Patents by Inventor Cheng Chuang

Cheng Chuang 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: 8208870
    Abstract: A wireless communication device having an antenna area includes at least a first component, a second component and a connector. The connector is made of ceramic material and is disposed in the antenna area for fixing and connecting the first component and the second component so as to avoid interference with the antenna. Adopting the ceramic connecters enables the wireless communication device to have the advantages of good locking performance, good antennal transmission efficiency and elegant appearance simultaneously and to provide an electrostatic shielding function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuang, Chi-Chieh Chan
  • Patent number: 8199475
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body and a linkage is provided. The second body is stacked on the first body, and a first fulcrum at an end of the second body is slidably disposed on the first body. The linkage provided with an end pivotally connected to the first body via a pivot and another end slidably disposed on the second body via a second fulcrum is located between the first body and the second body. When the electronic device is transformed from a retracted state to an expanded state, the second body slides relative to the first body and then the second fulcrum is raised to form an included angle between the first body and the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Hao Yeh, I-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 8189349
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body, a sliding module, and a shielding member is provided. The sliding module drives the first body and the second body transforming between a retracting state and a spreading state. The sliding module includes a sliding member, a fixing member and a driving member. The sliding member has an opening and when the first body and the second body configure in the spreading state, a part of the opening is exposed. The shielding member is coupled to the driving member. When the first body and the second body are transformed from the retracting state to the spreading state, the driving member drives the shielding member sliding with respect to the sliding member to shield the part of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Xing Lee, Chien-Wei Huang, I-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120119276
    Abstract: A memory device includes a mesa structure and a word line. The mesa structure, having two opposite side surfaces, includes at least one pair of source/drain regions and at least one channel base region corresponding to the pair of source/drain regions formed therein. The word line includes two linear sections and at least one interconnecting portion. Each linear section extends on the respective side surface of the mesa structure, adjacent to the channel base region. The at least one interconnecting portion penetrates through the mesa structure, connecting the two linear sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: YING CHENG CHUANG, PING CHENG HSU, SHENG WEI YANG, MING CHENG CHANG, HUNG MING TSAI
  • Publication number: 20120119277
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of isolations and trench fillers arranged in an alternating manner in a direction, a plurality of mesa structures between the isolations and trench fillers, and a plurality of word lines each overlying a side surface of the respective mesa. In one embodiment of the present invention, the width measured in the direction of the trench filler is smaller than that of the isolation, each mesa structure includes at least one paired source/drain regions and at least one channel base region corresponding to the paired source/drain regions, and each of the word lines is on a side surface of the mesa structure, adjacent the respective isolation, and is arranged adjacent the channel base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: YING CHENG CHUANG, PING CHENG HSU, SHENG WEI YANG, MING CHENG CHANG, HUNG MING TSAI
  • Publication number: 20120113591
    Abstract: An apparatus for fixing a fan on a specific surface is disclosed, which comprises: a bracket, formed with a hollow section; a plurality of side panels, disposed on the specific surface as an array while enabling each side panel to be disposed perpendicular to the specific surface and the bracket; a first clamping piece; and a second clamping piece. The fan is sandwiched between any two neighboring side panels while enabling an end of the fan module where the first clamping piece is mounted to face toward the hollow section. The first clamping piece is configured with a spring that is capable of moving relatively to the fan so as to enable a first protrusion formed on the spring to inset into the hollow section when the spring is moved to a first position, and detach from the hollow section when the spring is move to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsien-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120116874
    Abstract: An electronic advertising method and an electronic apparatus are provided. In the method, an amount of a factor of the electronic apparatus in executing a task function is accumulated and whether the amount is over a preset value of the electronic apparatus or not is determined. An advertisement is displayed if the amount is over the preset value and a question according to content of the advertisement is displayed. An operation responding an answer to the question is detected and a non-advertisement function is executed if the operation is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Su-Cheng Liu, Kai-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120108047
    Abstract: A method of forming a conductive contact includes forming a structure comprising an upper surface joining with a sidewall surface. The sidewall surface contains elemental-form silicon. Silicon is epitaxially grown from the sidewall surface. Dielectric material is formed over the upper surface and the epitaxially-grown silicon. A conductive contact is formed through the dielectric material to conductively connect with the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Ying-Cheng Chuang, Hung-Ming Tsai, Sheng-Wei Yang, Ping-Cheng Hsu, Ming-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 8171329
    Abstract: A circuit system periodically checks a system-environment monitor value, and then obtains a system-environment monitor value index corresponding to the system-environment monitor value in the environment-adjustment look-up table. Finally, the circuit system adjusts a signal delay time according to a delay adjustment value corresponding to the system-environment monitor value index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Lin Ping, Yao-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 8164579
    Abstract: A sensing structure and a displayer comprising the same are provided. The displayer further comprises a substrate and a panel disposed opposite to the substrate. The sensing structure comprises a plurality of sensing elements, a conductive assembly, and a process module. Each of the sensing elements has a position data corresponding to the panel. Every several adjacent ones of the sensing elements form a plurality of sensing areas. The process module is electrically connected to the sensing elements via the conductive assembly. Each of the sensing elements generates a touch voltage in response to a touch on the sensing areas. The process module receives the touch voltages, and calculates a touch position of the one touch corresponding to the panel according to the position data and the touch voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Cheng Chuang, Sung-Hui Huang
