Patents by Inventor Chia-Liang YEH

Chia-Liang YEH 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: 12191127
    Abstract: An apparatus for PVD is provided. The apparatus includes a chamber, a pedestal disposed in the chamber to accommodate a wafer, and a ring. The ring includes a ring body having a first top surface and a second top surface, and a barrier structure disposed between the first top surface and the second top surface. The barrier structure can further include at least a first portion and a second portion separated from each other. The second vertical distance is equal to or greater than the first vertical distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Liang Chen, Wen-Chih Wang, Chia-Hung Liao, Cheng-Chieh Chen, Yi-Ming Yeh, Hung-Ting Lin, Yung-Yao Lee
  • Publication number: 20240402409
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ring-shaped light guide module, which includes a ring-shaped light guide plate, a circuit board, a plurality of top light-emitting elements and a reflective layer. The ring-shaped light guide plate has a plurality of accommodating recesses disposed on an outer ring surface of the ring-shaped light guide plate and separated from each other. The circuit board surrounds a portion of the outer ring surface of the ring-shaped light guide plate. The top light-emitting elements are disposed on the circuit board and respectively located in the accommodating recesses. The reflective layer covers a portion of an inner ring surface and a first side surface of the ring-shaped light guide plate. A light emitting device including the aforementioned ring-shaped light guide module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Yeh, Ruey-Piin Wang, Yin-Liang Hu, Chia-Ming Li, Ming-Han Yu, Wei-Ping Chan
  • Publication number: 20240322801
    Abstract: A multimedia device comprises a power input interface, a computing circuit and a load circuit. The power input interface is configured to receive an operating voltage. The computing circuit is configured to receive the operating voltage from the power input interface, and configured to output a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal. The load circuit is configured to receive a test current from the power input interface, receive the PWM signal, and determine a magnitude of the test current according to a duty ratio of the PWM signal. The computing circuit is configured to monitor the variation of the operating voltage while adjusting the duty ratio of the PWM signal step by step. The computing circuit is configured to determine an upper bound of a power consumption of the computing circuit according to the relationship between the operating voltage and the duty ratio of the PWM signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Min LAI, Chien-Liang CHEN, Chia-Chi YEH
  • Patent number: 12074035
    Abstract: A method for selectively removing a tungsten-including layer includes: forming a tungsten-including layer which has a first portion and a second portion; performing a treatment on a surface region of the first portion of the tungsten-including layer so as to convert tungsten in the surface region into tungsten oxide; and partially removing the tungsten-including layer using an etchant which has a higher etching selectivity to tungsten than tungsten oxide such that the second portion of the tungsten-including layer is fully removed, and the first portion of the tungsten-including layer, having the tungsten oxide in the surface region, is at least partially retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Ling Chung, Chun-Chih Cheng, Ying-Liang Chuang, Ming-Hsi Yeh, Kuo-Bin Huang
  • Publication number: 20240282272
    Abstract: A display device and control method thereof. The display device includes a housing, a display assembly, and a plurality of light-emitting components. The housing has a front surface, an outer peripheral surface and a mounting opening. The outer peripheral surface is connected to the front surface. The mounting opening is located on the front surface and surrounded by the outer peripheral surface. The display assembly is disposed in the mounting opening and exposed to outside. The plurality of light-emitting components are fixed to the housing. A light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting components is partially emitted along a normal direction of the outer peripheral surface, and is partially emitted along a normal direction of the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicants: MICRO-STAR INT’L CO.,LTD., MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Te YEH, Chung-Wen CHEN, Chia-Liang HOU
  • Publication number: 20240282273
    Abstract: A control method of display device including obtaining an image displayed by a display device by a computing controller; dividing the image into a plurality of sub-regions by the computing controller; computing a color weight data of each of the plurality of sub-regions by the computing controller; generating a color data for at least one of the plurality of light-emitting components corresponding to each of the plurality of sub-regions based on the color weight data of each of the plurality of sub-regions by the computing controller; transferring the color data for each of the plurality of light-emitting components to the light controller by the computing controller; and controlling each of the plurality of light-emitting components to emit corresponding color of light based on the color data by the light controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicants: MICRO-STAR INT’L CO.,LTD., MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Te YEH, Chung-Wen CHEN, Chia-Liang HOU
