Patents by Inventor Chi-Wei Lin
Chi-Wei 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).
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Publication number: 20230167535Abstract: A fine metal mask includes a plate including a first and a second surfaces. The first surface has a first inner edge defining a first opening. The second surface has a second inner edge defining a second opening communicated with the first opening. The plate includes a first and a second curved surfaces respectively connecting the first surface inside the first opening and the second surface inside the second opening. The first and the second curved surfaces connect with a third inner edge defining a third opening smaller than the first and the second openings. The third inner edge includes a first straight edge, a second straight edge and a circular edge. The first and the second straight edges form an included angle. The circular edge has a radius smaller than or equal to 15 microns and connects between the first and the second straight edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Kuan-Chieh FANG, Chi-Wei LIN
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Patent number: 11546564Abstract: A projection system and a self-adaptive adjustment method are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, an image capturing device, and a processing device. The projection device sequentially projects sub-pattern arrays of a pattern array to a projection region of a projection surface. The image capturing device sequentially captures the sub-pattern arrays projected on the projection surface to output pattern images. The processing device analyzes the pattern images to obtain pattern coordinates and a pattern order of projected patterns in each pattern image. The processing device determines at least a part of the projected patterns to be effective patterns according to the pattern coordinates and the pattern order, and adjusts the projection device according to the effective patterns. The projection system and the self-adaptive adjustment method provide good projection quality.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20220404695Abstract: A method of preparing a metal mask substrate includes providing a metal substrate. Next, a gloss is measured and obtained from the surface of the metal substrate. Next, the gloss is determined whether to be within a predetermined range. When the gloss is determined within the predetermined range, a photolithography process is performed to the metal substrate, where the predetermined range is between 90 GU and 400 GU.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Chi-Wei LIN, Wen-Yi LIN
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Patent number: 11523094Abstract: A display system for displaying a panoramic image and an operation method thereof are provided. The display system for displaying a panoramic image includes N projectors and a controller. The N projectors project N sub-images according to N image data and form a panoramic image. Each sub-image has a sub-image overlapping area, so that two adjacent sub-images of the N sub-images partially overlap, and that a first sub-image and an Nth sub-image of the N sub-images partially overlap. The controller copies a first edge image corresponding to a first edge of an original image and connects the first edge image to a second edge of the original image that is opposite to the first edge, so as to generate an extended image corresponding to the sub-image overlapping area. The controller slices an adjusted image containing the original image and the extended image to generate the N image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin, Chung-Cheng Hsu
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Publication number: 20220301466Abstract: A projection system is provided, which includes multiple projection devices. The projection devices are configured to generate multiple projection images. Each of the projection images partially overlaps with at least one of the adjacent projection images. In a viewing direction, aspect ratios of the projection images are all greater than 1 or less than 1. A projection direction of one of the projection devices is not parallel to a projection direction of another one of the projection devices. A stitching method of the projection images is further provided. The projection system and the stitching method of the projection images provided by the disclosure have a better effect of the projection images.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chun-Lin Chien, Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng
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Publication number: 20220303407Abstract: A projection system, including a projection target, a projection device, an image capturing device, and a processor circuit, is provided. The projection target includes a reflective surface and an anti-reflective film disposed on the reflective surface. The anti-reflective film defines a projection range. The image capturing device captures a first captured image containing the projection target. The first captured image includes an image of the anti-reflective film. The processor circuit determines a position and a shape of the anti-reflective film in the first captured image according to the first captured image. The projection device projects a projection image on the projection target. The projection device adjusts the projection image according to the position and the shape of the anti-reflective film, and correspondingly adjusts the projection image to the projection range. In addition, an image projection method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chi-Wei Lin, Chun-Lin Chien
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Publication number: 20220239875Abstract: A display system for displaying a panoramic image and an operation method thereof are provided. The display system for displaying a panoramic image includes N projectors and a controller. The N projectors project N sub-images according to N image data and form a panoramic image. Each sub-image has a sub-image overlapping area, so that two adjacent sub-images of the N sub-images partially overlap, and that a first sub-image and an Nth sub-image of the N sub-images partially overlap. The controller copies a first edge image corresponding to a first edge of an original image and connects the first edge image to a second edge of the original image that is opposite to the first edge, so as to generate an extended image corresponding to the sub-image overlapping area. The controller slices an adjusted image containing the original image and the extended image to generate the N image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin, Chung-Cheng Hsu
