Patents by Inventor An Wei Hong

An Wei Hong 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: 11984323
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) system including a capacitive deionization module (CDM) for removing ions from a solution and a method for using the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a planarization unit for planarizing a wafer; a cleaning unit for cleaning the wafer; a wafer transportation unit for transporting the wafer between the planarization unit and the cleaning unit; and a capacitive deionization module for removing ions from a solution used in at least one of the planarization unit or the cleaning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Chien Hou, Yu-Ting Yen, Cheng-Yu Kuo, Chih Hung Chen, William Weilun Hong, Kei-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11982866
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, a driving assembly and a stopping assembly. The fixed assembly has a main axis. The movable assembly is configured to connect an optical element, and the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The stopping assembly is configured to limit the movement of the movable assembly relative to the fixed assembly within a range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Liang-Ting Ho, Chen-Er Hsu, Yi-Liang Chan, Fu-Lai Tseng, Fu-Yuan Wu, Chen-Chi Kuo, Ying-Jen Wang, Wei-Han Hsia, Yi-Hsin Tseng, Wen-Chang Lin, Chun-Chia Liao, Shou-Jen Liu, Chao-Chun Chang, Yi-Chieh Lin, Shang-Yu Hsu, Yu-Huai Liao, Shih-Wei Hung, Sin-Hong Lin, Kun-Shih Lin, Yu-Cheng Lin, Wen-Yen Huang, Wei-Jhe Shen, Chih-Shiang Wu, Sin-Jhong Song, Che-Hsiang Chiu, Sheng-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 11984037
    Abstract: A method for providing a flight route to an unmanned aerial vehicle, includes: receiving, by first access network equipment, a radio resource control (RRC) connection resumption request sent by the UAV in an inactive state; and sending, by the first access network equipment, flight path information of the UAV to the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11981467
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for importing fluid, and a method for tearing film are provided. The apparatus imports fluid into a product and tears a breathable film covered on the product, the product defines a vent in a surface, the breathable film covers on the vent. The apparatus includes a transfer assembly and a controller. The breathable film is connected to the transfer assembly. The controller is coupled to the transfer assembly and configured to control the transfer assembly to vertically move relative to the surface of the product to tear the breathable film from the vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHENSHI YUZHAN PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui-Tse Yu, Chen-Yu Hong, Zhi-Chao Xu, Ya-Wei Zeng
  • Publication number: 20240155590
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus, and a communication device and a readable storage medium. The information processing method can include receiving first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information is correlated with a signature sequence of uplink data, monitoring transmission data on a shared frequency band resource, wherein the shared frequency band resource comprises a frequency band resource shared by a first UE and a second UE, and determining whether uplink transmission can be performed on the shared frequency band resource according to the correlation between the first information and data transmission features of the second UE on the shared frequency band resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD., BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: Yajun ZHU, Wei HONG, Lingyu GAO, Yong LI
  • Publication number: 20240147426
    Abstract: A paging method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a busy token forwarded by an access network device; receiving by a terminal device, a paging request from a non-currently-connected system forwarded by the access network device; generating, by a terminal device, a first message according to the busy token; and sending, by a terminal device, the first message to a core network device via the access network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Wei HONG
  • Publication number: 20240145421
    Abstract: Provided are a passivation layer for forming a semiconductor bonding structure, a sputtering target making the same, a semiconductor bonding structure and a semiconductor bonding process. The passivation layer is formed on a bonding substrate by sputtering the sputtering target; the passivation layer and the sputtering target comprise a first metal, a second metal or a combination thereof. The bonding substrate comprises a third metal. Based on a total atom number of the surface of the passivation layer, O content of the surface of the passivation layer is less than 30 at %; the third metal content of the surface of the passivation layer is less than or equal to 10 at %. The passivation layer has a polycrystalline structure. The semiconductor bonding structure sequentially comprises a first bonding substrate, a bonding layer and a second bonding substrate: the bonding layer is mainly formed by the passivation layer and the third metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kuan-Neng CHEN, Zhong-Jie HONG, Chih-I CHO, Ming-Wei WENG, Chih-Han CHEN, Chiao-Yen WANG, Ying-Chan HUNG, Hong-Yi WU, CHENG-YEN HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20240147221
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a capability sending method and apparatus, and a capability receiving method and apparatus. The capability sending method comprises: sending capability information of a terminal to a second base station. By means of the present disclosure, a first base station can send capability information of a terminal to a second base station, such that the second base station can make a better decision according to the capability information, for example, if the capability of the second base stPation itself does not match the capability information, accessing of the terminal can be rejected; or the second base station can also prompt the terminal that the capability information does not match, and the terminal decides by itself whether to perform accessing, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei HONG
  • Publication number: 20240145217
    Abstract: Methods for processing a dielectric film to improve its uniformity of thickness and refractive index are disclosed. The dielectric film is deposited using conventional approaches, such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or spin coating. The workpiece, with the applied dielectric film is then processed to improve the uniformity of the thickness. This processing may comprise implanting a thinning species to the thicker portions of the dielectric film to reduce the thickness of these portions. The thinning species may be silicon or another suitable species. This processing may alternatively or additionally include implanting a thickening species to the thinner portions of the dielectric film to increase their thickness. The thickening species may be helium or another suitable species. This approach may reduce the variation in thickness by 50% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Qintao Zhang, Eric Jay Simmons, JR., Jared Traynor, Wei Zou, Miguel Fung, Samphy Hong
  • Publication number: 20240147419
