Patents by Inventor Chien Chih Chen

Chien Chih Chen 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).

  • Publication number: 20190355761
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an electronic device that includes a display area and a non-display area. The electronic device includes a supporting substrate, a flexible substrate, a first organic insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a second organic insulating layer, and a resilient structure. The flexible substrate is disposed on the supporting substrate. The first organic insulating layer is disposed on the flexible substrate. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first organic insulating layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. The second organic insulating layer is disposed on the second conductive layer. The resilient structure includes resilient elements disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer alternatively contacts the second conductive layer and the resilient elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Ti-Chung CHANG, Chih-Chieh WANG, Chien-Chih CHEN
  • Patent number: 10468249
    Abstract: A lithography method is provided in accordance with some embodiments. The lithography method includes forming a metal-containing layer on a substrate, the metal-containing layer including a plurality of conjugates of metal-hydroxyl groups; treating the metal-containing layer at temperature that is lower than about 300° C. thereby causing a condensation reaction involving the plurality of conjugates of metal-hydroxyl groups; forming a patterned photosensitive layer on the treated metal-containing layer; and developing the patterned photosensitive layer so as to allow at least about 6% decrease of optimum exposure (Eop).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Chen, Chien-Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 10458019
    Abstract: A gas shower device having gas curtain comprises a first gas shower unit for injecting a reaction gas, thereby forming a reaction gas region, and a second gas shower unit. The second gas shower unit arranged around a periphery of the first gas shower unit comprises a buffer gas chamber for providing a buffer gas, and a curtain distribution plate. The curtain distribution plate further comprises a plurality through holes for injecting the buffer gas, thereby forming a gas curtain around a periphery of the reaction gas region. In another embodiment, an apparatus for depositing film is provided by utilizing the gas shower device having gas curtain, wherein the gas curtain prevents the reaction gas in the reaction gas region from being affected directly by a vacuum pressure so that a residence time of reaction gas can be extended thereby increasing the utilization of reaction gas and film-forming efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ching-Chiun Wang, Chih-Yung Huang, Kung-Liang Lin, Jung-Chen Chien, Chen-Der Tsai, Chien-Chih Chen
  • Publication number: 20190322516
    Abstract: A beverage supplier includes: an inlet conduit communicated with a beverage container; a pumping and cooling device communicated with the inlet conduit, pumping and cooling a beverage from the beverage container, and outputting a cooled beverage; and an output unit, which is electrically connected to the pumping and cooling device and controls output of the cooled beverage. In a first state, the pumping and cooling device pumps and cools the beverage from the beverage container through the inlet conduit. In a second state, the pumping and cooling device empties the cooled beverage remained in the pumping and cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Chien-Chih CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190305073
    Abstract: A tiled electronic device includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device adjacent to each other. The first electronic device includes a first substrate having a first upper surface, a first lower surface, and a first side surface; and a first flexible substrate including a first upper portion, a first lower portion, and a first connection portion. The first upper portion is disposed corresponding to the first upper surface. The first lower portion is disposed corresponding to the first lower surface. The first connection portion is disposed corresponding to the first side surface. The second electronic device includes a second substrate having a second upper surface, a second lower surface, and a second side surface. The second side surface is opposite and adjacent to the first side surface. The first connection portion is located between the first side surface and the second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Chien-Chih CHEN, Shan-Hung TSAI, Chin-Der CHEN, Cheng-Fu WEN, Chin-Lung TING
  • Publication number: 20190304960
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed which includes: a substrate; a plurality of active elements disposed on the substrate; a common electrode disposed on the active elements and including a plurality of openings; and a plurality of light-emitting elements, at least one of the light-emitting elements disposed on the common electrode partially, wherein the light-emitting elements each include a first pad and a second pad, and the first pad and the second pad are disposed on a same side of each said light-emitting element, wherein the first pad of one of the light-emitting elements is disposed corresponding to one of the openings of the common electrode and the first pad of the one of the light-emitting elements electrically connects to one of the active elements, and the second pad electrically connects to the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hong-Pin KO, Chien-Chih CHEN
