Patents by Inventor Kai-Ping Chuang
Kai-Ping Chuang 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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Patent number: 11979479Abstract: A packet sorting and reassembly circuit module, including a header parser, an information processing circuit, at least one state tracking and reassembly circuit, and an output arbiter, is provided. The header parser is configured to analyze multiple first packet segments to obtain header information corresponding to a first network packet, wherein the first network packet is transmitted based on a transmission control protocol (TCP) communication protocol. The information processing circuit is configured to transmit the first packet segments and sideband information corresponding to the first packet segments to a first state tracking and reassembly circuit among the at least one state tracking and reassembly circuit according to the header information. The first state tracking and reassembly circuit is configured to reassemble and sort the first packet segments according to the sideband information. The output arbiter is configured to output the first packet segments according to a sorting result.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: Chung Yuan Christian University, KGI Securities Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Kuen Lai, Chao-Lin Wang, He-Ping Li, Cheng-Han Chuang, Kai-Po Chang
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Publication number: 20240137431Abstract: A packet sorting and reassembly circuit module, including a header parser, an information processing circuit, at least one state tracking and reassembly circuit, and an output arbiter, is provided. The header parser is configured to analyze multiple first packet segments to obtain header information corresponding to a first network packet, wherein the first network packet is transmitted based on a transmission control protocol (TCP) communication protocol. The information processing circuit is configured to transmit the first packet segments and sideband information corresponding to the first packet segments to a first state tracking and reassembly circuit among the at least one state tracking and reassembly circuit according to the header information. The first state tracking and reassembly circuit is configured to reassemble and sort the first packet segments according to the sideband information. The output arbiter is configured to output the first packet segments according to a sorting result.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: Chung Yuan Christian University, KGI Securities Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Kuen Lai, Chao-Lin Wang, He-Ping Li, Cheng-Han Chuang, Kai-Po Chang
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Patent number: 11248903Abstract: A three-dimension measurement device includes a moving device, a projecting device, a surface-type image-capturing device and a processing device. The moving device carries an object, and moves the object to a plurality of positions. The projecting device generates a first light to the object. The surface-type image-capturing device senses a second light generated by the object in response to the first light to generate a phase image on each of the positions. The processing device is coupled to the surface-type image-capturing device and receives the phase images. The processing device performs a region-of-interest (ROI) operation for the phase images to generate a plurality of ROI images. The processing device performs a multi-step phase-shifting operation for the ROI images to calculate the surface height distribution of the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chia-Hung Cho, Po-Yi Chang, Yi-Sha Ku, Kai-Ping Chuang, Chih-Hsiang Liu, Fu-Cheng Yang
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Publication number: 20210080252Abstract: A three-dimension measurement device includes a moving device, a projecting device, a surface-type image-capturing device and a processing device. The moving device carries an object, and moves the object to a plurality of positions. The projecting device generates a first light to the object. The surface-type image-capturing device senses a second light generated by the object in response to the first light to generate a phase image on each of the positions. The processing device is coupled to the surface-type image-capturing device and receives the phase images. The processing device performs a region-of-interest (ROI) operation for the phase images to generate a plurality of ROI images. The processing device performs a multi-step phase-shifting operation for the ROI images to calculate the surface height distribution of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chia-Hung CHO, Po-Yi CHANG, Yi-Sha KU, Kai-Ping CHUANG, Chih-Hsiang LIU, Fu-Cheng YANG
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Patent number: 10477122Abstract: An image sensor including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of pixel sensing circuits is provided. The pixels are arranged in a pixel array. The pixels are configured to sense an image to obtain a plurality of reference pictures. The pixels include a plurality of pixel types. The pixel sensing circuits are respectively and electrically connected to the pixels. The pixel sensing circuits are configured to respectively receive a photo current generated by each of the pixels. The pixels have different characteristic curves based on the pixel types, and at least one of an electrode structure parameter and an electrode bias of each of the pixels is determined according to a correspondingly characteristic curve. In addition, an image sensing method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yan-Rung Lin, Pei-Wen Yen, Siou-Cheng Lou, Kai-Ping Chuang
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Patent number: 10418392Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen Yen, Yan-Rung Lin, Kai-Ping Chuang, Sheng-Min Yu
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Patent number: 10403657Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen Yen, Yan-Rung Lin, Kai-Ping Chuang, Sheng-Min Yu
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Publication number: 20180301485Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen YEN, Yan-Rung LIN, Kai-Ping CHUANG, Sheng-Min YU
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Patent number: 10038019Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen Yen, Yan-Rung Lin, Kai-Ping Chuang, Sheng-Min Yu
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Patent number: 10038033Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit corresponding to at least a first pixel region and a second pixel region adjacent to each other, a pixel electrode disposed on the pixel sensing circuit, and a opto electrical conversion layer including a photo sensing layer and a carrier transport layer disposed on the pixel sensing circuit and the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit and includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are coplanar and have different polarities. The first electrode or the second electrode located in the first pixel region is adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode having the same polarity located in the second pixel region.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen Yen, Yan-Rung Lin, Kai-Ping Chuang
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Publication number: 20180152645Abstract: An image sensor including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of pixel sensing circuits is provided. The pixels are arranged in a pixel array. The pixels are configured to sense an image to obtain a plurality of reference pictures. The pixels include a plurality of pixel types. The pixel sensing circuits are respectively and electrically connected to the pixels. The pixel sensing circuits are configured to respectively receive a photo current generated by each of the pixels. The pixels have different characteristic curves based on the pixel types, and at least one of an electrode structure parameter and an electrode bias of each of the pixels is determined according to a correspondingly characteristic curve. In addition, an image sensing method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Yan-Rung Lin, Pei-Wen Yen, Siou-Cheng Lou, Kai-Ping Chuang
