Patents by Inventor Chao Lin
Chao Lin 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).
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Patent number: 11950424Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first gate electrode disposed on the substrate and located in a first region of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device also includes a first sidewall structure covering the first gate electrode. The semiconductor device further includes a protective layer disposed between the first gate electrode and the first sidewall structure. In addition, the semiconductor device includes a second gate electrode disposed on the substrate and located in a second region of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device also includes a second sidewall structure covering a lateral surface of the second gate electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Yu-Ting Tsai, Ching-Tzer Weng, Tsung-Hua Yang, Kao-Chao Lin, Chi-Wei Ho, Chia-Ta Hsieh
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Patent number: 11947496Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a multi-node storage system and a data deduplication method thereof. The method includes determining a similarity hash value of a super block, wherein the similarity hash value indicates similarity between super blocks The method further includes comparing the similarity hash value of the super block with a feature similarity hash value of a node of the multi-node storage system to determine whether the super block matches the node and, in response to determining that the super block matches the node, allocating the super block to the node.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Chao Lin, Yuting Zhang
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Patent number: 11947427Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for storage management are provided. The method includes: acquiring a lock attribute record in a lock attribute record chain from a data protection network for backing up data, data protection servers of the data protection network reaching a consensus on the lock attribute record chain, the lock attribute record including a first attribute value of an attribute of a lock operation, the lock operation being used for preventing a backup of the data stored in a storage server from being tampered with; acquiring, based on the lock attribute record, a second attribute value of the attribute of the lock operation from the storage server; and generating, based on determining that the first attribute value does not match the second attribute value, an alarm indicating that the backup is tampered with. This solution can better prevent data from being tampered with.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLCInventors: Simon Yuting Zhang, Yizhou Zhou, Aaron Chao Lin
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Patent number: 11948810Abstract: A vacuum apparatus includes process chambers, and a transfer chamber coupled to the process chambers. The transfer chamber includes one or more vacuum ports, thorough which a gas inside the transfer chamber is exhausted, and vent ports, from which a vent gas is supplied. The one or more vacuum ports and the vent ports are arranged such that air flows from at least one of the vent ports to the one or more vacuum ports are line-symmetric with respect to a center line of the transfer chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Li-Chao Yin, Yuling Chiu, Yu-Lung Yang, Hung-Bin Lin
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Patent number: 11947180Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a first movable portion, a fixed portion, a first driving assembly, and a first sensing assembly. The first movable portion is used for connecting to an optical assembly having a main axis. The first movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The first driving assembly is used for driving the first movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The first sensing assembly is used for sensing the movement of the first movable portion relative to the fixed portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chen-Hsien Fan, Yueh-Lin Lee, Yu-Chiao Lo
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Publication number: 20240105827Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first channel layer and a first barrier layer on the first channel layer. The first channel layer has a first potential well adjacent to the interface between the first channel layer and the first barrier layer. The semiconductor structure further includes a second channel layer on the first barrier layer, a second barrier layer on the second channel layer, and an intermediate layer between the second channel layer and the second barrier layer. The second channel layer has a second potential well adjacent to the interface between the second channel layer and the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has a greater energy gap than either the first barrier layer or the second barrier layer. The energy gap of the first barrier layer is no less than the energy gap of the second barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Chih-Hao CHEN, Yi-Ru SHEN, Yi-Chao LIN
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Publication number: 20240092861Abstract: CD93 functional domains for use in treating osteoporosis. A method of alleviating, reducing, suppressing, and/or treating an osteoclast-related bone disease is disclosed. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an isolated recombinant protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to human Cluster of Differentiation 93 protein domain 1 to a subject in need thereof, the recombinant protein lacking amino acid residues 1 to 21, transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of the human CD93 (SEQ ID NO: 3) and having a total length of no more than 559 amino acid residues. In one embodiment, the osteoclast-related bone disease is at least one selected from the group consisting of osteoporosis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone loss, inflammatory bone loss, and any combination thereof. In another embodiment, the recombinant protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Chao-Han LAI, Jwu-Lai YEH, Hua-Lin WU, Shang-En HUANG
