Patents by Inventor Wei Liu

Wei Liu 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: 11990538
    Abstract: Provided is an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) device. The IGBT device includes p-type body regions located on a top of an n-type drift region, a first n-type emitter region located within the p-type body region; a first gate structure located over the p-type body region, where the first gate structure includes a first gate dielectric layer, a first gate and an n-type floating gate which are located above the first gate dielectric layer, where the n-type floating gate is located on a side close to the n-type drift region in a lateral direction; an insulating dielectric layer located between the n-type floating gate and the first gate; and one opening in the first gate dielectric layer. The n-type floating gate is in contact with the p-type body region to form a p-n junction diode through the one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SUZHOU ORIENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Gong, Rui Wang, Wei Liu, Yuanlin Yuan, Xin Wang
  • Patent number: 11990241
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium is provided. When contents of the computer readable storage medium are executed by a processor, multi-photon imaging may be performed on a histopathological section containing tumor environment information, and pathological partitioning of a tumor microenvironment may be further performed through image processing. A value of each collagen feature parameters, such as a morphological feature parameter, an energy feature parameter and a texture feature parameter, may be extracted from a tumor tissue region, an invasive margin (IM) region and a normal tissue (N) region. An inter-region difference and a variation may be calculated according to feature parameters of regions. A collagen feature scoring model may be established. A collagen feature score may be calculated with the collagen feature parameters input to the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Jun Yan, Shumin Dong, Botao Yan, Weisheng Chen, Xiaoyu Dong, Xiumin Liu, Shuhan Zhao, Jiaxin Cheng, Yanfeng Dong, Wei Jiang, Dexin Chen, Guoxin Li
  • Patent number: 11991936
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes patterning a mask layer and a semiconductor material to form a first fin and a second fin with a trench interposing the first fin and the second fin. A first liner layer is formed over the first fin, the second fin, and the trench. An insulation material is formed over the first liner layer. A first anneal is performed, followed by a first planarization of the insulation material to form a first planarized insulation material. After which, a top surface of the first planarized insulation material is over a top surface of the mask layer. A second anneal is performed, followed by a second planarization of the first planarized insulation material to form a second planarized insulation material. The insulation material is etched to form shallow trench isolation (STI) regions, and a gate structure is formed over the semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Miao Liu, Bwo-Ning Chen, Kei-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11990167
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a bottom electrode layer over a substrate. A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layers are formed over the bottom electrode layer. A top electrode layer is formed over the MTJ layers. The top electrode layer is patterned. After patterning the top electrode layer, one or more process cycles are performed on the MTJ layers and the bottom electrode layer. A patterned top electrode layer, patterned MTJ layers and a patterned bottom electrode layer form MTJ structures. Each of the one or more process cycles includes performing an etching process on the MTJ layers and the bottom electrode layer for a first duration and performing a magnetic treatment on the MTJ layers and the bottom electrode layer for a second duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Jhih Shen, Kuang-I Liu, Joung-Wei Liou, Jinn-Kwei Liang, Yi-Wei Chiu, Chin-Hsing Lin, Li-Te Hsu, Han-Ting Tsai, Cheng-Yi Wu, Shih-Ho Lin
  • Publication number: 20240160071
    Abstract: Provided is an array substrate which includes a base substrate; a plurality of common electrodes disposed on a side of the base substrate; a plurality of data lines disposed on a side of the base substrate, wherein with respect to each of the data lines, a distance between the data line and a first target common electrode is different from a distance between the data line and a second target common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an array and disposed on a side of the base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Qi LIU, Zhenkun YU, Zexu LIU, Wei ZHANG, Lu NIU
  • Publication number: 20240156484
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasonic surgical knife blade. The projection of the blade on a shear plane is banana-like curved shape. From a proximal end to a distal end, the thickness of the blade varies from thick to thin, and then to thick and to thin again. The projection on a vertical shear plane is fruit knife-shaped. The height of the blade varies from high to low, and then gradually decreases, and an arc-shaped cutting groove is formed in the middle position. The present invention allows for an increase of swing amplitude in the bending direction and the effective working length of the blade. A boat-shaped or arc-shaped balance cutting groove is provided between the most distant node and a tip of the blade, such that the stability of ultrasonic vibration is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Zhongyu Yan, Lei Wang, Zhenzhong Liu, Wei Luo
  • Publication number: 20240156688
