Patents by Inventor Edwin Liou

Edwin Liou 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: 9870547
    Abstract: Systems of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a capacity management module. The allocation planning module receives a demand plan for a product. The capacity management module transforms the demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the capacity model, and reserves capacity according to the machine-time-based plan for the demand plan. The capacity management module further transforms a purchase order received by the order management module before a cutoff date for the product into a machine-time-based order, accepts the machine-time-based order and decreases the reservation capacity depending on the machine-time-based plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Wang, Chii-Ming M. Wu, Edwin Liou, Chiang-Sheng Chin
  • Publication number: 20090271019
    Abstract: Systems of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a capacity management module. The allocation planning module receives a demand plan for a product. The capacity management module transforms the demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the capacity model, and reserves capacity according to the machine-time-based plan for the demand plan. The capacity management module further transforms a purchase order received by the order management module before a cutoff date for the product into a machine-time-based order, accepts the machine-time-based order and decreases the reservation capacity depending on the machine-time-based plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Wang, Chii-Ming M. Wu, Edwin Liou, Chiang-Sheng Chin
  • Patent number: 7483761
    Abstract: A new business model of supply chain management for IC foundry and a system and method of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a capacity management module. The allocation planning module receives a demand plan for a product. The capacity management module transforms the demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the capacity model, and reserves capacity according to the machine-time-based plan for the demand plan. The capacity management module further transforms a purchase order received by the order management module before a cutoff date for the product into a machine-time-based order, accepts the machine-time-based order and decreases the reservation capacity depending on the machine-time-based plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Wang, Chii-ming M. Wu, Edwin Liou, Chiang-Sheng Chin
  • Publication number: 20050038684
    Abstract: A new business model of supply chain management for IC foundry and a system and method of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a capacity management module. The allocation planning module receives a demand plan for a product. The capacity management module transforms the demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the capacity model, and reserves capacity according to the machine-time-based plan for the demand plan. The capacity management module further transforms a purchase order received by the order management module before a cutoff date for the product into a machine-time-based order, accepts the machine-time-based order and decreases the reservation capacity depending on the machine-time-based plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Wang, Chii-Ming Wu, Edwin Liou, Chiang-Sheng Chin
  • Patent number: 6728586
    Abstract: Within both a method for controlling microelectronic fabrication production and a system for controlling microelectronic fabrication production there is developed and evaluated for a plurality of microelectronic fabrication facilities a plurality of demand, allocation and output management plans prior to assigning and entering within at least one microelectronic fabrication facility a microelectronic fabrication order. The development and evaluation of the plurality of demand, allocation and output management plans provides for enhanced flexibility when assigning and entering the microelectronic fabrication order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chao-Hsin Chang, Cheng-Hsi Wen, Edwin Liou
  • Publication number: 20030135297
    Abstract: Within both a method for controlling microelectronic fabrication production and a system for controlling microelectronic fabrication production there is developed and evaluated for a plurality of microelectronic fabrication facilities a plurality of demand, allocation and output management plans prior to assigning and entering within at least one microelectronic fabrication facility a microelectronic fabrication order. The development and evaluation of the plurality of demand, allocation and output management plans provides for enhanced flexibility when assigning and entering the microelectronic fabrication order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chao-Hsin Chang, Cheng-Hsi Wen, Edwin Liou