Patents by Inventor Chih-Wei Cho

Chih-Wei Cho 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: 20240145421
    Abstract: Provided are a passivation layer for forming a semiconductor bonding structure, a sputtering target making the same, a semiconductor bonding structure and a semiconductor bonding process. The passivation layer is formed on a bonding substrate by sputtering the sputtering target; the passivation layer and the sputtering target comprise a first metal, a second metal or a combination thereof. The bonding substrate comprises a third metal. Based on a total atom number of the surface of the passivation layer, O content of the surface of the passivation layer is less than 30 at %; the third metal content of the surface of the passivation layer is less than or equal to 10 at %. The passivation layer has a polycrystalline structure. The semiconductor bonding structure sequentially comprises a first bonding substrate, a bonding layer and a second bonding substrate: the bonding layer is mainly formed by the passivation layer and the third metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kuan-Neng CHEN, Zhong-Jie HONG, Chih-I CHO, Ming-Wei WENG, Chih-Han CHEN, Chiao-Yen WANG, Ying-Chan HUNG, Hong-Yi WU, CHENG-YEN HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20240111127
    Abstract: A system and a method of changeable lens self-adaptive control and compensation are provided. The system includes a lens holder, an actuator, and a controller. The lens holder carries a plurality of types of lenses. The actuator is connected to the lens holder, and drives the lens holder to move. The controller is electrically connected to the actuator, and is configured to determine whether maximum predetermined output torsion of the actuator is incapable of driving the lens holder when the lens holder is at each of positions when controlling the actuator to drive the lens holder, and to build a lookup table corresponding to each of the positions. The controller is configured to record a position to be a broken point in the lookup table in response to the maximum predetermined output torsion being incapable of drive the lens holder when the lens holder is at the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Jou-Hsuan Wu, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Publication number: 20240096781
    Abstract: A package structure including a semiconductor die, a redistribution circuit structure and an electronic device is provided. The semiconductor die is laterally encapsulated by an insulating encapsulation. The redistribution circuit structure is disposed on the semiconductor die and the insulating encapsulation. The redistribution circuit structure includes a colored dielectric layer, inter-dielectric layers and redistribution conductive layers embedded in the inter-dielectric layers. The electronic device is disposed over the colored dielectric layer and electrically connected to the redistribution circuit structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Ti Lu, Hao-Yi Tsai, Chia-Hung Liu, Yu-Hsiang Hu, Hsiu-Jen Lin, Tzuan-Horng Liu, Chih-Hao Chang, Bo-Jiun Lin, Shih-Wei Chen, Hung-Chun Cho, Pei-Rong Ni, Hsin-Wei Huang, Zheng-Gang Tsai, Tai-You Liu, Po-Chang Shih, Yu-Ting Huang
  • Publication number: 20230412781
    Abstract: A frame correction method includes the following steps. Firstly, a correction frame is projected, wherein the correction frame has a number of original-boundary contour points. Then, in the first boundary contour adjustment, in response to a position adjustment of the first contour-adjusted one of the original-boundary contour points, correspondingly adjust the position of at least one symmetrical one of the original-boundary contour points, wherein at least one symmetrical one and the first contour-adjusted one are symmetrically disposed. Then, in response to the position adjustment of the first contour-adjusted one, a number of first new boundary contour points and a number of first open correction points are added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Tsai-Hsu CHENG, Chih-Wei CHO
  • Publication number: 20230336868
    Abstract: A control method for an optical device includes a detector detecting a current position of a lens, a processor calculating a distance between the current position and a target position, the processor determining whether the current position is within a predetermined range according to the distance, and the processor controlling a driving device to move the lens into an allowable range according to whether the current position is within the predetermined range. The predetermined range and the allowable range are corresponding to the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: QISDA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Te-Yuan Li, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Patent number: 11425330
    Abstract: A projector includes an image converting module, a processing module and an imaging module. The image converting module receives an original image sequence with a first frame rate. The image converting module inserts a plurality of supplement images into the original image sequence per second to output a supplement image sequence with a second frame rate, wherein the second frame rate is larger than the first frame rate. The processing module is coupled to the image converting module. The processing module receives the supplement image sequence from the image converting module. The processing module ignores the supplement images and processes and outputs the original image sequence. The imaging module is coupled to the processing module. The imaging module receives the original image sequence from the processing module and outputs the original image sequence by the first frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Tsai-Hsu Cheng, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Patent number: 11221549
    Abstract: A projector includes a lens, a displacement adjusting unit, an imaging unit, a temperature sensing unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The displacement adjusting unit is connected to the lens. The temperature sensing unit senses a current temperature. The storage unit stores a plurality of temperature ranges and a plurality of displacement variations corresponding to the temperature ranges. The processing unit receives a current image. The processing unit compares the current temperature with the temperature ranges to determine a current displacement variation corresponding to the current temperature from the displacement variations. The processing unit performs at least one of following steps according to the current displacement variation: controlling the displacement adjusting unit to adjust a displacement of the lens; adjusting a displacement of the current image on the imaging unit; and performing an image adjusting process for the current image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation.
    Inventors: Jou-Hsuan Wu, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Publication number: 20210306593
    Abstract: A projector includes an image converting module, a processing module and an imaging module. The image converting module receives an original image sequence with a first frame rate. The image converting module inserts a plurality of supplement images into the original image sequence per second to output a supplement image sequence with a second frame rate, wherein the second frame rate is larger than the first frame rate. The processing module is coupled to the image converting module. The processing module receives the supplement image sequence from the image converting module. The processing module ignores the supplement images and processes and outputs the original image sequence. The imaging module is coupled to the processing module. The imaging module receives the original image sequence from the processing module and outputs the original image sequence by the first frame rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tsai-Hsu Cheng, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Publication number: 20210286240
    Abstract: A projector includes a lens, a displacement adjusting unit, an imaging unit, a temperature sensing unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The displacement adjusting unit is connected to the lens. The temperature sensing unit senses a current temperature. The storage unit stores a plurality of temperature ranges and a plurality of displacement variations corresponding to the temperature ranges. The processing unit receives a current image. The processing unit compares the current temperature with the temperature ranges to determine a current displacement variation corresponding to the current temperature from the displacement variations. The processing unit performs at least one of following steps according to the current displacement variation: controlling the displacement adjusting unit to adjust a displacement of the lens; adjusting a displacement of the current image on the imaging unit; and performing an image adjusting process for the current image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jou-Hsuan Wu, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Patent number: 11114062
    Abstract: A projection brightness adjustment method includes a power source driving a projector to project an image, a temperature sensor detecting a working temperature of the projector, the projector calculating a pixel average amount corresponding to each pixel brightness level of the image by dividing a total pixel amount of the image by a total brightness level amount of the image, and the projector controlling the power source to output an overload current to the projector for image projection when determining the working temperature is less than an upper operating-temperature limit and determining a level amount of at least one pixel brightness level having a pixel amount larger than the pixel average amount is less than or equal to half of the total brightness level amount. The magnitude of the overload current is between a maximum current limit and the upper operating-current limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Wei Liang, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Patent number: 10962872
    Abstract: A dynamic brightness adjusting method is used for adjusting output brightness of an image projected by a projector. The method controls a lighting component of the projector to emit light in an adjustable lighting power, and controls a light limiting device disposed in front of the lighting component to allow the light to pass through in an adjustable light-passing rate. In an embodiment, the method adjusts the lighting power and the light-passing rate at the same time. In another embodiment, according to a brightness range in which a nominal maximum brightness value relative to an input image is located, the method fixes the lighting power and adjusts the light-passing rate according to the fixed lighting power and the nominal maximum brightness value, or fixes the light-passing rate and adjusts the lighting power according to the fixed light-passing rate and the nominal maximum brightness value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Wei Liang, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Publication number: 20200410958
