Patents by Inventor Kai Zuo

Kai Zuo 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: 20240158994
    Abstract: An adjustment method of moisture content and dense state for a hydrogel improved subgrade based on weather-resistance during an in-service period, including: step 1: carrying out surface cleaning and compaction of ground; step 2: preparing hydrogel improved subgrade raw material; step 3: paving the prepared material on the surface to form first-layer improved subgrade; and step 4: paving plain soil subgrade onto the first-layer. The method combines the water absorption and release function of the modified resin and the characteristic of the gel state thereof, to pave the improved subgrade in layers, which can absorb water and slightly expand when the water content in the subgrade is increased to a certain threshold value, and a strength and compactness protective layer can also be formed at the connection sections of the ground and the subgrade, and the subgrade and the pavement, to prevent the pot-cover effect from occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: SHANDONG JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY, SHANDONG UNIVERSITY, CHONGQING UNIVERSITY, JINAN JINYUE HIGHWAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinzhuang CUI, Jin LI, Qing JIN, Shen ZUO, Dalu XIONG, Peng JIANG, Xiaoning ZHANG, Yefeng DU, Kai YUAN, Chongsheng XIN
  • Patent number: 11961244
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-precision dynamic real-time 360-degree omnidirectional point cloud acquisition method based on fringe projection. The method comprises: firstly, by means of the fringe projection technology based on a stereoscopic phase unwrapping method, and with the assistance of an adaptive dynamic depth constraint mechanism, acquiring high-precision three-dimensional (3D) data of an object in real time without any additional auxiliary fringe pattern; and then, after a two-dimensional (2D) matching points optimized by the means of corresponding 3D information is rapidly acquired, by means of a two-thread parallel mechanism, carrying out coarse registration based on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology and fine registration based on Iterative Closest Point (ICP) technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chao Zuo, Jiaming Qian, Qian Chen, Shijie Feng, Tianyang Tao, Yan Hu, Wei Yin, Liang Zhang, Kai Liu, Shuaijie Wu, Mingzhu Xu, Jiaye Wang
  • Publication number: 20240015113
    Abstract: A method of managing a resource is provided, including: creating, in response to an operation of a user joining in a proprietary cloud platform, a shadow account for the user on the proprietary cloud platform; determining a resource pool corresponding to the shadow account; and accessing, in response to the user accessing the proprietary cloud platform, a resource in the resource pool corresponding to the shadow account based on a preset access policy. An apparatus of managing a resource, a computer system, and a computer-readable storage medium are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Kai ZUO
  • Patent number: 10297590
    Abstract: The present disclosure teaches a Field-Effect Transistor (FET) configured as a diode to provide ESD protection. The field-effect transistor has its gate, source, and body connected to a common power supply rail. A low-density doped drain region extends in a length direction beyond the gate sidewall spacers of the transistor to provide a lower leakage current than would otherwise be exhibited by the protection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Laine, Jiang-kai Zuo, Ronghua Zhu, Patrice Besse, Rouying Zhan
  • Patent number: 10217860
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate and defining a core device area within the doped isolation barrier, an isolation contact region disposed in the semiconductor substrate outside of the core device area and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a depleted well region disposed in the semiconductor substrate outside of the core device area. The depleted well region electrically couples the isolation contact region and the doped isolation barrier such that the doped isolation barrier is biased at a voltage level lower than the voltage applied to the isolation contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongning Yang, Daniel J. Blomberg, Xu Cheng, Xin Lin, Zhihong Zhang, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 10186612
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate and defining a core device area within the doped isolation barrier, an isolation contact region disposed in the semiconductor substrate outside of the core device area and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a depleted well region disposed in the semiconductor substrate outside of the core device area. The depleted well region electrically couples the isolation contact region and the doped isolation barrier such that the doped isolation barrier is biased at a voltage level lower than the voltage applied to the isolation contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongning Yang, Daniel J. Blomberg, Xu Cheng, Xin Lin, Zhihong Zhang, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 10177252
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a body region disposed in the semiconductor substrate within the doped isolation barrier and in which a channel is formed during operation, an isolation contact disposed at the semiconductor substrate and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a plurality of reduced surface field (RESURF) layers disposed in the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of reduced surface field (RESURF) layers being arranged in a stack between the body region and the isolation contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Hongning Yang, Ronghua Zhu, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Publication number: 20180130903
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a body region disposed in the semiconductor substrate within the doped isolation barrier and in which a channel is formed during operation, an isolation contact disposed at the semiconductor substrate and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a plurality of reduced surface field (RESURF) layers disposed in the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of reduced surface field (RESURF) layers being arranged in a stack between the body region and the isolation contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Hongning Yang, Ronghua Zhu, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9941350
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type, a body region disposed in the semiconductor substrate within the doped isolation barrier, having the first conductivity type, and in which a channel is formed during operation, and a plurality of reduced surface field (RESURF) layers disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of RESURF layers are arranged in a stack between the body region and the doped isolation barrier. The plurality of RESURF layers include an upper layer having a second conductivity type, a lower layer having the second conductivity type, and an isolation coupling layer disposed between the upper and lower layers, in contact with the doped isolation barrier, and having the first conductivity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Hongning Yang, Ronghua Zhu, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9917150
    Abstract: Deep trench isolation structures and systems and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The systems include a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body, a device region, and the deep trench isolation structure. The deep trench isolation structure is configured to electrically isolate the device region from other device regions that extend within the semiconductor body. The deep trench isolation structure includes an isolation trench, a dielectric material that extends within the isolation trench, a first semiconducting region, and a second semiconducting region. The methods include methods of operating an integrated circuit device that includes a plurality of semiconductor devices that include the disclosed deep trench isolation structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Xu Cheng, Daniel J. Blomberg, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9905687
