Patents by Inventor I-Wei Wu

I-Wei Wu 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: 11968817
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin structure. A source/drain region is formed on the fin structure. A first gate structure is disposed over the fin structure. A source/drain contact is disposed over the source/drain region. The source/drain contact has a protruding segment that protrudes at least partially over the first gate structure. The source/drain contact electrically couples together the source/drain region and the first gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jui-Lin Chen, Chao-Yuan Chang, Ping-Wei Wang, Fu-Kai Yang, Ting Fang, I-Wen Wu, Shih-Hao Lin
  • Publication number: 20240113615
    Abstract: A Totem Pole PFC circuit includes at least one fast-switching leg, a slow-switching leg, and a control unit. Each fast-switching leg includes a fast-switching upper switch and a fast-switching lower switch. The slow-switching leg is coupled in parallel to the at least one fast-switching leg, and the slow-switching leg includes a slow-switching upper switch and a slow-switching lower switch. The control unit receives an AC voltage with a phase angle, and the control unit includes a current detection loop, a voltage detection loop, and a control loop. The control loop generates a second control signal assembly to respectively control the slow-switching upper switch and the slow-switching lower switch. The control loop controls the second control signal assembly to follow the phase angle, and dynamically adjusts a duty cycle of the second control signal assembly to turn on or turn off the slow-switching upper switch and the slow-switching lower switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chun-Hao HUANG, Chun-Wei LIN, I-Hsiang SHIH, Ching-Nan WU, Jia-Wei YEH
  • Publication number: 20240071818
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same include a substrate, a first epitaxial layer, a first protection layer, and a contact etching stop layer. The substrate includes a PMOS transistor region, and the first epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, within the PMOS transistor region. The first protection layer is disposed on the first epitaxial layer, covering surfaces of the first epitaxial layer. The contact etching stop layer is disposed on the first protection layer and the substrate, wherein a portion of the first protection layer is exposed from the contact etching stop layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: I-Wei Chi, Te-Chang Hsu, Yao-Jhan Wang, Meng-Yun Wu, Chun-Jen Huang
  • Patent number: 11257704
    Abstract: A device for transferring micro-devices from a holding device to a final surface, avoiding damage during the process and ensuring coplanar presentation onto the final surface, includes a first substrate on the holding device. The holding device carries at least one transfer substrate which itself carries a plurality of micro-devices. At least one buffering member is located between the first substrate and the transfer substrate. The buffering member provides a small range of buffering for the micro-devices during the transfer and also compensates for any slight unevenness when the micro-devices are laid on and bonded to the final surface. A method for transferring the micro-devices is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Chin-Yuan Lin, Ying-Chieh Chen, I-Min Lu, I-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 11189607
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel which is transparent to ambient light includes a TFT substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs, a first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer. The TFT substrate includes a first surface and a second surface. The micro LEDs and the first insulating layer are on the first surface. The first insulating layer is transparent. The second insulating layer includes insulating units spaced from each other and made of a light absorbing material. Each insulating unit is on a side of the first insulating layer away from the TFT substrate and each micro LED is embedded in the first insulating layer and in one of insulating units. Regions of the TFT substrate not covered by the insulating layer are regions which allow light to pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-Wei Wu, I-Min Lu, Loganathan Murugan
  • Patent number: 11067745
    Abstract: A display assembly includes at least two display devices and two image compensating elements at a juxtaposition of every adjacent two display devices. Each display device includes a front surface that is viewed by user. Each front surface defines a display area and a border area. Each image compensating element is on the front surface. Each image compensating element includes a first part and a second part independent from each other, the first part is closer to the border area than the second part. Each of the first part and the second part includes a plurality of light guiding channels extending along a direction from a light-incident surface toward a light-emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEAMLESS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: I-Wei Wu, Hsueh-Min Yin, Chih-Lung Hung
  • Patent number: 11067740
    Abstract: A display assembly includes at least two display devices and two image compensating elements at a junction of every adjacent two display devices. Each display device includes a front surface that is viewed by user. Each front surface defines a display area and a border area. Each image compensating element is on the front surface. An optical axis direction of each of the image compensating elements is relatively toward above the juxtaposition of the adjacent two display devices. A light guiding sheet is positioned on the light-emitting surface of each of the image compensating elements; an optical axis direction of the light guiding sheet is perpendicular to the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEAMLESS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: I-Wei Wu, Chih-Lung Hung
