Patents by Inventor Chih-Ming Sun

Chih-Ming Sun 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: 20230290824
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure includes forming first nanostructures and second nanostructures over a substrate. The method also includes forming a first metal gate layer surrounding the first nanostructures and over the first nanostructures and the second nanostructures. The method also includes etching back the first metal gate layer over the first nanostructures and the second nanostructures. The method also includes removing the first metal gate layer over the second nanostructures. The method also includes forming a second metal gate layer surrounding the second nanostructures and over the first nanostructures and the second nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Yao YANG, Chia-Wei CHEN, Wei-Cheng HSU, Jo-Chun HUNG, Yung-Hsiang CHAN, Hui-Chi CHEN, Yen-Ta LIN, Te-Fu YEH, Yun-Chen WU, Yen-Ju CHEN, Chih-Ming SUN
  • Patent number: 11754293
    Abstract: There is provided an auto detection system including a thermal detection device and a host. The host controls an indication device to indicate a prompt message or detection results according to a slope variation of voltage values or 2D distribution of temperature values detected by the thermal detection device, wherein the voltage values include the detected voltage of a single pixel or the sum of detected voltages of multiple pixels of a thermal sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Ming-Han Tsai, Chiung-Wen Lin, Po-Wei Yu, Wei-Ming Wang, Sen-Huang Huang
  • Publication number: 20230273070
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an outer case, a circuit substrate, a thermopile sensor chip, a filter structure, and a waterproof structure. The outer case has an opening. The circuit substrate is disposed inside the outer case. The thermopile sensor chip is disposed on the circuit substrate. The filter structure is disposed above the thermopile sensor chip. The waterproof structure is surroundingly connected between the filter structure and the outer case, wherein the waterproof structure has a through hole for exposing the filter structure and communicated with the opening of the outer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: MING-HAN TSAI, CHIH-MING SUN, JIAN-CHENG LIAO
  • Patent number: 11733109
    Abstract: There is provided a force sensor including a substrate and a polymer material layer. The substrate has a circuit layout that includes a first electrode and a second electrode configured to form a capacitor therebetween. The polymer material layer covers at least on a space between the first electrode and the second electrode, and is used to change capacitance of the capacitor while being pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventor: Chih-Ming Sun
  • Publication number: 20230252871
    Abstract: A smoke detection device includes a housing, a smoke collector, an optical detector and a cover plate. The housing has a piercing hole. The smoker collector has a smoke hole, and position of the smoke hole is close to position of the piercing hole. The optical detector is disposed inside the smoke collector and adapted to detect gaseous concentration inside the smoke collector. The cover plate is disposed between the housing and the smoke collector, and used to set a channel from the piercing hole to the smoke hole, so that gaseous matter flows from outside the smoke detection device into the smoke collector through the piercing hole and the smoke hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Yen-Po Chen, Chih-Ming Sun, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Ching-Kun Chen
  • Patent number: 11719579
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a case and a far infrared temperature sensing device. The case has a first opening. The far infrared temperature sensing device is disposed inside the case of the wearable device. The far infrared temperature sensing device includes an assembly structure, a sensor chip, a filter structure, and a metal shielding structure. The assembly structure has an accommodating space and a top opening. The sensor chip is disposed in the accommodating space of the assembly structure. The filter structure is disposed above the sensor chip. The metal shielding structure is disposed above the sensor chip, and has a second opening to expose the filter structure. The first and second openings are communicated to cooperatively define a through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Ming-Han Tsai, Cheng-Nan Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230206743
    Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Guo-Zhen WANG, Ching-Kun CHEN, Yen-Chang CHU, Chih-Ming SUN
  • Patent number: 11686623
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an outer case, a circuit substrate, a thermopile sensor chip, a filter structure, and a waterproof structure. The outer case has an opening. The circuit substrate is disposed inside the outer case. The thermopile sensor chip is disposed on the circuit substrate. The filter structure is disposed above the thermopile sensor chip. The waterproof structure is surroundingly connected between the filter structure and the outer case, wherein the waterproof structure has a through hole for exposing the filter structure and communicated with the opening of the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Han Tsai, Chih-Ming Sun, Jian-Cheng Liao
  • Patent number: 11643325
    Abstract: A MEMS package including a fixed frame, a moveable platform and elastic restoring members is provided. The moveable platform is moved with respect to the fixed frame. The elastic restoring members are connected between the fixed frame and the moveable platform, and used to restore the moved moveable platform to an original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Ming-Han Tsai, Yu-Tao Lee
  • Publication number: 20230133741
