Patents by Inventor Chih Lin

Chih 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).

  • Publication number: 20240152288
    Abstract: A flash memory controller for controlling a flash memory module includes a communication interface for receiving a first data and a second data; and a processing circuit for dynamically controlling a data writing mode of the flash memory module according to an amount of stored data in the flash memory module. If the amount of stored data in the flash memory module is less than a first threshold when the communication interface receives the first data, the processing circuit controls the flash memory module so that the first data is written into the first data block under an one-bit-per-cell mode. If the amount of stored data in the flash memory module is greater than the first threshold when the communication interface receives the second data, the processing circuit controls the flash memory module so that the second data is written into the second data block under a two-bit-per-cell mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Chieh Yang, Chun-Chieh Kuo, Ching-Hui Lin, Yang-Chih Shen
  • Publication number: 20240154043
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes channel members vertically stacked, a gate structure wrapping around the channel members, a gate spacer disposed on sidewalls of the gate structure, an epitaxial feature abutting the channel members, and an inner spacer layer interposing the gate structure and the epitaxial feature. In a top view of the semiconductor device, the inner spacer layer has side portions in physical contact with the gate spacer and a middle portion stacked between the side portions. In a lengthwise direction of the channel members, the middle portion of the inner spacer layer is thicker than the side portions of the inner spacer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Shi Ning Ju, Guan-Lin Chen, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240154015
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first fin and a second fin protruding from a frontside of a substrate, forming a gate stack over the first and second fins, forming a dielectric feature dividing the gate stack into a first segment engaging the first fin and a second segment engaging the second fin, and growing a first epitaxial feature on the first fin and a second epitaxial feature on the second fin. The dielectric feature is disposed between the first and second epitaxial features. The method also includes performing an etching process on a backside of the substrate to form a backside trench, and forming a backside via in the backside trench. The backside trench exposes the dielectric feature and the first and second epitaxial features. The backside via straddles the dielectric feature and is in electrical connection with the first and second epitaxial features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jui-Lin CHEN, Hsin-Wen SU, Chih-Ching WANG, Chen-Ming LEE, Chung-I YANG, Yi-Feng TING, Jon-Hsu HO, Lien-Jung HUNG, Ping-Wei WANG
  • Publication number: 20240148301
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smart wearable device, which is held on an upper body of a wearer by a plurality of contact pad sets, and has a connection unit, a first sensing module, a second sensing module, and an extension unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Hsiang Chang, Yang-Cheng Lin, Wei-Chih Lien, Tseng-Ping Chiu, Pei-Yun Wu, Bo Liu
  • Publication number: 20240150656
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polymer, composition, liquid crystal polymer film, laminated material and method of forming liquid crystal polymer film are provided. The liquid crystal polymer includes a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, a third repeating unit, a fourth repeating unit, and a fifth repeating unit. The first repeating unit has a structure of Formula (I), the second repeating unit has a structure of Formula (II), the third repeating unit has a structure of Formula (III), the fourth repeating unit has a structure of Formula (IV), and the fifth repeating unit has a structure of Formula (V), a structure of Formula (VI), or a structure of Formula (VII) wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, X1, Z1, R1, R2, R3 and Q are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yu-Lin CHU, Jen-Chun CHIU, Po-Hsien HO, Yu-Min HAN, Meng-Hsin CHEN, Chih-Hsiang LIN
  • Patent number: 11978669
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate stack over a first portion of a top surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a laminated dielectric layer over at least a portion of a top surface of the gate stack. The laminated dielectric layer includes at least a first sublayer and a second sublayer. The first sublayer is formed of a material having a dielectric constant lower than a dielectric constant of a material used to form the second sublayer and the material used to form the second sublayer has an etch selectivity higher than an etch selectivity of the material used to form the first sublayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Lin Chuang, Chia-Hao Chang, Sheng-Tsung Wang, Lin-Yu Huang, Tien-Lu Lin, Yu-Ming Lin, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11978833
