Patents by Inventor Chou

Chou 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: 20240291441
    Abstract: A bias voltage generating circuit includes an amplifier circuit and a negative feedback circuit. The amplifier circuit is configured to generate a bias voltage according to a first voltage input and a second voltage input. The negative feedback circuit is coupled to the amplifier circuit, and configured to control the first voltage input. The negative feedback circuit includes a first voltage generator and a second voltage generator. The first voltage generator, coupled to the amplifier circuit, is biased by the bias voltage and configured to amplify a third voltage input to generate the first voltage input. The second voltage generator, coupled to the first voltage generator, is configured to generate the third voltage input. A ratio of the first voltage input to the third voltage input is locked according to a ratio of the second voltage input to the third voltage input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: YU-JIU WANG, HAO-CHUNG CHOU, YUE MING WU, TA-SHUN CHU
  • Publication number: 20240288031
    Abstract: A universal joint includes a seat body, a cover body, a damping member, and an elastic member. The cover body is fixed on the seat body and the cover body and the seat body form a cavity together. The damping member and the elastic member are respectively located on opposite sides of the cavity. The elastic member is fixed on the seat body and maintained below the cover body. The damping member is fixed on the cover body and maintained above the seat body. The universal joint of the present disclosure has the beneficial effect of structural stability, avoiding the problem of insufficient clamping force or even failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: LANTO ELECTRONIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Chiawei CHOU, Changsing CHU
  • Patent number: 12074104
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a package includes: a first redistribution structure; a first integrated circuit die connected to the first redistribution structure; a ring-shaped substrate surrounding the first integrated circuit die, the ring-shaped substrate connected to the first redistribution structure, the ring-shaped substrate including a core and conductive vias extending through the core; a encapsulant surrounding the ring-shaped substrate and the first integrated circuit die, the encapsulant extending through the ring-shaped substrate; and a second redistribution structure on the encapsulant, the second redistribution structure connected to the first redistribution structure through the conductive vias of the ring-shaped substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Hao Tsai, Techi Wong, Meng-Wei Chou, Meng-Liang Lin, Po-Yao Chuang, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Patent number: 12070323
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that generating health diagnostic information from an audio recording. A computing system can include a machine-learned health model comprising that includes a sound model trained to receive data descriptive of a patient audio recording and output sound description data. The computing system can include a diagnostic model trained to receive the sound description data and output a diagnostic score. The computing system can include at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations can include obtaining the patient audio recording; inputting data descriptive of the patient audio recording into the sound model; receiving, as an output of the sound model, the sound description data; inputting the sound description data into the diagnostic model; and receiving, as an output of the diagnostic model, the diagnostic score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Chou, Michael Dwight Howell, Kasumi Widner, Ryan Rifkin, Henry George Wei, Daniel Ellis, Alvin Rajkomar, Aren Jansen, David Michael Parish, Michael Philip Brenner
  • Patent number: 12074125
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device vertically positioned above the first semiconductor device, and a ground shielded transmission path. The ground shielded transmission path couples the first semiconductor device to the second semiconductor device. The ground shielded transmission path includes a first signal path extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The first signal path includes a conductive material. A first insulating layer is disposed over the signal path longitudinally between the first end and the second end. The first insulating layer includes an electrically insulating material. A ground shielding layer is disposed over the insulating material longitudinally between the first end and the second end of the signal path. The ground shielding layer includes a conductive material coupled to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng Wei Kuo, Wen-Shiang Liao, Chewn-Pu Jou, Huan-Neng Chen, Lan-Chou Cho, William Wu Shen
  • Patent number: 12072236
    Abstract: A light sensing module includes a substrate, a light sensing unit, a first light-transmissive component, and a light shielding layer. The light sensing unit is disposed on the substrate to sense an intensity of a working light beam, and has an upper light receiving surface and a lateral surface perpendicular to the upper light receiving surface. The first light-transmissive component covers the light sensing unit, and has a first refractive index between a refractive index of the light sensing unit and a refractive index of air. The light shielding layer surrounds the lateral surface and is covered by the first light-transmissive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignees: LITE-ON OPTO TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bo-Jhih Chen, Zi-Jun Lin, Kuo-Ming Chiu, Yung-Chang Jen, Meng-Sung Chou, Chang-Hung Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12073169
