Patents by Inventor Chin-Lin Hsieh

Chin-Lin Hsieh 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).

  • Patent number: 11966544
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with touch sensors. One or more shielding layers may be interposed between the display and the touch sensors. The display may include transistors with gate conductors, a first planarization layer formed over the gate conductors, one or more contacts formed in a first source-drain layer within the first planarization layer, a second planarization layer formed on the first planarization layer, one or more data lines formed in a second source-drain layer within the second planarization layer, a third planarization layer formed on the second planarization layer, and a data line shielding structure formed at least partly in a third source-drain layer within the third planarization layer. The data line shielding structure may be a routing line, a blanket layer, a mesh layer formed in one or more metal layers, and/or a data line covering another data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Ono, Suhwan Moon, Dong-Gwang Ha, Jiaxi Hu, Hao-Lin Chiu, Kwang Soon Park, Hassan Edrees, Wen-I Hsieh, Jiun-Jye Chang, Chin-Wei Lin, Kyung Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 11957064
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a spacer adjacent to the MTJ, a liner adjacent to the spacer, and a first metal interconnection on the MTJ. Preferably, the first metal interconnection includes protrusions adjacent to two sides of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the protrusions contact the liner directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Chen-Yi Weng, Yi-Wei Tseng, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Jing-Yin Jhang, Yi-Hui Lee, Ying-Cheng Liu, Yi-An Shih, I-Ming Tseng, Yu-Ping Wang
  • Publication number: 20240081157
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the of the MTJ, a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, a first metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a liner adjacent to the first spacer, the second spacer, and the first metal interconnection. Preferably, each of a top surface of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the first metal interconnection includes a planar surface and two sidewalls of the first metal interconnection are aligned with two sidewalls of the MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Chen-Yi Weng, Yi-Wei Tseng, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Jing-Yin Jhang, Yi-Hui Lee, Ying-Cheng Liu, Yi-An Shih, I-Ming Tseng, Yu-Ping Wang
  • Publication number: 20240074328
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the of the MTJ, a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, a first metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a liner adjacent to the first spacer, the second spacer, and the first metal interconnection. Preferably, each of a top surface of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the first metal interconnection includes a planar surface and two sidewalls of the first metal interconnection are aligned with two sidewalls of the MTJ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Chen-Yi Weng, Yi-Wei Tseng, Chin-Yang Hsieh, Jing-Yin Jhang, Yi-Hui Lee, Ying-Cheng Liu, Yi-An Shih, I-Ming Tseng, Yu-Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 10976378
    Abstract: A portable test device with automatic robotic arm is provided to use a micro step motor as the power source for the reciprocating movement of the robotic arm. The dual adjustment slots design of the intermediate plate enables quick adjustment of the angle and height of the robotic arm. The intermediate plate is further mounted to a precision guide for precise operation of the robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corp., Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Chin-Lin Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20210072301
    Abstract: An automatic test method for reliability and functionality of electronic device is provided to deploy a robotic arm to perform reliability test on a tested component. In the meantime, the test host can directly access the generic log files generated by the tested electronic device without the need of using a third-party test utility on the tested electronic device. Analysis is carried out by the test host using the log files to determine whether each test round generates functional result to the tested component so that data of the functionality can be collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Lin Hsieh, Yu-Ting Weng, Che-Cheng Wang, Che-Sheng Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210063462
    Abstract: A portable test device with automatic robotic arm is provided to use a micro step motor as the power source for the reciprocating movement of the robotic arm. The dual adjustment slots design of the intermediate plate enables quick adjustment of the angle and height of the robotic arm. The intermediate plate is further mounted to a precision guide for precise operation of the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Chin-Lin Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20200307884
    Abstract: The application discloses a packaging structure, which includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The upper cover includes a first base plate, a first packaging part, and a second packaging part. The first base plate is divided into a first portion and a second portion by a first folding part. The first packaging part is disposed on the first portion, and has a plurality of first separation troughs. The second packaging part is disposed on the second portion, and has a plurality of second separation troughs. The first separation troughs can be respectively in communication with the second separation troughs to form a plurality of first accommodating slots. First ends of a plurality of objects can be respectively accommodated in the first accommodating slots, and second ends of the objects can be respectively accommodated in a plurality of second accommodating slots of the lower cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: CHIN-LIN HSIEH
  • Patent number: 8259072
