Patents by Inventor Hao Chen

Hao 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).

  • Publication number: 20150185282
    Abstract: A device for testing a bottom package of an integrated fan-out (InFO) Package-on-Package (PoP) comprises a bottom fixture having a space to accommodate the bottom package during testing and a detachable top cover, configured for conducting at least one test of the bottom package, wherein one or both of the bottom fixture and the top cover have a plurality of probing contacts for testing of the bottom package and wherein the device can be opened for placement of the bottom package under testing, and the cover is attachable to the bottom fixture for conducting the testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mill-Jer WANG, Ching-Nen PENG, Hung-Chih LIN, Hao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150185932
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. First and second conduction terminals are respectively arranged on inner sides of upper and lower substrates. The first and second conduction terminals are electrically connected, and first conduction terminals are respectively electrically connected with first signal traveling lines. In addition, second conduction terminals are respectively electrically connected with second signal traveling lines on the inner side of the lower substrate and pairs of alternative conduction terminals. First and second alternative conduction terminals are respectively arranged on the inner sides of the upper and lower substrates. Furthermore, the first and second alternative conduction terminals are respectively electrically connected through first repair lines, which are arranged on the inner side of the upper substrate. In addition, the first and second alternative conduction terminals are respectively electrically connected with the first repair lines and with alternative wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Feng LU, Zhongshou Huang, Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20150185536
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a casing and a liquid crystal panel accommodated in the casing. The casing includes a frame and a window surrounded by an inner side of the frame. The liquid crystal panel includes an outside surface essentially serving as a display screen for displaying images and a peripheral wall. The liquid crystal panel is attached to the frame, with the inner side of the frame contacting the peripheral wall of the liquid crystal panel, and the display screen exposed outside of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIH-HAO CHEN, CHIH-WEI HO, CHAO-YI HUNG, TSAU-HUA HSIEH
  • Patent number: 9070624
    Abstract: A described method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. A first gate structure is formed on the semiconductor substrate and a sacrificial gate structure formed adjacent the first gate structure. The sacrificial gate structure may be used to form a metal gate structure using a replacement gate methodology. A dielectric layer is formed overlying the first gate structure and the sacrificial gate structure. The dielectric layer has a first thickness above a top surface of the first gate structure and a second thickness, less than the first thickness, above a top surface of the sacrificial gate structure. (See, e.g., FIGS. 5, 15, 26). Thus, a subsequent planarization process of the dielectric layer may not contact the first gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Hao Chen, Chia-Yu Lu, Tung-Heng Hsieh, Kuo-Feng Yu, Chin-Shan Hou, Hsien-Chin Lin, Shyue-Shyh Lin
  • Publication number: 20150180283
    Abstract: A magnetic force generating device is provided for application to a first object that is movable relative to a second object providing a first magnetic force, and includes a coil disposed on the first object, a sensing module disposed on the first object adjacent to the coil for sensing a distance between the first and second objects, and a processor. When the sensed distance is shorter than a threshold value, the processor enables provision to the coil of a driving current having a magnitude negatively correlated to the sensed distance, so that the coil generates a second magnetic force, which is repulsive to the first magnetic force, in response to the driving current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventors: Yi-Hsuan HUNG, Chien-Hsun WU, Yu-Xuan LIN, Jian-Hao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150175011
    Abstract: A heterogeneous energy supply system includes an electric power management unit controlled by a control unit to output electric power. An electricity supply unit is powered by the electric power management unit, and is controlled by the control unit to regulate the electric power so as to provide an electricity output. An air supply unit is powered by the electric power management unit, and is controlled by the control unit to generate an air output. A hydrogen supply unit is powered by the electric power management unit, and is controlled by the control unit to generate a hydrogen gas output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventors: Yi-Hsuan HUNG, Jian-Hao CHEN, Fang-Sheng LI, Siang-Ting HUANG, Ming-Lun YOU
  • Patent number: 9065321
