Patents by Inventor Chih-Chuan Chen
Chih-Chuan 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).
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Publication number: 20250070064Abstract: An embodiment is a device including a first die and a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The device also includes an active device on the first surface of the substrate. The device also includes a first interconnect structure on the first surface of the substrate. The device also includes a through substrate via extending through the first interconnect structure and the substrate to the second surface of the substrate, the through substrate via being electrically coupled to metallization patterns in the first interconnect structure. The device also includes one or more material-filled trench structures extending from the second surface of the substrate into the substrate, the one or more material-filled trench structures being electrically isolated from the through substrate via.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Ke-Gang Wen, Yu-Bey Wu, Liang-Wei Wang, Hsin-Feng Chen, Tsung-Chieh Hsiao, Chih Chuan Su, Dian-Hau Chen
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Patent number: 12219747Abstract: SRAM designs based on GAA transistors are disclosed that provide flexibility for increasing channel widths of transistors at scaled IC technology nodes and relax limits on SRAM performance optimization imposed by FinFET-based SRAMs. GAA-based SRAM cells described have active region layouts with active regions shared by pull-down GAA transistors and pass-gate GAA transistors. A width of shared active regions that correspond with the pull-down GAA transistors are enlarged with respect to widths of the shared active regions that correspond with the pass-gate GAA transistors. A ratio of the widths is tuned to obtain ratios of pull-down transistor effective channel width to pass-gate effective channel width greater than 1, increase an on-current of pull-down GAA transistors relative to an on-current of pass-gate GAA transistors, decrease a threshold voltage of pull-down GAA transistors relative to a threshold voltage of pass-gate GAA transistors, and/or increases a ? ratio of an SRAM cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chia-Hao Pao, Chih-Chuan Yang, Shih-Hao Lin, Chih-Hsuan Chen, Kian-Long Lim, Chao-Yuan Chang, Feng-Ming Chang, Lien Jung Hung, Ping-Wei Wang
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Patent number: 12213297Abstract: A method comprises forming a first fin including alternating first channel layers and first sacrificial layers and a second fin including alternating second channel layers and second sacrificial layers, forming a capping layer over the first and the second fin, forming a dummy gate stack over the capping layer, forming source/drain (S/D) features in the first and the second fin, removing the dummy gate stack to form a gate trench, removing the first sacrificial layers and the capping layer over the first fin to form first gaps, removing the capping layer over the second fin and portions of the second sacrificial layers to from second gaps, where remaining portions of the second sacrificial layers and the capping layers form a threshold voltage (Vt) modulation layer, and forming a metal gate stack in the gate trench, the first gaps, and the second gaps.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Shih-Hao Lin, Chih-Hsiang Huang, Shang-Rong Li, Chih-Chuan Yang, Jui-Lin Chen, Ming-Shuan Li
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Patent number: 12176649Abstract: The present invention includes a plug bolt and a bolt seat. The plug bolt includes a bolt pin having a receiving hole that receives a circuit device including an RFID chip electrically connected with a main circuit and a radiation unit. The receiving hole defines a hole body arranged in an axial direction, and an open hole bottom at a bottom of the hole body. The main circuit includes a lower contact point. The radiation unit induces an effect of coupling feed with respect to the hold body to make the bolt pin forming an upper monopole antenna. The bolt seat includes a lower monopole antenna and a locking hole into which the bolt pin is insertable. When the lower monopole antenna is electrically connected with the lower contact point, the upper and lower monopole antennas jointly form a standard dipole antenna to emit a signal that is monitorable.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 11973294Abstract: The present invention includes a plug bolt and a bolt seat. The plug bolt includes a bolt pin having an upper buckle and a receiving hole that receives a circuit device including an RFID chip and a lower contact point therein. The bolt seat includes a lower monopole antenna, a locking hole into which the bolt pin is insertable, and a lower buckle by which the upper buckle is positionable. The bolt pin is manipulatable to lock up with the bolt seat and set the lower monopole antenna and the lower contact point in electrical connection to activate the RFID chip. The lower monopole antenna includes a spring at a location corresponding to the locking hole. The spring provides preloading for keeping electrical connection between the lower monopole antenna and the lower contact point. The spring is set to match with a frequency band of a host device.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 11972537Abstract: A method for flattening a three-dimensional shoe upper template is provided. The method includes providing a three-dimensional last model, obtaining a three-dimensional grid model, obtaining a three-dimensional thickened grid model, obtaining a two-dimensional initial-value grid model, and obtaining a two-dimensional grid model with the smallest energy value. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method are also provided. The method makes it possible to precisely flatten a three-dimensional last model with a non-developable surface and thereby convert the three-dimensional last model into a two-dimensional grid model.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: YU JUNG CHANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Chuan Chen, Wei-Hsiang Tsai, Chin-Yu Chen, Ching-Cherng Sun, Jann-Long Chern, Yu-Kai Lin