  • Patent number: 10916532
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel includes a back plate, a plurality of micro LEDs on the back plate, a first partition wall on a side of the back plate having the plurality of micro LEDs, an insulating layer on the back plate, and a common electrode on the insulating layer and covering the plurality of micro LEDs. The first partition wall divides the back plate into a plurality of light-emitting regions independent from each other. Each of the light-emitting regions is provided with one of the micro LEDs. The insulating layer is located in each of the light-emitting regions and surrounds each of the micro LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-An Cheng, I-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 10854587
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel defines a display area and a border area surrounding the display area. The micro LED display panel includes a TFT array substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs on the TFT array substrate, a common electrode on the TFT array substrate, the common electrode covering and electrically coupling to all of the micro LEDs; a metal layer on a side of the common electrode away from the TFT array substrate and electrically coupling to the common electrode, and a black photoresist layer on a side of the metal layer away from the TFT array substrate. The black photoresist layer defines through holes. Each through hole extends through both the black photoresist layer and the metal layer and aligns with one micro LED. The metal layer and the black photoresist layer cover the display area and the border area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Fu Chen, I-Wei Wu, I-Min Lu, Wei-Chih Chang
  • Patent number: 10811442
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display panel to comprise light emitting elements which together present a flat and wrinkle-free top surface includes a substrate, a TFT array layer arranged on the substrate, an insulating layer arranged on a surface of the TFT array layer away from the substrate, and light emitting elements arranged on a surface of the insulating layer away from the TFT array layer. Top surfaces of the light emitting elements away from the insulating layer are coplanar. Thicknesses of the light emitting elements are different from each other, and thicknesses of the insulating layer below different light emitting elements are different from each other. A display panel applying the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Century Micro Display Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Wei Wu, Chang-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 10749039
    Abstract: A high-performance TFT substrate (100) for a flat panel display includes a substrate (110), a first conductive layer (130) on the substrate (110), a semiconductor layer (103) positioned on the first conductive layer (130), and a second conductive layer (150) positioned on the semiconductor layer (103). The first conductive layer (130) defines a gate electrode (101). The second conductive layer (150) defines a source electrode (105) and a drain electrode (106) spaced apart from the source electrode (105). The second conductive layer (150) includes a first layer (151) on the semiconductor layer (103) and a second layer (152) positioned on the first layer (151). The first layer (151) can be made of metal oxide. The second layer (152) can be made of aluminum or aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Kao, Po-Li Shih, Wei-Chih Chang, I-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 10725238
    Abstract: A display assembly includes at least two display devices and two image compensating elements at a junction of every adjacent two display devices. Each display device includes a front surface that is viewed by user. Each front surface defines a display area and a border area. Each image compensating element is on the front surface. Each image compensating element includes a light-incident surface on the display area, a light-emitting surface coupling to the light-incident surface, and a connecting surface coupling between the light-incident surface and the light-emitting surface. Each image compensating element includes a plurality of light guiding channels. Light guiding paths of the light guiding channels extend along a direction from the light-incident surface toward the light-emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SEAMLESS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: I-Wei Wu, Chih-Lung Hung, Hsiao-Min Yin
  • Patent number: 10727309
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a first conductive layer (102) including a gate electrode; a channel layer (104) disposed over the gate; and a second conductive layer (105) disposed over the channel layer (104). The second conductive layer (105) includes a multi-layered portion defining a source electrode (105a) and a drain electrode (105b), which includes a first sub-layer (105-1), a second sub-layer (105-2), and a third sub-layer (105-3) sequentially disposed one over another. Both the third and the first sub-layers (105-3, 105-1) include indium and zinc oxide materials. An indium to zinc content ratio in the first sub-layer (105-1) is greater than that in the third sub-layer (105-3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Kao, Hsin-Hua Lin, Po-Li Shih, Wei-Chih Chang, I-Min Lu, I-Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20200209456
    Abstract: A display assembly includes at least two display devices and two image compensating elements at a junction of every adjacent two display devices. Each display device includes a front surface that is viewed by user. Each front surface defines a display area and a border area. Each image compensating element is on the front surface. An optical axis direction of each of the image compensating elements is relatively toward above the juxtaposition of the adjacent two display devices. A light guiding sheet is positioned on the light-emitting surface of each of the image compensating elements; an optical axis direction of the light guiding sheet is perpendicular to the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: I-WEI WU, CHIH-LUNG HUNG
