Patents by Inventor Yi-Ying Lin
Yi-Ying Lin 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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Publication number: 20240162308Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure with having a source/drain feature with a central cavity, and a source/drain contact feature formed in central cavity of the source/drain region, wherein the source/drain contact feature is nearly wrapped around by the source/drain region. The source/drain contact feature may extend to a lower most of a plurality semiconductor layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Pin Chun SHEN, Che Chia CHANG, Li-Ying WU, Jen-Hsiang LU, Wen-Chiang HONG, Chun-Wing YEUNG, Ta-Chun LIN, Chun-Sheng LIANG, Shih-Hsun CHANG, Chih-Hao CHANG, Yi-Hsien CHEN
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Publication number: 20240137875Abstract: A method for adjusting time-averaged (TA) parameters of a transmitting (TX) power of a radio module includes: obtaining at least one message of the at least one other radio module or at least one message of the radio module; determining a scenario of the TX power of the radio module according to the at least one message of the at least one other radio module or the at least one message of the radio module; determining whether the scenario is different from a predetermined scenario of the TX power of the radio module; and in response to the scenario being different from the predetermined scenario, adjusting the TA parameters according to the scenario.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Yi-Ying Huang, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Han-Chun Chang
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Publication number: 20240136444Abstract: A flash memory device and method of making the same are disclosed. The flash memory device is located on a substrate and includes a floating gate electrode, a tunnel dielectric layer located between the substrate and the floating gate electrode, a smaller length control gate electrode and a control gate dielectric layer located between the floating gate electrode and the smaller length control gate electrode. The length of a major axis of the smaller length control gate electrode is less than a length of a major axis of the floating gate electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Yu-Chu Lin, Chi-Chung Jen, Wen-Chih Chiang, Yi-Ling Liu, Huai-Jen Tung, Keng-Ying Liao
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Publication number: 20240122163Abstract: The present invention demonstrated a Cre-loxP based cofilin-1 transgenic animal model to address the pathophysiological role of over-expressed cofilin-1 on systemic development.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Yi-Jang LEE, Yu-Chuan LIN, Min-Ying LIN, Bing-Ze LIN, Chia-Yun KANG
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Publication number: 20240105879Abstract: A light-emitting diode and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method includes following steps. First, an LED wafer is provided. The LED wafer includes a substrate and a light-emitting semiconductor stacking structure positioned on the surface of the substrate. The light-emitting semiconductor stacking structure includes a first type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second type semiconductor layer from a side of the substrate. Second, dicing lanes are defined on the upper surface of the LED wafer. Third, dicing is performed along the dicing lanes of the substrate using a laser. The laser is focused on the lower surface of the substrate to form a surface hole and focused inside the substrate to form an internal hole. The diameter of the surface hole is greater than the diameter of the internal hole. Fourth, the LED wafer is separated into LED chips along the dicing lanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Quanzhou sanan semiconductor technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: TSUNG-MING LIN, CHUNG-YING CHANG, YI-JUI HUANG, YU-TSAI TENG
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Publication number: 20240096998Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for forming metallization layers that include a ruthenium metal liner and a cobalt metal fill. The method includes depositing a first dielectric on a substrate having a gate structure and source/drain (S/D) structures, forming an opening in the first dielectric to expose the S/D structures, and depositing a ruthenium metal on bottom and sidewall surfaces of the opening. The method further includes depositing a cobalt metal on the ruthenium metal to fill the opening, reflowing the cobalt metal, and planarizing the cobalt and ruthenium metals to form S/D conductive structures with a top surface coplanar with a top surface of the first dielectric.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuen-Shin LIANG, Chij-chien CHI, Yi-Ying LIU, Chia-Hung CHU, Hsu-Kai CHANG, Cheng-Wei CHANG, Chein-Shun LIAO, Keng-chu LIN, KAi-Ting HUANG
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Publication number: 20240028151Abstract: A control method, suitable for a controller in an interface device having capacitive sensors, includes following steps. The capacitive sensors are arranged on a plane. During a first period, the controller is configured to set the capacitive sensors as self-capacitance sensors individually. During a second period, the controller is configured to divide the capacitive sensors into at least a first group and a second group, set the first group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance transmitter and generate a pulse signal to the mutual-capacitance transmitter, set the second group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance receiver and collect a sensing signal from the mutual-capacitance receiver in response to the pulse signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Yi-Ying LIN, Chih-Chang LAI
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Patent number: 11733792Abstract: A touch display device includes a plurality of photo sensors, a plurality of display pixels, and a touch sensing layer. The touch sensing layer disposed over the plurality of photo sensors and including a plurality of collimating openings corresponding to the plurality of photo sensors respectively to collimate light from different locations to the plurality of optical sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11726610Abstract: A control method, suitable for a controller in an interface device having capacitive sensors, includes following steps. The capacitive sensors are arranged on a plane. During a first period, the controller is configured to set the capacitive sensors as self-capacitance sensors individually. During a second period, the controller is configured to divide the capacitive sensors into at least a first group and a second group, set the first group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance transmitter and generate a pulse signal to the mutual-capacitance transmitter, set the second group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance receiver and collect a sensing signal from the mutual-capacitance receiver in response to the pulse signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20230226371Abstract: A chip pad decompression structure includes a pad, a protective ring, a chip, and an upper lid. A middle of one side of the pad has a raised portion. Another side of the pad has a recess. The protective ring is disposed in the recess of the pad. The protective ring has a through hole. The chip is disposed in the through hole of the protective ring and located in the recess of the pad. The upper lid is configured to cover the protective ring and the chip. The protective ring is disposed between the pad and the chip, which can disperse the force, improve a force-cushioning effect and protect the chip, so as to reduce a foreign body sensation and prolong the service life of the chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Li-Chi Lin, Yi-Ying Lin
