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: 20240194839
    Abstract: A micro light-emitting diode display is based on a conventional micro light-emitting diode display and includes at least one electrically conductive material layer or at least one functional material added to an encapsulation layer, so as to achieve antistatic effect. The micro light-emitting diode display solves the problem that the conventional micro light-emitting diode display is easily damaged by electrostatic breakdown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: CHIA-MING FAN, WEN-YOU LAI, HSIEN-YING CHOU, PO-LUN CHEN, CHUN-TA CHEN, PO-CHING LIN
  • Publication number: 20240191388
    Abstract: An electrolytic polishing treatment method for a nickel-based alloy workpiece made by lamination manufacturing comprises the following steps. Step (A) comprises performing a sandblasting treatment on the nickel-based alloy workpiece, followed by ultrasonic oscillation of the sandblasted nickel-based alloy workpiece in an oxalic acid solution. Step (B) comprises placing the nickel-based alloy workpiece in an electrolyte solution containing methanol, sulfuric acid, and perchloric acid and performing electrolytic polishing on the nickel-based alloy workpiece at a constant voltage after step (A). The processes of oxalic acid activation and electrolytic polishing are used to avoid the problems of residual stress and processing directionality caused by conventional mechanical processing and make the surface properties of the entire workpiece uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: CHUN-HSIANG KAO, YI-CHERNG FERNG, YING-SUN HUANG, KUO-KUANG JEN, SHUN-YI JIAN, CHIA-YU LEE, JUNG-CHOU HUNG, PO-JEN YANG
  • Publication number: 20240194682
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an apparatus with a local interconnect structure. The apparatus can include a first transistor, a second transistor, a first interconnect structure, a second interconnect structure, and a third interconnect structure. The local interconnect structure can be coupled to gate terminals of the first and second transistors and routed at a same interconnect level as reference metal lines coupled to ground and a power supply voltage. The first interconnect structure can be coupled to a source/drain terminal of the first transistor and routed above the local interconnect structure. The second interconnect structure can be coupled to a source/drain terminal of the second transistor and routed above the local interconnect structure. The third interconnect structure can be routed above the local interconnect structure and at a same interconnect level as the first and second interconnect structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Tiawan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Liang CHEN, Cheng-Chi Chuang, Chih-Ming Lai, Chia-Tien WU, Charles Chew-Yuen Young, Hui-Ting Yang, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Ru-Gun Liu, Wei-Cheng Lin, Lei-Chun Chou, Wei-An Lai
  • Publication number: 20240193343
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an edge active cell, an inner active cell and a middle active cell. The edge active cell is located near an edge of the semiconductor device. The edge active cell includes a plurality of fingers. The inner active cell is adjacent to the edge active cell toward a central portion of the semiconductor device. The inner active cell includes a plurality of fingers and at least one of the plurality of fingers of the edge active cell is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of fingers of the inner active cell. The middle active cell is located near the central portion of the semiconductor device. The middle active cell includes a plurality of fingers and each of the fingers of the middle active cell is electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Jaw-Juinn HORNG, Wen-Shen CHOU, Yung-Chow PENG
  • Publication number: 20240196236
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for physical-layer cell identifier (PCI) configuration and Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO). In particular, some embodiments may be directed to fifth-generation self-organizing network (5G SON) solutions such as the management of distributed physical-layer cell identifier (PCI) configuration, centralized PCI configuration, and MRO. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Yizhi Yao
  • Publication number: 20240188930
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive ultrasonic sensing device including a flexible substrate for attaching to a part of a body; a first electrode layer is configured on the flexible substrate; an ultrasonic sensor array is configured on the first electrode layer. A second electrode layer is disposed on the ultrasonic sensor array; and a thin film transistor layer, is configured on the second electrode layer. The ultrasonic sensor array emits ultrasonic waves to the part, and receives reflected ultrasonic waves from the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng Chou, Wei-Sheng Su, Hsiao-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20240188827
    Abstract: A photosensitive device is provided. The photosensitive device includes a sensing stack, an anti-reflective layer, an optical filter, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The sensing stack includes a first semiconductor layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the intrinsic semiconductor layer. The anti-reflective layer is disposed on a side of the sensing stack. The optical filter is disposed on the anti-reflective layer and blocks input light with an incident angle greater than 50 degrees. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on the sensing stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Pei-Fang TSOU, Yu-Jing FANG, Cheng-Ping CHANG, Yen-Chih CHOU, Chun-Heng LEE, Hsiao Heng HO