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Publication number: 20240022023Abstract: The present invention includes a plug bolt and a bolt seat. The plug bolt includes a bolt pin having an upper buckle and a receiving hole that receives a circuit device including an RFID chip and a lower contact point therein. The bolt seat includes a lower monopole antenna, a locking hole into which the bolt pin is insertable, and a lower buckle by which the upper buckle is positionable. The bolt pin is manipulatable to lock up with the bolt seat and set the lower monopole antenna and the lower contact point in electrical connection to activate the RFID chip. The lower monopole antenna includes a spring at a location corresponding to the locking hole. The spring provides preloading for keeping electrical connection between the lower monopole antenna and the lower contact point. The spring is set to match with a frequency band of a host device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: CHIH-CHUAN CHEN
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Publication number: 20240022016Abstract: The present invention includes a plug bolt and a bolt seat. The plug bolt includes a bolt pin having a receiving hole that receives a circuit device including an RFID chip electrically connected with a main circuit and a radiation unit. The receiving hole defines a hole body arranged in an axial direction, and an open hole bottom at a bottom of the hole body. The main circuit includes a lower contact point. The radiation unit induces an effect of coupling feed with respect to the hold body to make the bolt pin forming an upper monopole antenna. The bolt seat includes a lower monopole antenna and a locking hole into which the bolt pin is insertable. When the lower monopole antenna is electrically connected with the lower contact point, the upper and lower monopole antennas jointly form a standard dipole antenna to emit a signal that is monitorable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: CHIH-CHUAN CHEN
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Publication number: 20230057550Abstract: A method for flattening a three-dimensional shoe upper template is provided. The method includes providing a three-dimensional last model, obtaining a three-dimensional grid model, obtaining a three-dimensional thickened grid model, obtaining a two-dimensional initial-value grid model, and obtaining a two-dimensional grid model with the smallest energy value. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method are also provided. The method makes it possible to precisely flatten a three-dimensional last model with a non-developable surface and thereby convert the three-dimensional last model into a two-dimensional grid model.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Chih-Chuan CHEN, Wei-Hsiang TSAI, Chin-Yu CHEN, Ching-Cherng SUN, Jann-Long CHERN, Yu-Kai LIN
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Patent number: 11525282Abstract: An insertion pin includes a pin member on which a circuit board, an inspection antenna, and an inspection chip are mounted. The circuit board includes a main circuit, a main chip, and an inspection circuit set in an open-circuit condition with respect to the inspection antenna and the inspection chip. A lock base includes a main antenna matching the main chip. When the lock base and the pin member are combined and locked together, the main chip is electrically connected with the main antenna to emit a first signal for monitoring with an identification device, and the inspection circuit is electrically connectable with the inspection chip and the inspection antenna to emit a second signal to allow a mobile phone to carry out quality control to determine if the first signal is in normal operation. Cutting off the insertion pin terminates both the first and second signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20210056868Abstract: The present invention comprises a plug-bolt set with a circuit board and a detection antenna on a bolt-piece and a lock-seat set with a main antenna. The circuit board is set with a chip, a main circuit, and a secondary circuit. When the lock-seat and the bolt-piece are engaged and locked; the chip, the main circuit, and the main antenna are electrically connected to emit a first signal for providing the identification host to monitor, and controlling the secondary circuit to be electrically connected with the chip and the detection antenna to emit a second signal. The second signal can be used for the mobile phone software to do the quality control of the first signal. The first and second signals can be cut-off simultaneously when the plug-bolt is broken. This allows the end customer to do the actual test and quality control using the mobile phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 10916161Abstract: The present invention comprises a plug-bolt set with a circuit board and a detection antenna on a bolt-piece and a lock-seat set with a main antenna. The circuit board is set with a chip, a main circuit, and a secondary circuit. When the lock-seat and the bolt-piece are engaged and locked; the chip, the main circuit, and the main antenna are electrically connected to emit a first signal for providing the identification host to monitor, and controlling the secondary circuit to be electrically connected with the chip and the detection antenna to emit a second signal. The second signal can be used for the mobile phone software to do the quality control of the first signal. The first and second signals can be cut-off simultaneously when the plug-bolt is broken. This allows the end customer to do the actual test and quality control using the mobile phone.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20200386009Abstract: An insertion pin includes a pin member on which a circuit board, an inspection antenna, and an inspection chip are mounted. The circuit board includes a main circuit, a main chip, and an inspection circuit set in an open-circuit condition with respect to the inspection antenna and the inspection chip. A lock base includes a main antenna matching the main chip. When the lock base and the pin member are combined and locked together, the main chip is electrically connected with the main antenna to emit a first signal for monitoring with an identification device, and the inspection circuit is electrically connectable with the inspection chip and the inspection antenna to emit a second signal to allow a mobile phone to carry out quality control to determine if the first signal is in normal operation. Cutting off the insertion pin terminates both the first and second signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventor: CHIH-CHUAN CHEN
