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: 20240162406
    Abstract: A display panel including an array substrate, a light-emitting diode chip, a photosensitive material layer and a photosensitive material layer. The array substrate includes a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad adjacent to the first electrode pad. The light-emitting diode chip includes a first electrode and a second electrode at opposite sides of the light-emitting diode chip, and the first electrode is connected with the first electrode pad. The photosensitive material layer is over the array substrate and surrounds the light-emitting diode chip, in which the photosensitive material layer includes an opening exposing the second electrode pad, a sidewall of the opening has a first portion and a second portion, a slope of the first portion is greater than a slope of the second portion. The transparent conductive layer is over the photosensitive material layer and electrically connects the second electrode pad and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Chieh-Ming CHEN, Chou-Huan Yu, Bo-ru Jian, Ta-Wen Liao
  • Publication number: 20240162867
    Abstract: A Class-D amplifier includes a loop filter circuit, a comparator circuitry, an output circuitry, and a common-mode control circuitry. The loop filter circuit generates first and second signals according to input and output signals and adjusts common-mode levels of the first and second signals according to a first common-mode signal. The comparator circuitry respectively compares a ramp signal with the first and second signals to generate pulse signals, and a common-mode level of the ramp signal is set based on a second common-mode signal. The output circuitry is powered by a power supply voltage to generate the output signals according to the pulse signals. The common-mode control circuitry performs an AC-coupling operation on the power supply voltage to generate a noise signal and generate one of the first and second common-mode signals according to the noise signal and another one of the first and second common-mode signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: CHIA-I CHUANG, LING-MIAO CHOU, CHE-HUNG LIN
  • Publication number: 20240164069
    Abstract: A ceramic substrate structure includes a ceramic board, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a heat dissipation layer. The ceramic board has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. Each of the first surface and the second surface is a single surface extending continuously. The first conductive layer is mounted on the first surface of the ceramic board. The second conductive layer is mounted on the first surface of the ceramic board. The second conductive layer is adjacent to the first conductive layer and have different thicknesses. The heat dissipation layer is mounted on the second surface of the ceramic board. The heat dissipation layer includes a first heat dissipation portion corresponding to the first conductive layer and a second heat dissipation portion corresponding to the second conductive layer, and the second heat dissipation portion has a patterned region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yue-Zhen HUANG, Meng-Chi HUANG, Tune-Hune KAO, Min-Chieh CHOU, Jie-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240164172
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device including a substrate, a first light-emitting unit, a second light-emitting unit, a third light-emitting unit, a blue light absorbing photoresist layer and an atomic layer deposition (ALD) gas barrier layer. The first light-emitting unit includes a first micro LED device and a first light conversion layer wrapping the first micro LED device, the second light-emitting unit includes a second micro LED device and a second light conversion layer wrapping the second micro LED device, and the third light-emitting unit includes a third micro LED device and the third light conversion layer wrapping the third micro LED device. The blue light absorbing photoresist layer covers the first and second light-emitting units, while exposing the third light-emitting unit. The ALD gas barrier layer wraps the first, second, and third light-emitting units, and the blue light absorbing photoresist layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Unique Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huan-Wei Tseng, Chun-Wei Chou, Chia-Chun Liao
  • Publication number: 20240161998
    Abstract: A deflecting plate includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The SOI substrate includes: an insulator layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; a device layer coupled to the insulator layer at the top surface, wherein multiple deflecting apertures are disposed in the device layer, each of which extending from a top open end to a bottom open end through the device layer, and wherein the bottom open end is coplanar with the top surface of the insulator layer; and a handle substrate coupled to the insulator layer at the bottom surface, wherein a cavity is disposed in the handle substrate and extends from a cavity open end to a cavity bottom wall, and wherein the bottom wall is coplanar with the top surface of the insulator layer, such that the bottom open end of each deflecting aperture is exposed to the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Chou, Yung-Lung Lin, Chun Liang Chen, Kuan-Liang Liu, Chin-Yu Ku, Jong-Yuh Chang
  • Publication number: 20240157511
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite article includes providing a polishing pad; rubbing over the polishing pad to produce a polishing pad debris; collecting the polishing pad debris; providing a wood material; and applying a force over the wood material and the polishing pad debris to form the composite article, wherein the composite article includes the wood material and the polishing pad debris, and the rubbing of the polishing pad includes removing a portion of the polishing pad to produce the polishing pad debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: HUA-CHOU CHIANG, CHANDLER YING LAI SEE, CHUNG-CHIEH KO
