Patents by Inventor Kai An

Kai An 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).

  • Publication number: 20210041920
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base, a cover and a hinge module. The hinge module includes a hinge assembly, a support component, and an elastic component. The hinge assembly is pivoted to the base and the cover. The hinge assembly has a push portion and a rotating shaft portion. The push portion is connected to the base, and the rotating shaft portion is connected to the cover and is rotatably connected to the push portion. The support component is movably connected to the rotating shaft portion and leans against the push portion. The elastic component is connected between the rotating shaft portion and the support component. When the cover is unfolded relative to the base, the push portion pushes the support component to drive the elastic component to be extended, so that a support end of the support component protrudes from the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chao-Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20210043423
    Abstract: An embodiment is an apparatus, such as a plasma chamber. The apparatus includes chamber walls and a chamber window defining an enclosed space. A chamber window is disposed between a plasma antenna and a substrate support. A gas delivery source is mechanically coupled to the chamber window. The gas delivery source comprises a gas injector having a passageway, a window at a first end of the passageway, and a nozzle at a second end of the passageway. The nozzle of the gas delivery source is disposed in the enclosed space. A fastening device is mechanically coupled to the gas delivery source. The fastening device is adjustable to adjust a sealing force against the gas injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yung-Shun HSU, Ching-Yu CHANG, Chiao-Kai CHANG, Wai Hong CHEAH, Chien-Fang LIN
  • Publication number: 20210041704
    Abstract: An eyepiece waveguide for an augmented reality display system may include an optically transmissive substrate, an input coupling grating (ICG) region, a multi-directional pupil expander (MPE) region, and an exit pupil expander (EPE) region. The ICG region may receive an input beam of light and couple the input beam into the substrate as a guided beam. The MPE region may include a plurality of diffractive features which exhibit periodicity along at least a first axis of periodicity and a second axis of periodicity. The MPE region may be positioned to receive the guided beam from the ICG region and to diffract it in a plurality of directions to create a plurality of diffracted beams. The EPE region may overlap the MPE region and may out couple one or more of the diffracted beams from the optically transmissive substrate as output beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Samarth Bhargava, Victor Kai Liu, Kevin Messer
  • Publication number: 20210044305
    Abstract: A polar code construction method, apparatus, electronic device, and readable storage medium, applied to the field of wireless communication technology to reduce the complexity of polar code construction. The method comprises: calculating a weight spectrum corresponding to a polarized channel of a polar code with code length 2N based on the weight spectrum corresponding to the polarized channel with code length N, and MacWilliams identities; calculating, for each polarized channel, a union bound on the error probability of the polarized channel under the condition of additive white Gaussian noise based on the weight spectrum corresponding to the polarized channel and a union bound formula; determining the error probability threshold values based on the union bounds and a measurement method; sorting the error probability threshold values of all the polarized channels in ascending order, and selecting the polarized channels corresponding to the K smallest error probability threshold values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kai NIU, Yan LI
  • Publication number: 20210038934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a convenient fire fighting unit. The convenient fire fighting unit comprises a pick-up and a hand-lifting pump supported on an electric barrow; a lifting base fixed onto a cargo floor; each of the two sides of the lifting base is provided with a rear support seat, an intermediate support seat and a front hinged seat from the inside to the outside; the rear support seat is hinged with the rear end of a hydraulic cylinder; the intermediate support seat is hinged with the rear end of an intermediate connecting rod; the front hinged seat is hinged with the rear end of a front connecting rod; the electric barrow is provided on the lifting support plate; and the hydraulic cylinder is connected with a hydraulic assembly provided in the cargo box or on the lifting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Lei CHANG, Xiping CHENG, Fabin CHEN, Kai WANG, Enbin CHEN, Yi PAN
  • Publication number: 20210043721
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device. The MIM device includes a substrate, and a first and second electrode stacked over the substrate. A dielectric layer is arranged between the first and second electrodes. Further, the MIM device includes a titanium getter layer that is disposed over the substrate and separated from the dielectric layer by the first electrode. The titanium getter layer has a higher getter capacity for hydrogen than the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chi-Yuan Shih, Kai-Fung Chang, Shih-Fen Huang, Yan-Jie Liao
  • Publication number: 20210042987
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to execute ray tracing instructions. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises execution circuitry to execute a dequantize instruction to convert a plurality of quantized data values to a plurality of dequantized data values, the dequantize instruction including a first source operand to identify a plurality of packed quantized data values in a source register and a destination operand to identify a destination register in which to store a plurality of packed dequantized data values, wherein the execution circuitry is to convert each packed quantized data value in the source register to a floating point value, to multiply the floating point value by a first value to generate a first product and to add the first product to a second value to generate a dequantized data value, and to store the dequantized data value in a packed data element location in the destination register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Karthik VAIDYANATHAN, Michael APODACA, Thomas RAOUX, Carsten BENTHIN, Kai XIAO, Carson BROWNLEE, Joshua BARCZAK
