Patents by Inventor Chang AN

Chang AN 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: 8704376
    Abstract: A layout structure includes a substrate, a well, a first dopant area, a second dopant area, a first poly region, a third dopant area, a fourth dopant area, and a second poly region. The well is in the substrate. The first poly region is in between the first dopant area and the second dopant area. The second poly region is in between the third dopant area and the fourth dopant area. The first dopant area, the second dopant area, the third dopant area, and the fourth dopant area are in the well. The first dopant area is configured to serve as a source of a transistor and to receive a first voltage value from a first power supply source. The well is configured to serve as a bulk of the transistor and to receive a second voltage value from a second power supply source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jacklyn Chang, Evan Yong Zhang, Derek C. Tao, Kuoyuan (Peter) Hsu
  • Patent number: 8701577
    Abstract: A sewing machine with an adjusting structure capable of controlling a swing center of a swing arm includes an adjusting apparatus and corresponding structures cooperating with the adjusting apparatus. The adjusting apparatus is provided on the pivotal portion with a sliding groove and a sliding block that can horizontally slide with respect to each other. Between the sliding groove and the sliding block are further provided an adjusting bolt and an elastic element. By rotating the adjusting bolt, the relative position between the swinging center around which the whole swing arm pivots and the whole structure of the swing arm can be changed in the horizontal direction accurately and conveniently, thus assuredly adjusting the start point of the travel of the presser foot, achieving the objective of accursedly adjusting position of the travel sensing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Hsien-Chang Tseng
  • Patent number: 8705640
    Abstract: A digital broadcast transmitter comprising: a randomizer to receive a data stream of which stuff bytes are inserted into a specified position and to randomize the received data stream; a stuff-byte exchange unit to generate known data having a predefined pattern and to insert the known data into the specified position of the data stream into which the stuff bytes are inserted; an encoder to encode the data stream output from the stuff-byte exchange unit for an error correction; and a modulator and RF converter to modulate the encoded data stream, RF-convert the modulated data stream and transmit the RF-converted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-joo Jeong, Yong-deok Chang, Eui-jun Park, Sung-woo Park
  • Patent number: 8707296
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic retrieval of installation packages when installing software is described herein. In one embodiment, a process can be provided to determine a specific installation package to be installed for software having one or more packages to be installed. A repository can be automatically identified from a plurality of repositories from which to obtain the specific installation package, based on priority criteria. The priority criteria can be based on dynamically changing parameters. The specific installation package can be obtained from the identified repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Matthew, John R. Chang
  • Patent number: 8704345
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame, at least one chip and a molding compound. The lead frame comprises a plurality of leads, each lead comprises a first end portion and at least one coupling protrusion, wherein the first end portion comprises a first upper surface, the coupling protrusion comprises a ring surface and is integrally formed as one piece with the first upper surface. The chip disposed on top of the leads comprises a plurality of bumps and a plurality of solders, the coupling protrusions embed into the solders to make the ring surfaces of the coupling protrusions cladded with the solders. The solders cover the first upper surfaces. The chip and the leads are cladded with the molding compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Chipbond Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Kuo, Shih-Chieh Chang, Chih-Hsien Ni, Chin-Tang Hsieh, Chia-Jung Tu, Lung-Hua Ho
  • Patent number: 8704715
    Abstract: A dual band antenna with improved radiation characteristic, comprising: a ground plane, formed at the bottom thereof; two impedance matching elements formed respectively at the two arms thereof while connecting to the ground plane so as to form a first joint and a second joint at the connections in respective; a first radiation unit, connected to the first joint, being formed like an arc connected to the first joint that is disposed concave to the bottom ground plane while extending from the first joint toward the second joint, and then turning vertically upward from the end of the arc for enabling the end of the vertical portion to connect to a second radiation unit; and the second radiation unit, being formed like an arc that is disposed concave to the bottom ground plane while extending from the joint with the first radiation unit toward the first joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Arcadyan Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Cheng, Kuo-Chang Lo