  • Patent number: 10324251
    Abstract: A display module is provided. The display module includes a backlight module with an upper surface, a display panel opposite to the backlight module, and a glue having a first contact surface and a second contact surface located between the display panel and the backlight module, wherein the first contact surface is in contact with the display panel, the second contact surface is in contact with the upper surface of the backlight module, and there is a gap between the display panel and the backlight module. A method for fabricating a display module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Ling Chen, Chien-Chih Chen, Chia-Chun Yang, Chin-Cheng Kuo
  • Publication number: 20190171060
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light shielding unit and a back plate. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and an upper polarizer. The first substrate is disposed corresponding to the second substrate. The upper polarizer is disposed on the second substrate. The light shielding unit is connected to the upper polarizer. The first substrate is disposed on the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Chien-Chih CHEN, Chia-Chun YANG, Chin-Cheng KUO, Hsin-Tien WU, Chih-Jen CHANG
  • Publication number: 20190160625
    Abstract: A system, a control method and an apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) are introduced in the present application. The CMP apparatus may include a polishing pad, a first sensor, a polishing head and a condition. The polishing pad has a plurality of groves arranged randomly or in a specific pattern. The first sensor is configured to measure the pad profile of the polishing pad, where the pad profile includes the depth of each of the grooves on the polishing pad. The polishing head and the conditioner are operated according to at least one polishing condition, and the at least one polishing condition is tuned according to the pad profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chu Hu, Chun-Hai Huang, Mu-Han Cheng, Yu-Chin Tseng, Chien-Chih Chen, Tzu-Shin Chen
  • Publication number: 20190164746
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, an underlying structure is formed. A surface grafting layer is formed on the underlying structure. A photo resist layer is formed on the surface grafting layer. The surface grafting layer includes a coating material including a backbone polymer, a surface grafting unit coupled to the backbone polymer and an adhesion unit coupled to the backbone polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Yu-Ling Chang CHIEN, Chien-Chih CHEN, Chin-Hsiang LIN, Ching-Yu CHANG, Joy CHENG
  • Publication number: 20190148333
    Abstract: A method is provided and includes the following steps. A first wafer is coupled to a first support of a bonding tool and a second wafer is coupled to a second support of the bonding tool. The second wafer is bonded to the first wafer with the first wafer coupled to the first support. Whether a bubble is between the bonded first and second wafers in the bonding tool is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Chih CHEN, Tsung-Yi YANG, Chung-I HUNG, Mu-Han CHENG, Tzu-Shin CHEN, Su-Yu YEH
  • Patent number: 10255224
    Abstract: An intelligent PCIe slot lane assignment method applied to a motherboard including a CPU capable of providing at least 16 lanes, a switch circuit, a PCIe slot assembly consisting of a first PCIe slot, a second PCIe slot and a third PCIe slot, and a logic controller. The intelligent control of the logic controller in detection of the insertion of a PCIe expansion card in the first PCIe slot, second PCIe slot and third PCIe slot of the PCIe slot assembly enables the switch circuit to automatically assign lanes to the first PCIe slot, second PCIe slot and third PCIe slot of the PCIe slot assembly according to the detection results, increasing the convenience of expansion application and having a higher performance and expansibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Hsien-Kuang Chiu, Peng-Yuan Chu, Yi-Kuo Chen, Chien-Chih Chen, Chien-Yi Hsu
  • Patent number: 10250062
    Abstract: An energy harvesting timer includes a wireless charging module, a plurality of hands, and a driving module. The hands are connected to the wireless charging module. At least one of the hands serves as a receiving antenna of the wireless charging module. The driving module is connected to the wireless charging module and the hands, receiving energy from the wireless charging module to actuate the hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Chen, Yen-Liang Kuo, Chien-Ting Ho
  • Patent number: 10234715
