Patents by Inventor Chao-An Chen

Chao-An Chen 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: 11929213
    Abstract: A structure of capacitors connected in parallel includes a substrate. A trench embedded in the substrate. Numerous electrode layers respectively conformally fill in and cover the trench. The electrode layers are formed of numerous nth electrode layers, wherein n is a positive integer from 1 to M, and M is not less than 3. The nth electrode layer with smaller n is closer to the sidewall of the trench. When n equals to M, the Mth electrode layer fills in the center of the trench, and the top surface of the Mth electrode is aligned with the top surface of the substrate. A capacitor dielectric layer is disposed between the adjacent electrode layers. A first conductive plug contacts the nth electrode layer with odd-numbered n. A second conductive plug contacts the nth electrode layer with even-numbered n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Purakh Raj Verma, Ching-Yang Wen, Xingxing Chen, Chao Jin
  • Patent number: 11929041
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight module with backlight zones, a panel over the backlight module, and a circuit configured to generate compensated pixel data for the panel based on image data and an arrangement of the zones of the backlight module, in which the image data has image areas respectively corresponding to the backlight zones. For a first image area being a low-luminance image area and a luminance intensity of a first zone of the zones corresponding to the first image area being less than a luminance intensity of a second zone corresponding to a second image area neighboring the first image area, the circuit performs first pixel compensation for high-luminance pixels in the second image area and second pixel compensation on low-luminance pixels in the second image area, in which the second pixel compensation is greater than the first pixel compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chao Chen Huang, Tsai Hsing Chen, Cheng Che Tsai, Ching-Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 11928215
    Abstract: An apparatus to verify firmware in a computing system, comprising a non-volatile memory, including firmware memory to store agent firmware associated with each of a plurality of interconnect protocol (IP) agents and version memory to store security version numbers (SVNs) included in the agent firmware, a security controller comprising verifier logic to verify an integrity of the version memory by applying a hash algorithm to contents of the version memory to generate a SVN hash, and a trusted platform module (TPM) to store the SVN hash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Prashant Dewan, Chao Zhang, Nivedita Aggarwal, Aditya Katragada, Mohamed Haniffa, Kenji Chen
  • Publication number: 20240078170
    Abstract: A setting method of in-memory computing simulator includes: performing a plurality of test combinations by an in-memory computing device and recording a plurality of first estimation indices corresponding to the plurality of test combinations respectively, wherein each of the plurality of test combinations includes one of a plurality of neural network models and one of a plurality of datasets, executing a simulator according to the plurality of test combinations by a processing device and recording a plurality of second estimation indices corresponding to the plurality of test combinations respectively, wherein the simulator has a plurality of adjustable settings; calculating a correlation sum according to the plurality of first estimation indices and the plurality of second estimation indices by the processing device, and performing an optimal algorithm to search an optimal parameter in the setting space constructed by the plurality of settings so that the correlation sum is maximal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Ke-Han Li, Chih-Fan Hsu, Yu-Sheng Lin, Wei-Chao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240080180
    Abstract: The federated learning system includes a moderator and client devices. Each client device performs a method for verifying model update as follows: receiving a hash function and a general model; training a client model according to the general model and raw data; calculating a difference as an update parameter between the general model and the client model, sending the update parameter to the moderator; inputting the update parameter to the hash function to generate a hash value; sending the hash value to other client devices, and receiving other hash values; summing all the hash values to generate a trust value; receiving an aggregation parameter calculated according to the update parameters; inputting the aggregation parameter to the hash function to generate a to-be-verified value; and updating the client model according to the aggregation parameter when the to-be-verified value equals the trust value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Fan HSU, Wei-Chao CHEN, Jing-Lun Huang, Ming-Ching Chang, Feng-Hao Liu
  • Publication number: 20240076985
    Abstract: For the problem of difficult roof anchor withdrawal at the end of a working face, a static crushing directional anchor withdrawal method at the end of a large-mining-height working face is provided. The method includes the following steps: designing key parameters of boreholes for static crushing, including a borehole position, a spacing between boreholes, a borehole depth, and a borehole diameter at the end of a working face; then determining parameters of a static crushing agent grouting technology device for the construction of a static crushing process; and carrying out an anchor withdrawal operation at the end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Xuandong LI, Fuqi WANG, Zhixiang LI, Jun WU, Chao GAO, Bin TIAN, Jiangning WANG, Yuanda REN, Dongdong WANG, Longfei WANG, Hua ZHANG, Jianhua CHEN, Zhenghu MO, Xiaogang LI
