Patents Represented by Attorney Quintero Law Office
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Patent number: 7578437Abstract: A display-enabled electronic system. The display-card electronic comprises an external device and card-type device receiving the external device. The external device provides a data signal. The card-type device comprises a card body, at least one image display unit, and an interface. The card body comprises a display surface and a receiving portion. The image display unit disposed in the display surface displays corresponding images in response to the data signal. The interface disposed in the receiving portion, electrically connects to the external device to transmit the data signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Jau-Min Ding, Yan-Rung Lin, Yi-An Sha, Chi-Chang Liao
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Patent number: 7581086Abstract: A digital signal processor is provided, comprising at least one cluster. The cluster may comprise at least two function units each conducting different instruction types, at least two private register files each associated with one function unit for data storage, a ping-pong register providing exclusively accessible data storage, and a public register file. The public register file comprises at least two read ports, each coupled to a function unit, providing read accessibility for the function units, and one write port to write data to the public register file.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chuan-Cheng Peng, Po-Han Huang
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Patent number: 7569845Abstract: A phase-change memory comprises a bottom electrode formed on a substrate. A first isolation layer is formed on the bottom electrode. A top electrode is formed on the isolation layer. A first phase-change material is formed in the first isolation layer, wherein the top electrode and the bottom electrode are electrically connected via the first phase-change material. Since the phase-change material can have a diameter less than the resolution limit of the photolithography process, an operating current for a state conversion of the phase-change material pattern may be reduced so as to decrease a power dissipation of the phase-change memory device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., Nanya Technology Corporation, ProMOS Technologies Inc., Winbond Electronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Chan Chen, Wen-Han Wang
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Patent number: 7569909Abstract: Phase change memory devices and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. An exemplary embodiment of a phase change memory device comprises a substrate. A dielectric layer is formed over the substrate and a phase change material layer is embedded in the dielectric layer. A first conductive electrode is also embedded in the dielectric layer to penetrate the phase change material layer and extends perpendicular to a top surface of the dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., Nanya Technology Corporation, ProMOS Technologies Inc., Winbond Electronics Corp.Inventor: Chen-Ming Huang
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Patent number: 7566895Abstract: A phase change memory device is provided. The phase change memory device includes a substrate comprising a stacked structure. The stacked structure comprises a plurality of insulating layers and conductive layers. Any two of the conductive layers are spaced apart by one of the conductive layers. A first electrode structure with a first sidewall and a second sidewall is formed on the stacked structure. A plurality of heating electrodes is placed on the conductive layers and adjacent to the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the first electrode structure. A pair of phase change material spacers is placed on the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the first electrode structure. The phase change material sidewalls cover the plurality of heating electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., Nanya Technology Corporation, ProMOS Technologies Inc., Winbond Electronics Corp.Inventor: Wei-Su Chen
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Patent number: 7563686Abstract: A method for forming a memory device with a recessed gate is disclosed. A substrate with a pad layer thereon is provided. The pad layer and the substrate are patterned to form at least two trenches. A deep trench capacitor device is formed in each trench. The pad layer is recessed until upper portions of the deep trench capacitor devices are revealed. Spacers are formed on sidewalls of the upper portions of the deep trench capacitor devices. The pad layer and the substrate are etched using the spacers and the deep trench capacitor devices as a mask to form a recess, and a recessed gate is formed in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Nanya Technology CorporationInventors: Pei-Ing Lee, Chung-Yuan Lee, Chien-Li Cheng
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Patent number: 7563113Abstract: A waterproof plug includes a cover plate for closing an outward-directed access of a data port provided on a main body of a portable electronic device; and an approximately hexagonally shaped sealing flange perpendicularly extended from a data port sealing surface of the cover plate for fitly engaging into the access of the data port to seal the same. A water-guiding groove is provided along the sealing flange at a position adjacent to the cover plate. Rainwater falling on the top of the cover plate and the sealing flange immediately flows downward due to its weight to the water-guiding groove and two lateral sides of the sealing flange without accumulating or leaking into the data port to cause damage to the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Mitac Technology Corp.Inventor: Yen-Long Sheng
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Patent number: 7560738Abstract: A light-emitting diode array includes a substrate, an adhesive layer formed on the substrate, and a plurality of electrically connected epitaxial light-emitting stack layer disposed on the adhesive layer. Each of the epitaxial light-emitting stack layer has a P-contact and an N-contact coplanar to the P-contact. The light-emitting diode array has improved heat ventilation characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Epistar CorporationInventor: Wen-Huang Liu
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Patent number: 7557374Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a substrate. The substrate comprises a single crystal substrate. An epitaxial buffer film is on the single crystal substrate. An epitaxial ZnGa2O4 is on the epitaxial buffer film.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yan-Ru Lin, Song-Yeu Tsai
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Patent number: 7555643Abstract: A method for fast activating a computer function options by loading program image files is provided, including a data storage pre-installed with at least a program image file. When the user operates an option button, the computer loads and executes the program image file associated with the option button after the basic booting process of the operating system. This activates the multimedia device corresponding to the pressed option button. In the preferred embodiment, the data storage also stores a program image file index in addition to the program image files. The program file index stores the starting addresses and file size of all the program image files.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Mitac Technology Corp.Inventor: Chiu-Fu Chen
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Patent number: 7555382Abstract: A method of providing a return route for a global positioning system (GPS) device is provided. When the starting point and the destination of the return route are exactly opposite to the original starting point and the destination, the GPS device plans and provides a reverse route without re-setting the starting point and the destination all over again, and therefore the time of obtaining a return route can be substantially reduced. The efficiency of the GPS device in planning routes can be effectively promoted.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Mitac International Corp.Inventor: Pi-Chun Chao
