Patents by Inventor Ming-Ju Li

Ming-Ju Li 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: 11948936
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a fin disposed in a first region of the semiconductor device, channel members disposed in a second region of the semiconductor device and stacked in a vertical direction, first and second metal gates disposed on a top surface of the fin, a third metal gate wrapping around each of the channel members, a first implant region in the fin with a first conductivity type, and a second implant region in the fin with a second conductivity opposite the first conductivity type. The fin includes first and second type epitaxial layers alternatingly disposed in the vertical direction. The first and second type epitaxial layers have different material compositions. The first type epitaxial layers and the channel members have the same material composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Wang, Chih Chieh Yeh, Zi-Ang Su, Chia-Ju Chou, Ming-Shuan Li
  • Patent number: 11246150
    Abstract: An uplink transmission method and a base station are provided The method includes: determining, by the base station, a time length of a single transmission time interval t and a time delay correction value k corresponding to a service type; sending uplink grant signaling to a terminal, and indicating uplink transmission information of uplink data in the uplink grant signaling; informing the terminal of duration information of the single transmission time interval t, information of the time delay correction value k and the uplink transmission information; receiving the uplink data transmitted by the terminal according to the duration information of the single transmission time interval t, the information of the time delay correction value k and the uplink transmission information, to implement an uplink transmission. The technical solution is beneficial for the base station to adjust the uplink scheduling delay, to satisfy the diversified requirements in the future 5G services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11129178
    Abstract: A communication resource allocation method, an allocation device, a base station and a terminal are provided. The communication resource allocation method includes: determining a service type of a current service when a service bearer is established; determining granularity information of time-frequency resource and a frequency domain resource range corresponding to the service type according to the service type of the current service; and transmitting the granularity information of the time-frequency resource and the frequency domain resource range corresponding to the service type to a terminal that requests to establish the service bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210289523
    Abstract: An uplink transmission method and a base station are provided The method includes: determining, by the base station, a time length of a single transmission time interval t and a time delay correction value k corresponding to a service type, sending uplink grant signaling to a terminal, and indicating uplink transmission information of uplink data in the uplink grant signaling; informing the terminal of duration information of the single transmission time interval t, information of the time delay correction value k and the uplink transmission information; receiving the uplink data transmitted by the terminal according to the duration information of the single transmission time interval t, the information of the time delay correction value k and the uplink transmission information, to implement an uplink transmission. The technical solution is beneficial for the base station to adjust the uplink scheduling delay, to satisfy the diversified requirements in the future 5G services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MING-JU LI, YA-JUN ZHU, YUN-FEI ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11026249
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring scheduling signaling on an unlicensed carrier. The method includes: configuring, by a base station, a carrier scheduling configuration message of a scheduled cell on the unlicensed carrier, the carrier scheduling configuration message comprising a scheduling type identifier, a scheduling cell identifier, and Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) starting symbol position information of a scheduling cell, and the scheduling type identifier indicating an uplink and downlink semi-persistent self-scheduling, an uplink and downlink semi-persistent cross-carrier scheduling, or a dynamic scheduling; and sending, by the base station, Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to user equipment that carries the carrier scheduling configuration message. Scheduling flexibility on an unlicensed carrier and throughput of communication systems can be improved by implementing the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ju Li
  • Patent number: 11026269
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a preamble configuration method on an unlicensed carrier, which includes: PRACH configuration information. The PRACH configuration information includes sub-frame location information, CCA interval location information for a channel idle estimation, a channel detection mechanism, preamble format information and preamble sending location information; the sub-frame location information representing a sub-frame number of a sub-frame in which a preamble to be sent is located, the CCA interval location information representing a location on the sub-frame or on a previous sub-frame of the sub-frame, the CCA interval occupying at most N symbols at a head or at an end of the sub-frame, the preamble format information representing that the preamble is a format 0 preamble, the preamble sending location information representing a sending location of the format 0 preamble to be sent on the sub-frame. Control signaling carrying the PRACH configuration information to user equipment is sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang, Li Ma
  • Patent number: 10856292
