Patents by Inventor Chien-Chung Lin

Chien-Chung 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: 11966077
    Abstract: A light emission apparatus includes a laser diode configured to emit a light; a laser driver electrically coupled to the laser diode, the laser driver being configured to drive the laser diode to generate the light; and an optical module arranged to receive the light emitted by the laser diode, the optical module comprising at least one optical element and being configured to adjust the light and emits a transmitting light; wherein the transmitting light emits from the optical module with an illumination angle and the optical module adjusts the light to vary the illumination angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Artilux, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Chung Na, Chien-Lung Chen, Chieh-Ting Lin, Yu-Yi Hsu, Hui-Wen Chen, Bo-Jiun Chen, Shih-Tai Chuang
  • Patent number: 11937932
    Abstract: An acute kidney injury predicting system and a method thereof are proposed. A processor reads the data to be tested, the detection data, the machine learning algorithm and the risk probability comparison table from a main memory. The processor trains the detection data according to the machine learning algorithm to generate an acute kidney injury prediction model, and inputs the data to be tested into the acute kidney injury prediction model to generate an acute kidney injury characteristic risk probability and a data sequence table. The data sequence table lists the data to be tested in sequence according to a proportion of each of the data to be tested in the acute kidney injury characteristics. The processor selects one of the medical treatment data from the risk probability comparison table according to the acute kidney injury characteristic risk probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL, TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chieh-Liang Wu, Chun-Te Huang, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Tsai-Jung Wang, Kai-Chih Pai, Chun-Ming Lai, Min-Shian Wang, Ruey-Kai Sheu, Lun-Chi Chen, Yan-Nan Lin, Chien-Lun Liao, Ta-Chun Hung, Chien-Chung Huang, Chia-Tien Hsu, Shang-Feng Tsai
  • Patent number: 11944017
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes an insulation layer. A bottom electrode via is disposed in the insulation layer. The bottom electrode via includes a conductive portion and a capping layer over the conductive portion. A barrier layer surrounds the bottom electrode via. A magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) is disposed over the bottom electrode via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Yen Peng, Yu-Shu Chen, Chien Chung Huang, Sin-Yi Yang, Chen-Jung Wang, Han-Ting Lin, Jyu-Horng Shieh, Qiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20240099150
    Abstract: A method includes forming Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) stack layers, which includes depositing a bottom electrode layer; depositing a bottom magnetic electrode layer over the bottom electrode layer; depositing a tunnel barrier layer over the bottom magnetic electrode layer; depositing a top magnetic electrode layer over the tunnel barrier layer; and depositing a top electrode layer over the top magnetic electrode layer. The method further includes patterning the MTJ stack layers to form a MTJ; and performing a passivation process on a sidewall of the MTJ to form a protection layer. The passivation process includes reacting sidewall surface portions of the MTJ with a process gas comprising elements selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tai-Yen Peng, Yu-Shu Chen, Sin-Yi Yang, Chen-Jung Wang, Chien Chung Huang, Han-Ting Lin, Jyu-Horng Shieh, Qiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20240096929
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a circuit layer over a substrate. The method further includes depositing an insulator over the substrate. The method further includes patterning the insulator to define a test line trench, a first trench, and a second trench, wherein the first trench is on a portion of the substrate exposed by the circuit layer. The method further includes filling the test line trench to define a test line electrically connected to the circuit layer. The method further includes filling the first trench and the second trench to define a capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yan-Jhih HUANG, Chun-Yuan HSU, Chien-Chung CHEN, Yung-Hsieh LIN
  • Patent number: 11881037
    Abstract: An automatically detecting method for time-varying text region of interest is disclosed. The automatically detecting method is adapted to an image processing unit of an information retrieval system, to detect a time-varying text region of interest having specific characters or character set as unit on an operation screen of a manufacturing machine, a processing machine or other equipment; furthermore, the automatically detecting method can be performed based on presence or absence of the historical screen data, and union of the detected region proposals for the time-varying text region of interest, to obtain an automatically labeled and selected time-varying text region of interest. According to the automatically detecting method, the user only needs to confirm whether the required data are labeled and selected, so it is more convenient for the user to setting data, and greatly helpful to reduce the setting time and correctly detect the required information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Lin, Wei-Jyun Tu, Yu-Yen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230401257
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a data structure and a computer program includes: a number of stored files each of which includes a number of fields including: at least one first field and at least one second field. Said at least one first field stores tag data of a region of interest of a video file, and said at least one second field stores inference data associated with the region of interest of a video file. The computer program reads the stored files and outputs a field content of the fields of the stored files when executed by a data processing device. The present disclosure also provides an artificial intelligence inference method and system configured to perform: searching the data structure according to a query to obtain a field content, and performing analysis according to input data and the field content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Chih HUNG, Chien-Chung LIN, Ming-Chang KAO
  • Publication number: 20230196772
