Patents by Inventor Kuo-Chang Lee
Kuo-Chang Lee 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: 11973027Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure, a dielectric structure and a contact structure. The substrate has source/drain (S/D) regions. The gate structure is on the substrate and between the S/D regions. The dielectric structure covers the gate structure. The contact structure penetrates through the dielectric structure to connect to the S/D region. A lower portion of a sidewall of the contact structure is spaced apart from the dielectric structure by an air gap therebetween, while an upper portion of the sidewall of the contact structure is in contact with the dielectric structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Pei-Yu Chou, Jr-Hung Li, Liang-Yin Chen, Su-Hao Liu, Tze-Liang Lee, Meng-Han Chou, Kuo-Ju Chen, Huicheng Chang, Tsai-Jung Ho, Tzu-Yang Ho
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Publication number: 20240079524Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor structure, a second semiconductor structure located on the first semiconductor structure, and an active layer located between the first semiconductor structure and the second semiconductor structure. The first semiconductor structure has a first conductivity type, and includes a plurality of first layers and a plurality of second layers alternately stacked. The second semiconductor structure has a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. The plurality of first layers and the plurality of second layers include indium and phosphorus, and the plurality of first layers and the plurality of second layers respectively have a first indium atomic percentage and a second indium atomic percentage. The second indium atomic percentage is different from the first indium atomic percentage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Wei-Jen HSUEH, Shih-Chang LEE, Kuo-Feng HUANG, Wen-Luh LIAO, Jiong-Chaso SU, Yi-Chieh LIN, Hsuan-Le LIN
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Publication number: 20220343807Abstract: A flexible display device includes a supporting layer and a flexible display panel. The supporting layer has two non-folding regions and a folding region between the two non-folding regions. The folding region has a central region and two edge regions. Each of the edge regions is located between one of the two non-folding regions and the central region, and open porosities of the two edge regions are different from an open porosity of the central region. The flexible display panel is located on the supporting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Kuo Chang LEE, Yi-Sheng LIN, Chen-Chu TSAI
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Publication number: 20210009266Abstract: A UAV patrol system and a UAV patrol method are provided. A UAV receives a patrol instruction from a base station to perform a patrol task to the target area. The patrol task includes: flying along a cruise path in a first height, and acquiring a first thermal sensing image in a first FOV; in response to determining that the first thermal sensing image has a abnormal point with a temperature higher than a temperature threshold and located on one of multiple object targets, suspending flying along the cruise path and changing to fly in the second height to capture an abnormal image of the abnormal point in a second FOV, and storing and marking the abnormal image. The UAV patrol system and method may effectively use the UAV to determine the abnormal target object in the target area, and capture the abnormal image of the target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Kuo-Chang Lee, Chih-Neng Tseng, Cheng-Shen Lee
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Publication number: 20200209893Abstract: A UAV obstacle avoidance system and a control method thereof are provided. The UAV obstacle avoidance system comprises a cover, at least two obstacle avoidance lens modules and an infrared light source. The infrared light source is located between the at least two obstacle avoidance lens modules. Each obstacle avoidance lens module comprises a sensing unit and an infrared shutter. The sensing unit comprises a filter layer and a sensing element. The filter layer is located between the cover and the sensing element, and the filter layer has at least one filter region, wherein one of the filter regions is an infrared filter region. The infrared shutter is located between the cover and the sensing unit and configured to switch an infrared cut-off filter to a turn-on state or a turn-off state. The UAV obstacle avoidance system and the control method thereof can be used for day and night environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Kuo-Chang Lee, Chih-Neng Tseng, Cheng-Shen Lee
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Patent number: 9978821Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device including a first substrate, a display element layer, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a gray film disposed on the second substrate, and a light absorbing layer disposed on the second substrate is provided. The display element layer disposed on the first substrate includes at least one pixel structure including a light-emitting layer and having a light-emitting region. An orthogonal projection area of the gray film on the second substrate overlaps an orthogonal projection area of the opening of the light absorbing layer on the second substrate. An area of the pixel structure is P, an area of the light-emitting region is W. An area of the opening is AR. W<AR?0.5P. An orthogonal projection area of the light-emitting region on the second substrate is located in an orthogonal projection area of the opening on the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Patent number: 9946406Abstract: An optical film with touch function includes a substrate, a material layer, a plurality of columnar structures, and a filter electrode layer. The substrate has a carrying surface. The material layer is disposed on the carrying surface of the substrate. Each of the columnar structures is extended from a side of the material layer adjacent to the carrying surface to a side of the material layer away from the carrying surface. A side of each of the columnar structures adjacent to the substrate has a first end surface. The filter electrode layer is disposed between the substrate and the material layer. The filter electrode layer includes a plurality of sensing electrode regions electrically insulated from each other. The filter electrode layer has a plurality of openings, and the openings respectively expose the first end surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Chih-Chia Chang, Yi-Chuan Lu, Ying-Ting Liou, Kai-Ming Chang
