the upper actuating unit and the lower actuating unit represents the compression or extension of the at least one elastic unit, determining to control the open/close status of the upper latching part and the lower latching part.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Chih-Ming Lin, Cheng-Han Chou, Po-Ting Lee
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Publication number: 20240105481Abstract: The present invention provides a latching guide structure arranged inside a door of semiconductor carrier. The latching guide structure comprises an upper latching part, a lower latching part, at least one elastic unit and a driver. Moreover, a first guiding portion of the upper latching part is matched with a second guiding portion of the lower latching part, therefore to define the installation space for the at least one elastic unit. On the other hand, the driver simultaneously actuates an upper actuating unit of the first guiding portion and a lower actuating unit of the second guiding portion to linearly move in reverse direction therebetween. The range of the linear motion of the upper actuating unit and the lower actuating unit represents the compression or extension of the at least one elastic unit, determining to control the open/close status of the upper latching part and the lower latching part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: MING-CHIEN CHIU, CHIH-MING LIN, CHENG-HAN CHOU, PO-TING LEE
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Publication number: 20240096895Abstract: According to one example, a semiconductor device includes a substrate and a fin stack that includes a plurality of nanostructures, a gate device surrounding each of the nanostructures, and inner spacers along the gate device and between the nanostructures. A width of the inner spacers differs between different layers of the fin stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Jui-Chien Huang, Shih-Cheng Chen, Chih-Hao Wang, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Zhi-Chang Lin, Jung-Hung Chang, Lo-Heng Chang, Shi Ning Ju, Guan-Lin Chen
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Publication number: 20240094527Abstract: A defog lens for vehicles includes a lens barrel, a lens, and a hydrophilic layer. The lens barrel has an opening toward an object side. The lens is disposed in the lens barrel and is located at the opening. The hydrophilic layer covers a surface of the lens and includes silicone compounds. Water droplets condensed on the lens could form a sheet film sticking to the surface of the lens and hard to form spherical water droplets, thereby improving the problem that the field of view of the conventional lens is blocked by spherical water droplets, effectively improving the clarity of the image captured by the defog lens, and therefore the defog lens could be applied to various environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Calin Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: CHIH-YUNG HSIAO, MENG-CHIEN TSAI, CYUAN-CONG LI, HONG-YEN LIN
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Patent number: 11931187Abstract: A method for predicting clinical severity of a neurological disorder includes steps of: a) identifying, according to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image of a brain, brain image regions each of which contains a respective portion of diffusion index values of a diffusion index, which results from image processing performed on the MRI image; b) for one of the brain image regions, calculating a characteristic parameter based on the respective portion of the diffusion index values; and c) calculating a severity score that represents the clinical severity of the neurological disorder of the brain based on the characteristic parameter of the one of the brain image regions via a prediction model associated with the neurological disorder.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: Chang Gung Medical Foundation Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung UniversityInventors: Jiun-Jie Wang, Yi-Hsin Weng, Shu-Hang Ng, Jur-Shan Cheng, Yi-Ming Wu, Yao-Liang Chen, Wey-Yil Lin, Chin-Song Lu, Wen-Chuin Hsu, Chia-Ling Chen, Yi-Chun Chen, Sung-Han Lin, Chih-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20240055273Abstract: A wet etching solution according to the present disclosure is an etching solution for selectively removing a second metal layer made of at least one of a cobalt-based material or a copper-based material from a semiconductor substrate while suppressing etching of a first metal layer made of a tungsten-based material, the first metal layer and the second metal layer being co-present on the semiconductor substrate, an oxide layer being formed on a surface layer of at least the at least one of a cobalt-based material or a copper-based material. The wet etching solution includes a solution in which a ?-diketone containing a trifluoromethyl group and a carbonyl group bonded together is dissolved in an organic solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Takahisa TANIGUCHI, Chih-Chien LIN, Tatsuo MIYAZAKI
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Publication number: 20230400775Abstract: A method of controlling a wafer stage includes moving the wafer stage to position an immersion hood over a first sensor in the wafer stage. The method further includes moving the wafer stage to position the immersion hood over a second sensor in the wafer stage. The method further includes moving the wafer stage to position the immersion hood over a first particle capture area on the wafer stage after moving the wafer stage to position the immersion hood over the second sensor. The method further includes moving the wafer stage to define a routing track over the first particle capture area. The method further includes moving the wafer stage to position the immersion hood over an area for receiving a wafer on the wafer stage after defining the routing track over the first particle capture area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Yung-Yao LEE, Wei Chih LIN, Chih Chien LIN
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Patent number: 11796779Abstract: A light path adjustment mechanism includes a bracket, a light valve, a carrier, a first axis, a second axis and an optical plate member. A surface normal of a surface of the light valve crosses the bracket to define an intersection closest to the surface of the light valve, and the bracket has an end point furthest from the intersection measured in the direction of the surface normal. A distance between the intersection and the surface measured in the direction of the surface normal is smaller than a distance between the intersection and the end point measured in the direction of the surface normal.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: YOUNG OPTICS INC.Inventors: Wei-Szu Lin, Yu-Chen Chang, Chih-Chien Lin, Yu-Ting Cheng, Kuan-Lun Cheng