    Abstract: A query-oriented event recognition system includes a capturing unit, an analyzing inference engine assembly, a synchronization processing unit and an event definition unit. The capturing unit is configured to capture at least one data flow including a plurality of time points and data, and each time points is corresponding to a data. The analysis and inference engine assembly includes a plurality of inference engines. The analysis and inference engine assembly is configured to analyze and reason the data of the time points by the inference engines to generate at least one inference data corresponding to the data at each time point. The synchronization processing unit is configured to generate an inference data set corresponding to each time point according to the data flow and the inference data. The event definition unit is configured to find an event query result matching up with the inference data set through a query statement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Lin, Chung-Chih Hung, Ming-Chang Kao
  • Publication number: 20220414390
    Abstract: A non-intrusive detection method for detecting at least one pop-up window button of the pop-up window includes the following steps: retrieving a screen image on a display device; comparing the screen image with a preset screen image and generating a differential image area according the screen image and the preset screen image; determining the differential image area as the pop-up window when the differential image area is greater than an image area threshold value; selecting a plurality of contour lengths of the pop-up window matching up with a contour length threshold value by Canny edge detector; and analyzing the contour lengths according to Douglas-Peucker algorithm and an amount of endpoints to generate a contour edge corresponding to the pop-up window button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHUNG LIN, WEI-JYUN TU, YU-YEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220365673
    Abstract: A non-intrusive shared processing method for pop-up window is applied for inhibiting or closing the pop-up window on the display device. The method includes the following steps: a non-intrusive terminal device publishing the pop-up window data to an information theme in a communication interface; a central processing device subscribing to the information theme to receive the pop-up window data and generating a decision data corresponding to the pop-up window data, and publishing the decision data to the information theme; and, the non-intrusive terminal device receiving the decision data from the information theme and inhibiting or closing the pop-up window of the display device according to the decision data. Therefore, the method of the present invention can automatically transmit the information and solution of the pop-up window to other equipments with the same type through subscription/publishing mechanism, thereby decreasing the process time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHUNG LIN, WEI-JYUN TU, YU-YEN CHEN
  • Patent number: 11455528
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automated optical inspection and classification apparatus based on a deep learning system, comprising a camera and a processor. The processor executes a deep learning system after loading data from a storage unit and the processor, and comprises an input layer, a neural network layer group, and a fully connected-layer group. The neural network layer group is for extracting to an input image and thereby obtaining a plurality of image features. The fully connected-layer group is for performing weight-based classification and outputting an inspection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: UTECHZONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Arulmurugan Ambikapathi, Chien-Chung Lin, Cheng-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220253636
    Abstract: An automatically detecting method for time-varying text region of interest is disclosed. The automatically detecting method is adapted to an image processing unit of an information retrieval system, to detect a time-varying text region of interest having specific characters or character set as unit on an operation screen of a manufacturing machine, a processing machine or other equipment; furthermore, the automatically detecting method can be performed based on presence or absence of the historical screen data, and union of the detected region proposals for the time-varying text region of interest, to obtain an automatically labeled and selected time-varying text region of interest. According to the automatically detecting method, the user only needs to confirm whether the required data are labeled and selected, so it is more convenient for the user to setting data, and greatly helpful to reduce the setting time and correctly detect the required information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Chien-Chung LIN, Wei-Jyun TU, Yu-Yen CHEN
  • Patent number: 11114060
    Abstract: A cursor image detection comparison and feedback status determination method is disclosed. The method is based on a non-invasive data-extraction system architecture, and uses an image processing unit to perform detection comparison on a cursor image shown on an operation screen outputted from a machine controller. The method includes steps of obtaining cursor foreground and background images set by a user, and selecting an algorithm to process the cursor foreground and background images to generate a cursor mask, and reading a cursor image and applying the cursor mask on the cursor image for pattern comparison, transmitting information of a comparison result and a cursor feedback status to a software control system, so as to provide a correction system to perform a cursor process program and check whether the movement of the cursor meet a position controlled by a feedback and correction system, thereby completing closed-loop control for the cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Tung Yang, Wei-Hung Chen, Shih-Hsun Lin, Wei-Jyun Tu, Chun-Hong Liu, Chien-Chung Lin, Chieh-Yuan Lo, Hsiao-Ling Chang
  • Patent number: 10964004
    Abstract: The present invention is an automated optical inspection method using deep learning, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of paired image combinations, wherein each said paired image combination includes at least one defect-free image and at least one defect-containing image corresponding to the defect-free image; providing a convolutional neural network to start a training mode of the convolutional neural network; inputting the plurality of paired image combinations into the convolutional neural network, and adjusting a weight of at least one fully connected layer of the convolutional neural network through backpropagation to complete the training mode of the convolutional neural network; and performing an optical inspection process using the trained convolutional neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: UTECHZONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Heng Fang, Chia-Liang Lu, Ming-Tang Hsu, Arulmurugan Ambikapathi, Chien-Chung Lin
