Patents by Inventor Chi Ren

Chi Ren 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: 8921913
    Abstract: A floating gate forming process includes the following steps. A substrate containing active areas isolated from each other by isolation structures protruding from the substrate is provided. A first conductive material is formed to conformally cover the active areas and the isolation structure. An etch back process is performed on the first conductive material to respectively form floating gates separated from each other in the active areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Hsu, Zhaobing Li, Chi Ren, Ching-Long Tsai, Wei Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140377945
    Abstract: A floating gate forming process includes the following steps. A substrate containing active areas isolated from each other by isolation structures protruding from the substrate is provided. A first conductive material is formed to conformally cover the active areas and the isolation structure. An etch back process is performed on the first conductive material to respectively form floating gates separated from each other in the active areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Hsu, ZHAOBING LI, CHI REN, Ching-Long Tsai, Wei Cheng
  • Patent number: 8890230
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes two floating gates, a control gate and a first dielectric layer. The floating gates are disposed on a semiconductor substrate. The control gate partially overlaps each of the floating gates, and a part of the control gate is disposed between the two floating gates. Furthermore, the first dielectric layer disposed between the two floating gates and the control gate has a fixed thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Hsu, Chi Ren, Tzeng-Fei Wen
  • Patent number: 8779788
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a thermal control chamber including a test room, which temperature is controlled within a testing temperature range; a carrier frame including a direction guiding unit installed securely within the test room and formed with one guiding groove and a carrier rod extending through the guiding groove in the direction guiding unit; and a clamping unit mounted on the carrier rod for clamping a display-panel module securely, wherein, movement of the carrier rod transversely within the guiding groove relative to the direction guiding unit results in disposing the display-panel module to extend along one of several testing directions for undergoing a burn-in test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Chroma Ate Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Ren Chen, Chiang-Cheng Fan, Li-Hsun Chen
  • Publication number: 20140183614
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, at least a first gate, a shallow trench isolation (STI) and a third gate. The first gate is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and the first gate partially overlaps the third gate and the shallow trench isolation. Furthermore, the third gate is disposed in a shallow trench isolation, and the third gate includes at least a protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: ZHAOBING LI, Cheng-Yuan Hsu, CHI REN
  • Publication number: 20140015029
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes two floating gates, a control gate and a first dielectric layer. The floating gates are disposed on a semiconductor substrate. The control gate partially overlaps each of the floating gates, and a part of the control gate is disposed between the two floating gates. Furthermore, the first dielectric layer disposed between the two floating gates and the control gate has a fixed thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Hsu, CHI REN, Tzeng-Fei Wen
  • Publication number: 20120326740
    Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a thermal control chamber including a test room, which temperature is controlled within a testing temperature range; a carrier frame including a direction guiding unit installed securely within the test room and formed with one guiding groove and a carrier rod extending through the guiding groove in the direction guiding unit; and a clamping unit mounted on the carrier rod for clamping a display-panel module securely, wherein, movement of the carrier rod transversely within the guiding groove relative to the direction guiding unit results in disposing the display-panel module to extend along one of several testing directions for undergoing a burn-in test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: CHROMA ATE INC.
    Inventors: CHI-REN CHEN, CHIANG-CHENG FAN, LI-HSUN CHEN
  • Patent number: 8250481
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for presenting aspects of change associated with a geographic area that has been captured by high-resolution, remotely sensed imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Curtis Herbert Davis, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu, Brian Christopher Claywell
  • Patent number: 8243997
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for detecting change in a geographic area. One embodiment includes receiving a set of remotely sensed imagery that depicts the geographic area, automatically identifying changes in physical features of the geographic area by comparing, without user intervention, the set of remotely sensed imagery to a dataset of previously stored remotely sensed imagery that also depicts the geographic area, and deriving a change-quality measurement associated with the set of remotely sensed imagery, wherein the change-quality measurement quantifies a suitability of comparison of the set of remotely sensed imagery to the previously stored remotely sensed imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Brian Christopher Claywell, James Michael Keller, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu
  • Patent number: 8219338
    Abstract: A testing system for bus parameters includes a wave displaying unit and a control module connected to the wave displaying unit. The control module includes a decode unit, a testing unit connected to the decode unit, and an output unit connected to the testing unit. The decode unit is connected to the wave displaying unit. The wave displaying unit is configured for receiving an electronic signal from a bus to be tested. The decode unit is configured for decoding the electronic signal to determine if the electronic signal is valid. The testing unit tests parameters of the bus. The output unit displays testing results for the parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wang-Ding Su, Yung-Cheng Hung, Hsien-Chuan Liang, Po-Kai Huang, Mi-Wen Tsai, Chi-Ren Kuo
  • Patent number: 8156136
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for revising a first set of search results related to high-resolution satellite imagery. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a query that seeks high-resolution, remotely sensed images of geographic areas that have changed consistent with a given change signature; returning indications of the geographic areas; and presenting a first set of images that corresponds to the indications; presenting a set of feedback of options in connection with each of the set of images, wherein the feedback options include one or more of a more-like-this option and a less-like-this option; such that a second set of images can be identified based on receiving input by way of the feedback options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Brian Christopher Claywell, Chi-Ren Shyu
