Patents by Inventor Cheng Chou

Cheng Chou 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: 20200243135
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array including a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. A closed loop bias generator is configured to output a column select signal to the memory array. A current limiter receives an output of the closed loop bias generator. The current limiter is coupled to a plurality of the columns of the memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Chung-Cheng Chou, Tien-Yen Wang
  • Patent number: 10726916
    Abstract: A device is disclosed that includes a driver and a plurality of resistive memory cells each being electrically connected to the driver through a first line. The driver has a variable resistance corresponding to various locations of a conducted resistive memory cell, relative to the driver, in the plurality of resistive memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Cheng Chou
  • Publication number: 20200215968
    Abstract: A display apparatus configured to receive a command, and convert the command to displayable information to an outside pedestrian or drivers in other vehicles may include a main body that includes a securing portion to secure the display apparatus to a vehicle; a communication unit to receive the command; a processor to convert the command to displayable information; a display portion having a displaying layer to display information; and a power managing unit to store and provide electrical energy for the display apparatus. In one embodiment, the power managing unit may include a power generating unit to be positioned to overlap with the displaying layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: INNOVART DESIGN INC.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Chou, Chih-Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 10707165
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an extra low-k (ELK) inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer includes forming a first IMD layer including a plurality of dielectric material layers over a substrate. An adhesion layer is formed over the first IMD layer. An ELK dielectric layer is formed over the adhesion layer. A protection layer is formed over the ELK dielectric layer. A hard mask is formed over the protection layer and is patterned to create a window. Layers underneath the window are removed to create an opening. The removed layers include the protection layer, the ELK dielectric layer, the adhesion layer, and the first IMD layer. A metal layer is formed in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Cheng Shih, Chia Cheng Chou, Li Chun Te
  • Publication number: 20200201032
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes a camera module and an automatic cleaning assembly. The automatic cleaning assembly includes a first rotation structure, a second rotation structure and a motive power source. A first end of a light-transmissible film is connected with the first rotation structure. A second end of the light-transmissible film is connected with the second rotation structure. The motive power source drives the rotation of at least one of the first rotation structure and the second rotation structure. As the at least one of the first rotation structure and the second rotation structure is rotated, the light-transmissible film is correspondingly moved. Consequently, the front side of the camera module is covered by a clean segment of the light-transmissible film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Chiao-Lin Chang, Wen-Pin Hsieh, Yi-Ching Tsai, Nai-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 10677252
    Abstract: A fan structure includes a fan impeller, a fan seat and a hollow shaft rod. The fan impeller has a circumferential section and a top section. The circumferential section has multiple fan blades. The fan seat has a bearing cup. A light-emitting unit and a photoconductive component are received in the bearing cup. The hollow shaft rod has a first end, a second end and a through hole. The through hole axially passes through the hollow shaft rod between the first and second ends. A first end of the hollow shaft rod is inserted in the top section of the fan impeller. A second end of the hollow shaft rod is inserted in the bearing cup of the fan seat and assembled with the photoconductive component. The fan structure improves the shortcoming of the conventional light-emitting fan that the light can be hardly fully projected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chou, Chang-Yen Ho, Chung-Chien Su
  • Patent number: 10681800
    Abstract: A thermal module mounting structure includes a thermal module having a first bracket with mounting holes fixedly mounted at each of two opposite sides of a bottom wall thereof, a circuit board having one or multiple heat source components located on a top wall thereof and a second bracket with through holes fixedly mounted at each of two opposite sides of the top wall, and a plurality of fasteners respectively inserted through the through holes of the second brackets and fastened to the respective mounting holes of the first brackets to secure the circuit board to the thermal module in a vertically floatable manner and to keep the heat source components in contact with the bottom wall of the thermal module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Hua-Feng Chen, Chih-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 10617943
