Patents by Inventor Chih-Chung Huang

Chih-Chung Huang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240134136
    Abstract: An optical transceiver module temperature control device includes a processor, a printed circuit board assembly, an optical transceiver module and a temperature adjustment element. The processor is configured to measure an ambient temperature. The printed circuit board assembly includes a first side and a second side. The first side is opposite to the second side. The optical transceiver module is disposed on the first side of the printed circuit board assembly. The temperature adjustment element is coupled to the processor and disposed on the second side of the printed circuit board assembly. The processor is configured to generate a temperature adjustment signal according to the ambient temperature and an operating temperature range. The temperature adjustment element is configured to perform heat exchange with the printed circuit board assembly according to the temperature adjustment signal to adjust a temperature of the optical transceiver module into the operating temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Formerica Optoelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Cheng HUANG, Yi-Nan SHIH, Chih-Chung LIN, Yun-Chin TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240130140
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the MTJ region and a first metal interconnection on the MTJ. Preferably, a top view of the MTJ includes a circle and a top view of the first metal interconnection includes an ellipse overlapping the circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsiang Huang, Yi-Chung Sheng, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh, Kuo-Hsing Lee, Chih-Kai Kang
  • Publication number: 20240105887
    Abstract: A package structure, including: a first packaging member having oppositely arranged first surface and second surface; a control chip covered by the first packaging member; a plurality of conductors provided on and protruding from the control chip and electrically connected to electrical contacts of the control chip, the conductors being covered by the first packaging member, and ends of the conductors facing away from the control chip being flush with the first surface; a wire pattern layer disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the conductors; a light emitting element located on the first surface and electrically connected to the control chip via the wire pattern layer; and a second packaging member covering the light emitting element and affixed to the first surface and the wire pattern layer, a light beam emitted by the light emitting element being allowed to travel outward through the second packaging member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Hung TZENG, Chih-Chiang KAO, Chien-Chung HUANG
  • Patent number: 11939212
    Abstract: A MEMS device is provided. The MEMS device includes a substrate having at least one contact, a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, at least one metal layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and the metal layer and having a recess structure, and a structure layer disposed on the second dielectric layer and having an opening. The opening is disposed on and corresponds to the recess structure, and the cross-sectional area at the bottom of the opening is smaller than the cross-sectional area at the top of the recess structure. The MEMS device also includes a sealing layer, and at least a portion of the sealing layer is disposed in the opening and the recess structure. The second dielectric layer, the structure layer, and the sealing layer define a chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Heng-Chung Chang, Jhih-Jie Huang, Chih-Ya Tsai, Jing-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20240096705
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of channel layers vertically separated from one another. The semiconductor device also includes an active gate structure comprising a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion wraps around each of the plurality of channel layers. The semiconductor device further includes a gate spacer extending along a sidewall of the upper portion of the active gate structure. The gate spacer has a bottom surface. Moreover, a dummy gate dielectric layer is disposed between the gate spacer and a topmost channel layer of plurality of channel layers. The dummy gate dielectric layer is in contact with a top surface of the topmost channel layer, the bottom surface of the gate spacer, and the sidewall of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuei-Yu Kao, Chen-Yui Yang, Hsien-Chung Huang, Chao-Cheng Chen, Shih-Yao Lin, Chih-Chung Chiu, Chih-Han Lin, Chen-Ping Chen, Ke-Chia Tseng, Ming-Ching Chang
  • Publication number: 20240079263
    Abstract: A wafer container includes a frame, a door and at least a pair of shelves. The frame has opposite sidewalls. The pair of the shelves are respectively disposed and aligned on the opposite sidewalls of the frame. Various methods and devices are provided for holding at least one wafer to the shelves during transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kai-Hung HSIAO, Chi-Chung JEN, Yu-Chun SHEN, Yuan-Cheng KUO, Chih-Hsiung HUANG, Wen-Chih CHIANG
  • Patent number: 11872083
