Patents by Inventor Jen-Hui Tsai
Jen-Hui Tsai 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: 11915977Abstract: A stacked integrated circuit (IC) device and a method are disclosed. The stacked IC device includes a first semiconductor element. The first substrate includes a dielectric block in the first substrate; and a plurality of first conductive features formed in first inter-metal dielectric layers over the first substrate. The stacked IC device also includes a second semiconductor element bonded on the first semiconductor element. The second semiconductor element includes a second substrate and a plurality of second conductive features formed in second inter-metal dielectric layers over the second substrate. The stacked IC device also includes a conductive deep-interconnection-plug coupled between the first conductive features and the second conductive features. The conductive deep-interconnection-plug is isolated by dielectric block, the first inter-metal-dielectric layers and the second inter-metal-dielectric layers.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Shu-Ting Tsai, Jeng-Shyan Lin, Dun-Nian Yaung, Jen-Cheng Liu, Feng-Chi Hung, Chih-Hui Huang, Sheng-Chau Chen, Shih Pei Chou, Chia-Chieh Lin
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Patent number: 9520520Abstract: A focusing solar light guide module includes a lens array plate and a light guide plate. The lens array plate includes at least one lens. Each lens receiving and focusing a sunlight has an upper curved surface and a lower plane surface. The light guide plate has an upper plane surface parallel to the lower plane surface of the lens array plate and a lower microstructure surface. The lower microstructure surface includes at least one depressed area and at least one connection area parallel to the upper plane surface of the light guide plate. The connection area is connected between the adjacent depressed areas having a depressed point, a first inclined plane and a second inclined plane. The first inclined plane and the second inclined plane are respectively connected between the depressed point and the adjacent connection area.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chun-Ting Lin, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu, Jen-Hui Tsai
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Publication number: 20160155875Abstract: A focusing solar light guide module includes a lens array plate and a light guide plate. The lens array plate includes at least one lens. Each lens receiving and focusing a sunlight has an upper curved surface and a lower plane surface. The light guide plate has an upper plane surface parallel to the lower plane surface of the lens array plate and a lower microstructure surface. The lower microstructure surface includes at least one depressed area and at least one connection area parallel to the upper plane surface of the light guide plate. The connection area is connected between the adjacent depressed areas having a depressed point, a first inclined plane and a second inclined plane. The first inclined plane and the second inclined plane are respectively connected between the depressed point and the adjacent connection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chun-Ting Lin, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu, Jen-Hui Tsai
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Circular photonic crystal structure, light emitting diode device and photoelectric conversion device
Patent number: 8755645Abstract: A method applying a circular photonic crystal structure to improve optical properties of a photoelectric conversion device such as a light emitting diode device, an organic light emitting diode device or a solar cell is provided, wherein the circular photonic crystal structure is configured on a junction surface between two different mediums where passes a light emitted or received by the photoelectric conversion device. The circular photonic crystal structure provides isotropic photonic band gap which conduces high light extraction efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chia-Chen Hsu, Jian-Hung Lin, Tien-Li Chang, Hung-Yi Lin, Ta-Hsin Chou, Jen-Hui Tsai -
Publication number: 20130334561Abstract: A method for bonding an LED wafer, a method for manufacturing an LED chip, and a bonding structure are provided. The method for bonding an LED wafer includes the following steps. A first metal film is formed on an LED wafer. A second metal film is formed on a substrate. A bonding material layer whose melting point is lower than or equal to about 110° C. is formed on the surface of the first metal film. The LED wafer is placed on the substrate. The bonding material layer is heated at a pre-solid reaction temperature for a pre-solid time to perform a pre-solid reaction. The bonding material layer is heated at a diffusion reaction temperature for a diffusing time to perform a diffusion reaction, wherein the melting points of the first and the second inter-metallic layers after diffusion reaction are higher than about 110° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Hsiu-Jen LIN, Jian-Shian Lin, Shau-Yi Chen, Jen-Hui Tsai
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Publication number: 20130241590Abstract: A method for forming a conductive film structure is provided, which includes: providing an insulating substrate having a surface; forming a plurality of trenches in the surface of the insulating substrate, wherein the trenches are extended substantially parallel to each other; disposing the insulating substrate into a plating solution and plating conducting layers within the trenches to form a plurality of micro-wires; and stacking a plurality of the insulating substrates or winding or folding the insulating substrate along an axis substantially parallel to an extended direction of the micro-wires to form a conducting lump.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Min-Chieh CHOU, Tune-Hune KAO, Jen-Hui TSAI
