Patents by Inventor Chih-An Wei

Chih-An Wei 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: 11961840
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The device includes one or more first semiconductor layers, each first semiconductor layer of the one or more first semiconductor layers is surrounded by a first intermixed layer, wherein the first intermixed layer comprises a first material and a second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mao-Lin Huang, Lung-Kun Chu, Chung-Wei Hsu, Jia-Ni Yu, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11962060
    Abstract: A power dividing and combining device comprising a resonance body, a plurality of circuit boards, an upper cover and a lower cover is provided. The resonance body comprises a solid conductive body, a plurality of first dividing elements, a plurality of second dividing elements, a signal-receiving end and a signal-transmitting end. The solid conductive body has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface. The first dividing elements are disposed on the first surface and separate a plurality of first resonance channels on the first surface. The first resonance channels intersect at a first common region on the first surface. The second dividing elements are disposed on the second surface and separate a plurality of second resonance channels on the second surface. The second resonance channels intersect at a second common region on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AMPAK TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Fure-Tzahn Tsai, Ruey Bing Hwang, Tso Hua Lin, Chih Wei Wang, Tzong-Yow Ho
  • Publication number: 20240117840
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly adapted to dispose to a first casing is provided. The slide rail assembly includes an outer slide rail, an inner slide rail, and first and second engaging components. The outer slide rail includes a first hook. The inner slide rail is slidably disposed to the outer slide rail and includes first and second ends and positioning slots. First fixing portions of the first casing is engaged with several of the positioning slots. The first engaging component is partially overlapped with a critical positioning slot of the positioning slots and includes a second hook. The second engaging component includes a third hook. When the first casing is set on the inner slide rail, the second hook leaves an engaging path with the first hook, and the first casing and the inner slide rail slide to a position where the third hook is engaged with the first hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Ching Tseng, Chih-Wei Yu
  • Publication number: 20240115327
    Abstract: An aiming system includes a positioner, an aiming device, and a processor. The positioner has a function of acquiring spatial information, and the aiming device is connected to the positioner, and the processor is connected to the positioner or the aiming device. A method of using the aiming system is also provided. Surgical guidance is more intuitive by directly combining the positioner with the aiming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Chih Wei CHEN, Hao Kai CHOU, Chih Min YANG
  • Publication number: 20240120018
    Abstract: A memory device, a failure bits detector, and a failure bits detection method thereof are provided. The failure bits detector includes a current generator, a current mirror, and a comparator. The current generator generates a first current according to a reference code. The current mirror mirrors the first current to generate a second current at a second end of the current mirror. The comparator compares a first voltage at a first input end with a second voltage at a second input end to generate a detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Han Wu, Che-Wei Liang, Chih-He Chiang, Shang-Chi Yang
  • Publication number: 20240115650
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the treatment comprises administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents to a subject with HCV infection, wherein the treatment lasts for 12 weeks and does not include administration of either interferon or ribavirin, and said at least two direct acting antiviral agents comprise (a) Compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) Compound 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Walid M. Awni, Barry M. Bernstein, Andrew L. Campbell, Sandeep Dutta, Chih-Wei Lin, Wei Liu, Rajeev M. Menon, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Tianli Wang, Sven Mensing
  • Publication number: 20240121954
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first stack structure including first gate layers and first insulating layers alternately stacked with each other. A first channel pillar extends through the first stack structure. A second stack structure is located on the first stack structure and includes second gate layers and second insulating layers alternately stacked with each other. A second channel pillar extends through the second stack structure and is separated from the first channel pillar. A first conductive pillar and a second conductive pillar are located in and electrically connecting with the first channel pillar and the second channel pillar. A charge storage structure is located between the first gate layers and the first channel pillar, and between the second gate layers and the second channel pillar. The memory device may be applied to a 3D AND flash memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Hu, Teng-Hao Yeh
