Patents by Inventor Chin-Tai Chen
Chin-Tai Chen 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: 11961738Abstract: In a method of forming a pattern, a first pattern is formed over an underlying layer, the first pattern including main patterns and a lateral protrusion having a thickness of less than 25% of a thickness of the main patterns, a hard mask layer is formed over the first pattern, a planarization operation is performed to expose the first pattern without exposing the lateral protrusion, a hard mask pattern is formed by removing the first pattern while the lateral protrusion being covered by the hard mask layer, and the underlying layer is patterned using the hard mask pattern as an etching mask.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chin-Ta Chen, Hua-Tai Lin, Han-Wei Wu, Jiann-Yuan Huang
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Publication number: 20240105518Abstract: A first group of semiconductor fins are over a first region of a substrate, the substrate includes a first stepped profile between two of the first group of semiconductor fins, and the first stepped profile comprises a first lower step, two first upper steps, and two first step rises extending from opposite sides of the first lower step to the first upper steps. A second group of semiconductor fins are over a second region of the substrate, the substrate includes a second stepped profile between two of the second group of semiconductor fins, and the second stepped profile comprises a second lower step, two second upper steps, and two second step rises extending from opposite sides of the second lower step to the second upper steps, in which the second upper steps are wider than the first upper steps in the cross-sectional view.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chin-Ta CHEN, Han-Wei WU, Yuan-Hsiang LUNG, Hua-Tai LIN
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Patent number: 11927312Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device, including a circuit board, multiple semiconductor components, a first light reflecting structure, and a second light reflecting structure. The circuit board includes a substrate, and the substrate may have a first surface and at least one side surface. The multiple semiconductor components are disposed on the first surface. The first light reflecting structure is disposed on the first surface. The second light reflecting structure is disposed on the first surface and the at least one side surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Chin-Chia Huang, Chieh-Ying Chen, Jia-Huei Lin, Chin-Tai Hsu, Tzu-Chien Huang, Fu-Sheng Tsai
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Patent number: 11921947Abstract: A touch function setting method is provided. The method comprising: receiving a sequence parameter which includes multiple clicks, each of the clicks is corresponding to one of areas of a touch panel or screen; receiving a function parameter corresponding to the sequence parameter, the function parameter is corresponding to activate a function; and storing a group of touch function parameters, which includes the sequence parameter and the function parameter.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Shang-Tai Yeh, Chia-Ling Sun, Jia-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 9545766Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-guide device includes: obtaining a substrate having a flow passage; providing inkjet printing equipment having a liquid jetting head apparatus; and injecting an optical wave guide micro-droplet into the flow passage by using the liquid jetting head apparatus of the inkjet printing equipment, to form a light-guide device in the flow passage.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCESInventor: Chin-Tai Chen
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Patent number: 9264277Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a null symbol of an input signal includes: a first circuit for processing the input signal to obtain a first output signal, the first output signal being used to track the influence of a channel phenomenon; a second circuit for processing the input signal to obtain a second output signal, the second output signal being used to track the null symbol in the input signal; and a determining circuit coupled to the first circuit and the second circuit and determining the null symbol of the input signal according to the first output signal and the second output signal. A method for detecting a null symbol of an input signal is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen
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Publication number: 20140306362Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-guide device includes: obtaining a substrate having a flow passage; providing inkjet printing equipment having a liquid jetting head apparatus; and injecting an optical wave guide micro-droplet into the flow passage by using the liquid jetting head apparatus of the inkjet printing equipment, to form a light-guide device in the flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: National Kaohsiung University of Applied SciencesInventor: Chin-Tai CHEN
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Patent number: 8553813Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for computing correlation of a PN sequence and a circuit thereof. A plurality of input values of an input sequence is summed up to give a first sum. A PN sequence comprising a plurality of first values and a plurality of second values, which correspond to the plurality of input values, are received. Summing up the plurality of input values corresponding to the plurality of first input values in the PN sequence gives a second sum. According to the first sum and the second sum, a correlation value is given. The present invention uses a simple method for computing correlation of a PN sequence. Hence, the operation efficiency is enhanced and the time to give the correlation of the PN sequence is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Chin-Tai Chen
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Patent number: 8464307Abstract: An audiovisual processing system comprises a signal receiving circuit and a host device. The signal receiving circuit comprises a tuner and a demodulator. The tuner generates a tuned signal based on a radio frequency signal. The demodulator generates a digital signal based on the tuned signal, generates a frequency down-converted signal based on the digital signal, generates an audio processing signal based on the frequency down-converted signal in an audio processing mode, generates a demodulated video signal based on the frequency down-converted signal in a video processing mode, generates an output signal based on the audio processing signal in the audio processing mode, and generates the output signal based on the demodulated video signal in the video processing mode. The host device receives the output signal, and generates a demodulated audio signal based on the output signal in the audio processing mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen, Shieh-Hsing Kuo
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Patent number: 8184741Abstract: A receiving device includes: a first signal processor, for receiving a radio frequency signal, and converting the radio frequency signal to generate a first signal, where the radio frequency signal includes a plurality of frames; a second signal processor, coupled to the first signal processor, for performing a Fourier transform operation on the first signal according to a synchronization signal to generate an output signal; a first filter, coupled to the first signal processor, for filtering the first signal to generate a second signal; and a synchronization detection circuit, coupled to the first filter, for detecting the second signal to generate the synchronization signal. The first signal includes a channel signal and at least a portion of neighboring channel signals from neighboring channels, and the output signal corresponds to the channel signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen
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Patent number: 8090054Abstract: A signal receiving apparatus includes a frequency converting circuit, a computing circuit, and a control circuit. The frequency converting circuit is for converting a RF signal to respectively generate a first converted signal and a second converted signal according to a first converting frequency and a second converting frequency. The computing circuit is for computing signal quality parameters of the first converted signal and the second converted signal. The control circuit is for outputting a control signal according to the signal quality parameters of the first converted signal and the second converted signal, wherein the control signal corresponds to the converting frequency of the frequency converting circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen, Kuang-Yu Yen
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Publication number: 20100310021Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for computing correlation of a PN sequence and a circuit thereof. A plurality of input values of an input sequence is summed up to give a first sum. A PN sequence comprising a plurality of first values and a plurality of second values, which correspond to the plurality of input values, are received. Summing up the plurality of input values corresponding to the plurality of first input values in the PN sequence gives a second sum. According to the first sum and the second sum, a correlation value is given. The present invention uses a simple method for computing correlation of a PN sequence. Hence, the operation efficiency is enhanced and the time to give the correlation of the PN sequence is shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventor: CHIN-TAI CHEN
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Patent number: 7496009Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting BCA on the surface of an optical disc are disclosed. The method includes utilizing an internal free running clock to detect a sync pattern, starting demodulation of data on detection of sync ID 1 by utilizing the internal free running clock, and utilizing the transition between row boundaries to determine which sync ID 1 was used for initializing demodulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2005Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Chin-Tai Chen
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Publication number: 20080253483Abstract: A signal receiving apparatus includes a frequency converting circuit, a computing circuit, and a control circuit. The frequency converting circuit is for converting a RF signal to respectively generate a first converted signal and a second converted signal according to a first converting frequency and a second converting frequency. The computing circuit is for computing signal quality parameters of the first converted signal and the second converted signal. The control circuit is for outputting a control signal according to the signal quality parameters of the first converted signal and the second converted signal, wherein the control signal corresponds to the converting frequency of the frequency converting circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen, Kuang-Yu Yen
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Publication number: 20080256588Abstract: An audiovisual processing system comprises a signal receiving circuit and a host device. The signal receiving circuit comprises a tuner and a demodulator. The tuner generates a tuned signal based on a radio frequency signal. The demodulator generates a digital signal based on the tuned signal, generates a frequency down-converted signal based on the digital signal, generates an audio processing signal based on the frequency down-converted signal in an audio processing mode, generates a demodulated video signal based on the frequency down-converted signal in a video processing mode, generates an output signal based on the audio processing signal in the audio processing mode, and generates the output signal based on the demodulated video signal in the video processing mode. The host device receives the output signal, and generates a demodulated audio signal based on the output signal in the audio processing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen, Shieh-Hsing Kuo
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Publication number: 20080247495Abstract: A receiving device includes: a first signal processor, for receiving a radio frequency signal, and converting the radio frequency signal to generate a first signal, where the radio frequency signal includes a plurality of frames; a second signal processor, coupled to the first signal processor, for performing a Fourier transform operation on the first signal according to a synchronization signal to generate an output signal; a first filter, coupled to the first signal processor, for filtering the first signal to generate a second signal; and a synchronization detection circuit, coupled to the first filter, for detecting the second signal to generate the synchronization signal. The first signal includes a channel signal and at least a portion of neighboring channel signals from neighboring channels, and the output signal corresponds to the channel signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen
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Publication number: 20080175338Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a null symbol of an input signal includes: a first circuit for processing the input signal to obtain a first output signal, the first output signal being used to track the influence of a channel phenomenon; a second circuit for processing the input signal to obtain a second output signal, the second output signal being used to track the null symbol in the input signal; and a determining circuit coupled to the first circuit and the second circuit and determining the null symbol of the input signal according to the first output signal and the second output signal. A method for detecting a null symbol of an input signal is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Wei-Hung He, Chin-Tai Chen
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Publication number: 20070115777Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting BCA on the surface of an optical disc are disclosed. The method includes utilizing an internal free running clock to detect a sync pattern, starting demodulation of data on detection of sync ID 1 by utilizing the internal free running clock, and utilizing the transition between row boundaries to determine which sync ID 1 was used for initializing demodulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2005Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventor: Chin-Tai Chen
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Publication number: 20060134562Abstract: A method of forming a micro pattern. The method comprises the following steps: providing a substrate; forming a first micro-fluid layer of photo resistant material on the substrate; providing a first photo mask; and exposing the first micro-fluid layer to light via the first photo mask to form a micro pattern. The dimension of the first micro-fluid layer is larger than that of the micro pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chin-Tai Chen, Ching-Long Chiu, Ji-Bin Horng
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Patent number: 6844120Abstract: A micro-fluidic manufacturing method of forming a color filter. First, a transparent substrate is provided with a plurality of black matrixes. Then, a plurality of ribs are formed on the black matrixes respectively, wherein the width of the rib is not larger than the width of the black matrix. Next, a plurality of micro fluids is injected within a plurality of predetermined areas separated by the ribs, wherein the micro fluids within each predetermined area are mixed to serve as an ink. Next, each ink within each predetermined area is dried to form a plurality of color layers of different colors. Finally, after removing the ribs, a transparent conductive layer is formed on the transparent substrate to cover the black matrixes and the color layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chin-Tai Chen, Chun-Fu Lu, Fanny Shieh