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Publication number: 20240094197Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing protein corona on the surface of nanometer particle. Specifically, the invention provides a method for removing protein corona of protein corona modified nanometer particle, the method comprises the following steps: subjecting the protein corona modified nanometer particle to ultrasound stimulation to remove the protein corona of the protein corona modified nanometer particle; the nanometer particle comprises perfluoropentane. Ultrasound stimulation can remove protein corona on the surface of nanometer particle, overcome the masking effect of the protein corona on the ligand modified on the surface of nanometer particle, and prevent the protein corona from blocking the binding of the ligand modified on the surface of nanometer particle to cell receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Guowei Wang, Pintong Huang, Yifan Jiang, Chao ZHANG, Tao LIN
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Publication number: 20240097434Abstract: A method for detecting abnormal direct current voltage measurement in a modular multilevel converter high voltage direct current transmission system is provided. In the method, a valve group voltage at a detection pole is obtained, voltages at voltage measurement points at the detection pole are collected, and comparison and determination are performed based on the actual arrangement of the voltage measurement points, and then whether an abnormal measurement occurs at each of the voltage measurement points is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRIDInventors: Qinlei CHEN, Shuyong LI, Qi GUO, Libin HUANG, Xuehua LIN, Zhijiang LIU, Deyang CHEN, Chao LUO, Guanming ZENG, Mengjun LIAO, Lijun DENG, Liu CUI, Zhida HUANG, Haiping GUO, Tianyu GUO
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Patent number: 11935958Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first stacked nanostructure and a second stacked nanostructure formed over a substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate structure formed over the first stacked nanostructure, and the first gate structure includes a first portion of a gate dielectric layer and a first portion of a filling layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a second gate structure formed over the second stacked nanostructure, and the second gate structure includes a second portion of the gate dielectric layer and a second portion of the filling layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a first isolation layer between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, wherein the first isolation layer has an extending portion which is formed in a recess between the gate dielectric layer and the filling layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Chao Lin, Wei-Sheng Yun, Tung-Ying Lee
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Publication number: 20240086358Abstract: A processing element array includes N processing elements (PE) arranged linearly, N?2, and an operating method of the PE array includes: performing a first data transmission procedure, where an initial value of I is 1 and the first data transmission procedure includes: operating, by an ith PE, according to a first datum stored in itself, and sending the first datum to other PEs for their operations, adding 1 to I when I<N, and performing the first data transmission procedure again, performing a second data transmission procedure when I is equal to N, which includes: operating, by the Jth PE, according to a second datum stored in itself, and sending the second datum to other PEs for their operations, reducing J by 1 when J>1 and the (J?1)th PE has the second datum, and performing the second data transmission procedure again.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Yu-Sheng Lin, Trista Pei-Chun CHEN, Wei-Chao CHEN
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Publication number: 20240090354Abstract: Provided are a memory cell and a method of forming the same. The memory cell includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a storage element layer. The storage element layer is disposed between the bottom and top electrodes. An extending direction of a sidewall of the storage element layer is different from an extending direction of a sidewall of the top electrode. A semiconductor device having the memory cell is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Chao Lin, Tung-Ying Lee
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Publication number: 20240089607Abstract: An image sensing device and a control device of an illumination device thereof are provided. The control device includes a control circuit, an operation circuit, and multiple driving signal generators. The control circuit generates multiple control signals. The operation circuit performs a logical operation on the control signals and an image capturing signal to generate multiple operation results. The driving signal generator respectively provides multiple driving signals to the illumination device according to the operation results, and the driving signals respectively have multiple different output powers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Chao Shuan Huang, Sheng-Long Wu, Yu-Jui Hsu, Shih-Yao Tsai, Tun-Hao Chao, Sen-Lin Chung, Chih Pin Chung, Chih-Yuan Chien, Shih Hong Sun
