Patents by Inventor Chuan Chien

Chuan Chien 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).

  • Patent number: 11940727
    Abstract: A reticle enclosure includes a base including a first surface, a cover including a second surface and coupled to the base with the first surface facing the second surface. The base and the cover form an internal space that includes a reticle. The reticle enclosure includes restraining mechanisms arranged in the internal space and for securing the reticle, and structures disposed adjacent the reticle in the internal space. The structures enclose the reticle at least partially, and limit passage of contaminants between the internal space and an external environment of the reticle enclosure. The structures include barriers disposed on the first and second surfaces. In other examples, a padding is installed in gaps between the barriers and the first and second surfaces. In other examples, the structures include wall structures disposed on the first and second surfaces and between the restraining mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Tsung Shih, Tsung-Chih Chien, Tsung Chuan Lee, Hao-Shiang Chang
  • Publication number: 20240063535
    Abstract: A wideband antenna system includes a first metal radiation portion, having a coupling distance with a second metal radiation portion; a first feeding contact and a second feeding contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion and the second metal radiation portion respectively, and close to the coupling distance; a first ground contact, electrically connected to the second metal radiation portion; a second ground contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion; an impedance tuner, electrically connected to the first feeding contact, the second feeding contact, the first ground contact, the second ground contact, and a radio frequency signal source, to switch the first metal radiation portion and the second metal radiation portion; an aperture contact, electrically connected to the first metal radiation portion; and an aperture tuner, electrically connected to the aperture contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh SU, Wei-Cheng LO, Chien-Ming HSU, Che-Yen LIN, Chuan-Chien HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240054937
    Abstract: A gate driving device and an operating method are provided. The gate driving device includes a plurality of gate driving circuits and a control circuit. The gate driving circuits generate a plurality of gate driving signals having different timing. The control circuit is coupled to a plurality of candidate gate driving circuits among the gate driving circuits. The control circuit selects one of the candidate gate driving circuits as an initial stage gate driving circuit per one scanning cycle. A series connection mode between the gate driving circuits is changed in response to a scan selection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yen-Hua Lin, Chuan-Chien Hsu, Han-Shui Hsueh, Wei-Hong Du
  • Patent number: 11567112
    Abstract: A method of detecting phase loss of a three-phase AC power source includes steps of: acquiring any two line voltages of the AC power source with a first cycle period, acquiring a first digital signal and a second digital signal, performing an exclusive OR operation between the first digital signal and the second digital signal to generate a level signal, accumulating a high-level time count value, or accumulating a low-level time count value, resetting the low-level time count value when the high-level time count value is accumulated, or resetting the high-level time count value when the low-level time count value is accumulated, and determining that the AC power source occurs a phase-loss abnormality when the high-level time count value is greater than or equal to ? of the first cycle period or the low-level time count value is greater than or equal to ? of the first cycle period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Lon-Jay Cheng, Shao-Chuan Chien, Shu-Hung Liao, I-Hsuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20220291264
    Abstract: A method of detecting phase loss of a three-phase AC power source includes steps of: acquiring any two line voltages of the AC power source with a first cycle period, acquiring a first digital signal and a second digital signal, performing an exclusive OR operation between the first digital signal and the second digital signal to generate a level signal, accumulating a high-level time count value, or accumulating a low-level time count value, resetting the low-level time count value when the high-level time count value is accumulated, or resetting the high-level time count value when the low-level time count value is accumulated, and determining that the AC power source occurs a phase-loss abnormality when the high-level time count value is greater than or equal to ? of the first cycle period or the low-level time count value is greater than or equal to ? of the first cycle period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Lon-Jay CHENG, Shao-Chuan CHIEN, Shu-Hung LIAO, I-Hsuan WU
  • Patent number: 11437710
    Abstract: An electronic device having multiple antennas and an antenna configuration method are provided. The antenna configuration method includes: controlling a communication module of an electronic device to electrically connect to a main antenna of the electronic device; determining whether an operating state of the electronic device conforms to a preset usage situation; and controlling the communication module to electrically connect to an auxiliary antenna of the electronic device when the operating state conforms to the preset usage situation, so that the communication module transmits and receives the radio frequency signal by the auxiliary antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chu Liao, Wei-Cheng Lo, Chuan-Chien Huang
