Patents by Inventor Chung-An Chien
Chung-An 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).
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Patent number: 12292694Abstract: A device includes a diffraction-based overlay (DBO) mark having an upper-layer pattern disposed over a lower-layer pattern, and having smallest dimension greater than about 5 micrometers. The device further includes a calibration mark having an upper-layer pattern disposed over a lower-layer pattern, positioned substantially at a center of the DBO mark, and having smallest dimension less than about ? the size of the smallest dimension of the DBO mark.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hung-Chung Chien, Chih-Chieh Yang, Hao-Ken Hung, Ming-Feng Shieh
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Patent number: 12274030Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a vapor chamber for contacting a heat source; at least one heat pipe having a first end and a second end connected to the vapor chamber; at least one partition disposed inside the heat pipe to partition the inside of the heat pipe into a first channel and a second channel isolated from each other; and a heat dissipation fin set disposed on the vapor chamber and partially covers the heat pipe. The vapor chamber is filled with a liquid working medium that absorbs the heat of the heat source and then gasifies into a gaseous working medium. The gaseous working medium moves into the first channel and the second channel to be condensed by the heat dissipation fin set, so the gaseous working medium is liquefied into the liquid working medium, and then the liquid working medium flows back into the vapor chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: AURAS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Cheng-Ju Chang, Chung-Chien Su, Hsiang-Chih Chuang, Jyun-Wei Huang
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Patent number: 12188734Abstract: A water supply device (10) and a tube connector structure (2) thereof, which are used for an electronic device (100) having a water inlet (101) and a water outlet (102), are disclosed. The tube connector structure (2) includes a connecting plate (21) and two tube connector plugs (22) passing through and fixed to the connecting plate (21). One of the tube connector plugs (22) is connected with the water inlet (101), and the other one of the tube connector plugs (22) is connected with the water outlet (102). Therefore, advantages of rapid connection and disconnection between the water supply device (10) and the tube connector structure (2) and saving time and labor in assembling may be accomplished.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: UNIWILL TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chen, Yu-Cheng Shih, Pon-Chung Chien, Chieh-Hui Chen, Ying-Fu Chou
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Patent number: 12165973Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a fin structure over a substrate, forming a sacrificial gate structure over the fin structure, and etching a source/drain (S/D) region of the fin structure to form an S/D recess. The fin structure includes first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternately stacked. The method further includes depositing an insulating dielectric layer in the S/D recess, depositing an etch protection layer over a bottom portion of the insulating dielectric layer, and partially removing the insulating dielectric layer. The method further includes growing an epitaxial S/D feature in the S/D recess. The bottom portion of the insulating dielectric layer interposes the epitaxial S/D feature and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hung-Chung Chien, Chao-Hong Chen, Ming-Feng Shieh
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Publication number: 20240379551Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes channel structures vertically stacked, a gate structure engaging the channel structures, an epitaxial feature abutting the channel structures, a backside interconnect layer disposed under the epitaxial feature, and a backside metal contact disposed directly under the epitaxial feature and electrically coupling the epitaxial feature to the backside interconnect layer. In a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor structure along a lengthwise direction of the channel structures, the backside metal contact extends to a position directly under the channel structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Hung-Chung Chien, Chao-Hong Chen, Ming-Feng Shieh
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Publication number: 20240328445Abstract: An anti-wear screw includes a U-shaped anti-wear clip and a locking screw. The U-shaped anti-wear clip is used to clamp on a heat dissipation substrate, and the locking screw is passed through the U-shaped anti-wear clip to fix the heat dissipation substrate. In addition, the anti-wear screw further includes a pressure spring installed between the locking screw and the U-shaped anti-wear clip to exert pressure on the U-shaped anti-wear clip and the heat dissipation substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Cheng-Ju CHANG, Moo-Ting CHOU, Yi-Le CHENG, Wan-Hsuan LIN, Chung-Chien SU
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Publication number: 20240157217Abstract: A golf teaching method and a golf teaching system are provided. The golf teaching method includes: configuring image capturing devices and golf simulator to capture swing images and corresponding simulator data records, when a user performs a golf swing; configuring an expert model that includes expert motion information and corresponding correction suggestion information; configuring a computing device to perform an analysis process on the swing images and the simulator data records to divide the golf swing into user motions according to stages and obtaining records of user motion information corresponding to the plurality of stages, and to compare the user motion information with the corresponding expert motion information in each stage through the expert model, and to provide the corresponding correction suggestion information according to a comparison result; and configuring a user interface to provide the correction suggestion information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: CHENG-HUNG TSAI, CHIA-YU JIH, CHIH-CHUNG CHIEN, LI-LIN LU, SHAO-JUN TAN, WEN-FU LAI