    Abstract: An input control apparatus and an interactive system using the same are disclosed. The input control apparatus comprises: a switch unit, for selecting an input mode for the input control apparatus selected from the group consisting of a mouse mode, a joystick mode, a keyboard mode and the combination thereof; an interface unit, for generating an input signal according to the input mode selected by the switch unit; a remote control unit, for generating and thus transmitting a control signal according to the input mode and the input signal. By transmitting the control signals of two aforesaid input control apparatuses to an electronic device, such as a computer, an interactive gaming device or an interactive multimedia device, two such input control apparatuses can be integrated as a handheld apparatus with a left-hand unit and a right-hand unit for meeting the control requirements of a comparatively more complicated game executing on the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Lin Hsieh, Jr-Wei Lian, Shun-Nan Liou, Ming-Jye Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120112996
    Abstract: An interactive pointing device having pointing function in space and game control is provided in the present disclosure. The interactive pointing device comprises an accelerometer module, a dual-axis gyroscope device, and a micro processing unit. The accelerometer module functions as sensing the movement of the operator and generates at least one axis of accelerating signal corresponding to the sensed movement. The dual-axis gyroscope device functions as sensing rotation status of the interactive pointing device about dual axis and generate a corresponding rotating signal. The micro processing unit processes the at least one axis of accelerating signal and the rotating signal so as to interact with an electronic device accordingly. The micro processing unit is able to use the rotating signal to compensate the accelerating signal and assist an action evaluation process of the interactive pointing device operating under different operation modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: SHIH-CHING HUANG, YING-KO LU, CHIN-LIN HSIEH, SHUN-NAN LIOU, MING-JYE TSAI
  • Patent number: 8120575
    Abstract: An interactive pointing device having pointing function in space and game control is provided in the present invention. The interactive pointing device comprises an accelerometer module and a gyroscope device. The accelerometer module functions as sensing the movement of the operator and generates at least one axis of accelerating signal corresponding to the sensed movement. The gyroscope device disposed on a turning mechanism functions as sensing rotation status of the interactive pointing device about at least one axis and generate a corresponding rotating signal. The turning mechanism can be operated to adjust the axis of the gyroscope device so that the gyroscope device is capable of sensing rotation status about different axes. The at least one accelerating signal and the rotating signal are then processed for controlling cursor movement of the electrical device and interacting with multimedia gaming programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shih-Ching Huang, Ying-Ko Lu, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Shun-Nan Liou, Ming-Jye Tsai
  • Patent number: 7872634
    Abstract: A status sensing mechanism is disclosed, which comprises: a post, and a sleeve, ensheathing the post for enabling the post to slide up and down therein; wherein the post is abutted against a side of the sleeve as the inertial cursor-control device is subject to a first movement while the post is separated from the side of the sleeve as the inertial cursor-control device is subject to a second movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsuan-Li Lin, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Chi-Lianq Chen, Shun-Nan Liou
  • Patent number: 7841236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric device, which comprises: a micro inertial sensing module, for detecting a motion of the electric device with respect to the degree of freedom of six axes and thus issuing a sensing signal basing on the detection; a sensing signal processor, for receiving and processing the sensing signal to form a system processing signal; and a display; wherein the displacements and rotations of the motion detection-enabled electric device is sensed and measured by the micro inertial sensing module for enabling the micro inertial sensing module to generate sensing signals corresponding thereto and thus sending the same to the sensing signal processor for processing, and then the result of the processing is adopted as the input of the motion detection-enabled electric device for causing the motion detection-enabled electric device to response in the display accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Jye Tsai, Shun-Nan Liou, Zhi-Wei Lian, Chin-Lin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7825898
    Abstract: An inertial sensing input apparatus is disclosed in the invention, comprising: a housing; a first inertial part, coupled to a circuit substrate received in the housing, for detecting a motion measured with respect to a second axis and a third axis of a space and also for detecting a motion measured along a first axis of a plane; a second inertial part, coupled to the circuit substrate, for detecting a motion measured with respect to a first axis of the space and also for optionally detecting a motion measured along a second axis of the plane; and a micro-controller, coupled to the circuit substrate, capable of converting electrical signals received from the first and the second inertial parts into a displacement signal while transmitting the displacement signal to an electronic display device by a means of transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Jye Tsai, Shun-Nan Liou, Ren-Yuan Yu, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Shyang-Jye Chang, Hsiang-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 7821494
