Patents by Inventor Jenn-Tsair Liao

Jenn-Tsair Liao 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).

  • Capacity management system and method
    Patent number: 7123976
    Abstract: A capacity management system and method. The system includes a demand management module and a planning engine. The demand management module receives a demand comprising a request for a quantity of a device and a corresponding required date. The planning engine converts original planning buckets with varying bucket lengths into target planning buckets that have substantially identical bucket lengths. The planning engine further retrieves a cycle time of the device, and selects one of the target planning buckets accordingly. The planning engine also plans a capacity in the selected target planning bucket according to the quantity of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Kuang Chen, Jin-Yng Hwang, Tsung-Lin Chen, Hsin-Chen Wu, Cheng-Heng Sun, Jenn-Tsair Liao, Ching-Ping Chen, Yu-Cheng Chang
  • Capacity management system and method
    Publication number: 20060129260
    Abstract: A capacity management system and method. The system includes a demand management module and a planning engine. The demand management module receives a demand comprising a request for a quantity of a device and a corresponding required date. The planning engine converts original planning buckets with varying bucket lengths into target planning buckets that have substantially identical bucket lengths. The planning engine further retrieves a cycle time of the device, and selects one of the target planning buckets accordingly. The planning engine also plans a capacity in the selected target planning bucket according to the quantity of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Yi-Kuang Chen, Jin-Yng Hwang, Tsung-Lin Chen, Hsin-Chen Wu, Cheng-Heng Sun, Jenn-Tsair Liao, Ching-Ping Chen, Yu-Cheng Chang