Patents by Inventor Danny Lau
Danny Lau 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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Publication number: 20250123793Abstract: A system can control volume levels of a plurality of speakers. The system can receive a selected volume level and a plurality of volume offsets corresponding to the plurality of speakers. At least two volume offsets can be different from each other. The system can calculate provisional volume levels for the plurality of speakers. Each provisional volume level can be a sum of the selected volume level and the corresponding volume offset of the speaker. When the provisional volume level is within an operational range of volume levels for the speaker, the system can set a volume level of the speaker to equal the provisional volume level. When the provisional volume level is outside the operational range of volume levels, the system can set the volume level of the speaker to equal a value within the operational range of volume levels for the speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: DTS, Inc.Inventors: Dannie Lau, Darren O'Brien
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Patent number: 12261062Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for semiconductor processing, more particularly, to a thermal process chamber. In one or more embodiments, a process chamber comprises a first window, a second window, a substrate support disposed between the first window and the second window, and a motorized rotatable radiant spot heating source disposed over the first window and configured to provide radiant energy through the first window.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny Lau, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Zhiyuan Ye
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Publication number: 20240357289Abstract: A wireless surround sound system can include a plurality of speakers and a source device, such as a television. The source device can decode a multichannel audio bitstream to a plurality of audio channels. The source device can combine the plurality of audio channels into a common bitstream. The source device can wirelessly send the common bitstream as a unicast simultaneously to at least some of the speakers of the plurality of speakers. The plurality of speakers can decode the common bitstream. The plurality of speakers can render audio from the decoded common bitstream. The rendered audio can correspond to a speaker configuration of the wireless surround sound system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: DTS, Inc.Inventors: Dannie Lau, ChunHo Lee
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Publication number: 20240339342Abstract: An apparatus for heating a substrate within a thermal processing chamber is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chamber body, a gas inlet, a gas outlet, an upper window, a lower window, a substrate support, and an upper heating device. The upper heating device is a laser heating device and includes one or more laser assemblies. The laser assemblies include light sources, a cooling plate, optical fibers, and irradiation windows.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny LAU, Adel George TANNOUS, Patrick C. GENIS, Zhiyuan YE
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Patent number: 12037701Abstract: A method and apparatus for a process chamber for thermal processing is described herein. The process chamber is a dual process chamber and shares a chamber body. The chamber body includes a first and a second set of gas inject passages. The chamber body may also include a first and a second set of exhaust ports. The process chamber may have a shared gas panel and/or a shared exhaust conduit.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Zhiyuan Ye, Shu-Kwan Danny Lau, Brian H. Burrows, Lori Washington, Herman Diniz, Martin A. Hilkene, Richard O. Collins, Nyi O. Myo, Manish Hemkar, Schubert S. Chu
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Patent number: 12033874Abstract: An apparatus for heating a substrate within a thermal processing chamber is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chamber body, a gas inlet, a gas outlet, an upper window, a lower window, a substrate support, and an upper heating device. The upper heating device is a laser heating device and includes one or more laser assemblies. The laser assemblies include light sources, a cooling plate, optical fibers, and irradiation windows.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny Lau, Adel George Tannous, Patrick C. Genis, Zhiyuan Ye
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Patent number: 11842907Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for semiconductor processing, more particularly, to a thermal process chamber. In one or more embodiments, a process chamber comprises a first window, a second window, a substrate support disposed between the first window and the second window, and a motorized rotatable radiant spot heating source disposed over the first window and configured to provide radiant energy through the first window.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny Lau, Toshiyuki Nakagawa, Zhiyuan Ye
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Publication number: 20230369077Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for semiconductor processing, more particularly, to a thermal process chamber. In one or more embodiments, a process chamber comprises a first window, a second window, a substrate support disposed between the first window and the second window, and a motorized rotatable radiant spot heating source disposed over the first window and configured to provide radiant energy through the first window.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny LAU, Toshiyuki NAKAGAWA, Zhiyuan YE
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Patent number: 11680338Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an upper reflector assembly for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, an upper reflector assembly for use in a process chamber includes a reflector mounting ring; and upper reflector plate coupled to the reflector mounting ring and having an upper surface and lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes a plurality of linear channels extending substantially parallel to each other across the lower surface, and wherein the upper reflector plate includes air cooling slots extending from the upper surface to the lower surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Brian Burrows, Shu-Kwan Danny Lau, Zhiyuan Ye
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Publication number: 20220068675Abstract: An apparatus for heating a substrate within a thermal processing chamber is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chamber body, a gas inlet, a gas outlet, an upper window, a lower window, a substrate support, and an upper heating device. The upper heating device is a laser heating device and includes one or more laser assemblies. The laser assemblies include light sources, a cooling plate, optical fibers, and irradiation windows.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny LAU, Adel George TANNOUS, Patrick C. GENIS, Zhiyuan YE
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Publication number: 20220013376Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for semiconductor processing, more particularly, to a thermal process chamber. In one or more embodiments, a process chamber comprises a first window, a second window, a substrate support disposed between the first window and the second window, and a motorized rotatable radiant spot heating source disposed over the first window and configured to provide radiant energy through the first window.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny LAU, Toshiyuki NAKAGAWA, Zhiyuan YE
