Patents by Inventor Chih-Ming Wang

Chih-Ming Wang 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: 20240405054
    Abstract: A monolithic array chip comprises a first semiconductor layer; a common electrode located on the first semiconductor layer; a first light-emitting unit with a first electrode located on the first semiconductor layer; a second light-emitting unit with a second electrode located on the first semiconductor layer; a third light-emitting unit with a third electrode located on the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first light-emitting unit, the second light-emitting unit, and the third light-emitting unit are separated from each other by a trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Min-Hsun HSIEH, Chih-Ming WANG, Jan-Way CHIEN, Hui-Ching FENG, Yu-Chi WANG, Hsia-Ching CHENG
  • Publication number: 20240387233
    Abstract: A clamp ring including an inner periphery of increased diameter at locations where inwardly extending tabs are not located reduces the risk a workpiece that is placed in close proximity to the clamp ring or which contacts the clamp ring during processing will stick to the clamp ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHOU, Yuan-Hsin CHI, Yin-Tun CHOU, Hung-Chih WANG, Yu-Chi LIU, Chih-Ming WANG
  • Patent number: 12142514
    Abstract: A clamp ring including an inner periphery of increased diameter at locations where inwardly extending tabs are not located reduces the risk a workpiece that is placed in close proximity to the clamp ring or which contacts the clamp ring during processing will stick to the clamp ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chou, Yuan-Hsin Chi, Yin-Tun Chou, Hung-Chih Wang, Yu-Chi Liu, Chih-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20240121523
    Abstract: A light-adjusting device having first regions and second regions is provided. The light-adjusting device includes pillars that form several groups of meta structures. The groups of meta structures correspond to the first regions, and from a top view, the first regions and the second regions are arranged in a checkerboard pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kai-Hao CHANG, Chun-Yuan WANG, Shin-Hong KUO, Zong-Ru TU, Po-Hsiang WANG, Chih-Ming WANG
  • Publication number: 20240021634
    Abstract: An image sensor includes groups of sensor units, and a color filter layer having color units that disposed within the groups of sensor units, respectively. The color units of the color filter layer include a yellow color unit or a white color unit. The image sensor further includes a dielectric structure disposed on the color filter layer, and a meta surface disposed on the dielectric structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan WANG, Chih-Ming WANG, Po-Hsiang WANG, Han-Lin WU
  • Publication number: 20230408729
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a meta-optics element comprising a substrate, a meta-optics structure and an anti-reflection structure. The meta-optics structure comprises multiple meta-optics units geometrically disposed on the substrate. The anti-reflection structure comprises multiple anti-reflection units corresponding to these meta-optics units and disposed on the surface of the corresponding meta-optics units. Besides, a manufacture method of meta-optics element is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Wang, Wei-Lun Hsu, Yu-Hsuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20230170361
    Abstract: The optical device includes a first photodiode, a second photodiode, and a hybrid absorber. The hybrid absorber is disposed above the first photodiode and the second photodiode. The hybrid absorber includes a color filter layer and a plurality of metal-insulator-metal structures. The color filter layer includes a first color filter disposed on the first photodiode and a second color filter disposed on the second photodiode, in which the first color filter is different from the second color filter. The plurality of metal-insulator-metal structures are disposed above the first photodiode and free of disposed above the second photodiode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kai-Hao CHANG, An-Li KUO, Chun-Yuan WANG, Shin-Hong KUO, Po-Hsiang WANG, Zong-Ru TU, Yu-Chi CHANG, Chih-Ming WANG
  • Publication number: 20230095994
    Abstract: A meta optical device is provided. The meta optical device includes an array of meta structures. Each of the meta structures includes a plurality of stacked layers at least including a first layer with a first refractive index and a second layer with a second refractive index. The first refractive index and the second refractive index are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kai-Hao CHANG, Shin-Hong KUO, An-Li KUO, Chun-Yuan WANG, Yu-Chi CHANG, Chih-Ming WANG
  • Publication number: 20230068139
    Abstract: A clamp ring including an inner periphery of increased diameter at locations where inwardly extending tabs are not located reduces the risk a workpiece that is placed in close proximity to the clamp ring or which contacts the clamp ring during processing will stick to the clamp ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHOU, Yuan-Hsin CHI, Yin-Tun CHOU, Hung-Chih WANG, Yu-Chi LIU, Chih-Ming WANG
  • Publication number: 20220128593
    Abstract: A sensing system and a pairing method thereof are provided. The pairing method of the sensing system includes: respectively disposing a plurality of sensors on a plurality of parts of a tested subject; setting the tested subjected to perform at least one setting posture, and setting the sensors to respectively provide a plurality of direction information; receiving the direction information respectively provided by the sensors; and identifying the parts where the sensors are respectively arranged according to the direction information. Wherein, when the tested subject performs any one of the at least one setting posture, at least two of the direction information provided by the sensors are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Chih-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 11294640
    Abstract: A random number generator includes a counting value generator, an address generator, a static entropy source and a processing circuit. The counting value generator generates a first random number. The address generator generates an address signal. The static entropy source is connected with the address generator to receive the address signal and generates a second random number. The processing circuit is connected with the static entropy source and the counting value generator to receive the first random number and the second random number. After the first random number and the second random number are processed by the processing circuit, the processing circuit generates an output random number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: EMEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Yi Shao, Meng-Yi Wu, Chih-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 11095861
