Patents by Inventor Chih-Yen Lin
Chih-Yen Lin 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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Patent number: 11980040Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a memory array over the substrate, the memory array including first magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), where the first MTJs are in a first dielectric layer over the substrate; and a resistor circuit over the substrate, the resistor circuit including second MTJs, where the second MTJs are in the first dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tai-Yen Peng, Tsung-Hsien Chang, Yu-Shu Chen, Chih-Yuan Ting, Jyu-Horng Shieh, Chung-Te Lin
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Patent number: 11974367Abstract: A lighting device includes a light board and a light dimmer circuit. The light board includes multiple first light emitting elements and second light emitting elements. The first light emitting elements are disposed in a first area of the light board. The second light emitting elements are disposed in a second area of the light board. The light dimmer circuit is configured to drive the second light emitting elements to generate flickering lights from the second area of the light board, and is configured to drive the first light emitting elements to generate non-flickering lights from the first area of the light board.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wang, Ming-Chieh Cheng, Po-Yen Chen, Shih-Chieh Chang, Kuan-Hsien Tu, Xiu-Yi Lin, Ling-Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20240094527Abstract: A defog lens for vehicles includes a lens barrel, a lens, and a hydrophilic layer. The lens barrel has an opening toward an object side. The lens is disposed in the lens barrel and is located at the opening. The hydrophilic layer covers a surface of the lens and includes silicone compounds. Water droplets condensed on the lens could form a sheet film sticking to the surface of the lens and hard to form spherical water droplets, thereby improving the problem that the field of view of the conventional lens is blocked by spherical water droplets, effectively improving the clarity of the image captured by the defog lens, and therefore the defog lens could be applied to various environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Calin Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: CHIH-YUNG HSIAO, MENG-CHIEN TSAI, CYUAN-CONG LI, HONG-YEN LIN
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Publication number: 20240079392Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first tier, a redistribution circuit structure, and a second tier. The first tier includes at least one first die. The redistribution circuit structure is disposed on the first tier and electrically coupled to the at least one first die, where the redistribution circuit structure has a multi-layer structure and includes a vertical connection structure continuously extending from a first side of the redistribution circuit structure to a second side of the redistribution circuit structure, and the first side is opposite to the second side along a stacking direction of the first tier and the redistribution circuit structure. The second tier includes a plurality of second dies, and is disposed on and electrically coupled to the redistribution circuit structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chuei-Tang WANG, Tso-Jung Chang, Jeng-Shien Hsieh, Shih-Ping Lin, Chih-Peng Lin, Chieh-Yen Chen, Chen-Hua Yu
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Publication number: 20240071981Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure includes the following steps. A semiconductor wafer is provided. A plurality of first surface mount components and a plurality of second surface mount components are bonded onto the semiconductor wafer, wherein a first portion of each of the second surface mount components is overhanging a periphery of the semiconductor wafer. A first barrier structure is formed in between the second surface mount components and the semiconductor wafer. An underfill structure is formed under a second portion of each of the second surface mount components, wherein the first barrier structure blocks the spreading of the underfill structure from the second portion to the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Mao-Yen Chang, Chih-Wei Lin, Hao-Yi Tsai, Kuo-Lung Pan, Chun-Cheng Lin, Tin-Hao Kuo, Yu-Chia Lai, Chih-Hsuan Tai
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Publication number: 20230202890Abstract: A method for preparing agricultural products from a biological sludge containing microbial cells includes the steps of: subjecting the biological sludge to a pretreatment process which includes introducing ozone and supplying a hydraulic pressure to generate cavitation to destroy cell wall of the microbial cells; and subjecting the pretreated biological sludge to a solid-liquid separation treatment to obtain a solid fraction including cell debris and a liquid fraction including a cell lysate solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Chic-Yi LIN, Chih-Yen LIN
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Patent number: 11216967Abstract: A queue information analyzing method is applied to an image analyzing apparatus. A monitoring image captured by the image analyzing apparatus has a triggering area. The queue information analyzing method includes identifying a first candidate object stayed within the triggering area, forming a sampling range via the first candidate object, determining whether a second candidate object stayed within the sampling range belongs to a queue of the first candidate object, and acquiring an amount and a accumulated time of candidate objects about the queue.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chih-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 10783380Abstract: An object counting device includes an image capturer and a processor. The image capturer captures an image sequence related to a gate within a field of view. When an object in the image sequence passes through an entry/exit reference corresponding to the gate, the processor determines a moving direction of the object. When the processor determines that the object moves from a first side of the gate towards a second side of the gate, the processor counts the object into a first accumulated number. When the object exits from the field of view, the processor records an exit position of the object. The processor determines whether to count the object into a second accumulated number according to the exit position.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Szu-Mo Chang, Chih-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 10592775Abstract: An image processing method includes steps of receiving an image sequence; when at least one object appears in the image sequence, analyzing a moving trajectory of each object; extracting at least one characteristic point from each moving trajectory; classifying the at least one characteristic point of each moving trajectory within a predetermined time period into at least one cluster; and storing at least one characteristic parameter of each cluster.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chih-Yen Lin
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Publication number: 20200051270Abstract: A queue information analyzing method is applied to an image analyzing apparatus. A monitoring image captured by the image analyzing apparatus has a triggering area. The queue information analyzing method includes identifying a first candidate object stayed within the triggering area, forming a sampling range via the first candidate object, determining whether a second candidate object stayed within the sampling range belongs to a queue of the first candidate object, and acquiring an amount and a accumulated time of candidate objects about the queue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chih-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 10268894Abstract: An image flow analyzing method with low datum storage and low datum computation is applied to a related camera device and a related camera system. The image flow analyzing method includes defining a monitoring region on a video image, detecting an input timing and an output timing of an object passing through the monitoring region, utilizing the input timing and the output timing to compute a first average staying amount and a first average staying period of the object within the monitoring region via a specific time length, and utilizing the first average staying amount and the first average staying period to compute a second average staying amount and a second average staying period of the object within a statistics range defined by several specific time lengths in accordance with an external command.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chih-Yen Lin