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Patent number: 11184661Abstract: Media is selected for video playback through a first device and audio playback through one or more separate devices connected through a wireless network. Different techniques for synchronizing the audio and video can be selected based on one or more factors to improve media playback.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: DTS, Inc.Inventors: Dannie Lau, Chunho Lee
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Patent number: 11163524Abstract: When the volume is adjusted in a multi-speaker system, it is desirable that one speaker does not change volume disproportionately with respect to another speaker. A method is presented for adjusting a volume level of one or more speakers. Each speaker can have a non-standardized relationship between logical volume level that is input to the speaker and sound pressure level that is produced by the speaker. A selected volume level, corresponding to a sound pressure level, can be received via a user interface. A stored lookup table can be accessed to convert the sound pressure level to a first product-specific logical volume level for each speaker. The stored lookup table can tabulate the non-standardized relationship between logical volume level and sound pressure level for each speaker. Data corresponding to the first product-specific logical volume level can be transmitted to each speaker.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: DTS, Inc.Inventor: Dannie Lau
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Publication number: 20210324514Abstract: A method and apparatus for a process chamber for thermal processing is described herein. The process chamber is a dual process chamber and shares a chamber body. The chamber body includes a first and a second set of gas inject passages. The chamber body may also include a first and a second set of exhaust ports. The process chamber may have a shared gas panel and/or a shared exhaust conduit. The process chamber described herein enables for the processing of multiple substrates simultaneously with improved process gas flow and heat distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Zhiyuan YE, Shu-Kwan Danny LAU, Brian H. BURROWS, Lori WASHINGTON, Herman DINIZ, Martin A. HILKENE, Richard O. COLLINS, Nyi O. MYO, Manish HEMKAR, Schubert S. CHU
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Publication number: 20210189593Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an upper reflector assembly for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, an upper reflector assembly for use in a process chamber includes a reflector mounting ring; and upper reflector plate coupled to the reflector mounting ring and having an upper surface and lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes a plurality of linear channels extending substantially parallel to each other across the lower surface, and wherein the upper reflector plate includes air cooling slots extending from the upper surface to the lower surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Brian BURROWS, Shu-Kwan Danny LAU, Zhiyuan YE
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Publication number: 20210144431Abstract: Media is selected for video playback through a first device and audio playback through one or more separate devices connected through a wireless network. Different techniques for synchronizing the audio and video can be selected based on one or more factors to improve media playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Dannie Lau, Chunho Lee
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Patent number: 10897667Abstract: A user device can be used to correct for a latency of an audio chain, which extends inclusively between an input and a speaker. The user device can communicate an indication to the speaker to play a sound at a first time, and record a second time at which a microphone on the user device detects the sound. The user device can compare the first and second times to determine a latency of the audio chain. The user device can communicate adjustment data corresponding to the determined latency to a component in the audio chain. The component can use the adjustment data to correct for the determined latency. In some examples, the user device can display instructions to position the user device a specified distance from the speaker, and can account for a time-of-flight of sound to propagate along the specified distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: DTS, Inc.Inventor: Dannie Lau
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Publication number: 20210004202Abstract: When the volume is adjusted in a multi-speaker system, it is desirable that one speaker does not change volume disproportionately with respect to another speaker. A method is presented for adjusting a volume level of one or more speakers. Each speaker can have a non-standardized relationship between logical volume level that is input to the speaker and sound pressure level that is produced by the speaker. A selected volume level, corresponding to a sound pressure level, can be received via a user interface. A stored lookup table can be accessed to convert the sound pressure level to a first product-specific logical volume level for each speaker. The stored lookup table can tabulate the non-standardized relationship between logical volume level and sound pressure level for each speaker. Data corresponding to the first product-specific logical volume level can be transmitted to each speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventor: Dannie Lau
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Patent number: 10795637Abstract: When the volume is adjusted in a multi-speaker system, it is desirable that one speaker does not change volume disproportionately with respect to another speaker. A method is presented for adjusting a volume level of one or more speakers. Each speaker can have a non-standardized relationship between logical volume level that is input to the speaker and sound pressure level that is produced by the speaker. A selected volume level, corresponding to a sound pressure level, can be received via a user interface. A stored lookup table can be accessed to convert the sound pressure level to a first product-specific logical volume level for each speaker. The stored lookup table can tabulate the non-standardized relationship between logical volume level and sound pressure level for each speaker. Data corresponding to the first product-specific logical volume level can be transmitted to each speaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: DTS, Inc.Inventor: Dannie Lau
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Patent number: 10770319Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide processing chambers that include an enclosure for a processing volume, a rotatable support within the enclosure, the support having a shaft that extends outside the enclosure, wherein the shaft has a signal feature located outside the processing volume, an energy module within the enclosure, wherein the shaft extends through the energy module, one or more directed energy sources coupled to the enclosure, and one or more signalers positioned proximate to the signal feature, each signaler coupled to at least one of the directed energy sources.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Shu-Kwan Danny Lau, Zhiyuan Ye, Zuoming Zhu, Nyi O. Myo, Errol Antonio C. Sanchez, Schubert S. Chu