Patents Assigned to National Taiwan University
  • Publication number: 20220358980
    Abstract: A method includes forming bottom conductive lines over a wafer. A first magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack is formed over the bottom conductive lines. Middle conductive lines are formed over the first MTJ stack. A second MTJ stack is formed over the middle conductive lines. Top conductive lines are formed over the second MTJ stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zong-You LUO, Ya-Jui TSOU, Chee-Wee LIU, Shao-Yu LIN, Liang-Chor CHUNG, Chih-Lin WANG
  • Publication number: 20220360222
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate, and configured to receive an input signal. The second electrode is disposed on the substrate, and configured to output an output signal based on the input signal. When the input signal is configured to oscillate within a first range between a first voltage value and a second voltage value with a first frequency, the output signal is an inverted version of the input signal, and has the first frequency. When the input signal is configured to oscillate within a second range including the first voltage value without the second voltage value with the first frequency, the output signal has a second frequency which is approximately twice of the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jenn-Gwo HWU, Ting-Hao HSU
  • Publication number: 20220359762
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure over the substrate, and source/drain regions in the substrate and on opposite sides of the gate structure. The gate structure includes an interfacial layer, a quasi-antiferroelectric (QAFE) layer over the interfacial layer, and a gate electrode over the QAFE layer. The QAFE layer includes Hf1?xZrxO2, in which x is greater than 0.5 and is lower than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventors: Kuan-Ting CHEN, Shu-Tong CHANG, Min-Hung LEE
  • Patent number: 11496677
    Abstract: A signal control module integrated to a low coherence interferometry including a one-dimensional (1D) array image sensor is provided. The signal control module includes an image acquisition controller and a signal controller. The image acquisition controller sends a 1D image acquisition control signal. The signal controller sends a two-dimensional (2D) image acquisition control signal, wherein the 1D and 2D image acquisition control signals are synchronized with each other. The 1D array image sensor captures 1D image information of an object-to-be-tested at different positions along a direction according to the 1D and 2D image acquisition control signals. The 1D image information constitutes 2D image information. Furthermore, a low coherence interferometry is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chieh Lee, Ting-Hao Chen, Ting-Yen Tsai, Chuan-Bor Chueh, Yu-Wei Chang, Ching-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11492297
    Abstract: A method for forming cement-based cementitious material includes: pouring a cement paste into a mold; applying an electrical current to the cement paste to perform an electro-osmotic reaction; and transferring the reacted cement paste into a water tank for curing, thereby obtaining a functionally graded cement-based cementitious material. A pair of electrodes is placed in the mold and connected to an external power source. The compressive strength of the functionally graded cement-based cementitious material in the middle is lower than that at either of both ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chun-Tao Chen, Yue-Sheng Wang
  • Patent number: 11489449
    Abstract: An adjustable leakage inductance transformer includes a magnetic core, a primary side coil and a secondary side coil. The magnetic core includes a magnetic core column structure, which has a central column, a first outer column and a second outer column. The primary side coil is wound on the first outer column and the second outer column by a first primary side coil loop number and a second primary side coil loop number, respectively. The secondary side coil is wound on the first outer column and the second outer column by a first secondary side coil loop number and a second secondary side coil loop number, respectively, the first primary side coil loop number is not equal to the first secondary side coil loop number, and the second primary side coil loop number is not equal to the second secondary side coil loop number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Liu, Chen Chen, Kai-De Chen, Yong-Long Syu, Anh Dung Nguyen, Huang-Jen Chiu
  • Publication number: 20220340177
    Abstract: Various embodiments for systems and methods for cooperative driving of connected autonomous vehicles using responsibility-sensitive safety (RSS) rules are disclosed herein. The CAV system integrates proposed RSS rules with CAV's motion planning algorithm to enable cooperative driving of CAVs. The CAV system further integrates a deadlock detection and resolution system for resolving traffic deadlocks between CAVs. The CAV system reduces redundant calculation of dependency graphs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Mohammad Khayatian, Mohammadreza Mehrabian, Harshith Allamsetti, Kai- Wei Liu, Po-Yu Huang, Chung-Wei Lin, Aviral Shrivastava
  • Patent number: 11481675