  • Publication number: 20120068979
    Abstract: An e-book under an external light having an intensity is provided. The e-book includes a memory module storing data; an input/output interface electrically connected to the memory module, inputting the data to the memory module, and outputting the data from the memory module; an e-paper module electrically connected to the memory module, and displaying the data; a power device electrically connected to the e-paper module and the memory module, and providing a power output; and a photosensor electrically connected to the power device, having a threshold value, and sensing the intensity of the external light, wherein when the sensed intensity is lower than the threshold value, the power device reduces the power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Cheng Chuang, Tzu-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20120062611
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method for an electronic paper display. The method comprises to display a present image. Then, color data of pixels of the present image is gathered. The color data is compared to select one of a first color and a second color to be as a main color. Finally, a refresh image is displayed in the electronic paper display following the present image based on the main color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Tzu-Ming WANG, Kai-Cheng CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20120049977
    Abstract: By having stages of a single-to-balanced band pass filter, except for a stage which receives a single-terminal signal, to not be coupled to ground, noises cannot have an available path to enter the single-to-balanced band pass filter so that common-mode signals may be reduced in magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Chia-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120052603
    Abstract: A method for detecting the under-fill void of the flip chip ball grid array package structure is provided, which includes providing a substrate having an interconnect structure and a plurality of interposers therein; providing a chip having an active surface and a back side, and a plurality of first connecting elements on the active surface of the chip; mounting and electrically connecting the active surface of the chip on the substrate; performing at least once IR reflow to fix the plurality of first connecting elements on the substrate; filling an encapsulate material to cover the active surface of the chip and the plurality of first connecting elements; performing a detecting process to detect that void is not formed between the active surface of the chip and the plurality of first elements; and forming a plurality of second connecting elements on the back side of the substrate to obtain a flip chip ball grid array package structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Global Unichip Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Chen, Chia-Jen Kao, Jui-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120040753
    Abstract: An electronic game apparatus comprises a plurality of electronic paper cards and a control device. Each of the electronic paper cards is configured for displaying an image. The control device comprises a control interface configured for a user to select a desired game mode. The control device is capable of changing the image displayed by at least one electronic paper card according to the selected game mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: PO-WEN HSIAO, KAI-CHENG CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20120038598
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes an electrophoretic displaying layer, a photoconductive layer and a top electrode layer. The electrophoretic displaying layer includes a number of pixels. The top electrode layer and the photoconductive layer are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the electrophoretic displaying layer. The photoconductive layer includes a number of photoconductive units spaced apart from each other. Each of the pixels corresponds to at least one photoconductive units. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the electrophoretic display device and a method for driving the electrophoretic display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: E. Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Cheng CHUANG, Tzu-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8116835
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism is provided, including a first member, a second member, a slider, a wire, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The first member and the slider are movable with respect to the second member. The wire connects the first member with the slider. The FPC is extended through a first opening of the slider and a second opening of the second member. When the first member slides with respect to the second member along a first direction, the slider and the FPC are dragged by the wire along a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hsiung Peng, I-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120036088
    Abstract: The configurations of a price display apparatus and a method thereof are provided in the present invention. The proposed price display apparatus includes a bistable display panel displaying a selling price of an item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventor: Kai-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120026414
    Abstract: A projection electronic book, having: an electronic paper device, used for displaying an image on an electronic paper panel according to an image information received via an electronic paper input port; a control unit, having an audio/video input port, a first display output port and a second display output port, the audio/video input port being used to receive a video information and/or an audio information, the video information being output via the first display output port or the second display output port, and the first display output port being coupled to the electronic paper input port; an audio/video storage unit, coupled to the audio/video input port to supply the video information and/or the audio information; and a micro projector, coupled to the second display output port for receiving the video information, being used to project an image according to the video information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Po-Wen Hsiao, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Tzu-Ming Wang, Gwo-Feng Hwang
  • Publication number: 20120026664
    Abstract: A multi-displays electronic book having a retractable display, including a first display; a reel device, installed at one side of the first display, having a rotatable axle; and a flexible second display, having a first side and a second side opposing to each other, the first side being fixed at the rotatable axle, and the second side providing a force application end for spreading the flexible second display on the first display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Tzu-Ming WANG, Kai-Cheng CHUANG