Patents by Inventor Ian Hsieh
Ian Hsieh 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: 20240154570Abstract: A coupling clamp is provided that includes a top clamp and a bottom clamp. The top clamp may include a top vertical flange and a top lateral flange. The bottom clamp may include a bottom vertical flange and one or more bottom lateral flanges that extend laterally in opposite directions. At least one of the bottom lateral flanges may include a first portion having a surface configured to engage with a solar module and a second portion connected to the bottom vertical flange at an intersection below the surface of the first portion. The coupling clamp may be installed onto one or more solar modules that are positioned onto a rail that has an installed rail clamp. Another solar module may be positioned on the coupling clamp and rail and then slid under the rail clamp, which may be tightened to secure the other solar module to the rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Erich Kai Stephan, Ian Wogan, Ian Lennox, James Hsieh
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Publication number: 20230078610Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus. The apparatus includes a chuck for placing an object thereon, a gas passage extending along a periphery of an outer sidewall of the chuck and separating the chuck into an inner portion and a sidewall portion, and a plurality of gas holes through the sidewall portion and configured to connect a gas external to the chuck to the gas passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Taiwan semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian HSIEH, Che-fu CHEN, Yan-Hong LIU
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Patent number: 11521884Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus. The apparatus includes a chuck for placing an object thereon, a gas passage extending along a periphery of an outer sidewall of the chuck and separating the chuck into an inner portion and a sidewall portion, and a plurality of gas holes through the sidewall portion and configured to connect a gas external to the chuck to the gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen, Yan-Hong Liu
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Publication number: 20220355346Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber, a chuck housed in the chamber and configured to hold a substrate, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck. The chuck can include a passage extending along a periphery of the chuck and dividing the chuck into an inner portion and an outer sidewall portion, and a first multiple of openings through the outer sidewall portion of the chuck and interconnected with the passage. The passage can be configured to transport a fluid. The first multiple of openings can be configured to dispense the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian HSIEH, Che-fu CHEN
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Patent number: 11211232Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber with the chuck-based device configured to clean the chamber, a loading port coupled to the chamber and configured to hold one or more wafer storage devices, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck-based device. The chuck-based device can include a based stage, one or more supporting rods disposed at the base stage and configured to be vertically extendable or retractable, and a padding film disposed on the one or more supporting rods.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen, Yan-Hong Liu
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Publication number: 20210114067Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber, a chuck housed in the chamber and configured to hold a substrate, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck. The chuck can include a passage extending along a periphery of the chuck and dividing the chuck into an inner portion and an outer sidewall portion, and a first multiple of openings through the outer sidewall portion of the chuck and interconnected with the passage. The passage can be configured to transport a fluid. The first multiple of openings can be configured to dispense the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen
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Publication number: 20200135435Abstract: The present disclosure describes a chuck-based device and a method for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system. The semiconductor manufacturing system can include a chamber with the chuck-based device configured to clean the chamber, a loading port coupled to the chamber and configured to hold one or more wafer storage devices, and a control device configured to control a translational displacement and a rotation of the chuck-based device. The chuck-based device can include a based stage, one or more supporting rods disposed at the base stage and configured to be vertically extendable or retractable, and a padding film disposed on the one or more supporting rods.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Che-fu Chen, Yan-Hong Liu
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Publication number: 20200006109Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus. The apparatus includes a chuck for placing an object thereon, a gas passage extending along a periphery of an outer sidewall of the chuck and separating the chuck into an inner portion and a sidewall portion, and a plurality of gas holes through the sidewall portion and configured to connect a gas external to the chuck to the gas passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian HSIEH, Che-fu CHEN, Yan-Hong LIU
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Patent number: 7356141Abstract: A encoding/decoding method and device for a remote controller utilizing a baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device includes an encoder encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; and an interpreter interpreting the un-encoded portion of the identification code and the encrypted code into a transmission signal. When the encrypted code is in a first base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a first baud rate; and when the encrypted code is in a second base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a second baud rate. The decoding device includes a receiver receiving the transmission signal; a interpreter connected to the receiver interpreting the transmission signal into a received signal; an encoder utilizing the same encoding algorithm as in the transmitter to generate a comparison code; and a processor comparing the received signal and the comparison code.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Jason Tsai
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Publication number: 20070286414Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encoding/decoding method and device used for remote controller, which utilizes baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device of the present invention comprises an encoder for encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; an interpreter for interpreting the un-encoded portion of the identification code and the encrypted code into a transmission signal. Wherein, when the encrypted code is in a first base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a first baud rate; and when the encrypted code is in a second base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a second baud rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Jason Tsai
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Publication number: 20060245224Abstract: A power module disclosed in the invention has a controller chip and a power chip disposed on a same die pad, which can be a standard die pad commonly seen in the industry so that a extra cost of making and designing a die pad especially for the power module can be saved. Moreover, since the controller chip can use a manufacturing process different than that of the power chip, the overall size of the power module of the invention is minimized by adopting two optimal manufacturing processes respective for making the controller chip and the power chip as small as possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2005Publication date: November 2, 2006Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Vincent Tsao
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Patent number: 6915108Abstract: A signal transceiver for transmitting a carrier signal to a transponder and receiving a modulated data signal returned by the transponder is provided. The signal transceiver includes a transistor with a base, a collector and an emitter, a controller being electrically connected to the base and providing a controlling signal for turning on the transistor, an oscillation source being electrically connected to the collector for providing the carrier signal, a capacitor being electrically connected to the base and the oscillation source for forming an oscillation circuit, and a resonator being electrically connected to the collector for transmitting the carrier signal to the transponder and receiving the modulated data signal returned by the transponder, and outputting a demodulated data signal through the emitter.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Holteck Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Jason Tsai, Ian Hsieh
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Publication number: 20050002524Abstract: The present invention generally relates to encoding/decoding method and device used for remote controller, which utilizes baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device of the present invention comprises an encoder for encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; an interpreter for interpreting the un-encoded portion of the identification code and the encrypted code into a transmission signal. Wherein, when the encrypted code is in a first base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a first baud rate; and when the encrypted code is in a second base, the plain code corresponding to the encrypted code will be transmitted with a second baud rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2003Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Ian Hsieh, Jason Tsai
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Publication number: 20030090366Abstract: A signal transceiver for transmitting a carrier signal to a transponder and receiving a modulated data signal returned by the transponder is provided. The signal transceiver includes a transistor with a base, a collector and an emitter, a controller being electrically connected to the base and providing a controlling signal for turning on the transistor, an oscillation source being electrically connected to the collector for providing the carrier signal, a capacitor being electrically connected to the base and the oscillation source for forming an oscillation circuit, and a resonator being electrically connected to the collector for transmitting the carrier signal to the transponder and receiving the modulated data signal returned by the transponder, and outputting a demodulated data signal through the emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventors: Jason Tsai, Ian Hsieh