Patents by Inventor Chin-Yi Tsai

Chin-Yi Tsai 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: 20240151746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pogo pin cooling system and a pogo pin cooling method and an electronic device testing apparatus having the system. The system uses a cooling fluid supply module for the cooling of the pogo pin, and the cooling fluid may be either a coolant or a cooling gas. When an electronic device is accommodated in the chip socket, the cooling fluid supply module supplies a cooling fluid into the chip socket through the cooling fluid supply channel and the inlet, and the cooling fluid passes through the pogo pins and then flows into the cooling fluid discharge channel through the outlet. In the present invention, the cooling fluid is mainly used to cool not only the pogo pins in the chip socket but also the bottom surface of the electronic device and the solder ball contacts on the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: I-Shih TSENG, I-Ching TSAI, Xin-Yi WU, Chin-Yi OUYANG
  • Publication number: 20240142492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pogo pin cooling system and a pogo pin cooling method and an electronic device testing apparatus having the system. The system mainly comprises a coolant circulation module, which includes a coolant supply channel communicated with an inlet of a chip socket and a coolant recovery channel communicated with an outlet of the chip socket. When an electronic device is accommodated in the chip socket, the coolant circulation module supplies a coolant into the chip socket through the coolant supply channel and the inlet, and the coolant passes through the pogo pins and then flows into the coolant recovery channel through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: I-Shih TSENG, Xin-Yi WU, I-Ching TSAI, Chin-Yi OUYANG
  • Patent number: 11937903
    Abstract: A blood pressure device includes a first blood pressure measuring device, a second blood pressure measuring device, and a controller. The first blood pressure measuring device is to be worn on a first position of a wrist so as to obtain a first blood pressure information of the first position. The second blood pressure measuring device is to be worn on a second position of the wrist so as to obtain a second blood pressure information of the second position. The controller is electrically coupled to the first blood pressure measuring device and the second blood pressure measuring device so as to adjust tightness between the expanders and the user's skin, respectively. The controller receives, processes, and calculates a pulse transit time between the first blood pressure information and the second blood pressure information, and the controller obtains at least one blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Yung-Lung Han, Chi-Feng Huang, Chang-Yen Tsai, Wei-Ming Lee, Chun-Yi Kuo, Chin-Wen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11774468
    Abstract: A vertical probe head includes upper and lower die units having upper and lower through holes, and probes each including a body portion between the die units, tail and head portion installation parts in the upper and lower through holes respectively, and a head portion contact part for electrically contacting a device under test. The probes include a pair of signal probes including at least one distinctive probe, for which, the body portion is smaller in width than the head portion installation part, and a body portion center line is deviated from a head portion installation part center line toward the probe paired thereto. For the paired probes, a head portion contact part pitch is larger than a body portion pitch for matching a large-pitch high-speed differential pair of the device under test, great impedance matching effect, and consistent contact force and stable elasticity of the probes in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Tien Yang, Yang-Hung Cheng, Yu-Hao Chen, Chin-Yi Tsai, Hui-Pin Yang, Horng-Chuan Sun
  • Publication number: 20230007997
    Abstract: A vertical probe head includes upper and lower die units having upper and lower through holes, and probes each including a body portion between the die units, tail and head portion installation parts in the upper and lower through holes respectively, and a head portion contact part for electrically contacting a device under test. The probes include a pair of signal probes including at least one distinctive probe, for which, the body portion is smaller in width than the head portion installation part, and a body portion center line is deviated from a head portion installation part center line toward the probe paired thereto. For the paired probes, a head portion contact part pitch is larger than a body portion pitch for matching a large-pitch high-speed differential pair of the device under test, great impedance matching effect, and consistent contact force and stable elasticity of the probes in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIN-TIEN YANG, YANG-HUNG CHENG, YU-HAO CHEN, CHIN-YI TSAI, HUI-PIN YANG, HORNG-CHUAN SUN
  • Patent number: 11465530
    Abstract: A battery regenerative strength control method for an electric vehicle is provided. The method includes: in an initial stage, gradually adjusting a current regenerative strength; in a real-time adjustment stage, dynamically adjusting the current regenerative strength; calculating a corrected regenerative strength according to a historical data when a current time point reaches at least one correction check point; and comparing the corrected regenerative strength with the current regenerative strength to decide whether to update the current regenerative strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 11424628