  • Publication number: 20240160080
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a phase shifter includes: a light input end; a light output end; a p-type semiconductor material, and an n-type semiconductor material contacting the p-type semiconductor material along a boundary area, wherein the boundary area is greater than a length from the light input end to the light output end multiplied by a core width of the phase shifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Huan-Neng CHEN, Chewn-Pu JOU, Lan-Chou CHO, Feng-Wei KUO
  • Publication number: 20240162121
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package includes an interconnect. The interconnect has a connecting tie bar and a die pad. The IC package also includes a die mounted on the die pad of the interconnect. The IC package further includes a wire bond coupled to the die and the connecting tie bar to provide a current path between the die and the connecting tie bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: STANLEY CHOU, HSIANG MING HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20240157469
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for determining a stability of a welding equipment. The method includes acquiring initial welding images of the welding equipment; obtaining at least one welding spot position of each of at least one welded workpiece in each initial welding image by processing the initial welding images; determining a welding center position of each welded workpiece based on the at least one welding spot position of each welded workpiece, and obtaining welding center positions of all welded workpieces comprised in the initial welding images; and determining a stability of welding equipment based on the welding center positions of all welded workpieces. The method determines whether the welding equipment is stable by analyzing the welding images, thereby improving an accuracy of a detection of a stability of the welding equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: YEN TSAN, TSUNG-JU LIN, CHEN-TING WU, MING-TAO LUO, JUN-MING HUANG, TAI-YU CHOU, QUAN-XI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240159999
    Abstract: A method of assaying an analyte in a sample is disclosed. The method includes having a sample holder with a sample contact area for contacting a sample with an analyte, having a plurality of calibration structures on the sample contact area of the sample holder, imaging a part of the sample contact area that has the calibration structures, and using an algorithm that includes an image, calibration structures in the image, and artificial intelligence and/or machine learning to identify the analyte and/or determine the analyte concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Essenlix Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Y. Chou, Wei Ding, Ji Qi, Yuechang Zhang, Wu Chou, Mingquan Wu, Xing Li, Jun Tian
  • Publication number: 20240160803
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining a model of an electric power grid; simulating first behaviors of a region using a first time resolution and a first modeling domain to determine operational parameters. Determining first values for the operational parameters at a first transition. Converting the first values into a second modeling domain at the first transition time point to obtain converted first values for initial conditions. Simulating second behaviors of the region using a second time resolution and the second modeling domain to determine second operational parameters. Providing, as output, simulation results from at least one of the first behaviors and the second behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Leo Francis Casey, Xinyue Li, David Charles Chou, Mike Miao He
  • Publication number: 20240158643
    Abstract: An optical coating material, an optical film and an optical substrate are provided. The optical coating material includes 15 wt % to 40 wt % of resin, 1 wt % to 10 wt % of nano-dispersion solution and 40 wt % to 70 wt % of organic solvent. The resin is at least one selected from a group consisting of polyurethane acrylate resin, epoxy resin, acrylate resin and acrylic polyol resin. The nano-dispersion solution includes nanoparticles. The nanoparticles includes aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide or silicon oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Te-Chao Liao, Chun-Che Tsao, Yi-Chen Chou
  • Publication number: 20240162007
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a system used in a semiconductor device manufacturing process. More specifically, embodiments provided herein generally include apparatus and methods for synchronizing and controlling the delivery of an RF bias signal and a pulsed voltage waveform to one or more electrodes within a plasma processing chamber. The apparatus and methods disclosed herein can be useful to at least minimize or eliminate a microloading effect created while processing small dimension features that have differing densities across various regions of a substrate. The plasma processing methods and apparatus described herein are configured to improve the control of various characteristics of the generated plasma and control an ion energy distribution (IED) of the plasma generated ions that interact with a surface of a substrate during plasma processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Deyang LI, Sunil SRINIVASAN, Yi-Chuan CHOU, Shahid RAUF, Kuan-Ting LIU, Jason A. KENNEY, Chung LIU, Olivier P. JOUBERT, Shreeram Jyoti DASH, Aaron EPPLER, Michael Thomas NICHOLS
