Patents by Inventor HUNG NIEN
HUNG NIEN 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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Patent number: 11829180Abstract: A pressure detection device of detecting a forced state of a deformable object includes a body, an image sensor and a processor. The body is a deformable hollow structure. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface, and an identifiable vision feature is disposed on the inner surface. The image sensor is disposed inside the body and faces the inner surface of the body, and is adapted to capture a frame containing the identifiable vision feature on the inner surface. The processor is electrically connected with the image sensor, and adapted to analyze position variation of the identifiable vision feature within the captured frame for identifying a motion type of a gesture applied to the outer surface of the body.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chung Wang, Hsin-Chia Chen, Hui-Hsuan Chen, Chao-Chien Huang, Chu-Hung Nien
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Publication number: 20230346187Abstract: There is provided a cleaning robot system including a charging station and a cleaning robot. The charging station includes multiple positioning beacons. The cleaning robot includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor is used to acquire light generated by the multiple positioning beacons on the charging station and generate an image frame. The processor is electrically connected to the image sensor, and used to calculate a relative position with respect to the charging station according to beacon images of the multiple positioning beacons in the image frame to determine a recharge path accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Chu-Hung NIEN, Chao-Chien HUANG, Shu-Sian YANG, Wei-Feng WEI
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Patent number: 11712143Abstract: There is provided a cleaning robot system including a charging station and a cleaning robot. The charging station includes multiple positioning beacons. The cleaning robot includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor is used to acquire light generated by the multiple positioning beacons on the charging station and generate an image frame. The processor is electrically connected to the image sensor, and used to calculate a relative position with respect to the charging station according to beacon images of the multiple positioning beacons in the image frame to determine a recharge path accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Chu-Hung Nien, Chao-Chien Huang, Shu-Sian Yang, Wei-Feng Wei
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Publication number: 20230187540Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a fin structure over the substrate, a gate structure over the fin structure, an epitaxial region formed in the fin structure and adjacent to the gate structure. The epitaxial region can embed a plurality of clusters of dopants.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chien-Wei Lee, Chii-Horng Li, Heng-Wen Ting, Yee-Chia Yeo, Yen-Ru Lee, Chih-Yun Chin, Chih-Hung Nien, Jing-Yi Yan
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Patent number: 11629552Abstract: A window covering includes a housing, a covering material, a spindle, and a driving device. The spindle and the driving device are provided at the housing. The driving device includes a motor having a shaft, and an epicyclic gearing decelerating device having an input end and an output end connected to the shaft and the spindle, respectively. Whereby, the spindle can drive the covering material to expand or to collapse. The epicyclic gearing decelerating device includes a ring portion and at least a planet gear assembly which is coupled between the input end and the output end. The planet gear assembly includes a plurality of planet gears having a Shore A durometer hardness of 45-90, which is rotatable along the fixedly provided ring portion. While being driven to move, a lower end of the covering material moves at a speed higher than 65 mm per second.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Chin-Chu Chiu, Ping-Yu Chu
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Patent number: 11614805Abstract: A joystick includes a first structural component, a second structural component, a light emitter, an optical sensor and a processor. The second structural component is assembled with the first structural component to form a chamber. The light emitter is disposed inside the chamber for illuminating one surface of the second structural component. The optical sensor is disposed inside the chamber for capturing the illuminated surface of the second structural component. The processor is electrically connected to the optical sensor and adapted to analyze an intensity distribution of the illuminated surface for determining if the joystick is obliquely pressed or laterally shifted in a relative manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Yi-Chung Chen, Chu-Hung Nien
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Patent number: 11580375Abstract: Methods and systems for accelerated training of a machine learning based model for semiconductor applications are provided. One method for training a machine learning based model includes acquiring information for non-nominal instances of specimen(s) on which a process is performed. The machine learning based model is configured for performing simulation(s) for the specimens. The machine learning based model is trained with only information for nominal instances of additional specimen(s). The method also includes re-training the machine learning based model with the information for the non-nominal instances of the specimen(s) thereby performing transfer learning of the information for the non-nominal instances of the specimen(s) to the machine learning based model.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corp.Inventors: Kris Bhaskar, Laurent Karsenti, Scott Young, Mohan Mahadevan, Jing Zhang, Brian Duffy, Li He, Huajun Ying, Hung Nien, Sankar Venkataraman