    Abstract: The present invention is a controller with a motor module. The controller with a motor module comprises a body. A support is disposed inside the body. The support comprises an alignment part and an engaging part both are disposed on the support. A motor module has a central axis and is capable of dismounting from the support. The motor module comprises a housing, a matching part and a blocking part both are disposed on the housing. When the motor module is applied a force to make the motor module rotates along the central axis thereof, the matching part engages with the alignment part, and the blocking part engages with the engaging part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsieh Cheng Chou, Chi Ming Tseng
  • Patent number: 10605023
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an automatic push corer system including a base, a power group, a Geneva transmission group, an intermittent transmission group, a vertical coring transmission group, a clamp group and a coring group. The power group is used to drive the Geneva transmission group. The Geneva transmission group is configured to perform a first intermittent rotary motion. The intermittent transmission group is configured to perform a second intermittent rotary motion. The vertical coring transmission group is configured to cooperate with the second intermittent rotary motion to perform a third intermittent rotary motion. The clamp group is configured to cooperate with the third intermittent rotary motion to perform a lifting reciprocation. The coring group is configured to cooperate with the first intermittent rotary motion and the lifting reciprocation to respectively complete a coring operation and a tubing replacing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Chou, Hsin-Hung Chen, Chau-Chang Wang, Bo-Shen Huang
  • Publication number: 20200090984
    Abstract: A method includes forming a carbon-containing layer with a carbon atomic percentage greater than about 25 percent over a first hard mask layer, forming a capping layer over the carbon-containing layer, forming a first photo resist over the capping layer, and etching the capping layer and the carbon-containing layer using the first photo resist as a first etching mask. The first photo resist is then removed. A second photo resist is formed over the capping layer. The capping layer and the carbon-containing layer are etched using the second photo resist as a second etching mask. The second photo resist is removed. A third photo resist under the carbon-containing layer is etched using the carbon-containing layer as etching mask. A dielectric layer underlying the third photo resist is etched to form via openings using the third photo resist as etching mask. The via openings are filled with a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Chun-Kai Chen, Jung-Hau Shiu, Chia Cheng Chou, Chung-Chi Ko, Tze-Liang Lee, Chih-Hao Chen, Shing-Chyang Pan
  • Publication number: 20200081332
    Abstract: An illumination system, a projection apparatus and an illumination control method are provided. The illumination system includes an excitation light source, an optical component, a light source driver, a temperature sensing module and a controller. The excitation light source emits an excitation light beam. The optical component is located on a transmission path of the excitation light beam. The light source driver is configured to drive the excitation light source. The temperature sensing module is located in a neighboring region of the optical component and configured to sense a temperature of the neighboring region of the optical component to output a sensing voltage. The controller is configured to receive the sensing voltage to determine whether the sensing voltage falls out of a predetermined voltage range and configured to output a control signal to the light source driver to adjust the excitation light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Cheng Chou, Jeng-An Liao, Chun-Hsien Wu, Fu-Shun Kao, Hung-Lin Chen, Hsin-Chang Huang
  • Publication number: 20200073221
    Abstract: A projection device, a light source system and a projection method thereof are provided. A portion of the light-emitting units are controlled to provide a light beam as the first light beam. It is detected whether characteristic parameters of the light-emitting units providing the light beam reach a preset value. When the preset value is not reached, the light-emitting units providing the light beam are disabled, and the remaining light-emitting units are controlled to provide the back-up light beam as the first light beam. A portion of the first light beam is converted into a second light beam. The first light beam of which the wavelength is not converted and the second light beam are combined to generate an illumination beam. The illumination beam is converted into an image beam. The image beam is converted into a projection beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Cheng Chou, Jeng-An Liao, Fu-Shun Kao, Hung-Lin Chen, Hsin-Chang Huang
  • Publication number: 20200058123
    Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a method of analyzing medical image, the method comprises receiving a medical image; applying a model stored in a memory; analyzing the medical image based on the model; determining the medical image including a presence of fracture; and, transmitting an indication indicative of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Tung Cheng, Tsung-Ying Ho, Tao-Yi Lee, Ching-Cheng Chou
