Patents by Inventor Kai-Min Yang

Kai-Min Yang 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: 20240097011
    Abstract: A method includes forming a fin structure over a substrate, wherein the fin structure comprises first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternately stacked over a substrate; forming a dummy gate structure over the fin structure; removing a portion of the fin structure uncovered by the dummy gate structure; performing a selective etching process to laterally recess the first semiconductor layers, including injecting a hydrogen-containing gas from a first gas source of a processing tool to the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers; and injecting an F2 gas from a second gas source of the processing tool to the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers; forming inner spacers on opposite end surfaces of the laterally recessed first semiconductor layers of the fin structure; and replacing the dummy gate structure and the first semiconductor layers with a metal gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC NANJING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Han-Yu LIN, Fang-Wei LEE, Kai-Tak LAM, Raghunath PUTIKAM, Tzer-Min SHEN, Li-Te LIN, Pinyen LIN, Cheng-Tzu YANG, Tzu-Li LEE, Tze-Chung LIN
  • Patent number: 11495159
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality of sub-pixel arrays is provided. Each of sub-pixel arrays includes a plurality of first sub-pixels, at least one second sub-pixel and at least one third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixels have a first color and form a plurality of vertexes of a virtual quadrilateral. There is not any other first sub-pixels having the first color located in the virtual quadrilateral. The second sub-pixel has a second color different from the first color and is located in the virtual quadrilateral. The third sub-pixel has a third color different from the first color and the second color and is located in the virtual quadrilateral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 11205367
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units is provided. The sub-pixel repeating units are repeatedly arranged on the display panel. Each of the sub-pixel repeating units includes at least one first color sub-pixel and at least one second color sub-pixel. On the display panel, the adjacent first color sub-pixels form a first polygon, and the adjacent second color sub-pixels form a second polygon. The area of the first polygon is at least twice the area of the second polygon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 10885827
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units is provided. The sub-pixel repeating units are repeatedly arranged on the display panel. Each of the sub-pixel repeating units includes at least one first color sub-pixel and at least one second color sub-pixel. On the display panel, the adjacent first color sub-pixels form a first polygon, and the adjacent second color sub-pixels form a second polygon. The area of the first polygon is at least twice the area of the second polygon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Su, Feng-Ting Pai, Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang
  • Publication number: 20200402444
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality of sub-pixel arrays is provided. Each of sub-pixel arrays includes a plurality of first sub-pixels, at least one second sub-pixel and at least one third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixels have a first color and form a plurality of vertexes of a virtual quadrilateral. There is not any other first sub-pixels having the first color located in the virtual quadrilateral. The second sub-pixel has a second color different from the first color and is located in the virtual quadrilateral. The third sub-pixel has a third color different from the first color and the second color and is located in the virtual quadrilateral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 10635913
    Abstract: A path planning method applied to a navigation device includes acquiring a two-dimensional depth map, transforming the two-dimensional depth map into a gray distribution map via statistics of pixel values on the two-dimensional depth map, computing a space matching map by arranging pixel counts on the gray distribution map, and computing a weighting value about each angle range of the space matching map in accordance with a distance from location of a pixel count to a reference point of the space matching map. The weighting value represents existential probability of an obstacle within the said angle range and a probable distance between the navigation device and the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Chih-Kai Chang, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20190333437
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units is provided. The sub-pixel repeating units are repeatedly arranged on the display panel. Each of the sub-pixel repeating units includes at least one first color sub-pixel and at least one second color sub-pixel. On the display panel, the adjacent first color sub-pixels form a first polygon, and the adjacent second color sub-pixels form a second polygon. The area of the first polygon is at least twice the area of the second polygon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 10395576
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units is provided. The sub-pixel repeating units are repeatedly arranged on the display panel. Each of the sub-pixel repeating units includes at least one first color sub-pixel and at least one second color sub-pixel. On the display panel, the adjacent first color sub-pixels form a first polygon, and the adjacent second color sub-pixels form a second polygon. The area of the first polygon is at least twice the area of the second polygon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 10380928
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the plurality sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel, locating at a first column, a first row and a second row adjacent to the first row; a second sub-pixel, locating at a second column adjacent to the first column, the first row and the second row; a third sub-pixel locating at a third column adjacent to the second column and a first row; and a fourth sub-pixel locating at the third column and the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Kai-Min Yang
  • Patent number: 10373540
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel groups is provided. The sub-pixel groups are arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array, and each of the sub-pixel groups is written by a plurality of pixel data. The sub-pixel group includes a plurality of main type pixel units and a plurality of sub type pixel units. Each of the main type pixel units is written by one pixel data among the plurality of pixel data, and each of the sub type pixel units is written by at least one pixel data among the plurality of pixel data. The main type pixel units are arranged to form a geometry form and the main type pixel units surround a single sub type pixel unit among the sub type pixel units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Hsueh-Yen Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 10157560