    Abstract: A balance charging method and a charging device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a voltage parameter of a plurality of battery cells; determining a control parameter set according to a first value relationship between the voltage parameter and a plurality of first threshold values, wherein the control parameter set includes a plurality of second threshold values; determining a charging rule of balance charging according to a second value relationship between the voltage parameter and the second threshold values; and performing the balance charging on the battery cells according to the charging rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220113334
    Abstract: The present invention provides a probe card comprising a probe base, at least one impedance-matching probes, and a plurality of first probes. The probe base has a probing side and a tester side opposite to the probing side. Each impedance-matching probe has a probing part and a signal transmitting part electrically coupled to the probing part, wherein one end of the signal transmitting part is arranged at tester side, and the signal transmitting part has a central probing axis. Each first probe has a probing tip and a cantilever part coupled to the probing tip, wherein the cantilever part is coupled to the probe base and has a first central axis such that an included angle is formed between the central probing axis and the first central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Chin-Yi Tsai, Chia-Tai Chang, Cheng-Nien Su, Chin-Tien Yang, Chen-Chih Yu
  • Publication number: 20210203169
    Abstract: A balance charging method and a charging device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a voltage parameter of a plurality of battery cells; determining a control parameter set according to a first value relationship between the voltage parameter and a plurality of first threshold values, wherein the control parameter set includes a plurality of second threshold values; determining a charging rule of balance charging according to a second value relationship between the voltage parameter and the second threshold values; and performing the balance charging on the battery cells according to the charging rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210170904
    Abstract: A battery regenerative strength control method for an electric vehicle is provided. The method includes: in an initial stage, gradually adjusting a current regenerative strength; in a real-time adjustment stage, dynamically adjusting the current regenerative strength; calculating a corrected regenerative strength according to a historical data when a current time point reaches at least one correction check point; and comparing the corrected regenerative strength with the current regenerative strength to decide whether to update the current regenerative strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chin-Yi TSAI
  • Patent number: 11029361
    Abstract: A method for determining a state of charge adapted for a battery is provided, the method including: obtaining a plurality of discharge curves; determining that the battery is in a discharge mode; measuring a current C-rate and a current voltage of the battery in the discharge mode; selecting a first discharge curve and a second discharge curve from the plurality of discharge curves, wherein a first C-rate corresponding to the first discharge curve is greater than the current C-rate, and a second C-rate corresponding to the second discharge curve is less than the current C-rate; and calculating a state of charge of the battery according to the first discharge curve and the second discharge curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 10908221
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery power estimating method. The method includes: performing a discharge operation of a battery; detecting, by an impedance component, a plurality of current values generated by the discharge operation of the battery during a time range, wherein the impedance component is coupled to a discharge path of the battery; obtaining a first average current value of the current values; obtaining a value distribution status of the current values; and estimating a remaining power of the battery according to the first average current value, the value distribution status and an initial power of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200182940
    Abstract: A method for determining a state of charge adapted for a battery is provided, the method including: obtaining a plurality of discharge curves; determining that the battery is in a discharge mode; measuring a current C-rate and a current voltage of the battery in the discharge mode; selecting a first discharge curve and a second discharge curve from the plurality of discharge curves, wherein a first C-rate corresponding to the first discharge curve is greater than the current C-rate, and a second C-rate corresponding to the second discharge curve is less than the current C-rate; and calculating a state of charge of the battery according to the first discharge curve and the second discharge curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200150186
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery power estimating method. The method includes: performing a discharge operation of a battery; detecting, by an impedance component, a plurality of current values generated by the discharge operation of the battery during a time range, wherein the impedance component is coupled to a discharge path of the battery; obtaining a first average current value of the current values; obtaining a value distribution status of the current values; and estimating a remaining power of the battery according to the first average current value, the value distribution status and an initial power of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 10168359
