Patents by Inventor Kuan-Hsun Chiu

Kuan-Hsun Chiu 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).

  • Patent number: 9729990
    Abstract: A condenser microphone comprises a substrate, a vibratile diaphragm and a back plate. The substrate has an opening. The diaphragm is disposed corresponding to the substrate and covers the opening, and has a plurality of protrusions. The back plate is coupled to the diaphragm and has a plurality of through holes, at least some of which are corresponding to the protrusions respectively. An interval is formed between the diaphragm and the back plate, and when the diaphragm vibrates, the protrusions move into or further near the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sun-Zen Chen, Henry J. H. Chen, Jen-Yi Chen, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Kuang-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20160112818
    Abstract: A condenser microphone comprises a substrate, a vibratile diaphragm and a back plate. The substrate has an opening. The diaphragm is disposed corresponding to the substrate and covers the opening, and has a plurality of protrusions. The back plate is coupled to the diaphragm and has a plurality of through holes, at least some of which are corresponding to the protrusions respectively. An interval is formed between the diaphragm and the back plate, and when the diaphragm vibrates, the protrusions move into or further near the through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Sun-Zen Chen, Henry J. H. Chen, Jen-Yi Chen, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Kuang-Chien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9258662
    Abstract: A condenser microphone comprises a substrate, a vibratile diaphragm and a back plate. The substrate has an opening. The diaphragm is disposed corresponding to the substrate and covers the opening, and has a plurality of protrusions. The back plate is coupled to the diaphragm and has a plurality of through holes, at least some of which are corresponding to the protrusions respectively. An interval is formed between the diaphragm and the back plate, and when the diaphragm vibrates, the protrusions move into or further near the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sun-Zen Chen, Henry J. H Chen, Jen-Yi Chen, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Kuang-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140233767
    Abstract: A condenser microphone comprises a substrate, a vibratile diaphragm and a back plate. The substrate has an opening. The diaphragm is disposed corresponding to the substrate and covers the opening, and has a plurality of protrusions. The back plate is coupled to the diaphragm and has a plurality of through holes, at least some of which are corresponding to the protrusions respectively. An interval is formed between the diaphragm and the back plate, and when the diaphragm vibrates, the protrusions move into or further near the through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sun-Zen CHEN, Henry J.H CHEN, Jen-Yi CHEN, Kuan-Hsun CHIU, Kuang-Chien HSIEH
  • Patent number: 8687827
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone chip with an expanded back chamber includes a first chip unit and a second chip unit. The first chip unit has a first substrate, a vibration membrane layer is formed above an end of the first substrate, and a space is formed below the vibration membrane layer of the first substrate, so that the vibration membrane layer is suspended above the first substrate to vibrate. The second chip unit has a second substrate to couple with another end of the first substrate, and a groove is formed in the second substrate with a width larger than that of the space; when the first substrate and the second substrate are coupled together, the groove and the space are connected together to act as the back chamber of the vibration membrane layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Jen Chen, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Chun-Chieh Wang, Ming-Li Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130322661
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone chip with an expanded back chamber includes a first chip unit and a second chip unit. The first chip unit has a first substrate, a vibration membrane layer is formed. above an end of the first substrate, and a space is formed below the vibration membrane layer of the first substrate, so that the vibration membrane layer is suspended above the first substrate to vibrate. The second chip unit has a second substrate to couple with another end of the first substrate, and a groove is formed in the second substrate with. a width larger than that of the space; when the first substrate and the second substrate are coupled together, the groove and the space are connected together to act as the back chamber of the vibration membrane layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Hung-Jen CHEN, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Chun-Chieh Wang, Min-Li Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130320465
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone module includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board attached to the first circuit board. A MEMS chip and an ASIC chip are respectively received in one of two concavities of the first circuit board. A first ground layer of the first circuit board and a second ground layer of the second circuit board are electrically coupled to each other to define a ground shielding structure. By this way, an EMI shielding can be applied by the ground shielding structure to the MEMS chip and the ASIC chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Ching HUANG, Ju-Mei Lu, Hung-Jen Chen, Kuan-Hsun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130322662
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone module includes a substrate and a conducting lid covered on the substrate to define a chamber therebetween for accommodation of a MEMS chip and an ASIC chip. A ground layer of the substrate is electrically coupled to a protrusion of the conductive lid to form an EMI shielding structure. By this way, an EMI shielding effect can be applied by the EMI shielding structure to the MEMS chip and the ASIC chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: MERRY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Jen Chen, Chao-Ching Huang, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Yung-Ta Chen, Xian-Gen Liao
  • Publication number: 20130101143
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone chip with an expanded chamber comprises a base plate, and the base plate has a main chamber and a secondary chamber. The secondary chamber is formed beside the main chamber, and is connected to the main chamber. A vibration membrane is suspended above the main chamber for receiving external sound waves, and the vibration membrane vibrates in corresponding to the chambers. The MEMS microphone chip has a higher sensitivity because of the expanded chamber, and therefore has a more ideal audio frequency response curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Hung-Jen CHEN, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Chun-Chieh Wang, Ming-Li Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130075835
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical microphone comprises a shell body, a microelectromechanical microphone chip and an integrated circuit. The shell body having a cavity and an opening, sound from outside enters into the cavity from the opening. The microelectromechanical microphone chip and the integrated circuit are disposed on a circuit layout inside the cavity. A filter is integrated with the microelectromechanical microphone chip at an appropriate location. Sound entered from the opening into the cavity is received by the microelectromechanical microphone chip, then the sound or audio signals are converted to electrical signals through the filter and the integrated circuit, to be transmitted to external electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: MERRY ELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Jen CHEN, Kuan-Hsun CHIU, Ju-Mei LU, Ming-Li HSU, Chun-Chieh WANG
  • Publication number: 20120308037
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical microphone chip having a stereoscopic diaphragm structure includes a base, having a chamber; a diaphragm, disposed on the chamber and having steps with height differences; and a back plate, disposed on the diaphragm, forming a space with the diaphragm in between, and having a plurality of sound-holes communicating with the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Hung-Jen CHEN, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Ming-Li Hsu, Xian-Gen Liao
  • Publication number: 20120308066
    Abstract: A combined MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) microphone includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a vibrating diaphragm, a backplate, and an accommodating slot. The first substrate has a first chamber, the vibrating diaphragm is disposed on the first chamber, the second substrate has a second chamber, one side of the backplate is disposed on the second chamber, and the other side of the backplate is disposed on the vibrating diaphragm, so that the second substrate is combined with the first substrate. In addition, the backplate has multiple sound holes, and the accommodating slot is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to form a space between the vibrating diaphragm and the backplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Hung-Jen CHEN, Kuan-Hsun Chiu, Kuo-Hsiang Li, Yung-Ta Chen