  • Publication number: 20210042954
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a binocular matching method, including: obtaining an image to be processed, where the image is a two-dimensional (2D) image including a left image and a right image; constructing a three-dimensional (3D) matching cost feature of the image by using extracted features of the left image and extracted features of the right image, where the 3D matching cost feature includes a group-wise cross-correlation feature, or includes a feature obtained by concatenating the group-wise cross-correlation feature and a connection feature; and determining the depth of the image by using the 3D matching cost feature. The embodiments of the present application also provide a binocular matching apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaoyang GUO, Kai Yang, Wukui Yang, Hongsheng Li, Xiaogang Wang
  • Publication number: 20210043521
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first transistor, which includes forming a first gate dielectric layer over a first channel region in a substrate and forming a first work-function layer over the first gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the first work-function layer includes depositing a work-function material using first process conditions to form the work-function material having a first proportion of different crystalline orientations and forming a second transistor, which includes forming a second gate dielectric layer over a second channel region in the substrate and forming a second work-function layer over the second gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the second work-function layer includes depositing the work-function material using second process conditions to form the work-function material having a second proportion of different crystalline orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Chiu, Da-Yuan Lee, Hsien-Ming Lee, Kai-Cyuan Yang, Yu-Sheng Wang, Chih-Hsiang Fan, Kun-Wa Kuok
  • Publication number: 20210041756
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate including a substrate, data lines, gate lines, pixels, and transfer lines is provided. The data lines are disposed on the substrate and arranged in a first direction. The gate lines are disposed on the substrate and arranged in a second direction interlaced with the first direction. The pixels are disposed on the substrate, each of which includes an active device electrically connected to one of the data lines and one of the gate lines and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active device. The transfer lines are arranged in the first direction and electrically connected to the gate lines, respectively. The pixels include first pixels. In a top view of the pixel array substrate, at least one of the pixel electrodes of the first pixels is partially overlapped with one of the transfer lines. A driving method of a pixel array substrate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Tse Lee, Sheng-Yen Cheng, Yueh-Hung Chung, Kuang-Hsiang Liao, Yang-Chun Lee, Yan-Kai Wang, Ya-Ling Hsu, Yi-Ren Chen, Hung-Che Lin, Sheng-Ju Ho, Chien-Huang Liao, Chen-Hsien Liao
  • Publication number: 20210044300
    Abstract: A high linearity phase interpolator (PI) is disclosed. A phase value parameter indicative of a desired phase difference between an output signal and an input clock signal edge may be provided by control logic. A first capacitor may be charged for a first period of time with a first current that is proportional to the phase value parameter to produce a first voltage on the capacitor that is proportional to the phase value parameter. The first capacitor may be further charged for a second period of time with a second current that has a constant value to form a voltage ramp offset by the first voltage. A reference voltage may be compared to the voltage ramp during the second period of time. The output signal may be asserted at a time when the voltage ramp equals the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Baher Haroun, Wenting Zhou, Kai Yiu Tam, Reza Hoshyar, Ali Kiaei
  • Publication number: 20210040936
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a wind turbine group having a plurality of wind turbines. Each wind turbine generates electrical power as wind turbine output power for feeding into an electrical supply network. The group feeds a group power output into the network at a grid connection point, and the group power output is substantially formed as the sum of all the turbine power outputs of the group. A maximum group power output is specified for limiting the group power output, a control value for compliance with the maximum group power output is transferred to each wind turbine in the group in order to limit the output power of the respective wind turbine to a maximum value defined by the control value, and a control relationship is determined between potential control values and potential group power outputs using the control relationships and depending on the maximum group power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Kai Busker
  • Publication number: 20210041695
    Abstract: A head up display (HUD) system includes: one or more light sources and one or more phase modulators configured to generate and output a hologram; and a replicator configured to receive the hologram, to generate N replications of the hologram from the hologram, and to output the N replications of the hologram, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kai-Han CHANG, Thomas A. SEDER
  • Publication number: 20210044110
    Abstract: An inverter includes an inverter circuit; an alternating current filter, where an input port of the alternating current filter is connected to an output port of the inverter circuit; an alternating current electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter; and a first alternating current switch, connected between an output port of the alternating current filter and an input port of the alternating current EMI filter. The first split capacitor is disposed between the first alternating current switch and the input port of the alternating current EMI filter; and when the first alternating current switch is turned off, the first split capacitor is disconnected from the output port of the alternating current filter, and the first split capacitor is connected to a circuit in which an alternating current system connected to the output port of the alternating current EMI filter is located, to suppress harmonic distortion of the alternating current system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Rongliang SHI, Zhangping SHAO, Kai XIN
