Patents by Inventor Yu-Hsuan Lin

Yu-Hsuan 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).

  • Patent number: 11586321
    Abstract: An electronic device with fingerprint sensing function including a fingerprint sensing array, multiple fingerprint sensing signal readout lines, multiple touch driving lines, a touch driving circuit, and a read circuit is provided. The fingerprint sensing array includes multiple fingerprint sensing units arranged in array. The fingerprint sensing signal readout lines are respectively coupled to a column of fingerprint sensing units of the fingerprint sensing array. The touch driving lines are respectively interleaved with the fingerprint sensing signal readout lines. The touch driving circuit is coupled to the touch driving lines, and provides multiple touch driving signals to the touch driving lines. The read circuit is coupled to the fingerprint sensing signal readout lines. In response to the touch driving lines outputting the touch driving signals, the read circuit determines a touch position of a touch object based on multiple read signals output by the fingerprint sensing signal readout lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Wang, Yu-Hsuan Lin
  • Patent number: 11587623
    Abstract: A content-address memory (CAM) and an operation method are provided. The content-address memory comprises: a plurality of first signal lines; a plurality of second signal lines; and a plurality of CAM memory cells coupled to the first signal lines and the second signal lines, wherein in data match, a plurality of input signals are input into the CAM memory cells via the first signal lines; the input signals are compared with contents stored in the CAM memory cells; and a match result is determined based on an electrical characteristic of the second signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Feng-Min Lee, Ming-Hsiu Lee
  • Patent number: 11586418
    Abstract: A random number generator, a random number generating circuit, and a random number generating method are provided. The random number generating circuit includes the random number generator and executes the random number generating method. The random number generator includes a shift register having N storage elements and a combinational logic circuit. The N storage elements receive a random seed in a static state and repetitively perform a bit shift operation in a plurality of clock cycles. The combinational logic circuit generates an output sequence based on the random seed and a random bitstream received from an external source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Hao Tseng, Ming-Hsiu Lee, Yu-Hsuan Lin
  • Patent number: 11587611
    Abstract: A memory device for data searching and a data searching method thereof are provided. The data searching method includes the following steps. A searching word is received and then divided into a plurality of sections. The sections are encoded as a plurality of encoded sections, so that the encoded sections may correspond to a plurality of memory blocks in a memory array. The encoded sections are directed into the memory blocks to perform data comparisons and obtaining a respective result of data comparison. Thereafter, addresses of bit lines which match the searching word are obtained according to respective result of data comparison for each of memory block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiu Lee, Po-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20230045495
    Abstract: A 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: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Feng-Min LEE, Erh-Kun LAI, Dai-Ying LEE, Yu-Hsuan LIN, Po-Hao TSENG, Ming-Hsiu LEE
  • Publication number: 20230043448
    Abstract: A detection circuit includes a first detection terminal, a second detection terminal, a first switch, a second switch, a first capacitor, a second capacitor and an amplifier. The first switch is coupled to the first detection terminal. The second switch is coupled to the second detection terminal. The first capacitor is coupled between the first switch and the second switch. The amplifier includes a first input terminal coupled to the second switch, a second input terminal used to receive an operation signal, and an output terminal used to output an output signal. The second capacitor is coupled between the first input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier. The first switch and the second switch are turned on alternatively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Wang, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Tzu-Li Hung
  • Publication number: 20230041756
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit includes a buffer, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch and a second switch. The buffer includes an input terminal for receiving an external signal and an output terminal for outputting an output signal. The first switch is coupled between the output terminal of the buffer and the first capacitor. The second switch is coupled between the output terminal of the buffer and the second capacitor. The first switch and the second switch are turned on alternately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Wang, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Tzu-Li Hung
  • Publication number: 20230034366
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a memory and a training method for neutral network based on memory. The training method includes: obtaining one or more transfer functions of a memory corresponding to one or more influence factors; determining a training plan according to an ideal case and the one or more influence factors; training the neutral network according to the training plan and the one or more transfer functions to obtain a plurality of weights of the trained neutral network; and programming the memory according to the weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan LIN, Po-Kai HSU, Ming-Liang WEI
  • Publication number: 20230022008
    Abstract: A memory device for data searching and a data searching method thereof are provided. The data searching method includes the following steps. A searching word is received and then divided into a plurality of sections. The sections are encoded as a plurality of encoded sections, so that the encoded sections may correspond to a plurality of memory blocks in a memory array. The encoded sections are directed into the memory blocks to perform data comparisons and obtaining a respective result of data comparison. Thereafter, addresses of bit lines which match the searching word are obtained according to respective result of data comparison for each of memory block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiu LEE, Po-Hao TSENG, Yu-Hsuan LIN
  • Patent number: 11557354
    Abstract: A flash memory cell includes a rectifying device and a transistor. The rectifying device has an input end coupled to a bit line. The transistor has a charge storage structure. The transistor has a first end coupled to an output end of the rectifying device, the transistor has a second end coupled to a source line, and a control end of the transistor is coupled to a word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng-Min Lee, Po-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Ming-Hsiu Lee
  • Patent number: 11557144
    Abstract: A capacitive fingerprint sensing device is provided. A sensing pixel unit includes a capacitor, a reset circuit, and a sensing capacitor. The reset circuit provides a reset voltage during a reset period to reset a voltage on the capacitor and provides an adjustment current during a sensing period to adjust a sense voltage generated on a common junction of the capacitor and the reset circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Lin, Chung-Yi Wang, Zhe-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 11545098
