Patents by Inventor Chih-Sheng Chang
Chih-Sheng Chang 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).
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Publication number: 20250138600Abstract: A laptop computer including a first casing, a first sub-circuit board, an input module, a second casing, a motherboard, and a bridge circuit board is provided. The first sub-circuit board is disposed at the first casing. The input module is disposed at the first casing and electrically connected to the first sub-circuit board. The motherboard is disposed at the second casing. The first casing and the second casing are assembled together, such that the first sub-circuit board, the bridge circuit board, and the motherboard are partially overlapped, and the first sub-circuit board is electrically connected to the motherboard via the bridge circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Chih-Chun Liu, Dong-Sheng Wu, Tzu-Wei Lin, Yi-Mu Chang
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Publication number: 20250141142Abstract: A laptop computer including a circuit board, a connector, and a fan is provided. The circuit board has a plurality of first electrically conducting members. The connector has a body and a plurality of clamping terminals and pogo pin terminals extended from the body. The clamping terminals and the pogo pin terminals are electrically connected to each other and located at two opposite sides of the body. The clamping terminals clamp the circuit board and are electrically connected to the first electrically conductive members. The fan has a plurality of second electrically conducting members, and the pogo pin terminals are respectively abutted against abutting surfaces of the second electrically conducting members, such that the circuit board is electrically connected to the fan via the connector, wherein each of the abutting surfaces is tilted relative to a plane where the pogo pin terminals are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Chih-Chun Liu, Dong-Sheng Wu, Tzu-Wei Lin, Yi-Mu Chang
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Publication number: 20250138593Abstract: A laptop computer including a first body, a circuit board disposed in the first body, a second body, a display module disposed in the second body, a hinge connected to the first and the second bodies, and a mezzanine connector is provided. The first and the second bodies are pivoted to each other to be folded or unfolded via the hinge. The mezzanine connector is clamped between the hinge and the circuit board, and is electrically connected between the display module and the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Chih-Chun Liu, Dong-Sheng Wu, Tzu-Wei Lin, Yi-Mu Chang
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Publication number: 20250138594Abstract: A laptop computer including a casing, an inner frame, and a plurality of electronic modules is provided. The inner frame is detachably assembled to the casing and forms a plurality of receiving zones separated from each other. The electronic modules are respectively disposed in the receiving zones and connected to each other via a plurality of flexible electrical conducting members, and the electrical conducting members pass through a recess structure of the inner frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Chih-Chun Liu, Dong-Sheng Wu, Tzu-Wei Lin, Yi-Mu Chang
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Publication number: 20250118655Abstract: A semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a substrate; a through substrate via (TSV) cell over the substrate; and a TSV extending through the TSV cell and the substrate. The TSV cell includes a guard ring structure extending around a perimeter of the TSV cell, and a buffer zone surrounded by the guard ring. The buffer zone includes first dummy transistors, and second dummy transistors. Each of the first dummy transistors includes two first type epitaxial features, a first plurality of nanostructures extending between the two first type epitaxial features, and a first isolation gate structure wrapping over the first plurality of nanostructures. Each of the second dummy transistors includes two second type epitaxial feature, a second plurality of nanostructures extending between the two first type epitaxial features, and a second isolation gate structure wrapping over the second plurality of nanostructures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Yun-Sheng Li, Chih Hsin Yang, Chih-Chieh Chang, Mao-Nan Wang, Kuan-Hsun Wang, Yang-Hsin Shih
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Patent number: 12272022Abstract: The quality of a frame sequence is enhanced by a booster engine collaborating with a first stage circuit. The first stage circuit adjusts the quality degradation of the frame sequence when a condition in constrained resources is detected. The quality degradation includes at least one of uneven resolution and uneven frame per second (FPS). The booster engine receives the frame sequence from the first stage circuit, and generates an enhanced frame sequence based on the frame sequence for transmission to a second stage circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: Yao-Sheng Wang, Pei-Kuei Tsung, Chiung-Fu Chen, Wai Mun Wong, Chao-Min Chang, Yu-Sheng Lin, Chiani Lu, Chih-Cheng Chen
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Publication number: 20250113575Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a plurality of nanostructures formed over a substrate, and a gate structure formed on the nanostructures. The semiconductor structure includes a source/drain (S/D) structure formed adjacent to the gate structure, and a fin spacer layer adjacent to the S/D structure. The bottom surface of the fin spacer layer is lower than a bottom surface of the S/D structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ta-Chun LIN, Tzu-Hung LIU, Chi-Hsin CHANG, Chun-Sheng LIANG, Chih-Hao CHANG
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Patent number: 12267072Abstract: An electronic device includes a sampling circuit and a summing circuit coupled with the sampling circuit. The sampling circuit samples a pulse width of a first input pulse of a PWM input signal since a first time point on a rising edge of a clock pulse of a clock signal. The summing circuit generates a first output pulse of a PWM output signal since a second time point on a falling edge of the clock pulse. A pulse width of the first output pulse is a summation of the pulse width of the first input pulse and a pulse width of a second input pulse of the PWM input signal, and the second input pulse is the next pulse after the first input pulse.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc.Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chang, Isaac Y. Chen
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Publication number: 20250103751Abstract: A computing circuit with a de-identified architecture, a data computing method, a data processing system, and a data de-identification method are provided. The computing circuit includes an arithmetic array and a de-identification circuit. The computing circuit may perform an accumulation operation on input data to generate accumulated data by the arithmetic array. The de-identification circuit has an analog offset error determined based on an analog physical unclonable function. The computing circuit may operate the accumulated data according to the analog offset error to generate de-identification data by the de-identification circuit. It can not only provide the analog offset error through the transistors in the de-identification circuit, but also be combined with obfuscated code settings to dynamically adjusting the degree of de-identification of data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Bo-Cheng Chiou, Chih-Sheng Lin, Tuo-Hung Hou, Chih-Ming Lai, Yun-Ting Ho, Shan-Ming Chang
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Patent number: 12260321Abstract: A data feature augmentation system and method for a low-precision neural network are provided. The data feature augmentation system includes a first time difference unit. The first time difference unit includes a first sample-and-hold circuit and a subtractor. The first sample-and-hold circuit is used for receiving an input signal and obtaining a first signal according to the input signal. The first signal is related to a first leakage rate of the first sample-and-hold circuit and the first signal is the signal generated by delaying the input signal by one time unit. The subtractor is used for performing subtraction on the input signal and the first signal to obtain a time difference signal. The input signal and the time difference signal are inputted to the low-precision neural network.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Fu-Cheng Tsai, Yi-Ching Kuo, Chih-Sheng Lin, Shyh-Shyuan Sheu, Tay-Jyi Lin, Shih-Chieh Chang
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Patent number: 12257708Abstract: A three-dimensional measuring device includes a ball-shaped structure, an X-axis measuring module, a Y-axis measuring module and a Z-axis measuring module. The ball-shaped structure is moved and/or rotated in response to a movement of a movable object. The X-axis measuring module includes a first measuring structure and a first position sensor. The first measuring structure is movable along an X-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure. The Y-axis measuring module includes a second measuring structure and a second position sensor. The second measuring structure is movable along a Y-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure. The Z-axis measuring module includes a third measuring structure and a third position sensor. The third measuring structure is movable along a Z-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chi-Huan Shao, Chih-Ming Hsu, Chi-Shun Chang, Hung-Sheng Chang
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Analog non-volatile memory device using poly ferrorelectric film with random polarization directions
Patent number: 12256552Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a ferroelectric field-effect transistor (FeFET), wherein the FeFET includes a substrate; a source region in the substrate; a drain region in the substrate; and a gate structure over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer over the substrate; a ferroelectric film over the gate dielectric layer; and a gate electrode over the ferroelectric film.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Sheng Chang -
Publication number: 20250081622Abstract: Semiconductor structures and formation processes thereof are provided. A semiconductor structure of the present disclosure includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of transistors disposed on the semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of gate structures extending lengthwise along a first direction, a metallization layer disposed over the plurality of transistors, the metallization layer comprising a plurality of metal layers and a plurality of contact vias, a dielectric layer over the metallization layer, a plurality of dielectric fins extending parallel along the first direction and disposed over the dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer disposed conformally over the plurality of dielectric fins, a source contact and a drain contact disposed directly on the semiconductor layer, and a gate structure disposed over the semiconductor layer and between the source contact and the drain contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Hung-Li Chiang, Tsung-En Lee, Jer-Fu Wang, Chao-Ching Cheng, Iuliana Radu, Cheng-Chi Chuang, Chih-Sheng Chang, Ching-Wei Tsai
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Publication number: 20250079237Abstract: A metal interconnect structure includes a first metal interconnection in an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate, a second metal interconnection on the first metal interconnection, and a cap layer between the first metal interconnection and the second metal interconnection. Preferably, a top surface of the first metal interconnection is even with a top surface of the IMD layer and the cap layer is made of conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-How Chou, Tzu-Hao Fu, Tsung-Yin Hsieh, Chih-Sheng Chang, Shih-Chun Tsai, Kun-Chen Ho, Yang-Chou Lin
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Publication number: 20250081730Abstract: A display may include an array of pixels such as light-emitting diode pixels. The pixels may include multiple circuitry decks that each include one or more circuit components such as transistors, capacitors, and/or resistors. The circuitry decks may be vertically stacked. Each circuitry deck may include a planarization layer formed from a siloxane material that conforms to underlying components and provides a planar upper surface. In this way, circuitry components may be vertically stacked to mitigate the size of each pixel footprint. The circuitry components may include capacitors that include both a high-k dielectric layer and a low-k dielectric layer. The display pixel may include a via with a width of less than 1 micron.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Andrew Lin, Alper Ozgurluk, Chao Liang Chien, Cheuk Chi Lo, Chia-Yu Chen, Chien-Chung Wang, Chih Pang Chang, Chih-Hung Yu, Chih-Wei Chang, Chin Wei Hsu, ChinWei Hu, Chun-Kai Tzeng, Chun-Ming Tang, Chun-Yao Huang, Hung-Che Ting, Jung Yen Huang, Lungpao Hsin, Shih Chang Chang, Tien-Pei Chou, Wen Sheng Lo, Yu-Wen Liu, Yung Da Lai
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Publication number: 20250069559Abstract: A display device and a driving method for the display device are provided. The display device includes a driving circuit, a backlight driving unit, and a display panel. The driving circuit receives a plurality of pieces of image data. The plurality of pieces of image data include first image data and second image data. The display panel receives a plurality of image display signals of the plurality of pieces of image data. The driving circuit compares the first image data and the second image data to generate a comparison result, and provides a backlight brightness adjustment command to the backlight driving unit according to the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Chih-Sheng Chang, Chien-Hao Kuo, Yu-Jyun Lyu
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Patent number: 12237834Abstract: An electronic device and a method for overcurrent detection are disclosed herein. The electronic device causes a high-side offsetting voltage drop and converts a voltage difference between a first voltage at an input terminal of an upper-bridge power component of a power stage and a sum of a first balancing voltage drop and the high-side offsetting voltage drop into a first current. The electronic device further converts a voltage difference between a second voltage of an output terminal of the upper-bridge power component and a second balancing voltage drop into a second current, compares the first current and the second current, and generates a high-side overcurrent protection (OCP) signal with logic high for a driver of the power stage when the first current is stronger than the second current, such that the driver turns off the upper-bridge power component accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc.Inventors: Isaac Y. Chen, Chih-Sheng Chang
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Patent number: 12238933Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a base layer, a metal-containing gate, a high-k layer and a spacer. The metal-containing gate is disposed over the base layer. The high-k layer is disposed between the base layer and the metal-containing gate. The high-k layer has a protruding portion that protrudes out from a bottom of the metal-containing gate. The spacer is disposed on the sidewall of the metal-containing gate and covers the protruding portion of the high-k layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Chao Lin, Chih-Sheng Chang
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Publication number: 20250061711Abstract: A method for automatically obtaining factors related to traffic accidents includes: in case that a traffic accident is identified in a traffic video, categorizing the traffic accident into one of a plurality of pre-determined categories; collecting, first factoring data and second factoring data contained in the traffic video within an accident-related time period, tagging the traffic video as a traffic accident video with the one of the pre-determined categories, and storing the traffic accident video, the first factoring data and the second factoring data in a data storage; compiling a factor group for the traffic accident video based on the first factoring data and the second factoring data, and aggregating a plurality of factor groups of traffic accident videos to create aggregated factor groups; and creating a spreadsheet that contains the aggregated factor groups and that can be sorted using geographical locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Chih-Pei LIU, Yu-Sheng CHANG, Hsiao-Yang Lee, Chuang-Chiang Dai
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Patent number: 12218203Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a fin active region formed on a semiconductor substrate and spanning between a first sidewall of a first shallow trench isolation (STI) feature and a second sidewall of a second STI feature; an anti-punch through (APT) feature of a first type conductivity; and a channel material layer of the first type conductivity, disposed on the APT feature and having a second doping concentration less than the first doping concentration. The APT feature is formed on the fin active region, spans between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and has a first doping concentration.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Cheng-Yi Peng, Ling-Yen Yeh, Chi-Wen Liu, Chih-Sheng Chang, Yee-Chia Yeo