    Abstract: An ultrasonic device is provided for use on a biological tissue, and includes a base assembly on which a vibrator is mounted, and an ultrasonic probe. The base assembly includes an annular base having at least two pairs of abutment protrusions for abutting against the biological tissue, and an installation base coaxially disposed on and rotatable relative to the annular base between two test positions. The installation base has a through hold in which the ultrasonic probe is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Huang, Pei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20230341765
    Abstract: A method includes: providing a first design layout including a plurality of cells; updating a first cell of the plurality of cells using optical proximity correction to provide a first updated cell and a data set; and updating a second cell from remaining cells in the first design layout based on the data set and a model without involvement of optical proximity correction to provide a second updated cell, wherein the model includes hidden layers including nodes and is trained to obtaining converged values of the nodes of the hidden layers through providing a mapping of edge segments before lithography enhancement and edge segments after lithography enhancement using optical proximity correction, and wherein at least one of the providing, and updating is executed by one or more processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: WEI-LIN CHU, HSIN-LUN TSENG, SHENG-WEN HUANG, CHIH-CHUNG HUANG, CHI-MING TSAI
  • Patent number: 11726402
    Abstract: A method includes providing a first design layout including cells; updating a first cell in the plurality of cells using optical proximity correction to provide a first updated cell and a data set; training a model based on a layout-dependent parameter of a second design layout; and updating a second cell based on the data set and the model to provide a second updated cell. The model includes an input layer, a hidden layer and an output layer. Training the model includes obtaining converged values of nodes of the hidden layer. Obtaining converged values of nodes of the hidden layer includes providing information on edge segments before and after lithography enhancement to the input layer and the output layer, respectively, until values of nodes of the hidden layer attains convergence in terms of a cost function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chu, Hsin-Lun Tseng, Sheng-Wen Huang, Chih-Chung Huang, Chi-Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230124311
    Abstract: An ultrasonic device is provided for use on a biological tissue, and includes a base assembly on which a vibrator is mounted, and an ultrasonic probe. The base assembly includes an annular base having at least two pairs of abutment protrusions for abutting against the biological tissue, and an installation base coaxially disposed on and rotatable relative to the annular base between two test positions. The installation base has a through hold in which the ultrasonic probe is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Chung HUANG, Pei-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 11320742
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a system for generating photomask patterns. The system obtains a design layout image, and generates a hotspot image corresponding to the design layout image based on a hotspot detection model. The system generates two photomask patterns based on the hotspot image. The at least two photomask patterns are transferred onto a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Tung Hu, Kuan-Chi Chen, Ya-Hsuan Wu, Shiuan-Li Lin, Chih-Chung Huang, Chi-Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 11213277
    Abstract: A measuring system for measuring elasticity of biological tissue includes a mobile device and a measuring apparatus including a conducting seat and a measuring device. The conducting seat is for detachable mounting of the mobile device therein, and is adapted to abut against the biological tissue for conducting vibrations produced by the mobile device to the biological tissue to cause the biological tissue to vibrate. The measuring device includes an ultrasonic transducer to emit an ultrasound signal to the biological tissue and an elasticity analyzer to analyze an ultrasound echo signal that results from reflection of the ultrasound signal by the biological tissue which is vibrating to obtain an elasticity data of the biological tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Huang, Pei-Yu Chen, Cho-Chiang Shih
  • Publication number: 20210349389
    Abstract: A method includes providing a first design layout including cells; updating a first cell in the plurality of cells using optical proximity correction to provide a first updated cell and a data set; training a model based on a layout-dependent parameter of a second design layout; and updating a second cell based on the data set and the model to provide a second updated cell. The model includes an input layer, a hidden layer and an output layer. Training the model includes obtaining converged values of nodes of the hidden layer. Obtaining converged values of nodes of the hidden layer includes providing information on edge segments before and after lithography enhancement to the input layer and the output layer, respectively, until values of nodes of the hidden layer attains convergence in terms of a cost function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: WEI-LIN CHU, HSIN-LUN TSENG, SHENG-WEN HUANG, CHIH-CHUNG HUANG, CHI-MING TSAI