    Abstract: A driving apparatus for a display panel is provided. The driving apparatus for the display panel is configured on a film by means of a Chip-on-Film (COF) package. A selection circuit receives multiple driving voltages. A control circuit is coupled to the selection circuit and controls the selection circuit to output one of the multiple driving voltages, so as to drive the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Wang, Yu-Hsuan Lin
  • Patent number: 11538275
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing device and an operation method thereof are provided. The fingerprint sensing device includes a driver integrated chip and a fingerprint sensor. The driver integrated chip is coupled to a host processor. The fingerprint sensor is coupled to the driver integrated chip and the host processor. The fingerprint sensor obtains a fingerprint image during a period when the host processor is in the sleep mode. The driver integrated chip performs a fingerprint verification on the fingerprint image, and the driver integrated chip determines to wake up the host processor according to whether the fingerprint image passes the fingerprint verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Li Huang, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Chung-Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20220381676
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical measurement device for measuring light to be inspected. The optical measurement device comprises a light receiving module, a light splitting module, and a plurality of color filters. The light receiving module is used for converting the light to be inspected into a first parallel light. The light splitting module is used for splitting the first parallel light into a plurality of parallel lights to be inspected. Each color filter receives at least one of the plurality of parallel lights to be inspected. The plurality of parallel lights to be inspected filtered by the plurality of color filters are used to calculate tristimulus values in the CIE color space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsien OU, Hsin-Yueh SUNG, Shih-Min HSU, Yu-Hsuan LIN
  • Publication number: 20220366988
    Abstract: A content-address memory (CAM) and an operation method are provided. The content-address memory comprises: a plurality of first signal lines; a plurality of second signal lines; and a plurality of CAM memory cells coupled to the first signal lines and the second signal lines, wherein in data match, a plurality of input signals are input into the CAM memory cells via the first signal lines; the input signals are compared with contents stored in the CAM memory cells; and a match result is determined based on an electrical characteristic of the second signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Po-Hao TSENG, Yu-Hsuan LIN, Feng-Min LEE, Ming-Hsiu Lee
  • Publication number: 20220359016
    Abstract: A storage device for generating an identity code and an identity code generating method are disclosed. The storage device includes a first storage circuit, a second storage circuit and a reading circuit. The first storage circuit stores a plurality of first data and the first data have a plurality of bits. The second storage circuit stores a plurality of second data and the second data have a plurality of bits. The reading circuit reads the second data from the second storage circuit to form a first sequence, selects a first portion of the first data according to the first sequence, reads the first portion of the first data from the first storage circuit to form a target sequence and outputs the target sequence to serve as an identity code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan LIN, Dai-Ying LEE, Ming-Hsiu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220246218
    Abstract: A flash memory cell includes a rectifying device and a transistor. The rectifying device has an input end coupled to a bit line. The transistor has a charge storage structure. The transistor has a first end coupled to an output end of the rectifying device, the transistor has a second end coupled to a source line, and a control end of the transistor is coupled to a word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Min Lee, Po-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Ming-Hsiu Lee
  • Publication number: 20220238151
    Abstract: An in-memory computation device and computation method are provided. The in-memory computation device, including a memory cell array, an input buffer, and a sense amplifier, is provided. The memory cell array includes a memory cell block. The memory cell block corresponds to at least one word line, and stores multiple weight values. Memory cells on the memory cell block respectively store multiple bits of each weight value. The input buffer is coupled to multiple bit lines, and respectively transmits multiple input signals to the bit lines. The memory cell array performs a multiply-add operation on the input signals and the weight values to generate multiple first operation results corresponding to multiple bit orders. The sense amplifier adds the first operation results to generate a second operation result according to the bit orders corresponding to the first operation results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Lin, Po-Hao Tseng, Feng-Min Lee, Ming-Hsiu Lee
  • Publication number: 20220236951
    Abstract: A multiplication and addition operation device and a control method thereof are provided. The multiplication and addition operation device includes a feature information filter and an in-memory calculator. The feature information filter records a plurality of designated bits of a plurality of feature information, compares received input information with the designated bits to generate a comparison result, and generates a selected address according to the comparison result. The in-memory calculator records all bits of the feature information, and generates an operation result by performing a multiplication and addition operation on the feature information and the input information according to the selected address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Hao Tseng, Feng-Min Lee, Yu-Hsuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20220197471
    Abstract: An electronic device with fingerprint sensing function including a fingerprint sensing array, multiple fingerprint sensing signal readout lines, multiple touch driving lines, a touch driving circuit, and a read circuit is provided. The fingerprint sensing array includes multiple fingerprint sensing units arranged in array. The fingerprint sensing signal readout lines are respectively coupled to a column of fingerprint sensing units of the fingerprint sensing array. The touch driving lines are respectively interleaved with the fingerprint sensing signal readout lines. The touch driving circuit is coupled to the touch driving lines, and provides multiple touch driving signals to the touch driving lines. The read circuit is coupled to the fingerprint sensing signal readout lines. In response to the touch driving lines outputting the touch driving signals, the read circuit determines a touch position of a touch object based on multiple read signals output by the fingerprint sensing signal readout lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Wang, Yu-Hsuan Lin