    Abstract: A communication method and a base station are provided, the method includes: determining, by a base station, a time length of a time domain scheduling unit, a downlink, a guard period and symbols occupied by an uplink, included in the time domain scheduling unit; generating length configuration information of the time domain scheduling unit according to the time length, the downlink, the guard period and the symbols occupied by the uplink; sending the length configuration information to a terminal through radio resource control signaling and/or downlink control information signaling, and informing the terminal of a length configuration of the time domain scheduling unit; implementing, by the base station, a communication with the terminal based on the length configuration. By utilizing the method, it is beneficial for the terminal to acquire time information of time domain resource scheduling, and utilization efficiency of time domain resources is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200305179
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring scheduling signaling on an unlicensed carrier. The method includes: configuring, by a base station, a carrier scheduling configuration message of a scheduled cell on the unlicensed carrier, the carrier scheduling configuration message comprising a scheduling type identifier, a scheduling cell identifier, and Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) starting symbol position information of a scheduling cell, and the scheduling type identifier indicating an uplink and downlink semi-persistent self-scheduling, an uplink and downlink semi-persistent cross-carrier scheduling, or a dynamic scheduling; and sending, by the base station, Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to user equipment that carries the carrier scheduling configuration message. Scheduling flexibility on an unlicensed carrier and throughput of communication systems can be improved by implementing the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MING-JU LI
  • Patent number: 10785665
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication method, communication device and a terminal, the communication method comprising: determining a PCell group or a PSCell group working on the unlicensed carrier by a terminal; and performing a RLM on the PCell group or the PSCell group; the PCell group or the PSCell group being established by selected from at least one serving cell working on the unlicensed carrier, each serving cell working on one unlicensed carrier. The technical solution can deploy a PCell group or a PSCell group in the unlicensed frequency band, to perform RLM on the PCell group or the PSCell group, a number of times of RLF is reduced, and it can avoided a problem of huge signaling overhead and throughput loss, caused by RRC Reestablishment or reconfiguration of the PSCell as RLF has been frequently detected in the unlicensed frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10785781
    Abstract: A data transmission method, a terminal, a base station and a data transmission system are disclosed, the method applied to a terminal includes: receiving a scheduling instruction issued by a base station, the scheduling instruction carrying a location identifier, and the scheduling instruction being used for scheduling one or more transmission subframes; obtaining the location identifier; determining a transmission subframe according to the location identifier, a subframe where the scheduling instruction is located, and a scheduling location identification rule, the scheduling location identification rule including correspondence relations between the location identifier, the subframe where the scheduling instruction is located and the transmission subframe; transmitting data through the transmission subframe. The terminal obtains the location identifier and finds a transmission subframe to perform a data transmission and then realize data transmission across the subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ya-Jun Zhu, Ming-Ju Li, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10735971
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication method and a communication device. The method includes: configuring at least one serving cell for each terminal, each of the at least one serving cell working on an unlicensed carrier; selecting at least one of the at least one serving cell as a primary cell or a primary secondary cell of the terminal, the selected serving cell forming a primary cell group or a primary secondary cell group of the terminal; and controlling the primary cell group or the primary secondary cell group to send a MIB to the terminal. The technical solution improves a transmission probability of the MIB of the primary cell group or the primary secondary cell group on an unlicensed frequency band, ensuring that a user receives the MIB in time to perform a time synchronization, the communication is normal, and delay and efficiency requirements of communication are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10708943
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring scheduling signaling on an unlicensed carrier. The method includes: generating, by a base station, a carrier scheduling configuration message of the unlicensed carrier, the carrier scheduling configuration message including an uplink scheduling type identifier and a downlink scheduling type identifier; and sending, by the base station, Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to user equipment that carries the carrier scheduling configuration message. Scheduling flexibility and throughput of communication systems can be improved by implementing the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ju Li
  • Patent number: 10645692
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for indicating uplink subframes on an unlicensed frequency spectrum. The method includes: acquiring configuration information of allocated uplink subframes and a timing position of a current subframe; setting a preset first ordinal number of subframe after the current subframe as a first uplink subframe after the current subframe; and sending indication signaling in a preset second number of subframes before the set first uplink subframe, a terminal that receives the indication signaling acquiring a timing position of the uplink subframes according to the indication signaling. The method for indicating uplink subframes on an unlicensed frequency spectrum extends the TDD frame structure, so that the TDD frame structure is more flexible to adapt to more transmission environments, and improves transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ju Li
  • Patent number: 10609632
