Patents by Inventor Ho Hung
Ho Hung 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: 20250100161Abstract: A method includes receiving a carrier, the carrier including a carrier body, a first filter, and a housing securing the first filter to the carrier body. The method further includes uninstalling the housing from the carrier, replacing the first filter with a second filter, reinstalling the housing on the carrier body, and inspecting the second filter. Inspecting the second filter includes using an automatic inspection mechanism to detect surface flatness of the second filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Jen-Ti WANG, Yi-Ming CHEN, Chih-Wei LIN, Cheng-Ho HUNG, Fu-Hsien LI
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Patent number: 12162134Abstract: A system includes a plurality of semiconductor processing tools; a carrier purge station; a carrier repair station; and an overhead transport (OHT) loop for transporting one or more substrate carriers among the plurality of semiconductor processing tools, the carrier purge station, and the carrier repair station. The carrier purge station is configured to receive a substrate carrier from one of the plurality of semiconductor processing tools, purge the substrate carrier with an inert gas, and determine if the substrate carrier needs repair. The carrier repair station is configured to receive a substrate carrier to be repaired and replace one or more parts in the substrate carrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Jen-Ti Wang, Chih-Wei Lin, Fu-Hsien Li, Yi-Ming Chen, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Patent number: 11854844Abstract: A method of operating a transport system includes detecting an anomalous condition of a wafer transfer vehicle; sending the wafer transfer vehicle along a rail to a diagnosis station adjacent to the rail; and inspecting properties of the wafer transfer vehicle, such as a speed, a weight, an audio frequency, a noise level, a temperature, and an image of the wafer transfer vehicle, by using the diagnosis station.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Yuan Chu, Jen-Ti Wang, Wei-Chih Chen, Kuo-Fong Chuang, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Publication number: 20230191619Abstract: A system includes a plurality of semiconductor processing tools; a carrier purge station; a carrier repair station; and an overhead transport (OHT) loop for transporting one or more substrate carriers among the plurality of semiconductor processing tools, the carrier purge station, and the carrier repair station. The carrier purge station is configured to receive a substrate carrier from one of the plurality of semiconductor processing tools, purge the substrate carrier with an inert gas, and determine if the substrate carrier needs repair. The carrier repair station is configured to receive a substrate carrier to be repaired and replace one or more parts in the substrate carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Jen-Ti Wang, Chih-Wei Lin, Fu-Hsien Li, Yi-Ming Chen, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Patent number: 11584019Abstract: An apparatus for semiconductor manufacturing includes an input port to receive a carrier, wherein the carrier includes a carrier body, a housing installed onto the carrier body, and a filter installed between the carrier body and the housing. The apparatus further includes a first robotic arm to uninstall the housing from the carrier and to reinstall the housing into the carrier; one or more second robotic arms to remove the filter from the carrier and to install a new filter into the carrier; and an output port to release the carrier to production.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Jen-Ti Wang, Chih-Wei Lin, Fu-Hsien Li, Yi-Ming Chen, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Publication number: 20220328330Abstract: A method of operating a transport system includes detecting an anomalous condition of a wafer transfer vehicle; sending the wafer transfer vehicle along a rail to a diagnosis station adjacent to the rail; and inspecting properties of the wafer transfer vehicle, such as a speed, a weight, an audio frequency, a noise level, a temperature, and an image of the wafer transfer vehicle, by using the diagnosis station.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Yuan CHU, Jen-Ti WANG, Wei-Chih CHEN, Kuo-Fong CHUANG, Cheng-Ho HUNG
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Patent number: 11367637Abstract: A method of operating a transport system includes detecting an anomalous condition of a wafer transfer vehicle; sending the wafer transfer vehicle along a rail to a diagnosis station adjacent to the rail; and inspecting properties of the wafer transfer vehicle, such as a speed, a weight, an audio frequency, a noise level, a temperature, and an image of the wafer transfer vehicle, by using the diagnosis station.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Yuan Chu, Jen-Ti Wang, Wei-Chih Chen, Kuo-Fong Chuang, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Patent number: 11227135Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensing apparatus is provided. A control circuit controls a first selection circuit to output at least one of fingerprint sensing signals on sensing signal lines, and controls a second selection circuit to output at least one of background noise signals on dummy sensing signal lines, so that the first selection circuit and the second selection circuit simultaneously output the fingerprint sensing signal and the background noise signal, respectively. The signal processing circuit cancels background noise of the fingerprint sensing signals according to the background noise signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Sheng-Ruei Hsu, Tzu-Yang Peng, Chi-Fang Hsieh
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Patent number: 11126812Abstract: The invention provides a fingerprint sensor including a sensing array. The sensing array includes a plurality of sensing units to form a plurality of sensing regions arranged in an array. Each of the plurality of sensing regions includes at least one column of sensing units. A first part of the plurality of sensing regions receives a power signal to perform fingerprint sensing. A second part of the plurality of sensing regions does not receive a power signal. Therefore, the fingerprint sensor of the invention can provide a fast and energy-saving large-area fingerprint sensing effect.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignees: Egis Technology Inc., Igistec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Chung-Yi Wang
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Publication number: 20210249297Abstract: A method of operating a transport system includes detecting an anomalous condition of a wafer transfer vehicle; sending the wafer transfer vehicle along a rail to a diagnosis station adjacent to the rail; and inspecting properties of the wafer transfer vehicle, such as a speed, a weight, an audio frequency, a noise level, a temperature, and an image of the wafer transfer vehicle, by using the diagnosis station.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Yuan CHU, Jen-Ti WANG, Wei-Chih CHEN, Kuo-Fong CHUANG, Cheng-Ho HUNG