    Abstract: An inertial mouse is disclosed in the invention, comprising: a housing; a first inertial part, coupled to a circuit substrate received in the housing, for detecting a motion measured with respect to a second axis and a third axis of a space and also for detecting a motion measured along a first axis of a plane; a second inertial part, coupled to the circuit substrate, for detecting a motion measured with respect to a first axis of the space and also for optionally detecting a motion measured along a second axis of the plane; and a micro-controller, coupled to the circuit substrate, capable of converting electrical signals received from the first and the second inertial parts or cells into a displacement signal while transmitting the displacement signal to an electronic display device by a means of transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Jye Tsai, Shun-Nan Liou, Ren-Yuan Yu, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Shyang-Jye Chang, Hsiang-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 7812818
    Abstract: An inertial sensing method is disclosed, which is capable of detecting tilting of an inertial sensing apparatus with respect to a specific level surface while using the detection for defining/controlling movements of a cursor displayed on a display, In a preferred aspect, as it is capable of acting as an hand-held input device, a swing of a hand holding the inertial sensing apparatus can be detected thereby and is used for controlling a page change of a display. Operationally, a micro inertial sensing module of the aforesaid inertial sensing apparatus detects changes of gravity caused by tilts of the inertial sensing apparatus and then generates inclination signals accordingly while enabling a wireless transmitter to send the same to a micro processing unit where the inclination signals are filtered and then compared with predefined datum signals so as to enable a cursor control circuit to define/control movements of a cursor displayed on a display according to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Lin Hsieh, Shun-Nan Liou, Ming-Jye Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090058799
    Abstract: An interactive pointing device having pointing function in space and game control is provided in the present invention. The interactive pointing device comprises an accelerometer module and a gyroscope device. The accelerometer module functions as sensing the movement of the operator and generates at least one axis of accelerating signal corresponding to the sensed movement. The gyroscope device disposed on a turning mechanism functions as sensing rotation status of the interactive pointing device about at least one axis and generate a corresponding rotating signal. The turning mechanism can be operated to adjust the axis of the gyroscope device so that the gyroscope device is capable of sensing rotation status about different axes. The at least one accelerating signal and the rotating signal are then processed for controlling cursor movement of the electrical device and interacting with multimedia gaming programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Ching Huang, Ying-Ko Lu, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Shun-Nan Liou, Ming-Jye Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090042649
    Abstract: An input control apparatus and an interactive system using the same are disclosed. The input control apparatus comprises: a switch unit, for selecting an input mode for the input control apparatus selected from the group consisting of a mouse mode, a joystick mode, a keyboard mode and the combination thereof; an interface unit, for generating an input signal according to the input mode selected by the switch unit; a remote control unit, for generating and thus transmitting a control signal according to the input mode and the input signal. By transmitting the control signals of two aforesaid input control apparatuses to an electronic device, such as a computer, an interactive gamming device or an interactive multimedia device, two such input control apparatuses can be integrated as a handheld apparatus with a left-hand unit and a right-hand unit for meeting the control requirements of a comparatively more complicated game executing on the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Lin Hsieh, Jr-Wei Lian, Shun-Nan Liou, Ming-Jye Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080143675
    Abstract: An inertial sensing method is disclosed, which is capable of detecting tilting of an inertial sensing apparatus with respect to a specific level surface while using the detection for defining/controlling movements of a cursor displayed on a display, In a preferred aspect, as it is capable of acting as an hand-held input device, a swing of a hand holding the inertial sensing apparatus can be detected thereby and is used for controlling a page change of a display. Operationally, a micro inertial sensing module of the aforesaid inertial sensing apparatus detects changes of gravity caused by tilts of the inertial sensing apparatus and then generates inclination signals accordingly while enabling a wireless transmitter to send the same to a micro processing unit where the inclination signals are filtered and then compared with predefined datum signals so as to enable a cursor control circuit to define/control movements of a cursor displayed on a display according to the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Lin Hsieh, Shun-Nan Liou, Ming-Jye Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070131029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric device, which comprises: a micro inertial sensing module, for detecting a motion of the electric device with respect to the degree of freedom of six axes and thus issuing a sensing signal basing on the detection; a sensing signal processor, for receiving and processing the sensing signal to form a system processing signal; and a display; wherein the displacements and rotations of the motion detection-enabled electric device is sensed and measured by the micro inertial sensing module for enabling the micro inertial sensing module to generate sensing signals corresponding thereto and thus sending the same to the sensing signal processor for processing, and then the result of the processing is adopted as the input of the motion detection-enabled electric device for causing the motion detection-enabled electric device to response in the display accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Ming-Jye Tsai, Shun-Nan Liou, Zhi-Wei Lian, Chin-Lin Hsieh