    Abstract: An anti-fuse array includes first through fourth adjacent anti-fuse bit columns, the anti-fuse bits of the first and second anti-fuse bit columns including portions of active areas of a first active area column, and the anti-fuse bits of the third and fourth anti-fuse bit columns including portions of active areas of a second active area column. Each row of a first set of conductive segment rows includes first and second conductive segments positioned between adjacent active areas of the first active area column and a third conductive segment positioned between adjacent active areas of the second active area column. Each row of a second set of conductive segments alternating with the first set of conductive segment rows includes a fourth conductive segment positioned between adjacent active areas of the first active area column and fifth and sixth conductive segments positioned between adjacent active areas of the second active area column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chang, Shao-Yu Chou, Yao-Jen Yang, Chen-Ming Hung
  • Patent number: 12075585
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing and a waterproof lid structure. The casing has an opening. The waterproof lid structure corresponds in position to the opening and includes a supportive sheet metal, waterproof component, movable latch lid and bolts. The supportive sheet metal has an axle pivotally connected to one side of the opening. The waterproof component hermetically seals the opening and lies on one side of the supportive sheet metal. The movable latch lid covers the other side of the supportive sheet metal and is penetrated by passages. The bolts correspond in position to the passages, respectively, and each include a rod portion and a head portion disposed at one end of the rod portion. The rod portions pass through the passages and supportive sheet metal to get fastened to the waterproof component, allowing the head portions to stop at the outer side of the movable latch lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: GETAC Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wan-Lin Hsu, Juei-Chi Chang, Hsin-Chih Chou
  • Patent number: 12070309
    Abstract: A method for calculating blood oxygen saturation includes defining the extreme value point of a non-red light signal as the extreme value point of a red light signal, and calculating the blood oxygen saturation according to the extreme value point of the red light signal. The method for calculating blood oxygen saturation of the present disclosure proposes to use other light source signals to assist in finding the period of the red light signal, so that the calculation result of the red light signal is more accurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Zheng-De Liu, You-Jyun Syu, Ching-An Cho, Hao-Gong Chou
  • Publication number: 20240280726
    Abstract: A plastic lens element includes an optical effective region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region is circularly disposed on a periphery of the optical effective region, and the peripheral region includes a protrusive structure, an indented shape and a drafting part. The protrusive structure is disposed on an outer diameter surface and adjacent to an annular lateral surface. The indented shape is dented from the outer diameter surface towards the optical effective region. The drafting part is raised from a base surface towards the direction away from an optical axis, and the drafting part has a top surface and a bottom surface via the section, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are arranged along an extending direction parallel to the optical axis, and a conical surface is located between the top surface and the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Chun-Hua TSAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wei-Hung WENG
  • Publication number: 20240278299
    Abstract: A printing machine with a cold foil roller includes a printing plate roller, an ink roller set, a transfer roller, a material catching roller and a hollow roller inside a chassis. The hollow roller contains a wheel wall, a driving motor, an infeed wheel and an outfeed. The driving motor is connected to a control element, and the outfeed wheel has a cold foil with an end wound from a side inside the hollow roller to the outside and attached from an outer surface of the wheel wall to the other side inside the hollow roller and then fixed to the infeed wheel. The driving motor is provided for transmitting the infeed wheel to send/receive cold foil, and the driving motor rotates with the hollow roller asynchronously to avoid wasting the cold foil caused by the synchronous operation of the driving motor and the hollow roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventor: Fergus CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240283417
    Abstract: The present application discloses a radio frequency (RF) device. The radio frequency device includes a power amplifier, a power detector, and a digital signal processor (DSP). The power amplifier outputs a RF signal. The power detector receives the RF signal, and performs a plurality of calibration operations to generate a plurality of calibration voltages corresponding to a plurality of bias voltage, wherein the calibration operations are performed at the bias voltages respectively, and the calibration voltages are temperature-correlated due to that electrical characteristics of the power detector are temperature-correlated. The DSP controls the power detector to operate at the bias voltages, obtains an index voltage for indicating power of the RF signal by performing calculations upon the calibration voltages to reduce temperature dependency of the index voltage, and adjusts a gain of the power amplifier according to the index voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: YU-JIU WANG, YUE MING WU, HAO-CHUNG CHOU, TA-SHUN CHU
  • Publication number: 20240284653
