Patents by Inventor I-Fang Chou

I-Fang Chou 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).

  • Monitoring circuit, monitoring device and monitoring method thereof
    Patent number: 8234003
    Abstract: A monitoring device for monitoring an abnormal load or unload operation of a wafer. The monitoring device includes a sensing unit and a detective unit. The sensing unit is for providing a sensing information, which indicates whether the wafer protrudes from a side of a carrier. The detective unit is for determining whether a duration, for which the wafer protrudes from the side of the carrier exceeds a predetermined time, for which the wafer is loaded or unloaded, according to the sensing information. If the duration exceeds the predetermined time, the detective unit further triggers an abnormal event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Yung Lin, I-Fang Chou
  • MONITORING CIRCUIT, MONITORING DEVICE AND MONITORING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100185305
    Abstract: A monitoring device for monitoring an abnormal load or unload operation of a wafer. The monitoring device includes a sensing unit and a detective unit. The sensing unit is for providing a sensing information, which indicates whether the wafer protrudes from a side of a carrier. The detective unit is for determining whether a duration, for which the wafer protrudes from the side of the carrier exceeds a predetermined time, for which the wafer is loaded or unloaded, according to the sensing information. If the duration exceeds the predetermined time, the detective unit further triggers an abnormal event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Yung Lin, I-Fang Chou