Patents by Inventor Chung-Hsien Chen

Chung-Hsien Chen 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: 11980040
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a memory array over the substrate, the memory array including first magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), where the first MTJs are in a first dielectric layer over the substrate; and a resistor circuit over the substrate, the resistor circuit including second MTJs, where the second MTJs are in the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Yen Peng, Tsung-Hsien Chang, Yu-Shu Chen, Chih-Yuan Ting, Jyu-Horng Shieh, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240092662
    Abstract: A method for removing a heavy metal from water includes subjecting a microbial solution containing a liquid culture of a urease-producing bacterial strain and a reaction solution containing a manganese compound and urea to a microbial-induced precipitation reaction, so as to obtain biomineralized manganese carbonate (MnCO3) particles, admixing the biomineralized MnCO3 particles with water containing a heavy metal, so that the biomineralized MnCO3 particles adsorb the heavy metal in the water to form a precipitate, and removing the precipitate from the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Yen CHEN, Yi-Hsun HUANG, Pin-Yun LIN, Anggraeni Kumala DEWI, Koyeli DAS, Uttara SUKUL, Tsung-Hsien CHEN, Raju Kumar SHARMA, Cheng-Kang LU, Chung-Ming LU
  • Publication number: 20230389492
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a hydroponic culture medium and a hydroponic planting system, more particularly to a Houttuynia cordata hydroponic culture medium, a Houttuynia cordata hydroponic planting system, Houttuynia cordata extracts, a method, and applications thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: FANG-RONG CHANG, WEI-HUNG WU, YI-HONG TSAI, CHUNG-HSIEN CHEN, YEN-CHI LOO, HSUEH-ER CHEN, YEN-CHANG CHEN, HUI-PING HSIEH, CHEN HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11767976
    Abstract: The instant disclosure described a system and method to prevent the oxidizer overheating using cold side bypass for a VOCs treatment system with series rotor, which may be used in an organic waste air treatment system. The system is equipped with a Thermal Oxidizer (TO), a First Heat Exchanger, a Second Heat Exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, a First Adsorption Rotor, a Second Adsorption Rotor, and a Chimney. There is a Cold-Side Proportional Damper installed between the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline and the First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, or it is installed on the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline. When the VOCs concentration becomes higher, the Cold-Side Proportional Damper can regulate the airflow to adjust the heat-recovery amount or concentration, when treating the organic waste air, it can prevent the TO from being overheated due to high oxidizer temperature, and protect it from Thermal Oxidizer shut-down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: DESICCANT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, DESICCANT TECHNOLOGY(SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Chih Cheng, Kuo-Yuan Lin, Ya-Ming Fu, Chung-Hsien Chen, Pang-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 11761626
    Abstract: A system and method to prevent the oxidizer overheating using cold side bypass during high input for a VOCs treatment system with series rotor are described, which may be used in an organic waste air treatment system. The system is equipped with a Thermal Oxidizer (TO), a First Heat Exchanger, a Second Heat Exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a Fourth Heat Exchanger, a First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, a Fourth Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, a First Adsorption Rotor, a Second Adsorption Rotor, and a Chimney. There is a Cold-Side Proportional Damper installed between the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline and the First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline and the Fourth Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline or between the First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline and the Fourth Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, or the damper is installed on the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: DESICCANT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, DESICCANT TECHNOLOGY(SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Chih Cheng, Kuo-Yuan Lin, Ya-Ming Fu, Chung-Hsien Chen, Pang-Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20230204207
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to preventing an oxidizer from overheating using cold side bypass during high input for a VOCs treatment system having a series rotor, which may be used in an organic waste air treatment system. The system includes a thermal oxidizer (TO), a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a fourth heat exchanger, a first cold-side transporting pipeline, a fourth cold-side transporting pipeline, a first adsorption rotor, a second adsorption rotor, and a chimney. A cold-side proportional damper is installed between the first desorption-treated air pipeline and the first cold-side transporting pipeline, between the first desorption-treated air pipeline and the fourth cold-side transporting pipeline, or between the first cold-side transporting pipeline and the fourth cold-side transporting pipeline, or the damper is installed on the first desorption-treated air pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Chih CHENG, Kuo-Yuan LIN, Ya-Ming FU, Chung-Hsien CHEN, Pang-Yu LIU
  • Publication number: 20230122176
    Abstract: A system and method to prevent an oxidizer overheating using cold side bypass for a volatile organic compounds (VOCs) treatment system with a series rotor are described, which is mainly used in the organic waste air treatment system. The system is equipped with a thermal oxidizer (to), a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a first cold-side transporting pipeline, a first adsorption rotor, a second adsorption rotor, and a chimney. A cold-side proportional damper is installed between the first desorption-treated air pipeline and the first cold-side transporting pipeline, or it is installed on the first desorption-treated air pipeline. When the VOCs concentration becomes higher, the cold-side proportional damper can regulate the airflow to adjust the heat-recovery amount or concentration, when treating the organic waste air, it can prevent the thermal oxidizer from being overheated due to high oxidizer temperature, and protect from thermal oxidizer shut-down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Chih CHENG, Kuo-Yuan LIN, Ya-Ming FU, Chung-Hsien CHEN, Pang-Yu LIU