    Abstract: An identity recognition system based on compressed signals and a method thereof are provided. When a sensing end is in an identification mode, it continuously measures a physiological identification signal of a user having at least one first predetermined length of time, and performs a compression process on the physiological identification signal having at least one first predetermined length of time to generate a first compressed signal. An identification end receives the first compressed signal, obtains first identification information of the first compressed signal in a discrimination subspace according to a principal eigenvector, and recognizes the first identification signal according to a classification model from a learning end to determine that the user is one of multiple subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: An-Yeu Wu, Ching-Yao Chou, Yo-Woei Pua, Win-Ken Beh
  • Publication number: 20220334959
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating software test reports are provided. The method includes following steps: providing a testing platform that supports retrieving one or more documents such as screenshots or DOM-like documents related to screen content of an application under test (AuT) and analyzing the documents to obtain description data of the screen content; selecting to execute a test report generator, and querying the description data, multiple test scripts ever executed on a system under test (SuT) and multiple test actionables from the testing platform by the test report generator, so as to evaluate a test trace of the AuT, calculate at least one test actionable and test data adapted for the AuT, and return the calculated test actionable to the testing platform; and executing the test actionable on the AuT in the SuT by the testing platform, so as to generate test reports of the AuT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: National Taiwan University
    Inventor: Farn Wang
  • Patent number: 11464850
    Abstract: Provided is an antigen including a recombinant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F protein, wherein the recombinant RSV F protein includes an antigenic region flanked with an HRN region and an HRC region, and the antigenic region includes one or more antigenic sites selected from the group consisting of site Ø, site II, and site IV. The present disclosure also provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding the antigen and a vaccine composition including the antigen for eliciting an immune response against RSV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Limin Huang, Jenmin Huang
  • Patent number: 11457694
    Abstract: A invention disclosed a bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure at least comprising a flexible lattice structure, which is characterized in that the flexible lattice structure comprises a plurality of particle units are uniformly disposed and evenly distributed in the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis direction and evenly distributed as a lattice matrix of an array grid in an identical plane; wherein each of the particle units is an opened hollow shell or a close shell. The design eliminates the need for support structures and the subsequent post-processing required to remove them. A shell-shaped close cell bio-mimicked three-dimensional laminated structure bio-mimicking a sea urchin shape was introduced for the load-bearing structure application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ajeet Kumar, Jeng-Ywan Jeng, Yun-Peng Yeh
  • Publication number: 20220310787
    Abstract: A device comprises source/drain regions over a substrate and spaced apart along a first direction, a first gate structure between the source/drain regions, and a first channel structure surrounded by the first gate structure. The first channel structure comprises alternately stacking first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers. When viewed in a cross section taken along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, central axes of the second semiconductor layers are laterally offset from central axes of the first semiconductor layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hung-Yu YE, Yu-Shiang HUANG, Chien-Te TU, Chee-Wee LIU
  • Publication number: 20220309372
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a pair of depletion gates, an accumulation gate, and a conductive resonator. The depletion gates are spaced apart from each other. The accumulation gate is over the depletion gates. The conductive resonator is over the depletion gates and the accumulation gate. The conductive resonator includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion and the second portion are on opposite sides of the accumulation gate. The third portion interconnects the first and second portions of the conductive resonator and across the depletion gates. A bottom surface of the first portion of the conductive resonator is lower than a bottom surface of the accumulation gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jiun-Yun LI, Shih-Yuan CHEN, Yao-Chun CHANG, Ian HUANG, Chiung-Yu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220304665