    Abstract: Isolated Dynamic-Current (“Dyna-C”) converters are converters that convert incoming 3-phase AC or DC power to a mix of DC and AC power via an isolation link. In various embodiments, the isolation link is a high-frequency isolation transformer. Isolated Dyna-C converters may provide a high-frequency galvanic isolation and are able to convert three-phase AC power to three-phase AC power, or three-phase AC power to DC and vice versa. The topology is minimal and the costs are low. Isolated Dyna-C converters provide fast current responses and keep the losses low by using a simplified two-stage conversion and providing a magnetizing current that is dynamically controllable and tailored to the load. An isolated Dyna-C converter may synthesize currents at its input or output ports with an arbitrary phase that is relative to the grid or load voltages, thereby enabling a full independent control over the active and reactive power at its ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: VARENTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Deepakraj M. Divan, Anish Prasai, Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9064081
    Abstract: A method of wire routing is provided. The method comprises obtaining data of cell layouts, generating a first database for the cell layouts, identifying, for each cell in the first database, whether the cell and another cell in the first database are routable in a pin layer, and generating a second database for routable cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Kai Hsu, Chi-Yeh Yu, Yuan-Te Hou, Wen-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9065216
    Abstract: An electrical connector electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing including a number of receiving slots and a number of passageways spaced with the receiving slot and located beside the receiving slot and a number of terminals each received in the receiving slot of the insulative housing, the electrical connector further includes a number of absorbing material blocks received in the passageways, the passageway has an inner surface coated with an metal layer and the absorbing material block is located inside the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang, Ke-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20150170985
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer includes a substrate, an integrated circuit and a die seal ring structure. The substrate is with a die region, a die seal ring region surrounding the die region and a scribe line region surrounding the die seal ring region. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and periodic recesses within the first surface of the die seal ring region, the scribe line region or both the die seal ring region and the scribe line region. The integrated circuit is located on the first surface and the second surface of the die region. The die seal ring structure is located on the second surface of the die seal ring region. A semiconductor die is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsi-Jung Wu, Volume Chien, Ying-Lang Wang, Hsin-Chi Chen, Ying-Hao Chen, Hung-Ta Huang
  • Publication number: 20150168454
    Abstract: A probe module, which is provided between a tester and a DUT for transmitting electrical signals therebetween, includes a PCB, a plurality of probes, a positioning member, and a signal connector. The PCB has a circuit and two grounding. The probes are electrical connected to the circuit and the groundings of the PCB. The positioning member is made of an insulating material, and provided on the probes. The positioning member is above the substrate, and the probes are between the substrate and the positioning member. The signal connector is adapted to be electrically connected to the tester, wherein the signal connector has a signal transmission portion and a grounding portion; the signal transmission portion is electrically connected to the circuit of the PCB, and the grounding portion is electrically connected to the at least one grounding of the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: WEI-CHENG KU, HAO WEI, YOU-HAO CHEN, CHIH-HAO HO
  • Publication number: 20150168815
    Abstract: A movable bracket includes a fixing component, a covering component, a movable component and a fastening ring. The fixing component includes a main body, a first interposing part and a first screwing part. The first interposing part and the first screwing part are located at the main body. The covering component includes a second interposing part and a first pressing part. The covering component covers the first interposing part to form a pivoting space between the first interposing part and the second interposing part. The covering component has an adjusting groove connected to the pivoting space. The movable component includes a pivotal part and an assembling part that are opposite. The movable component passes through the adjusting groove. The fastening ring includes a ring body, a second pressing part and a second screwing part. The second pressing part is connected to the ring body surrounding the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Chih-Hao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150169819
    Abstract: A method for design rule checking (DRC) during static timing analysis (STA) of an integrated circuit (IC) design comprises analyzing cells with distorted waveforms in a cell library and generating both library-based and simulated waveforms for each cell type according to a plurality of parameters for the cell type. The method further comprises constructing a lookup table based on analysis of the distorted waveforms, wherein the lookup table maps waveform error to hold time constraint error of each cell type in the library. The method further comprises identifying one or more cells in the IC design as risky for timing constraint violation during static timing analysis of the IC design according to the lookup table and re-optimizing the identified risky cells to reduce risk for timing violation of the IC design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Kai HSU, Wen-Hao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150168459
    Abstract: A circuit that includes a stacked circuit layer, a plurality of test contact points and a comparator is disclosed. The stacked circuit layer includes a plurality of reference capacitors each having a reference capacitance. Each of the test contact points is electrically connecting to an under-test capacitor of an under-test module. The comparator compares the reference capacitance of one of the reference capacitors with an under-test capacitance of the under-test capacitor corresponding to one of the test contact points to measure a range of the under-test capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mill-Jer Wang, Ching-Nen Peng, Hung-Chih Lin, Hao Chen, Chung-Han Huang
  • Publication number: 20150164183
    Abstract: A light-emitting button module includes a power supply unit; a conductive transmission unit, which is electrically connected to the power supply unit; and at least one light-emitting button, which is connected to the conductive transmission unit and includes a button body, a substrate, and a light-emitting element. The button body includes a receiving chamber that extends through the button body and an engagement retention groove that is circumferentially formed in the button body and surrounds the receiving chamber. The substrate is arranged inside the button body and electrically connected to the conductive transmission unit. The light-emitting element is coupled to the substrate and received in the receiving chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: KING'S METAL FIBER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: RENG-SHO CHEN, YU-HSUN KANG, I-CHEN SU, HAO-CHEN WANG
  • Patent number: 9059817
    Abstract: A method and system that enhances a user's performance while interacting with an interactive internet application such as a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game is provided. The network latency experienced by users participating in the MMO game is minimized by dynamically determining an optimal transmission action for a message generated by the MMO game. In one embodiment, determining the optimal transmission action for a message includes dynamically determining the optimal number of redundant Forward Error Correction (FEC) packets to add to a message prior to transmitting a message to a receiving device. The optimal number of FEC packets is determined based on a wide range of varying network conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng Huang, Jin Li, Sanjeev Mehrotra, Philip A. Chou, Felix Livni, Hao Chen, Jay Thaler, Chao Zhang, Keith W. Ross
  • Publication number: 20150161319
    Abstract: A method of wire routing is provided. The method comprises obtaining data of cell layouts, generating a first database for the cell layouts, identifying, for each cell in the first database, whether the cell and another cell in the first database are routable in a pin layer, and generating a second database for routable cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: MENG-KAI HSU, CHI-YEH YU, YUAN-TE HOU, WEN-HAO CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150157265
    Abstract: A physiological detection module includes a conductive transmission unit, a coupler, and an electrical connector. The coupler is arranged on a surface of the conductive transmission unit. The coupler includes a receiving chamber extending therethrough. The coupler includes a positioning groove circumferentially formed thereon for coupling and positioning. The electrical connector extends through the conductive transmission unit and the receiving chamber of the coupler to connect the conductive transmission unit and the coupler together. As such, a physiological detection module is provided, which can be manufactured separately, is easy to manufacture, can be efficiently assembled for use, is securely coupled, and can prevent short-circuiting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: KING'S METAL FIBER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YU-HSUN KANG, HAO-CHEN WANG, SHU-FEN LIAO
  • Publication number: 20150160697
    Abstract: The invention provides an electronic device including a user operable device and a foldable cover flexibly connected to the user operable device and capable to cover a whole top of the user operable device. The foldable cover includes a plurality of sections and a plurality of foldable lines, so that the foldable cover can be folded along the plurality of foldable lines formed between different sections. The sections are connected through the flexible foldable lines to allow the adjacent sections foldable with respective to one another to make the foldable cover in a supporting state, so that a first fastening section and a second fastening section are releasably fastened together so as to fasten a first supporting section and a second supporting section, and a first attachment section and a second attachment section are placed flatly on a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Chih-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9052332
    Abstract: A pizeoresistive type Z-axis accelerometer is provided, including a substrate; a plurality of anchors formed over the substrate; a plurality of cantilever beams, wherein the cantilever beams include a piezoresistive material; and a proof mass, wherein the proof mass is suspended over the substrate by respectively connecting the proof mass with the anchors, and the accelerometer senses a movement of the proof mass by the piezoresistive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Huang, Chieh-Pin Chang, Ja-Hao Chen, Chuan-Jane Chao, Ying-Zong Juang, Shyh-Chyi Wong, Yeong-Her Wang