    Abstract: Disclosed are a zirconia-based antibacterial denture material and a preparation method thereof. The zirconia-based antibacterial denture material includes components with the following mass parts: 75 to 80 parts of zirconium oxide, 2 to 5 parts of nanosized silver oxide, 3 to 5 parts of nanosized zinc oxide, 1 to 3 parts of nanosized lanthanum oxide, 1 to 3 parts of nanosized yttrium oxide, 1 to 2 parts of cerium oxide, and 1 to 2 parts of size control agent. The zirconia-based antibacterial denture material has good antibacterial effect and high strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN YURUCHENG DENTAL MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongyu LI, Wei LIU, Yu ZHANG, Jianjun LIU
  • Publication number: 20240158480
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is an anti-Nipah virus monoclonal antibody having neutralization activity. The antibody consists of a monkey-derived variable region and a human constant region, and both light and heavy chains of the monkey-derived variable region have unique CDR regions. The antibody provided by the present invention has an excellent antigen binding capability, and has good binding activity with Bangladesh Nipah virus and Malaysia Nipah virus glycoprotein G. The antibody can effectively neutralize the Nipahpseudovirus. Moreover, the neutralization activity of the antibody is enhanced as the concentration of the antibody increases, and nearly 100% neutralization of the Nipahpseudovirus can be achieved at a concentration of 1 ?g/mL. Also disclosed in the present invention is an application of the monoclonal antibody against the Nipah virus glycoprotein G in preparation of a Nipah virus treatment drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: ACADEMY OF MILITARY MEDICAL SCIENCE, PLA
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Changming Yu, Yujiao Liu, Pengfei Fan, Guanying Zhang, Yaohui Li, Jianmin Li, Xiangyang Chi, Meng Hao, Ting Fang, Yunzhu Dong, Xiaohong Song, Yi Chen, Shuling Liu
  • Publication number: 20240160955
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for optimized decision making that includes labeling text data extracted from an inquiry, and linking labeled text to a knowledge graph entity. The method may further include retrieving from the knowledge graph reasoning paths; and removing irrelevant knowledge graph reasoning paths using a language model trained artificial intelligence consistent with the labeling of the text data. The method may further include employing remaining relevant graph reasoning paths to provide an answer prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Xujiang Zhao, Yanchi Liu, Wei Cheng, Haifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20240161220
    Abstract: A multi-view display device and a display control method are provided. The multi-view display device has a plurality of viewing angles and includes a plurality of logic boards, each of the logic boards corresponds to a respective one of the viewing angles, the logic board is configured to process and transmit image data of the viewing angle corresponding to the logic board, and the logic boards corresponding to the respective viewing angles are driven and controlled independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Shuhuan YU, Wei SUN, Xin DUAN, Jiantao LIU
  • Publication number: 20240164114
    Abstract: A method of forming a vertical transistor comprising a top source/drain region, a bottom source/drain region, a channel region vertically between the top and bottom source/drain regions, and a gate operatively laterally-adjacent the channel region comprises, in multiple time-spaced microwave annealing steps, microwave annealing at least the channel region. The multiple time-spaced microwave annealing steps reduce average concentration of elemental-form H in the channel region from what it was before start of the multiple time-spaced microwave annealing steps. The reduced average concentration of elemental-form H is 0.005 to less than 1 atomic percent. Structure embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Liu, Vassil N. Antonov, Ashonita A. Chavan, Darwin Franseda Fan, Jeffery B. Hull, Anish A. Khandekar, Masihhur R. Laskar, Albert Liao, Xue-Feng Lin, Manuj Nahar, Irina V. Vasilyeva
  • Publication number: 20240160906
    Abstract: A computing system including a plurality of processing devices configured to execute a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) layer included in an MoE model. The processing devices are configured to execute the MoE layer at least in part by, during a first collective communication phase between the processing devices, splitting each of a plurality of first input tensors along a first dimension to obtain first output tensors. Executing the MoE layer further includes processing the first output tensors at a respective a plurality of expert sub-models to obtain a plurality of second input tensors. Executing the MoE layer further includes, during a second collective communication phase between the processing devices, receiving the second input tensors from the expert sub-models and concatenating the second input tensors along the first dimension to obtain second output tensors. Executing the MoE layer further includes outputting the second output tensors as output of the MoE layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yifan XIONG, Changho HWANG, Wei CUI, Ziyue YANG, Ze LIU, Han HU, Zilong WANG, Rafael Omar SALAS, Jithin JOSE, Prabhat RAM, Ho-Yuen CHAU, Peng CHENG, Fan YANG, Mao YANG, Yongqiang XIONG
  • Publication number: 20240162038
    Abstract: A photomask structure including a first layout pattern and a second layout pattern is provided. The second layout pattern is located on one side of the first layout pattern. The first layout pattern and the second layout pattern are separated from each other. The first layout pattern has a first edge and a second edge opposite to each other. The second layout pattern has a third edge and a fourth edge opposite to each other. The third edge of the second layout pattern is adjacent to the first edge of the first layout pattern. The second layout pattern includes a first extension portion exceeding an end of the first layout pattern. The first extension portion includes a first protruding portion protruding from the third edge of the second layout pattern. The first protruding portion exceeds the first edge of the first layout pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien Heng Liu, Chia-Wei Huang, Yung-Feng Cheng, Ming-Jui Chen