  • Patent number: 11079672
    Abstract: A method and a system of performing layout enhancement include: providing a first design layout comprising a plurality of cells; updating a first cell in the plurality of cells using optical proximity correction to provide a first updated cell and a data set; updating a second cell from remaining cells in the first design layout based on the data set to provide a second updated cell; and manufacturing a mask based on the first updated cell and the second updated cell in the first design layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chu, Hsin-Lun Tseng, Sheng-Wen Huang, Chih-Chung Huang, Chi-Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210169452
    Abstract: A measuring system for measuring elasticity of biological tissue includes a mobile device and a measuring apparatus including a conducting seat and a measuring device. The conducting seat is for detachable mounting of the mobile device therein, and is adapted to abut against the biological tissue for conducting vibrations produced by the mobile device to the biological tissue to cause the biological tissue to vibrate. The measuring device includes an ultrasonic transducer to emit an ultrasound signal to the biological tissue and an elasticity analyzer to analyze an ultrasound echo signal that results from reflection of the ultrasound signal by the biological tissue which is vibrating to obtain an elasticity data of the biological tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Huang, Pei-Yu Chen, Cho-Chiang Shih
  • Patent number: 10698261
    Abstract: A backlight module having a bearing plate and a light module is provided. The bearing plate has a bearing surface, which includes a trough, a first groove, a first inner stage, and a first outer stage. The first groove is disposed close to the trough. The first inner stage is between the trough and the first groove while the first outer stage is on the side of the first groove opposite to the first inner stage. The light module is disposed on the bearing surface and corresponds to the trough. Comparing to the first inner stage, the first outer stage is more protruding toward the light module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Huang, Yu-Chuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20200183233
    Abstract: A backlight module having a bearing plate and a light module is provided. The bearing plate has a bearing surface, which includes a trough, a first groove, a first inner stage, and a first outer stage. The first groove is disposed close to the trough. The first inner stage is between the trough and the first groove while the first outer stage is on the side of the first groove opposite to the first inner stage. The light module is disposed on the bearing surface and corresponds to the trough. Comparing to the first inner stage, the first outer stage is more protruding toward the light module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Huang, Yu-Chuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20200133117
    Abstract: A method and a system of performing layout enhancement include: providing a first design layout comprising a plurality of cells; updating a first cell in the plurality of cells using optical proximity correction to provide a first updated cell and a data set; updating a second cell from remaining cells in the first design layout based on the data set to provide a second updated cell; and manufacturing a mask based on the first updated cell and the second updated cell in the first design layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: WEI-LIN CHU, HSIN-LUN TSENG, SHENG-WEN HUANG, CHIH-CHUNG HUANG, CHI-MING TSAI
  • Publication number: 20200133134
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a system for generating photomask patterns. The system obtains a design layout image, and generates a hotspot image corresponding to the design layout image based on a hotspot detection model. The system generates two photomask patterns based on the hotspot image. The at least two photomask patterns are transferred onto a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: YEN-TUNG HU, KUAN-CHI CHEN, YA-HSUAN WU, SHIUAN-LI LIN, CHIH-CHUNG HUANG, CHI-MING TSAI
  • Publication number: 20200060648
    Abstract: An ultrasound transducer system includes an alignment-guidance transducer device and a control device. The alignment-guidance transducer device includes a transducer module for emitting ultrasound waves and receiving ultrasound signals reflected from a target hollow organ, and an indicator module for indicating a state of alignment between the alignment-guidance transducer device and the target hollow organ. The control device is in communication with the alignment-guidance transducer device for processing the ultrasound signals received from the transducer module and transmitting instructions to the indicator module according to the processed ultrasound signals, so as to guide a user to align the ultrasound transducer device to an extension direction of the target hollow organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: CHIH-CHUNG HUANG, PO-YANG LEE, YI-HSIANG CHUANG