  • Publication number: 20240194386
    Abstract: An inductor structure is provided, in which an inductance coil in the shape of a toroidal coil or a helical coil is arranged in an insulator, and a magnetically permeable body made of a magnetically permeable material is a multi-layer stacked structure and arranged in the inductance coil, where the magnetically permeable body is free from being electrically connected to the inductance coil. Therefore, the magnetically permeable body made of a magnetically permeable material in the form of a multi-layer stacked structure may effectively improve the electrical characteristics of the inductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: PHOENIX PIONEER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Ping HSU, Pao-Hung CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240192268
    Abstract: A multiphase thermal interface component, a method of forming the same, and an electronic device testing apparatus provided with the same are provided. The multiphase thermal interface component includes a thermal interface solid element and a thermal interface fluid material. The thermal conductive surface of the thermal interface solid element has an accommodation space, and the thermal interface fluid material is accommodated in the accommodation space. Therefore, the multiphase thermal interface component combines solid-phase and fluid-phase thermal interface materials. Since fluids have the properties of changing shape, flowing, and splitting arbitrarily, the thermal interface fluid material can completely fill up the air gaps between the thermal interface solid element and the thermal control device/the temperature-controlled component, so that the full surface temperature control of the contact interface can be achieved, thereby effectively improving the thermal conduction performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: CHROMA ATE INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Chuang, Xin-Yi Wu, Jui-Che Chou
  • Publication number: 20240192895
    Abstract: A host system operates to manage a storage device. The host system initiates an abort of a command when the command has been fetched from a submission queue (SQ) of the host system and the SQ entry has been fetched from the SQ and the host system has not received a corresponding command completion response from the storage device. The host system sends an abort request to the storage device, and issues a cleanup request to direct a host controller to reclaim host hardware resources allocated to the command. The host system adds a completion queue (CQ) entry to a CQ and sets an overall command status (OCS) value of the CQ entry to indicate completion of the abort request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Chieh Chou, Chia-Chun Wang, Liang-Yen Wang, Chin Chin Cheng, Szu-Chi Liu
  • Publication number: 20240192137
    Abstract: A multi-mode illumination system, including: a first illumination module; a second illumination module; and a third illumination module, as disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Essenlix Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Qi, Stephen Y. Chou, Wei Ding
  • Publication number: 20240196074
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a lens assembly that has an optical path and includes a lens element and a light-blocking membrane layer. The lens element has an optical portion, and the optical path passes through the optical portion. The light-blocking membrane layer is coated on the lens element and adjacent to the optical portion. The light-blocking membrane layer has a distal side and a proximal side that is located closer to the optical portion than the distal side. The proximal side includes two extension structures and a recessed structure. Each of the extension structures extends along a direction away from the distal side, and the extension structures are not overlapped with each other in a direction in parallel with the optical path. The recessed structure is connected to the extension structures and recessed along a direction towards the distal side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyun-Jia CHENG, Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Cheng-Feng LIN, Chen-Yi HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240193736
    Abstract: This application describes methods and systems for High Dynamic Range (HDR) image fusion on Low Dynamic Range (LDR) images that avoid ghosting effect. An example method may start with detecting a plurality of motion pixels on the plurality of LDR images. For each of the motion pixels, a plurality of pixel values may be obtained. Each pixel value represents a brightness of the pixel in the corresponding LDR image. The method may then construct a fusion tensor comprising a plurality of dimensions respectively corresponding to the plurality of exposure settings. Each motion pixel may be mapped to the fusion tensor based on the plurality of the pixel values of the motion pixel to obtain a fusion weight. The fusion weights of the motion pixels may provide guidance to the HDR fusion on the LDR images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Yang-Ting CHOU, Zhaojian LI
  • Publication number: 20240188923
    Abstract: A wearable stethoscope includes a clothing body, a sound sensor configured to collect heart sound signals of a user, the sound sensor having a diaphragm, a piezoelectric sensor, and a circuit board. The circuit board is electrically connected to the sound sensor and the piezoelectric sensor to preprocess the collected heart sound signals. The sound sensor is integrated with the clothing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng CHOU, Wei-Sheng SU, Hsiao-Yi LIN
