Patents by Inventor An-Chung Hsieh
An-Chung Hsieh 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).
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Patent number: 11973040Abstract: A method is provided for forming an integrated circuit (IC) chip package structure. The method includes providing a substrate for an interposer, and forming a conductive interconnect structure in and on the substrate for connecting a group of selected IC dies. The method includes forming warpage-reducing trenches in non-routing regions of the interposer, wherein the warpage-reducing trenches are sized and positioned based on a warpage characteristic to reduce the warpage of the chip package structure. The method also includes depositing a warpage-relief material in the warpage-reducing trenches according to the warpage characteristic to reduce the warpage of the chip package structure, and bonding the group of selected IC dies to the interposer to form a chip package structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Alice Huang
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Publication number: 20240125829Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power control system for motor preheating including a current sensor, a power calculation module, a power error calculation module, a power control module, a current control module and a voltage control module. The current sensor senses a motor current output by the motor. The power calculation module calculates an output power of the motor according to the voltage command and the motor current. The power error calculation module calculates a power error according to a power command and the output power. The power control module outputs a current braking command according to the power error. The current control module calculates a voltage command according to the current braking command and the motor current. The voltage control module outputs a three-phase voltage according to the voltage command, and the motor is operated in a stationary state, and the stator of the motor is preheated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventor: Chung-An Hsieh
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Patent number: 11950169Abstract: Apparatus, methods and computer program products for user equipment positioning solutions and related signalling. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least send (550), to a network node of a communication network, at least one signaling configuration with at least one set periodicity, wherein the at least one signaling configuration is for use at the network node in calculating at least position information for relaying to the communication network at least for positioning support of the apparatus, and receive (570) the positioning support from the communication network in response to the at least one signaling configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Ryan Keating, Rapeepat Ratasuk, Tzu-Chung Hsieh
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Publication number: 20240107414Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for switching a secondary cell to a primary cell. A user equipment (UE) monitors a first radio condition of the UE for beams of a primary cell and a second radio condition for beams of one or more secondary cells configured for the UE in carrier aggregation. The UE transmits a request to configure a candidate beam of at least one candidate secondary cell as a new primary cell in response to the first radio condition not satisfying a first threshold and the second radio condition for the at least one candidate secondary cell satisfying a second threshold. A base station determines to reconfigure at least one secondary cell as the new primary cell. The base station and the UE perform a handover of the UE to the new primary cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Yu-Chieh HUANG, Kuhn-Chang LIN, Jen-Chun CHANG, Wen-Hsin HSIA, Chia-Jou LU, Sheng-Chih WANG, Chenghsin LIN, Yeong Leong CHOO, Chun-Hsiang CHIU, Chihhung HSIEH, Kai-Chun CHENG, Chung Wei LIN
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Publication number: 20240087879Abstract: A method includes performing a plasma activation on a surface of a first package component, removing oxide regions from surfaces of metal pads of the first package component, and performing a pre-bonding to bond the first package component to a second package component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Xin-Hua Huang, Ping-Yin Liu, Hung-Hua Lin, Hsun-Chung Kuang, Yuan-Chih Hsieh, Lan-Lin Chao, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Xiaomeng Chen
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Publication number: 20240090210Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first nanostructures vertically separated from one another, a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first nanostructures, and second nanostructures vertically separated from one another. The semiconductor device also includes a second gate structure wrapping around the second nanostructures, a first drain/source structure coupled to a first end of the first nanostructures, a second drain/source structure coupled to both of a second end of the first nanostructures and a first end of the second nanostructures, and a third drain/source structure coupled to a second end of the second nanostructures. The first drain/source structure has a first doping type, the second and third drain/source structures have a second doping type, and the first doping type is opposite to the second doping type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chang, Chia-En Huang, Chun Chung Su, Wen-Hsing Hsieh