  • Patent number: 8707103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a debugging apparatus for a computer system and a method thereof. A detecting unit detects if a debugging unit connects to the computer system. When a debugging unit connects to the computer system, the detecting unit produces a detecting signal, which contains information of a bus in the computer system electrically connected with the debugging unit. Then a selection unit selects the bus electrically connected with the debugging unit according to the detecting signal. Besides, a testing unit tests the computer system and produces a power-on self-test (POST) code, so that the selected bus can be used for outputting the POST code to the debugging unit. Thereby, the present invention can choose to use the bus reserved in the computer system for outputting the POST code to the debugging unit, and hence facilitating inspection personnel to debug the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Su, Yu-Jen Chang
  • Patent number: 8703508
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for wafer-level testing a plurality of diced multi-chip stacked packages. Each package includes a plurality of chips with vertically electrical connections such as TSVs. Next, according to a die-on-wafer array arrangement, the multi-chip stacked packages are fixed on a transparent reconstructed wafer by a photo-sensitive adhesive, and the packages are located within the component-bonding area of the wafer. Then, the transparent reconstructed wafer carrying the multi-chip stacked packages can be loaded into a wafer tester for probing. Accordingly, the wafer testing probers in the wafer tester can be utilized to probe the testing electrodes of the stacked packages so that it is easy to integrate this wafer-level testing method especially into TSV packaging processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Jun Chang, Yu-Shin Liu, Shin-Kung Chen, Kun-Chih Chan
  • Patent number: 8706071
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a receiver for wireless communication. The receiver includes a demodulator and at least one filtering mechanism coupled to the demodulator, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the filtering mechanism. The filtering mechanism can be configured to function as a low-pass filter (LPF) or a band-pass filter (BPF), thereby enabling the receiver to function as a direct-conversion receiver or a low-intermediate frequency (low-IF) receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aviacomm Inc.
    Inventors: Shih Hsiung Mo, Yan Cui, Chung-Hsing Chang
  • Patent number: 8705793
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable storage media are described that can provide a multi-level hierarchical framework to progressively associate detection responses, in which different methods and models are adopted to improve tracking robustness. A modified transition matrix for the Hungarian algorithm can be used to solve the association problem that considers not only initialization, termination and transition of tracklets but also false alarm hypotheses. A Bayesian inference approach can be used to automatically estimate a scene structure model as the high-level knowledge for the long-range trajectory association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Ramakant Nevatia, Chang Huang, Bo Wu
  • Patent number: 8703882
    Abstract: Phosphorus-containing benzoxazine-based bisphenols and derivatives thereof are disclosed. The phosphorus-containing benzoxazine-based bisphenols are prepared by reacting DOPO with benzoxazine to form the phosphorus-containing benzoxazine-based bisphenols. The phosphorus-containing benzoxazine-based bisphenols can further to form advanced epoxy resins. The advanced epoxy resins can further be cured to form flame retardant epoxy thermosets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: National Chunghsing University
    Inventors: Ching-Hsuan Lin, Hung-Tse Lin, Sheng Lung Chang, Yu-Ming Hu
  • Patent number: 8706366
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling engine using height information capable of preventing an engine from stopping according to a position of a vehicle. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information includes: a height information management unit storing a plurality of height information; and an idling controller that extracts one or more height information according to a position of the vehicle from the height information management unit to determine a slope of the vehicle and controls the idling of the vehicle according to the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae-Chul Kim, Seong-Ho Lee, Yoon-Seop Chang, Jae-Jun Yoo, Sun-Rae Park
  • Patent number: 8707121
    Abstract: A forward error correction encoding method includes: separating a first header section from an inputted packet stream; generating a second payload section by encoding a first payload section of the packet stream, from which the first header section is separated, according to a preset code rate; generating a second header section according to the code rate; and combining the first header section, the second header section, and the second payload section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung-Hoon Kim, Jin-Soo Choi, Jin-Woo Hong, Yongsoek Kim, Ho-Kyoung Lee, Jin-Woong Kim, Chang-Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 8707437