  • Publication number: 20240110968
    Abstract: An inspection system includes an excitation light source, a voltage-sensing film, an illumination light source, an image capture device. The excitation light source provides an excitation beam to light-emitting diodes to generate open-circuit voltages. The voltage-sensing film is at a top side of the light-emitting diodes and includes a voltage-sensing medium layer and a first electrode layer. The first electrode layer is in the voltage-sensing medium layer to provide a gain effect of the open-circuit voltages, so that the voltage-sensing medium layer senses the open-circuit voltages, and a display of the voltage-sensing medium layer is changed with a portion or all of the open-circuit voltages. The illumination light source provides an illumination beam to the voltage-sensing film to generate a sensing image according to a display change. The image capture device is on a transmission path of the sensing image and receives the sensing image to generate an inspection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yan-Rung Lin, Chung-Lun Kuo, Chia-Liang Yeh
  • Patent number: 11069084
    Abstract: An object identification method includes: establishing a training data base including a photographing distance of a training image and a training camera parameter; in photographing a target test object, obtaining a test image, a depth image, an RGB image and a test camera parameter; and based on the training database, the depth image and the test camera parameter, adjusting the RGB image wherein the adjusted RGB image having a size equivalent to the training image of the training database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi Chen, Chia-Liang Yeh, Hsin-Cheng Lin, Sen-Yih Chou
  • Publication number: 20200167952
    Abstract: An object identification method includes: establishing a training data base including a photographing distance of a training image and a training camera parameter; in photographing a target test object, obtaining a test image, a depth image, an RGB image and a test camera parameter; and based on the training database, the depth image and the test camera parameter, adjusting the RGB image wherein the adjusted RGB image having a size equivalent to the training image of the training database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi CHEN, Chia-Liang YEH, Hsin-Cheng LIN, Sen-Yih CHOU
  • Patent number: 10552474
    Abstract: An image recognition method adapted to recognize a target image is provided. The method includes: providing the target image; training a learning database based on a plurality of feature blocks of the target image; randomly obtaining a plurality of incomplete feature blocks of the target image; adding the plurality of incomplete feature blocks into the learning database to form an enhancement learning database; and recognizing the target image based on the enhancement learning database. In addition, an image recognition device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi Chen, Chia-Liang Yeh, Sen-Yih Chou
  • Patent number: 10474231
    Abstract: An eye tracking apparatus and an eye tracking method for the eye tracking apparatus are provided. The eye tracking apparatus includes an image capture device and a computing device. The image capture device is adapted to capture at least one face image. The computing device is coupled to the image capture device. The computing device receives the face image to obtain an eye image and identifies at least one iris region of the eye image. The computing device chooses the largest iris region from the iris regions to obtain a fitting pattern of the largest iris region and obtains a gaze point of the eye image based on the fitting pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsiao-Wei Liu, Yu-Ying Lan, Hsin-Cheng Lin, Chung-Lun Kuo, Chia-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20190057112
    Abstract: An image recognition method adapted to recognize a target image is provided. The method includes: providing the target image; training a learning database based on a plurality of feature blocks of the target image; randomly obtaining a plurality of incomplete feature blocks of the target image; adding the plurality of incomplete feature blocks into the learning database to form an enhancement learning database; and recognizing the target image based on the enhancement learning database. In addition, an image recognition device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi Chen, Chia-Liang Yeh, Sen-Yih Chou
  • Publication number: 20190056781
    Abstract: An eye tracking apparatus and an eye tracking method for the eye tracking apparatus are provided. The eye tracking apparatus includes an image capture device and a computing device. The image capture device is adapted to capture at least one face image. The computing device is coupled to the image capture device. The computing device receives the face image to obtain an eye image and identifies at least one iris region of the eye image. The computing device chooses the largest iris region from the iris regions to obtain a fitting pattern of the largest iris region and obtains a gaze point of the eye image based on the fitting pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsiao-Wei Liu, Yu-Ying Lan, Hsin-Cheng Lin, Chung-Lun Kuo, Chia-Liang Yeh
  • Patent number: 10094774
