Patents by Inventor PO-WEI WANG

PO-WEI WANG 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: 20240183025
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a substrate processing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a chamber, a target disposed within the chamber, a magnetron disposed proximate the target, a pedestal disposed within the chamber, and a first gas injector disposed at a sidewall of the chamber. The first gas injector includes a first gas channel extending through a body of the first gas injector, the first gas channel has a first gas outlet. The first gas injector also includes a second gas channel extending through the body of the first gas injector, wherein the second gas channel has a second gas outlet. The second gas channel includes a first portion, and a second portion branching off from an end of the first portion, wherein the second portion is disposed at an angle with respect to the first portion, and the first gas injector is operable to rotate about a longitudinal center axis of the body of the first gas injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Po-Wei WANG, Chao-Hsing LAI
  • Publication number: 20240173080
    Abstract: A navigation system of a surgical robot includes an endoscope and a navigation device. The endoscope is configured to capture an internal image of a tissue. The navigation device is configured for: analyzing the internal image to obtain a depth information of the tissue; determining whether there are several passages in the tissue according to the depth information; and selecting the passage that conforms to a path planning setting when the passages appear in the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Po-Kai WANG, Tseng-Wei LAI
  • Patent number: 11996470
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin. The semiconductor device includes first spacers over the semiconductor fin. The semiconductor device includes second spacers over the semiconductor fin. The second spacers vertically extend farther from the semiconductor fin than the first spacers. The semiconductor device includes a metal gate over the semiconductor fin, the metal gate is sandwiched by the first spacers. The metal gate includes a glue layer that contains tantalum nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Jian-Jou Lian, Tzu Ang Chiang, Ming-Hsi Yeh, Chun-Neng Lin, Po-Yuan Wang, Chieh-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20240142270
    Abstract: A dynamic calibration method for heterogeneous sensors includes: sensing dynamic objects by a first sensor to generate first sensing data; sensing the dynamic objects by a second sensor to generate second sensing data; performing feature matching between the first sensing data and the second sensing data to determine first valid data and second valid data, and identifying a tracked object from the dynamic objects based on the first valid data and the second valid data; performing feature comparison between the first valid data and the second valid data corresponding to the tracked object to calculate data errors between the first sensor and the second sensor; and calculating a calibration parameter based on the first valid data and the second valid data when the number of the data errors exceeds an error threshold, and adjusting the first sensing data and the second sensing data based on the calibration parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-Wei Chen, Chi-Hung Wang, Che-Jui Chang
  • Publication number: 20240120160
    Abstract: A keyswitch includes a board, a cap located above the board, a membrane circuit board disposed on the board to make first and second engaging structures of the board protrude from first and second holes of the membrane circuit board respectively, and a lifting device. The lifting device is connected to the cap and the board and includes first and second support members. The first support member is movably connected to the cap and has a pivot end portion. The pivot end portion is movably connected to the first and second engaging structures and has a first abutting portion extending toward edges of the first and second holes along a pivot axis of the first engaging structure. The first abutting portion abuts on the membrane circuit board. The second support member rotatably intersects with the first support member and is movably connected to the cap and the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Wei Tsai, Wun-Huei Wang, Kuei-Lin Teng
  • Patent number: 11955154
    Abstract: A sense amplifier circuit includes a sense amplifier, a switch and a temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit provides a control signal having a positive temperature coefficient, based on which the switch provides reference impedance for temperature compensation. The sense amplifier includes a first input end coupled to a target bit and a second input end coupled to the switch. The sense amplifier outputs a sense amplifier signal based on the reference impedance and the impedance of the target bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Tung Huang, Jen-Yu Wang, Po-Chun Yang, Yi-Ting Wu, Yung-Ching Hsieh, Jian-Jhong Chen, Chia-Wei Lee
  • Patent number: 11942992
    Abstract: An operation method of a network device and a control chip of the network device are provided. The network device receives an input signal through a fiber medium. The operation method includes the following steps: setting a target speed of the network device to a first speed; transmitting and/or receiving a data at the first speed; and setting the target speed of the network device to a second speed which is different from the first speed when the amplitude or energy of the input signal is not greater than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jia-You Pang, Po-Wei Liu, Jui-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20240099154
