Patents by Inventor An-Yu CHANG

An-Yu CHANG 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: 11991479
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a time-lapse photographic device. The time-lapse photographic device includes a camera module, a drive module, an environment detection module, and a control unit. The drive module is connected to the camera module to drive the camera module to rotate. The environment detection module is configured to detect an external environment of the time-lapse photographic device to generate an environment detection signal. The control unit is electrically connected to the camera module, the drive module, and the environment detection module. The control unit generates, according to a shooting stop parameter, a plurality of intermittent drive signals to control the drive module, and controls the camera module to shoot at intervals of the drive signals. The control unit adjusts operation of at least one of the camera module and the drive module according to the environment detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi Pu, Kai-Yu Hsu, Lai-Peng Wong, Chieh Li, Ting-Han Chang, Ching-Xsuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11991485
    Abstract: A projection apparatus including a projection device, a reflecting component, and an image capturing device is provided. The projection device is adapted to project an image light beam to form a projection image. The reflecting component is disposed on the projection device and has a reflecting surface. The image capturing device is disposed on the projection device and has an image capturing end. The image capturing end faces the reflecting surface. The reflecting surface is adapted to reflect the projection image to the image capturing end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Jen-Yu Shie, Kuang-Hsiang Chang, Hung-Pin Chen, Heng Li
  • Patent number: 11991932
    Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction device includes a pillar structure including, from bottom to top, a bottom electrode and a magnetic tunnel junction structure, a top electrode overlying the magnetic tunnel junction structure, and a dielectric metal oxide layer extending from a sidewall of the pillar structure to a sidewall of the top electrode. The magnetic tunnel junction structure contains a reference magnetization layer including a first ferromagnetic material, a tunnel barrier layer, and a free magnetization layer including a second ferromagnetic material. The top electrode includes a metallic material containing a nonmagnetic metal element. The dielectric metal oxide layer may be formed by performing an oxidation process that oxidizes a residual metal film after a focused ion beam etch process, and eliminates conductive paths from surfaces of the pillar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Chang, Min-Yung Ko
  • Patent number: 11991888
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods of forming the memory devices are disclosed herein. The memory devices include a resistive memory array including a first resistive memory cell, a staircase contact structure adjacent the resistive memory array, and an inter-metal dielectric layer over the staircase contact structure. The memory devices further include a first diode and a second diode over the inter-metal dielectric layer. The memory devices further include a first conductive via electrically coupling the first diode to a first resistor of the first resistive memory cell and a second conductive via electrically coupling the second diode to a second resistor of the first resistive memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chih-Yu Chang, Han-Jong Chia, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Yu-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 11988831
    Abstract: A method of displaying a rear-view image and a mobile device using the method are provided. The method includes: receiving the rear-view image; displaying a virtual dashboard through a display; and displaying the rear-view image on a default area of the virtual dashboard in response to receiving a signal associated with a direction indicator light, wherein the default area corresponds to the direction indicator light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Chi Chen, Hsien Chung Chen, Sheng-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 11990494
    Abstract: A package structure including a first die, a second die, an encapsulant, a dam structure, a light-transmitting sheet, a conductive connector, a circuit layer, and a conductive terminal is provided. The first die includes a first active surface. The first active surface has a sensing area. The second die is arranged such that a second back surface thereof faces the first die. The encapsulant covers the second die. The encapsulant has a first encapsulating surface and a second encapsulating surface. The dam structure is located on the first encapsulating surface and exposes the sensing area. The light-transmitting sheet is located on the dam structure. The conductive connector penetrates the encapsulant. The circuit layer is located on the second encapsulating surface. The first die is electrically connected to the second die through the conductive connector and the circuit layer. The conductive terminal is disposed on the circuit layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Chang Chien, Hung-Hsin Hsu
  • Publication number: 20240160023
    Abstract: A display element of an optical stack assembly in an augmented reality (AR) near-eye display device may be protected against ultraviolet (UV) and/or infrared (IR) exposure through one or more protective coatings on various surfaces of the elements of the optical stack assembly. A photochromic coating on one of the surfaces of the elements of the optical stack assembly may also be used instead of or in addition to the protective coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kyung Won PARK, Jie LUO, Firmansyah SULEM, Duming Zhang, Kian KERMAN, William CHANG, Chandra Sekhar KAKANI, Erdem ERDEN, Difei QI, Yu SHI, Ningfeng HUANG, Mehmet Emre YAVUZ
  • Publication number: 20240160714
    Abstract: An access control management system, access control management method and an image capture device are provided. The access control management system includes an image capture device and a processing device. The image capture device includes: a lens; an image sensor configured to sense a light intensity passing through the lens to generate an image of a subject being captured; an image signal processor (ISP) configured to capture a face image in the generated image, perform a de-identification processing on the face image to obtain de-identified image data, and transform the de-identified image data into multiple de-identified features; and an I/O interface configured to output the de-identified features. The processing device is configured to verify an identity of a user to which the de-identified features belong by a trained deep learning model. The deep learning model is trained by using de-identified features and identities of multiple users registered in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: DeCloak Intelligences Co.