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Publication number: 20240080024Abstract: A driving method for a multiple frequency coupling generator is provided. The method includes: in normal operations, interpreting an input digital control signal transmitted from a digital signal processor into an interpreted digital control signal; interpreting the interpreted digital control signal into a plurality of magnetic coupling signals by a magnetic coupling switch circuit; performing signal recovery and differential delay on the magnetic coupling signals by an interlocking circuit for reducing time difference and signal loss of the magnetic coupling signals; and when the interlocking circuit determines that the magnetic coupling signals have substantially no time difference and no signal loss, transforming the magnetic coupling signals into a first driving signal and a second driving signal by a switch circuit, a driver circuit and an output pad group to drive a backend driving loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chih-Chung CHIU, Hung-Yi TENG, Chi-Chung LIAO, Shou-Chung HSIEH, Ke-Horng CHEN, Yan-Fu JHOU
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Publication number: 20240028087Abstract: An information handling system may include a first member, a second member, and one or more hinge assemblies for coupling the first and second members, where the one or more hinge assemblies comprise a central assembly, a first and a second orbit mechanism configured to couple to the first and second members respectively, a first primary shaft coupling a first pair of link bars to the central assembly and to each other, a first secondary shaft coupling the first pair of link bars to each other and to the first orbit mechanism via a first track comprising an elongated opening, a second primary shaft coupling a second pair of link bars to the central assembly and to each other, and a second secondary shaft coupling the second pair of link bars to each other and to the second orbit mechanism via a second track comprising an elongated opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Chin-Chung WU, Chih-Ping CHANG, An-Chung HSIEH, Shih-Heng CHEN
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Patent number: 11870541Abstract: Method including: receiving, on a feeder link, a signal including feeder link slots having a feeder link bandwidth; mapping each of the feeder link slots onto a respective slot-subband in a respective service link slot according to a rule; transmitting, on plural service links, service signals, wherein each of the service signals includes service link slots each including m of the slot-subbands having a same bandwidth; the m slot-subbands do not overlap, are continuous with each other, and cover an entire service link bandwidth of the respective service link slot; wherein the feeder link slots have a feeder link slot duration; the service link slots have a service link slot duration longer than the feeder link slot duration; each of the feeder link slots including respective symbols; each of the slot-subbands includes the symbols of the feeder link slot mapped onto the respective slot-subband.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Shahzada Basharat Rasool, Tzu-Chung Hsieh, Rapeepat Ratasuk
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Publication number: 20240007979Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for switching between platforms. In some example embodiment, there may be provided a method, which may include receiving, by a user equipment, a notification indicative of a switch from a first platform to a second platform; calculating, by the user equipment, a timing advance for use with the second platform; and accessing, by the user equipment, the second platform after the switch to the second platform, the accessing based on at least the calculated timing advance. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Ryan Keating, Tzu-Chung Hsieh, Jeroen Wigard, Rafhael Medeiros de Amorim
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Publication number: 20230412254Abstract: Method including: receiving, on a feeder link, a signal including feeder link slots having a feeder link bandwidth; mapping each of the feeder link slots onto a respective slot-subband in a respective service link slot according to a rule; transmitting, on plural service links, service signals, wherein each of the service signals includes service link slots each including m of the slot-subbands having a same bandwidth; the m slot-subbands do not overlap, are continuous with each other, and cover an entire service link bandwidth of the respective service link slot; wherein the feeder link slots have a feeder link slot duration; the service link slots have a service link slot duration longer than the feeder link slot duration; each of the feeder link slots including respective symbols; each of the slot-subbands includes the symbols of the feeder link slot mapped onto the respective slot-subband.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Shahzada Basharat Rasool, Tzu-Chung HSIEH, Rapeepat RATASUK
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Patent number: 11838873Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for altitude-aware energy saving. The method may include receiving, from a network element, information including a coupling loss change or a reduced transmit power command. The method may also include controlling an uplink transmission based on the received information.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Gilsoo Lee, Rapeepat Ratasuk, Tzu-Chung Hsieh, Shahzada Basharat Rasool, Athul Prasad
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Patent number: 11821952Abstract: A method of estimating a d-q axis inductance of a permanent magnet synchronous motor includes the following steps. First, building an equivalent motor control block through enabling two of the three phases, and disabling the remaining one of the three phases, and locking a rotor. Afterward, incorporating a back EMF observer into a DC motor control block, and making the DC motor control block correspond to the back EMF observer by commanding an angular speed of the DC motor control block to be zero. Afterward, introducing the equivalent motor control block into the DC motor control block, and using the back EMF observer to estimate the back EMF, and repeating above steps taking turns to disable one phase so as to obtain three sets of motor inductances respectively. Finally, estimating the d-q axis inductance by introducing the three sets of equivalent motor inductances into an inductance relational equation.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Ting-Chung Hsieh, Lung-Jay Cheng, Yao-Sheng Wu, Chun-Ju Wu