    Abstract: A far infrared sensor package includes a package body and a plurality of far infrared sensor array integrated circuits. The plurality of far infrared sensor array integrated circuits are disposed on a same plane and inside the package body. Each of the far infrared sensor array integrated circuits includes a far infrared sensing element array of a same size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Sen-Huang Huang
  • Patent number: 11615684
    Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Guo-Zhen Wang, Ching-Kun Chen, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
  • Publication number: 20230060584
    Abstract: There is provided an optical machine of a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source, a light sensor and a light blocking member. The light source and the light sensor are arranged on the substrate in a first direction. The light blocking member is arranged upon the light source and blocks a part of an emission angle of the light source in the first direction far away from the light sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Yen-Chang CHU, Chih-Ming SUN, Chi-Chih SHEN, Kuo-Hsiung LI
  • Patent number: 11573127
    Abstract: A far infrared sensor package includes a package body and a plurality of far infrared sensor array integrated circuits. The plurality of far infrared sensor array integrated circuits are disposed on a same plane and inside the package body. Each of the far infrared sensor array integrated circuits includes a far infrared sensing element array of a same size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Sen-Huang Huang
  • Publication number: 20230032079
    Abstract: There is provided a thermometer structure including a circuit board, an infrared thermometer, a heat sink and a metal block. The infrared thermometer is arranged on the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. The heat sink is arranged on the circuit board and covers the infrared thermometer. The metal block is in contact with at least one of the circuit board and the heat sink to stabilize a local temperature of the thermometer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yen-Chang CHU, Po-Wei YU, Yen-Po CHEN, Chih-Ming SUN
  • Publication number: 20230002214
    Abstract: A MEMS package including a fixed frame, a moveable platform and elastic restoring members is provided. The moveable platform is moved with respect to the fixed frame. The elastic restoring members are connected between the fixed frame and the moveable platform, and used to restore the moved moveable platform to an original position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: CHIH-MING SUN, MING-HAN TSAI, YU-TAO LEE
  • Patent number: 11478068
    Abstract: There is provided an electric toothbrush including a toothbrush head, a toothbrush handle and a force sensing array. The force sensing array is arranged on the toothbrush head and/or the toothbrush handle. When the force sensing array is arranged on the toothbrush head, it is able to detect the force uniformity of brush hairs. When the force sensing array is arranged on the toothbrush handle, it is able to control the vibration strength of the brush hairs and detect the pressing force of the brush hairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Ming Shun Manson Fei, Yi-Hsien Ko
  • Patent number: 11465901
    Abstract: A sensor package including a fixed frame, a moveable platform, elastic restoring members and a sensor chip is provided. The moveable platform is moved with respect to the fixed frame, and used to carry the sensor chip. The elastic restoring members are connected between the fixed frame and the moveable platform, and used to restore the moved moveable platform to an original position. The sensor chip is arranged on the elastic restoring members to send detected data via the elastic restoring members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Ming-Han Tsai, Yu-Tao Lee
  • Publication number: 20220307925
    Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing subassembly, an inner casing subassembly, an audio processor, and a force sensor patch. The inner casing subassembly is disposed in the housing subassembly and integrated with a printed circuit board having specific electrode (s). The audio processor is disposed on the printed circuit board. The force sensor patch is pasted onto specific electrode (s) of the printed circuit board to be coupled to the audio processor through specific electrode(s). The force sensor patch is disposed between a part of the housing subassembly and a part of the inner casing subassembly and arranged to detect a user's pressure applied onto the part of the housing subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Sun, Yen-Po Chen
  • Publication number: 20220305510
    Abstract: A sprayer includes: a container; a passage including a transparent window, a first opening, a second opening and a resonator, wherein when liquid in the container is passed through the resonator via the first opening, the liquid is emitted as a gas via the second opening; and a removable detection unit disposed outside of the passage. The removable detection unit includes: a light source for illuminating the gas in the passage; an optical sensor disposed to detect a parameter of light reflected by the gas; and a processor coupled to the optical sensor for stopping the resonator from generating the gas when the parameter is below a threshold. The passage further includes a cavity disposed on a bottom surface of the passage in front of the optical sensor, wherein when the gas in the passage contacts the bottom surface, resultant water vapour will enter the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hao Wang, Yang-Ming Chou, Chien-Yi Kao, Shih-Jen Lu, Chih-Ming Sun, Hsin-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20220268682
    Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are arranged adjacently on the substrate. The substrate is arranged with an asymmetric structure to cause an illumination region of the light source to deviate toward the light sensor thereby increasing a ratio of light intensity reflected by smoke with respect to reference light intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: YEN-CHANG CHU, CHENG-NAN TSAI, CHIH-MING SUN