Patents by Inventor Yu Chih Lin

Yu Chih 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).

  • Publication number: 20200110543
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flash memory controller, wherein the flash memory controller is arranged to access a flash memory module, the flash memory module includes a plurality of flash memory chips, the flash memory controller includes a buffer memory and a microcontroller, and the buffer memory is arranged to store an in-system programming (ISP) code. When the flash memory controller enters a power saving mode, the microcontroller disables a portion of the buffer memory to make at least one portion of the ISP code disappear; and when the flash memory controller enters a normal mode from the power saving mode, the microcontroller reads said at least one portion of the ISP code from N flash memory chips within the plurality of flash memory chips, wherein N is a positive integer greater than one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Guan-Yao Huang, Yu-Chih Lin, Chang-Wei Shen
  • Patent number: 10528289
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory is utilized to store at least one data. The controller is coupled to the flash memory to receive at least one read command transmitted from a host, and reads the data stored by the flash memory according to the read command. The controller determines whether or not the length of the read command is greater than a first predetermined value. If the length is greater than the first predetermined value, the controller arranges the read command on a sequential queue. If the length is not greater than the first predetermined value, the controller arranges the read command on a random queue. The controller executes the read command of the random queue at high priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20190294106
    Abstract: A method for defect inspection of a transparent substrate comprises utilizing a wavefront reconstruction unit to obtain complex defect diffraction wavefront of a transparent substrate; using a complex defect diffraction module to confirm the effective diffraction distance of the complex defect diffraction wavefront; utilizing a defect detection module to detect position of the defect of the transparent substrate; using a defect classification module to perform extraction, analysis and classification of diffraction characteristics and utilizing a machine learning algorithm or a deep learning algorithm to automatically identify the defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Chau-Jern CHENG, Han-Yen TU, Kuang-Che CHANG CHIEN, Yu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 10409048
    Abstract: A method for ultrafast time-resolved digital holography comprises (a) providing tunable timescale at least two tick-tock pulses arriving on a sample to be measured at various timescales, (b) spatial encoding for wavefronts of the sample by utilizing at least one optical encoder, (c) utilizing a digital holographic access unit to record a composite hologram of the spatial encoded wavefronts by the same single pulse source, (d) utilizing an encoder for obtaining at least two holograms, and (e) utilizing a compressive sensing approach or a non-linear image restoration approach and a wavefront reconstruction approach to obtain the reconstructed wavefronts information of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chau-Jern Cheng, Yu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 10399851
    Abstract: A master tool is provided with an ink pattern on a major surface thereof. The ink pattern is formed by a screen printing process. A stamp-making material is applied to the major surface of the master tool to form a stamp having a stamping pattern being negative to the ink pattern of the master tool. The stamping pattern is inked with an ink composition and contacted with a metalized surface to form a printed pattern on a metalized surface of a substrate according to the stamping pattern. Using the printed pattern as an etching mask, the metalized surface is etched to form electrically conductive traces on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi-fan Chen, Wan-chun Chen, Yu-chih Lin, Tze Yuan Wang, Chia-yuan Liu
  • Patent number: 10355490
    Abstract: A hybrid solar power generation system includes at least one solar panel, at least one first switch, a rectifying control unit, at least one rechargeable battery, a DC (Direct Current) to AC (Alternating Current) inverter, at least one second switch, and a DC to DC charging unit and a system control unit; wherein the system control unit controls the first switch and the second switch to form a grid-tied path and a standalone path, the solar panel supplies power to a utility grid by the grid-tied path, and the solar panel supplies power to an AC load by the standalone path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: CYBER POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Chih Lin, Cheng-Wei Chu, Shih-Heng Guo
  • Patent number: 10275187
    Abstract: A memory device is provided. A processor accesses non-volatile memories via channels and generates a status table according to at least one command of a command queue. The status table records a plurality of tasks. Each task corresponds to one read status and one channel number. The processor selects a plurality of specific tasks from the tasks to serve as a first task set and simultaneously performs all the selected specific tasks with different channel numbers. When the read status of a first specific task matches a first predetermined status, the processor retrieves a logical-to-physical address mapping table relating to the logical address of the first specific task. When the read status of the first specific task matches a second predetermined status, the processor retrieves data relating to the logical address of the first specific task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 10234268
    Abstract: A method for digital holographic microtomography comprises (a) providing at least one wavefront controlling device for driving a sample to be rotated and/or an incident beam scanning the sample, (b) utilizing a digital holographic access unit for recording the transmitted or reflected wavefronts of the sample, (c) utilizing a digital holography reconstructing method for reconstructing the transmitted or reflected wavefronts of the sample, and (d) utilizing a tomographic reconstruction approach for reconstructing three dimensional image information of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventors: Chau-Jern Cheng, Yu-Chih Lin, Han-Yen Tu
  • Publication number: 20190065055
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory is utilized to store at least one data. The controller is coupled to the flash memory to receive at least one read command transmitted from a host, and reads the data stored by the flash memory according to the read command. The controller determines whether or not the length of the read command is greater than a first predetermined value. If the length is greater than the first predetermined value, the controller arranges the read command on a sequential queue. If the length is not greater than the first predetermined value, the controller arranges the read command on a random queue. The controller executes the read command of the random queue at high priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Yu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 10140024
    Abstract: The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory, a random access memory, and a controller. The controller selects a first read command where the required mapping table has already been loaded on the random access memory from a plurality of read commands. Before a first read task prepared by the first read command is executed, the controller selects a second read command from the remaining read commands, selectively reads a first data sector of the first read command and the mapping table of the second read command at the same time, or reads the first data sector and a second data sector of the second read command at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20180329191
