Patents Represented by Attorney Winston Hsu
  • Patent number: 8350544
    Abstract: A voltage conversion device capable of enhancing conversion efficiency includes a charge pump for generating output voltage linear to input voltage according to the input voltage, a feedback unit for generating a feedback signal according to the output voltage generated by the charge pump, and a regulating unit for outputting and adjusting the input voltage according to the feedback signal provided by the feedback unit, so as to keep the output voltage unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Jen Yen, Tsung-Yin Yu
  • Patent number: 8351563
    Abstract: A shift register circuit includes plural shift register stages for providing plural gate signals. The Nth shift register stage of the shift register stages includes an input unit, a pull-up unit and a pull-down unit. The input unit is put in use for outputting an Nth driving control voltage according to an (N?1)th gate signal and an (N?2)th driving control voltage which are generated respectively by the (N?1) th shift register stage and the (N?2) th shift register stage of the shift register stages. The pull-up unit pulls up an Nth gate signal according to the Nth driving control voltage and a system clock. The pull-down unit pulls down the Nth gate signal and the Nth driving control voltage according to an (N+2)th gate signal generated by the (N+2)th shift register stage of the shift register stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Yang, Yung-Chih Chen, Kuo-Hua Hsu, Kuo-Chang Su
  • Patent number: 8351207
    Abstract: A heat pipe includes a conductive hollow case, a conductive capillary layer, a piezoelectric component, and a flexible component. The conductive hollow case has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to a heat-generating component. The second end is a heat-dissipating end. The conductive capillary layer is formed on an inner wall of the conductive hollow case. A liquid stored in the conductive capillary layer can be heated to evaporate by the heat-generating component and then move toward the second end. The piezoelectric component is connected to the conductive capillary layer. The flexible component is disposed at a side of the piezoelectric component for being driven by the evaporated liquid so as to exert force upon the piezoelectric component. Thus, the piezoelectric component can generate electric energy, which can be transmitted from the conductive capillary layer to the conductive hollow case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Li Jang, Chia-Feng Huang, Ming-Chi Kao, Ming-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 8350380
    Abstract: A leadframe package includes a die pad with four unitary, outwardly extending slender bars; a plurality of leads arranged along periphery of the die pad; a separate pad segment separated from the die pad and isolated from the plurality of leads; a semiconductor die mounted on an upper side of the die pad, wherein the semiconductor die contains first bond pads wire-bonded to respective the plurality of leads and a second bond pad wire-bonded to the separate pad segment; and a molding compound encapsulating the semiconductor die, the upper side of the die pad, the first suspended pad segment and inner portions of the plurality of leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Nan-Jang Chen, Hong-Chin Lin
  • Patent number: 8351178
    Abstract: A first electronic device includes an electromagnetic component embedded in its connecting port and controlled to be activated during data transmission between the first electronic device and a second electronic device to which the first electronic device is connecting, or during memory accessing of the first electronic device. As the electromagnetic component is activated, an attraction force exists between the two connecting ports of the first and the second electronic devices such that a user of the first electronic device will feel a resistance when he/she tries to disconnect the first electronic device from the second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Ting Chen, Yu-Chang Tseng, Wen-Jeng Fang, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8352773
    Abstract: A time aligning circuit includes a plurality of buffers, a plurality of delay selectors, a plurality of adjustment symbol generators, and a controller. Each buffer receives an ordered set on a corresponding lane. Each delay selector delays an output of the ordered set of the corresponding buffer. Each adjustment symbol generator outputs an adjustment symbol or the output received from the corresponding delay selector according to an adjustment control signal. When an initial symbol of a designated delay selector is detected but initial symbols of other delay selectors are not received yet, the controller generates the delay control signal to the designated delay selector and generates the adjustment control signal to control a designated adjustment symbol generator corresponding to the designated delay selector in order to output one adjustment symbol until initial signals of all delay selectors are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: JMicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ying-Ting Chuang, Kuo-Kuang Chen
  • Patent number: 8352642
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus of controlling an operational status of an electronic device which receives data through a HDMI port. The present invention determines whether to wake up the electronic device from the power saving mode according to counting numbers generated based on the transitions of signals within a time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Himax Technologies Limited, Himax Media Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mu-Hsien Hsu, Chih-Haur Huang
  • Patent number: 8351951
    Abstract: A method of controlling channel access for a mobile device in a wireless communication system includes receiving a dynamic persistence level from a base station, determining a persistence value according to the dynamic persistence level and at least a one persistence coefficient stored in the mobile device, comparing the persistence value with a random number of the mobile device, and determining whether access to a channel is permitted to be accessed for sending a message from the mobile device to the base station according to a comparison result of the persistence value and with the random number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jung-Ta Hsieh, Chih-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 8350812
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of tracking movement relative to a surface involves comparing at least some data elements of a first array with at least some of data elements of a second array if it is determined, from an examination of the first array of data elements, that a characteristic condition does not exist in the first array of data elements, wherein the characteristic condition is related to the uniformity of at least a majority of the data elements of the first array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Gary B. Gordon, Derek L. Knee, Rajeev Badyal, Jason T. Hartlove
  • Patent number: 8351796
    Abstract: A low-noise block downconverter includes a first down-converting circuit for down-converting and filtering a first polarization signal for outputting a first intermediate-frequency signal, a second down-converting circuit for down-converting and filtering a second polarization signal for outputting a second intermediate-frequency signal, wherein a frequency band of the first intermediate-frequency signal is the same as that of the second intermediate-frequency signal, an oscillator for generating an oscillating signal, outputted to the first down-converting circuit and the second down-converting circuit, a first optical transmitter coupled to the first down-converting circuit for converting the first intermediate-frequency signal into a first optical signal, and a second optical transmitter coupled to the second down-converting circuit for converting the second intermediate-frequency signal into a second optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