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Patent number: 9970754Abstract: A surface measurement device includes a rotating platform, a motion lever, a measuring module and a control module. The rotating platform rotates an object at a rotating speed. The motion lever is above the rotating platform. The measuring module moves to a variety of measuring positions on the motion lever. When the measuring module is at one of the measuring positions, the measuring module measures the heights of a plurality of sampling points on the surface of the object in a sampling frequency. The control module selectively modifies the rotating speed of the rotating platform or the sampling frequency of the measuring module according to the measuring position of the measuring module to make the distance between the sampling points in at least a region of the surface of the object match a sampling rule.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chia-Hung Cho, Kai-Ping Chuang, Yi-Wei Chang
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Publication number: 20180083054Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen YEN, Yan-Rung LIN, Kai-Ping CHUANG, Sheng-Min YU
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Patent number: 9835449Abstract: A surface measuring device includes a rotary platform, a shifting lever, a measuring module, and a control module. The rotary platform carries an object under test and rotates the object under test at a rotating speed. The shifting lever is above the rotary platform. The measuring module disposed on the shifting lever moves to measurement positions on the shifting lever and performs a surface height measurement at a sampling frequency to sampling points on a surface of the object under test when located at one measurement position. The control module selectively adjusts the rotational speed for the rotary platform or the sampling frequency for the measuring module according to the measurement position of the measuring module on the shifting lever in order to fit a distance between the sampling points on at least one part of the surface of the object under test to a sampling rule.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chia-Hung Cho, Kai-Ping Chuang, Ming-Cheng Tsai
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Publication number: 20170186818Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit corresponding to at least a first pixel region and a second pixel region adjacent to each other, a pixel electrode disposed on the pixel sensing circuit, and a opto electrical conversion layer including a photo sensing layer and a carrier transport layer disposed on the pixel sensing circuit and the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit and includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are coplanar and have different polarities. The first electrode or the second electrode located in the first pixel region is adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode having the same polarity located in the second pixel region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen Yen, Yan-Rung Lin, Kai-Ping Chuang
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Publication number: 20170186788Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Pei-Wen YEN, Yan-Rung LIN, Kai-Ping CHUANG, Sheng-Min YU
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Publication number: 20170059311Abstract: A surface measurement device includes a rotating platform, a motion lever, a measuring module and a control module. The rotating platform rotates an object at a rotating speed. The motion lever is above the rotating platform. The measuring module moves to a variety of measuring positions on the motion lever. When the measuring module is at one of the measuring positions, the measuring module measures the heights of a plurality of sampling points on the surface of the object in a sampling frequency. The control module selectively modifies the rotating speed of the rotating platform or the sampling frequency of the measuring module according to the measuring position of the measuring module to make the distance between the sampling points in at least a region of the surface of the object match a sampling rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chia-Hung CHO, Kai-Ping CHUANG, Yi-Wei CHANG
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Publication number: 20170059310Abstract: A surface measuring device includes a rotary platform, a shifting lever, a measuring module, and a control module. The rotary platform carries an object under test and rotates the object under test at a rotating speed. The shifting lever is above the rotary platform. The measuring module disposed on the shifting lever moves to measurement positions on the shifting lever and performs a surface height measurement at a sampling frequency to sampling points on a surface of the object under test when located at one measurement position. The control module selectively adjusts the rotational speed for the rotary platform or the sampling frequency for the measuring module according to the measurement position of the measuring module on the shifting lever in order to fit a distance between the sampling points on at least one part of the surface of the object under test to a sampling rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Chia-Hung CHO, Kai-Ping CHUANG, Ming-Cheng TSAI
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Patent number: 9533375Abstract: A temperature sensing apparatus configured to measure a temperature distribution of a surface to be measured is provided. The temperature sensing apparatus includes a lens set, a filtering module, a plurality of sensor arrays, and a processing unit. The lens set is configured to receive radiation from the surface to be measured. The filtering module is configured to filter the radiation from the lens set into a plurality of radiation portions respectively having different wavelengths. The sensor arrays are configured to respectively sense the radiation portions. The processing unit is configured to calculate an intensity ratio distribution of the radiation between the different wavelengths according to the radiation portions respectively sensed by the sensor arrays and determine the temperature distribution according to the intensity ratio distribution. A laser processing system and a temperature measuring method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chia-Hung Cho, Yi-Chen Hsieh, Kai-Ping Chuang, Sen-Yih Chou, Chun-Jen Lin
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Publication number: 20160096236Abstract: A temperature sensing apparatus configured to measure a temperature distribution of a surface to be measured is provided. The temperature sensing apparatus includes a lens set, a filtering module, a plurality of sensor arrays, and a processing unit. The lens set is configured to receive radiation from the surface to be measured. The filtering module is configured to filter the radiation from the lens set into a plurality of radiation portions respectively having different wavelengths. The sensor arrays are configured to respectively sense the radiation portions. The processing unit is configured to calculate an intensity ratio distribution of the radiation between the different wavelengths according to the radiation portions respectively sensed by the sensor arrays and determine the temperature distribution according to the intensity ratio distribution. A laser processing system and a temperature measuring method are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Chia-Hung Cho, Yi-Chen Hsieh, Kai-Ping Chuang, Sen-Yih Chou, Chun-Jen Lin