    Abstract: A scattering measurement system is provided, including: a light source generator for generating a detection light beam with discontinuous multi-wavelengths, and generating a multi-order diffraction light beam with three-dimensional feature information when the detection light beam is incident on an object; a detector having a photosensitive array for receiving and converting the multi-order diffraction light beam into multi-order diffraction signals with the three-dimensional feature information; and a processing module for receiving the multi-order diffraction signals and comparing the multi-order diffraction signals with multi-order diffraction feature patterns in a database so as to analyze the three-dimensional feature information of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Yeh, Yi-Chang Chen, Yi-Sha Ku, Chun-Wei Lo
  • Patent number: 9948868
    Abstract: A multi-point spectral system includes an imaging lens, an image capturing module and a multiwavelength filter (MWF) disposed between the imaging lens and the image capturing module. The MWF has a plurality of narrow-bandpass filter (NBPF) units arranged in an array, and each of the plurality of NBPF units has a respective predetermined central transmitted wavelength. The multi-point spectral system is provided to capture plural spectral images of a scene, which contain spectral or color information of the scene. The multi-point spectral system may utilize the information of the plural spectral images to recognize features revealed at the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yan-Rung Lin, Hsin-Yi Chen, Chia-Liang Yeh, Yi-Chen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9857314
    Abstract: A device and method for detecting crystal quality of a low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) backplane are provided, the method including: projecting narrowband light to the LTPS backplane; performing image capturing of each position on a surface of the LTPS backplane at a first angle in a first axial direction to obtain a first diffraction image, the first angle being an angle of maximum diffraction light intensity in the first axial direction; performing another image capturing of each position on the surface of the LTPS backplane at a second angle in a second axial direction to obtain a second diffraction image, the second angle being an angle of maximum diffraction light intensity in the second axial direction; and determining the crystal quality of the LTPS backplane based on a diffraction light intensity distribution obtained from the first and second diffraction images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Yang, Chia-Liang Yeh, Wei-Hsiung Tsai, Keng-Li Lin, Yeou-Sung Lin, Mao-Sheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20170163901
    Abstract: A multi-point spectral system includes an imaging lens, an image capturing module and a multiwavelength filter (MWF) disposed between the imaging lens and the image capturing module. The MWF has a plurality of narrow-bandpass filter (NBPF) units arranged in an array, and each of the plurality of NBPF units has a respective predetermined central transmitted wavelength. The multi-point spectral system is provided to capture plural spectral images of a scene, which contain spectral or color information of the scene. The multi-point spectral system may utilize the information of the plural spectral images to recognize features revealed at the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yan-Rung Lin, Hsin-Yi Chen, Chia-Liang Yeh, Yi-Chen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20170082536
    Abstract: A scattering measurement system is provided, including: a light source generator for generating a detection light beam with discontinuous multi-wavelengths, and generating a multi-order diffraction light beam with three-dimensional feature information when the detection light beam is incident on an object; a detector having a photosensitive array for receiving and converting the multi-order diffraction light beam into multi-order diffraction signals with the three-dimensional feature information; and a processing module for receiving the multi-order diffraction signals and comparing the multi-order diffraction signals with multi-order diffraction feature patterns in a database so as to analyze the three-dimensional feature information of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Liang YEH, Yi-Chang CHEN, Yi-Sha KU, Chun-Wei LO
  • Publication number: 20170045355
    Abstract: A scattering measurement system is provided, including: a light source generator for generating a detection light beam with multi-wavelengths, wherein the detection light beam is incident on an object so as to generate a plurality of multi-order diffraction light beams with three-dimensional feature information; a spatial filter for filtering out zero-order light beams from the plurality of multi-order diffraction light beams; and a detector having a photosensitive array for receiving the plurality of multi-order diffraction light beams filtered out by the spatial filter and converting the filtered plurality of multi-order diffraction light beams into multi-order diffraction signals with the three-dimensional feature information. As such, the three-dimensional structure of the object can be obtained by comparing the multi-order diffraction signals with a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yi-Chen HSIEH, Chia-Liang YEH, Chia-Hung CHO, Yi-Chang CHEN, Yi-Sha KU, Chun-Wei LO