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device includes a first array region and a second array region on a substrate, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the first array region, a first top electrode on the first MTJ, a second MTJ on the second array region, and a second top electrode on the second MTJ. Preferably, the first top electrode and the second top electrode include different nitrogen to titanium (N/Ti) ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Si-Han Tsai, Dong-Ming Wu, Chen-Yi Weng, Ching-Hua Hsu, Ju-Chun Fan, Yi-Yu Lin, Che-Wei Chang, Po-Kai Hsu, Jing-Yin Jhang
  • Publication number: 20240090233
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a sense amplifier, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) connected to the sense amplifier at a first distance, a second MTJ connected to the sense amplifier at a second distance, and a third MTJ connected to the sense amplifier at a third distance. Preferably, the first distance is less than the second distance, the second distance is less than the third distance, a critical dimension of the first MTJ is less than a critical dimension of the second MTJ, and the critical dimension of the second MTJ is less than a critical dimension of the third MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Wei Wang, Yi-An Shih, Huan-Chi Ma
  • Patent number: 11917923
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) structure, including a substrate and multiple MRAM cells on the substrate, wherein the MRAM cells are arranged in a memory region adjacent to a logic region. An ultra low-k (ULK) layer covers the MRAM cells, wherein the surface portion of ultra low-k layer is doped with fluorine, and dents are formed on the surface of ultra low-k layer at the boundaries between the memory region and the logic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Ching-Hua Hsu, Si-Han Tsai, Shun-Yu Huang, Chen-Yi Weng, Ju-Chun Fan, Che-Wei Chang, Yi-Yu Lin, Po-Kai Hsu, Jing-Yin Jhang, Ya-Jyuan Hung
  • Patent number: 11885008
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a substrate processing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a chamber, a target disposed within the chamber, a magnetron disposed proximate the target, a pedestal disposed within the chamber, and a first gas injector disposed at a sidewall of the chamber. The first gas injector includes a first gas channel extending through a body of the first gas injector, the first gas channel has a first gas outlet. The first gas injector also includes a second gas channel extending through the body of the first gas injector, wherein the second gas channel has a second gas outlet. The second gas channel includes a first portion, and a second portion branching off from an end of the first portion, wherein the second portion is disposed at an angle with respect to the first portion, and the first gas injector is operable to rotate about a longitudinal center axis of the body of the first gas injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Wei Wang, Chao-Hsing Lai
  • Patent number: 11871585
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a sense amplifier, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) connected to the sense amplifier at a first distance, a second MTJ connected to the sense amplifier at a second distance, and a third MTJ connected to the sense amplifier at a third distance. Preferably, the first distance is less than the second distance, the second distance is less than the third distance, a critical dimension of the first MTJ is less than a critical dimension of the second MTJ, and the critical dimension of the second MTJ is less than a critical dimension of the third MTJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Wei Wang, Yi-An Shih, Huan-Chi Ma
  • Publication number: 20230377871
    Abstract: A method, comprising: providing an adjustable distributor assembly disposed within a showerhead configured to provide selectively adjustable openings through which a cleaning material passes; determining an initial value of a configurable parameter of an adjustable distributor assembly; performing an amount/thickness measurement of a layer including polymeric residues and metal oxide deposits at a cleaning surface of a wafer by a monitoring device; determining whether a variation in the amount/thickness measurement is within an acceptable range; and in response to the variation in the amount/thickness measurement that is not within the acceptable range, automatically adjusting the configurable parameter of the adjustable distributor assembly to set the variation in the amount/thickness measurement within the acceptable range so that the cleaning material that passes through the selectively adjustable openings of the adjustable distributor assembly reduces metal oxide deposits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Wei WANG, Chao-Hsing LAI, Hsiao-Feng LU
  • Patent number: 11769659