  • Publication number: 20240190318
    Abstract: A vehicle and multi-purpose interior cabin lid for a vehicle that has use as a rear wall cover for one or more storage compartments in the interior cabin, a tailgate extension connectable to a vehicle tailgate, and a portable, freestanding table. The multi-purpose interior cabin lid member includes a base member, one or more coupling members, and one or more leg members coupled to the base member. The one or more coupling members are operable to selectively couple the base member in the interior cabin as a cover for the one or more storage compartments, and selectively couple the base member to a vehicle tailgate to serve as a tailgate extension. The one or more leg members are selectively coupled to the base member for movement between a retracted operating state when the base member is in an undetached operating state, and a deployed state to vertically support the base member on a support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. Inc, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Lauren M. Abro, Tina L. Brinkel, Warren Chou
  • Publication number: 20240188836
    Abstract: An integrated sensing device for heart sounds and electrocardiographic signals, which includes a plurality of integrated sensing units for heart sounds and electrocardiographic signals, each sensing unit having a flexible base with upper and lower surfaces, and a plurality of electrodes been arranged on the lower surface of the flexible base, a piezoelectric layer arranged on the upper surface of the flexible base, a piezoelectric electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, a metal buckle passing through the flexible base and the piezoelectric layer, as an electrical connection to the plurality of electrodes. The pluralities of electrodes are used for sensing body electrocardiogram signals, and one of the plurality of electrodes together with the piezoelectric electrode are used for sensing body heart sound signals. A system circuit board is used to filter, to amplify, and to digitalize collected multiple heart sounds and multiple ECG signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng Chou, Wei-Sheng Su, Hsiao-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 12007320
    Abstract: The present invention is related to, among other things, the devices and methods that improve the accuracy and reliability of an assay, even when the assay device and/or the operation of the assay device has certain errors, and in some embodiments the errors are random.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Essenlix Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Y. Chou, Wu Chou, Xing Li, Hongbing Li, Yuecheng Zhang, Mingquan Wu, Wei Ding, Jun Tian
  • Patent number: 12010833
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first memory cell having a first polysilicon line associated with a first read word line and intersecting a first active region and a second active region, and a second polysilicon line and a first CPODE associated with a first program word line, the second polysilicon line intersecting the first active region and the first CPODE intersecting the second active region. The memory device also includes a second memory cell adjacent to the first memory cell, the second memory cell having a third polysilicon line associated with a second read word line and intersecting the first active region and the second active region, and a fourth polysilicon line and a second CPODE associated with a second program word line, the fourth polysilicon line intersecting the second active region and the second CPODE intersecting the first active region to form a cross-arrangement of CPODE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chang, Chia-En Huang, Shao-Yu Chou, Yih Wang
  • Patent number: 12009912
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first waveguide, ring-shaped waveguides adjacent to the first waveguide, and heaters coupled to the ring-shaped waveguides in one-to-one correspondence. A method includes coupling a first light source with a first wavelength to the first waveguide, increasing electric current through the heaters until a first one of the ring-shaped waveguides resonates, assigning the first one of the ring-shaped waveguides to the first wavelength, resetting the electric current through the heaters to the initial electric current, coupling a second light source with a second wavelength to the first waveguide wherein the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength, increasing the electric current through the heaters until a second one of the ring-shaped waveguides resonates wherein the second one of the ring-shaped waveguides is different from the first one of the ring-shaped waveguides, and assigning the second one of the ring-shaped waveguides to the second wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Lin, Chan-Hong Chern, Stefan Rusu, Weiwei Song, Lan-Chou Cho
  • Patent number: 12006595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a carbon fiber. In the method for producing the carbon fiber, a high pure acrylonitrile monomer with specific contents of impurities and a comonomer are used to produce an acrylonitrile copolymer, and the acrylonitrile copolymer is subjected to a spinning operation, a stretching operation, an oxidation treatment and a carbonization treatment in sequence, for obtaining the carbon fiber. The acrylonitrile copolymer with an appropriate falling-ball viscosity and an appropriate weight-average molecular weight is beneficial to the spinning operation, thereby reducing an inner pore diameter and enhancing strength of the resulted carbon fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Long-Tyan Hwang, Chia-Chi Hung, Kun-Yeh Tsai, Ching-Wen Chen, Wen-Ju Chou