    Abstract: The present invention provides a white light LED package structure and a white light source system, which includes a substrate, an LED chip, and a wavelength conversion material layer. The peak emission wavelength of the LED chip is between 400 nm and 425 nm; the peak emission wavelength of the wavelength conversion material layer is between 440 nm and 700 nm, and the wavelength conversion material layer absorbs light emitted from the LED chip and emits a white light source; and the emission spectrum of the white light source is set as P(?), the emission spectrum of a blackbody radiation having the same color temperature as the white light source is S(?), P(?max) is the maximum light intensity within 380-780 nm, S(?max) is the maximum light intensity of the blackbody radiation within 380-780 nm, D(?) is a difference between the spectrum of the white light LED and the spectrum of the blackbody radiation, and within 510-610 nm, the white light source satisfies: D(?)=P(?)/P(?max)?S(?)/S(?max), ?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: QUANZHOU SANAN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Senpeng Huang, Junpeng Shi, Weng-Tack Wong, Shunyi Chen, Zhenduan Lin, Chih-wei Chao, Chen-ke Hsu
  • Patent number: 11979720
    Abstract: A system for automatically adjusting a volume of a loudspeaker includes a loudspeaker and a processor. An infrared sensor, which generates a sensing signal when sensing IR radiation from a heat-radiating source, is disposed on the loudspeaker. The sensing signal provides a size information commensurate with a size of the heat-radiating source. The processor receives a plurality of the sensing signals at different time points to obtain a plurality of corresponding size information, realizes a change of distance between the heat-radiating source and the loudspeaker according to a change of the size information, and generates a volume-adjusting signal according to the change of distance between the heat-radiating source and the loudspeaker. The volume-adjusting signal is transmitted to the loudspeaker to adjust the volume of the loudspeaker accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: Tzu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 11978640
    Abstract: In a method of forming a pattern over a semiconductor substrate, a target layer to be patterned is formed over a substrate, a mask pattern including an opening is formed in a mask layer, a shifting film is formed in an inner sidewall of the opening, a one-directional etching operation is performed to remove a part of the shifting film and a part of the mask layer to form a shifted opening, and the target layer is patterned by using the mask layer with the shifted opening as an etching mask. A location of the shifted opening is laterally shifted from an original location of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-Chen Lo, Yi-Shan Chen, Chih-Kai Yang, Pinyen Lin
  • Publication number: 20240142522
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of units. The plurality of units includes a first unit. The first unit includes a first electronic component and a test circuit. The test circuit is electrically connected to the first electronic component. The test circuit includes a coil circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yung Hsieh, Chen-Lin Yeh, Jen-Hai Chi
  • Publication number: 20240145470
    Abstract: A method for processing an integrated circuit includes forming first and second gate all around transistors. The method forms a dipole oxide in the first gate all around transistor without forming the dipole oxide in the second gate all around transistor. This is accomplished by entirely removing an interfacial dielectric layer and a dipole-inducing layer from semiconductor nanosheets of the second gate all around transistor before redepositing the interfacial dielectric layer on the semiconductor nanosheets of the second gate all around transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Lung-Kun CHU, Mao-Lin HUANG, Chung-Wei HSU, Jia-Ni YU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Kuan-Lun CHENG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240145540
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active region, a second active region and a dielectric wall. The second active region disposed adjacent to the first active region, and there is a first space between the first active region and the second active region. The dielectric wall is formed within the first space and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall continuously extend along a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shi Ning JU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Guan-Lin CHEN, Jung-Chien CHENG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240145561
    Abstract: A semiconductor may include an active region, an epitaxial source/drain formed in and extending above the active region, and a first dielectric layer formed over a portion of the active region. The semiconductor may include a first metal gate and a second metal gate formed in the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer formed over the first dielectric layer and the second metal gate, and a titanium layer, without an intervening fluorine residual layer, formed on the metal gate and the epitaxial source/drain. The semiconductor may include a first metal layer formed on top of the titanium on the first metal gate, a second metal layer formed on top of the titanium layer on the epitaxial source/drain, and a third dielectric layer formed on the second dielectric layer. The semiconductor may include first and second vias formed in the third dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Ting TSAI, Chung-Liang CHENG, Hong-Ming LO, Chun-Chih LIN, Chyi-Tsong NI
  • Publication number: 20240147646
    Abstract: A portable data accessing device and more particularly the use of multi-port interfaces on a data accessing device disclosed. The multi-port data accessing device includes an inner body, one or a plurality of moving-caps, one or a plurality of grips, a pump-action and one or a plurality of locking/releasing mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-Ting Lin, Hsien-Chih Chang, Chang-Hsing Lin, Hao-Yin Lo, Ben Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20240145571