  • Publication number: 20210043161
    Abstract: A cursor image detection comparison and feedback status determination method is disclosed. The method is based on a non-invasive data-extraction system architecture, and uses an image processing unit to perform detection comparison on a cursor image shown on an operation screen outputted from a machine controller. The method includes steps of obtaining cursor foreground and background images set by a user, and selecting an algorithm to process the cursor foreground and background images to generate a cursor mask, and reading a cursor image and applying the cursor mask on the cursor image for pattern comparison, transmitting information of a comparison result and a cursor feedback status to a software control system, so as to provide a correction system to perform a cursor process program and check whether the movement of the cursor meet a position controlled by a feedback and correction system, thereby completing closed-loop control for the cursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chao-Tung YANG, Wei-Hung CHEN, Shih-Hsun LIN, Wei-Jyun TU, Chun-Hong LIU, Chien-Chung LIN, Chieh-Yuan LO, Hsiao-Ling CHANG
  • Patent number: 10878559
    Abstract: A method for evaluating an efficiency of a manual inspection for a defect pattern is provided according to an embodiment of the disclosure, which comprises: enabling an evaluation program; loading a test image automatically by the enabled evaluation program and displaying the test image in a user interface; detecting a user behavior of a user after the user watches the test image; generating original data according to the user behavior, wherein the original data reflects at least one of whether the user identifies the defect pattern in the test image and a type of the defect pattern identified by the user; and performing a quantitative operation on the original data to generate evaluation data corresponding to the efficiency of the manual inspection, wherein the evaluation data reflects an evaluation result corresponding to the efficiency of the manual inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: UTECHZONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Tsou, Arulmurugan Ambikapathi, Chien-Chung Lin
  • Patent number: 10541233
    Abstract: A display device including a circuit substrate, a plurality of pixels, and a light-shielding layer is provided. The pixels include a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the circuit substrate and are electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The light-emitting elements in the pixels are arranged along an arrangement direction. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the circuit substrate and has a plurality of pixel apertures. The pixels are disposed in a corresponding pixel aperture. The light-shielding layer includes a plurality of first light-shielding patterns extending in the arrangement direction and a plurality of second light-shielding patterns connected to the first light-shielding patterns. The extending direction of the second light-shielding patterns is different from the extending direction of the first light-shielding patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Po-Hsun Wang, Chia-Hsin Chao, Ming-Hsien Wu, Yen-Hsiang Fang, Chien-Chung Lin, Ming-Jer Kao, Feng-Pin Chang
  • Publication number: 20200005084
    Abstract: A training method of an iterative deep learning system, comprising the steps of: providing at least one unlabeled image of an object; labeling the unlabeled image of the object to produce a labeled image of the object; storing the labeled image of the object into an image database if the deep learning system is being trained with a labeled version of the unlabeled image of the object for a first time; identifying the labeled image of the object in the image database and outputting an identification result through the deep learning system; and training the deep learning system according to an error between output and expected output of the identification result; and providing another unlabeled image of the object to the trained deep learning system to identify said another unlabeled image of the object and to produce an inspection result; wherein determining whether the inspection result has satisfied a qualification condition and terminating training if the inspection result has satisfied the qualification co
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: ARULMURUGAN AMBIKAPATHI, CHIEN-CHUNG LIN, CHENG-HUA HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20200005141
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automated optical inspection and classification apparatus based on a deep learning system, comprising a camera and a processor. The processor executes a deep learning system after loading data from a storage unit and the processor, and comprises an input layer, a neural network layer group, and a fully connected-layer group. The neural network layer group is for extracting to an input image and thereby obtaining a plurality of image features. The fully connected-layer group is for performing weight-based classification and outputting an inspection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: ARULMURUGAN AMBIKAPATHI, CHIEN-CHUNG LIN, CHENG-HUA HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20200003828
    Abstract: A labeling system for defect classification having a storage unit and a processing unit is provided. The storage unit stores a defect classification module, a defect labeling module, and a catalog generation module. The processing unit performs the modules aforementioned. The defect classification module is configured to provide a defect type information. The defect labeling module marks a defect type label to at least one test object image according to an image feature and the defect type information on the at least one test object image. The catalog generation module receives the labeled test object images and moves test object images having the same defect type label to a corresponding file catalog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: UTECHZONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ARULMURUGAN AMBIKAPATHI, Chien-Chung Lin, Cheng-Hua Hsieh