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are a paging method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The paging method includes: determining that entry into a target sleep state is required, and transmitting an assisted paging request to at least one second terminal device; and determining that a target terminal device of the at least one second terminal device accepts the assisted paging request, and entering the target sleep state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaowei JIANG, Wei HONG, Dong CHEN, Lei YU
  • Publication number: 20240147223
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a remote configuration method of a UE, an apparatus, and a communication device. The method includes: sending a registration request to a first core network device of a first network by means of a UE; the UE receiving an available remote configuration mode sent by the first core network device, wherein the available remote configuration mode is determined by a remote configuration mode supported by the first network and/or by a remote configuration mode supported by a second network; and the UE performing remote configuration according to the available remote configuration mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaowei JIANG, Wei HONG
  • Patent number: 11974323
    Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting random access indication information may include a base station that generates indication information about random access, in which the indication information is configured to indicate trigger reasons for a 2-step contention-based random access. The base station broadcasts a system message to a user device, the system message including the indication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11971635
    Abstract: A U-shaped unit and a liquid crystal element with U-shaped coplanar electrode units provided by the invention are capable of increasing a horizontal electric field intensity in a power supply state, so that when the invention is applied to be used as a liquid crystal driving element, a required horizontal electric field intensity can be achieved with a lower driving voltage to reduce a required driving power when the liquid crystal element is used as a display screen, thereby achieving an effect of power saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Yi Huang, Wei-Fan Chiang, Yi-Hong Shih
  • Patent number: 11974137
    Abstract: A method for occupying resources in an unlicensed frequency band includes: when a cellular component of a terminal executes a first LBT process on a first frequency domain resource included in an unlicensed frequency band, a WiFi component of the terminal executes a second LBT process on a second frequency domain resource included in the unlicensed frequency band, wherein the first frequency domain resource and the second frequency domain resource are the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Publication number: 20240136217
    Abstract: A manufacturing system includes a substrate disposed on a conveyer system. The conveyer system includes a pair of side supports. The substrate is moved on the conveyer system until the substrate is disposed over a bottom support block. The bottom support block is raised to physically contact the substrate. A transfer arm module is provided. The transfer arm module includes a flat bottom surface and an opening formed in the flat bottom surface. The transfer arm module is disposed with the flat bottom surface physically contacting the substrate opposite the bottom support block. A vacuum is enabled through the opening of the transfer arm module. The substrate is lifted off the bottom support block using the vacuum. The substrate is moved over a printing pallet using the transfer arm module. The vacuum is disabled when the substrate is in a positioning area of the printing pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: UTAC Headquarters Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua Hong Tan, Chee Kay Chow, Zong Xiang Cai, Wei Ming Xian, Yao Hong Wu, Wing Keung Lam
  • Publication number: 20240137903
    Abstract: A ranging method includes: broadcasting, by a first terminal device, a ranging discovery message in response to a ranging service being triggered; receiving, by the first terminal device, a ranging response message sent by a second terminal device based on the ranging discovery message; and performing, by the first terminal device, ranging with the second terminal device based on the ranging response message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaowei JIANG, Wei HONG, Lei YU
  • Patent number: 11968716
    Abstract: An information configuration method including: transmitting an information reporting request to a terminal working in an unlicensed frequency band, wherein the information reporting request is used for requesting the terminal to report listen before talk (LBT) information: receiving the LBT information that is reported by the terminal according to the information reporting request; and performing parameter configuration on the terminal according to the LBT information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11967357
    Abstract: A memory unit with time domain edge delay accumulation for computing-in-memory applications is controlled by a first word line and a second word line. The memory unit includes at least one memory cell, at least one edge-delay cell multiplexor and at least one edge-delay cell. The at least one edge-delay cell includes a weight reader and a driver. The weight reader is configured to receive a weight and a multi-bit analog input voltage and generate a multi-bit voltage according to the weight and the multi-bit analog input voltage. The driver is connected to the weight reader and configured to receive an edge-input signal. The driver is configured to generate an edge-output signal having a delay time according to the edge-input signal and the multi-bit voltage. The delay time of the edge-output signal is positively correlated with the multi-bit analog input voltage multiplied by the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Meng-Fan Chang, Ping-Chun Wu, Li-Yang Hong, Jin-Sheng Ren, Jian-Wei Su
  • Patent number: 11968721
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting random access indication information. The method includes that: indication information about random access is generated, the indication information indicating that 2-step contention-based random access is supported or 4-step contention-based random access is supported; and a system message is broadcast to User Equipment (UE), the system message including the indication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11968557
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for notifying MDT information, including: performing MDT in a disconnected state by a first SIM card in the plurality of SIM cards to obtain MDT information; detecting whether a second SIM card in a connected state exists in the plurality of SIM cards after the first SIM card obtains the MDT information; sending request information to the second SIM card in response to the second SIM card existing, wherein, the request information is configured to request the second SIM card to notify a base station that the MDT information exists in the terminal; and sending, by the second SIM card, notification information to the base station, wherein the notification information is configured to notify the base station that the MDT information exists in the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong