Patents by Inventor FU LIAO

FU LIAO 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: 12289890
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a transistor structure is provided. The method comprises forming a gate electrode in a dielectric layer of an interconnect structure; forming a monolayer on a portion of the dielectric layer laterally spaced from the gate electrode; sequentially forming a ferroelectric layer, a barrier layer and a channel layer on the gate electrode; and forming a source/drain electrode on the channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Song-Fu Liao, Kuo-Chang Chiang, Hai-Ching Chen, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20250098920
    Abstract: A suction force adjustment method is provided. An optical detection unit is disposed on a suction path of a suction pipe to detect an object flowing through the suction pipe. Physical features of the object are determined according to a sensing result of the optical detection unit. A suction force of a suction unit is regulated based on the physical features of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Aspect Microsystems Corp.
    Inventors: Mingshun Shih, Jung-Fu Liao
  • Patent number: 12261392
    Abstract: A waterproof structure of a socket connector includes a waterproof housing, a socket, a cable, and a waterproof plug. The waterproof housing includes a wiring opening. The inner surface of the waterproof housing incudes a ring step surface facing the wiring opening. The wiring opening is covered by an end cap. The socket is received in the waterproof housing. The cable is connected to the socket and passes the wiring opening. The waterproof plug wrapping the cable is arranged in the wiring opening to close the wiring opening. The waterproof plug has an inner and an outer end, the inner end faces the socket, and a longitudinal annular rib is arranged on the inner end. The end cover is fastened to the waterproof housing along the longitudinal direction of the waterproof plug to press the outer end to make the longitudinal ring rib press the ring step surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD., ULTRASPEED ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Jun Xu, Wen-Fu Liao, Yun-Chang Yang, Ming-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 12246597
    Abstract: A system includes a display and a processor coupled to the display. The processor determines a position of a vehicle relative to a road lane and causes the display to depict a set of position indicators to convey the position of the vehicle relative to the road lane. In one state, the set of position indicators include a plurality of empty shape outlines and at least one filled shape outline. The processor also determines a position of a hazard relative to the vehicle and causes the display to depict a set of hazard position indicators to convey the position of the hazard relative to the vehicle. In one state, the set of hazard position indicators include a plurality of empty shape outlines and at least one filled shape outline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Max Donath, Brian Davis, Chen-Fu Liao, Nichole Morris, Katelyn Schwieters
  • Patent number: 12242301
    Abstract: The present application provides a flexible screen support device and a flexible screen inward bending terminal. The flexible screen support device includes a first housing and a second housing connected through a rotating assembly. The first housing includes a first part and a second part that are rotatably connected, and the first part is located on one side, close to the rotating assembly, of the second part. The second housing includes a third part and a fourth part that are rotatably connected, and the third part is located on one side, close to the rotating assembly, of the fourth part. In a process of switching from the unfolded state to the folded state, the first part of the first housing and the third part of the second housing rotate in opposite directions to form an accommodating space above the rotating assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongqi Hou, Fu Liao, Zhaoji Zhu, Yuhua Wu, Kanglong Sun, Liwei Ding
  • Patent number: 12222756
    Abstract: Support structural members, which are used in a flexible display panel. The support structural members comprise a main body support member, which includes a bearing part used for bearing a portion of the flexible display panel; a sliding support member, which is connected to the main body support member in a manner that allows movement along a second direction, the sliding support member includes a first support part and a second support part which are distributed at an interval along a first direction, the first support part being used for extending the main body support member and jointly supporting the flexible display panel with the bearing part; a pushing member, which is connected to the second support part in a manner that allows movement along the second direction, the pushing member includes a stopping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yongfeng Zhao, Fan Dong, Liwei Ding, Fu Liao, Hongqi Hou, Zheng Li
  • Patent number: 12217332
    Abstract: A coordinate generation system, a coordinate generation method, a computer readable recording medium with stored program, and a non-transitory computer program product are provided. The coordinate generation system includes processing units and a neural network module. The processing units are configured to obtain four vertex coordinates of an image. The vertex coordinates include first components and second components. The processing unit is configured to perform the following steps: obtaining first vector based on the first components of the four vertex coordinates and repeatedly concatenating the first vector so as to obtain a first input; obtaining second vector based on the second components of the four vertex coordinates and repeatedly concatenating the second vector so as to obtain a second input; and obtaining first output coordinate components and second output coordinate components of output coordinates based on the first input, the second input, and parameters of the neural network module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Hung, Chun-Fu Liao, Kai-Ting Shr
  • Patent number: 12213269
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and a sound box. The display panel includes a screen body, a cover plate, a protrusion portion, a first adhesive portion and a second adhesive portion. The first adhesive portion is filled between a region of the cover plate exposed from the protrusion portion and the screen body, and the second adhesive portion is filled between the protrusion portion and the screen body, such that no gap is generated between the cover plate and the screen body and between the protrusion portion and the screen body, so as to eliminate bubbles visible to human eyes after a defoaming treatment of the screen body and the cover plate, thereby improving a display effect of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaoji Zhu, Liwei Ding, Fu Liao, Bo Zhang, Hongqi Hou, Xuebin Li
  • Patent number: 12201259
    Abstract: A suction device and a suction force adjustment method thereof are provided. An optical detection unit is disposed on a suction path of a suction pipe to detect an object flowing through the suction pipe. Physical features of the object are determined according to a sensing result of the optical detection unit. A suction force of a suction unit is regulated based on the physical features of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Aspect Microsystems Corp.
