Patents by Inventor An-Yu Hsieh

An-Yu 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).

  • Publication number: 20100304792
    Abstract: A mobile communication device includes: an antenna module; a touchscreen for detecting a touching operation thereon; an application processor including an auxiliary display module that accesses information in a portable electronic device and sends the information to the touchscreen for display; a wireless communication unit controlled to retrieve data from the Internet for display on the touchscreen or the portable electronic device, or controlled to display a dialing interface on the touchscreen or the portable electronic device to allow for input of a telephone number; and a satellite navigation unit performing navigation based on information provided by a global positioning system and information in an electronic map database, and displaying navigation information on the touchscreen or the portable electronic device. The application processor activates the wireless communication unit, the satellite navigation unit, or the auxiliary display module according to a signal received from the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Chia-Hsien LI, Wen-Chin Wu, Sung-Yu Hsieh, Pin-Yuan Yang, Pin-Hsien Su, Wen-Chieh Wu
  • Publication number: 20100277244
    Abstract: For decreasing errors within an analog phase-locked loop, an all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) with digital components and digital operations is used. The ADPLL may also be used for direct frequency modulation (DFM). By defining a proportional path gain of an ADPLL by a bandwidth and a reference frequency of the ADPLL, by a TDC gain, a DCO gain, a dividing ratio of a frequency divider, a gain of an amplifier or a combination thereof, the gain of the amplifier may be adjusted so that an optimal loop bandwidth of the ADPLL may be well calibrated. For achieving the aim of entirely digital of the ADPLL, the gains of the TDC and the DCO may be further adjusted in a digital manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hsiang-Hui Chang, Ping-Ying Wang, Jing-Hong Conan Zhan, Bing-Yu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20100264993
    Abstract: A phase locked loop (PLL) with a loop bandwidth calibration circuit is provided. The mixed-mode PLL comprises an analog phase correction path, a digital frequency correction path, a calibration current source, and a loop bandwidth calibration circuit. The analog phase correction path comprises a linear phase correction unit (LPCU). The digital frequency correction path comprises a digital integral path circuit. The calibration current source is coupled to the LPCU. The loop bandwidth calibration circuit is coupled to a frequency divider and coupled between the input and output of the PLL. The loop bandwidth calibration circuit operates after the calibration current source injects a calibration current into the LPCU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Ying Wang, Bing-Yu Hsieh, Ling-Wei Ke, Tai Yuan Yu
  • Publication number: 20100264847
    Abstract: A backlight module control system includes a plurality of backlight sub-modules, a control signals output unit, a voltage converter and a plurality of current control units. The control signals output circuit is for providing a voltage control signal, a current control signal and a plurality of PWM signals; the voltage converter is coupled to the control signals output circuit and the backlight sub-modules, and is for outputting an output voltage to the backlight sub-modules according to the voltage control signal; the current control units are coupled to the backlight sub-modules, respectively, and each current control unit is for determining a current of its corresponding backlight sub-module according to the current control signal, and each current control unit is further utilized for determining whether its corresponding backlight sub-module is enabled or not according to its corresponding PWM signal. In addition, only one backlight module is enabled at a same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo, Hun-Wei Chen, Ming-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7817414
    Abstract: An electronic device bearing seat includes a casing, a hook, a first resilient element, an ejector, a second resilient element, a pivot, a connecting rod and an ejecting button. The casing has a first opening and a second opening. The hook is movably provided in the first opening and includes a first withstanding post and a recess. The first resilient element is disposed between the casing and the hook. The ejector is movably provided in the second opening and is detachably fastened in the recess. The ejector includes a second withstanding post. The second resilient element is disposed between the casing and the ejector. The shaft is disposed in the casing. The connecting rod is rotatably disposed at and passed by the pivot and pushes against the first and second withstanding post. The ejecting button is movably disposed on the casing and abuts against the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Huan Chou, Kai-Chen Tien, Fang-Yu Hsieh, Ya-Wen Deng, Sih-Ren Fu
  • Patent number: 7799927