    Abstract: A method for ultrafast time-resolved digital holography comprises (a) providing tunable timescale at least two tick-tock pulses arriving on a sample to be measured at various timescales, (b) spatial encoding for wavefronts of the sample by utilizing at least one optical encoder, (c) utilizing a digital holographic access unit to record a composite hologram of the spatial encoded wavefronts by the same single pulse source, (d) utilizing an encoder for obtaining at least two holograms, and (e) utilizing a compressive sensing approach or a non-linear image restoration approach and a wavefront reconstruction approach to obtain the reconstructed wavefronts information of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Chau-Jern Cheng, Yu-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20180266806
    Abstract: A method for digital holographic microtomography comprises (a) providing at least one wavefront controlling device for driving a sample to be rotated and/or an incident beam scanning the sample, (b) utilizing a digital holographic access unit for recording the transmitted or reflected wavefronts of the sample, (c) utilizing a digital holography reconstructing method for reconstructing the transmitted or reflected wavefronts of the sample, and (d) utilizing a tomographic reconstruction approach for reconstructing three dimensional image information of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chau-Jern Cheng, Yu-Chih Lin, Han-Yen Tu
  • Patent number: 10048870
    Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic system includes a host and a data storage device. The data storage device includes a flash memory, a controller and a delay circuit. The controller is configured to receive a read command from the host, read a first data sector from the flash memory according to the read command, and produce a setting signal according to a maintenance time of the flash memory when the flash memory needs to be maintained. The delay circuit is configured to receive the setting signal from the controller, divide the first data sector into a plurality of first sub-data sectors according to the setting signal, and transmit at least one of the first sub-data sectors to the host at a predetermined time interval for extending a busy time of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Chang-Kai Cheng, Yu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 10042325
    Abstract: An image processing method for processing a plurality of holograms includes the steps of: performing a Fourier transform operation on the holograms to result in a plurality of corresponding spectra in a spectrum space; calculating a sum of the plurality of spectra to obtain the synthetic spectrum; multiplying the synthetic spectrum by a weight function associated with the spectrum space to obtain a normalized synthetic spectrum, each function value of the weight function corresponding to a respective position in the spectrum space and being associated with distribution of the plurality of spectra in the spectrum space; and performing the inverse Fourier transform operation on the normalized synthetic spectrum to result in a normalized synthetic hologram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventors: Chau-Jern Cheng, Yu-Chih Lin, Xin-Ji Lai
  • Publication number: 20180107405
    Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic system includes a host and a data storage device. The data storage device includes a flash memory, a controller and a delay circuit. The controller is configured to receive a read command from the host, read a first data sector from the flash memory according to the read command, and produce a setting signal according to a maintenance time of the flash memory when the flash memory needs to be maintained. The delay circuit is configured to receive the setting signal from the controller, divide the first data sector into a plurality of first sub-data sectors according to the setting signal, and transmit at least one of the first sub-data sectors to the host at a predetermined time interval for extending a busy time of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Chang-Kai CHENG, Yu-Chih LIN
  • Patent number: 9941703
    Abstract: A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system has N number of solar panels, N number of inverters, at least one backup inverter and at least one AC (Alternating Current) wiring box; each inverter and the backup inverter are parallel connected to the AC wiring box; the AC wiring box can be connected to a utility grid; when each inverter is normally operated, each solar panel can supply power to each inverter; when the X-th inverter is faulted, the X-th solar panel can supply power to the backup inverter, therefore reduce the interruption time of power generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: CYBER POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Chu, Yu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 9894779
    Abstract: An embedded component substrate and methods for fabricating the same are provided. The embedded component substrate includes a substrate having at least one cavity, a first surface, and a second surface. The embedded component substrate also includes at least one electronic component formed in the at least one cavity. The embedded component substrate also includes a first wiring layer formed in the space between a sidewall of the at least one electronic component and a sidewall of the at least one cavity. The first wiring layer extends from the first surface of the substrate to the sidewall of the at least one cavity, and directly contacts the at least one electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Nan Ya PCB Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Ta Fu, Kuo-Chang Wu, Yu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 9875032
    Abstract: The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory, a controller and a delay circuit. The controller receives a read command from a host, reads a first data sector from the flash memory according to the read command, and produces a setting signal according to the maintenance time of the flash memory when the flash memory needs to be maintained. The delay circuit receives the setting signal from the controller, divides the first data sector into a plurality of first sub-data sectors according to the setting signal, and transmits at least one of the first sub-data sectors to the host at a predetermined time interval for extending the busy time of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Chang-Kai Cheng, Yu-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20170364277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory, a controller and a delay circuit. The controller receives a read command from a host, reads a first data sector from the flash memory according to the read command, and produces a setting signal according to the maintenance time of the flash memory when the flash memory needs to be maintained. The delay circuit receives the setting signal from the controller, divides the first data sector into a plurality of first sub-data sectors according to the setting signal, and transmits at least one of the first sub-data sectors to the host at a predetermined time interval for extending the busy time of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Chang-Kai CHENG, Yu-Chih LIN
  • Publication number: 20170217768
    Abstract: A master tool is provided with an ink pattern on a major surface thereof. The ink pattern is formed by a screen printing process. A stamp-making material is applied to the major surface of the master tool to form a stamp having a stamping pattern being negative to the ink pattern of the master tool. The stamping pattern is inked with an ink composition and contacted with a metalized surface to form a printed pattern on a metalized surface of a substrate according to the stamping pattern. Using the printed pattern as an etching mask, the metalized surface is etched to form electrically conductive traces on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-fan CHEN, Wan-chun CHEN, Yu-chih LIN, Tze Yuan WANG, Chia-yuan LIU