Patents by Inventor An-Yu Kuo

An-Yu Kuo 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: 20240120812
    Abstract: An integrated motor and drive assembly is disclosed and includes a housing, a motor and a drive. The housing includes a motor-accommodation portion and a drive-accommodation portion. The drive includes a power board and a control board. The power board is made of a high thermal conductivity substrate and includes a power element and an encoder disposed on the first side, the first side faces the motor, the power board and the motor are stacked along a first direction, and the second side contacts the housing to from a heat-dissipating route. The control board is disposed adjacent to the power board. The control board and the power board are arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the first direction is parallel to an axial direction of the motor. A part of the power board and a part of the control board are directly contacted to form an electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiang Kuo, Yi-Yu Lee, Zuo-Ying Wei, Yuan-Kai Liao, Wen-Cheng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240120203
    Abstract: A method includes forming a dummy gate over a semiconductor fin; forming a source/drain epitaxial structure over the semiconductor fin and adjacent to the dummy gate; depositing an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer to cover the source/drain epitaxial structure; replacing the dummy gate with a gate structure; forming a dielectric structure to cut the gate structure, wherein a portion of the dielectric structure is embedded in the ILD layer; recessing the portion of the dielectric structure embedded in the ILD layer; after recessing the portion of the dielectric structure, removing a portion of the ILD layer over the source/drain epitaxial structure; and forming a source/drain contact in the ILD layer and in contact with the portion of the dielectric structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Chih HSIUNG, Yun-Hua CHEN, Bing-Sian WU, Yi-Hsuan CHIU, Yu-Wei CHANG, Wen-Kuo HSIEH, Chih-Yuan TING, Huan-Just LIN
  • Patent number: 11951578
    Abstract: A cutting fluid digital monitoring and management system and method are provided, applicable to a computer numerical control (CNC) machining device. The CNC machining device has a cutting fluid tank configured to accommodate a cutting fluid. The cutting fluid digital monitoring and management system includes: a detection tank, configured to extract a cutting fluid from the cutting fluid tank through a motor and an electrically controlled water valve; a concentration sensing module, a pH sensing module, a water hardness sensing module, and a temperature sensing module, respectively configured to obtain a concentration, a pH value, a hardness, and a temperature of the cutting fluid; a processing module, configured to generate a monitoring integration value, compare the monitoring integration value with a standard model, and generate an adjustment signal; and an adjustment module, configured to actively adjust a variable parameter of the cutting fluid according to the adjustment signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chun-Chih Kuo, Jyun-Wei Gu, Cheng-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 11956541
    Abstract: A control method of a driving mechanism is provided, including: the driving mechanism provides a first electrical signal from a control assembly to the driving mechanism to move the movable portion into an initial position relative to the fixed portion, wherein the control assembly includes a control unit and a position sensing unit; the status signal of an inertia sensing unit is read; the control unit sends the status signal to the control unit to calculate a target position; the control unit provides a second electrical signal to the driving assembly according to the target position for driving the driving assembly; a position signal is sent from the position sensing unit to the control unit; the control unit provides a third electric signal to the driving assembly to drive the driving assembly according the position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chen-Hsien Fan, Sung-Mao Tsai, Yueh-Lin Lee, Yu-Chiao Lo, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Ching-Chieh Huan, Yi-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11953839
    Abstract: In a method of cleaning a lithography system, during idle mode, a stream of air is directed, through a first opening, into a chamber of a wafer table of an EUV lithography system. One or more particles is extracted by the directed stream of air from surfaces of one or more wafer chucks in the chamber of the wafer table. The stream of air and the extracted one or more particle are drawn, through a second opening, out of the chamber of the wafer table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Tu, Shao-Hua Wang, Yen-Hao Liu, Chueh-Chi Kuo, Li-Jui Chen, Heng-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20240107986
    Abstract: A fish identification method is provided. The fish identification method includes capturing an image through a processor, wherein the image includes a fish image. The fish identification method includes identifying a plurality of feature points of the fish image through a coordinate detection model and obtaining a plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates. Each of the plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates corresponds to each of the plurality of feature points. The fish identification method further includes calculating a body length or an overall length of the fish image according to the plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Zhe-Yu LIN, Chih-Yi CHIEN, Chen Wei YANG, Tsun-Hsien KUO
  • Patent number: 11948721