    Abstract: A sampling device is provided, including: a syringe barrel having an opening and a holding portion; a plunger body having a protruding wall and disposed in the syringe barrel through the opening, where the protruding wall has a first recessed portion; a spring disposed around the plunger body; and a fastening assembly having an engaging structure for engaging the fastening assembly with the holding portion, a groove rail for receiving the protruding wall of the plunger body and a fastening portion for limiting displacement of the plunger body. A semi-automatic sample feeding device is further provided and includes the sampling device and a flow control device, and a test paper detection system is also provided and includes the semi-automatic sample feeding device and a test paper device. The test paper detection system is able to stably introduce samples, suitable for large-volume samples, which meets the needs of point-of-care applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chien-Fu CHEN, Shih-Jie CHEN, Jia-Hui LIN
  • Patent number: 11455794
    Abstract: A system and a method for recognition of an orchard on a geographic area are provided. The system includes a pre-processing module for deriving a target section of an aerial image containing a parcel of an orchard, an image optimization module for performing customized image processing on the target section of the aerial image, and a recognition module for determining a type and a border of the orchard present on the target section of the aerial image with a deep learning mechanism. Accordingly, farmers and agricultural entities can effectively monitor orchards within different geographic areas so as to yield better fruit production and conduct better fruit quality control and land utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Cheng-Ying Chou, Yu-Fang Hsieh, Yen-Shuo Chen, Po-Ting Bertram Liu
  • Patent number: 11455103
    Abstract: A cloud secured storage system is provided in a peer-to-peer network that includes a client end and a farm end. A user file is segmented and a hash function is used for encryption to generate a plurality of data chunks together with an Information Dispersal Algorithm. The plurality of data chunks are respectively stored in a plurality of cloud servers. The plurality of cloud servers backup the plurality of data chunks as a backup file. If the data chunk in one of the plurality of cloud servers is lost, the adjacent cloud server transmits the backup file to the cloud server where the data chunk is lost. The cloud secured storage system of the present disclosure successfully stores the user file in the plurality of cloud servers to prevent cyberattacks owing to the process of file segmentation, encryption, backup file, and algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tsung-Nan Lin, Yu-Ping Huang
  • Patent number: 11447778
    Abstract: Nucleic acid aptamers that bind to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF). Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such anti-TNF aptamers and methods for the using the same for therapeutic and diagnostic applications, for example, alleviating liver injury and monitoring presence of TNF in vivo or in vitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Pan-Chyr Yang, Wei-Yun Lai, Jen-Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 11447751
    Abstract: A method of circulating tumor cells isolation, using an isolating cultural system of circulating tumor cells, comprises the following steps: (1) providing a sample; (2) adding a cell culture medium to the isolating cultural system of circulating tumor cells; (3) adding the sample to the isolating cultural system of circulating tumor cells to cultivate; and (4) collecting the suspended circulating tumor cells in the cell culture medium; wherein the isolating cultural system of circulating tumor cells comprises a container including a cell adhesion portion, and cellulose coated on the cell adhesion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tai-Horng Young, Wan-Chen Huang, Hao-Ying Hsieh, Shyh-Chyi Lo, Ke-Cheng Chen, Jin-Shing Chen, Yin-Tzu Chen
  • Patent number: 11447735
    Abstract: An ultrasonic cellular stimulation device includes: an ultrasonic transducer for generating a vibration wave; an upper cap having a fixing portion disposed on a lateral surface thereof; and a lower cap having a first surface and a second surface, and including: a recess indenting the first surface; an abutment portion located at a bottom of the recess; and an opening formed in the second surface and being in communication with the recess. The upper cap is partially received in the recess. The ultrasonic transducer is clamped and fixed between the fixing portion and the first surface. A glass piece is disposed on the abutment portion and fixed between the upper cap and the lower cap, such that the vibration wave is conveyed from the first surface into the abutment portion and the glass piece and a uniform and controllable sound field is generated above the glass piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Jaw-Lin Wang, Ya-Cherng Chu
  • Publication number: 20220293735
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a channel layer, a barrier layer, a gate electrode, and source/drain contacts. The channel layer is made of transition metal dichalcogenide. The barrier layer is over the channel layer. The gate electrode is over the barrier layer. The source/drain contacts are on opposite sides of the gate electrode and over the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yun-Yuan WANG, Chih-Hsiang HSIAO, I-Chih NI, Chih-I WU