  • Publication number: 20200051631
    Abstract: A circuit includes a memory array having a plurality of memory cells; a control logic circuit, coupled to the memory array, and configured to use a first voltage signal to cause a first memory cell of the plurality of memory cells to transition from a first resistance state to a second resistance state; a counter circuit, coupled to the control logic circuit, and configured to increment a count by one in response to the first memory cell's transition from the first to the second resistance state; and an encryption circuit, coupled to the counter circuit, configured to generate an encrypted value using an updated count provided by the counter circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Shih-Lien Linus LU, Yu-Der Chih, Chung-Cheng Chou, Tong-Chern Ong
  • Patent number: 10558863
    Abstract: A video surveillance method and a video surveillance system applied the method are provided. The method includes capturing an image of at least a part of a monitored area to obtain a plurality of video streams; sensing the monitored area to obtain a plurality of sensing data; if an image of an object of a video stream is determined as a target object, determining whether the target object triggers a target event according to one of the sensing data corresponding to the video stream; if the target object is determined as triggering the target event, outputting a feature value corresponding to the target object according to a preset analysis condition, the video stream including the target object and the target event; and generating a notification event corresponding to the target object according to the feature value and a model weight value corresponding to the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tze-Yee Lau, Chin-Yu Ko, Cheng-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20200030693
    Abstract: The present invention is a game controller, the game controller comprises a body, at least one socket, at least one fastening receptor, at least one actuating module, at least one fixed and at least one fastening member. The socket is formed in the body. The fastening receptor is formed in the body. The actuating module is removably mounted in the socket. The fixed frame is configured to receive the actuating module. The fixed frame comprises at least one first positioning hole. The actuating module is fixed in the socket by a combination of the fixed frame and the fastening member, wherein the fastening member passes the first positioning hole and fastens in the fastening receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hsieh Cheng Chou, Chi Ming Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200030692
    Abstract: The present invention is a game controller. The game controller comprises a body. At least one recess is disposed on a surface of the body, the recess has a side wall. At least one actuating module comprises a base body and an operating portion forming from the base body, the actuating module is removably mounted in the recess. At least one ring is removably positioned around the actuating module. The actuating module is fixed in the recess through a rotation of the ring, the rotation of the ring causing the ring engages with the side wall of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hsieh Cheng Chou, Chi Ming Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200020397
    Abstract: A memory device includes an array of resistive memory cells with a plurality of word lines connected to the array of resistive memory cells. A voltage compensation controller is configured to determine a word line voltage to be applied to a selected word line of the plurality of word lines. A word line driver is configured apply the determined word line voltage to the selected word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chien-An Lai, Chung-Cheng Chou, Yu-Der Chih
  • Publication number: 20200003231
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a fan module and an electronic device. The fan module includes a hub and a plurality of blades. The blades are mounted around the hub, and each of the blades has a first end is connected to a periphery of the hub and a second end that is relatively away from the hub. A first axial direction distance in the axial direction is provided between a first point of the first end that is relative away from the top surface and the top surface. A second axial direction distance in the axial direction is provided between a second point of the first end that is near the top surface and the top surface. A ratio of the second axial direction distance to the first axial direction distance is 0.4 to 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hang Lin, Chih-Cheng Chou
  • Publication number: 20200006059
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to methods for forming low-k dielectrics and the structures formed thereby. In some embodiments, a dielectric is formed over a semiconductor substrate. The dielectric has a k-value equal to or less than 3.9. Forming the dielectric includes using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The PECVD includes flowing a diethoxymethylsilane (mDEOS, C5H14O2Si) precursor gas, flowing an oxygen (O2) precursor gas; and flowing a carrier gas. A ratio of a flow rate of the mDEOS precursor gas to a flow rate of the carrier gas is less than or equal to 0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Chia Cheng Chou, Po-Cheng Shih, Li Chun Te, Tien-I Bao