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a laminate, the laminate including a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, and a conductive layer forming a circuit element overlying the first surface of the dielectric layer. The apparatus further includes a magnetic layer over the conductive layer. A first edge surface of the magnetic layer is coplanar with a first edge surface of the laminate, and a second edge surface of the magnetic layer is coplanar with a second edge surface of the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ying-Chuan Kao, Hung-Yu Chou, Dong-Ren Peng, Jun Jie Kuo, Kenji Otake, Chih-Chien Ho
  • Publication number: 20240107070
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video decoding. In one method, a decoder receives a Sequence Parameter Set (SPS) rice extension flag that indicates whether an extension of rice parameter derivation for binarization of abs_remainder and dec_abs_level is enabled. In a second method, the decoder may receive a Sequence Parameter Set (SPS) rice adaption enabled flag that indicates whether rice parameter derivation for binarization of abs_remainder and dec_abs_level is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Jheng JHU, Xiaoyu XIU, Yi-Wen CHEN, Wei CHEN, Che-Wei KUO, Ning YAN, Xianglin WANG, Bing YU
  • Patent number: 11938586
    Abstract: A slurry monitoring device, a CMP system and a method of in-line monitoring a slurry are provided. The slurry monitoring device incudes a slurry metrology cell, a plurality of light sources and at least one optical detector. The slurry metrology cell is configured to accommodating a slurry. The light sources are configured to emit light beams on the slurry in the slurry metrology cell. The light sources include a first light source configured to emit a first light beam having a first wavelength, and a second light source configured to emit a second light beam having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength. The at least one optical detector is configured to detect an intensity of the light beams scattered by abrasive particles in the slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chwen Yu, Ting-Wen Chen, Chi Wen Kuo
  • Patent number: 11938272
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a respiratory mask to connect a user and a breathing tube for receiving a first gas and releasing a second gas, so as to provide an user's respiratory system to exchange gas. It comprises a main part, an air chamber exchange part, an insert and a clamping part. The main part provides a first, second, and third openings that are communicated each other. The first opening connects to the breathing tube to receive the first gas from the breathing tube. The air chamber exchange part provides an exhaust assembly to relieve pressure according to an internal air pressure of the air chamber exchange part. The insert connects to the user's nose so as to direct the first gas to the user or direct the second gas from the user to the air chamber exchange part. The clamping part connects to the user's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Wen-Han Chang, Shih-Yi Lee, Ren-Jei Chung, Ching-Yu Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240098250
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for decoding a video block in GPM. The method includes: partitioning the video block into a first geometric partition and a second geometric partition; receiving a first template matching (TM) enable flag for the first geometric partition a second TM enable flag for the second geometric partition, the first TM enable flag indicating whether a uni-directional motion of the first geometric partition is refined by TM, and the second TM enable flag indicating whether a uni-directional motion of the second partition is refined by the TM; receiving a first merge GPM index for the first geometric partition and a second merge GPM index for the second geometric partition; constructing a uni-directional motion victor (MV) candidate list of the GPM; and generating a first uni-directional MV for the first geometric partition and a second uni-directional MV for the second geometric partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyu XIU, Che-Wei KUO, Wei CHEN, Hong-Jheng JHU, Ning YAN, Yi-Wen CHEN, Xianglin WANG, Bing YU
  • Publication number: 20240097080
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes a carrier, a light emitting element, a reflection layer, and a fluorescent layer. The light emitting element is disposed on the carrier. The reflection layer is disposed on the carrier and surrounds the light emitting element. The fluorescent layer covers at least part of the light emitting element. The disadvantages of over broad light emitting angle and low illuminance may be solved. Comparing with the related art, the present disclosure achieves an object of increasing the illuminance by at least 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Chen-Lun HSING CHEN, Jung-Hao HUNG, Ya-Yu HUNG, Yi-Ting KUO
  • Publication number: 20240098290
    Abstract: Methods and devices for video decoding are provided. The method may include obtaining a plurality of coding blocks within a video frame, where the plurality of coding blocks may include at least one chroma coding block and a plurality of luma coding blocks. Further, the method may include determining whether to apply OBMC to the at least one chroma coding block and the plurality of luma coding blocks to generate prediction samples for the video frame in response to determining that a local chroma tree partition is applied to the plurality of coding blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaoyu Xiu, Che-Wei Kuo, Wei Chen, Hong-Jheng Jhu, Ning Yan, Yi-Wen Chen, Xianglin Wang, Bing Yu
  • Publication number: 20240088056