    Abstract: Keyloggers are detected in a computer. A test string is generated in the computer. Keyboard input is simulated using the test string. The test string may be input to a hidden browser connected to a sensitive site or a hidden application program, for example. Files modified during the input procedure are detected. Processes running in memory and modified files are scanned for presence of the test string to detect keyloggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Trend Micro Incorporated
    Inventors: Shih Ming-Chang, Webber Han, Peggy Wu
  • Patent number: 8705839
    Abstract: An electronic device configured for defect detection is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The electronic device performs background suppression on the image data based on a transform of the image data to obtain a score map. The electronic device also applies thresholding to the score map to generate a detection mask. The thresholding comprises bi-thresholding. The electronic device additionally detects any defects based on the detection mask. The electronic device further indicates any defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Qiang Zhang, Xinyu Xu, Chang Yuan, Hae-Jong Seo, Petrus J. L. Van Beek
  • Publication number: 20140104927
    Abstract: A system includes a resistive random access memory cell and a driver circuit. The resistive random access memory cell includes a resistive element and a switching element, and has a first terminal connected to a bit line and a second terminal connected to a word line. The driver circuit is configured to apply, in response to selection of the resistive random access memory cell using the word line, a first voltage of a first polarity to the bit line to program the resistive random access memory cell to a first state by causing current to flow through the resistive element in a first direction, and a second voltage of a second polarity to the bit line to program the resistive random access memory cell to a second state by causing current to flow through the resistive element in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Pantas Sutardja, Albert Wu, Runzi Chang, Winston Lee, Peter Lee
  • Publication number: 20140103405
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a semiconductor device that includes: forming a gate pattern on a substrate; forming a source/drain in the vicinity of the gate pattern; forming an etch stop film, which covers the gate pattern and the source/drain, on the substrate; forming an interlayer insulating film on the etch stop film; forming a shared contact hole that exposes the gate pattern and the source/drain by etching the interlayer insulating film, wherein a polymer is generated in the shared contact hole a process of etching the interlayer insulating film; removing the polymer by performing etching using hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas or a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen before etching the etch stop film; and etching the etch stop film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong-Kwang Chang, Hak-Yoon Ahn, Young-Mook Oh, Jung-Hoon Lee, Seung-Ho Chae
  • Publication number: 20140102762
    Abstract: A protective film configured to be positioned on a touch panel includes a transparent base material and a plurality of conductive particles included in the base material, and a manufacturing method of a protective film configured to be positioned on a touch panel includes: mixing conductive particles in a transparent base material composition; and pressing the base material composition to form a base material. According to exemplary embodiments, the protective film may reduce input errors by increasing touch sensitivity while protecting the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Se-In Chang
  • Publication number: 20140103787
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device to a chassis includes a main body and two reinforcing members. The main body includes a top surface, a sidewall depending from the top surface, and a supporting wall extending upward from the top surface. Each of the two reinforcing members includes a reinforcing plate, a first fixing plate extending from an edge of the reinforcing member, and a second fixing plate extending from another edge of the reinforcing member. The first fixing plate is fixed on the supporting wall. The second fixing plate is fixed on the top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHIN-MING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140103422
    Abstract: A MEMS transistor for a FBEOL level of a CMOS integrated circuit is disclosed. The MEMS transistor includes a cavity within the integrated circuit. A MEMS cantilever switch having two ends is disposed within the cavity and anchored at least at one of the two ends. A gate and a drain are in a sidewall of the cavity, and are separated from the MEMS cantilever switch by a gap. In response to a voltage applied to the gate, the MEMS cantilever switch moves across the gap in a direction parallel to the plane of the FBEOL level of the CMOS integrated circuit into electrical contact with the drain to permit a current to flow between the source and the drain. Methods for fabricating the MEMS transistor are also disclosed. In accordance with the methods, a MEMS cantilever switch, a gate, and a drain are constructed on a far back end of line (FBEOL) level of a CMOS integrated circuit in a plane parallel to the FBEOL level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Leland CHANG, Guy Cohen, Michael A. Guillorn, Effendi Leobandung, Fei Liu, Ghavam G. Shahidi