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Patent number: 11386535Abstract: The disclosure provides an image blending method. The method includes projecting a first image and a second image onto a projection surface by a first projector and a second projector, respectively, and the first image and the second image overlap each other; and projecting the first control pattern onto the first image, adjusting the first control pattern such that a first control pattern frame matches a boundary of an overlapping area, and thereby identifying a position of a first non-overlapping area in the first image. Additionally, a similar operation is performed by the second projector to identify a second non-overlapping area in the second image. All pixels in the first non-overlapping area and the second non-overlapping area are adjusted such that the black-level brightness of the first non-overlapping area and the second non-overlapping area correspond to the black-level brightness of the overlapping area to obtain better brightness uniformity.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jyun-Lin Cian, Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng, Yung-Chiao Liu
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Patent number: 11381792Abstract: A projection system and a positioning method capable of positioning a projected image are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, an image capturing device, and a determination module. The projection device projects a plurality of display grid points. The image capturing device captures images of the plurality of display grid points to obtain a plurality of display results corresponding to the plurality of display grid points. The determination module receives the plurality of display results. The determination module controls the projection device not to project at least one unrecognizable display grid point corresponding to the at least one unrecognizable display result when determining that the plurality of display results include the at least one unrecognizable display result. The invention is provided to improve the accuracy of matching or stitching of a projected image.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11381794Abstract: A method for triggering projection fusion calibration and a projection system is provided, including the following. First and second display contents are projected respectively onto a projection surface by a first projection device and a second projection device and fused into a complete display content including an overlapping area and a first non-overlapping area corresponding to a part of the first display content. A first image on the projection surface is captured, a first sharpness value corresponding to the first non-overlapping area and a specific sharpness value corresponding to the overlapping area based on the first image are obtained, and a first sharpness value difference between the first sharpness value and the specific sharpness value is obtained. In response to determining the first sharpness value difference being greater than a first threshold a fusion calibration operation is triggered, or a fusion calibration prompt is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20220191391Abstract: A projection system and a method for selecting an image capturing number for image blending are provided. Multiple projection devices are driven one-by-one to project a pattern; multiple image capturing devices are driven to capture the pattern projected by each projection device, so as to obtain multiple image capturing results corresponding to the image capturing devices. Finally, at least one of the image capturing devices is selected to serve as an image capturing source for image blending based on the image capturing results. An image capturing range is identified through projected patterns, and an effective range is calculated and then selected for use, which is used for calculations required for automatic blending, so as to avoid a problem of being unable to maintain blending and merging due to environmental influences or failure of the image capturing device when performing image recognition and calculation required for automatic blending and merging.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11329056Abstract: A SRAM device includes a substrate, at least one two-transistor static random access memory (2T-SRAM), an inner dielectric layer, a plurality of contacts, an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer, a plurality of vias, and a conductive line. The 2T-SRAM is disposed on the substrate, the inner dielectric layer covers the 2T-SRAM, and the contacts are disposed in the inner dielectric layer and coupled to the 2T-SRAM. The ILD layer covers the inner dielectric layer and the contacts, and the vias are disposed in the ILD layer and respectively coupled to the 2T-SRAM trough the corresponding contacts. The conductive line is disposed on the ILD layer and connects with the plurality of vias, wherein the thickness of the conductive line is less than or equal to one-tenth of the thickness of the via such that it can significantly reduce the coupling effect compared with the traditional bit line.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Shou-Zen Chang, Yi-Hsung Wei, Jia-You Lin, Pei-Hsiu Tseng, Chih-Peng Lee, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11323675Abstract: A method for generating a mask and a projection apparatus for performing the method are provided. The method includes: projecting a first pattern onto a projection surface, wherein the projection surface includes a non-planar region, and the first pattern includes multiple first straight lines; shooting a first image of the projection surface on which the first pattern is rendered; finding at least one first specific line segment in the first image, wherein each first specific line segment includes at least one first inflection point; delineating a first contour based on the at least one first inflection point in a case of determining that the at least one first inflection point in the first image is suitable for delineating the first contour; and generating a first mask pattern based on the first contour in a case of determining that the first contour matches a region contour of the non-planar region.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu