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Publication number: 20230296720Abstract: Aspects and embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for evaluating location of a terrestrial network node in a non-terrestrial network. In particular, one aspect provides an apparatus, comprising means for receiving an indication of propagation delay between a terrestrial network node and a non-terrestrial node in a non-terrestrial wireless communication network; means for receiving an indication of location of the non-terrestrial node; and means for evaluating location of the terrestrial network node in dependence upon the received indication of propagation delay between the terrestrial network node and the non-terrestrial node, and the indication of location of the non-terrestrial node. A further aspect provides a method of evaluating location of a terrestrial network node, and a computer program product operable, when executed on a computer, to perform that method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Konstantinos MANOLAKIS, Tzu-Chung HSIEH, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Jeroen WIGARD, Rafhael MEDEIROS DE AMORIM
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Publication number: 20230262900Abstract: A bare circuit board is provided, in which the bare circuit board includes a substrate, an antenna, a chip pad, a ground pattern and a trace. The substrate includes a surface. The antenna and the chip pad are formed on the substrate. The ground pattern is formed on the surface. The trace is formed on the surface and isn’t connected to the ground pattern. A measuring gap is formed between the trace and an edge of the ground pattern, and the trace includes a first end and a second end. The first end is electrically connected to the chip pad, whereas the second end is electrically connected to the antenna. The bare circuit board is adapted to transmit a signal. The width of the measuring gap is smaller than a quarter of an equivalent wavelength of the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Chun-Hsien CHIEN, Hsin-Hung LEE, Hsuan-Yu LAI, Yu-Chung HSIEH, Hung-Pin YU
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Patent number: 11711134Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing autonomous beam switching for user equipment (UE) within a cell coverage area of a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) network device, the HAPS network device may be caused the HAPS network device to, determine beam layer information corresponding to the plurality of beam layers; transmit the beam layer information to the at least one UE; receive an autonomous beam switch request from the at least one UE in response to the transmitted beam layer information, the request including beam switch parameters; determine a selected beam layer based on the beam switch parameters; and enable communication with the at least one UE using the selected beam layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Tzu-Chung Hsieh, Shahzada Basharat Rasool, Gilsoo Lee, Athul Prasad, Rapeepat Ratasuk
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Patent number: 11676017Abstract: The disclosure provides an image recognition method and an image recognition device. The method includes: acquiring an image and capturing a plurality of feature points in the image; obtaining a capsule network, where the capsule network sequentially includes a convolution layer, a primary capsule layer, a routing capsule layer, and an output layer; inputting the image and the feature points into the convolution layer to generate a plurality of feature vectors; inputting the feature vectors and the feature points into the primary capsule layer to generate a plurality of activity vectors; and generating a recognition result corresponding to the image by the routing capsule layer and the output layer based on the activity vectors.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventor: Chi-Chung Hsieh
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Patent number: 11639498Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a composition comprising: comprising a fusion protein comprising: (a) a DNA polymerase; and (b) a heterologous sequence-specific DNA binding domain. A method for copying a DNA template, as well as a kit for performing the same, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.Inventors: Pei-Chung Hsieh, Luo Sun, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Theodore B. Davis, Andrew F. Gardner
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Patent number: 11579178Abstract: An inspection apparatus used for inspecting a bare circuit board is provided, where the bare circuit board includes an antenna. The inspection apparatus includes a holding stage, a probing device, and a measurement device. The holding stage can hold the bare circuit board. The measurement device is electrically connected to the probing device and electrically connected to the antenna via the probing device. The measurement device can input a first testing signal to the antenna. The antenna can input a second testing signal to the measurement device after receiving the first testing signal. The measurement device can measure the antenna according to the second testing signal, where the first testing signal and the second testing signal both pass through no active component.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Chun-Hsien Chien, Yu-Chung Hsieh, Yi-Hsiu Fang, Tzyy-Jang Tseng
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Patent number: D1003897Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Yongook Guack, An-Chung Hsieh