Patents by Inventor Chih-Wen (Albert) Yao

Chih-Wen (Albert) Yao 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: 20240210755
    Abstract: The invention discloses a diffusion plate for use in a backlight module with a low optical path distance (OD), which can be assembled on a backlight module with a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as the light source below. Different diffusion particle additives are added to the surface layers and the main layer of the diffusion plate, and then extrude it with foaming extrusion technology. By making different combinations of the refractive index and the amount of the original resin materials, microbubbles, and diffusion particle additives of the surface layers and the main layer, the light refractive index of the upper and lower surface layers is substantially greater than which of the main layer. Such that, the light emitted by the light source below can be diffused more effectively, and thereby achieving a better shading effect of MURA, so as to produce a uniform surface light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: ENTIRE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH WEN YANG, YU WEI CHANG
  • Patent number: 12021129
    Abstract: A work function metal gate device includes a gate, a drift region, a source, a drain and a first isolation structure. The gate includes a convex stair-shaped work function metal stack or a concave stair-shaped work function metal stack disposed on a substrate. The drift region is disposed in the substrate below a part of the gate. The source is located in the substrate and the drain is located in the drift region beside the gate. The first isolation structure is disposed in the drift region between the gate and the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Shih-An Huang
  • Publication number: 20240206344
    Abstract: A memory device includes a bottom electrode contact, a magnetic tunnel junction pattern, a protection insulating layer, a first capping layer, an interlayer insulating layer, and a second capping layer. The magnetic tunnel junction pattern is over the bottom electrode contact. The protection insulating layer surrounds the magnetic tunnel junction pattern. The first capping layer surrounds the protection insulating layer. The interlayer insulating layer surrounds the first capping layer. The second capping layer is over the first capping layer and the interlayer insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Yen PENG, Hui-Hsien WEI, Wei-Chih WEN, Pin-Ren DAI, Chien-Min LEE, Sheng-Chih LAI, Han-Ting TSAI, Chung-Te LIN
  • Patent number: 12010456
    Abstract: A frame interpolation method for generating a third image frame interpolated between a first image frame and a second image frame includes: performing motion estimation upon a first input image frame and a second input image frame, to obtain a single-directional motion, wherein the first input image frame is derived from the first image frame, and the second input image frame is derived from the second image frame; scaling the single-directional motion according to a time point of the third image frame, to generate a scaled motion; deriving a forward-warped result from a result of performing a forward warping operation and a first inverse operation upon the scaled motion; performing a second inverse operation upon the forward-warped result, to generate an inversed result; and generating the third image frame according to the first image frame, the second image frame, the forward-warped result, and the inversed result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng Wang, Pei-Kuei Tsung, Chia-Ni Lu, Yu-Sheng Lin, Chien-Yu Huang, Chih-Wen Goo, Cheng-Lung Jen
  • Publication number: 20240186408
    Abstract: Transistors with improved saturation drain current and methods for making such transistors are disclosed. The gate is formed in the shape of a longitudinal trench and a plurality of lateral trenches below the longitudinal trench. The resulting dual-recess structure increases the surface area of the gate, which permits additional charge carriers and increases the saturation drain current of the transistor. Such transistors can be useful in high voltage and medium voltage applications such as in display driver integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Chen-Liang Chu, Chien-Chih Chou, Ta-Yuan Kung, Chun-Hsun Lee, Chih-Wen Yao, Yi-Huan Chen, Ming-Ta Lei
  • Patent number: 12004431
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bottom electrode; a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) element over the bottom electrode; a top electrode over the MTJ element; and a sidewall spacer abutting the MTJ element, wherein at least one of the bottom electrode, the top electrode, and the sidewall spacer includes a magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Chieh Hsiao, Po-Sheng Lu, Wei-Chih Wen, Liang-Wei Wang, Yu-Jen Wang, Dian-Hau Chen, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20240176093
    Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Chang HU, Chih-Wei WENG, Chia-Che WU, Chien-Yu KAO, Hsiao-Hsin HU, He-Ling CHANG, Chao-Hsi WANG, Chen-Hsien FAN, Che-Wei CHANG, Mao-Gen JIAN, Sung-Mao TSAI, Wei-Jhe SHEN, Yung-Ping YANG, Sin-Hong LIN, Tzu-Yu CHANG, Sin-Jhong SONG, Shang-Yu HSU, Meng-Ting LIN, Shih-Wei HUNG, Yu-Huai LIAO, Mao-Kuo HSU, Hsueh-Ju LU, Ching-Chieh HUANG, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Yu-Chiao LO, Ying-Jen WANG, Shu-Shan CHEN, Che-Hsiang CHIU
  • Publication number: 20240176094
    Abstract: An optical system is provided, including a first module configured to hold a first optical member. The first module includes a first movable portion, a first fixed portion, and a first driving assembly. The first movable portion is configured to connect the first optical member, and is movable relative to the fixed portion. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Che WU, Chao-Chang HU, Yung-Hsien YEH, Chih-Wei WENG, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Yu-Chiao LO, Sin-Jhong SONG
  • Publication number: 20240176159
    Abstract: An optical system that includes a first module is provided. The first module includes a first movable portion, a first fixed portion, and a first driving assembly. The first movable portion is configured to connect the first optical member, and is movable relative to the first fixed portion. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable portion to move relative to the first fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Che WU, Chao-Chang HU, Yung-Hsien YEH, Chih-Wei WENG, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Yu-Chiao LO, Sin-Jhong SONG
  • Patent number: 11995471
