Patents by Inventor Chien-Ming HSU

Chien-Ming HSU 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: 12388252
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated circuit layout including a first bank and a second bank. The first bank includes a plurality of I/O circuits and at least one first ESD clamp device. The second bank includes at least one second ESD clamp device, wherein the at least one second ESD clamp device is different in type from the at least one first ESD clamp device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Cheng Hsu, Chien-Ming Hsu, Jui-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20250132795
    Abstract: A codebook generation method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The codebook generation method includes: collecting a plurality of pieces of electric field information of a plurality of antenna units in at least one millimeter-wave antenna module based on an initial codebook; correspondingly generating a full chain codebook (Full Chain Codebook) based on the electric field information; then, extendedly generating a sub chain codebook (Sub Chain Codebook) based on the full chain codebook; and finally generating, based on the full chain codebook and the sub chain codebook, an optimized codebook (Optimized Codebook) by using a power saving algorithm or a cumulative distribution function 50% gain loss algorithm. Therefore, the electronic apparatus using the optimized codebook is more excellent in power saving efficiency and overall efficiency performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Sung-Mao LIAO, Kuo-Chu LIAO, Chuan-Chien HUANG, Chien-Ming HSU, Shih-Yuan CHEN, Ping-Chia CHEN
  • Patent number: 12255392
    Abstract: A wideband antenna system includes a first metal radiation portion, having a coupling distance with a second metal radiation portion; a first feeding contact and a second feeding contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion and the second metal radiation portion respectively, and close to the coupling distance; a first ground contact, electrically connected to the second metal radiation portion; a second ground contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion; an impedance tuner, electrically connected to the first feeding contact, the second feeding contact, the first ground contact, the second ground contact, and a radio frequency signal source, to switch the first metal radiation portion and the second metal radiation portion; an aperture contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion; and an aperture tuner, electrically connected to the aperture contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Su, Wei-Cheng Lo, Chien-Ming Hsu, Che-Yen Lin, Chuan-Chien Huang
  • Patent number: 12230886
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a low band antenna device, arranged on a folding screen electronic device, and the folding screen electronic device includes a first casing and a second casing that are foldable. A first antenna and a second antenna are located on the first casing and separated, and a third antenna and a fourth antenna are located on the second casing and separated. The first antenna corresponds to the fourth antenna, and the second antenna corresponds to the third antenna. When the folding screen electronic device is in an open mode, the first through forth antennas all maintain a normal working state. When the folding screen electronic device is in a close mode, one of the first antenna and the fourth antenna and one of the second antenna and the third antenna maintain the normal working state, and the remaining antennas are in a detuned and disabled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Sung-Mao Liao, Chien-Ming Hsu
  • Publication number: 20240356596
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes at least one first antenna, a wireless network module, a satellite communication module, and a switch module. In the wireless communication system, one end of the switch module is connected to the first antenna, the other end is connected to the wireless network module and the satellite communication module, and the switch module selectively switches electrical connection of the wireless network module or the satellite communication module to the first antenna. When there is a wireless radio frequency signal, the switch module selectively turns on the first antenna and the wireless network module. When there is no wireless radio frequency signal, the switch module selectively turns on the first antenna and the satellite communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Chien-Ming HSU
  • Publication number: 20240327895
    Abstract: A composition for stabilizing cell-free nucleic acid and/or exosomal nucleic acid in blood is provided. The composition for stabilizing cell-free nucleic acid and/or exosomal nucleic acid in blood is (a) a first composition or (b) a second composition. The first composition includes (i) an antiseptic component including an allantoin-formaldehyde condensation product; (ii) an enzyme inhibitory component including a first metal chelator and (iii) a metabolic inhibitory component including NaF or sodium azide. The second composition includes (i) an antiseptic component including an allantoin-formaldehyde condensate; (ii) an enzyme inhibiting component including a first metal chelator; (iii) a metabolic an inhibitory component including NaF or sodium azide; and (iv) an anticoagulant component including a second metal chelator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tseng-Huang LIU, Chien-Ming HSU, Chih-Hung LEE
  • Patent number: 11949437