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Publication number: 20170271420Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device including a first substrate, a display element layer, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a gray film disposed on the second substrate, and a light absorbing layer disposed on the second substrate is provided. The display element layer disposed on the first substrate includes at least one pixel structure including a light-emitting layer and having a light-emitting region. An orthogonal projection area of the gray film on the second substrate overlaps an orthogonal projection area of the opening of the light absorbing layer on the second substrate. An area of the pixel structure is P, an area of the light-emitting region is W. An area of the opening is AR. W<AR?0.5 P. An orthogonal projection area of the light-emitting region on the second substrate is located in an orthogonal projection area of the opening on the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Patent number: 9710120Abstract: In one embodiment, a sensing apparatus having a first region with light transmittance less than a second region is provided. The sensing apparatus includes a first conductive layer, a color filter layer and a second conductive layer disposed on a substrate. The first conductive layer is located in the first region and includes first electrode patterns. The color filter layer covers the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the color filter layer and includes second electrode patterns. At least one of the second electrode patterns has a connection portion passing through the color filter layer to electrically connect to one of the first electrode patterns. The first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns form first electrode series and second electrode series intersecting with the first electrode series. The connection portion is located at the intersection of one first electrode series and one second electrode series.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InsituteInventors: Chih-Chia Chang, Kai-Ming Chang, Kuo-Chang Lee, Yi-Shou Tsai
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Patent number: 9680132Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a light absorption layer, an optical matching layer, a first transparent electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second transparent electrode is provided. The light absorption layer is disposed on the substrate, and the optical matching layer is disposed on the light absorption layer. The first transparent electrode is disposed on the optical matching layer, the light emitting layer is disposed on the first transparent electrode, and the second transparent electrode is disposed on the light emitting layer. An output luminance and a reflectance of ambient light are controlled by adjusting refractive indices of the optical matching layer and the light absorption layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Shin-Tson Wu, Guan-Jun Tan, Rui-Dong Zhu
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Publication number: 20170155095Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a light absorption layer, an optical matching layer, a first transparent electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second transparent electrode is provided. The light absorption layer is disposed on the substrate, and the optical matching layer is disposed on the light absorption layer. The first transparent electrode is disposed on the optical matching layer, the light emitting layer is disposed on the first transparent electrode, and the second transparent electrode is disposed on the light emitting layer. An output luminance and a reflectance of ambient light are controlled by adjusting refractive indices of the optical matching layer and the light absorption layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Shin-Tson Wu, Guan-Jun Tan, Rui-Dong Zhu
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Patent number: 9547213Abstract: A display device including a first substrate, a second substrate, a display element layer, a non-transparent structure, an optical guiding structure and a reflective layer is disclosed. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate adjacent to a display surface of the display device. The display element layer is disposed between the first and the second substrates. The non-transparent structure, located between the optical guiding structure and the display element layer, defines at least one opening of the display device. The optical guiding structure corresponds to the one opening. The optical guiding structure includes a plurality of insulating structures each having a first surface adjacent to the non-transparent structure and side surfaces connected to the first surface. The reflective layer is disposed on the side surfaces. The ambient light entering via the second substrate is reflected by the reflective layer and exists via the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kuo-Chang Lee, Kuo-Lung Lo, Wei-Yuan Cheng
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Patent number: 9547202Abstract: A transparent display panel includes a substrate and a pixel array. The pixel array is formed on the substrate and includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines. The data lines and the scan lines surround a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region defines a transparent region and an opaque region, wherein each transparent region occupies a relative position in the corresponding pixel region and at least three relative positions successively arranged along an axial direction are different.