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Patent number: 8305527Abstract: A color separation system is disclosed, which comprises: a backlight source, being highly collimated and used for providing an incident beam; a color separation module, formed with a first color separation film for separating the incident beam basing on wavelength while deflecting the optical paths of the resulting split beams; and a beam splitting module, being configured with at least one beam splitting plate and a liquid crystal layer; wherein, the at least one beam splitting plate is used for converging the beams from the color separation module while deflecting the optical paths thereof for enabling those to be discharged thereout following a normal direction of a light emitting surface of the backlight source.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Jen-Hui Tsai, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu
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CIRCULAR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE
Publication number: 20120251035Abstract: A method applying a circular photonic crystal structure to improve optical properties of a photoelectric conversion device such as a light emitting diode device, an organic light emitting diode device or a solar cell is provided, wherein the circular photonic crystal structure is configured on a junction surface between two different mediums where passes a light emitted or received by the photoelectric conversion device. The circular photonic crystal structure provides isotropic photonic band gap which conduces high light extraction efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chia-Chen Hsu, Jian-Hung Lin, Tien-Li Chang, Hung-Yi Lin, Ta-Hsin Chou, Jen-Hui Tsai -
Publication number: 20120218776Abstract: A color separation system is disclosed, which comprises: a wavelength distribution module, a light guide module and a light splitting module. The wavelength distribution module includes at least one lighting unit and at least one lens unit, in which each lighting unit emits at least two beams of different wavelengths. The plurality of beams is directed to enter the lens unit before it is discharged out of the wavelength distribution module. After that, the plural beams from the wavelength distribution module enters the light guide module. The portion of those beams that are being absorbed, while the portion of those beams being discharged out of the light guide module and then enter the light splitting module. The light splitting module is functioned for splitting the plural beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: CHI-HUNG LEE, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Jen-Hui Tsai
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Patent number: 8139805Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes a speaker and a sound box. The sound box is shaped like a wine barrel and includes arced side boards and parallel top and bottom boards coupled to upper and lower ends of the side boards, respectively. The sound box is divided by at least an isolating board into air chambers interconnected with one another via at least an air aperture formed in the isolating board, and at least an air venting hole is formed through at least one of the side boards so as to communicate the air chambers with the outside. The speaker is installed on the top board via an installation hole formed therein. The interconnected air chambers and side boards produce air cushions corresponding to resonant frequency sections of the speaker, thereby enabling the speaker to reproduce original audio sounds without interfering with a successively formed air cushion.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Inventor: Jen-Hui Tsai
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Patent number: 8092750Abstract: A plasma system for generating a plasma is generated. The plasma system includes a tube, a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The tube has a plasma jet opening, a first end surface and a second end surface. The plasma jet opening penetrates the wall of the tube. The plasma passes through the plasma jet opening and is emitted to the outside of the tube. The positive electrode has a side surface facing and adjacent to the tube. The negative electrode is separated from the positive electrode by a first predetermined distance. The negative electrode has a negative electrode side surface facing and adjacent to the tube. The first positive electrode and the first negative electrode are disposed between the first end surface and the second end surface, and a portion of the plasma jet opening is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chi-Hung Liu, Chen-Der Tsai, Chun-Hsien Su, Wen-Tung Hsu, Jen-Hui Tsai, Chun Huang
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Publication number: 20110169519Abstract: A method for forming a conductive film structure is provided, which includes providing a flexible insulating substrate, forming a conductive film overlying the flexible insulating substrate, patterning the conductive film to form a plurality of micro-wires overlying the flexible insulating substrate, wherein the micro-wires are extended substantially parallel to each other, forming an insulating layer overlying the flexible insulating substrate and the micro-wires, and winding or folding the flexible insulating substrate along an axis substantially parallel to an extending direction of the micro-wires to form a conducting lump.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Min-Chieh CHOU, Tung-Chuan Wu, Jen-Hui Tsai, Hung-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20110141412Abstract: A color separation system is disclosed, which comprises: a backlight source, being highly collimated and used for providing an incident beam; a color separation module, formed with a first color separation film for separating the incident beam basing on wavelength while deflecting the optical paths of the resulting split beams; and a beam splitting module, being configured with at least one beam splitting plate and a liquid crystal layer; wherein, the at least one beam splitting plate is used for converging the beams from the color separation module while deflecting the optical paths thereof for enabling those to be discharged thereout following a normal direction of a light emitting surface of the backlight source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Jen-Hui Tsai, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu
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Patent number: 7959802Abstract: A water purification system performs a water purification process through physical sterilization, and at least includes a compression device and a decompression device. Water is converted into a high-pressure liquid through the compression device, and then is converted into a high-speed fluid by controlling the cross-sectional area of a spout of the decompression device, thus generating physical effects such as pressure drop and shear stress, so as to damage cell walls of bacteria in the liquid to die-off the bacteria. Therefore, purified water is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Tung-Chuan Wu, Jen-Hui Tsai, Ta-Hsin Chou
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Publication number: 20110107596Abstract: A method for forming a conductive film structure is provided, which includes providing a flexible insulating substrate, forming a conductive film overlying the flexible insulating substrate, patterning the conductive film to form a plurality of micro-wires overlying the flexible insulating substrate, wherein the micro-wires are extended substantially parallel to each other, forming an insulating layer overlying the flexible insulating substrate and the micro-wires, and winding or folding the flexible insulating substrate along an axis substantially parallel to an extending direction of the micro-wires to form a conducting lump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Min-Chieh Chou, Tung-Chuan Wu, Jen-Hui Tsai, Hung-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 7934314Abstract: A method for forming a conductive film structure is provided, which includes providing a flexible insulating substrate, forming a conductive film overlying the flexible insulating substrate, patterning the conductive film to form a plurality of micro-wires overlying the flexible insulating substrate, wherein the micro-wires are extended substantially parallel to each other, forming an insulating layer overlying the flexible insulating substrate and the micro-wires, and winding or folding the flexible insulating substrate along an axis substantially parallel to an extending direction of the micro-wires to form a conducting lump.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Min-Chieh Chou, Tung-Chuan Wu, Jen-Hui Tsai, Hung-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20100183180Abstract: A speaker apparatus is provide, which includes a casing, a speaker disposed in the casing, and a one-way inlet valve and a one-way outlet valve disposed in the casing for introducing and discharging air so as to balance pressure inside the casing, thereby enabling an air cushion generated by the speaker to timely dissipate without interfering with air cushions subsequently generated to thus be more capable of reproducing sound with high fidelity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventor: Jen-Hui Tsai
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Publication number: 20100183185Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes a speaker and a sound box. The sound box is shaped like a wine barrel and includes arced side boards and parallel top and bottom boards coupled to upper and lower ends of the side boards, respectively. The sound box is divided by at least an isolating board into air chambers interconnected with one another via at least an air aperture formed in the isolating board, and at least an air venting hole is formed through at least one of the side boards so as to communicate the air chambers with the outside. The speaker is installed on the top board via an installation hole formed therein. The interconnected air chambers and side boards produce air cushions corresponding to resonant frequency sections of the speaker, thereby enabling the speaker to reproduce original audio sounds without interfering with a successively formed air cushion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventor: Jen-Hui Tsai
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CONDUCTIVE FILM STRUCTURE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND CONDUCTIVE FILM TYPE PROBE DEVICE FOR ICS
Publication number: 20100164517Abstract: A method for forming a conductive film structure is provided, which includes: providing an insulating substrate having a surface; forming a plurality of trenches in the surface of the insulating substrate, wherein the trenches are extended substantially parallel to each other; disposing the insulating substrate into a plating solution and plating conducting layers within the trenches to form a plurality of micro-wires; and stacking a plurality of the insulating substrates or winding or folding the insulating substrate along an axis substantially parallel to an extended direction of the micro-wires to form a conducting lump.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Min-Chieh CHOU, Tune-Hune KAO, Jen-Hui TSAI -
Publication number: 20100098600Abstract: A plasma system for generating a plasma is generated. The plasma system includes a tube, a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The tube has a plasma jet opening, a first end surface and a second end surface. The plasma jet opening penetrates the wall of the tube. The plasma passes through the plasma jet opening and is emitted to the outside of the tube. The positive electrode has a side surface facing and adjacent to the tube. The negative electrode is separated from the positive electrode by a first predetermined distance. The negative electrode has a negative electrode side surface facing and adjacent to the tube. The first positive electrode and the first negative electrode are disposed between the first end surface and the second end surface, and a portion of the plasma jet opening is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chi-Hung Liu, Chen-Der Tsai, Chun-Hsien Su, Wen-Tung Hsu, Jen-Hui Tsai, Chun Huang