    Inventors: Mingshun Shih, Jung-Fu Liao
  • Publication number: 20240419217
    Abstract: A display module and a display device. The display module includes: a display panel including a display surface and a non-display surface arranged opposite to each other; a support layer arranged on the non-display surface of the display panel, the support layer having a first surface away from the display panel, and at least part of the first surface is provided with a first shape portion arranged in a predetermined direction; and a rotating shaft having a second shape portion in a circumferential direction, the support layer and the display panel arranged around an outer circumference of the rotating shaft, the first shape portion of the first surface engaged with the second shape portion of the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Desong YAN, Fu LIAO, Liwei DING, Yongfeng ZHAO, Hongqi HOU, Zheng LI
  • Patent number: 12150309
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip (IC) comprising a lower gate electrode disposed in a dielectric structure. A first ferroelectric structure overlies the lower gate electrode. A first floating electrode structure overlies the first ferroelectric structure. A channel structure overlies the first floating electrode structure. A second floating electrode structure overlies the channel structure. A second ferroelectric structure overlies the second floating electrode structure. An upper gate electrode overlies the second ferroelectric structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Chieh Huang, Po-Ting Lin, Song-Fu Liao, Hai-Ching Chen, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 12142872
    Abstract: A thermoconductive structure includes a waterproof casing, a socket and a thermoconductive plate. The socket is accommodated in the waterproof casing and includes a metal housing having an inserting opening and a side opening defined on a side of the inserting opening. The thermoconductive plate is movably disposed on the metal housing. One surface of the thermoconductive plate protrudes from an inner surface of the metal housing through the side opening. Another surface of the thermoconductive plate is provided with a soft thermoconductive element. The soft thermoconductive element is disposed between an inner surface of the waterproof casing and the thermoconductive plate. When a plug is inserted into the metal housing, the plug pushes the thermoconductive plate to make the soft thermoconductive element be compressed by the thermoconductive plate and the waterproof housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD., ULTRASPEED ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Jun Xu, Wen-Fu Liao, Yun-Chang Yang, Ming-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20240371947
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor feature includes: alternatingly forming first and second dielectric layers on a semiconductor substrate along a vertical direction; forming multiple spaced-apart trenches penetrating the first and second dielectric layers; forming multiple support segments filling the trenches; removing the second dielectric layers to form multiple spaces; forming multiple conductive layers filling the spaces; removing the support segments to expose the conductive layers and the first dielectric layers; selectively forming a blocking layer covering the first dielectric layers outside of the conductive layers; forming multiple selectively-deposited sub-layers on the exposed conductive layers outside of the blocking layer and each connected to one of the conductive layers; forming multiple channel sub-layers on the selectively-deposited sub-layers outside of the blocking layer; removing the blocking layer; forming multiple isolation sub-layers filling the trenches; and forming multiple
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Song-Fu LIAO, Hai-Ching CHEN, Chung-Te LIN
  • Publication number: 20240372292
    Abstract: A bushing well extender includes a body. The body includes a plug and a socket on two ends thereof and an extension portion extending from a peripheral side of the body. The extension portion has a chamber therein. A first electrically-conductive member is provided between the plug and the socket. A second electrically-conductive member is provided between the first electrically-conductive member and the chamber of the extension portion. When the bushing well extender is to be used, the operator selects a corresponding workpiece according to the function to be expanded and puts the workpiece into the chamber. Then, the body is connected in series with a high-voltage circuit, so that the high-voltage circuit has the function of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Po-Hung LU, Pei-Fu LIAO
  • Publication number: 20240373642