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Publication number: 20220094895Abstract: A method for triggering projection fusion calibration and a projection system is provided, including the following. First and second display contents are projected respectively onto a projection surface by a first projection device and a second projection device and fused into a complete display content including an overlapping area and a first non-overlapping area corresponding to a part of the first display content. A first image on the projection surface is captured, a first sharpness value corresponding to the first non-overlapping area and a specific sharpness value corresponding to the overlapping area based on the first image are obtained, and a first sharpness value difference between the first sharpness value and the specific sharpness value is obtained. In response to determining the first sharpness value difference being greater than a first threshold a fusion calibration operation is triggered, or a fusion calibration prompt is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11218674Abstract: A projection device including a projection unit, an image capture device and a control unit is provided. The projection unit includes a light source. The projection unit is configured to project an image picture to a projection area. The image capture device is configured to obtain an image capture picture including the image picture in an image capture range. The image capture range is larger than the projection area. The control unit is coupled to the image capture device. The control unit is configured to determine, according to a picture variation value of the image capture picture, whether to adjust the brightness of the light source. In addition, a brightness adjusting method used for the projection device is also provided. According to the disclosure, the brightness of the light source of the projection device may be properly adjusted according to environmental factors.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu
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Publication number: 20210377500Abstract: A method for generating a mask and a projection apparatus for performing the method are provided. The method includes: projecting a first pattern onto a projection surface, wherein the projection surface includes a non-planar region, and the first pattern includes multiple first straight lines; shooting a first image of the projection surface on which the first pattern is rendered; finding at least one first specific line segment in the first image, wherein each first specific line segment includes at least one first inflection point; delineating a first contour based on the at least one first inflection point in a case of determining that the at least one first inflection point in the first image is suitable for delineating the first contour; and generating a first mask pattern based on the first contour in a case of determining that the first contour matches a region contour of the non-planar region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu
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Publication number: 20210377501Abstract: A projection system and a self-adaptive adjustment method are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, an image capturing device, and a processing device. The projection device sequentially projects sub-pattern arrays of a pattern array to a projection region of a projection surface. The image capturing device sequentially captures the sub-pattern arrays projected on the projection surface to output pattern images. The processing device analyzes the pattern images to obtain pattern coordinates and a pattern order of projected patterns in each pattern image. The processing device determines at least a part of the projected patterns to be effective patterns according to the pattern coordinates and the pattern order, and adjusts the projection device according to the effective patterns. The projection system and the self-adaptive adjustment method provide good projection quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20210329202Abstract: The disclosure provides an image blending method. The method includes projecting a plurality of images onto a projection surface, respectively, wherein an image of the first portion of the first image and an image of the first portion of the second image projected onto the projection surface overlap each other in the first overlapping area on the projection surface; the image parameters of all pixels of the first non-overlapping area and the second non-overlapping area are adjusted according to the position of the first non-overlapping area and the position of the second non-overlapping area, such that the black-level brightness of the first non-overlapping image in the first non-overlapping area of the first image and the black-level brightness of the second non-overlapping image in the second non-overlapping area of the second image are close to the black-level brightness of the first overlapping image in the first overlapping area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jyun-Lin Cian, Chi-Wei Lin, Yung-Chiao Liu, Chien-Chun Peng
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Publication number: 20210327884Abstract: A SRAM device includes a substrate, at least one two-transistor static random access memory (2T-SRAM), an inner dielectric layer, a plurality of contacts, an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer, a plurality of vias, and a conductive line. The 2T-SRAM is disposed on the substrate, the inner dielectric layer covers the 2T-SRAM, and the contacts are disposed in the inner dielectric layer and coupled to the 2T-SRAM. The ILD layer covers the inner dielectric layer and the contacts, and the vias are disposed in the ILD layer and respectively coupled to the 2T-SRAM trough the corresponding contacts. The conductive line is disposed on the ILD layer and connects with the plurality of vias, wherein the thickness of the conductive line is less than or equal to one-tenth of the thickness of the via such that it can significantly reduce the coupling effect compared with the traditional bit line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Shou-Zen Chang, Yi-Hsung Wei, Jia-You Lin, Pei-Hsiu Tseng, Chih-Peng Lee, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11146768Abstract: A projection system and a projection method are provided. The projection system includes a processing module, a projection module and a photographing module. The projection module is coupled to the processing module, and projects a first projection image including a first asymmetric graph. The photographing module is coupled to the processing module, and captures at least a part of the first projection image based on a photographing range, so as to output a first photographed image including at least one second asymmetric graph. The processing module analyzes the first photographed image to determine whether the at least one second asymmetric graph is consistent with a geometric configuration of the first asymmetric graph. The processing module determines an effective photographing area according to one of the at least one second asymmetric graph that is consistent with the geometric configuration of the first asymmetric graph in the first photographed image.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin