Patents by Inventor Hsiao-Hui Liao

Hsiao-Hui Liao 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: 11948949
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a device having a semiconductor substrate including a frontside and a backside. On the frontside of the semiconductor substrate are a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region. A gate electrode is arranged on the frontside of the semiconductor substrate and includes a horizontal portion, a first vertical portion, and a second vertical portion. The horizontal portion is arranged over the frontside of the semiconductor substrate and between the first and second source/drain regions. The first vertical portion extends from the frontside towards the backside of the semiconductor substrate and contacts the horizontal portion of the gate electrode structure. The second vertical portion extends from the frontside towards the backside of the semiconductor substrate, contacts the horizontal portion of the gate electrode structure, and is separated from the first vertical portion by a channel region of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Chen, Ching-Chun Wang, Hsiao-Hui Tseng, Jen-Cheng Liu, Jhy-Jyi Sze, Shyh-Fann Ting, Wei Chuang Wu, Yen-Ting Chiang, Chia Ching Liao, Yen-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 9507449
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive display device includes a substrate, an OLED structure and a cover plate. The OLED structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the light-emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer, and the second electrode layer is disposed on the light-emitting layer and patterned to form a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes. The cover plate is disposed opposite the substrate and spaced at an interval from the substrate, and the OLED structure is sealed between the substrate and the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Chang, Hen-Ta Kang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Hsiao-Hui Liao
  • Patent number: 9430072
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover glass, a flexible substrate, and a touch-sensing electrode structure. The flexible substrate is connected to the cover glass via a bonding layer, and the touch-sensing electrode structure is formed on the flexible substrate. The cover glass, the bonding layer, the flexible substrate and the touch-sensing electrode structure are arranged in order, with the flexible substrate being located between the touch-sensing electrode structure and the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li, Ping-Wen Huang, Cheng-Yi Chou, Yu-Hua Wu, Xuan-Chang Shiu, Chih-Yuan Wang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Ting-Yu Chang, Fa-Cheng Wu, Wen-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 9417743
    Abstract: A touch control device includes a touch area, a border area, a inductive coil, a proximity sensing unit, a near field communication unit, and a switch module. The touch area is for sensing touch input. The border area is located at periphery of the touch area. The inductive coil is located on the border area. The proximity sensing unit is for transmitting a driving signal to the inductive coil when being coupled to a first end of the inductive coil, and determining whether the inductive coil is close to an object according to a sensing signal generated by the inductive coil. The near field communication unit is for performing near field communication when being coupled to the first end and a second end of the inductive coil. The switch module is for controlling coupling statuses of the proximity sensing unit and the near field communication unit to the inductive coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hui Liao, Ting-Yu Chang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Chen-Ho Hsu, Yu-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20140368761
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover glass, a flexible substrate, and a touch-sensing electrode structure. The flexible substrate is connected to the cover glass via a bonding layer, and the touch-sensing electrode structure is formed on the flexible substrate. The cover glass, the bonding layer, the flexible substrate and the touch-sensing electrode structure are arranged in order, with the flexible substrate being located between the touch-sensing electrode structure and the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Yi-Chun LIN, Ming-Kung WU, Hsiao-Ping LI, Ping-Wen HUANG, Cheng-Yi CHOU, Yu-Hua WU, Xuan-Chang SHIU, Chih-Yuan WANG, Ching-Fu HSU, Hsiao-Hui LIAO, Ting-Yu CHANG, Fa-Cheng WU, Wen-Chun WANG
  • Publication number: 20140285468
    Abstract: A touch control device includes a touch area, a border area, a inductive coil, a proximity sensing unit, a near field communication unit, and a switch module. The touch area is for sensing touch input. The border area is located at periphery of the touch area. The inductive coil is located on the border area. The proximity sensing unit is for transmitting a driving signal to the inductive coil when being coupled to a first end of the inductive coil, and determining whether the inductive coil is close to an object according to a sensing signal generated by the inductive coil. The near field communication unit is for performing near field communication when being coupled to the first end and a second end of the inductive coil. The switch module is for controlling coupling statuses of the proximity sensing unit and the near field communication unit to the inductive coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hui Liao, Ting-Yu Chang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Chen-Ho Hsu, Yu-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20140184562
    Abstract: A capacitive touch apparatus is provided, and which includes a capacitive touch display panel, at least a touch sensing circuit and a judgment unit. The capacitive touch display panel has at least an inductive capacitor. The touch sensing circuit is coupled to the inductive capacitor, and configured to store a one-time charging voltage and to perform a plurality of discharges, through the inductive capacitor, on the one-time charging voltage by utilizing a plurality of switches until the one-time charging voltage is discharged to a predetermined reference voltage. The judgment unit is coupled to the touch sensing circuit, and configured to count a discharging time for discharging the one-time charging voltage to the predetermined reference voltage, and to determine whether a touch event has occurred or not by comparing the discharging time with a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Chang, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Ching-Fu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140054156
    Abstract: A touch-sensing electrode structure includes multiple first electrodes and multiple second electrodes. Each first electrode includes a longitudinal part extending in a first direction and multiple branch parts connected to the longitudinal part. The second electrodes are disposed on at least one side of each longitudinal part, and each of the second electrodes at least spreads over a region between two adjacent branch parts of each of the first electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Ting-Yu CHANG, Hsiao-Hui LIAO, Kun-Chang HO, Fa-Chen WU, Kuang-Wei LI, Kuo-Chang SU
  • Publication number: 20140022469
    Abstract: A touch panel having a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region is provided. The touch panel includes a transparent cover, a touch device, a light-shielding layer, a layer of conductive lines, and a touch chip. The transparent cover has a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto. The touch device is disposed on the device mounting surface and at least located at the transparent region. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the transparent cover and located inside the peripheral region. The layer of conductive lines is disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device. The touch chip is disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Yu-Hung Chang, Ping-Wen Huang, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li
  • Publication number: 20140022468
    Abstract: A touch panel having a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region is provided. The touch panel includes a transparent cover, a touch device, a light-shielding layer, a layer of conductive lines, and a touch chip. The transparent cover has a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto. The touch device is disposed on the device mounting surface and at least located at the transparent region. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the transparent cover and located inside the peripheral region. The layer of conductive lines is disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device. The touch chip is disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Yu-Hung Chang, Ping-Wen Huang, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li
  • Publication number: 20130293499
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive display device includes a substrate, an OLED structure and a cover plate. The OLED structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the light-emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer, and the second electrode layer is disposed on the light-emitting layer and patterned to form a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes. The cover plate is disposed opposite the substrate and spaced at an interval from the substrate, and the OLED structure is sealed between the substrate and the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: TING-YU CHANG, HEN-TA KANG, CHING-FU HSU, HSIAO-HUI LIAO
  • Publication number: 20130206568
    Abstract: A touch panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first sensing layer, a second sensing layer, and a plurality of spacers is provided. The second substrate is parallel to and opposite to the first substrate in a top-bottom manner. The first sensing layer is disposed on the first substrate and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second sensing layer is disposed on the second substrate. The spacers are located between the first sensing layer and the second sensing layer, and the spacers includes a plurality of movable first spacers and a plurality of second spacers fixed on the second substrate, wherein each of the first spacers is surrounded by a portion of the second spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Hua Wu, Cheng-Yi Chou, Chih-Yuan Wang, Ting-Yu Chang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Hsiao-Hui Liao
  • Publication number: 20120069506
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent glass substrate, an inductive charge element and a power storage element. The inductive charge element includes a transparent conductive coil and a transparent protective layer. The transparent conductive coil disposed on the transparent glass substrate is a spiral structure. The transparent protective layer covers the transparent conductive coil. The power storage element is electrically connected to the inductive charge element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Ting-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20120007830
    Abstract: A touch panel having a touch sensing region and at least two connection regions around the touch sensing region is provided. The touch panel includes first conductive patterns, second conductive patterns, pads, and signal transmission lines. The first and second conductive patterns are disposed in the touch sensing region. Each first conductive pattern has a first end and an opposite second end. Each second conductive pattern has a third end and an opposite fourth end. The pads are respectively disposed in the connection regions. The first, second, third, and fourth ends are electrically connected to the pads in the corresponding connection region respectively through the signal transmission lines so that the distance from each first end, each second end, each third end, and each fourth end to the corresponding connection region is not greater than the distance from those to the other connection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hui Liao, Chih-Chang Lai, Kun-Chang Ho
  • Publication number: 20110291978
    Abstract: A touch display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The touch display panel includes a PCB, a display panel, a touch panel, a first conductive adhesive and a second conductive adhesive. The touch panel, electrically connected to the PCB, includes a substrate and a plurality of signal traces. The substrate includes a plurality of first signal pads and a plurality of second signal pads. The first signal pads correspond to a first edge of the substrate, and the second signal pads correspond to a second edge of the substrate. Each of the signal traces, disposed on the substrate and used for transmitting a touch signal, is electrically connected to one of the first signal pads or one of the second signal pads. The first conductive adhesive electrically connects the first signal pads and the PCB. The second conductive adhesive electrically connects the second signal pads and the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-Chang Ho, Chih-Chang Lai, Hsiao-Hui Liao
  • Publication number: 20110157043
    Abstract: An active device array substrate including an active device array and a plurality of touch sensing electrodes is provided. The active device array is disposed on a substrate. The touch sensing electrodes are disposed on the substrate, and the active device array and the touch sensing electrodes are insulated with each other so as to form a sensing capacitance between the active device array and the touch sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Ting-Yu Chang, Po-Hsien Wang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Hsiao-Hui Liao