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Patent number: 11669182Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel which includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels and served as an electrode of the light emission element. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period; and controlling the light emission element of the corresponding display pixel to keep turned on when the first driving signal is transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11656597Abstract: A method for recognizing a deburring trajectory, relevant to be performed by a controller or a computer, includes the steps of: according to a process flow of a workpiece, analyzing a CAD file of the workpiece, determining a burr processing area and obtaining a mathematical model of boundary contour curve; applying a linear contour sensor to scan the workpiece to obtain contour section information of the workpiece; performing curve fitting upon the contour section information of the workpiece and the mathematical model of boundary contour curve so as to obtain a boundary curve function; and, utilizing the boundary curve function to determine deburring position information of the workpiece and to further generate a processing path. In addition, a system for recognizing a deburring trajectory is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Cheng-Kai Huang, Yi-Ying Lin, Bing-Cheng Hsu, Jan-Hao Chen
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Patent number: 11635832Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the plurality of display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes served as an electrode of the corresponding light emission element during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; and transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11500492Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel having a sensing area and a non-sensing area. The sensing area includes a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one control line. The non-sensing area includes a plurality of dummy pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one dummy line. The method includes steps of: applying a control signal on a first control line among the at least one control line or configuring the first control line to be floating, and applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal corresponding to the control signal on a first dummy line among the at least one dummy line or configuring the first dummy line to be floating.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20220350438Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a touch screen and a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to process touch sensing signals received from the touch screen to generate a touch coordinate with respect to a touch event occurring on the touch screen. The touch screen includes a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of second touch sensing electrodes. The first touch sensing electrodes are disposed in a center area of the touch screen, wherein at least one part of the first touch sensing electrodes are rectangular. The second touch sensing electrodes are disposed in an edge area of the touch screen surrounding the center area, wherein each of the second touch sensing electrodes is corresponding to a central angle and a plurality of central angles corresponding to the plurality of second touch sensing electrodes substantially equal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11433541Abstract: An automated calibration system for a workpiece coordinate frame of a robot includes a physical image sensor having a first image central axis, and a controller for controlling the physical image sensor adapted on a robot to rotate by an angle to set up a virtual image sensor having a second image central axis. The first and the second image central axes are intersected at an intersection point. The controller controls the robot to repeatedly move back and forth a characteristic point on the workpiece between these two axes until the characteristic point overlaps the intersection point. The controller records a calibration point including coordinates of joints of the robot, then the controller moves another characteristic point and repeats the foregoing movement to generate several other calibration points. According to the calibration points, the controller calculates relative coordinates of a virtual tool center point and the workpiece to the robot.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chwen-Yi Yang, Cheng-Kai Huang, Jan-Hao Chen, Yi-Ying Lin, Bing-Cheng Hsu
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Publication number: 20220176467Abstract: A method for recognizing a deburring trajectory, relevant to be performed by a controller or a computer, includes the steps of: according to a process flow of a workpiece, analyzing a CAD file of the workpiece, determining a burr processing area and obtaining a mathematical model of boundary contour curve; applying a linear contour sensor to scan the workpiece to obtain contour section information of the workpiece; performing curve fitting upon the contour section information of the workpiece and the mathematical model of boundary contour curve so as to obtain a boundary curve function; and, utilizing the boundary curve function to determine deburring position information of the workpiece and to further generate a processing path. In addition, a system for recognizing a deburring trajectory is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: CHENG-KAI HUANG, YI-YING LIN, BING-CHENG HSU, JAN-HAO CHEN
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Publication number: 20220171487Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel which includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels and served as an electrode of the light emission element. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period; and controlling the light emission element of the corresponding display pixel to keep turned on when the first driving signal is transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11270427Abstract: A system for establishing a junction trace of an assembly includes a surface model creating module, a processing module, and a material inspection module. The assembly includes a first part and a second part assembled with each other. The surface model creating module scans the first part and the second part to separately establish first surface model data and second surface model data. The processing module establishes assembled surface model data according to the first surface model data and the second surface model data, determines a junction region from the assembled surface model data, and determines inspection points mapped on the assembly according to the junction region. The material inspection module inspects materials of the assembly at the inspection points. The processing module establishes a junction trace of the first part and the second part in the assembly according to a material inspection result.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Bing-Cheng Hsu, Cheng-Kai Huang, Jan-Hao Chen, Chwen-Yi Yang, Yi-Ying Lin
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Publication number: 20220063104Abstract: Firstly, a robotic arm drives a projection point of tool projected on test plane to perform relative movement relative to a reference point of a test plane. Then, conversion relationship is established according to the relative movement. Then, a tool axis vector relative to an installation surface reference coordinate system of the robotic arm is obtained. Then, calibration point information group obtaining step is performed, wherein the calibration point information group obtaining step includes: (a1) the robotic arm drives a tool center point to coincide with a reference point of the test plane and records calibration point information group; (a2) the robotic arm drives the tool to change angle of the tool; and (a3) steps (a1) and (a2) are repeated to obtain several calibration point information groups. Then, tool center point coordinate relative to the installation surface reference coordinate system is obtained according to the calibration point information groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Cheng-Kai HUANG, Yi-Ying LIN, Bing-Cheng HSU, Jan-Hao CHEN