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Patent number: 11575026Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a fin structure over the substrate, a gate structure over the fin structure, an epitaxial region formed in the fin structure and adjacent to the gate structure. The epitaxial region can embed a plurality of clusters of dopants.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chien-Wei Lee, Chii-Horng Li, Heng-Wen Ting, Yee-Chia Yeo, Yen-Ru Lee, Chih-Yun Chin, Chih-Hung Nien, Jing-Yi Yan
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Publication number: 20230027575Abstract: A phase-change memory (PCM) cell is provided to include a first electrode, a second electrode, and a phase-change feature disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The phase-change feature is configured to change its data state based on a write operation performed on the PCM cell. The write operation includes a reset stage and a set stage. In the reset stage, a plurality of reset current pulses are applied to the PCM cell, and the reset current pulses have increasing current amplitudes. In the set stage, a plurality of set current pulses are applied to the PCM cell, and the set current pulses exhibit an increasing trend in current amplitude. The current amplitudes of the set current pulses are smaller than those of the reset current pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yung-Huei LEE, Chun-Wei CHANG, Jian-Hong LIN, Wen-Hsien KUO, Pei-Chun LIAO, Chih-Hung NIEN
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Publication number: 20220302281Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a fin structure over the substrate, a gate structure over the fin structure, an epitaxial region formed in the fin structure and adjacent to the gate structure. The epitaxial region can embed a plurality of clusters of dopants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chien-Wei LEE, Chii-Horng LI, Heng-Wen TING, Yee-Chia YEO, Yen-Ru LEE, Chih-Yun CHIN, Chih-Hung NIEN, Jing Yi YAN
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Publication number: 20220162908Abstract: A method of controlling multiple electric window coverings includes the following steps: A. receive a check command, which is created from an electronic device operated by the user; B. compare battery levels of batteries of the electric window coverings to at least one power threshold; C. control the electric window coverings based on a comparison result obtained in the previous step, wherein, when the battery level of the battery of any one of the electric window coverings is greater than the power threshold, said electric window covering makes a first response; when the battery level of the battery of any one of the electric window coverings is less than the power threshold, said electric window covering makes a second response. Whereby, the user could learn the battery level of the battery of each of the electric window coverings from the response it makes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Shih-Wei Hsu, You-Yu Zhang
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Publication number: 20220085738Abstract: An electric window covering has a covering material, a driving device, a microcontroller, a position detecting module and a trigger detecting module. The position detecting module detects a position of a lower end of the covering material to generate a position information. The microcontroller compares the position information with a reference position to generate a position relationship with respect to the reference position. The trigger detecting module detects whether the covering material is moved by an external force for generating a detecting result. When the microcontroller determines that a trigger event is received according to the detecting result, the microcontroller configures the driving device to move the covering material according to the position relationship and the trigger event.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Ping-Yu Chu
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Patent number: 11223218Abstract: An electric window covering is disclosed, which has a motorized assembly for controlling a movement of a covering material, a rechargeable battery for providing electric power to the motorized assembly, an electric power input at an overhead frame coupled with the rechargeable battery, and a separable charging device. The separable charging device has an electrical connector, a conductor and an electric power output provided at an extension object for charging the rechargeable battery through the electric power input. The separable charging device further has a first fixing structure at the extension object adapted to engage with a second fixing structure at the overhead frame for charging the rechargeable battery. After the extension object and the overhead frame are disengaged, the rechargeable battery still provides electric power to the motorized assembly for controlling the movement of the covering material.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Chin-Chu Chiu, Yan-Liang Guo
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Publication number: 20210404251Abstract: A headrail, which is included in an opening covering for a building opening, includes a frame and a fixing member. The frame, by definition, has a longitudinal axis, and the frame forms a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame in a direction along the longitudinal axis. The fixing member is optionally provided at the frame. When the fixing member is provided at the frame and bridge the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame at the same time, the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame are fixedly connected to each other in an aligned manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Wen-Yeu Lee, Ching-Fang Yeh, Lin Chen
