Patents by Inventor CHIEN-MIN CHOU

CHIEN-MIN CHOU 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: 11916126
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the gate structure includes a titanium nitride barrier layer a titanium aluminide layer, and a middle layer. The titanium aluminide layer is disposed on the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer is disposed between the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer. The middle layer is directly connected with the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer includes titanium and nitrogen. A concentration of nitrogen in the middle layer is gradually decreased in a vertical direction towards an interface between the middle layer and the titanium aluminide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Hsin Hsu, Huan-Chi Ma, Chien-Wen Yu, Shih-Min Chou, Nien-Ting Ho, Ti-Bin Chen
  • Patent number: 9407830
    Abstract: A method for controlling illumination of an object being photographed includes generating and sending an invitation signal to a number of secondary electronic devices to join a group for photographing the object, generating and sending a photosensing signal to each of the secondary electronic devices in the group to detect an illumination value of the object, focusing an image of the object and detecting an illumination value of the object, detecting a distance value between the object and the primary electronic device, detecting a distance value between the object and each of the secondary electronic devices, and calculating a required flash driving current and a required flash duration of the primary electronic device and each of the secondary electronic devices and a required exposure time for photographing the object. The object is photographed by the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Min Chou, Po-Jen Hsu, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Jung-Yi Lin, Chih-Te Lu, Shu-Yuan Chang
  • Publication number: 20160191240
    Abstract: A data encrypting and decrypting method which functions in an electronic device is activated when an application program is activated in the device. Data arising from user input is generated and a public and private key pair is also generated. The data is encrypted with the public key to obtain cryptographs and the cryptographs are sent to the application program. The method allows for decryption of the cryptographs with the private key to obtain the original data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: CHIH-YUAN CHUANG, JUNG-YI LIN, PO-JEN HSU, CHIEN-MIN CHOU, CHIH-TE LU, SHU-YUAN CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160191778
    Abstract: A method for controlling illumination of an object being photographed includes generating and sending an invitation signal to a number of secondary electronic devices to join a group for photographing the object, generating and sending a photosensing signal to each of the secondary electronic devices in the group to detect an illumination value of the object, focusing an image of the object and detecting an illumination value of the object, detecting a distance value between the object and the primary electronic device, detecting a distance value between the object and each of the secondary electronic devices, and calculating a required flash driving current and a required flash duration of the primary electronic device and each of the secondary electronic devices and a required exposure time for photographing the object. The object is photographed by the first electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-MIN CHOU, PO-JEN HSU, CHIH-YUAN CHUANG, JUNG-YI LIN, CHIH-TE LU, SHU-YUAN CHANG