Patents by Inventor Chi-Hsiung Lin

Chi-Hsiung 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).

  • Patent number: 11983475
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: M*1st conductors in a first layer of metallization (M*1st layer) and being aligned correspondingly along different corresponding ones of alpha tracks and representing corresponding inputs of a cell region in the semiconductor device; and M*2nd conductors in a second layer of metallization (M*2nd layer) aligned correspondingly along beta tracks, and the M*2nd conductors including at least one power grid (PG) segment and one or more of an output pin or a routing segment; and each of first and second ones of the input pins having a length sufficient to accommodate at most two access points; each of the access points of the first and second input pins being aligned to a corresponding different one of first to fourth beta tracks; and the PG segment being aligned with one of the first to fourth beta tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Pin-Dai Sue, Po-Hsiang Huang, Fong-Yuan Chang, Chi-Yu Lu, Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Chin-Chou Liu, Lee-Chung Lu, Yen-Hung Lin, Li-Chun Tien, Yi-Kan Cheng
  • Patent number: 8140130
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a printed circuit board having a first ground contact and a second ground contact; an antenna unit having a ground contact end coupled to the first ground contact of the printed circuit board; and a battery unit. The battery unit includes a cell body, a cell cover having an internal surface defining a first chamber for confining the cell body therein and an external surface defining a second chamber that projects from the first chamber. The cell cover is connected electrically to the second ground contact of the printed circuit board. A protection printed circuit board is contained within the second chamber in such a manner to electrically connect with the cell cover. An electric coupler interconnects the protection printed circuit board to the first ground contact of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Tsan-Hsi Lin, Wei-Tse Cheng
  • Patent number: 8102320
    Abstract: An antenna structure for portable electronic device includes an antenna and an electrical connection element. The portable electronic device includes a main body, a slotted section, a shaft, and a slot cover. The slot cover is coupled to the main body via the shaft, and the slot cover is located on the slotted section. The antenna is disposed on the slot cover, and the electrical connection element is coupled to the shaft and a printed circuit board mounted in the main body, so that the antenna is electrically coupled via the electrical connection element to the printed circuit board. Since the antenna disposed on the slot cover is not parallel with the printed circuit board, a clearance distance required between the antenna and the printed circuit board can be reduced to enable reduction of a volume of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Applicances Corp.
    Inventor: Chi-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20110187648
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a casing, a touch panel, a display and a controller. Either one of the display and the touch panel is fixed onto the casing. The other one of the display and the touch panel is movably coupled to the casing and disposed above the casing or at the exterior of the casing. The controller is installed in the casing and electrically coupled to the touch panel and the display. The operation of the handheld electronic device depends on the positional relation between the display and the touch panel. While maintaining the operation and viewing quality, the cost and the level of complexity of the design of the handheld electronic device can be reduced to improve the product competitiveness effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicants: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD., INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
    Inventors: SHENG-CHIA HSU, CHI-HSIUNG LIN, MING-SHU LIN
  • Publication number: 20110058323
    Abstract: An engageable structure and an engageable electronic apparatus with such engageable structure are disclosed. The engageable structure includes a housing and a support. The housing has a first hole and a second hole. The first hole defines therein a first position and a second position, and the second hole defines therein a third position and a fourth position. The second position corresponds to the third position. The support includes a first pivot section and a second pivot section for fastening on a first coupling unit and a second coupling unit respectively. When the first and the second coupling unit are pivotably coupled to the first hole and the second hole respectively and then moved into the second position and the third position respectively, the support and the housing are engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD., INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Sheng-Cha Hsu
  • Patent number: 7797026
    Abstract: A portable electric device, to provide mobile phones and PDA functions, includes a main body and a sub-body. The main body has a first keyboard and a second keyboard that are operated in different directions. The sub-body has a large display screen on one side and a small display screen on the other side. The sub-body is pivotally coupled on one side of the main body, corresponding to a QWERTY keyboard through a biaxial hinge. The sub-body may be selectively having a large display screen or a small display screen, folding over the main body, to cover the QWERTY keyboard, or to be lifted, to form an angle with the main body, to provide different operation modes for the mobile phone or PDA functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Patent number: 7680293
    Abstract: A loudspeaker apparatus includes a speaker unit and a front cover. The speaker unit generates acoustic waves according to an external electronic signal. The front cover located in front of the speaker unit includes a plurality of elastic spacers and a diaphragm, and the elastic spacers and the diaphragm form an enhanced chamber, such, that the acoustic waves generated by the speaker unit go through the enhance chamber, and then drives the diaphragm to generate the acoustic waves again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090209299
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a printed circuit board having a first ground contact and a second ground contact; an antenna unit having a ground contact end coupled to the first ground contact of the printed circuit board; and a battery unit. The battery unit includes a cell body, a cell cover having an internal surface defining a first chamber for confining the cell body therein and an external surface defining a second chamber that projects from the first chamber. The cell cover is connected electrically to the second ground contact of the printed circuit board. A protection printed circuit board is contained within the second chamber in such a manner to electrically connect with the cell cover. An electric coupler interconnects the protection printed circuit board to the first ground contact of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung LIN, Tsan-Hsi Lin, Wei-Tse Cheng
  • Patent number: 7561421
    Abstract: A portable electronic product with a Qwerty keyboard has a single display for reducing the manufacturing cost and a Qwerty keyboard for inputting data more conveniently. The portable electronic product includes a housing, a Qwerty keyboard mounted in the housing and a display. The Qwerty keyboard is exposed to a bottom surface of the housing and has an outer surface that is lower than the bottom surface of the housing. The display is assembled on a top surface of the housing and has a side edge that is partially or fully mounted with one edge of the housing pivotally. Therefore, the display is able to swivel relative to the housing. When the user needs to input data, the display can be turned to a position that simultaneously faces to the user with the Qwerty keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Chongbin Rehn, Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090153419
    Abstract: An antenna structure for portable electronic device includes an antenna and an electrical connection element. The portable electronic device includes a main body, a slotted section, a shaft, and a slot cover. The slot cover is coupled to the main body via the shaft, and the slot cover is located on the slotted section. The antenna is disposed on the slot cover, and the electrical connection element is coupled to the shaft and a printed circuit board mounted in the main body, so that the antenna is electrically coupled via the electrical connection element to the printed circuit board. Since the antenna disposed on the slot cover is not parallel with the printed circuit board, a clearance distance required between the antenna and the printed circuit board can be reduced to enable reduction of a volume of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: INVENTEC APPLIANCES Corp.