  • Publication number: 20240120402
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric feature extending along a first direction, the first dielectric feature comprising a first dielectric layer having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, a first semiconductor layer disposed adjacent the first sidewall, the first semiconductor layer extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second dielectric feature extending along the first direction, the second dielectric feature disposed adjacent the first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode layer surrounding at least three surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, and a portion of the first gate electrode layer is exposed to a first air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jia-Ni YU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Mao-Lin HUANG, Lung-Kun CHU, Chung-Wei HSU, Chun-Fu LU, Chih-Hao WANG, Kuan-Lun CHENG
  • Patent number: 11950670
    Abstract: A waterproof container is adapted for an electronic device with a touch screen. The waterproof container includes an upper component and a lower component. The upper component includes a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer. A second touched part of the second layer is connected to a first touched part of the first layer by a plurality of first connections. The second touched part of the second layer is connected to a third touched part of the third layer by a plurality of second connections, and the plurality of first connections and the plurality of second connections are staggered relative to each other. The lower component is connected to the upper component. An accommodating space is enclosed by the lower component and the upper component for accommodating the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Universal Trim Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Shih-Sheng Yang, Hou-Chun Yang
  • Fan
    Patent number: 11952915
    Abstract: A fan includes a hub and a plurality of fan blades. The hub has an axle center. The fan blades are disposed around the hub. Each of the fan blades has a bent portion, and the bent portions of the fan blades are extended along a surrounding direction surrounding the axle center. The hub is welded with the bent portion of each of the fan blades along the surrounding direction. As a result, the number of fan blades is maximized, the strength is simultaneously ensured to be enough, and the advantages of effectively enhancing the fan characteristics are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsien Yeh, Chih-Wei Chan
  • Patent number: 11951587
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to techniques of zone-based target control in chemical mechanical polishing of wafers. Multiple zones are identified on a surface of a wafer. The CMP target is achieved on each zone in a sequence of CMP processes. Each CMP process in the sequence achieves the CMP target for only one zone, using a CMP process selective to other zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Che-Liang Chung, Che-Hao Tu, Kei-Wei Chen, Chih-Wen Liu
  • Patent number: 11955459
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a first die and a second die, a dielectric layer, a bridge, an encapsulant, and a redistribution layer structure. The dielectric layer is disposed on the first die and the second die. The bridge is electrically connected to the first die and the second die, wherein the dielectric layer is spaced apart from the bridge. The encapsulant is disposed on the dielectric layer and laterally encapsulating the bridge. The redistribution layer structure is disposed over the encapsulant and the bridge. A top surface of the bridge is in contact with the RDL structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-Hang Liao, Chih-Wei Wu, Jing-Cheng Lin, Szu-Wei Lu, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Patent number: 11953052
    Abstract: A fastener is adapted for assembling a first housing to a second housing. The first housing is provided with a protruding portion and a buckling portion, and the second housing has a first surface, a second surface, and a through hole. The fastener includes a first portion, at least one connecting portion, at least two elastic portions, and a second portion. The first portion movably abuts against the first surface and has a first opening. The connecting portion is accommodated in the through hole. One end of the connecting portion is connected to the first portion. The connecting portion is spaced apart from an inner edge of the second housing by a gap. The two elastic portions inclinedly extend into the first opening. The second portion movably abuts against the second surface and is disposed at the another end of the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian-Hua Chen, Po-Tsung Shih, Yu-Wei Lin, Ming-Hua Ho, Chih-Hao Wu
  • Patent number: 11956469
    Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses implemented in a video encoding or decoding system with conditional secondary transform signaling. The video encoding system determines and applies a transform operation to residuals of a transform block to generate final transform coefficients, and adaptively signals a secondary transform index according to a position of a last significant coefficient in the transform block. A value of the secondary transform index is determined according to the transform operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HFI INNOVATION INC.