  • Publication number: 20220330492
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide and exhaust gas capture device that is a device being unique in the world and being able to truly suppress carbon dioxide is provides and has a cold water tank set, a photosynthetic tank set, and a terrestrial plant tank set. The cold water tank set reduces temperature of exhaust gas and filters toxic gases and pollutant particles. The photosynthetic tank set and the terrestrial plant tank set further photosynthesize the exhaust gas with organisms that derive energy from photosynthesis and terrestrial plants to produce oxygen. Moreover, the carbon dioxide and exhaust gas capture device requires low cost, has high efficiency, produces zero pollution during the process, has a long service life, and has high added value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Chung-Hsien Chen
  • Publication number: 20220026063
    Abstract: A system and method to prevent the oxidizer overheating using cold side bypass during high input for a VOCs treatment system with series rotor are described, which may be used in an organic waste air treatment system. The system is equipped with a Thermal Oxidizer (TO), a First Heat Exchanger, a Second Heat Exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a Fourth Heat Exchanger, a First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, a Fourth Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, a First Adsorption Rotor, a Second Adsorption Rotor, and a Chimney. There is a Cold-Side Proportional Damper installed between the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline and the First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline and the Fourth Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline or between the First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline and the Fourth Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, or the damper is installed on the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Chih CHENG, Kuo-Yuan LIN, Ya-Ming FU, Chung-Hsien CHEN, Pang-Yu LIU
  • Publication number: 20220026062
    Abstract: The instant disclosure described a system and method to prevent the oxidizer overheating using cold side bypass for a VOCs treatment system with series rotor, which may be used in an organic waste air treatment system. The system is equipped with a Thermal Oxidizer (TO), a First Heat Exchanger, a Second Heat Exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, a First Adsorption Rotor, a Second Adsorption Rotor, and a Chimney. There is a Cold-Side Proportional Damper installed between the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline and the First Cold-Side Transporting Pipeline, or it is installed on the First Desorption-Treated Air Pipeline. When the VOCs concentration becomes higher, the Cold-Side Proportional Damper can regulate the airflow to adjust the heat-recovery amount or concentration, when treating the organic waste air, it can prevent the TO from being overheated due to high oxidizer temperature, and protect it from Thermal Oxidizer shut-down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Chih CHENG, Kuo-Yuan LIN, Ya-Ming FU, Chung-Hsien CHEN, Pang-Yu LIU
  • Publication number: 20180295437
    Abstract: An electro-acoustic product stabilizing device includes: a sound device; an angle adjustment element, coupled pivotally to one side of the sound device; a hard fixation portion, configured on one side of the angle adjustment element; and a flexible support element, in connection with the angle adjustment element. Whereby, when the electro-acoustic product of the present invention is a headset or hearing aid, it is attached and fixed in a user's ear through the characteristic of the flexible support element being capable of adaptable shape change to be fixed to the use's inner ear bones; and then, the attachment of the flexible support element to the ear to be more comfortable through the angle adjustment element in combination with the sound device. In addition, the strengthening fixation of the hard fixation portion to the sound device increases the combination stability of the sound device with the ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Chung-Hsien CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180234753
    Abstract: The earpiece structure includes a main member having a sound releasing element on an inner side, a fixation element besides the sound releasing element slant toward an outer side of the main member, and an extension element between the sound releasing element and the fixation element. A number of through opening are configured on the extension element, each configured with a tuning element. A speaker element is disposed on the fixation element. Due to the slant arrangement of the fixation element, the sound wave from the speaker element progresses directly towards a user's eardrum through the ear canal. The tuning elements achieve an optimal proportion between air pressures of front and rear chambers of the earpiece structure, allowing the sound wave to reverberate and reflect in a sound space and achieving superior sound field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: CHUNG-HSIEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170335850
    Abstract: A scroll type air compressor provided by the invention utilizes an L-shape mounting frame for respectively mounting a compressor and a generator to a first mounting section and a second mounting section thereon. The generator is mounted to the second mounting section via a plate and is capable of being fine-tuned in displacement with respect to the plate, such that a second end surface of a second drive pulley of the generator can be made coplanar with a first end surface of a first drive pulley of the compressor. The position of the plate can also be adjusted up and down with respect to the second mounting section to a required position so that the distance between the drive pulleys of the generator and the compressor can be adjusted and the tension of a transmission belt can be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Yi-Chao Huang, Jou-Chien Chen, Chung-Hsien Chen, Yun-Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 9634001