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first pull-down transistor, a first pass-gate transistor, a second pull-down transistor, a second pass-gate transistor, a first pull-up transistor, and a second pull-up transistor. A first power line, a first bit line, and a second bit line is provided, the first power line includes first and second portions separated from each other, wherein in a cross-sectional view, the second portion of the first power line is laterally between the first and second bit lines along a direction. A first via electrically connects the first portion of the first power line to the first pull-down transistor. A second via electrically connects the first bit line to the first pass-gate transistor. A third via electrically connects the second portion of the first power line to the second pull-down transistor. A fourth via electrically connects the second bit line to the second pass-gate transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hsin-Cheng LIN, Tao CHOU, Chee-Wee LIU
  • Publication number: 20240279869
    Abstract: A method for preparing an elastic conductive fiber includes: immersing an elastic fiber in a first treating composition containing a metal trifluoroacetate and an alcohol solvent, so as to obtain a processed elastic fiber containing the metal trifluoroacetate; and immersing the processed elastic fiber in a second treating composition containing water, a reducing agent and a nano conductive material, so that a metal particle is formed on a surface of the processed elastic fiber by reducing metallic ions in the metal trifluoroacetate, and the nano conductive material is deposited on a surface of the processed elastic fiber and a surface of the metal particle. An elastic conductive fiber is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ying-Nien CHOU, Lien-Chung HUNG
  • Publication number: 20240283128
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a substrate and an antenna structure. The antenna structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a radiating portion, a feeding portion, a ground plane, and an impedance adjustment portion. The feeding portion is coupled to the radiating portion and the ground plane. The impedance adjustment portion has a connection end portion and a ground end portion opposite to each other. The connection end portion is connected to the radiating portion. The impedance adjustment portion is bent relative to the radiating portion to extend from the connection end portion toward the feeding portion along an extending direction. The ground end portion is connected to the ground plane and near the feeding portion. In addition, an electronic device including the antenna module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Liang-Che Chou, Wei-Sen Teng, Yu-Chun Hsieh, Guan-Ruei Wu, Jui-Hung Lai
  • Publication number: 20240279870
    Abstract: A method for preparing an elastic conductive fiber, which includes: immersing an elastic polyurethane fiber in an alkaline solution containing a base selected from the group consisting of triethylamine and sodium hydroxide, so as to obtain an alkaline-treated elastic polyurethane fiber; immersing the alkaline-treated elastic polyurethane fiber in a first treating composition containing a metal trifluoroacetate and an alcohol solvent, so as to obtain a processed elastic polyurethane fiber containing the metal trifluoroacetate; and immersing the processed elastic polyurethane fiber in a second treating composition containing water and a reducing agent, so that a metal particle is formed on a surface of the processed elastic polyurethane fiber by reducing metallic ions in the metal trifluoroacetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ying-Nien CHOU, Lien-Chung HUNG
  • Publication number: 20240284008
    Abstract: A server includes a storage adapted to hold video data of past livestreams; and a generating unit adapted to generate, in response to reception of a viewing request for a past livestream, provision data for the viewing request, the provision data being generated such that, among interactions made in the livestream, output of an interaction that meets a predetermined criterion is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ka Ho FONG, Chou-Keng WU, Yun-An LIN
  • Publication number: 20240280784
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes an imaging lens element set, a lens carrier and a light blocking structure. The imaging lens element set has an optical axis. At least one lens element of the lens elements is disposed in the lens carrier. The light blocking structure includes a light blocking opening. The optical axis passes through the light blocking opening, and the light blocking opening includes at least two arc portions and a shrinking portion. Each of the arc portions has a first curvature radius for defining a maximum diameter of the light blocking opening. The shrinking portion is connected to the arc portions for forming the light blocking opening into a non-circular shape. The shrinking portion includes at least one protruding arc which extends and shrinks gradually from the shrinking portion to the optical axis, and the protruding arc has a second curvature radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Shu-Yun YANG, Cheng-Feng LIN, Hsiang-Chi TANG
  • Publication number: 20240282841
    Abstract: A GaN device with N2 pre-treatment is provided in the present invention, including a GaN substrate, an AlGaN layer covering the GaN substrate, a p-GaN gate on the AlGaN layer, a TiN electrode on the p-GaN gate, a first dielectric layer on the AlGaN layer surrounding the p-GaN gate, wherein a horizontal spacing is between the first dielectric layer and the p-GaN gate, and an interface between the AlGaN layer and the GaN substrate not covered by the first dielectric layer is subject to N2 pre-treatment, and a second dielectric layer covering on and directly contacting the exposed first dielectric layer, AlGaN layer, p-GaN gate and TiN electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Hsien Yeh, Jih-Wen Chou, Hwi-Huang Chen, Hsin-Hong Chen, Yu-Jen Huang
  • Patent number: D1039909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou Kuo, Yu-Min Lee