  • Publication number: 20240077309
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to displaying information related to a physical activity. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing the display of information related to a physical activity are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas D. FELTON, James B. CARY, Edward CHAO, Kevin W. CHEN, Christopher P. FOSS, Eamon F. GILRAVI, Austen J. GREEN, Bradley W. GRIFFIN, Anders K. HAGLUNDS, Lori HYLAN-CHO, Stephen P. JACKSON, Matthew S. KOONCE, Paul T. NIXON, Robert M. PEARSON
  • Patent number: 11925010
    Abstract: A display panel, a display module and a manufacture method thereof, and a communication device are provided. The display panel includes a display substrate and a multiplexing circuit arranged on a first surface of the display substrate. The display panel further includes a wave-absorbing material layer arranged on a second surface of the display substrate. The wave-absorbing material layer is configured to absorb electromagnetic wave interference signals. The second surface is a surface opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Wang, Binfeng Feng, Yonghui Luo, Fei Li, Yupeng Chen, Jiaxiang Wang, Zijie Zhang, Qifeng Li
  • Patent number: 11923405
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a first conductive feature disposed in the insulating layer, and a capacitor structure disposed on the insulating layer. The capacitor structure includes a first electrode, a first dielectric layer, a second electrode, a second dielectric layer, and a third electrode sequentially stacked. The semiconductor device also includes a first via connected to the first electrode and the third electrode, a second via connected to the second electrode, and a third via connected to the first conductive feature. A part of the first via is disposed in the insulating layer. A portion of the first conductive feature is directly under the capacitor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Fan Huang, Hung-Chao Kao, Yuan-Yang Hsiao, Tsung-Chieh Hsiao, Hsiang-Ku Shen, Hui-Chi Chen, Dian-Hau Chen, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 11923082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) of pregnant individuals, wherein the system comprises an operation module, and the operation model comprises a support vector regression model, and the system is used to predict the plasma glucose levels at 1 hour and/or 2 hours of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) by using a support vector regression developed prediction model generated by substituting the concentration of the biomarkers in fasting blood samples of pregnant individuals. The present invention provides biomarkers and biomarker-based diagnostic models for differential diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which can be applied to diagnosis or prediction of GDM in early stage and are of great significance to the prevention or treatment of GDM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: HANGZHOU CALIBRA DIAGNOSTICS CO., LTD., HANGZHOU DIAN MEDICAL INSPECTION CENTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huafen Liu, Ziqing Kong, Chao Zhang, Rongchang Chen, Yuning Zhu
  • Patent number: 11918034
    Abstract: A device and method for preparing a fully granular cigarette/filter rod, and a prepared fully granular cigarette/filter rod are disclosed. In certain embodiments, negative pressure is used to adhere granular material onto a mesh-type conveyor belt. The granular material is preliminarily formed into fully granular cigarette/filter rod material by means of a pre-forming apparatus; the fully granular cigarette/filter rod material, traveling with the mesh-type conveyor belt, enters into a forming cavity, and undergoes heating and humidifying treatment, and a continuous solid porous substance is formed; the continuous solid porous substance is moved into the cooling/drying cavity, drying and cooling treatment are performed under the action of negative pressure, and a fully granular cigarette/filter rod with strong adhesion, porosity, permeability, and appropriate moisture is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jin, Qian Chen, Ke Li, Hongmei Fan, Saibo Yu, Shitai Wang, Chao Tan, Haifeng Tan, Qi Liu
  • Patent number: 11919072
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a preparation process of multi-component spherical alloy powder, which adopts a plasma rotation electrode process (PREP) method to prepare the multi-component spherical alloy powder. The multi-component alloy includes at least one of refractory metals and compounds thereof, specifically including tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, rhenium, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ZHENG ZHOU RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    Inventors: Zhihui Lu, Hongtao Yang, Xudong Si, Zhiyang Sun, Leile Zhang, Guangfei You, Yiyong Wu, Chao Chen
  • Patent number: 11920932
    Abstract: A wafer-level assembly method for a micro hemispherical resonator gyroscope includes: after independently manufactured glass substrates are softened and deformed at a high temperature, forming a micro hemispherical resonator on the glass substrate; forming glass substrate alignment holes at both ends of the glass substrate by laser ablation; aligning and fixing a plurality of identical micro hemispherical resonators on a wafer fixture by using the alignment holes as a reference, and then performing operations by using the wafer fixture as a unit to implement subsequent processes that include: releasing the micro hemispherical resonators, metallizing the surface, fixing to the planar electrode substrates, separating the wafer fixture and cleaning to obtain a micro hemispherical resonator gyroscope driven by a bottom planar electrode substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xuezhong Wu, Dingbang Xiao, Xiang Xi, Yulie Wu, Hanhui He, Yan Shi, Kun Lu, Bin Li, Yimo Chen, Chao Yuan, Bao Nie