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Publication number: 20190057518Abstract: An object counting device includes an image capturer and a processor. The image capturer captures an image sequence related to a gate within a field of view. When an object in the image sequence passes through an entry/exit reference corresponding to the gate, the processor determines a moving direction of the object. When the processor determines that the object moves from a first side of the gate towards a second side of the gate, the processor counts the object into a first accumulated number. When the object exits from the field of view, the processor records an exit position of the object. The processor determines whether to count the object into a second accumulated number according to the exit position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Szu-Mo Chang, Chih-Yen Lin
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Publication number: 20180322330Abstract: An object recognition system includes an image capturing unit, a motion sensing module, a receiver and a processor. The image capturing unit captures an image sequence. The motion sensing module is disposed on a target object and includes a transmitter and a motion sensor. The motion sensor selectively drives the transmitter to transmit a plurality of wireless signals according to a plurality of motion states of the target object. The receiver receives the wireless signals. The processor analyzes the image sequence to obtain at least one first motion state curve corresponding to at least one object, generates a second motion state curve corresponding to the target object according to the wireless signals, and determines whether to recognize the object corresponding to the first motion state curve as the target object according to a correlation between the first motion state curve and the second motion state curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chih-Yen Lin
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Publication number: 20180096225Abstract: An image processing method includes steps of receiving an image sequence; when at least one object appears in the image sequence, analyzing a moving trajectory of each object; extracting at least one characteristic point from each moving trajectory; classifying the at least one characteristic point of each moving trajectory within a predetermined time period into at least one cluster; and storing at least one characteristic parameter of each cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chih-Yen Lin
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Publication number: 20170344831Abstract: An image flow analyzing method with low datum storage and low datum computation is applied to a related camera device and a related camera system. The image flow analyzing method includes defining a monitoring region on a video image, detecting an input timing and an output timing of an object passing through the monitoring region, utilizing the input timing and the output timing to compute a first average staying amount and a first average staying period of the object within the monitoring region via a specific time length, and utilizing the first average staying amount and the first average staying period to compute a second average staying amount and a second average staying period of the object within a statistics range defined by several specific time lengths in accordance with an external command.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chih-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 9381717Abstract: A manufacturing method of heat dissipation structure applied to mobile device. The heat dissipation structure applied to mobile device includes a heat conduction main body. The heat conduction main body has a heat dissipation side and a heat absorption side. A radiation heat dissipation layer is formed on the heat dissipation side. The heat dissipation structure is disposed in the mobile device to provide a very good heat dissipation effect for the closed space of the mobile device by way of natural convection and radiation. Therefore, the heat dissipation performance of the entire mobile device is greatly enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., LtdInventors: Chih-Yen Lin, Chih-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20150202836Abstract: A manufacturing method of heat dissipation structure applied to mobile device. The heat dissipation structure applied to mobile device includes a heat conduction main body. The heat conduction main body has a heat dissipation side and a heat absorption side. A radiation heat dissipation layer is formed on the heat dissipation side. The heat dissipation structure is disposed in the mobile device to provide a very good heat dissipation effect for the closed space of the mobile device by way of natural convection and radiation. Therefore, the heat dissipation performance of the entire mobile device is greatly enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Yen Lin, Chih-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20140317418Abstract: A client device obtains data from a universal serial bus (USB) device and compresses the data. The client device sends the compressed data to a server using a USB redirection. The server decompresses the compressed data and sends the decompressed data to a virtual machine installed in the server. The client device remotely accesses decompressed data when the decompressed data is stored into the virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIH-YEN LIN, SHAN-CHUAN JENG, CHUNG-I LEE
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Patent number: 8833136Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary-drum hydraulic-impact abrasion testing machine, which is used to process an abrasion test and a damage simulation for a plurality of hydraulics structures and comprises: a rotary-drum supporting framework, a rotary-drum and a plurality of sample fixing assembly. The sample fixing assembly at least comprises a housing, a first spacer and a plurality of first studs. In which, there are a plurality of sample openings formed on the side wall of the rotary-drum for respectively accommodating the hydraulics structure samples, and each sample opening is disposed with a long blocking plate and a short blocking plate on the two sides thereof. In the present invention, the rotary-drum hydraulic-impact abrasion testing machine is used to simultaneously execute the abrasion test and the damage simulation for multi hydraulics structures precisely.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Ta-Peng Chang, Chih-Yen Lin, Kuo-Hua Lee, Tzong-Ruey Yang
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Patent number: 8827486Abstract: A lamp tube structure includes a first end cap, a second end cap, a heat sink holder, a light emitting element array and a lamp cover. The first end cap includes a pair of electrical terminals and a first insulating portion. The electrical terminals are integrated into the first insulating portion by insert molding, and one end of each electrical terminal is protruded from an outside of the first insulating portion. The second end cap includes a grounding terminal and a second insulating portion. The grounding terminal is integrated into the second insulating portion by insert molding, and one end of the grounding terminal is protruded from an outside of the second insulating portion. The light emitting element array is disposed on top surface of the heat sink holder. A bottom surface of the lamp cover is fixed on the heat sink holder for receiving the light emitting element array.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Lextar Electronics CorporationInventors: Chun-Ming Lai, Chih-Yen Lin