    Inventor: Che-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8349682
    Abstract: An integrated method includes fabricating a metal gate transistor and a polysilicon resistor structure. A photoresistor layer is defined by an SAB photo mask and covers a part of a high resistance structure of the polysilicon resistor. When the dummy gate of the transistor is etched, the part of the high resistance structure is protected by the patterned photoresistor layer. The polysilicon resistor is formed simultaneously with the transistor. Furthermore, the polysilicon resistor still has sufficient resistance and includes two metal structures for electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wen Fan, Kun-Szu Tseng, Che-Hua Hsu, Chih-Yu Tseng, Victor-Chiang Liang
  • Patent number: 8344930
    Abstract: A successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a first capacitor array, a first input capacitor, a first switch module, a second capacitor array, a second input capacitor, a second switch module, a comparator and a SAR controller. The SAR ADC is operated under sampling phases and amplifying phases many times to perform amplifying operations and ADC operations upon input signals to generate digital output data. In addition, because the SAR ADC has both an amplification function and an ADC function, a circuit utilizing the SAR ADC does not require an additional active PGA, and a power consumption of the circuit is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Jin-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 8345972
    Abstract: A method for processing a pixel having a plurality of color component values includes: utilizing a processing circuit to generate elements of a skin color correction matrix according to elements of a global color correction matrix and a predetermined value corresponding to the pixel; utilizing the processing circuit to generate elements of a current color correction matrix according to elements of the global color correction matrix, the skin color correction matrix and the color component values of the pixel; and adjusting the color component values of the pixel according to the elements of the current color correction matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Himax Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Wang-Cheng Yi
  • Patent number: 8343871
    Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device includes forming a first mask pattern on a device layer, forming a second mask pattern on the first mask pattern, etching the device layer not covered by the first and second mask patterns to thereby form a first trench, trimming the first mask pattern to form an intermediate mask pattern, depositing a material layer to fill the first trench, polishing the material layer to expose a top surface of the intermediate mask pattern, removing the intermediate mask pattern to form an opening, etching the device layer through the opening to thereby form a second trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Inotera Memories, Inc.
    Inventors: Tah-Te Shih, Chung-Yuan Lee
  • Patent number: 8345174
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, an isolating layer, and a conductor. The first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the isolating layer, on which the conductor is disposed. Each of the second and third electrodes is disposed on the second substrate and includes a contact surface. The second and third electrodes are not in contact with each other and are separated by a gap. The conductor is disposed in accordance with the location of the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jeng-Fang Wu, Yi-Pai Huang, Ting-Jui Chang, Wei-Lung Liao, Shui-Chih Lien
  • Patent number: 8344381
    Abstract: A UV sensor comprises a silicon-rich dielectric layer with a refractive index in a range of about 1.7 to about 2.5 for serving as the light sensing material of the UV sensor. The fabrication method of the UV sensor can be integrated with the fabrication process of semiconductor devices or flat display panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: An-Thung Cho, Chi-Hua Sheng, Ruei-Liang Luo, Wan-Yi Liu, Wei-Min Sun, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8346236
    Abstract: A method for switching a call mode of a mobile device includes the steps of starting an accelerometer sensor to detect an acceleration of the mobile device, starting a proximity sensor to detect a distance between the mobile device and an object, generating a first judgment result according to the detected acceleration of the mobile device, generating a second judgment result according to the detected distance between the mobile device and the object, and setting the call mode of the mobile device according to at least the first judgment result and the second judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-Peng Lai
  • Patent number: 8344465
    Abstract: In a method of the present invention during a salicide process, before a second thermal process, a dopant is implanted at a place located in a region ranging from a NixSi layer at middle height down to a front thereof, or before formation of the NixSi layer, located in a region ranging from a silicon layer at a depth ranging from a half of a predetermined thickness of a NiSi layer down to a depth where is a predetermined front of the NiSi layer. The dopant is allowed to be heated with the NixSi layer together during the second thermal process to form a Si/NiSi2/NiSi interface which may reduce SBH and improve series resistance to obtain a semiconductor device having an excellent performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Wei Chen, Nien-Ting Ho, Kuo-Chih Lai, Chien-Chung Huang
  • Patent number: 8344661
    Abstract: An LED device with simultaneous open and short detection function includes a plurality of LED strings, a voltage converter, a current driving unit, a loop control unit, an open detector, a short detector and a voltage detector. The open detector and the short detector are utilized for detecting LED open and LED short for the plurality of LED strings, respectively. The voltage detector is coupled to the open detector, the short detector and the voltage converter, and is utilized for generating a reset signal to the short detector according to an output voltage of the voltage converter when the LED open occurs on the plurality of LED strings, so as to initiate the LED short detection for the plurality of LED strings again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ching Hsu, Chin-Hsun Hsu, Tsung-Hau Chang, Ting-Wei Liao
  • Patent number: 8346477
    Abstract: A method of contextually displaying points of interest (POIs) on a personal navigation device according to a user's travel purpose includes storing a plurality of POIs into a memory of the personal navigation device, the POIs having corresponding POI category labels, entering a destination location into the personal navigation device and providing navigational instructions for a trip to the destination location, associating a travel category with the trip to the destination location, and displaying POIs whose corresponding POI category labels are included in the travel category associated with the trip to the destination location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mitac International Corp.
    Inventor: Arran Connel Harding