  • Patent number: 8001115
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for identifying terrestrial objects that have changed in a certain manner. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a query that includes one or more inputs, which are related to 1) a first terrestrial object (“first object”) and 2) source change-detection information that describes change associated with the first object; applying the query to a dataset that includes indexed information that describes the imagery; based on the one or more inputs, receiving a query result by identifying a set of regions in the dataset that are respectively associated with change information that is similar to that of the source change-detection information; and presenting on a presentation device indications of at least a portion of the identified set of regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu
  • Publication number: 20100100539
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for identifying terrestrial objects that have changed in a certain manner. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a query that includes one or more inputs, which are related to 1) a first terrestrial object (“first object”) and 2) source change-detection information that describes change associated with the first object; applying the query to a dataset that includes indexed information that describes the imagery; based on the one or more inputs, receiving a query result by identifying a set of regions in the dataset that are respectively associated with change information that is similar to that of the source change-detection information; and presenting on a presentation device indications of at least a portion of the identified set of regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu
  • Publication number: 20100100540
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for revising a first set of search results related to high-resolution satellite imagery. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a query that seeks high-resolution, remotely sensed images of geographic areas that have changed consistent with a given change signature; returning indications of the geographic areas; and presenting a first set of images that corresponds to the indications; presenting a set of feedback of options in connection with each of the set of images, wherein the feedback options include one or more of a more-like-this option and a less-like-this option; such that a second set of images can be identified based on receiving input by way of the feedback options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Brian Christopher Claywell, Chi-Ren Shyu
  • Publication number: 20100100835
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for presenting aspects of change associated with a geographic area that has been captured by high-resolution, remotely sensed imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Curtis Herbert Davis, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu, Brian Christopher Claywell
  • Publication number: 20100100548
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for identifying facilitating storage and retrieval of information associated with high-resolution, remotely sensed imagery. In one embodiment, a data structure includes information derived from change-detection information associated with remotely sensed imagery, which change-detection information is useable by the application program, and wherein the data structure includes a plurality of change indexes, each of which (1) indicates change in a given item from a first state to a second state and (2) is associated with a feature set that includes one or more of item-texture features and item-spectral features, wherein each of the change indexes is an entropy balanced statistical (EBS) k-d tree index that describes features associated with items within a geographic area that is reflected in the imagery, and wherein the features include one or more of the item-texture features and item-spectral features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Curtis Herbert Davis, Brian Christopher Claywell
  • Publication number: 20100098342
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for detecting change in a geographic area. One embodiment includes receiving a set of remotely sensed imagery that depicts the geographic area, automatically identifying changes in physical features of the geographic area by comparing, without user intervention, the set of remotely sensed imagery to a dataset of previously stored remotely sensed imagery that also depicts the geographic area, and deriving a change-quality measurement associated with the set of remotely sensed imagery, wherein the change-quality measurement quantifies a suitability of comparison of the set of remotely sensed imagery to the previously stored remotely sensed imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Brian Christopher Claywell, James Michael Keller, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu
  • Publication number: 20100070223
    Abstract: A testing system for bus parameters includes a wave displaying unit and a control module connected to the wave displaying unit. The control module includes a decode unit, a testing unit connected to the decode unit, and an output unit connected to the testing unit. The decode unit is connected to the wave displaying unit. The wave displaying unit is configured for receiving an electronic signal from a bus to be tested. The decode unit is configured for decoding the electronic signal to determine if the electronic signal is valid. The testing unit tests parameters of the bus. The output unit displays testing results for the parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WANG-DING SU, YUNG-CHENG HUNG, HSIEN-CHUAN LIANG, PO-KAI HUANG, MI-WEN TSAI, CHI-REN KUO
  • Publication number: 20100036630
    Abstract: A signal measurement method includes receiving a signal from a signal generating module; displaying a wave of the signal; reading a reference parameter of the signal, and adjusting the wave according to the reference parameter; measuring the signal according to the wave after adjustment; and displaying the measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JUI-HSIUNG HO, WANG-DING SU, CHI-REN KUO, HUNG CHAO, YUNG-CHENG HUNG, PO-KAI HUANG
  • Publication number: 20100002805
    Abstract: A signal decoding system includes a signal acquisition unit, and a decoding unit including a segmenting module and a decoding module; the signal acquisition unit is configured for receiving a data waveform and a clock waveform outputted from one or more electronic devices; the segmenting module is configured for dividing the data waveform and the clock waveform into segments; and the decoding module is configured for decoding each segmented data waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WANG-DING SU, SHEN-CHUN LI, CHI-REN KUO, JUI-HSIUNG HO, HUNG CHAO, HUANG-CHING LU