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Patent number: 11036952Abstract: A touch apparatus and a touch detection integrated circuit (IC) thereof are provided. The touch detection IC includes a driving signal generation circuit and a receiving circuit. The driving signal generation circuit is configured to control a touch panel to perform touch sensing operation and control a fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a touch signal of the touch panel during a first period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the first driving signal for controlling the touch panel to perform touch sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a fingerprint signal of the fingerprint sensor during a second period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the second driving signal for controlling the fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Jiun-Jie Tsai, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Wei-Lun Shih
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Publication number: 20210118665Abstract: An apparatus for semiconductor manufacturing includes an input port to receive a carrier, wherein the carrier includes a carrier body, a housing installed onto the carrier body, and a filter installed between the carrier body and the housing. The apparatus further includes a first robotic arm to uninstall the housing from the carrier and to reinstall the housing into the carrier; one or more second robotic arms to remove the filter from the carrier and to install a new filter into the carrier; and an output port to release the carrier to production.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Jen-Ti Wang, Chih-Wei Lin, Fu-Hsien Li, Yi-Ming Chen, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Patent number: 10861692Abstract: A method includes receiving a carrier with a plurality of wafers inside; supplying a purge gas to an inlet of the carrier; extracting an exhaust gas from an outlet of the carrier; and generating a health indicator of the carrier while performing the supplying of the purge gas and the extracting of the exhaust gas.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Jen-Ti Wang, Chih-Wei Lin, Fu-Hsien Li, Yi-Ming Chen, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Publication number: 20200364438Abstract: The invention provides a fingerprint sensor including a sensing array. The sensing array includes a plurality of sensing units to form a plurality of sensing regions arranged in an array. Each of the plurality of sensing regions includes at least one column of sensing units. A first part of the plurality of sensing regions receives a power signal to perform fingerprint sensing. A second part of the plurality of sensing regions does not receive a power signal. Therefore, the fingerprint sensor of the invention can provide a fast and energy-saving large-area fingerprint sensing effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicants: Egis Technology Inc., Igistec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Chung-Yi Wang
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Publication number: 20200334435Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensing apparatus is provided. A control circuit controls a first selection circuit to output at least one of fingerprint sensing signals on sensing signal lines, and controls a second selection circuit to output at least one of background noise signals on dummy sensing signal lines, so that the first selection circuit and the second selection circuit simultaneously output the fingerprint sensing signal and the background noise signal, respectively. The signal processing circuit cancels background noise of the fingerprint sensing signals according to the background noise signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicants: Egis Technology Inc., Igistec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Sheng-Ruei Hsu, Tzu-Yang Peng, Chi-Fang Hsieh
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Publication number: 20200134285Abstract: A touch apparatus and a touch detection integrated circuit (IC) thereof are provided. The touch detection IC includes a driving signal generation circuit and a receiving circuit. The driving signal generation circuit is configured to control a touch panel to perform touch sensing operation and control a fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a touch signal of the touch panel during a first period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the first driving signal for controlling the touch panel to perform touch sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a fingerprint signal of the fingerprint sensor during a second period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the second driving signal for controlling the fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Jiun-Jie Tsai, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Wei-Lun Shih
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Patent number: 10503308Abstract: A touch apparatus and a touch detection integrated circuit (IC) thereof are provided. The touch detection IC includes a driving signal generation circuit and a receiving circuit. The driving signal generation circuit is configured to transmit at least one first driving signal to a touch panel and a second driving signal to a fingerprint sensor. The receiving circuit receives and processes a touch signal of the touch panel during a first period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the first driving signal to the touch panel. The receiving circuit receives and processes a fingerprint signal of the fingerprint sensor during a second period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the second driving signal to the fingerprint sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Jiun-Jie Tsai
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Publication number: 20190131119Abstract: A method includes receiving a carrier with a plurality of wafers inside; supplying a purge gas to an inlet of the carrier; extracting an exhaust gas from an outlet of the carrier; and generating a health indicator of the carrier while performing the supplying of the purge gas and the extracting of the exhaust gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Jen-Ti Wang, Chih-Wei Lin, Fu-Hsien Li, Yi-Ming Chen, Cheng-Ho Hung
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Patent number: 10192097Abstract: The finger print detection method includes: accessing a part of an input image to generate a checked image; setting a gray level range, wherein each of a gray level of the gray level rang is larger than a minimum gray level and smaller than a maximum gray level; obtaining a detected pixel number of the checked image corresponding to all of the gray levels within the gray level range; and, checking whether the detected pixel number is larger than a product value of a preset ratio and a total pixel number of the checked image or not to determine whether the checked image is a finger print or not.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Shun-Li Wang, Ching-Ho Hung
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Publication number: 20180164943Abstract: A touch apparatus and a touch detection integrated circuit (IC) thereof are provided. The touch detection IC includes a driving signal generation circuit and a receiving circuit. The driving signal generation circuit is configured to transmit at least one first driving signal to a touch panel and a second driving signal to a fingerprint sensor. The receiving circuit receives and processes a touch signal of the touch panel during a first period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the first driving signal to the touch panel. The receiving circuit receives and processes a fingerprint signal of the fingerprint sensor during a second period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the second driving signal to the fingerprint sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Jiun-Jie Tsai