    Abstract: Laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor (LDMOS) device is disclosed. The device is surrounded by an isolation ring and a buried layer of a first doping type, that is of the same type as its source and drain regions of the same doping type. A control gate of the device includes step gate dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronghua Zhu, Xin Lin, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9893164
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a bipolar transistor device includes performing a first plurality of implantation procedures to implant dopant of a first conductivity type to form emitter and collector regions laterally spaced from one another in a semiconductor substrate, and performing a second plurality of implantation procedures to implant dopant of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate to form a composite base region. The composite base region includes a base contact region, a buried region through which a buried conduction path between the emitter and collector regions is formed during operation, and a base link region electrically connecting the base contact region and the buried region. The base link region has a dopant concentration level higher than the buried region and is disposed laterally between the emitter and collector regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Daniel J Blomberg, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9871135
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes a first region of a first conductivity type that includes a drain, a region of a second conductivity type abutting the first region in a lateral direction and a vertical direction to form an interface between the first conductivity type and the second conductivity type, wherein the drain region is spaced apart from the interface. A source region of the first conductivity type abuts the second region in the lateral direction and vertical directions. A control gate structure includes a conductive layer that is spaced apart from the drain region by a first dimension in the lateral direction. A shallow trench isolation (STI) region having a second dimension in the lateral direction is disposed at a location of the first region between the source and drain regions, wherein the second dimension is less than one-half of the first dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Hongning Yang, Ronghua Zhu, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Publication number: 20170352756
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes a first region of a first conductivity type that includes a drain, a region of a second conductivity type abutting the first region in a lateral direction and a vertical direction to form an interface between the first conductivity type and the second conductivity type, wherein the drain region is spaced apart from the interface. A source region of the first conductivity type abuts the second region in the lateral direction and vertical directions. A control gate structure includes a conductive layer that is spaced apart from the drain region by a first dimension in the lateral direction. A shallow trench isolation (STI) region having a second dimension in the lateral direction is disposed at a location of the first region between the source and drain regions, wherein the second dimension is less than one-half of the first dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Hongning Yang, Ronghua Zhu, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9831338
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a body region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type, a composite source region disposed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the body region and having a second conductivity type, and a gate structure supported by the semiconductor substrate and having a side adjacent the composite source region. The composite source region includes a plurality of first constituent source regions disposed along the side of the gate structure and having the second conductivity type, and a second constituent source region disposed along the side of the gate structure and between two first constituent source regions of the plurality of first constituent source regions, the second constituent source region having the second conductivity type. The second constituent source region has a different dopant concentration level than the plurality of first constituent source regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Hongning Yang, Ronghua Zhu, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9825169
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a buried doped isolation layer disposed in the semiconductor substrate to isolate the device, a drain region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a depletion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and having a conductivity type in common with the buried doped isolation barrier and the drain region. The depletion region reaches a depth in the semiconductor substrate to be in contact with the buried doped isolation layer. The depletion region establishes an electrical link between the buried doped isolation layer and the drain region such that the buried doped isolation layer is biased at a voltage level lower than the voltage applied to the drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Xu Cheng, Hongning Yang, Zhihong Zhang, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9728600
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate and defining a core device area within the doped isolation barrier, an isolation contact region disposed in the semiconductor substrate outside of the core device area, and a body region disposed in the semiconductor substrate within the core device area, and in which a channel is formed during operation. The body region is electrically tied to the isolation contact region. The body region and the doped isolation barrier have a common conductivity type. The body region is electrically isolated from the doped isolation barrier within the core device area. The doped isolation barrier and the isolation contact region are not electrically tied to one another such that the doped isolation barrier is biased at a different voltage level than the isolation contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongning Yang, Daniel J. Blomberg, Xu Cheng, Xin Lin, Zhihong Zhang, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9691880
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, source and drain regions in the semiconductor substrate and spaced from one another along a first lateral dimension, and a drift region in the semiconductor substrate and through which charge carriers drift during operation upon application of a bias voltage between the source and drain regions. The drift region has a notched dopant profile in a second lateral dimension along an interface between the drift region and the drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Hongning Yang, Xin Lin, Zhihong Zhang, Jiang-kai Zuo
  • Publication number: 20170179279
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a buried doped isolation layer disposed in the semiconductor substrate to isolate the device, a drain region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a depletion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and having a conductivity type in common with the buried doped isolation barrier and the drain region. The depletion region reaches a depth in the semiconductor substrate to be in contact with the buried doped isolation layer. The depletion region establishes an electrical link between the buried doped isolation layer and the drain region such that the buried doped isolation layer is biased at a voltage level lower than the voltage applied to the drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Xin Lin, Xu Cheng, Hongning Yang, Zhihong Zhang, Jiang-Kai Zuo
  • Patent number: 9680011
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate to isolate the device, a drain region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a depleted well region disposed in the semiconductor substrate, and having a conductivity type in common with the doped isolation barrier and the drain region. The depleted well region is positioned between the doped isolation barrier and the drain region to electrically couple the doped isolation barrier and the drain region such that the doped isolation barrier is biased at a voltage level lower than the voltage applied to the drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihong Zhang, Daniel J. Blomberg, Xu Cheng, Xin Lin, Hongning Yang, Jiang-Kai Zuo