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit (IC) in which a memory structure comprises an inhibition layer inserted between two ferroelectric layers to create a tetragonal-phase dominant ferroelectric structure. In some embodiments, the ferroelectric structure includes a first ferroelectric layer, a second ferroelectric layer overlying the first ferroelectric layer, and a first inhibition layer disposed between the first and second ferroelectric layers and bordering the second ferroelectric layer. The first inhibition layer is a different material than the first and second ferroelectric layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Po-Ting Lin, Yu-Ming Hsiang, Wei-Chih Wen, Yin-Hao Wu, Wu-Wei Tsai, Hai-Ching Chen, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240147661
    Abstract: A zoned heat dissipation control system for a water cooling radiator and a water cooling heat dissipation system having the zoned heat dissipation control system includes a plurality of fans, a plurality of heat dissipation zones defined on the water cooling radiator, a thermal detector, and a control unit. At least one of the fans is disposed within each of the heat dissipation zones. The thermal detector is disposed within at least one of the heat dissipation zones and configured to detect the temperature of the water cooling radiator. The control unit is electrically connected to the fans and the thermal detector and configured to modulate the rotational speed of the fan within each of the heat dissipation zones based on the detected data from the thermal detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: SHUN-CHIH HUANG, TAI-CHUAN MAO, PO-SHENG CHIU, WEI-EN SHIH, CHIH-CHIA LIN
  • Publication number: 20240143880
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first timing of a transition sequence of a signal on a first path of an integrated circuit (IC) design, the first timing being based on an IC design signoff voltage, determining a second timing of the transition sequence of the signal on the first path, the second timing being based on the signoff voltage and a first voltage drop along the first path, calculating a first path derating factor based on a timing gap between the first and second timings of the transition sequence, and using the first path derating factor to evaluate the IC design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Wen LIN, Bogdan TUTUIANU, Florentin DARTU, Wei-Chih HSIEH, Osamu TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11969844
    Abstract: A method for detecting and compensating CNC tools being implemented in an electronic device, receives from a detector first parameters and second parameters in respect of a first tool. Such first parameters include at least one of service life, blade break information, and blade chipping information of the first tool, and such second parameters include at least one of length extension information, length wear information, radial wear information, and blade thickness wear information of the first tool. Based on the first parameters, instructions to process the workpiece are transmitted or not. Upon receiving the second parameters, instructions to adjust operation of the first tool are transmitted, to compensate for deterioration in normal use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Fulian Yuzhan Precision Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hsing-Chih Hsu, Zhao-Yao Yi, Lei Zhu, Chang-Li Zhang, Er-Yang Ma, Chih-Sheng Lin, Feng Xie, Ming-Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11971659
    Abstract: A photoresist composition includes a conjugated resist additive, a photoactive compound, and a polymer resin. The conjugated resist additive is one or more selected from the group consisting of a polyacetylene, a polythiophene, a polyphenylenevinylene, a polyfluorene, a polypryrrole, a polyphenylene, and a polyaniline. The polyacetylene, polythiophene, polyphenylenevinylene, polyfluorene, polypryrrole, the polyphenylene, and polyaniline includes a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an ether group, an ester group, an alkene group, an aromatic group, an anthracene group, an alcohol group, an amine group, a carboxylic acid group, and an amide group. Another photoresist composition includes a polymer resin having a conjugated moiety and a photoactive compound. The conjugated moiety is one or more selected from the group consisting of a polyacetylene, a polythiophene, a polyphenylenevinylene, a polyfluorene, a polypryrrole, a polyphenylene, and a polyaniline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Chih Ho, Ching-Yu Chang, Chin-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11969815
    Abstract: An automatic material changing and welding system for stamping materials includes a welding transfer sliding table and a welding platform. The automatic material changing device further includes a feeding system. The feeding system includes a double-head uncoiling machine, an automatic feeding machine and a flattening machine. The automatic material changing device is used for automatic feeding for a stamping machine. The system triggers a material changing signal through a sensor to control and integrate the welding transfer sliding table and the welding platform to act to execute a welding procedure, so that the stamping materials are in welding connection with new and old coiled materials through a welding connection plate to realize continuous production operation of an automated stamping production line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chun-Chih Kuo, Hao-Lun Huang, Bor-Tsuen Lin, Cheng-Yu Yang