    Abstract: A display panel and a display driver are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units, which are arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array. Each row of the sub-pixel repeating unit includes an odd number of sub-pixels, where every two sub-pixels are regarded as one pixel unit, and another sub-pixel is added at the last column of the sub-pixel repeating unit. The odd-numbered sub-pixels are respectively written by N groups of pixel data. The amount of these sub-pixels is 2N+1, which is between two to two and a half times of the amount of the pixel data. Each odd-numbered column of the sub-pixel repeating unit includes the sub-pixels of two different colors, which are alternately arranged in each odd-numbered column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 10121069
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of switching video images and a surveillance system. The method includes the following steps. A first video image is displayed in a monitoring interface. Whether a target object in the first video image enters into a designated region in the first video image is determined. Whether a ratio of the targeted object to the first video image is smaller than or equal to a first threshold is determined when the target object enters into the designated region. When the ratio is smaller than or equal to the first threshold, a second video image is displayed in the monitoring interface. The designated region in the first video image is related to a geographic position, and the second video image is a video image related to the geographic position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Shu-Che Weng
  • Patent number: 10083642
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel and a display driver is provided. The display panel includes a sub-pixel repeat array. The sub-pixel repeat array is repeatedly arranged to form a pixel array on the display panel. The pixel array includes at least one map display unit. The display driver is coupled to the display panel. The display driver drives the display panel to display an image by using a sub-pixel rendering method. The image includes at least one specified intensity map. The map display unit includes a center sub-pixel unit and a plurality of neighboring sub-pixel units. The specified intensity map includes one or more white pixel points. In the map display unit, luminance summations of sub-pixels of different colors are equal. Furthermore, a display driving method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20180253598
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of switching video images and a surveillance system. The method includes the following steps. A first video image is displayed in a monitoring interface. Whether a target object in the first video image enters into a designated region in the first video image is determined. Whether a ratio of the targeted object to the first video image is smaller than or equal to a first threshold is determined when the target object enters into the designated region. When the ratio is smaller than or equal to the first threshold, a second video image is displayed in the monitoring interface. The designated region in the first video image is related to a geographic position, and the second video image is a video image related to the geographic position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VIVOTEK INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Min YANG, Shu-Che WENG
  • Patent number: 10068534
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups. Each sub-pixel group includes a first sub-pixel located at a first column; a second sub-pixel located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel located a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel located at the third column; a fifth sub-pixel located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a six sub-pixel located at the fourth column; wherein height of the first sub-pixel is different from or/equal to height of the second sub-pixel, a sum of heights of the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, and a sum of heights of the fifth sub-pixel and the sixth sub-pixel; wherein height of the third sub-pixel is different from or equal to height of the fourth sub-pixel; wherein height of the fifth sub-pixel is different from or equal to height of sixth sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20180211580
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units is provided. The sub-pixel repeating units are repeatedly arranged on the display panel. Each of the sub-pixel repeating units includes at least one first color sub-pixel and at least one second color sub-pixel. On the display panel, the adjacent first color sub-pixels form a first polygon, and the adjacent second color sub-pixels form a second polygon. The area of the first polygon is at least twice the area of the second polygon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Su, Feng-Ting Pai, Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang
  • Patent number: 9990542
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of switching video images and a surveillance system. The method includes the following steps. A first video image is displayed under a first display mode in a monitoring interface. Whether a target object in the first video image enters into a designated region in the first video image is determined. Whether a ratio of the targeted object to the first video image is smaller than or equal to a first threshold is determined when the target object enters into the designated region. When the ratio is smaller than or equal to the first threshold, a second video image is displayed under the first display mode in the monitoring interface. The designated region in the first video image is related to a geographic position, and the second video image is a video image related to the geographic position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Shu-Che Weng
  • Publication number: 20180107226
    Abstract: A path planning method applied to a navigation device includes acquiring a two-dimensional depth map, transforming the two-dimensional depth map into a gray distribution map via statistics of pixel values on the two-dimensional depth map, computing a space matching map by arranging pixel counts on the gray distribution map, and computing a weighting value about each angle range of the space matching map in accordance with a distance from location of a pixel count to a reference point of the space matching map. The weighting value represents existential probability of an obstacle within the said angle range and a probable distance between the navigation device and the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Chih-Kai Chang, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20180025680
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the plurality sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel, locating at a first column, a first row and a second row adjacent to the first row; a second sub-pixel, locating at a second column adjacent to the first column, the first row and the second row; a third sub-pixel locating at a third column adjacent to the second column and a first row; and a fourth sub-pixel locating at the third column and the second row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Kai-Min Yang
  • Patent number: 9812049
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the plurality sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel, locating at a first column, a first row and a second row adjacent to the first row; a second sub-pixel, locating at a second column adjacent to the first column, the first row and the second row; a third sub-pixel locating at a third column adjacent to the second column and a first row; and a fourth sub-pixel locating at the third column and the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Kai-Min Yang