    Abstract: An indolestyryl compound. The indolestyryl compound has formula (I): wherein Z1 comprises benzene, naphthalene, or heterocyclic ring containing O, S, or N, R2 comprises H, halogen atoms, C1-5 alkyl, nitro, ester, carboxyl, sulfo, sulfonamide, sulfuric ester, amide, C1-3 alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, cyano, C1-6 alkylsulfonyl, or C2-7 alkoxy carbonyl, R3, R4, R5, and R6 comprise H, alkyl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic ring containing O, S, or N, R7 and R8 comprise H or alkyl, R10 comprises H, alkyl, halogen atoms, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, ester, or substituted or non-substituted sulfonyl, W comprises carbon or nitrogen, Y comprises carbon, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, —NR, or —C(CH3)2, m is 1˜3, and X1 comprises an anionic group or an anionic organometallic complex, wherein R3 and R4 are joined to a nitrogen atom or R5 and R6 are joined together to form a ring, and R bonded to nitrogen is C1-5 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shin-Shin Wang, Chien-Wen Chen, Jong-Lieh Yang, Chii-Chang Lai, Hui-Ping Tsai, Wen-Ping Chu, Wen-Yih Liao, Chien-Liang Huang, Tzuan-Ren Jeng, Ching-Yu Hsieh, An-Tse Lee
  • Publication number: 20100232511
    Abstract: A motion compensating method for a motion-compensated video decoder, the motion compensated video decoder having an entropy decoder for generation of MV information and MB modes, the motion compensating method includes selectively combining adjacent partitions within a macroblock in response to the MV information, and update the MV information and MB modes in response to the combination, and creating a predicted macroblock in response to the most updated MV information and MB modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: HIMAX MEDIA SOLTUIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Shu Hsien Chou, Cheng-Yu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7795754
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a slope control device capable of predicting uniform-current-sharing level and method thereof which can be applied in a redundancy or distributed power system for providing better uniform-current-sharing ability. The device comprises a high linearity transconductor circuit, a slope adjusting circuit and an incremental output voltage circuit. The invention applies either a transconductor parameter or a feedback resistor to increase the droop gain and therefore the current deviation between two power supply modules is reduced. The invention further raises the output voltage step by step to ensure that the output voltage meet the requirement of allowable minimum output voltage according to increment of load current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsin Ho, Ke-Horng Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20100228367
    Abstract: A data card for a computer system capable of providing a loudspeaker mode for a mobile phone call is disclosed. The data card includes an antenna, an RF module, a first signal processing unit for processing a baseband signal for generating a first analog audio output signal corresponding to audio data played by a speaker when the computer system operates in the loudspeaker mode, a second signal processing unit, a transmission interface for outputting a first digital audio output signal corresponding to the audio data to the computer system, wherein the first digital audio output signal is generated according to the first analog audio output signal through an encoding process, a microphone device, and an audio codec for performing the encoding process on the first analog audio output signal in order to generate the first digital audio output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Chu-Chia Tsai, Yi-Wei Tau, Shih-Heng Chen, Tsun-Chih Yang, Chang-Chih Han, Pin-Hsien Su, Wen-Chin Wu, Sung-Yu Hsieh, Hung-Yang Hsu, Chia-Hsien Li
  • Patent number: 7791428
    Abstract: For decreasing errors within an analog phase-locked loop, an all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) with digital components and digital operations is used. The ADPLL may also be used for direct frequency modulation (DFM). By defining a proportional path gain of an ADPLL by a bandwidth and a reference frequency of the ADPLL, by a TDC gain, a DCO gain, a dividing ratio of a frequency divider, a gain of an amplifier or a combination thereof, the gain of the amplifier may be adjusted so that an optimal loop bandwidth of the ADPLL may be well calibrated. For achieving the aim of entirely digital of the ADPLL, the gains of the TDC and the DCO may be further adjusted in a digital manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Hui Chang, Ping-Ying Wang, Jing-Hong Conan Zhan, Bing-Yu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20100210085
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a non-volatile memory of the invention includes providing a substrate, and a tunnel layer is formed on the substrate. A charge-trapping layer is formed on the tunnel layer using silane (SiH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and ammonia (NH3) as a reactant gas. The charge-trapping layer has a refractive index greater than or equal to 1.49 but less than 1.96 at a wavelength of 633 nm. A top layer is formed on the charge-trapping layer. A gate is formed on the top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeng-Hwa Liao, Jung-Yu Hsieh, Ling-Wu Yang