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Publication number: 20240040715Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an information handling system may include multiple fans, a chassis configured to house components of the information handling system, and at least one mat fastened to the chassis, among others. For example, the chassis may include multiple holes through the chassis. For instance, the at least one mat may cover the multiple holes. In one or more embodiments, the at least one mat and the multiple holes may be configured to reduce acoustic energy within the chassis produced by the multiple fans.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: CHIH-CHIA HUANG, WAN-NIEN CHEN, HUNG-CHIH CHUANG, CHUNG-CHIEN WU
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Patent number: 11812575Abstract: A server system comprises a deck, a front panel arranged on the deck and defining a collecting space; two doors arranged on opposite sides of the deck, and being perpendicular to the front panel; two receiving frame structures arranged between the doors in a back to back arrangement, and configured to receive multiple rows and columns of a plurality of storage drives horizontally, wherein two periphery corridors are each defined between one of the doors and one of the receiving frame structure facing the one door; two circuit boards arranged between the two receiving frame structures, wherein the two circuit boards comprise a plurality of slits, wherein a central corridor is defined between the two circuit boards; a storage cover disposed above the deck over the two periphery corridors, the central corridor, the two receiving frame structures, and the two circuit boards.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: CHENBRO MICOM CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Wen Wang, Han-Chung Chien, Sheng-Chan Lin, Hao-Hsiang Hsu, Chiung-Wei Lin, An-Hsin Chen
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Patent number: 11812578Abstract: An enclosure for receiving a plurality of storage components is provided. The enclosure includes a deck, a top cover, a front panel, a stress distributing member, and a pair of component housings. The front panel is disposed between the deck and the top cover disposed over the deck. The stress distributing member traverses an entire width of the deck and is fastened to the deck and the top cover. A front section is defined between the front panel and the stress distributing member. The component housings are arranged in the front section. Each of the component housings has a front end facing outward the enclosure and a back end facing inward the enclosure. Each of the component housings is configured to receive at least a set of one or more of the storage components, and ends of the stress distributing member extend beyond the front ends of the component housings.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: CHENBRO MICOM CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Wen Wang, Han-Chung Chien, Sheng-Chan Lin, Hao-Hsiang Hsu, Chiung-Wei Lin, An-Hsin Chen
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Publication number: 20230307317Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a main fixed base plate, a main heat pipe set, a lower heat dissipation fin set and an upper heat dissipation module. The main heat pipe set is fixed on the main fixed base plate, and the lower heat dissipation fin set is also fixed on the main fixed base plate, and the main heat pipe set passes through the lower heat dissipation fin set, and is exposed on the lower heat dissipation fin set. In addition, the upper heat dissipation module is detachably installed on the lower heat dissipation fin set and contacts the main heat pipe set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Cheng-Ju CHANG, Wan-Hsuan LIN, Chung-Chien SU
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Publication number: 20230269908Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a vapor chamber for contacting a heat source; at least one heat pipe having a first end and a second end connected to the vapor chamber; at least one partition disposed inside the heat pipe to partition the inside of the heat pipe into a first channel and a second channel isolated from each other; and a heat dissipation fin set disposed on the vapor chamber and partially covers the heat pipe. The vapor chamber is filled with a liquid working medium that absorbs the heat of the heat source and then gasifies into a gaseous working medium. The gaseous working medium moves into the first channel and the second channel to be condensed by the heat dissipation fin set, so the gaseous working medium is liquefied into the liquid working medium, and then the liquid working medium flows back into the vapor chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Cheng-Ju Chang, Chung-Chien Su, Hsiang-Chih Chuang, Jyun-Wei Huang
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Publication number: 20230152049Abstract: A water supply device (10) and a tube connector structure (2) thereof, which are used for an electronic device (100) having a water inlet (101) and a water outlet (102), are disclosed. The tube connector structure (2) includes a connecting plate (21) and two tube connector plugs (22) passing through and fixed to the connecting plate (21). One of the tube connector plugs (22) is connected with the water inlet (101), and the other one of the tube connector plugs (22) is connected with the water outlet (102). Therefore, advantages of rapid connection and disconnection between the water supply device (10) and the tube connector structure (2) and saving time and labor in assembling may be accomplished.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Chih-Hsien CHEN, Yu-Cheng SHIH, Pon-Chung CHIEN, Chieh-Hui CHEN, Ying-Fu CHOU