    Inventor: Chi-Hsiung LIN
  • Patent number: 7447527
    Abstract: A handheld electronic data processing device includes a first body, a second body and a hinge seat. The first body has a first keypad and a second keypad located in different directions. The second body has a display screen. The first body and the hinge seat are coupled through a first hinge such that the hinge seat is rotatable relative to the first body about a first rotational axis. The second body and the hinge seat are coupled through a second hinge such that the second body is rotatable about two rotational axes relative to the hinge seat. Thereby the second body may be swiveled relative to the first body about three rotational axes to provide varying operation modes corresponding to different functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20070146983
    Abstract: A portable electronic product with a Qwerty keyboard has a single display for reducing the manufacturing cost and a Qwerty keyboard for inputting data more conveniently. The portable electronic product includes a housing, a Qwerty keyboard mounted in the housing and a display. The Qwerty keyboard is exposed to a bottom surface of the housing and has an outer surface that is lower than the bottom surface of the housing. The display is assembled on a top surface of the housing and has a side edge that is partially or fully mounted with one edge of the housing pivotally. Therefore, the display is able to swivel relative to the housing. When the user needs to input data, the display can be turned to a position that simultaneously faces to the user with the Qwerty keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Chongbin Rehn, Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060284833
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing and a pressure sensor installed on the housing for sensing pressure applied to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device further includes a logic unit for controlling operation of the portable electronic device according to a sensing result of the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060256999
    Abstract: A loudspeaker apparatus includes a speaker unit and a front cover. The speaker unit generates acoustic waves according to an external electronic signal. The front cover located in front of the speaker unit includes a plurality of elastic spacers and a diaphragm, and the elastic spacers and the diaphragm form an enhanced chamber, such, that the acoustic waves generated by the speaker unit go through the enhance chamber, and then drives the diaphragm to generate the acoustic waves again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060135225
    Abstract: A handheld electronic data processing device includes a first body, a second body and a hinge seat. The first body has a first keypad and a second keypad located in different directions. The second body has a display screen. The first body and the hinge seat are coupled through a first hinge such that the hinge seat is rotatable relative to the first body about a first rotational axis. The second body and the hinge seat are coupled through a second hinge such that the second body is rotatable about two rotational axes relative to the hinge seat. Thereby the second body may be swiveled relative to the first body about three rotational axes to provide varying operation modes corresponding to different functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060111160
    Abstract: A portable electric device, to provide mobile phones and PDA functions, includes a main body and a sub-body. The main body has a first keyboard and a second keyboard that are operated in different directions. The sub-body has a large display screen on one side and a small display screen on the other side. The sub-body is pivotally coupled on one side of the main body, corresponding to a QWERTY keyboard through a biaxial hinge. The sub-body may be selectively having a large display screen or a small display screen, folding over the main body, to cover the QWERTY keyboard, or to be lifted, to form an angle with the main body, to provide different operation modes for the mobile phone or PDA functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Hsiang-Ti Hsu
  • Publication number: 20020105619
    Abstract: A beam-split system of an LCD projector for improving the contract effect receives light from the light source of the LCD projecting apparatus and signal of an image to be projected, and outputs images to be projected. The beam-split system includes a plurality of polarizing filters, a plurality of polarization beam splitters (PBS), and three sets of LCD panels. The polarizing filters are for transferring a polarization state of a specific color beam. The PBSs are disposed on the light-path where the polarizing filter located, and each of PBSs includes a pair of prisms for splitting various colors of the polarization light beam that is incident into the PBS. The LCD panels are to reflect respectively the above-mentioned polarization light beams having three different colors, and in the meantime, change their polarization state. At least a filter, out of the three sets of LCD panels, for filtering the color of light beam transmitting into the LCD panel is provided on the incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Chi-Hsiung Lin
  • Patent number: D450306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Enlight Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Hsiung Lin, Chi-Chang Teng, Shen-Feng Chan