Patents by Inventor Feng Chia Hsu

Feng Chia Hsu 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: 12096183
    Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate having an opening portion and a backplate disposed on one side of the substrate and having acoustic holes. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate and extending across the opening portion of the substrate. The diaphragm includes a ventilation hole, and an air gap is formed between the diaphragm and the backplate. The MEMS structure further includes a filler structure disposed on the diaphragm, and a portion of the filler structure is disposed in the ventilation hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: FORTEMEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Chen, Feng-Chia Hsu, Chun-Kai Mao, Jien-Ming Chen, Wen-Shan Lin, Nai-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 11943584
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a diaphragm, a backplate and a first protrusion. The substrate has an opening portion. The diaphragm is disposed on one side of the substrate and extends across the opening portion of the substrate. The backplate includes a plurality of acoustic holes. The backplate is disposed on one side of the diaphragm. An air gap is formed between the backplate and the diaphragm. The first protrusion extends from the backplate towards the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FORTEMEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Chen, Jien-Ming Chen, Feng-Chia Hsu, Wen-Shan Lin, Nai-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240015446
    Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate and a backplate, the substrate has an opening portion, and the backplate is disposed on one side of the substrate and has acoustic holes. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate, and the diaphragm extends across the opening portion of the substrate and includes outer ventilation holes and inner ventilation holes arranged in a concentric manner. The outer ventilation holes and the inner ventilation holes are relatively arranged in a ring shape and surround the center of the diaphragm. The MEMS structure further includes a pillar disposed between the backplate and the diaphragm. The pillar prevents the diaphragm from being electrically connected to the backplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Wen-Shan LIN, Chun-Kai MAO, Chih-Yuan CHEN, Jien-Ming CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20230339742
    Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate having an opening portion and a backplate disposed on one side of the substrate and having acoustic holes. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate and extending across the opening portion of the substrate. The diaphragm includes ventilation holes, and an air gap is formed between the diaphragm and the backplate. The MEMS structure further includes a coverage structure disposed on the sidewall of at least one ventilation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jien-Ming CHEN, Wen-Shan LIN, Chun-Kai MAO, Feng-Chia HSU, Chih-Yuan CHEN, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20230319486
    Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate having an opening portion and a backplate disposed on one side of the substrate. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate. The opening portion of the substrate is under the diaphragm, and an air gap is formed between the diaphragm and the backplate. The MEMS structure further includes a pillar structure connected with the backplate and the diaphragm and a protection post structure extending from the backplate into the air gap. From a top view of the backplate, the protection post structure surrounds the pillar structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Chun-Kai MAO, Chih-Yuan CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Jien-Ming CHEN, Wen-Shan LIN, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20230319450
    Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate having an opening portion and a backplate disposed on one side of the substrate and having acoustic holes. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate and extending across the opening portion of the substrate. The diaphragm includes a ventilation hole, and an air gap is formed between the diaphragm and the backplate. The MEMS structure further includes a protrusion extending into the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Chun-Kai MAO, Jien-Ming CHEN, Wen-Shan LIN, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20230308809
    Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate having an opening portion and a backplate disposed on one side of the substrate and having acoustic holes. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate and extending across the opening portion of the substrate. The diaphragm includes a ventilation hole, and an air gap is formed between the diaphragm and the backplate. The MEMS structure further includes a filler structure disposed on the diaphragm, and a portion of the filler structure is disposed in the ventilation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Chun-Kai MAO, Jien-Ming CHEN, Wen-Shan LIN, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20230063234
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a diaphragm, a backplate and a first protrusion. The substrate has an opening portion. The diaphragm is disposed on one side of the substrate and extends across the opening portion of the substrate. The backplate includes a plurality of acoustic holes. The backplate is disposed on one side of the diaphragm. An air gap is formed between the backplate and the diaphragm. The first protrusion extends from the backplate towards the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan CHEN, Jien-Ming CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Wen-Shan LIN, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20220396469
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a backplate, an insulating layer, and a diaphragm. The substrate has an opening portion. The backplate is disposed on a side of the substrate, with protrusions protruding toward the substrate. The diaphragm is movably disposed between the substrate and the backplate and spaced apart from the backplate by a spacing distance. The protrusions are configured to limit the deformation of the diaphragm when air flows through the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jien-Ming CHEN, Chih-Yuan CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Wen-Shan LIN, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Patent number: 11459230