  • Patent number: 10586789
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel with enhanced display properties includes a substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs on the substrate, at least one common electrode, and a plurality of contact electrodes. Each micro LED includes top and bottom ends and a sidewall between them. The common electrode is coupled to the top end and a contact electrode is coupled to the bottom end. An adjustment electrode insulated from the other electrodes is formed on the sidewall of each of the plurality of micro LEDs; the adjustment electrode being fed with a DC voltage creates an electric field limiting the direction of flow of charge carriers within each micro LED and thereby improving performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-Wei Wu, Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai, Sheng-Han Li
  • Publication number: 20200058631
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel defines a display area and a border area surrounding the display area. The micro LED display panel includes a TFT array substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs on the TFT array substrate, a common electrode on the TFT array substrate, the common electrode covering and electrically coupling to all of the micro LEDs; a metal layer on a side of the common electrode away from the TFT array substrate and electrically coupling to the common electrode, and a black photoresist layer on a side of the metal layer away from the TFT array substrate. The black photoresist layer defines through holes. Each through hole extends through both the black photoresist layer and the metal layer and aligns with one micro LED. The metal layer and the black photoresist layer cover the display area and the border area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: PO-FU CHEN, I-WEI WU, I-MIN LU, WEI-CHIH CHANG
  • Patent number: 10551668
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The display panel includes a TFT substrate. The TFT substrate includes a base portion that is flat and an extending portion curvedly extending from a side of the base portion. A driving chip is positioned on the extending portion and electrically coupled to the TFT substrate. The backlight module includes a light guiding plate including a main portion that is flat and a bending portion curvedly extending from a side of the main portion. The main portion is laminated on a side of the base portion. The bending portion extends toward a direction away from the base portion. An end surface of the bending portion away from the main portion is a light-incident surface of the light guiding plate. A surface of the main portion facing and adjacent to the base portion is a light-emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SEAMLESS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: I-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 10504927
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a multi-layered structure disposed over a substrate (101) and defining a composite lateral etch profile. The multi-layered structure includes a lower sub-layer (105-1) disposed over the substrate (101) and comprising a metal oxide material that includes indium and zinc, the indium and zinc content in the lower sub-layer (105-1) substantially defining a first indium to zinc content ratio; a middle sub-layer (105-2) disposed over the lower sub-layer (105-1) and comprising a metal material; an upper sub-layer (105-3) disposed over the middle sub-layer (105-2) and comprising a metal oxide material that includes indium and zinc, the indium to zinc content in the upper sub-layer (105-3) substantially defining a second indium to zinc content ratio smaller than the first indium to zinc content ratio; and a lateral byproduct layer formed over the lateral etched surface, comprising substantially an metal oxide of the metal material in the middle sub-layer (105-2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Kao, Hsin-Hua Lin, Po-Li Shih, Wei-Chih Chang, I-Min Lu, I-Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20190363127
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel which is transparent to ambient light includes a TFT substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs, a first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer. The TFT substrate includes a first surface and a second surface. The micro LEDs and the first insulating layer are on the first surface. The first insulating layer is transparent. The second insulating layer includes insulating units spaced from each other and made of a light absorbing material. Each insulating unit is on a side of the first insulating layer away from the TFT substrate and each micro LED is embedded in the first insulating layer and in one of insulating units. Regions of the TFT substrate not covered by the insulating layer are regions which allow light to pass through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: I-WEI WU, I-MIN LU, Loganathan Murugan
  • Publication number: 20190353959
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The display panel includes a TFT substrate. The TFT substrate includes a base portion that is flat and an extending portion curvedly extending from a side of the base portion. A driving chip is positioned on the extending portion and electrically coupled to the TFT substrate. The backlight module includes a light guiding plate including a main portion that is flat and a bending portion curvedly extending from a side of the main portion. The main portion is laminated on a side of the base portion. The bending portion extends toward a direction away from the base portion. An end surface of the bending portion away from the main portion is a light-incident surface of the light guiding plate. A surface of the main portion facing and adjacent to the base portion is a light-emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: I-WEI WU