Patents by Inventor Ming-Kun Lee

Ming-Kun Lee 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: 20240090238
    Abstract: A memory device and a method for manufacturing the memory device are provided. The memory device includes a stack and a plurality of memory strings. The stack is disposed on the substrate, and the stack includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers alternately stacked. The memory strings pass through the stack along a first direction, wherein a first memory string in the memory strings includes a first conductive pillar and a second conductive pillar, a channel layer, and a memory structure. The first conductive pillar and the second conductive pillar respectively extend along the first direction and are separated from each other. The channel layer is disposed between the first conductive pillar and the second conductive pillar. The memory structure surrounds the second conductive pillar, and the memory structure includes a resistive memory material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Feng-Min LEE, Erh-Kun LAI, Dai-Ying LEE, Yu-Hsuan LIN, Po-Hao TSENG, Ming-Hsiu LEE
  • Patent number: 8941098
    Abstract: A light detecting array structure and a light detecting module are provided. The light detecting array structure includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a first carrier selective layer, a second carrier selective layer, and a light-absorbing active layer. The second electrodes are disposed on one side of the first electrodes. Between the first electrodes and the second electrodes, a first carrier selective layer, a light-absorbing active layer and a second carrier selective layer are disposed. The light detecting module includes the light detecting array structure and a control unit. The control unit is coupled to the first electrodes and second electrodes, selectively provides at least two cross voltages between each of the first electrodes and each of the second electrodes, and reads photocurrents flowing through the first electrodes and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Yan-Rung Lin, Chang-Ho Liou, Sheng-Fu Horng, Jen-Chun Wang, Yun-Ru Hong, Ming-Kun Lee, Hsin-Fei Meng
  • Patent number: 8849599
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for extracting of solar cell parameters. After illuminating the solar cell by different simulated solar luminosity with different illumination intensity, measured current and measured voltages of the solar cell are acquired and the series resistance of the solar cell is extracted based on the measured current and measured voltages. The root mean square error (RMSE) is used to determine the series resistance of the solar cell. Therefore, the parameters of the solar cell are extracted without presuming current-voltage functional form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Ming-Kun Lee, Jen-Chung Wang, Hsin-Fei Meng
  • Publication number: 20130168643
    Abstract: A light detecting array structure and a light detecting module are provided. The light detecting array structure includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a first carrier selective layer, a second carrier selective layer, and a light-absorbing active layer. The second electrodes are disposed on one side of the first electrodes. Between the first electrodes and the second electrodes, a first carrier selective layer, a light-absorbing active layer and a second carrier selective layer are disposed. The light detecting module includes the light detecting array structure and a control unit. The control unit is coupled to the first electrodes and second electrodes, selectively provides at least two cross voltages between each of the first electrodes and each of the second electrodes, and reads photocurrents flowing through the first electrodes and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicants: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yan-Rung Lin, Chang-Ho Liou, Sheng-Fu Horng, Jen-Chun Wang, Yun-Ru Hong, Ming-Kun Lee, Hsin-Fei Meng
  • Publication number: 20130056070
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for generating inverted organic solar cells and which required no electron selective layer, were fabricated and their power conversion efficiency was found to improve irreversibly with post-processing light soaking for a period. X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization further revealed segregation in surface composition at the interface and was found to explain the current density-voltage measurements. In addition, the light soaked devices were found to exhibit an extended lifetime as compared to conventional devices. Since no electron selective layer was required, light soaking may be considered as a cost-effective method to achieve efficient inverted organic solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Jen-Chun Wang, Cheng-Yueh Lu, Jui-Lin Hsu, Ming-Kun Lee, Yun-Ru Hong, Hsin-Fei Meng, Yuan-Lin Yang, Tsung-Te Chen
  • Publication number: 20130025667
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved electrode structure for improving efficiency of solar cells, and the structure of the solar cells includes a back electrode, a transparent conducting glass layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a grid electrode. The transparent conducting glass layer includes a light-penetrated surface for accepting light. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the back electrode and the transparent conducting glass layer to convert light energy into electric energy. The grid electrode is embedded in the transparent conducting glass layer to solve the problems of uneven electric potential for decreasing uneven voltage on the light-penetrated surface and further increasing efficiency of the solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Ming-Kun Lee, Jen-Chun Wang, Yun-Ru Horng, Hsin-Fei Meng
  • Publication number: 20130025666
    Abstract: The present invention provides a kind of structure of a thin film solar cell, including: a transparent conductive layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a conductive layer of metal, and a photoelectric conversion layer, wherein changing the structures of said first electrode and said second electrode can improve the efficiency of the cell. Because the distribution of electric potential is not uniform in the transparent conductive layer, it will reduce the efficiency of the cell. We can solve this problem by changing the electrode structures of the cell, and improve the efficiency of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Ming-Kun Lee, Jen-Chun Wang, Yun-Ru Horng, Hsin-Fei Meng
  • Patent number: 8324012
    Abstract: A tandem solar cell and fabricating method thereof are disclosed. The steps of the fabricating method comprises: a top inverted solar cell having a plurality of inverted solar sub-cells is provided; a bottom normal solar cell having a plurality of normal solar sub-cells accompanying with the inverted solar sub-cells is provided; and processing fit process of the top inverted solar cell and the bottom normal solar cell is executed, wherein an interlayer is disposed between the bottom normal solar cell and the top inverted solar cell, and the interlayer includes a plurality of conductive dots. The plurality of inverted solar sub-cells and normal solar sub-cells are placed with an offset distance from each other, and a plurality of solar sub-cells are formed after the pressing fit process, and the plurality of solar sub-cells are series/parallel connection each other by electrically connecting the plurality of conductive dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Hsin-Fe Meng, Ming-Kun Lee, Jen-Chun Wang, Tsung-Te Chen