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Patent number: 7554477Abstract: An amplifier array circuit is provided. An amplifier array includes a main amplifier array comprising a plurality of first amplifiers and a plurality of reference voltages, wherein the first amplifier is coupled to an input signal and the reference voltage corresponding to the first amplifier. A first reversed reference voltage amplifier array is located on one side of the main amplifier array and has a plurality of second amplifiers coupled to the input signal and the reference voltages, respectively. A second reversed reference voltage amplifier array is located on the other side of the main amplifier array and has a plurality of third amplifiers coupled to the input signal and the reference voltages respectively. The averaging network is coupled to a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the first, second and third amplifiers.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Chien-Kai Hung, Hsin-Shu Chen
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Patent number: 7553723Abstract: A method of manufacturing a memory device. The memory device comprises a trench in a substrate, a capacitor at the low portion of the trench, a collar dielectric layer overlying the capacitor and covering a portion of the sidewall of the trench, and a conductive layer filling a portion of the trench over the capacitor. First, a first mask layer is formed on the conductive layer, wherein a bottom portion of the first mask layer is thicker than the side portion thereof in the trench. A second mask layer is formed on the first mask layer. Next, a portion of the second mask layer in the trench is ion implanted. The unimplanted portion of the second mask layer is removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Nanya Technology CorporationInventor: Cheng-Chih Huang
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Patent number: 7554102Abstract: An optical coating equipment, which includes a delivery device, a coater head, and an ultraviolet irradiative device. The delivery device delivers a film. A liquid coating is coated on the film by the coater head. The ultraviolet irradiative device includes a board assembly. When the coated film is delivered through the ultraviolet irradiative device, irradiative dose is controlled by the board assembly of the ultraviolet irradiative device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Daxon Technology Inc.Inventors: Po-Tau Liu, Kuan-Kuo Lai, Chin-Sung Chen, Kun-Hsuan Yang
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Patent number: 7555169Abstract: An image noise reduction method in frequency domain is provided, comprising selecting a first image and applying a Fourier transform thereon to acquire a first frequency spectrum, wherein each pixel of the first frequency spectrum has a real part X and a imaginary part Y, calculating a first energy of each pixel and a first mean energy of all first energies of the pixels, calculating a first mean value and a first standard deviation of the real part of the pixels, calculating a second mean value and a second standard deviation of the imaginary part of the pixels, determining a first and a second predetermined values, when the first energy exceeds the first mean energy, the first and second predetermined value are replaced with X and Y, and when the first energy does not exceed the first mean energy, X and the Y are reserved.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Lite-On Technology CorporationInventor: Keven Yang
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Patent number: 7551052Abstract: Embedded inductor devices and fabrication methods thereof. An embedded inductor device includes a substrate, a conductive coil disposed on the substrate, and a patterned high-permeability (?r>1) magnetic layer on the substrate. The patterned high-permeability (?r>1) magnetic layer physically contacts the conductive coil. The conductive coil and the patterned high-permeability (?r>1) magnetic layer are intersected and substantially perpendicular to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Uei-Ming Jow, Chang-Sheng Chen, Chin-Sun Shyu
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Patent number: 7551707Abstract: A programmable integer and fractional frequency divider is provided. The programmable divider divides a frequency of an input signal by a first divisor to generate an output signal, and comprises a programmable integer frequency divider and a fractional number switch. The programmable integer frequency divider divides the frequency of the input signal by a second divisor to generate the output signal, wherein the second divisor is first or second integers depending on a divisor switching signal. The fractional number switch calculates a pulse count of the output signal, and generates the divisor switching signal to switch from the first to the second integer when the pulse count of the output signal equals to a predetermined pulse count determined by a fractional part of the first divisor, and receives a fractional divisor control signal to change the predetermined pulse count, thereby changing the fractional part of the first divisor.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2007Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Huan-Ke Chiu, Yeong-Lin Yu, Tzu-Yi Yang
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Patent number: 7549041Abstract: A method of fast switching control for different operation systems operated in computer is provided, including installing a first operating system, a second operating system and a second operating system kernel program in a hard disk of the computer. An event signal generation unit is connected to the computer. When the computer completes the booting process, the first operating system is loaded and executed, the second operating system kernel program memory region is established in a system memory, and the second operating system kernel program is loaded into the second operating system kernel program memory region. When the computer detects that a preset event signal is generated from the event signal generation unit, the second operation system kernel program preloaded in the second operating system kernel program memory region is executed, so that the computer is switched from executing the first operation system to executing the second operation system.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Mitac Technology Corp.Inventor: Szu-Chung Wang
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Patent number: 7540585Abstract: A residue removal device includes an object, a sink, and a conveying device. The object includes a contact surface. Residue exists on the contact surface. A solution is contained in the sink. The sink is disposed below the contact surface. The solution corresponds to the contact surface. The conveying device drives the relative motion between the object and the sink. When the residues on the contact surface are contacted by the solution and relative motion is generated between the residues of the contact surface and the solution, the residues are removed by the solution.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2007Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Po-Fu Chou, Chun-Jung Chen, Ching-Chiu Liao
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Patent number: 7540647Abstract: A medical inspection device. A housing includes a transparent plate. A circuit board is disposed in the housing. At least one light-emitting element is disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit board. The light-emitting element is opposite to the transparent plate. Light from the light-emitting element is output to the exterior of the housing through the transparent plate. An image sensor is disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit board. The image sensor is opposite to the transparent plate. An image in the exterior of the housing is received by the image sensor through the transparent plate and converted into an image signal thereby. A grip is detachably connected to the housing. A signal transmission line is detachably connected to the circuit board and fit in the grip and extends to the exterior of the grip, outputting the image signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Kun-Feng Lee, Ching-Yi Wu, Yu-Shih Chen, Yuh-Jiuan Lin, Hsi Feng Kao