    Inventors: Yao-Tung Tsou, Yun-Yu Wang, Guo-Cheng Chien, Kuo-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20240157349
    Abstract: The present invention provides a palladium precatalyst for cross-coupling reaction, the palladium precatalyst comprising a structure represented by following formula 1: wherein, R1 and R2 are the same, and R1 and R2 are substituted or unsubstituted phenyl; R3 and R4 are the same, and R3 and R4 are substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or cyclohexyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: YU-CHANG CHANG, SIOU-WEI LIANG
  • Publication number: 20240161843
    Abstract: An anti-fuse memory device includes an anti-fuse module, a reference current circuit and a controller. A write enable signal enables a write controller and a write buffer of the anti-fuse module to program a selected anti-fuse memory cell in an anti-fuse array of the anti-fuse module, and a timing controller of the anti-fuse module stops a program operation of the anti-fuse array after a sense amplifier of the anti-fuse module changes a state of a readout data signal for a predetermined time duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Fu Chang, Chun-Hung Lin, Jen-Yu Peng, You-Ruei Chuang
  • Publication number: 20240161158
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a service plan automatic generation system and operation method thereof. The operation method includes a method for generating standardized items based on a service record, which includes the following steps: analyzing multiple instances to generate multiple feature tags, generating multiple word frequency vectors corresponding to the feature tags according to the instances, and performing an aggregation procedure for a plurality of times. Each time performing the aggregation procedure includes: executing a clustering algorithm to divide multiple instances into multiple groups, analyzing multiple variable parts and an identical part of multiple feature vectors in each group, outputting the variable parts as feature tag sets, and using the identical part as an index of the group, when a stop condition is detected, the index generated by the aggregation procedure in the last time is outputted as a standardized item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Chang, Wei-Chao Chen, Chih-Pin Wei, Yao Yu Chung, Ying Chieh Kung, Yu Chang Chang
  • Publication number: 20240161966
    Abstract: A planar magnetic component is arranged on a circuit board of a resonant converter, and the resonant converter includes a primary-side circuit and a secondary-side circuit. The planar magnetic component includes an inductor trace, a primary-side trace, a secondary-side trace, and an iron core assembly. The iron core assembly includes an inductor iron core and an iron core. The primary-side trace surrounds the first through hole in a first direction and surrounds the second through hole in a second direction to form an ?-shaped trace. The inductor trace is formed on the primary-side layer board and coupled to the primary-side trace, and two ends of the inductor trace form an input terminal and an output terminal of the planar magnetic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-Sheng CHANG, Chien-An LAI, Yi-Hsun CHIU, Chun-Yu YANG
  • Publication number: 20240161541
    Abstract: A face recognition system and a face recognition method are provided. The face recognition system includes an image capturing device and a processing device. The image capturing device is configured to capture a face image of a user to be recognized, de-identify the face image to obtain de-identified image data, and transform the de-identified image data into multiple de-identified features and output. The processing device is configured to verify an identity of the user to which the de-identified features belong by using a trained machine learning model. The machine learning model is trained by using de-identified features and identities of multiple users registered in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: DeCloak Intelligences Co.
