Patents by Inventor Chi-Chin Lien

Chi-Chin Lien 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: 9941260
    Abstract: A semiconductor package structure is provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a first semiconductor package that includes a first semiconductor die having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto. A first package substrate is disposed on the first surface of the first semiconductor die. A first molding compound surrounds the first semiconductor die and the first package substrate. A first redistribution layer (RDL) structure is disposed on the first molding compound, in which the first package substrate is interposed and electrically coupled between the first semiconductor die and the first RDL structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung Lin, Chi-Chin Lien, Nai-Wei Liu, I-Hsuan Peng, Ching-Wen Hsiao, Wei-Che Huang
  • Publication number: 20170077073
    Abstract: A semiconductor package structure is provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a first semiconductor package that includes a first semiconductor die having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto. A first package substrate is disposed on the first surface of the first semiconductor die. A first molding compound surrounds the first semiconductor die and the first package substrate. A first redistribution layer (RDL) structure is disposed on the first molding compound, in which the first package substrate is interposed and electrically coupled between the first semiconductor die and the first RDL structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung LIN, Chi-Chin LIEN, Nai-Wei LIU, I-Hsuan PENG, Ching-Wen HSIAO, Wei-Che HUANG
  • Patent number: 8886007
    Abstract: A data transmission interface apparatus, communicating with another data transmission interface apparatus through a digital transmission means for transmitting multimedia data, includes a processor for processing multimedia data; and a data converting circuit, coupled to the processor, for converting a plurality of first multimedia data sets generated from the processor into a plurality of second multimedia data sets; and for converting a plurality of first auxiliary data sets into a plurality of second auxiliary data sets. The first auxiliary data set and the second auxiliary data set include closed caption information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Chou Chen, Hua Wu, Chih-Hao Hsiao, Chi-Chin Lien, Ting-Hsun Wei, Ching-Chieh Wang
  • Publication number: 20120314128
    Abstract: A data transmission interface apparatus, communicating with another data transmission interface apparatus through a digital transmission means for transmitting multimedia data, includes a processor for processing multimedia data; and a data converting circuit, coupled to the processor, for converting a plurality of first multimedia data sets generated from the processor into a plurality of second multimedia data sets; and for converting a plurality of first auxiliary data sets into a plurality of second auxiliary data sets. The first auxiliary data set and the second auxiliary data set include closed caption information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Kuan-Chou Chen, Hua Wu, Chih-Hao Hsiao, Chi-Chin Lien, Ting-Hsun Wei, Ching-Chieh Wang
  • Patent number: 8275232
    Abstract: A data transmission interface apparatus is provided for communicating with another data transmission interface apparatus through a digital transmission means specified for multimedia data transmission. The data transmission interface apparatus has at least a processor for processing multimedia data; and a data converting circuit, coupled to the processor, for converting a plurality of first multimedia data sets into a plurality of second multimedia data sets; and for converting a plurality of first auxiliary data sets into a plurality of second auxiliary data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Chou Chen, Hua Wu, Chih-Hao Hsiao, Chi-Chin Lien, Ting-Hsun Wei, Ching-Chieh Wang
  • Patent number: 8194059
    Abstract: A portable multimedia playback apparatus is provided. The portable multimedia playback apparatus comprises a first video processing unit, a second video processing unit, a third video processing unit, a multiplexer, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The first video processing unit generates a digital video signal. The second video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a TV compatible signal. The third video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a flat panel compatible signal. The multiplexer selects one of the TV compatible signal and the flat panel compatible signal. The DAC outputs an analog video signal after converting the selected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsun Wei, Chi-Chin Lien
  • Publication number: 20110311208
    Abstract: A portable multimedia playback apparatus is provided. The portable multimedia playback apparatus comprises a first video processing unit, a second video processing unit, a third video processing unit, a multiplexer, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The first video processing unit generates a digital video signal. The second video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a TV compatible signal. The third video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a flat panel compatible signal. The multiplexer selects one of the TV compatible signal and the flat panel compatible signal. The DAC outputs an analog video signal after converting the selected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsun Wei, Chi-Chin Lien
  • Patent number: 8035628
    Abstract: A portable multimedia playback apparatus is provided. The portable multimedia playback apparatus comprises a first video processing unit, a second video processing unit, a third video processing unit, a multiplexer, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The first video processing unit generates a digital video signal. The second video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a TV compatible signal. The third video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a flat panel compatible signal. The multiplexer selects one of the TV compatible signal and the flat panel compatible signal. The DAC outputs an analog video signal after converting the selected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsun Wei, Chi-Chin Lien
  • Patent number: 8031266
    Abstract: A method for video decoding in a video decoding/de-interlacing display apparatus that utilizes a storage device is provided. The method includes: (a) decoding video data of a next picture; (b) if the next picture is a B picture, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device not stored with a reference picture nor a present display picture nor a previous display picture; and (c) if the decoded next picture is a reference picture, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device not stored with a last decoded reference picture nor the present display picture nor the previous display picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Chin Lien
  • Patent number: 7982752
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and method are disclosed. In the present invention, image frames of various data information sizes are displayed with a selected output data information size. If the selected output data information size is below a limit of a storage medium for buffering image frames to be displayed, the data information size of an input image frame is adjusted to the output data information, and the image frame is displayed in the output data information size. If the output data information exceeds the limit of the storage medium, the input image is over-compressed to have a lower data information size. Then an image processing is performed to the image frame, so that the processed image frame is decompressed to have the output data information size before being displayed. Therefore, the decompressed image frame can be displayed in the selected output data information size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-chin Lien, Ting-hsun Wei, Hui-cheng Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100178037