  • Publication number: 20240162607
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase shifter, a driving method for the phase shifter, and an antenna system, and belongs to the field of communication technologies. The present disclosure provides a phase shifter, including: a control module, a digital-to-analog conversion module and a phase shift structure; the control module is configured to generate a plurality of correction signals according to phase shift degrees of the phase shift structure; the digital-to-analog conversion module is configured to generate a driving signal according to the correction signals; and the phase shift structure is configured to shift a phase of a microwave signal passing therethrough according to the driving signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Wei LI, Junwei GUO, Xichao FAN, Feng QU, Biqi LI
  • Publication number: 20240156331
    Abstract: An endoscopic device is provided and includes an insertion tube, an imaging assembly, a light guiding component and a light emitting component. The imaging assembly includes a lens set and an image sensor. The lens set is located adjacent to a distal end of the insertion tube. The image sensor is located inside the insertion tube and engaged with the lens set. The light guiding component is located adjacent to the distal end of the insertion tube and beside the lens set. The light guiding component includes an outer end adjacent to the distal end of the insertion tube and an inner end opposite to the outer end. A length of the light guiding component is greater than a length of the imaging assembly. The light emitting component is located inside the insertion tube and adjacent to the inner end of the light guiding component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Liang-Yi Li, Chun-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20240160852
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a set of texts associated with a domain is received. A set of hypothesis statements associated with the domain is received. A pre-trained natural language inference (NLI) model is applied on each of the received set of texts and on each of the received set of hypothesis statements. A second text corpus associated with the domain is generated. The generated second text corpus corresponds to a set of labels associated with the domain. A few-shot learning model is applied on the generated second text corpus to generate a third text corpus associated with the domain. The generated third text corpus is configured to fine-tune the applied pre-trained NLI model, and the fine-tuned NLI model is configured to label an input text associated with the domain. A display of the labelled input text on a display device is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Wei-Peng CHEN, Mehdi BAHRAMI, Lei LIU
  • Publication number: 20240160894
    Abstract: A computing system is provided, including a plurality of processing devices configured to execute a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) layer included in an MoE model. The MoE layer includes a plurality of expert sub-models that each have a respective plurality of parameter values. The MoE layer is configured to be switchable between a data parallel mode and an expert-data-model parallel mode without conveying the respective parameter values of the expert sub-models among the plurality of processing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yifan XIONG, Changho HWANG, Wei CUI, Ziyue YANG, Ze LIU, Han HU, Zilong WANG, Rafael Omar SALAS, Jithin JOSE, Prabhat RAM, Ho-Yuen CHAU, Peng CHENG, Fan YANG, Mao YANG, Yongqiang XIONG
  • Publication number: 20240162171
    Abstract: A device die including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, an anti-arcing layer and a first insulating encapsulant is provided. The second semiconductor die is stacked over and electrically connected to the first semiconductor die. The anti-arcing layer is in contact with the second semiconductor die. The first insulating encapsulant is disposed over the first semiconductor die and laterally encapsulates the second semiconductor die. Furthermore, methods for fabricating device dies are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Chen, Tzuan-Horng Liu, Chia-Hung Liu, Hao-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 11982945
    Abstract: A two-photon-polymerization laser direct writing system based on an acousto-optic deflector is provided, which includes an ultrafast laser device, a beam expander, a scanning field center angular dispersion compensator, a two-dimensional acousto-optic deflector, a scanning field edge angular dispersion compensator, an astigmatism compensator and a focusing objective lens, the ultrafast laser device is configured to emit an ultrafast laser; the scanning field center angular dispersion compensator is configured to conduct precompensation on an angular dispersion at a center of a scanning field; the two-dimensional acousto-optic deflector is configured to deflect the ultrafast laser on the angular dispersion at the center of the scanning field; the scanning field edge angular dispersion compensator is configured to compensate for an angular dispersion at an edge of the scanning field; the astigmatism compensator is configured to compensate for astigmatism; the focusing objective lens is configured to conduct tig
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Wei Xiong, Binzhang Jiao, Hui Gao, Yuncheng Liu, Xuhao Fan, Leimin Deng
  • Patent number: 11981684
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to certain macrocyclic compounds that inhibit SRC and MET, and/or CSF1R, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TURNING POINT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jingrong Jean Cui, Evan W. Rogers, Jane Ung, Jeffrey Whitten, Dayong Zhai, Wei Deng, Xin Zhang, Zhongdong Huang, Jing Liu, Han Zhang