  • Publication number: 20110320145
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for extracting of solar cell parameters. After illuminating the solar cell by different simulated solar luminosity with different illumination intensity, measured current and measured voltages of the solar cell are acquired and the series resistance of the solar cell is extracted based on the measured current and measured voltages. The root mean square error (RMSE) is used to determine the series resistance of the solar cell. Therefore, the parameters of the solar cell are extracted without presuming current-voltage functional form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Ming-Kun Lee, Jen-Chun Wang, Hsin-Fei Meng
  • Publication number: 20110237019
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for improving the efficiency of flexible organic solar cells. The steps of the method comprise: a conductive film-coated flexible substrate is provided; and a hole blocking layer is formed on the flexible substrate by atomic layer deposition, or an active layer is formed first then a hole blocking layer is formed on the active layer by atomic layer deposition. Atomic layer deposition can control the thickness of the hole blocking layer precisely and form uniformly surface in a large area, so that the power conversion efficiency of the flexible organic solar cell is increasing effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu HORNG, Jen-Chun Wang, Wei-Tse Weng, Tsong-Pyng Perng, Hsin-Fei Meng, Ming-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 8026186
    Abstract: The present invention provides a microwave annealing method for a plastic substrate. The method comprises pulsed microwave annealing to an organic photo-voltaic device to avoid warpage and degradation of the plastic substrate. Utilizing pulsed microwave annealing method can improve the wettability of the organic layer on the plastic substrate verified by contact angle measurement, and achieving the organic solar cell fabricated with higher power conversion efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Jen-Chun Wang, Tse-Pan Yang, Ming-Kun Lee, Tarng-Shiang Hu, Hsin-Fei Meng
  • Publication number: 20110151646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a microwave annealing method for a plastic substrate. The method comprises pulsed microwave annealing to an organic photo-voltaic device to avoid warpage and degradation of the plastic substrate. Utilizing pulsed microwave annealing method can improve the wettability of the organic layer on the plastic substrate verified by contact angle measurement, and achieving the organic solar cell fabricated with higher power conversion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Jen-Chun Wang, Tse-Pan Yang, Ming-Kun Lee, Tarng-Shiang Hu, Hsin-Fei Meno
  • Publication number: 20110100431
    Abstract: A tandem solar cell and fabricating method thereof are disclosed. The steps of the fabricating method comprises: a top inverted solar cell having a plurality of inverted solar sub-cells is provided; a bottom normal solar cell having a plurality of normal solar sub-cells accompanying with the inverted solar sub-cells is provided; and processing fit process of the top inverted solar cell and the bottom normal solar cell is executed, wherein an interlayer is disposed between the bottom normal solar cell and the top inverted solar cell, and the interlayer includes a plurality of conductive dots. The plurality of inverted solar sub-cells and normal solar sub-cells are placed with an offset distance from each other, and a plurality of solar sub-cells are formed after the pressing fit process, and the plurality of solar sub-cells are series/parallel connection each other by electrically connecting the plurality of conductive dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu HORNG, Hsin-Fe Meng, Ming-Kun Lee, Jen-Chun Wang, Tsung-Te Chen
  • Publication number: 20110100465
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic solar cell with oriented distribution of carriers, which forming variation of distribution of electron donors and electron acceptors between active sub-layers of an active layer by utilizing buffer layer method, for improving carrier extraction efficiency and thus effectively enhancing performance of the organic solar. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing an organic solar cell with oriented distribution of carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Horng, Hsin-Fei Meng, Ming-Kun Lee, Jen-Chun Wang, Tsung-Hang Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100282929
    Abstract: A sucker assembly having a helical spring is provided. The sucker assembly includes a sucking disk and the helical spring. In use, when an external force is applied to the sucking disk against an external surface, the helical spring is pressed simultaneously, so that the helical spring gives a counterforce to the sucking disk, thereby improving adhesion between the sucking disk and the external surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Ming-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 6244013
    Abstract: A combination grille for window, which includes four hollow side frame bars arranged at four sides, and crossed hollow transverse frame bars and hollow longitudinal frame bars arranged within the side frame bars, and a plurality of sliding cover plates respectively covered on the side frame bars and the transverse frame bars, wherein the side frame bars and the transverse frame bars each have a longitudinal opening at one side, two sliding grooves longitudinally extended along two opposite sides of the longitudinal opening; the side frame bars each have a longitudinal series of coupling holes at one side adjacent to the respective longitudinal opening; the transverse frame bars each have a plurality of longitudinally spaced transverse through holes across the respective longitudinal opening for the passing of the longitudinal frame bars; the sliding cover plates are respectively covered on the longitudinal opening at each of the transverse frame bars and the side frame bars, each having two coupling flanges l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Ming-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: 6240997
    Abstract: A rolling steel door, which includes a plurality of transverse rod members, a plurality of sleeves respectively sleeved onto the transverse rod members, a plurality of links respectively coupled to the transverse rod members to hold the transverse rod members in parallel, and a plurality of locating pins respectively fastened to the transverse rod members to stop the sleeves against the links, wherein the transverse rod members are hollow tubes; the links each comprise two coupling ends, two coupling holes respectively formed on the coupling ends and coupled to a respective transverse rod member, a reinforcing peripheral flange perpendicularly raised around the periphery thereof and the border of each coupling hole, and a neck on the middle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Inventor: Ming-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: D717038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: D746046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Kun Lee
  • Patent number: D851455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: E-LINK PLASTIC & METAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Kun Lee