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Publication number: 20240086484Abstract: Provided are a content search method, apparatus, and device, and a storage medium. The present disclosure enables: receiving a search content; and displaying a plurality of answer viewpoints and first contents in a search result interface, wherein each answer viewpoint corresponds to one category of search results, the search results are results obtained by searching the search content, the first contents comprises keywords, the keywords are used for indicating reasons for displaying a target answer viewpoint among the plurality of answer viewpoints, and the keywords are extracted from a target category of search results corresponding to the target answer viewpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Yating LIN, Feng ZHAO, Yanli WANG, Shuangshuang JIANG, Chao QIAO, Fan WU
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Publication number: 20240088149Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a first fin and a second fin disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other; a dielectric wall disposed on the substrate and having first and second wall surfaces; a third fin disposed on the substrate to be in direct contact with at least one of the first and second fins; a first device disposed on the first fin and including first channel features extending away from the first wall surface; a second device disposed on the second fin and including second channel features extending away from the second wall surface; at least one third device disposed on the third fin and including third channel features; and an isolation feature disposed on the substrate to permit the third device to be electrically isolated from the first and second devices. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Ta-Chun LIN, Ming-Heng TSAI, Huang-Chao CHANG, Chun-Sheng LIANG, Chih-Hao CHANG, Jhon Jhy LIAW
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Publication number: 20240087799Abstract: An inductor device including a frame portion, a first winding set, a second winding set and a first common magnetic core I piece is provided. The first winding set, the second winding set and the first common magnetic core I piece are disposed in the frame portion. The first common magnetic core I piece substantially connects the first winding set and the second winding set and the frame portion. The material of the two winding sets is different from that of the first common magnetic core I piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Kai-De CHEN, Yong-Long SYU, Chen CHEN, De-Jia LU, Chao-Lin CHUNG
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Publication number: 20240085721Abstract: The eyeglasses includes a glasses frame and two temples. The glasses frame has two opposite ends. Each of the two temples has a front end connected pivotally to a respective one of the two opposite ends of the glasses frame. Each of the two temples have a section that is flexible so that, by applying lateral forces to the two temples, the temples are convertible between an outwardly curved state where rear ends of the two temples are spaced apart from each other at a first distance, and an inwardly curved state where the rear ends of the two temples are spaced apart from each other at a second distance that is smaller than the first distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: David CHAO, Chien-Ho LIN, Chien-Liang YEH
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Patent number: 11929090Abstract: A method for matching audio clips includes: obtaining a first feature sequence corresponding to a first audio clip and a second feature sequence corresponding to a second audio clip; constructing a distance matrix, elements in the distance matrix representing respective distances between first positions in the first feature sequence and second positions in the second feature sequence; calculating a first accumulation distance between a start position and a target position in the distance matrix, and calculating a second accumulation distance between an end position and the target position in the distance matrix; and calculating a minimum distance between the first feature sequence and the second feature sequence based on the first accumulation distance and the second accumulation distance, and determining a degree of matching between the first audio clip and the second audio clip according to the minimum distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Fang Chao Lin, Wei Biao Yun, Peng Zeng
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Patent number: 11927799Abstract: A data transmission system is disclosed. The data transmission system includes at least one signal processing device, at least one conversion device, at least one antenna device, and at least one flexible printed circuit board. The at least one signal processing device is configured to generate or receive at least one data. The at least one conversion device is configured to transform between the at least one data and an optical signal. The at least one antenna device is configured to obtain the at least one data according to the optical signal, and configured to receive or transmit the at least one data wirelessly. The at least one flexible printed circuit board includes at least one conductive layer and at least one optical waveguide layer. The at least one optical waveguide layer is configured to transmit the optical signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventors: Po-Kuan Shen, Chun-Chiang Yen, Chiu-Lin Yu, Kai-Lun Han, Jenq-Yang Chang, Mao-Jen Wu, Chao-Chieh Hsu
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Patent number: 11925440Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Jiangyu Kangjian Innovation Medical Technology(Chengdu) Co., LtdInventors: Yu-Chao Li, Lien-Yu Lin, Ying-Wei Sheng, Chieh Kuo, Ping-Hao Liu