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light shielding unit, a supporting unit, and a backlight module. The display panel includes a first substrate and a first polarizer. The first substrate has a first surface, and the first surface has a first active area and a first non-active area. The first non-active area is disposed adjacent to the first active area, and the first polarizer is disposed on the first active area. The light shielding unit is disposed on the first non-active area and connected to the first polarizer. The supporting unit is disposed corresponding to the light shielding unit. The backlight module is disposed corresponding to the display panel and includes an optical film. The supporting unit is disposed between the light shielding unit and the optical film, and contacts the light shielding unit and the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Chen, Chia-Chun Yang, Chin-Cheng Kuo, Hsin-Tien Wu, Chih-Jen Chang
  • Publication number: 20190074205
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes: a cassette comprising a slit opening configured to house a wafer; a blade configured to move the wafer to and from the slit opening by extending into the slit opening, wherein a blade thickness of the blade is at most ? of a height of the slit opening and wherein the blade is configured to secure the wafer within a pocket on the blade that is at least ? of a wafer thickness of the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Chien-Chih CHEN, Yao-Min Yu, Ching-Ling Lee, Ren-Dou Lee
  • Publication number: 20190067791
    Abstract: A method for folding and extending an antenna structure capable of transmitting a WiGig band is provided. The method has the following steps: (1) mounting a WiGig module within a base; (2) pivotally arranging the antenna structure on the base; and (3) folding or extending the antenna structure relative to the base to correspondingly reduce or increase the antenna structure for transmitting and receiving a valid range of a wireless signal. The antenna structure has two body portions, and each of the two body portions has a pivoting end and a signal receiving end opposite to the pivoting end. Each of the pivoting ends is pivotally disposed on the base at a first specific angle with respect to a horizontal plane, and each of the signal receiving ends is inclined downward by a second specific angle with respect to the body portion and disposed away from the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng Cherng LIN, Hsiao-Ling CHAN, Chen-Hao CHANG, Chien-Chih CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190043710
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a material layer over a substrate and providing a resist solution. The resist solution includes a plurality of first polymers and a plurality of second polymers, each of the first polymers includes a first polymer backbone, and a first acid-labile group (ALG) with a first activation energy bonded to the first polymer backbone. Each of the second polymers includes a second polymer backbone, and a second acid-labile group with a second activation energy bonded to the second polymer backbone, the second activation energy is greater than the first activation energy. The method includes forming a resist layer over the material layer, and the resist layer includes a top portion and a bottom portion, and the first polymers diffuse to the bottom portion, and the second polymers diffuse to the top portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Chih CHEN, Yahru CHENG, Ching-Yu CHANG
  • Publication number: 20190028508
    Abstract: A gateway apparatus, a detecting method of malicious domain and hacked host thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. The detecting method includes the following steps: capturing network traffics, and parsing traces and channels from the network traffics. Each channel is related to a link between a domain and an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and each trace is related to an http request requested from the IP address for asking the domain. Then, a trace-channel behavior graph is established. The malicious degree model is trained based on the trace-channel behavior graph and threat intelligence. Accordingly, a malicious degree of an unknown channel can be determined, thereby providing a detecting method with high precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tzung-Han Jeng, Chien-Chih Chen, Jia-Hao Sun, Kuang-Hung Chang, Kuo-Sen Chou
  • Patent number: 10148286
    Abstract: A keyboard scanning circuit includes a plurality of switching elements, M scanning lines and N sensing lines. Each of the sensing lines has a common node extended to M transmission lines. A switching element is coupled where one of the transmission lines and one of the scanning lines intersects. Two scanning lines correspondingly coupled through two switching elements to two transmission lines extended from one sensing line are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Chen, Er-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20180319080
    Abstract: A 3-D printing apparatus includes a body, a disposed in the body, a control module, a print head module assembled to the body and electrically connected with the control module and a sensing module. The sensing module is assembled to the print head module to move along with the print head module in the body and electrically connected with the control module and includes a probe. The control module drives the print head module to move and causes a part of the body to hit the sensing module, thereby driving the probe to protrude from the print head module to form a first state. In the first state, the control module drives the print head module to move and causes the probe to contact the platform, thereby determining a surface state of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Chien-Chih Chen, Shih-Wei Huang