  • Patent number: 7778072
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a charge-trapping memory device is provided. This method includes forming a stacked structure having at least a charge-trapping medium. An annealing process in a hydrogen gas is then performed on the stacked structure subsequent to the device fabrication process. The annealing process is conducted at a temperature of about 350° C. to 450° C. and with the concentration of the hydrogen gas greater than 0.5 mole percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Hao Shih, Jung-Yu Hsieh, Yi-Lin Yang, Chia-Hua Chang, Jenn-Gwo Hwu
  • Publication number: 20100202951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a lithium phosphate compound with an olivine crystal structure, which has a chemical formula of LixMyM?1-yPO4, wherein 0.1?x?1, 0?y?1. The nano-scale lithium phosphate ceramic powder was synthesized by using a self-propagating combustion with reactants of soluble salts and the proper oxidizing agents, followed by heat treatment of powder to obtain nano-scale lithium phosphate compound with an olivine crystal structure in a complete crystal phase. The method of the present invention uses low cost materials and simple processes. The uniform crystal product materials are beneficial to the industrial application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Y. WU, Cheng-Yu Hsieh, Chih-Hao Chiu
  • Patent number: 7763935
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a non-volatile memory device at least comprises steps as follows. First, a substrate on which a bottom dielectric layer is formed is provided. Then, impurities are introduced through the bottom dielectric layer to the substrate, so as to form a plurality of spaced doped regions on the substrate. The structure is thermally annealed for pushing the spaced doped regions to diffuse outwardly. After annealing, a charge trapping layer is formed on the bottom dielectric layer, and a top dielectric layer is formed on the charge trapping layer. Finally, a gate structure (such as a polysilicon layer and a silicide) is formed on the top dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Hao Shih, Shih-Chin Lee, Jung-Yu Hsieh, Erh-Kun Lai, Kuang-Yeu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7758943
    Abstract: A recording layer including a novel dye for a high density optical recording medium, employing short wavelength laser source with a wavelength not longer than 530 nm for recording high density information and reproduction/playback of the high density information recordings, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chia Li, Chien-Liang Huang, An-Tse Lee, Wen-Yih Liao, Ching-Yu Hsieh, Tzuan-Ren Jeng
  • Publication number: 20100178758
    Abstract: The method for fabricating the dielectric layer of the present invention is described as follows. A substrate is provided in a chamber, wherein the chamber is a single-wafer LPCVD chamber. A silicon source gas, an oxidation source gas and a nitridation source gas are then introduced into the chamber, wherein a volumetric flow rate ratio of the oxidation source gas to a total amount of the oxidation source gas and the nitridation source gas is varied within a range of 0.0245 to 0.375. Afterwards, the dielectric layer with a dielectric constant within a range of 4.8 to 7.6 is formed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeng-Hwa Liao, Jung-Yu Hsieh, Ling-Wu Yang
  • Patent number: 7744410
    Abstract: A sinking type electrical connector is adapted for coupling to a circuit board. The sinking type electrical connector includes a body and at least one limiting unit. The body has a front end portion, a connecting portion provided in the front end portion, and a top surface. The limiting unit is provided at one side of the body and includes a plurality of limiting portions respectively located at different levels. A selected one of the limiting portions of the limiting unit which are at different levels is brought to engage the circuit board so that a distance from the top surface of the body to the circuit board is changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Sung-Yu Hsieh, Wen-Chin Wu
  • Patent number: 7743204
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device, a data access circuit and a data access method are provided. The non-volatile memory device includes a main controller, a plurality of sub-controllers and a plurality of memory blocks. The sub-controllers are coupled to the main controller and are used to execute the tasks assigned by the main controller. The memory blocks are respectively coupled to the corresponding sub-controllers. The main controller is used to divide a received main data into a plurality of sub-data, and the sub-data are respectively saved in the memory blocks through corresponding sub-controllers. Therefore, the data access speed of the non-volatile memory device is substantially speeded-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Yu Hsieh
  • Patent number: D623276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Deluxe Brassware Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Yu Hsieh
  • Patent number: D624535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chu-Chia Tsai, Yi-Wei Tao, Ming-Tsung Ho, Chi-Sung Chang, Sung-Yu Hsieh