    Abstract: A FinFET structure layout includes a semiconductor substrate comprising a plurality of FinFET active areas, and a plurality of fins within each FinFET active area of the plurality of FinFET active areas. The FinFET structure layout further includes a gate having a gate length parallel to the semiconductor substrate and perpendicular to length of the plurality of fins within each FinFET active area of the plurality of FinFET active areas. The FinFET structure layout further includes a plurality of metal features connecting a source region or a drain region of a portion of the plurality of FinFET active areas to a plurality of contacts. The plurality of metal features includes a plurality of metal lines parallel to a FinFET channel direction and a plurality of metal lines parallel to a FinFET channel width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Clement Hsingjen Wann, Chih-Sheng Chang, Yi-Tang Lin, Ming-Feng Shieh, Ting-Chu Ko, Chung-Hsien Chen
  • Patent number: 9536772
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fin structure of a semiconductor device. An exemplary fin structure for a semiconductor device comprises a lower portion protruding from a major surface of a substrate, wherein the lower portion comprises a first semiconductor material having a first lattice constant; an upper portion having an interface with the lower portion, wherein the upper portion comprises a second semiconductor material having a second lattice constant different from the first lattice constant; a first pair of notches lower than the interface and extending into opposite sides of the lower portion, wherein each first notch have a first width; and a second pair of notches extending into opposite sides of the interface, wherein each second notch have a second width greater than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Chen, Tung Ying Lee, Yu-Lien Huang, Chi-Wen Liu
  • Patent number: 9379108
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a fin structure extending from a substrate, the fin structure comprising a first fin, a second fin, and a third fin between the first fin and the second fin. The method further comprises forming germanide over a first facet of the first fin, a second facet of the second fin, and a substantially planar surface of the third fin, wherein the first facet forms a first acute angle with a major surface of the substrate and is substantially mirror symmetric with the second facet, and wherein the substantially planar surface of the third fin forms a second acute angle smaller than the first acute angle with the major surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Clement Hsingjen Wann, Ling-Yen Yeh, Chi-Wen Liu, Chi-Yuan Shih, Li-Chi Yu, Meng-Chun Chang, Ting-Chu Ko, Chung-Hsien Chen
  • Patent number: 9236253
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a substrate comprising a major surface; a p-type Field Effect Transistor (pFET) comprising: a P-gate stack over the major surface, a P-strained region in the substrate adjacent to one side of the P-gate stack, wherein a lattice constant of the P-strained region is different from a lattice constant of the substrate, wherein the P-strained region has a first top surface higher than the major surface; and a P-silicide region on the P-strained region; and an n-type Field Effect Transistor (nFET) comprising: an N-gate stack over the major surface, an N-strained region in the substrate adjacent to one side of the N-gate stack, wherein a lattice constant of the N-strained region is different from a lattice constant of the substrate, wherein the N-strained region has a second top surface lower than the major surface and a N-silicide region on the N-strained region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Chen, Ting-Chu Ko, Chih-Hao Chang, Chih-Sheng Chang, Shou-Zen Chang, Clement Hsingjen Wann
  • Publication number: 20150311111
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fin structure of a semiconductor device. An exemplary fin structure for a semiconductor device comprises a lower portion protruding from a major surface of a substrate, wherein the lower portion comprises a first semiconductor material having a first lattice constant; an upper portion having an interface with the lower portion, wherein the upper portion comprises a second semiconductor material having a second lattice constant different from the first lattice constant; a first pair of notches lower than the interface and extending into opposite sides of the lower portion, wherein each first notch have a first width; and a second pair of notches extending into opposite sides of the interface, wherein each second notch have a second width greater than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Chen, Tung Ying Lee, Yu-Lien Huang, Chi-Wen Liu
  • Publication number: 20150236016
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a fin structure extending from a substrate, the fin structure comprising a first fin, a second fin, and a third fin between the first fin and the second fin. The method further comprises forming germanide over a first facet of the first fin, a second facet of the second fin, and a substantially planar surface of the third fin, wherein the first facet forms a first acute angle with a major surface of the substrate and is substantially mirror symmetric with the second facet, and wherein the substantially planar surface of the third fin forms a second acute angle smaller than the first acute angle with the major surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Clement Hsingjen Wann, Ling-Yen Yeh, Chi-Wen Liu, Chi-Yuan Shih, Li-Chi Yu, Meng-Chun Chang, Ting-Chu Ko, Chung-Hsien Chen
  • Patent number: 9093531
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fin structure of a semiconductor device. An exemplary fin structure for a semiconductor device comprises a lower portion protruding from a major surface of a substrate, wherein the lower portion comprises a first semiconductor material having a first lattice constant; an upper portion having an interface with the lower portion, wherein the upper portion comprises a second semiconductor material having a second lattice constant different from the first lattice constant; a first pair of notches lower than the interface and extending into opposite sides of the lower portion, wherein each first notch have a first width; and a second pair of notches extending into opposite sides of the interface, wherein each second notch have a second width greater than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Chen, Tung Ying Lee, Yu-Lien Huang, Chi-Wen Liu