  • Publication number: 20240069080
    Abstract: A method for harmonic detection includes: acquiring a ripple component of a direct-current bus voltage; acquiring a harmonic component of the direct-current bus voltage based on the ripple component; acquiring a quadrature component of the harmonic component based on the harmonic component; acquiring a characteristic parameter of the harmonic component based on the quadrature component, in which the characteristic parameter includes a phase; and acquiring and outputting a voltage amplitude of the harmonic component based on the quadrature component and the phase of the harmonic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Junhua CHEN, Weihong HONG, Haohao WANG, Chao ZHOU, Guobin PENG, Mingsheng ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20240071408
    Abstract: A system may include a first acoustic event detection (AED) component configured to detect a predetermined set of acoustic events, and include a second AED component configured to detect custom acoustic events that a user configures a device to detect. The first and second AED components are configured to perform task-specific processing, and may receive as input the same acoustic feature data corresponding to audio data that potentially represents occurrence of one or more events. Based on processing by the first and second AED components, a device may output data indicating that one or more acoustic events occurred, where the acoustic events may be a predetermined acoustic event and/or a custom acoustic event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Qingming Tang, Chieh-Chi Kao, Qin Zhang, Ming Sun, Chao Wang, Sumit Garg, Rong Chen, James Garnet Droppo, Chia-Jung Chang
  • Publication number: 20240072963
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a UE capability message, the UE capability message indicating a supported transmit antenna switching (TxAS) capability for each port of the UE. The UE may receive a configuration message indicating an uplink multiple-input/multiple-output (UL MIMO) configuration for the UE, the UL MIMO configuration being based at least in part on the UE capability message. The UE may identify, based at least in part on the configuration message, a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration to use for transmitting SRSs in conjunction with the UL MIMO communications, the SRS configuration comprising a configuration for transmission by the UE of SRSs using at least one of the two or more ports of the UE, the SRSs transmitted on one or more antennas of the UE selected according to a TxAS configuration for the respective port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yu ZHANG, Wanshi CHEN, Chao WEI, Peter GAAL, Timo Ville VINTOLA, Vishal MAHAJAN, Alexei Yurievitch GOROKHOV, Amir AMINZADEH GOHARI, Alexandros MANOLAKOS, Joseph Binamira SORIAGA, Valentin Alexandru GHEORGHIU
  • Publication number: 20240066556
    Abstract: A device for separating and recovering flat-plate catalyst powder and a method for determining a wear ratio are provided. The device includes a powder separation unit and a powder recovery unit, a powder accumulation bin is respectively connected with a shell and a catalyst powder outlet, a cyclone outlet is configured on an inner side of a recovery shell, and a primary filter and a secondary filter are configured on an inner side wall of the recovery shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yingjie Bao, Jieyong Hao, Changkai Yu, Xun Wu, Xianchun Zhou, Yanxuan Liang, Rongfu Tang, Feiyun Chen, Bin Luo, Kaiyou Liao, Danping Zhang, Chao Li, Fanhai Kong, Lele Wang, Qiang Bao, Chuan He
  • Publication number: 20240069618
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a power management method. The power management method is applicable to an electronic device. The electronic device is electrically coupled to an adapter, and includes a system and a battery. The adapter has a feed power. The battery has a discharge power. The power management method of the disclosure includes: reading a power value of the battery; determining a state of the system; and discharging power to the system, when the system is in a power-on state and the power value is greater than a charging stopping value, by using the battery, and controlling, according to the discharge power and the feed power, the adapter to selectively supply power to the system. The disclosure further provides an electronic device using the power management method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Wen Che CHUNG, Hui Chuan LO, Hao-Hsuan LIN, Chun TSAO, Jun-Fu CHEN, Ming-Hung YAO, Jia-Wei ZHANG, Kuan-Lun CHEN, Ting-Chao LIN, Cheng-Yen LIN, Chunyen LAI
  • Publication number: 20240069304
    Abstract: A voice coil motor held immobile by magnetic attraction when not in use for photography purposes includes a base, a magnet fixed thereto, a carrier, a magnetic member, and a coil. The magnetic member is fixed to the carrier and is attracted by a permanent magnetic field (first MF) of the magnet on the base. The coil is fixed to the carrier and the magnetic member. When the voice coil motor is powered on, the coil generates a second magnetic field (second MF) opposing the first MF. The second MF reduces or eliminates the attractive force of the first MF of the magnet, to separate the carrier and its fittings and allow them to work freely. A lens module and an electronic device are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: YU-SHUAI LI, SHIN-WEN CHEN, KUN LI, JIAN-CHAO SONG, WU-TONG WANG, DING FENG
  • Patent number: 11917661
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for indicating resource element (RE) channel mapping using communications systems operating according to new radio (NR) technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Wanshi Chen, Chao Wei