  • Publication number: 20200358164
    Abstract: An electronic device having multiple antennas and an antenna configuration method are provided. The antenna configuration method includes: controlling a communication module of an electronic device to electrically connect to a main antenna of the electronic device; determining whether an operating state of the electronic device conforms to a preset usage situation; and controlling the communication module to electrically connect to an auxiliary antenna of the electronic device when the operating state conforms to the preset usage situation, so that the communication module transmits and receives the radio frequency signal by the auxiliary antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kuo-Chu Liao, Wei-Cheng Lo, Chuan-Chien Huang
  • Patent number: 10044356
    Abstract: A clock data recovery (CDR) circuit includes: a band select circuit, a low dropout regulator (LDO), a charge pump and a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), wherein the band select circuit is arranged to generate a digital signal according to at least a reference voltage; the LDO is arranged to regulate a ground voltage, wherein the LDO adjusts an operating band of the LDO by receiving at least a part of the digital signal to adjust a bias current of an amplifier of the LDO; the charge pump is arranged to generate a control voltage according to at least a part of the digital signal; and the VCO is arranged to generate a clock signal according to the control voltage, wherein the VCO adjusts an operating band of the CDR circuit by receiving at least a part of the digital signal to adjust a bias current of the VCO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing-Yuan Wang, Chuan-Chien Hsu
  • Patent number: 10026375
    Abstract: An output amplifier of a source driver and a control method thereof are provided. The output amplifier includes a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, a third switch circuit, a first input stage circuit, a second input stage circuit, a first active load circuit, a second active load circuit, a first positive output stage circuit, a first negative output stage circuit, a second positive output stage circuit and a second negative output stage circuit. In a first display stage of the control method, the first switch circuit outputs a positive reference signal through a first output terminal and outputs a negative reference signal through a second output terminal. In a second display stage of the control method, the signals outputted by the first output terminal and the second output terminal are exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia-Hui Wang, Chuan-Chien Hsu, Hung-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20180191358
    Abstract: A clock data recovery (CDR) circuit includes: a band select circuit, a low dropout regulator (LDO), a charge pump and a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), wherein the band select circuit is arranged to generate a digital signal according to at least a reference voltage; the LDO is arranged to regulate a ground voltage, wherein the LDO adjusts an operating band of the LDO by receiving at least a part of the digital signal to adjust a bias current of an amplifier of the LDO; the charge pump is arranged to generate a control voltage according to at least a part of the digital signal; and the VCO is arranged to generate a clock signal according to the control voltage, wherein the VCO adjusts an operating band of the CDR circuit by receiving at least a part of the digital signal to adjust a bias current of the VCO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jing-Yuan Wang, Chuan-Chien Hsu
  • Patent number: 9991586
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a front cover, a back cover and a circuit board is provided. The circuit board is located between the front cover and the back cover. The back cover is combined with the front cover and includes a back section, a plurality of side sections and a separator, at least one of the side sections adjacent to the back cover includes a groove close to the back section and a slot far away from the back section, the slot is connected through to the groove, a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit are defined at the side section by the groove and the slot. The separator is located in the groove and the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Wang-Ta Hsieh, Kuei-Shun Yeh, Shih-Chia Chiu, Chuan-Chien Huang
  • Patent number: 9922590
    Abstract: A driving apparatus and a method for driving a display panel thereof are provided. The driving apparatus includes an output buffer, a switch, an adjusting circuit, a digital-to-analog converter and a code detecting unit. The output buffer provides an output voltage to a load according to a static current determining a speed of the output voltage reaching a target voltage for driving the load. The switch is coupled between the output buffer and the load in series, and is turned on or off according to a control signal. The code detecting unit detects an input code. The adjusting circuit determines whether the input code varies when the control signal is enabled, and disables a high driving ratio signal when the input code does not vary when the control signal is enabled. An enabling period of the high driving ratio signal is different from an enabling period of the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia-Hui Wang, Chuan-Chien Hsu, Hung-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20170287430