    Inventors: Yao-Tung Tsou, Yun-Yu Wang, Guo-Cheng Chien, Kuo-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20240162208
    Abstract: A structure with a photodiode, an HEMT and an SAW device includes a photodiode and an HEMT. The photodiode includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode contacts a P-type III-V semiconductor layer. The second electrode contacts an N-type III-V semiconductor layer. The HEMT includes a P-type gate disposed on an active layer. A gate electrode is disposed on the P-type gate. Two source/drain electrodes are respectively disposed at two sides of the P-type gate. Schottky contact is between the first electrode and the P-type III-V semiconductor layer, and between the gate electrode and the P-type gate. Ohmic contact is between the second electrode and the first N-type III-V semiconductor layer, and between one of the two source/drain electrodes and the active layer and between the other one of two source/drain electrodes and the active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Da-Jun Lin, Chih-Wei Chang, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chung-Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20240156413
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting heartbeat include a sensor configured to detect displacements of an object without contacting the object wherein the object displaces corresponding the a human's heartbeat, a data processing unit configured to extract a feature dataset from the detected displacement data, and a neural network configured to inference inter beat intervals from the extracted feature dataset using a pre-trained model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yin-Yu CHEN, Kai Jen CHENG, Yao-Tsung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240162833
    Abstract: A power supply unit supplies power to a load, and the power supply unit includes a power factor corrector, a DC conversion module, and an isolated conversion module. The power factor corrector is plugged into a first main circuit board and converts an AC power into a DC power. The DC conversion module is plugged into the first main circuit board and converts the DC power into a main power. The isolated conversion module includes a bus capacitor, the bus capacitor is coupled to the DC conversion module through a first power copper bar, and coupled to the power factor corrector through a second power copper bar. The first power copper bar and the second power copper bar are arranged on a side opposite to the first main circuit board, and are arranged in parallel with the first main circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-Sheng CHANG, Cheng-Chan HSU, Chia-Wei CHU, Chun-Yu YANG, Deng-Cyun HUANG, Yi-Hsun CHIU, Chien-An LAI, Yu-Tai WANG, Chi-Shou HO, Zhi-Yuan WU, Ko-Wen LU
  • Publication number: 20240161968
    Abstract: A planar transformer is configured on a multi-layer circuit board of a resonant converter. The planar transformer includes multiple layers of primary-side traces, multiple layers of secondary-side traces, and an iron core. The primary-side traces serve as a primary-side coil of the transformer to generate a first direction magnetic flux when the resonant converter operates. The secondary-side traces serve as a secondary-side coil of the transformer to generate a second direction magnetic flux when the resonant converter operates. The primary-side traces and the secondary-side traces surround a first core pillar and the second core pillar, and the primary-side traces and the secondary-side traces are configured in a specific stacked structure on the multi-layer circuit board, so that a magnetomotive force of the planar transformer can maintain balance during the operation of the resonant converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-Hsun CHIU, Yi-Sheng CHANG, Chun-Yu YANG, Meng-Chi TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240161844
    Abstract: An antifuse-type non-volatile memory and a control method for the antifuse-type non-volatile memory are provided. During a program action of a program cycle, a timing controller generates a timing control signal. According to the timing control signal, a word line driver is controlled to provide an on voltage and an off voltage to an activated word line. In a total time period of plural on periods, the program current is sufficient to rupture a gate oxide layer of an antifuse transistor in the selected memory cell, and a heating process is completed. Consequently, the gate oxide layer of the antifuse transistor is in a solid rupture state. Consequently, the program action can be successfully performed on the selected memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Fu CHANG, Jen-Yu PENG, Ming-Hsuan TAN
  • Publication number: 20240161998
    Abstract: A deflecting plate includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The SOI substrate includes: an insulator layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; a device layer coupled to the insulator layer at the top surface, wherein multiple deflecting apertures are disposed in the device layer, each of which extending from a top open end to a bottom open end through the device layer, and wherein the bottom open end is coplanar with the top surface of the insulator layer; and a handle substrate coupled to the insulator layer at the bottom surface, wherein a cavity is disposed in the handle substrate and extends from a cavity open end to a cavity bottom wall, and wherein the bottom wall is coplanar with the top surface of the insulator layer, such that the bottom open end of each deflecting aperture is exposed to the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Chou, Yung-Lung Lin, Chun Liang Chen, Kuan-Liang Liu, Chin-Yu Ku, Jong-Yuh Chang
  • Patent number: D1026910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu-Kuen Chang, Natalia Amijo, Ian James McGillivray, Chin-Wei Chou, Yi-Shen Wang, Chih-Sung Fang, Hung-Yu Chen