    Abstract: A resource integration method includes the following steps: a receiving module receives access information from a guest operating system on the host device; the access information is used to determine whether the frame rate is lower than a frame rate threshold; when the receiving module determines that the frame rate is lower than the frame rate threshold, the receiving module transmits an external resource request signal to the receiving module; after the receiving module receives the external resource request signal, a resource management module (which is located in the bridge module) selects an optimal external device from a specific category (among a plurality of categories in a candidate list), and a calculation operation or a storage operation corresponding to the specific category is transmitted to the optimal external device for calculation or storage by the bridge module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kuan-Ju Chen, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Hung-Ming Chang, Chih-Wen Huang, Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Publication number: 20240160185
    Abstract: The invention provides a portable CNC machine, including a body and four anchorage bases. The body is put on a surface of a work frame. The body is provided with a machining tool, a processing module and four take-up and pay-off modules, each take-up and pay-off module takes up and pays off a cable, a tail end of each cable is provided with an anchor, and the processing module is connected to and controls the four take-up and pay-off modules. The four anchorage bases are disposed at four corners of the work frame respectively, and stretch and hang the four anchors thereon respectively. The processing module controls the four take-up and pay-off modules to take up and pay off the cables to control the body to freely move on the work frame, and at the same time, the processing module controls the machining tool to carry out a machining operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Ren-Yu Yeh, Po-Hsiang Yu, Chih-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 11980694
    Abstract: A sterilization apparatus for a portable electronic device including a cabinet and a carrier is provided. The carrier includes a base slidably disposed on the cabinet, multiple first positioning elements and multiple second positioning elements disposed in parallel on the base, multiple sterilization light sources corresponding to the second positioning elements and multiple pressure sensors disposed in parallel in the base. The base is configured to carry at least one portable electronic device. One second positioning element is disposed between any two adjacent first positioning elements, and any first positioning element and any second positioning element adjacent to each other are separated by a positioning space. The pressure sensors are respectively located in the positioning spaces. One sterilization light source is disposed between any two adjacent pressure sensors, and the pressure sensors are configured to sense a pressure from the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Hung Chen, Chih-Wen Chiang, Yun-Tung Pai, Yen-Hua Hsiao, Yao-Kuang Su, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Han-Sheng Siao
  • Patent number: 11983848
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a frame processor for processing frames with aliasing artifacts. For example, the frame processor can include a super-resolution (SR) and anti-aliasing (AA) engine and an attention reference frame generator coupled to the SR and AA engine. The SR and AA engine can be configured to enhance resolution and remove aliasing artifacts of a frame to generate a first high-resolution frame with aliasing artifacts and a second high-resolution frame with aliasing artifacts removed. The attention reference frame generator can be configured to generate an attention reference frame based on the first high-resolution frame and the second high-resolution frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Lung Jen, Pei-Kuei Tsung, Chih-Wei Chen, Yao-Sheng Wang, Shih-Che Chen, Yu-Sheng Lin, Chih-Wen Goo, Shih-Chin Lin, Tsung-Shian Huang, Ying-Chieh Chen
  • Publication number: 20240151932
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is used to connect the optical element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hsin HU, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Chia-Che WU, Yu-Chiao LO, Yi-Ho CHEN, Chao-Chang HU, Sin-Jhong SONG
  • Publication number: 20240151935
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is used to connect the optical element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hsin HU, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Chia-Che WU, Yu-Chiao LO, Yi-Ho CHEN, Chao-Chang HU, Sin-Jhong SONG
  • Publication number: 20240155234
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is used to connect the optical element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hsin HU, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Chia-Che WU, Yu-Chiao LO, Yi-Ho CHEN, Chao-Chang HU, Sin-Jhong SONG
  • Publication number: 20240154078
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic device includes: forming a conductive material layer on a substrate, the conductive material layer continuously extends from a first surface of the substrate to a second surface while passing through a side surface, wherein the side surface connects the first surface and the second surface, forming a first protection layer on the conductive material layer and patterning the conductive material layer by using the first protection layer as a mask to form an edge wire, wherein the edge wire is retracted relative to the first protection layer and forms an undercut structure, and forming a second protection layer on the substrate, wherein the second protection layer fills the undercut structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Lu, Hao-An Chuang, Chun-Yueh Hou
  • Publication number: 20240152029
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is used to connect the optical element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hsin HU, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Chia-Che WU, Yu-Chiao LO, Yi-Ho CHEN, Chao-Chang HU, Sin-Jhong SONG
  • Publication number: 20240151936
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is used to connect the optical element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hsin HU, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Chia-Che WU, Yu-Chiao LO, Yi-Ho CHEN, Chao-Chang HU, Sin-Jhong SONG
  • Patent number: D1026916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hao-Jen Fang, Kung-Ju Chen, Wei-Yi Chang, Chun-Chieh Chen, Chih-Wen Chiang, Sheng-Hung Lee