  • Publication number: 20240161957
    Abstract: Provided is an inductor structure and manufacturing method thereof, including forming an inductance coil in a semiconductor packaging carrier plate and disposing a patterned magnetic conductive layer in the inductance coil. Therefore, a patterned build-up wiring method is used to form a magnetic material in the carrier plate, thereby improving electrical characteristics of the inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: PHOENIX PIONEER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pao-Hung CHOU, Shih-Ping HSU, Chu-Chin HU
  • Publication number: 20240157801
    Abstract: A method for estimating a flight time of a hydrogen fuel cell UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) includes multiple steps performed by a controller: obtaining an internal pressure of a hydrogen tank by a pressure sensor installed on the hydrogen tank, calculating a remaining hydrogen volume according to the internal pressure and a capacity of the hydrogen tank, obtaining a reaction current value of the fuel cell, calculating a first hydrogen consumption rate according to the reaction current value, the number of a set of membrane electrodes connected in series and a Faraday constant, obtaining a second hydrogen consumption rate of a purge operation of an anode of the full cell; obtaining a hydrogen leakage rate of a stack of the fuel cell, and calculating the flight time according to the remaining hydrogen volume, the first hydrogen consumption rate, the second hydrogen consumption rate and the hydrogen leakage rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ching-Jung LIU, Yuh-Fwu CHOU, Ku-Yen KANG, Yin-Wen TSAI, Ching-Fang HO, Cheng-Hsien YU
  • Publication number: 20240159599
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of active area structures extending in parallel, first and second dummy gate layers spanning the plurality of active area structures, a first active device including first portions of the plurality of active area structures between the first and second dummy gate layers, a metal layer spanning the plurality of active area structures between the first and second dummy gate layers, and a pair of vias positioned at opposite ends of the metal layer. A first via of the pair of vias is configured to be electrically connected to ground, and a second via of the pair of vias is configured to be electrically connected to a current source and a circuit configured to measure a voltage at the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Po-Zeng KANG, Wen-Shen CHOU, Yung-Chow PENG
  • Publication number: 20240159986
    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: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Shu-Yun YANG, Cheng-Feng LIN
  • Publication number: 20240156504
    Abstract: An ablation system comprises: an ablation catheter and a console. The ablation catheter comprises: a shaft including a proximal end, a distal portion and a distal end; an ablation element configured to deliver energy to tissue; and a force maintenance assembly comprising a force maintenance element and configured to control and/or assess contact force between the ablation element and cardiac tissue. The console is configured to operably attach to the ablation catheter and comprises: an energy delivery assembly configured to provide energy to the ablation element. Methods of ablating tissue are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Derrick Ren-Yu CHOU, Marcus Frederick JULIAN, Steven Anthony YON, Randell L. WERNETH, Alexander HIGGINS, Ricardo ROMAN, Alexander J. ASCONEGUY, Christoph SCHARF, Dennis O'BRIEN, Rob Andre PESCAR, Ahmad FALAHATPISHEH, Tom ESBECK, Gerald M. STOBBS, III, Leo MARIAPPAN, Brandon Pratt Noheaikaika LEE, James Calvin ALLAN, Michael C. OLIVEIRA, Daniel WELSH, R. Maxwell FLAHERTY, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
  • Publication number: 20240162030
    Abstract: A lamp and epitaxial processing apparatus are described herein. In one example, the lamp includes a bulb, a filament, and a plurality of filament supports disposed in spaced-apart relation to the filament, each of the filament supports having a hook support and a hook. The hook includes a connector configured to fasten the hook to the hook support, a first vertical portion extending from the connector toward the filament, and a rounded portion extending from an end of the first vertical portion distal from the connector and configured to wrap around the filament. A second vertical portion extends from an end of the rounded portion distal from the first vertical portion and the second vertical portion has a length between 60% and 100% of the length of the first vertical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yao-Hung YANG, Shantanu Rajiv GADGIL, Kaushik RAO, Vincent Joseph KIRCHHOFF, Sagir KADIWALA, Munirah MAHYUDIN, Daniel CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240157937
    Abstract: A vehicle on-board unit for a host vehicle comprises a communication system and an electronic controller. The communication system is programmed to electronically receive travel information from one or more preceding vehicles that are traveling ahead of the host vehicle in a lane. The electronic controller includes a vehicle path determination component programmed to determine a travel path of the host vehicle in the lane in which the host vehicle is currently traveling. The electronic controller further includes a target vehicle speed determination component programmed to determine a target vehicle speed for the host vehicle based on the travel information received from the one or more preceding vehicles. The travel information includes traveling speed of a predetermined group of preceding vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Nitish GUDAPATI, Fang Chieh CHOU, Najamuddin Mirza BAIG, Liam PEDERSEN