    Abstract: A video generation apparatus for processing a video source to generate a video stream supplied to a display apparatus comprises: a buffer and a scaler. The buffer is capable of storing scaling reference lines retrieved from the video source. The scaler is used for generating scaled lines based on the scaling reference lines stored in the buffer, wherein the scaled lines are used in the video stream supplied to the display apparatus, and an input line period length of the scaler receiving the video source and an output line period length of the scaler supplying the video stream to the display apparatus are the same. Valid scaled lines generated for each frame by the scaler is less than a total number of output line periods for each frame of the video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Te-Wei Chen, Chi-Chin Lien, Hui-Cheng Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100157148
    Abstract: A method for video decoding in a video decoding/de-interlacing display apparatus that utilizes a storage device is provided. The method includes: (a) decoding video data of a next picture; (b) if the next picture is a B picture, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device not stored with a reference picture nor a present display picture nor a previous display picture; and (c) if the decoded next picture is a reference picture, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device not stored with a last decoded reference picture nor the present display picture nor the previous display picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Chi-Chin Lien
  • Patent number: 7705916
    Abstract: A method for video decoding in a video decoding/de-interlacing display apparatus that utilizes a storage device having four frame buffers is provided. The method includes following steps: (a) decoding video data of a next picture; (b) if the next picture is a B picture, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device not stored with a reference picture nor a present display picture nor a previous display picture; and (c) if step (b) is not applicable, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device stored with the previous display picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Mediatek, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Chin Lien
  • Publication number: 20100027973
    Abstract: An image processing circuit includes: a video decoder for decoding at least one block image source to generate first decoded data, where the block image source and the first decoded data correspond to a first color space; a color space converting unit, coupled to the video decoder, for performing color space conversion on the first decoded data to generate second decoded data, where the second decoded data corresponds to a second color space; a block based scaling unit, coupled to the color space converting unit, for performing a scaling operation on the second decoded data to generate scaled data, where the scaled data corresponds to the second color space; and a frame buffer, coupled to the block based scaling unit, for temporarily storing the scaled data, where the scaled data temporarily stored in the frame buffer is utilized in the second color space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Chia-Yun Cheng, Chi-Cheng Ju, Chi-Chin Lien
  • Publication number: 20100020105
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and method are disclosed. In the present invention, image frames of various data information sizes are displayed with a selected output data information size. If the selected output data information size is below a limit of a storage medium for buffering image frames to be displayed, the data information size of an input image frame is adjusted to the output data information, and the image frame is displayed in the output data information size. If the output data information exceeds the limit of the storage medium, the input image is over-compressed to have a lower data information size. Then an image processing is performed to the image frame, so that the processed image frame is decompressed to have the output data information size before being displayed. Therefore, the decompressed image frame can be displayed in the selected output data information size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-chin Lien, Ting-hsun Wei, Hui-cheng Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100020236
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and method are disclosed. In the present invention, an input image frame having a first solution is scaled by a scaling module so that a scaled image frame having a second dimension is generated. The scaled image frame is processed by a display device supporting the second dimension. The display device generates display signals corresponding to the scaled image frame and transmits the display signal to a display interface. Accordingly, the display interface can display an output image frame in the second dimension based on the display signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventor: Chi-chin Lien
  • Publication number: 20090317059
    Abstract: A data transmission interface apparatus is provided for communicating with another data transmission interface apparatus through a digital transmission means specified for multimedia data transmission. The data transmission interface apparatus has at least a processor for processing multimedia data; and a data converting circuit, coupled to the processor, for converting a plurality of first multimedia data sets into a plurality of second multimedia data sets; and for converting a plurality of first auxiliary data sets into a plurality of second auxiliary data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kuan-Chou Chen, Hua Wu, Chih-Hao Hsiao, Chi-Chin Lien, Ting-Hsun Wei, Ching-Chieh Wang
  • Publication number: 20080212674
    Abstract: A method for video decoding in a video decoding/de-interlacing display apparatus that utilizes a storage device having four frame buffers is provided. The method includes following steps: (a) decoding video data of a next picture; (b) if the next picture is a B picture, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device not stored with a reference picture nor a present display picture nor a previous display picture; and (c) if step (b) is not applicable, buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into a frame buffer of the storage device stored with the previous display picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Chi-Chin Lien
  • Patent number: 7391469
    Abstract: An apparatus for video decoding and de-interlacing contains a video decoder for decoding video data to generate decoded video data of a next picture; a storage device coupled to the video decoder, the storage device having four frame buffers for buffering the decoded video data of the next picture into one of the four frame buffers according to data stored in the frame buffers; an interlace/progressive converter coupled to the storage device, for de-interlacing data stored in the frame buffers to generate corresponding progressive video data; and a controller coupled to the video decoder and the interlace/progressive converter, for controlling data access of the video decoder and the interlace/progressive converter to the frame buffers of the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Chin Lien
  • Publication number: 20080084431
    Abstract: A portable multimedia playback apparatus is provided. The portable multimedia playback apparatus comprises a first video processing unit, a second video processing unit, a third video processing unit, a multiplexer, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The first video processing unit generates a digital video signal. The second video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a TV compatible signal. The third video processing unit processes the digital video signal to generate a flat panel compatible signal. The multiplexer selects one of the TV compatible signal and the flat panel compatible signal. The DAC outputs an analog video signal after converting the selected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Media Tek Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsun Wei, Chi-Chin Lien