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Patent number: 10580275Abstract: A bolt includes a conductor having an accommodation hole and a circuit board installed in the accommodation hole, where the upper part of the conductor is covered with an insulating sleeve, and the lower part thereof is configured with a first engagement portion, a RFID chip and lower contact of the circuit board is formed into a control circuit, and the lower contact is allowed to be protruded out of the bottom end of the accommodation hole. An antenna and elastic sheet are configured inside the bolt seat, and the outer peripheral thereof is configured with an insertion hole and second engagement portion adapted to position the first engagement portion, the elastic sheet have a pre-pressure to allow the antenna, control circuit and conductor to be in electric connection with one another. Whereby, the electric connection can be interrupted when the bolt is cut.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 10510272Abstract: The present invention consists of a plug bolt and a bolt seat. The plug bolt comprises a conductor and a circuit board; the conductor has a first stuck-buckle, an accommodation-hole, and a top-cover; the circuit board is set with an RFID chip, an upper contact point, and a lower contact point. The RFID chip forms a first far-field antenna loop through the first pin, the upper contact point, the top-cover, and the conductor. The bolt seat is equipped with an elastic device, an internal antenna, an inserting-hole, and a second stuck-buckle, thereby controlling the elastic device to provide a pre-pressure to the internal antenna to electrically connect with the lower contact point. When the RFID chip is activated, the internal antenna forms a second far-field antenna loop and synchronously activate the first one; which the first and second far-field antenna loops can be cut-off when the top-cover is worn.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20190287362Abstract: A bolt includes a conductor having an accommodation hole and a circuit board installed in the accommodation hole, where the upper part of the conductor is covered with an insulating sleeve, and the lower part thereof is configured with a first engagement portion, a RFID chip and lower contact of the circuit board is formed into a control circuit, and the lower contact is allowed to be protruded out of the bottom end of the accommodation hole. An antenna and elastic sheet are configured inside the bolt seat, and the outer peripheral thereof is configured with an insertion hole and second engagement portion adapted to position the first engagement portion, the elastic sheet have a pre-pressure to allow the antenna, control circuit and conductor to be in electric connection with one another. Whereby, the electric connection can be interrupted when the bolt is cut.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20190243190Abstract: A pixel array substrate includes a substrate, pixel units, and signal lines. Each pixel unit includes an active device, a first insulation layer, a common electrode, a second insulation layer, and a pixel electrode. The common electrode is disposed on the first insulation layer and has openings. The pixel electrode is disposed on the second insulation layer and overlapped with the common electrode. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The signal lines are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the active device, respectively. The openings include at least one first opening, and an orthogonal projection of the at least one first opening on the substrate is located between orthogonal projections of the pixel electrodes on the substrate and orthogonal projections of the signal lines on the substrate. A display panel including the pixel array substrate is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.Inventors: Chen-De Lee, Chun-Ming Huang, Chih-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20190121185Abstract: A display mother panel including a first motherboard, a second motherboard, a plurality of sealant structures and a plurality of spacers is provided. The second motherboard is stacked over the first motherboard. The sealant structures are disposed between the first motherboard and the second motherboard. An area surrounded by each of the sealant structures includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, and a peripheral region is between two adjacent sealant structures. The spacers are disposed on a lower surface of the second motherboard which is relatively close to the first motherboard and at least located in the non-display region and the peripheral region. The display mother panel can provide preferable structure reliability and display quality. Moreover, each display panel made from the display mother panel is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.Inventors: Kan-Ju Liu, Yi-Fen Su, Chih-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 10025133Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a color filter substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate. The color filter substrate includes a base material, an overcoat, a color filter layer and first transparent electrode patterns. The overcoat is disposed between the base material and the liquid crystal layer. The color filter layer is disposed between the base material and the overcoat, and includes color filter elements separated from each other and black matrixes. The first transparent electrode patterns are disposed between the overcoat and the liquid crystal layer, and are separated from each other and opposed to the black matrixes. A width of each of the black matrixes is equal to or greater than a width of each of the first transparent electrode patterns.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Fan, Chih-Chien Tung, Chih-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 9508271Abstract: The present invention teaches a tamper-proof electronic bolt seal which contains a bolt assembly and a seal body. The gist of the present invention lies in the bolt assembly which contains a casing, and a circuit board elastically suspended inside the casing. When a burglar grinds a bolt head of the casing, an internal circuit of the electronic bolt seal is automatically disrupted so that the tampering of the electronic bolt seal can be detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Inventor: Chih-Chuan Chen