    Inventors: Man-Shu Chiang, Chih-Wei Hsu, Tzu-Der Chuang, Ching-Yeh Chen
  • Patent number: 11956462
    Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses for coding a current block comprise receiving input data of a current block, partitioning the current block into multiple sub-blocks, deriving sub-block MVs for the current block according to a sub-block motion compensation coding tool, constraining the sub-block MVs to form constrained sub-block MVs, and encoding or decoding the current block using the constrained sub-block MVs, and applying motion compensation to the current block using the constrained sub-block MVs to encode or decode the current block. The sub-block MVs may be constrained according to a size, width, or height of the current block or a sub-block, an inter prediction direction of one of control point MVs of the current block, the current block, or current sub-block, the control point MVs, or a combination of the above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HFI INNOVATION INC.
    Inventors: Tzu-Der Chuang, Ching-Yeh Chen, Chen-Yen Lai, Chih-Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 11951638
    Abstract: A method for determining a standard depth value of a marker includes obtaining a maximum depth value of the marker. A reference depth value of the marker is obtained based on a depth image of the marker, and a Z-axis coordinate value of the marker is obtained based on a color image of the marker. When the reference depth value and the Z-axis coordinate value are both less than the maximum depth value, and a difference between the reference depth value and the Z-axis coordinate value is not greater than 0, the depth reference value is set as the standard depth value of the marker; and when the difference is greater than 0, the Z-axis coordinate value is set as the standard depth value of the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tung-Chun Hsieh, Chung-Wei Wu, Chih-Wei Li, Chia-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11956421
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of video coding are disclosed. According to one method, in the decoder side, a predefined Intra mode is assigned to a neighboring block adjacent to the current luma block when the neighboring block satisfies one or more conditions. An MPM (Most Probable Mode) list is derived based on information comprising at least one of neighboring Intra modes. A current Intra mode is derived utilizing the MPM list. The current luma block is decoded according to the current Intra mode According to another method, a predefined Intra mode is assigned to a neighboring block adjacent to the current luma block if the neighboring block is coded in BDPCM (Block-based Delta Pulse Code Modulation) mode, where the predefined Intra mode is set to horizontal mode or vertical mode depending on prediction direction used by the BDPCM mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HFI INNOVATION INC.
    Inventors: Man-Shu Chiang, Chih-Wei Hsu, Tzu-Der Chuang, Ching-Yeh Chen, Yu-Wen Huang, Shih-Ta Hsiang
  • Publication number: 20240107986
    Abstract: A fish identification method is provided. The fish identification method includes capturing an image through a processor, wherein the image includes a fish image. The fish identification method includes identifying a plurality of feature points of the fish image through a coordinate detection model and obtaining a plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates. Each of the plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates corresponds to each of the plurality of feature points. The fish identification method further includes calculating a body length or an overall length of the fish image according to the plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Zhe-Yu LIN, Chih-Yi CHIEN, Chen Wei YANG, Tsun-Hsien KUO
  • Publication number: 20240113431
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus used in an electronic device having a flexible display, the flexible display can be bent at a rotating shaft, the flexible display includes a primary screen and a secondary screen respectively configured on two sides of the rotating shaft. The antenna apparatus may include a first metal strip disposed on the primary screen frame close to one end of the rotating shaft, and a second metal strip disposed on the secondary screen frame close to the same end of the rotating shaft. The first metal strip may be implemented as a plurality of antennas through dual-feed design. When the flexible display is in a folded state, the second metal strip may be coupled to the first metal strip to generate radiation. In this case, the second metal strip may be used as a parasitic antenna of the first metal strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Hsu, Dong Yu, Hangfei Tang, Zhiyuan Xie
  • Publication number: 20240113703
    Abstract: An ORing FET control circuit and method are provided. The circuit includes an ORing FET, a comparator, first, second and third resistors, a first capacitor, a diode and a driving unit. The positive and negative input terminals of the comparator are electrically connected to the input and output voltages. The first resistor, the second resistor, the first capacitor, and the third resistor are electrically connected in series between a reference voltage and a ground terminal sequentially. The reference voltage is lower than a voltage at the positive input terminal. When the input voltage is lower than the output voltage, if a voltage across the ORing FET is larger than a threshold, the comparator outputs a driving signal at low level, and correspondingly the driving unit turns off the ORing FET. The threshold depends on resistances of the first and second resistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yung-Sheng Yeh, Chih-Wei Liang