Patents by Inventor Chih-Ming Lu

Chih-Ming Lu 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: 20240146288
    Abstract: A system includes a measuring device, a processing device and a signal generating device. The measuring device is configured to measure a voltage difference between a first node and a second node. The processing device is coupled between the first node and the second node. The signal generating device is configured to provide a first clock signal to the processing device to adjust the voltage difference, configured to generate the first clock signal according to a first enable signal and a second clock signal, and configured to align an edge of the first enable signal with an edge of the second clock signal. A method and a device are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Che LU, Chin-Ming FU, Chih-Hsien CHANG
  • Patent number: 11961580
    Abstract: A sense amplifier includes a first pair of transistors having gate terminals respectively coupled to a first input terminal for receiving a first input signal and to a second input terminal for receiving a second input signal, source terminals coupled to a first power supply terminal, and drain terminals. The sense amplifier also includes a second pair of transistors having gate terminals coupled to a clock terminal, source terminals respectively coupled to the drain terminals of the first pair of transistors, and drain terminals. The sense amplifier also includes a third pair of transistors having gate terminals coupled to the clock terminal, drain terminals respectively coupled to the drain terminals of the second pair of transistors, and source terminals coupled to a second power supply terminal. In addition, the sense amplifier includes an output circuit coupled to the drain terminals of the second pair of transistors and having an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Che Lu, Chin-Ming Fu, Chih-Hsien Chang
  • Patent number: 11950427
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a transistor over a semiconductor substrate. The transistor includes a ferroelectric layer arranged along a sidewall of a word line. The ferroelectric layer includes a species with valence of 5, valence of 7, or a combination thereof. An oxide semiconductor layer is electrically coupled to a source line and a bit line. The ferroelectric layer is disposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Lu, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Bo-Feng Young, Yu-Ming Lin, Chih-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20240100553
    Abstract: A sprayer, comprising: a container, configured to contain liquid; a passage, comprising a first opening, a second opening, a resonator and a mesh, when the liquid is passed through the resonator, the liquid is emitted as a gas; a first optical sensor, configured to sense first optical data of at least portion of the mesh or at least portion of a surface of the container; and a processing circuit, configured to compute a foaming level of the mesh or of the surface according to the first optical data, and configured to determine whether the resonator should be turned off or not according to the foaming level. In another aspect, the processing circuit estimates a liquid level of the liquid but does not correspondingly turn off the resonator. By this way, the resonator may be turned on or turned off more properly and the liquid level may be more precisely estimated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Jen Lu, Yang-Ming Chou, Chih-Hao Wang, Chien-Yi Kao, Hsin-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20240107776
    Abstract: An antiferroelectric field effect transistor (Anti-FeFET) of a memory cell includes an antiferroelectric layer instead of a ferroelectric layer. The antiferroelectric layer may operate based on a programmed state and an erased state in which the antiferroelectric layer is in a fully polarized alignment and a non-polarized alignment (or a random state of polarization), respectively. This enables the antiferroelectric layer in the FeFET to provide a sharper/larger voltage drop for an erase operation of the FeFET (e.g., in which the FeFET switches or transitions from the programmed state to the erased state) relative to a ferroelectric material layer that operates based on switching between two opposing fully polarized states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh LU, Chih-Yu CHANG, Yu-Chuan SHIH, Huai-Ying HUANG, Yu-Ming LIN
  • Patent number: 11931187
    Abstract: A method for predicting clinical severity of a neurological disorder includes steps of: a) identifying, according to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image of a brain, brain image regions each of which contains a respective portion of diffusion index values of a diffusion index, which results from image processing performed on the MRI image; b) for one of the brain image regions, calculating a characteristic parameter based on the respective portion of the diffusion index values; and c) calculating a severity score that represents the clinical severity of the neurological disorder of the brain based on the characteristic parameter of the one of the brain image regions via a prediction model associated with the neurological disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Chang Gung Medical Foundation Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University
    Inventors: Jiun-Jie Wang, Yi-Hsin Weng, Shu-Hang Ng, Jur-Shan Cheng, Yi-Ming Wu, Yao-Liang Chen, Wey-Yil Lin, Chin-Song Lu, Wen-Chuin Hsu, Chia-Ling Chen, Yi-Chun Chen, Sung-Han Lin, Chih-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240085941
    Abstract: An impedance measurement circuit and an operating method thereof are provided. The impedance measurement circuit includes a current source, a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), an operation circuit, and a first delay circuit. The current source, electrically connected to a power rail, is able to sink a current from the power rail according to the delayed clock signal. The VCO is configured to generate an oscillation signal according to a power voltage on the power rail. The operation circuit is electrically connected to the VCO and is configured to receive a sampling clock signal and the oscillation signal, sense the power voltage to generate a sampled signal, and accumulate the sampled signal to generate a measurement result. The first delay circuit, electrically connected to the current source and the operation circuit, is able to receive the sampling clock signal and transmit the delayed clock signal to the current source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Che Lu, Chin-Ming Fu, Chih-Hsien Chang
  • Publication number: 20240084455
    Abstract: Some implementations described herein include systems and techniques for fabricating a wafer-on-wafer product using a filled lateral gap between beveled regions of wafers included in a stacked-wafer assembly and along a perimeter region of the stacked-wafer assembly. The systems and techniques include a deposition tool having an electrode with a protrusion that enhances an electromagnetic field along the perimeter region of the stacked-wafer assembly during a deposition operation performed by the deposition tool. Relative to an electromagnetic field generated by a deposition tool not including the electrode with the protrusion, the enhanced electromagnetic field improves the deposition operation so that a supporting fill material may be sufficiently deposited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Che Wei YANG, Chih Cheng SHIH, Kuo Liang LU, Yu JIANG, Sheng-Chan LI, Kuo-Ming WU, Sheng-Chau CHEN, Chung-Yi YU, Cheng-Yuan TSAI
  • Patent number: 8273760
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are indolo[3,2-c]quinoline compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R and m are given the definitions as set forth in the Specification and Claims. These compounds can be used to inhibit both growth of cancer cells and activity of telomerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kaohsiung Medical University
    Inventors: Cherng-Chyi Tzeng, Yeh-Long Chen, Jing-Jer Lin, Chih-Ming Lu
  • Publication number: 20100286163
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are indolo[3,2-c]quinoline compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R and m are given the definitions as set forth in the Specification and Claims. These compounds can be used to inhibit both growth of cancer cells and activity of telomerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Kaohsiung Medical Univeristy
    Inventors: Cherng-Chyi Tzeng, Yeh-Long Chen, Jing-Jer Lin, Chih-Ming Lu
  • Patent number: 7763633
    Abstract: Indolo[3,2-c]quinoline compounds of formula (I) shown below. Each variable in this formula is defined herein. These compounds can be used to inhibit both growth of cancer cells and activity of telomerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Kaohsiung Medical University
    Inventors: Cherng-Chyi Tzeng, Yeh-Long Chen, Jing-Jer Lin, Chih-Ming Lu
  • Publication number: 20090298846
    Abstract: Indolo[3,2-c]quinoline compounds of formula (I) shown below. Each variable in this formula is defined herein. These compounds can be used to inhibit both growth of cancer cells and activity of telomerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: CHERNG-CHYI TZENG, YEH-LONG CHEN, JING-JER LIN, CHIH-MING LU
  • Patent number: 7222812
    Abstract: A positioning shaft of a dual direction cable reel is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventors: Wen-Han Chang, Chih-Ming Lu
  • Publication number: 20060102766
    Abstract: A positioning shaft of a dual direction cable reel is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Wen-Han Chang, Chih-Ming Lu