    Abstract: A projector and a method for projecting an image light beam according to an image signal are provided. The method includes: receiving the image signal; decoding the image signal to obtain a metadata of the image signal; determining whether the image signal is a HLG-HDR signal according to the metadata; converting a color space of the image signal from a wider color gamut to a narrower color gamut in response to the image signal is the HLG-HDR signal so as to generate a converted image signal; performing a gamma correction on the converted image signal according to the metadata to generate a corrected image signal; transferring the corrected image signal into an optical signal; providing a light beam; respectively modulating the light beam and a illumination beam according to the optical signal to form an image light beam; and projecting the image light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Wang, Ming-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11051045
    Abstract: A method and a circuit for adaptive loop filtering in a video coding system are described. The method can include receiving a block of samples generated from a previous-stage filter circuit in a filter pipeline, the block of samples being one of multiple blocks included in a current picture, performing, in parallel, adaptive loop filter (ALF) processing for multiple target samples in the block of samples, while the previous-stage filter circuit is simultaneously processing another block in the current picture, storing, in a buffer, first samples each having a filter input area defined by a filter shape that includes at least one sample which has not been received, and storing, in the buffer, second samples included in the filter input areas of the first samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ping Chao, Chih-Ming Wang, Yung-Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 10986320
    Abstract: A projector and a method for projecting an image light beam according to an image signal are provided. The method includes: receiving the image signal; decoding the image signal to obtain a metadata of the image signal; converting a color space of the image signal from a wider color gamut to a narrower color gamut according to the metadata so as to generate a converted image signal; performing a gamma correction on the converted image signal according to the metadata to generate a corrected image signal; transferring the corrected image signal into an optical signal; providing a light beam; respectively modulating the light beam and a illumination beam according to the optical signal to form an image light beam; and projecting the image light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Wang, Ming-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10939102
    Abstract: A post processing apparatus includes a super-resolution (SR) filtering circuit and a loop restoration (LR) filtering circuit. The SR filtering circuit applies SR filtering to a processing result of a preceding circuit. The LR filtering circuit applies LR filtering to a processing result of the SR filtering circuit. Before the SR filtering circuit finishes SR filtering of all pixels of a frame that are generated by the preceding circuit, the LR filtering circuit starts LR filtering of pixels that are derived from applying SR filtering to pixels included in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Chang, Chih-Ming Wang, Chia-Yun Cheng, Chi-Hung Chen, Kai-Chun Lin, Chih-Wen Yang, Hsuan-Wen Peng
  • Patent number: 10804435
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer emitting an UV light, formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first transparent conductive layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, the first transparent conductive layer including metal oxide; and a second transparent conductive layer formed on the first transparent conductive layer, the second transparent conductive layer including graphene, wherein the first transparent conductive layer is continuously formed over a top surface of the second semiconductor layer, the first transparent conductive layer comprises a thickness smaller than 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang-Tai Hisao, I-Lun Ma, Hao-Yu Chen, Shu-Fen Hu, Ru-Shi Liu, Chih-Ming Wang, Chun-Yuan Chen, Yih-Hua Renn, Chien-Hsin Wang, Yung-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 10805611
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for video encoding or decoding used by a video encoder or decoder respectively. In one method, input data associated with a video sequence are received. A current sequence header for a current picture is determined. Whether the current sequence header corresponds to a first sequence header or a second sequence header is determined. If the current sequence header corresponds to the second sequence header, one or more syntax values of a syntax set associated with the first sequence header are assigned to corresponding one or more syntax values of the syntax set associated with the current sequence header. The current picture is then encoded or decoded according to the current sequence header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Hao Chiu, Hsiu-Yi Lin, Chia-yun Cheng, Chih-Ming Wang, Yung-Chang Chang
  • Publication number: 20200293287
    Abstract: A random number generator includes a counting value generator, an address generator, a static entropy source and a processing circuit. The counting value generator generates a first random number. The address generator generates an address signal. The static entropy source is connected with the address generator to receive the address signal and generates a second random number. The processing circuit is connected with the static entropy source and the counting value generator to receive the first random number and the second random number. After the first random number and the second random number are processed by the processing circuit, the processing circuit generates an output random number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Chi-Yi SHAO, Meng-Yi WU, Chih-Ming WANG
  • Publication number: 20200260059
    Abstract: A projector and a method for projecting an image light beam according to an image signal are provided. The method includes: receiving the image signal; decoding the image signal to obtain a metadata of the image signal; determining whether the image signal is a HLG-HDR signal according to the metadata; converting a color space of the image signal from a wider color gamut to a narrower color gamut in response to the image signal is the HLG-HDR signal so as to generate a converted image signal; performing a gamma correction on the converted image signal according to the metadata to generate a corrected image signal; transferring the corrected image signal into an optical signal; providing a light beam; respectively modulating the light beam and a illumination beam according to the optical signal to form an image light beam; and projecting the image light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Wang, Ming-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20200252592
    Abstract: A projector and a method for projecting an image light beam according to an image signal are provided. The method includes: receiving the image signal; decoding the image signal to obtain a metadata of the image signal; converting a color space of the image signal from a wider color gamut to a narrower color gamut according to the metadata so as to generate a converted image signal; performing a gamma correction on the converted image signal according to the metadata to generate a corrected image signal; transferring the corrected image signal into an optical signal; providing a light beam; respectively modulating the light beam and a illumination beam according to the optical signal to form an image light beam; and projecting the image light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Wang, Ming-Cheng Lin