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) sending method when a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system works with a frame structure 3 in an unlicensed frequency band, a SRS sending device, and a terminal, and the SRS sending method when the LTE system works with the frame structure 3 in the unlicensed frequency band includes: determining a type of a target subframe to send a SRS; according to the type of the target subframe, selecting a target symbol in the target subframe for sending the SRS; sending the SRS through the target symbol. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, when the LTE system works in the unlicensed frequency band, a normal transmission of the SRS can be ensured, thereby ensuring the measurement accuracy of the uplink channel quality, and improving the uplink throughput of the LTE system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190387420
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication method, communication device and a terminal, the communication method comprising: determining a PCell group or a PSCell group working on the unlicensed carrier by a terminal; and performing a RLM on the PCell group or the PSCell group; the PCell group or the PSCell group being established by selected from at least one serving cell working on the unlicensed carrier, each serving cell working on one unlicensed carrier. The technical solution can deploy a PCell group or a PSCell group in the unlicensed frequency band, to perform RLM on the PCell group or the PSCell group, a number of times of RLF is reduced, and it can avoided a problem of huge signaling overhead and throughput loss, caused by RRC Reestablishment or reconfiguration of the PSCell as RLF has been frequently detected in the unlicensed frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: MING-JU LI, YA-JUN ZHU, YUN-FEI ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10485006
    Abstract: A judgment method of channel occupancy is provided, the method includes: filtering small cells satisfying conditions into a first set according to geographical positions of the small cells and a clear channel detection result; filtering small cells satisfying another conditions into a second set according to interference between small cells, or dividing into a third set; dividing the small cells in the second set into an active set and a restrained set according to priorities and the geographical positions of the small cells; sending transmission control signaling to small cells in the third set, the active set and the restrained set. By utilizing the present disclosure, reasonability of allocation of channel resources can be improved when interior of a small cell system, a Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) system and a Wi-Fi system are coexisted, and system performance can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10484154
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a preamble configuration method on an unlicensed carrier, the method includes: configuring a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration message, the PRACH configuration message including subframe location information, first Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) interval location information, a channel detection mechanism, preamble format information, and preamble sending location information. The subframe location information indicates a location of a subframe where M to-he-transmitted preambles are located, The first CCA interval location information represents a location of a CCA interval before each preamble in the M to-be-transmitted preambles on the subframe or on a previous subframe of the subframe. The channel detection mechanism is used for indicating whether user equipment detects that the unlicensed carrier is in an idle state. The preamble format information indicates that the to-be-transmitted preambles are format 4 preambles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190320450
    Abstract: A communication resource allocation method, an allocation device, a base station and a terminal are provided. The communication resource allocation method includes: determining a service type of a current service when a service bearer is established; determining granularity information of time-frequency resource and a frequency domain resource range corresponding to the service type according to the service type of the current service; and transmitting the granularity information of the time-frequency resource and the frequency domain resource range corresponding to the service type to a terminal that requests to establish the service bearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: MING-JU LI, YA-JUN ZHU, YUN-FEI ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190297621
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for indicating uplink subframes on an unlicensed frequency spectrum. The method includes: acquiring configuration information of allocated uplink subframes and a timing position of a current subframe; setting a preset first ordinal number of subframe after the current subframe as a first uplink subframe after the current subframe; and sending indication signaling in a preset second number of subframes before the set first uplink subframe, a terminal that receives the indication signaling acquiring a timing position of the uplink subframes according to the indication signaling. The method for indicating uplink subframes on an unlicensed frequency spectrum extends the TDD frame structure, so that the TDD frame structure is more flexible to adapt to more transmission environments, and improves transmission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: MING-JU LI
  • Patent number: 10405250
    Abstract: An RRM measuring method of an LTE system in an unlicensed frequency band, a system, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method includes: receiving a downlink signal sent by each base station in at least one base station to determine a busy/idle status of an uplink channel and/or a downlink channel of each base station; calculating a value of RSRQ of each base station, when the uplink channel and/or the downlink channel of each base station is in a busy state or in an idle state; reporting the values of RSRQ to a service base station. The present disclosure measures the values of RSRQ according to the channel statuses of the base station, thus the serving base station determines the service performance of a neighboring base station to select a more appropriate auxiliary cell base station or a target base station when switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yi-Xue Lei, Yun-Fei Zhang