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Patent number: 11640052Abstract: A light path adjustment mechanism includes a carrier, an optical plate member, a support, a base, a first pair of transmission mechanical pieces, and a second pair of transmission mechanical pieces. One side of the support is provided with a first actuator, and one side of the base is provided with a second actuator. The first pair of transmission mechanical pieces are connected between the base and the support, and the second pair of transmission mechanical pieces are connected between the carrier and the support. The first pair of transmission mechanical pieces are entirely disposed on only one side of the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: YOUNG OPTICS INC.Inventors: Wei-Szu Lin, Chih-Chien Lin, Yu-Chen Chang, Kuan-Lun Cheng
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Publication number: 20220291592Abstract: A wafer stage includes an area for receiving a wafer. The wafer stage further includes a first sensor outside of the area for receiving the wafer. The wafer stage further includes a second sensor outside of the area of receiving the wafer, wherein the second sensor is spaced from the first sensor. The wafer stage further includes a first particle capture area outside of the area for receiving the wafer, wherein the first particle capture area is spaced from both the first sensor and the second sensor, a dimension of the first particle capture area in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the wafer stage is at least 26 millimeters (mm), a dimension of the first particle capture area in a second direction parallel to the top surface of the wafer stage is at least 33 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Yung-Yao LEE, Wei Chih LIN, Chih Chien LIN
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Patent number: 11378889Abstract: An immersion lithography system includes an immersion hood, wherein the immersion hood includes a lens system. The immersion lithography system further includes a wafer stage, wherein the wafer stage is moveable relative to the immersion hood, and the wafer stage includes an area for receiving a wafer. The immersion lithography system further includes a first particle capture area on the wafer stage outside of the area for receiving the wafer, wherein the first particle capture area includes silicon, silicon nitride oxide or a photoresist material.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yung-Yao Lee, Wei Chih Lin, Chih Chien Lin
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Publication number: 20220137518Abstract: An immersion lithography system includes an immersion hood, wherein the immersion hood includes a lens system. The immersion lithography system further includes a wafer stage, wherein the wafer stage is moveable relative to the immersion hood, and the wafer stage includes an area for receiving a wafer. The immersion lithography system further includes a first particle capture area on the wafer stage outside of the area for receiving the wafer, wherein the first particle capture area includes silicon, silicon nitride oxide or a photoresist material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Yung-Yao LEE, Wei Chih LIN, Chih Chien LIN
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Publication number: 20210311889Abstract: The present invention provides a memory device including a connector and a flash memory controller. The connector is configured to connect to a first host and a second host. The flash memory controller is configured to select one of the first host and the second host based on a selection signal, and the flash memory controller only processes commands from the selected one of the first host and the second host, and accesses a flash memory module based on the commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventors: Hung-Pin Tsai, Chih-Chien Lin, Chien-An Chen
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Publication number: 20210279004Abstract: An SSD control system comprising a first control system including a first control device, and comprising a second control system including a second control device. The first control system is coupled to a first SSD group comprising a plurality of first SSDs, and the second control system is coupled to a second SSD group comprising a plurality of second SSDs. The first control device comprises: a first processing circuit, configured to control a first portion of the first SSDs; and a second processing circuit, configured to control a second portion of the first SSDs. The second control device comprises: a first signal repeating device, configured to respectively receive first, second control signals from the first, second processing circuit to control a first, second portion of the second SSDs. The second control system does not comprise any circuit which can generate control signals to control the second SSD group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Chih-Chien Lin, Hung-Pin Tsai, Chien-An Chen
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Publication number: 20210280220Abstract: An SSD comprising: a circuit board; a first storage region, provided on a first side of the circuit board, comprising at least one first memory; a control region, provided on the first side, comprising at least one control IC for controlling the first memory; and first heat sink material, provided on the first storage region or the first control region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Chih-Chien Lin, Hung-Pin Tsai, Chien-An Chen
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Publication number: 20210271071Abstract: A light path adjustment mechanism includes a carrier, an optical plate member, a support, a base, a first pair of transmission mechanical pieces, and a second pair of transmission mechanical pieces. One side of the support is provided with a first actuator, and one side of the base is provided with a second actuator. The first pair of transmission mechanical pieces are connected between the base and the support, and the second pair of transmission mechanical pieces are connected between the carrier and the support. The first pair of transmission mechanical pieces are entirely disposed on only one side of the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Wei-Szu LIN, Chih-Chien LIN, Yu-Chen CHANG, Kuan-Lun CHENG
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Patent number: 11068421Abstract: The present invention provides a memory device including a connector and a flash memory controller. The connector is configured to connect to a first host and a second host. The flash memory controller is configured to select one of the first host and the second host based on a selection signal, and the flash memory controller only processes commands from the selected one of the first host and the second host, and accesses a flash memory module based on the commands.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventors: Hung-Pin Tsai, Chih-Chien Lin, Chien-An Chen