    Abstract: A wideband antenna system includes a metal radiating portion, an aperture contact, a feed contact, an aperture tuner, an impedance tuner, a first switch, and a second switch. Two ends of the metal radiating portion respectively include a first contact and a second contact. The aperture contact is electrically connected to the metal radiating portion and is located between the first contact and the second contact. The feed contact is electrically connected to the metal radiating portion and is located between the first contact and the aperture contact. The aperture tuner is electrically connected to the aperture contact, and the impedance tuner is electrically connected to the feed contact. The first switch is electrically connected between the first contact and a zero-ohm resistor to selectively effect connection of the first contact to the zero-ohm resistor. The second switch is electrically connected between the first contact and the impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Chun-Chieh Su
  • Publication number: 20240072432
    Abstract: An ultra-wideband antenna device is disposed on a casing of an electronic device. The ultra-wideband antenna device includes radio frequency terminals, a first antenna module, a second antenna module, and a switch module. The radio frequency terminals, the first antenna module and the switch module are located in the casing. The first antenna module is located on a metal frame of the casing, and the first antenna module includes a first antenna. The second antenna module includes a second antenna, a third antenna, and a fourth antenna. The switch module is connected between the radio frequency terminals and the first antenna module. When the switch module turns on one of the radio frequency terminals and the first antenna for distance measurement, the switch module selectively turns on at least one of the second antenna, the third antenna, or the fourth antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Ching WU, Chien-Ming HSU
  • Publication number: 20240063535
    Abstract: A wideband antenna system includes a first metal radiation portion, having a coupling distance with a second metal radiation portion; a first feeding contact and a second feeding contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion and the second metal radiation portion respectively, and close to the coupling distance; a first ground contact, electrically connected to the second metal radiation portion; a second ground contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion; an impedance tuner, electrically connected to the first feeding contact, the second feeding contact, the first ground contact, the second ground contact, and a radio frequency signal source, to switch the first metal radiation portion and the second metal radiation portion; an aperture contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion; and an aperture tuner, electrically connected to the aperture contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh SU, Wei-Cheng LO, Chien-Ming HSU, Che-Yen LIN, Chuan-Chien HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240014575
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a low band antenna device, arranged on a folding screen electronic device, and the folding screen electronic device includes a first casing and a second casing that are foldable. A first antenna and a second antenna are located on the first casing and separated, and a third antenna and a fourth antenna are located on the second casing and separated. The first antenna corresponds to the fourth antenna, and the second antenna corresponds to the third antenna. When the folding screen electronic device is in an open mode, the first through forth antennas all maintain a normal working state. When the folding screen electronic device is in a close mode, one of the first antenna and the fourth antenna and one of the second antenna and the third antenna maintain the normal working state, and the remaining antennas are in a detuned and disabled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sung-Mao Liao, Chien-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 11843179
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of main device antennas, a switch, and a processor. The switch enables at least one of the main device antennas. The processor is electrically connected to the switch and controls the switch to switch the enabled main device antenna based on a usage status of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Kuo-Chu Liao, Wei-Cheng Lo
  • Publication number: 20230327428
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated circuit layout including a first bank and a second bank. The first bank includes a plurality of I/O circuits and at least one first ESD clamp device. The second bank includes at least one second ESD clamp device, wherein the at least one second ESD clamp device is different in type from the at least one first ESD clamp device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Cheng Hsu, Chien-Ming Hsu, Jui-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20220320726
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of main device antennas, a switch, and a processor. The switch enables at least one of the main device antennas. The processor is electrically connected to the switch and controls the switch to switch the enabled main device antenna based on a usage status of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Chien-Ming HSU, Kuo-Chu LIAO, Wei-Cheng LO
  • Publication number: 20220231708
    Abstract: A wideband antenna system includes a metal radiating portion, an aperture contact, a feed contact, an aperture tuner, an impedance tuner, a first switch, and a second switch. Two ends of the metal radiating portion respectively include a first contact and a second contact. The aperture contact is electrically connected to the metal radiating portion and is located between the first contact and the second contact. The feed contact is electrically connected to the metal radiating portion and is located between the first contact and the aperture contact. The aperture tuner is electrically connected to the aperture contact, and the impedance tuner is electrically connected to the feed contact. The first switch is electrically connected between the first contact and a zero-ohm resistor to selectively effect connection of the first contact to the zero-ohm resistor. The second switch is electrically connected between the first contact and the impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Chun-Chieh Su