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a backplate disposed on a side of the substrate, a diaphragm movably disposed between the substrate and the backplate, and a plurality of slots formed on the diaphragm. The slots are spaced apart from each other and have a non-constant width to relieve the residual stress on the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: FORTEMEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Jien-Ming Chen, Feng-Chia Hsu, Wen-Shan Lin, Hsin-Li Lee, Nai-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 11259106
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device is provided. The MEMS device includes a substrate, a backplate disposed on a side of the substrate, a diaphragm, and a dynamic valve layer. The substrate forms an opening. The diaphragm is disposed on the side of the substrate and extends across the opening of the substrate, wherein the diaphragm forms a vent hole. The dynamic valve layer is disposed on the side of the substrate and includes a flap portion, wherein the flap portion covers at least a part of the vent hole when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the diaphragm, and the flap portion deforms when air flows through the vent hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FORTEMEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Chen, Jien-Ming Chen, Feng-Chia Hsu, Wen-Shan Lin, Nai-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 11202153
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a backplate disposed on a side of the substrate, and a diaphragm movably disposed between the substrate and the backplate. The diaphragm includes a plurality of implantation portions, and the implantation portions have different concentration-depth profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: FORTEMEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Jien-Ming Chen, Feng-Chia Hsu, Wen-Shan Lin, Hsin-Li Lee, Nai-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 11148336
    Abstract: A sensing module includes a hollow body, a first photo sensor, and a second photo sensor. The hollow body includes a cavity portion and an insertion portion connected to each other. The insertion portion has a first channel and a second channel. The first photo sensor is disposed in the cavity portion of the hollow body and corresponds to the first channel to sense an ambient temperature and a test object temperature. The second photo sensor is disposed in the cavity portion of the hollow body and corresponds to the second channel to sense the ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Meng-Chiao Tsai, Feng-Chia Hsu, Chung-Yuan Su, Peng-Jen Chen
  • Publication number: 20210037320
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a backplate disposed on a side of the substrate, and a diaphragm movably disposed between the substrate and the backplate. The diaphragm includes a plurality of implantation portions, and the implantation portions have different concentration-depth profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jien-Ming CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Wen-Shan LIN, Hsin-Li LEE, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20200339411
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a backplate disposed on a side of the substrate, a diaphragm movably disposed between the substrate and the backplate, and a plurality of slots formed on the diaphragm. The slots are spaced apart from each other and have a non-constant width to relieve the residual stress on the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Jien-Ming CHEN, Feng-Chia HSU, Wen-Shan LIN, Hsin-Li LEE, Nai-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20200206999
    Abstract: A sensing module includes a hollow body, a first photo sensor, and a second photo sensor. The hollow body includes a cavity portion and an insertion portion connected to each other. The insertion portion has a first channel and a second channel. The first photo sensor is disposed in the cavity portion of the hollow body and corresponds to the first channel to sense an ambient temperature and a test object temperature. The second photo sensor is disposed in the cavity portion of the hollow body and corresponds to the second channel to sense the ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Meng-Chiao Tsai, Feng-Chia Hsu, Chung-Yuan Su, Peng-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 10694297
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone package includes a substrate, a transducer, an integrated circuit chip, and a housing. The substrate has a hollow chamber, a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening communicate with the hollow chamber. The transducer is disposed on the substrate. The integrated circuit chip is disposed on the substrate. The housing is disposed on the substrate, and covers the integrated circuit chip and the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FORTEMEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Li Lee, Jien-Ming Chen, Wen-Shan Lin, Nai-Hao Kuo, Feng-Chia Hsu
  • Patent number: 10529876
    Abstract: An infrared sensor including a substrate, an infrared absorption layer and a concave is provided. The infrared absorption layer is formed on a substrate and has a sensing surface. The concave extends toward the substrate from a sensing surface of the infrared absorption layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Feng-Chia Hsu, Shing-Cheng Chang, Peng-Jen Chen, Chung-Yuan Su
  • Patent number: 10483875
    Abstract: A surface elastic wave generator may include a substrate. A first conductivity type region is formed in the substrate. A second conductivity type doped region includes at least one doping pattern doped on surface of the first conductivity type region. Through applying reverse bias to junctions between the first conductivity type region and the second conductivity type doped region, a depletion capacitance region is formed. Also, through inputting signal to the first conductivity type region or the second conductivity type doped region, the surface elastic wave is generated on the substrate. In addition, a surface elastic wave transceiver and surface elastic wave generation method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Feng-Chia Hsu, Tsun-Che Huang, Jyun-Cheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20190172958
    Abstract: An infrared sensor including a substrate, an infrared absorption layer and a concave is provided. The infrared absorption layer is formed on a substrate and has a sensing surface. The concave extends toward the substrate from a sensing surface of the infrared absorption layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Feng-Chia Hsu, Shing-Cheng Chang, Peng-Jen Chen, Chung-Yuan Su