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Patent number: 11205597Abstract: A method includes forming a first fin extending from a substrate, forming a first gate stack over and along sidewalls of the first fin, forming a first spacer along a sidewall of the first gate stack, the first spacer including a first composition of silicon oxycarbide, forming a second spacer along a sidewall of the first spacer, the second spacer including a second composition of silicon oxycarbide, forming a third spacer along a sidewall of the second spacer, the third spacer including silicon nitride, and forming a first epitaxial source/drain region in the first fin and adjacent the third spacer.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Wei-Chun Tan, I-Hsieh Wong, Te-En Cheng, Yung-Hui Lin, Wei-Ken Lin, Wei-Yang Lee, Chih-Hung Nien
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Publication number: 20210382514Abstract: A pressure detection device of detecting a forced state of a deformable object includes a body, an image sensor and a processor. The body is a deformable hollow structure. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface, and an identifiable vision feature is disposed on the inner surface. The image sensor is disposed inside the body and faces the inner surface of the body, and is adapted to capture a frame containing the identifiable vision feature on the inner surface. The processor is electrically connected with the image sensor, and adapted to analyze position variation of the identifiable vision feature within the captured frame for identifying a motion type of a gesture applied to the outer surface of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chung Wang, Hsin-Chia Chen, Hui-Hsuan Chen, Chao-Chien Huang, Chu-Hung Nien
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Patent number: 11146085Abstract: A charging system for an electric window covering, which includes a motorized assembly controlling the movement of the electric window covering, and a power supply device including a rechargeable power unit and a first remaining power detection circuit is disclosed. The charging system comprises a charging device which provides power to the power supply device, a comparison module, and a notification unit. The first remaining power detection circuit detects the potential magnitude of the power unit, and the detected value is transmitted to the comparison module to be compared. If the potential magnitude is less than a predetermined threshold, a warning is presented at a notification unit. By actively presenting the warning to the user when the power of the power unit is low, the power supply device and the charging system can achieve the objectives of providing an active notification and extending the run-time of the power unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Shih-Wei Hsu, Kao-Chang Hu, Chin-Chu Chiu
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Patent number: 11144084Abstract: A joystick has a related control method to provide displayed object control function. The joystick includes a body, an image sensor and a processor. The body has a deformable bottom surface whereon a pattern is disposed. The image sensor is disposed under the body and adapted to capture a frame about the pattern. The processor is electrically connected with the image sensor and adapted to generate a displayed object control signal according to pattern variation within the frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chung Wang, Hsin-Chia Chen, Hui-Hsuan Chen, Chao-Chien Huang, Chu-Hung Nien
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Publication number: 20210238920Abstract: A motorized window treatment has a headrail, a first operable rail and a second operable rail, a driving device, a distance detection circuit, a receiving circuit and a motor control circuit. The motor control circuit is coupled with the receiving circuit and the distance detection circuit for configuring the driving device to move the first operable rail and the second operable rail according to the signals received by the receiving circuit. When the receiving circuit receives a command signal to move the second operable rail towards a target position and the first operable rail locates between the second operable rail and the target position, the motor control circuit configures the driving device to move the second operable rail and the first operable rail collectively towards the target position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: You-Yu Zhang, Jui-Pin Jao, Ping-Yu Chu, Chao-Hung Nien
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Publication number: 20210191533Abstract: A joystick includes a first structural component, a second structural component, a light emitter, an optical sensor and a processor. The second structural component is assembled with the first structural component to form a chamber. The light emitter is disposed inside the chamber for illuminating one surface of the second structural component. The optical sensor is disposed inside the chamber for capturing the illuminated surface of the second structural component. The processor is electrically connected to the optical sensor and adapted to analyze an intensity distribution of the illuminated surface for determining if the joystick is obliquely pressed or laterally shifted in a relative manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Yi-Chung Chen, Chu-Hung Nien