  • Patent number: 9991586
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a front cover, a back cover and a circuit board is provided. The circuit board is located between the front cover and the back cover. The back cover is combined with the front cover and includes a back section, a plurality of side sections and a separator, at least one of the side sections adjacent to the back cover includes a groove close to the back section and a slot far away from the back section, the slot is connected through to the groove, a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit are defined at the side section by the groove and the slot. The separator is located in the groove and the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Wang-Ta Hsieh, Kuei-Shun Yeh, Shih-Chia Chiu, Chuan-Chien Huang
  • Publication number: 20170179575
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a front cover, a back cover and a circuit board is provided. The circuit board is located between the front cover and the back cover. The back cover is combined with the front cover and includes a back section, a plurality of side sections and a separator, at least one of the side sections adjacent to the back cover includes a groove close to the back section and a slot far away from the back section, the slot is connected through to the groove, a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit are defined at the side section by the groove and the slot. The separator is located in the groove and the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Wang-Ta Hsieh, Kuei-Shun Yeh, Shih-Chia Chiu, Chuan-Chien Huang
  • Patent number: 9356397
    Abstract: A connector and an electronic system using the same. The electronic system (100) comprises a first electronic device (102), a second electronic device (200), and a connector (104), the connector being used for connecting the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The first electronic device has a first plane (P10). The second electronic device has a second plane (P20). The first plane and the second plane are not coplanar. The connector comprises multiple terminals (110, 120, 130), electrically connected to the first plane and the second plane respectively. In the connector, a signal terminal is located between a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal, which is beneficial to transmission of a low-noise high-frequency signal in a shielded environment. The connector and the electronic system using the same may transmit a signal between different planes by connecting junctions in different planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Kuo-Chu Liao, Chung-Yuan Kuang, Chiuan Jian Huang
  • Patent number: 9228231
    Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosure provides a kit for detecting a mutation and/or polymorphism of a specific region in a target nucleotide sequence, including: at least one first primer consisting of a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment is a complementary strand of a first sequence and the second segment is a second sequence, and the 3? end of the first segment connects to the 5? end of the second segment; a second primer being a third sequence; at least one third primer consisting of a third segment and a fourth segment, wherein the third segment is a fourth sequence and the fourth segment is a complementary strand of a fifth sequence, and the 3? end of the third segment connects to the 5? end of the fourth segment; and a fourth primer being a complementary strand of a sixth sequence, wherein the specific region includes rs1799853, rs1057910, rs2108622, rs9923231 and rs9934438.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pei-Shin Jiang, Tzu-Hui Wu, Chia-Chun Chen, Su-Jan Lee, Chien-An Chen, Chien-Ming Hsu, Chung-Ya Liao, Yu-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20150303621
    Abstract: A connector and an electronic system using the same. The electronic system (100) comprises a first electronic device (102), a second electronic device (200), and a connector (104), the connector being used for connecting the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The first electronic device has a first plane (P10). The second electronic device has a second plane (P20). The first plane and the second plane are not coplanar. The connector comprises multiple terminals (110, 120, 130), electrically connected to the first plane and the second plane respectively. In the connector, a signal terminal is located between a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal, which is beneficial to transmission of a low-noise high-frequency signal in a shielded environment. The connector and the electronic system using the same may transmit a signal between different planes by connecting junctions in different planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Kuo-Chu Liao, Chung-Yuan Kuang, Chiuan Jian Huang
  • Publication number: 20150061948
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first conducting element, a second conducting element and a multihand antenna. The multihand antenna includes a first radiating part and a first coupling metal part. At least a part of the first radiating part is disposed between the first conducting element and the second conducting element. The first coupling metal part parallels to the first radiating part and is connected to a ground. The electronic device can reduce the affection of metal components in a portable device on the antenna, and enables the antenna to operate at more and wider frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Chien-Ming HSU, Wei-Hsin SHIH