    Abstract: A probe card includes a wiring board, a top cover, a retractable structure and a probe. The top cover couples with the wiring board and has an air inlet. The retractable structure connects with the top cover and includes a first and a second rings. The first ring has vent holes. A top surface of the first ring and a first bottom surface of the top cover define a homogenized space communicating with the air inlet and the vent holes. The second ring couples with the first ring and has jet holes communicating with the vent holes. Outlets of the jet holes locate on a second bottom surface of the second ring. A first inner sidewall of the first ring and a second inner sidewall of the second ring define a pressure space. The probe connects with the wiring board and extends to the pressure space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: MPI Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Yi Tsai, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20180095111
    Abstract: A coaxial probe card device includes a substrate, a plurality of probe holders, and a plurality of probes. The substrate has a through hole. The plurality of probe holders is disposed on the substrate and is configured in a radial manner surrounding the through hole by using the through hole of the substrate as a center. Each probe holder has a probe slot, and the probe slot is inclined with respect to a surface of the substrate and extends towards the through hole of the substrate. The probes are individually disposed in the probe slots of the probe holders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Chin-Yi Tsai, Chen-Chih Yu, Yi-Chia Huang, Cheng-Nien Su, Chung-Chi Lin
  • Publication number: 20170299629
    Abstract: A probe card includes a wiring board, a top cover, a retractable structure and a probe. The top cover couples with the wiring board and has an air inlet. The retractable structure connects with the top cover and includes a first and a second rings. The first ring has vent holes. A top surface of the first ring and a first bottom surface of the top cover define a homogenized space communicating with the air inlet and the vent holes. The second ring couples with the first ring and has jet holes communicating with the vent holes. Outlets of the jet holes locate on a second bottom surface of the second ring. A first inner sidewall of the first ring and a second inner sidewall of the second ring define a pressure space. The probe connects with the wiring board and extends to the pressure space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Chin-Yi TSAI, Chien-Hung CHEN
  • Patent number: 9244018
    Abstract: A probe holding structure includes a substrate and a plurality of holding modules. The substrate has an opening and a plurality of grooves arranged around a periphery of the opening. The holding modules are connected with the grooves, respectively. Each holding modules includes a fixing member and a plurality of probes. The fixing member is connected with a corresponding groove. The probes are connected with the fixing member and pass through the corresponding groove. The probe holding structure is combined with a lens adjusting mechanism having a lens to form an optical inspection device for testing electric characteristics of chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: MPI Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Tai Chang, Chin-Yi Tsai, Chiu-Kuei Chen, Chen-Chih Yu, Chien-Chang Lai, Chin-Tien Yang, Hui-Pin Yang, Keng-Shieng Chang, Yun-Ru Huang
  • Patent number: 9201098
    Abstract: A high frequency probe card includes at least one substrate having at least one first opening, an interposing plate disposed on the at least one substrate and having at least one second opening corresponding to the at least one first opening, a circuit board disposed on the interposing plate and having a third opening corresponding to the at least one first and second openings, and at least one probe module including at least one ground probe and at least one high frequency signal probe passing through the corresponding substrate, the interposing plate and the third opening and being electrically connected with the circuit board. Each high frequency signal probe includes a signal probe and a first conductor corresponding to the signal probe and being electrically connected with the ground probe. An insulation layer is disposed between the first conductor and the signal probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Tai Chang, Chin-Yi Tsai, Chiu-Kuei Chen, Chen-Chih Yu, Chien-Chang Lai, Chin-Tien Yang, Hui-Pin Yang, Keng-Shieng Chang, Yun-Ru Huang
  • Publication number: 20140015561
    Abstract: A high frequency probe card includes at least one substrate having at least one first opening, an interposing plate disposed on the at least one substrate and having at least one second opening corresponding to the at least one first opening, a circuit board disposed on the interposing plate and having a third opening corresponding to the at least one first and second openings, and at least one probe module including at least one N-type ground probe and at least one high frequency signal probe passing through the corresponding substrate, the interposing plate and the third opening and being electrically connected with the circuit board. Each high frequency signal probe includes an N-type signal probe and a first conductor corresponding to the N-type signal probe and being electrically connected with the N-type ground probe. An insulation layer is disposed between the first conductor and the N-type signal probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Chia-Tai CHANG, Chin-Yi TSAI, Chiu-Kuei CHEN, Chen-Chih YU, Chien-Chang LAI, Chin-Tien YANG, Hui-Pin YANG, Keng-Shieng CHANG, Yun-Ru HUANG