  • Publication number: 20210045247
    Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic system comprises a main board, and a modular capacitor subassembly mechanically and electrically coupled to the main board, wherein the modular capacitor subassembly provides backup power for the main board, and wherein the main board is adapted for use in at least two housing form factors. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John Hung, Andrew Morning-Smith, Kai-Uwe Schmidt, Nan Allison Yao
  • Publication number: 20210045008
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and methods for multi-link operations that include retransmission of data using different wireless links. The following discussion describes one such exemplary electronic system or computer system that can be used as a platform for implementing embodiments of the present invention. The multi-link device can be a multi-link wireless access point or a multi-link wireless station, for example. The multi-link device can operate multiple transceivers simultaneously to perform multi-link operations including retransmission using different wireless links. For example, the multi-link device can transmit an encrypted MPDU using a first wireless link, and retransmit the MPDU using a second wireless link by setting a MAC header of the MPDU according to a MAC address of the second wireless link, to advantageously enhance the performance, reliability, and efficiency of the wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Gabor Bajko, Yongho Seok, James Chih-Shi Yee, Kai Ying Lu
  • Publication number: 20210041753
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate including a substrate, data lines, gate lines, pixels, and transfer lines is provided. The data lines are disposed on the substrate and arranged in a first direction. The gate lines are disposed on the substrate and arranged in a second direction interlaced with the first direction. The pixels are disposed on the substrate, each of which includes an active device electrically connected to one of the data lines and one of the gate lines and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active device. The transfer lines are arranged in the first direction and electrically connected to the gate lines, respectively. The pixels include first pixels. In a top view of the pixel array substrate, at least one of the pixel electrodes of the first pixels is partially overlapped with one of the transfer lines. A driving method of a pixel array substrate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Tse Lee, Sheng-Yen Cheng, Yueh-Hung Chung, Kuang-Hsiang Liao, Yang-Chun Lee, Yan-Kai Wang, Ya-Ling Hsu, Yi-Ren Chen, Hung-Che Lin, Sheng-Ju Ho, Chien-Huang Liao, Chen-Hsien Liao
  • Publication number: 20210045256
    Abstract: An electronic device and a display thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a display and a supporting device. The display includes a display panel, a back cover, and a connecting member. The back cover is disposed on the display panel, and includes an inner surface, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and a mounting hole penetrating the inner surface and the outer surface. The inner surface faces the display panel. The mounting hole is disposed on a central region of the back cover. The connecting member is disposed on the inner surface at a position corresponding to the mounting hole, and includes a screw hole. The supporting device includes a detachable fixer connected to the screw hole. Thus, it is convenient for a user to connect the display to different supporting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kai-Chieh Hsu, Chih-Wei Chuang, Yu-Chiao Chang, Tsung-Ju Chiang, Szu-Han Lai, Yaw-Huei Chiou
  • Publication number: 20210043642
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor memory device including a substrate, an isolation structure, a first gate dielectric layer, a first conductive layer, a second gate dielectric layer, a second conductive layer, and a protective layer. The substrate has an array region and a periphery region. The isolation structure is disposed in the substrate between the array and periphery regions. The first gate dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate in the array region. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first gate dielectric layer. The second gate dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate in the periphery region. The second conductive layer is disposed on the second dielectric layer. The second conductive layer extends to cover a portion of a top surface of the isolation structure. The protective layer is disposed between the second conductive layer and the isolation structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen Hung, Yu-Kai Liao, Chiang-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20210044333
    Abstract: An access point (AP) configured for multi-AP coordinated beamforming (CBF) and multi-AP joint transmission (JT) in an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) wireless local area network (WLAN), when operating as a master AP (AP1) in a multi-AP network, is configured to encode a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame for multi-AP channel sounding. The NDPA is configured for transmission to a second AP (AP2) and a plurality of stations (STAs) of an EHT group. The NDPA may be encoded to have an information field indicating whether a sounding sequence type is for JT channel sounding or CBF channel sounding. The NDPA may further be encoded to include fields identifying the APs participating in the channel sounding. In these embodiments, the channel sounding sequence for JT can be reused for the channel sounding on CBF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Feng Jiang, Qinghua Li, Xiaogang Chen, Po-Kai Huang, Danny Alexander, Chen Kojokaro, Assaf Gurevitz, Ziv Avital