    Abstract: A method includes encapsulating a device die in an encapsulating material, forming a first dielectric layer over the device die and the encapsulating material, forming first redistribution lines extending into the first dielectric layer to electrically couple to the device die, forming an alignment mark over the first dielectric layer, wherein the alignment mark includes a plurality of elongated strips, forming a second dielectric layer over the first redistribution lines and the alignment mark, and forming second redistribution lines extending into the second dielectric layer to electrically couple to the first redistribution lines. The second redistribution lines are formed using the alignment mark for alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jhih-Yu Wang, Yung-Chi Chu, Sih-Hao Liao, Yu-Hsiang Hu, Hung-Jui Kuo
  • Patent number: 11926017
    Abstract: A cleaning process monitoring system, comprising: a cleaning container comprising an inlet for receiving a cleaning solution and an outlet for draining a waste solution; a particle detector coupled to the outlet and configured to measure a plurality of particle parameters associated with the waste solution so as to provide a real-time monitoring of the cleaning process; a pump coupled to the cleaning container and configured to provide suction force to draw solution through the cleaning system; a controller coupled to the pump and the particle detector and configured to receive the plurality of particle parameters from the particle detector and to provide control to the cleaning system; and a host computer coupled to the controller and configured to provide at least one control parameter to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Charlie Wang, Yu-Ping Tseng, Y. J. Chen, Wai-Ming Yeung, Chien-Shen Chen, Danny Kuo, Yu-Hsuan Hsieh, Hsuan Lo
  • Patent number: 11925440
    Abstract: A single smart health device able to monitor all physiological aspects of a human body includes a body fluid detection module, a temperature detection module, an electrocardiogram detection module, and a control module. The body fluid detection module tests and detects amounts of biological substances in body fluids. The temperature detection module detects a temperature of the human body. The electrocardiogram detection module detects a heart rate of the human body. The control module is electrically connected to the body fluid detection module, the temperature detection module, and the electrocardiogram detection module, and obtains the detected amounts of biological substances, the detected temperature, and the detected heart rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Jiangyu Kangjian Innovation Medical Technology(Chengdu) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yu-Chao Li, Lien-Yu Lin, Ying-Wei Sheng, Chieh Kuo, Ping-Hao Liu
  • Publication number: 20240079357
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a redistribution line over a substrate, wherein a first angle between a topmost surface of the redistribution line and a sidewall of the redistribution line is within a first angle range, a second angle between a bottommost surface of the redistribution line and the sidewall of the redistribution line is within a second angle range, and the second angle range is different from the first angle range. The IC device further includes a passivation layer over the redistribution line, wherein a bottommost surface of the passivation layer is below the bottommost surface of the redistribution line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-An LIN, Alan KUO, C. C. CHANG, Yu-Lung SHIH
  • Publication number: 20240074761
    Abstract: An implantable rotator cuff muscle suture spacer with pressure sensing is provided, formed by a semiconductor manufacture procedure, including a base layer, made of a polymer material and having flexibility, and further including a first configuration region and a second configuration region, where the base layer is folded at imaginary fold line positions of the first configuration region and the second configuration region, so that the first configuration region is located above the second configuration region; a first electrode region, deposited on the first configuration region; a second electrode region, deposited on the second configuration region, corresponding to a position below the first electrode region, and configured to obtain a pressure sensing value; an inductance coil, deposited on the second configuration region and surrounding the second electrode region; and a capacitor layer, coated above a surface of the base layer to form a dielectric substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: WEN CHENG KUO, HSIANG-YU WU, SONG-CHENG HONG
  • Patent number: 11921543
    Abstract: A system and method of docking an information handling system to an intelligent wireless fan dock comprising a docking sensor to detect a docking event, a wireless module to establish a wireless link of the intelligent wireless fan dock with the docked information handling system upon detection of a docking event and to receive a dynamic fan speed request command to adjust extended fan cooling airflow from fan dock control system operating at the docked information handling system, where the fan dock control system has determined that the docked information handling system and the intelligent wireless fan dock pairing enables an increased performance mode and altered power draw limitations for the docked information handling system relative to the information handling system in an undocked state, and increasing the extended fan cooling airflow of a cooling fan based on the dynamic fan speed request command from the docked information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Lee-Ching Kuo, Hong Ling Chen, Hou Chun Wang, En-Yu Jen, Chen-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: D1019651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KINGSTON DIGITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Kuo Huang, Yi-Ting Lin