    Abstract: A projection brightness adjustment method includes a power source driving a projector to project an image, a temperature sensor detecting a working temperature of the projector, the projector calculating a pixel average amount corresponding to each pixel brightness level of the image by dividing a total pixel amount of the image by a total brightness level amount of the image, and the projector controlling the power source to output an overload current to the projector for image projection when determining the working temperature is less than an upper operating-temperature limit and determining a level amount of at least one pixel brightness level having a pixel amount larger than the pixel average amount is less than or equal to half of the total brightness level amount. The magnitude of the overload current is between a maximum current limit and the upper operating-current limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Li-Wei Liang, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Patent number: 10699611
    Abstract: A projector includes a light sensor, a micromirror device, a light source and a processor. The light sensor senses an ambient brightness. The micromirror device is controlled by a duty cycle. The light source is controlled by a driving current. The processor receives an image including a plurality of non-black pixels. When a brightness of at least one of the non-black pixels is lower than the ambient brightness, the processor increases one of the duty cycle and the driving current. When the brightness of at least one of the non-black pixels is still lower than the ambient brightness after adjustment, the processor increases another one of the duty cycle and the driving current. When the brightness of at least one of the non-black pixels is still lower than the ambient brightness after adjustment, the processor performs an image processing process for the brightness of the non-black pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Jia-Zhen Wu, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Publication number: 20200168137
    Abstract: A projector includes a light sensor, a micromirror device, a light source and a processor. The light sensor senses an ambient brightness. The micromirror device is controlled by a duty cycle. The light source is controlled by a driving current. The processor receives an image including a plurality of non-black pixels. When a brightness of at least one of the non-black pixels is lower than the ambient brightness, the processor increases one of the duty cycle and the driving current. When the brightness of at least one of the non-black pixels is still lower than the ambient brightness after adjustment, the processor increases another one of the duty cycle and the driving current. When the brightness of at least one of the non-black pixels is still lower than the ambient brightness after adjustment, the processor performs an image processing process for the brightness of the non-black pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jia-Zhen Wu, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Patent number: 10379433
    Abstract: A projector has a light source, a phosphor wheel, a digital mirror device (DMD) and a control unit. The phosphor wheel has a plurality of color sections. The light source projects a light source beam with a specific intensity onto a specific color section of the phosphor wheel when the DMD is operated at a specific duty cycle. By adjusting at least one of the specific duty cycle and the specific intensity, the control unit can adjust real brightness to approach specific target brightness of the specific color section so as to optimize white balance of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Wei Liang, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Publication number: 20180307130
    Abstract: A dynamic brightness adjusting method is used for adjusting output brightness of an image projected by a projector. The method controls a lighting component of the projector to emit light in an adjustable lighting power, and controls a light limiting device disposed in front of the lighting component to allow the light to pass through in an adjustable light-passing rate. In an embodiment, the method adjusts the lighting power and the light-passing rate at the same time. In another embodiment, according to a brightness range in which a nominal maximum brightness value relative to an input image is located, the method fixes the lighting power and adjusts the light-passing rate according to the fixed lighting power and the nominal maximum brightness value, or fixes the light-passing rate and adjusts the lighting power according to the fixed light-passing rate and the nominal maximum brightness value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Li-Wei Liang, Chih-Wei Cho
  • Publication number: 20180095352
    Abstract: A projector has a light source, a phosphor wheel, a digital mirror device (DMD) and a control unit. The phosphor wheel has a plurality of color sections. The light source projects a light source beam with a specific intensity onto a specific color section of the phosphor wheel when the DMD is operated at a specific duty cycle. By adjusting at least one of the specific duty cycle and the specific intensity, the control unit can adjust real brightness to approach specific target brightness of the specific color section so as to optimize white balance of the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Li-Wei Liang, Chih-Wei Cho