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a wafer in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a showerhead and an adjustable distributor assembly. The showerhead is disposed over a wafer stage within a cleaning chamber and configured to eject cleaning material through the showerhead towards a cleaning surface of a wafer. The adjustable distributor assembly is disposed within the showerhead through which the cleaning material passes. The adjustable distributor assembly includes a base sheet and a plurality of control sheets. The base sheet includes base openings, and the plurality of control sheets include control openings and are configured to slidably mate with the base sheet to provide selectively adjustable openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Wei Wang, Chao-Hsing Lai, Hsiao-Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 11748627
    Abstract: A system for applying a neural network to an input instance. The neural network includes an optimization layer for determining values of one or more output neurons from values of one or more input neurons by a joint optimization parametrized by one or more parameters. An input instance is obtained. The values of the one or more input neurons to the optimization layer are obtained and input vectors for the one or more input neurons are determined therefrom. Output vectors for the one or more output neurons are computed from the determined input vectors by jointly optimizing at least the output vectors with respect to the input vectors to solve a semidefinite program defined by the one or more parameters. The values of the one or more output neurons are determined from the respective computed output vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Csaba Domokos, Jeremy Zieg Kolter, Po-Wei Wang, Priya L. Donti
  • Patent number: 11699076
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for learning rules from a data base including entities and relations between the entities, wherein an entity is either a constant or a numerical value, and a relation between a constant and a numerical value is a numerical relation and a relation between two constants is a non-numerical relation. The method includes: deriving aggregate values from said numerical and/or non-numerical relations; deriving non-numerical relations from said aggregate values; adding said derived non-numerical relations to the data base; constructing differentiable operators, wherein a differentiable operator refers to a non-numerical or a derived non-numerical relation of the data base, and extracting rules from said differentiable operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Csaba Domokos, Daria Stepanova, Jeremy Zieg Kolter, Po-Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20230183855
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a substrate processing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a chamber, a target disposed within the chamber, a magnetron disposed proximate the target, a pedestal disposed within the chamber, and a first gas injector disposed at a sidewall of the chamber. The first gas injector includes a first gas channel extending through a body of the first gas injector, the first gas channel has a first gas outlet. The first gas injector also includes a second gas channel extending through the body of the first gas injector, wherein the second gas channel has a second gas outlet. The second gas channel includes a first portion, and a second portion branching off from an end of the first portion, wherein the second portion is disposed at an angle with respect to the first portion, and the first gas injector is operable to rotate about a longitudinal center axis of the body of the first gas injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: PO-WEI WANG, Chao-Hsing LAI
  • Patent number: 11608566
    Abstract: A high resistance virtual anode for an electroplating cell includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a plurality of first holes through the first layer. The second layer is over the first layer and includes a plurality of second holes through the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Po-Wei Wang, Chun-Lin Chang
  • Publication number: 20230060764
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a wafer in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a showerhead and an adjustable distributor assembly. The showerhead is disposed over a wafer stage within a cleaning chamber and configured to eject cleaning material through the showerhead towards a cleaning surface of a wafer. The adjustable distributor assembly is disposed within the showerhead through which the cleaning material passes. The adjustable distributor assembly includes a base sheet and a plurality of control sheets. The base sheet includes base openings, and the plurality of control sheets include control openings and are configured to slidably mate with the base sheet to provide selectively adjustable openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Po-Wei WANG, Chao-Hsing LAI, Hsiao-Feng LU
  • Patent number: 11587237
    Abstract: A system for controlling a physical system via segmentation of an image includes a controller. The controller may be configured to receive an image of n pixels from a first sensor, and an annotation of the image from a second sensor, form a coupling matrix, k class vectors each of length n, and a bias coefficient based on the image and the annotation, generate n pixel vectors each of length n based on the coupling matrix, class vectors, and bias coefficient create a single segmentation vector of length n from the pixel vectors wherein each entry in the segmentation vector identifies one of the k class vectors, output the single segmentation vector; and operate the physical system based on the single segmentation vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Devin T. Willmott, Chirag Pabbaraju, Po-Wei Wang, Jeremy Kolter