Patents by Inventor Chih-Hua Hou

Chih-Hua Hou 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: 11967546
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first interposer; a second interposer laterally adjacent to the first interposer, where the second interposer is spaced apart from the first interposer; and a first die attached to a first side of the first interposer and attached to a first side of the second interposer, where the first side of the first interposer and the first side of the second interposer face the first die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shang-Yun Hou, Hsien-Pin Hu, Sao-Ling Chiu, Wen-Hsin Wei, Ping-Kang Huang, Chih-Ta Shen, Szu-Wei Lu, Ying-Ching Shih, Wen-Chih Chiou, Chi-Hsi Wu, Chen-Hua Yu
  • Publication number: 20240079051
    Abstract: Disclosed is a memory cell including a first transistor having a first terminal coupled to a bit line; a second transistor having a first terminal coupled to a bit line bar; a weight storage circuit coupled between a gate terminal of the first transistor and a gate terminal of the second transistor, storing a weight value, and determining to turn on the first transistor or the second transistor according to the weight value; and a driving circuit coupled to a second terminal of the first transistor, a second terminal of the second transistor, and at least one word line, receiving at least one threshold voltage and at least one input data from the word line, and determining whether to generate an operation current on a path of the turned-on first transistor or the turned-on second transistor according to the threshold voltage and the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Lin, Tuo-Hung Hou, Fu-Cheng Tsai, Jian-Wei Su, Kuo-Hua Tseng
  • Patent number: 10523032
    Abstract: A charging apparatus includes a DC switch circuit, a wireless power unit, a capacitive power conversion unit, and a switching power conversion unit. The charging apparatus operates in at least one of the following modes: in a constant current mode, the capacitive power conversion unit converts a bus current provided by the DC switch circuit or the wireless power unit to generate a predetermined constant charging current on a charging node to charge a battery; in a constant voltage mode, the switching power conversion unit converts a bus voltage provided by the DC switch circuit or the wireless power unit to generate a predetermined charging voltage on the charging node to charge the battery; in a first power output mode, the switching power conversion unit converts the battery voltage to generate an output voltage on a transmission interface pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Huang, Chih-Hua Hou, Fu-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 10177576
    Abstract: A charger circuit for providing a charging current and voltage to a battery includes a power delivery unit, a capacitive power conversion circuit and a reverse blocking switch circuit. The power delivery unit converts an input power to a DC voltage and current. The capacitive power conversion circuit includes a conversion switch circuit including plural conversion switches coupled with one or more conversion capacitors, and a conversion control circuit. The DC current is regulated to a predetermined DC current level, and the conversion control circuit controls the connections of the plural conversion capacitors such that the charging current is scaled-up of the predetermined DC current level substantially by a current scale-up factor. The reverse blocking switch circuit is coupled in series with the capacitive power conversion circuit. The body diode of the reverse blocking switch is reversely coupled to the body diode of the conversion switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Huang, Shui-Mu Lin, Tsung-Wei Huang, Chih-Hua Hou
  • Publication number: 20180375362
    Abstract: A charging apparatus includes a DC switch circuit, a wireless power unit, a capacitive power conversion unit, and a switching power conversion unit. The charging apparatus operates in at least one of the following modes: in a constant current mode, the capacitive power conversion unit converts a bus current provided by the DC switch circuit or the wireless power unit to generate a predetermined constant charging current on a charging node to charge a battery; in a constant voltage mode, the switching power conversion unit converts a bus voltage provided by the DC switch circuit or the wireless power unit to generate a predetermined charging voltage on the charging node to charge the battery; in a first power output mode, the switching power conversion unit converts the battery voltage to generate an output voltage on a transmission interface pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Huang, Chih-Hua Hou, Fu-Chi Lin
  • Publication number: 20180083459
    Abstract: A charger circuit for providing a charging current and voltage to a battery includes a power delivery unit, a capacitive power conversion circuit and a reverse blocking switch circuit. The power delivery unit converts an input power to a DC voltage and current. The capacitive power conversion circuit includes a conversion switch circuit including plural conversion switches coupled with one or more conversion capacitors, and a conversion control circuit. The DC current is regulated to a predetermined DC current level, and the conversion control circuit controls the connections of the plural conversion capacitors such that the charging current is scaled-up of the predetermined DC current level substantially by a current scale-up factor. The reverse blocking switch circuit is coupled in series with the capacitive power conversion circuit. The body diode of the reverse blocking switch is reversely coupled to the body diode of the conversion switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Huang, Shui-Mu Lin, Tsung-Wei Huang, Chih-Hua Hou
  • Patent number: 8680824
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an inverter circuit and a method for supplying an inverted voltage. The method for supplying an inverted voltage comprises: providing a power switch and an inductor electrically connected with each other; driving the gate of the power switch by a driver gate, such that an input voltage is converted to a negative voltage supplied to a load; and providing a low operation voltage to the driver gate according to the negative voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tsan-Huei Wu, Chun-Hsiung Chang, Chih-Hua Hou, Chiu-Yi Chi
  • Publication number: 20100134088
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an inverter circuit and a method for supplying an inverted voltage. The method for supplying an inverted voltage comprises: providing a power switch and an inductor electrically connected with each other; driving the gate of the power switch by a driver gate, such that an input voltage is converted to a negative voltage supplied to a load; and providing a low operation voltage to the driver gate according to the negative voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Tsan-Huei Wu, Chun-Hsiung Chang, Chih-Hua Hou, Chiu-Yi Chi