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Publication number: 20230107596Abstract: Liquid-cooled notebook computer and power supply device thereof, includes a power supply line set including AC power supply line, transformer device set in adapter and electrically connected to AC power supply line and DC power supply line electrically connected to the other side of transformer device, a water cooling device installed in adapter, and a notebook computer with infusion inlet and infusion outlet thereof respectively connected to water outlet and water inlet of water cooling device. The infusion inlet and the infusion outlet are connected to the internal chip surface of notebook computer through infusion pipeline, and a heat conduction source is attached to the chip surface. After the water pump in water cooling device is actuated, the heat conduction source transports the heat generated by the chip from the notebook computer to water cooling device for circulating exchange of cold and hot liquids for heat dissipation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Chih-Hsien CHEN, Pon-Chung CHIEN, Yu-Cheng SHIH
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Publication number: 20230086839Abstract: An enclosure for receiving a plurality of storage components is provided. The enclosure includes a deck, a top cover, a front panel, a stress distributing member, and a pair of component housings. The front panel is disposed between the deck and the top cover disposed over the deck. The stress distributing member traverses an entire width of the deck and is fastened to the deck and the top cover. A front section is defined between the front panel and the stress distributing member. The component housings are arranged in the front section. Each of the component housings has a front end facing outward the enclosure and a back end facing inward the enclosure. Each of the component housings is configured to receive at least a set of one or more of the storage components, and ends of the stress distributing member extend beyond the front ends of the component housings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: CHIEN-WEN WANG, HAN-CHUNG CHIEN, SHENG-CHAN LIN, HAO-HSIANG HSU, CHIUNG-WEI LIN, AN-HSIN CHEN
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Patent number: 11597053Abstract: A polishing pad for a chemical-mechanical polishing apparatus includes a first support layer and a polishing layer. The polishing layer is present on the first support layer. The polishing layer has a top surface that faces away from the first support layer and at least one first cavity that is buried at least beneath the top surface of the polishing layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Hao Huang, Hsuan-Pang Liu, Yuan-Chun Sie, Pinyen Lin, Cheng-Chung Chien
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Publication number: 20230064001Abstract: A device includes a diffraction-based overlay (DBO) mark having an upper-layer pattern disposed over a lower-layer pattern, and having smallest dimension greater than about 5 micrometers. The device further includes a calibration mark having an upper-layer pattern disposed over a lower-layer pattern, positioned substantially at a center of the DBO mark, and having smallest dimension less than about 1/5 the size of the smallest dimension of the DBO mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Hung-Chung CHIEN, Chih-Chieh YANG, Hao-Ken HUNG, Ming-Feng SHIEH
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Publication number: 20230030628Abstract: An electronic device (10) with a liquid cooling mechanism includes an electronic device body (1), a heat dissipation module (2) and a liquid cooling module (3). The electronic device body (1) includes a housing (11) and at least one heat generating element (12) installed in the housing (11). The heat dissipation module (2) is contained in the housing (11) and attached to the heat generating element (12). The liquid cooling module (3) includes a liquid cooling pipe (31) contained in the housing (11) and attached to the heat dissipation module (2), and two ends of the liquid cooling pipe (31) have two interface portions (311) exposed from the housing (11). In this way, the liquid cooling pipe (31) is used for water cooling to achieve a desirable cooling efficiency for the electronic device (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Chih-Hsien CHEN, Yu-Cheng SHIH, Pon-Chung CHIEN
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Patent number: 11558975Abstract: A server system comprises a deck, a front panel arranged on the deck and defining a collecting space; two doors arranged on opposite sides of the deck, and being perpendicular to the front panel; two receiving frame structures arranged between the doors in a back to back arrangement, and configured to receive multiple rows and columns of a plurality of storage drives horizontally, wherein two periphery corridors are each defined between one of the doors and one of the receiving frame structure facing the one door; two circuit boards arranged between the two receiving frame structures, wherein the two circuit boards comprise a plurality of slits, wherein a central corridor is defined between the two circuit boards; a storage cover disposed above the deck over the two periphery corridors, the central corridor, the two receiving frame structures, and the two circuit boards.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CHENBRO MICOM CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Wen Wang, Han-Chung Chien, Sheng-Chan Lin, Hao-Hsiang Hsu, Chiung-Wei Lin, An-Hsin Chen
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Patent number: 11481018Abstract: In one example, an electronic device may include a power source to supply power to a peripheral device, a sensor circuit to monitor a power consumption of the peripheral device, and a controller coupled to the sensor circuit to detect that the power consumption of the peripheral device is greater than a threshold and generate a popup message on a user interface of the electronic device based on the detection. The popup message may include an option. Further, the controller may direct the power source to continue to provide the power to the peripheral device in response to a determination that the option is selected prior to an expiration of a timer.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Te-Yueh Lin, Hao-Cheng Chuang, Chien Chung Chien