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip (IC) comprising a lower gate electrode disposed in a dielectric structure. A first ferroelectric structure overlies the lower gate electrode. A first floating electrode structure overlies the first ferroelectric structure. A channel structure overlies the first floating electrode structure. A second floating electrode structure overlies the channel structure. A second ferroelectric structure overlies the second floating electrode structure. An upper gate electrode overlies the second ferroelectric structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yen-Chieh Huang, Po-Ting Lin, Song-Fu Liao, Hai-Ching Chen, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Yu-Ming Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240332824
    Abstract: An electric connecting cable includes an insulative seat, multiple terminals and multiple wires corresponding to the terminals. The terminals are buried in the insulative seat. Each terminal has a soldering leg. Each soldering leg penetrates out of the insulative seat. The soldering legs are arranged in a row. Each soldering leg is disposed with a concave soldering groove. Each soldering groove has a notch and a slope outward extended from an edge of the notch. Each wire has a soldering end. Each soldering end is accommodated in corresponding one of the soldering grooves. Each soldering end is separately soldered to corresponding one of the soldering legs. Each wire is extended along a longitudinal direction of corresponding one of the soldering legs soldered thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yun-Chang YANG, Ming-Wei CHEN, Ming-Jun XU, Wen-Fu LIAO
  • Publication number: 20240332853
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical connection device includes a waterproof casing, a socket assembly, a wire element, and a waterproof plug. The waterproof casing includes a wiring port. An inner surface of the waterproof casing includes an annular step surface facing the wiring port. The wiring port is covered by an end cover. The socket assembly is placed inside the waterproof casing. The waterproof plug is arranged in the wiring port to seal it. The wire element is connected to a connector of the socket assembly and passes through the waterproof casing via the waterproof plug. The waterproof plug has an inner end and an outer end opposite to the inner end. The inner end is arranged toward the socket assembly and includes a longitudinal ring rib. The end cover is fastened to the waterproof casing to press the outer end, so that the longitudinal ring rib presses the annular step surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yun-Chang YANG, Ming-Wei CHEN, Ming-Jun XU, Wen-Fu LIAO
  • Patent number: 12094935
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor feature includes: alternatingly forming first and second dielectric layers on a semiconductor substrate along a vertical direction; forming multiple spaced-apart trenches penetrating the first and second dielectric layers; forming multiple support segments filling the trenches; removing the second dielectric layers to form multiple spaces; forming multiple conductive layers filling the spaces; removing the support segments to expose the conductive layers and the first dielectric layers; selectively forming a blocking layer covering the first dielectric layers outside of the conductive layers; forming multiple selectively-deposited sub-layers on the exposed conductive layers outside of the blocking layer and each connected to one of the conductive layers; forming multiple channel sub-layers on the selectively-deposited sub-layers outside of the blocking layer; removing the blocking layer; forming multiple isolation sub-layers filling the trenches; and forming multiple
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Song-Fu Liao, Hai-Ching Chen, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 12085989
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the description relate to a flexible display device and a display system. The flexible display device includes: a display screen body; a functional auxiliary structure connected to the display screen body to provide isolation in case that the display screen body curls up and/or support in case that the display screen body is unfolded. The functional auxiliary structure includes an isolation component and/or a support component. The support component is capable of isolating at least a part of the display screen body in a curled state; the support component is capable of providing support for the display screen body in an unfolded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yongfeng Zhao, Fu Liao, Junfeng Li
  • Publication number: 20240260364
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a first panel, a second panel, a first cover layer and a second cover layer. The first cover layer is disposed on the first panel. The second cover layer is disposed on the second panel. The first cover layer and the second cover layer have a contact region. A length of the first cover layer is larger than a length of the second cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Hsun TSAI, Shih-Fu LIAO, I-An YAO, Yu-Chun HSU, Yung-Hsun WU, Sheng-Nan FAN