    Abstract: An output amplifier of a source driver and a control method thereof are provided. The output amplifier includes a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, a third switch circuit, a first input stage circuit, a second input stage circuit, a first active load circuit, a second active load circuit, a first positive output stage circuit, a first negative output stage circuit, a second positive output stage circuit and a second negative output stage circuit. In a first display stage of the control method, the first switch circuit outputs a positive reference signal through a first output terminal and outputs a negative reference signal through a second output terminal. In a second display stage of the control method, the signals outputted by the first output terminal and the second output terminal are exchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jia-Hui WANG, Chuan-Chien HSU, Hung-Yu HUANG
  • Publication number: 20170179575
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a front cover, a back cover and a circuit board is provided. The circuit board is located between the front cover and the back cover. The back cover is combined with the front cover and includes a back section, a plurality of side sections and a separator, at least one of the side sections adjacent to the back cover includes a groove close to the back section and a slot far away from the back section, the slot is connected through to the groove, a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit are defined at the side section by the groove and the slot. The separator is located in the groove and the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Hsu, Wang-Ta Hsieh, Kuei-Shun Yeh, Shih-Chia Chiu, Chuan-Chien Huang
  • Patent number: 9618540
    Abstract: A current sensing module and a power conversion apparatus and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The current sensing module is suitable for detecting a first load current flowing through a first load. The current sensing module includes a sampling stage circuit and an output stage circuit. The sampling stage circuit couples across the first load and selectively exchanges coupling nodes between the sampling stage circuit and the first load by a multiplex switching means, so as to sample the first load current flowing along a first direction or a second direction, and thus generate a sampling signal. The output stage circuit is coupled to the sampling stage circuit and switches coupling nodes between the output stage circuit and the output terminal of the sampling stage circuit, so as to generate a current indication signal indicating the magnitude of the first load current according to the sampling signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Midastek Microelectronic Inc.
    Inventors: Muh-Rong Yang, Well-Chen Chua, Mao-Chuan Chien, Chi-Chien Lin
  • Publication number: 20170092184
    Abstract: A driving apparatus and a method for driving a display panel thereof are provided. The driving apparatus includes an output buffer, a switch, an adjusting circuit, a digital-to-analog converter and a code detecting unit. The output buffer provides an output voltage to a load according to a static current determining a speed of the output voltage reaching a target voltage for driving the load. The switch is coupled between the output buffer and the load in series, and is turned on or off according to a control signal. The code detecting unit detects an input code. The adjusting circuit determines whether the input code varies when the control signal is enabled, and disables a high driving ratio signal when the input code does not vary when the control signal is enabled. An enabling period of the high driving ratio signal is different from an enabling period of the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jia-Hui Wang, Chuan-Chien Hsu, Hung-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 9509053
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a conducting element, a supporting element, and a multiband antenna is disclosed. The conducting element is connected to the ground of the electronic device by a high impedance connection. The supporting element has a supporting surface, and the supporting surface and the conducting element are perpendicular. The multiband antenna is disposed at the supporting surface and includes a radiating element, and the radiating element and the conducting element form a coupling capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Wang-Ta Hsieh, Chuan-Chien Huang, Kuei-Shun Yeh, Wei-Hsin Shih, Chih-Chan Liang
  • Publication number: 20160344290
    Abstract: A current sensing module and a power conversion apparatus and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The current sensing module is suitable for detecting a first load current flowing through a first load. The current sensing module includes a sampling stage circuit and an output stage circuit. The sampling stage circuit couples across the first load and selectively exchanges coupling nodes between the sampling stage circuit and the first load by a multiplex switching means, so as to sample the first load current flowing along a first direction or a second direction, and thus generate a sampling signal. The output stage circuit is coupled to the sampling stage circuit and switches coupling nodes between the output stage circuit and the output terminal of the sampling stage circuit, so as to generate a current indication signal indicating the magnitude of the first load current according to the sampling signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Midastek Microelectronic Inc.
    Inventors: Muh-Rong Yang, Well-Chen Chua, Mao-Chuan Chien, Chi-Chien Lin
  • Patent number: D834740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: PT. HO WAH GENTING
    Inventor: Chao Chuan Chien
  • Patent number: D848053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: PT. HO WAH GENTING
    Inventor: Chao Chuan Chien