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Kuo-Lung Lo, Wen-Lung Chen, Wen-Tung Wang, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Patent number: 9529124Abstract: An optical film structure includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, an optical component includes a micro-lens array and disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, a micro-lens array including a plurality of micro-lens units each of which has a round concentrated area with a projected radius R formed on the first surface, a planarization layer disposed on the optical component, a light absorbing layer disposed on the planarization layer and including a plurality of light absorbing units each of which has a width W. Light incident from the second surface of the first substrate and passing through the micro-lens array is focused on the light absorbing units. The micro-lens array and the planarization layer have a difference in refractive index greater than or equal to 0.2; and W is less than or equal to R/2.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Cheng-Chung Lee, Yu-Ju Chao, Chia-Yu Wu, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Patent number: 9513426Abstract: The disclosure provides a display backlight unit and its light down conversion film. The light down conversion film may include a quantum-dot layer sandwiched between input substrate and an exit substrate. First and second refractive asymmetric micro-prisms are disposed on two opposite input and first exit surfaces of the input substrate, respectively. On the input surface of the input substrate, multiple arrays of the asymmetric refractive asymmetric micro-prisms preserve the large off-axis angle of incident light with first wavelength. On the first exit surface of the input substrate, multiple arrays of the refractive asymmetric micro-prisms increase the reflectance of the large incident angle light. A second exit surface of the exit substrate includes refractive symmetric micro-prisms. The refractive asymmetric micro-prisms of the input substrate and the refractive asymmetric micro-prisms of the exit substrate have rounded tips and valleys for enhancing refraction of the first light and the second light.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Qi Hong, Shin-Tson Wu, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Publication number: 20160313853Abstract: According an embodiment of the present disclosure, a sensing device including a substrate, a light shielding layer, a support structure and an intermediate layer is provided. The light shielding layer is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of first openings. The support structure is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of second openings. A projection area of each first opening overlaps a projection area of one second opening. The light shielding layer is located between the support structure and the substrate. The intermediate layer is disposed between the light shielding layer and the support structure, wherein at least one of the light shielding layer and the support structure is conductive and includes a plurality of first electrode patterns separated from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Ying-Ting Liou, Chih-Chia Chang, Yi-Chuan Lu, Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Publication number: 20160313865Abstract: In one embodiment, a sensing apparatus having a first region with light transmittance less than a second region is provided. The sensing apparatus includes a first conductive layer, a color filter layer and a second conductive layer disposed on a substrate. The first conductive layer is located in the first region and includes first electrode patterns. The color filter layer covers the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the color filter layer and includes second electrode patterns. At least one of the second electrode patterns has a connection portion passing through the color filter layer to electrically connect to one of the first electrode patterns. The first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns form first electrode series and second electrode series intersecting with the first electrode series. The connection portion is located at the intersection of one first electrode series and one second electrode series.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Chih-Chia Chang, Kai-Ming Chang, Kuo-Chang Lee, Yi-Shou Tsai
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Publication number: 20160313864Abstract: An optical film with touch function includes a substrate, a material layer, a plurality of columnar structures, and a filter electrode layer. The substrate has a carrying surface. The material layer is disposed on the carrying surface of the substrate. Each of the columnar structures is extended from a side of the material layer adjacent to the carrying surface to a side of the material layer away from the carrying surface. A side of each of the columnar structures adjacent to the substrate has a first end surface. The filter electrode layer is disposed between the substrate and the material layer. The filter electrode layer includes a plurality of sensing electrode regions electrically insulated from each other. The filter electrode layer has a plurality of openings, and the openings respectively expose the first end surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Chih-Chia Chang, Yi-Chuan Lu, Ying-Ting Liou, Kai-Ming Chang
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Publication number: 20160238748Abstract: An optical film structure includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, an optical component includes a micro-lens array and disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, a micro-lens array including a plurality of micro-lens units each of which has a round concentrated area with a projected radius R formed on the first surface, a planarization layer disposed on the optical component, a light absorbing layer disposed on the planarization layer and including a plurality of light absorbing units each of which has a width W. Light incident from the second surface of the first substrate and passing through the micro-lens array is focused on the light absorbing units. The micro-lens array and the planarization layer have a difference in refractive index greater than or equal to 0.2; and W is less than or equal to R/2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Cheng-Chung LEE, Yu-Ju CHAO, Chia-Yu WU, Kuo-Chang LEE
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Publication number: 20160178972Abstract: A transparent display panel includes a substrate and a pixel array. The pixel array is formed on the substrate and includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines. The data lines and the scan lines surround a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region defines a transparent region and an opaque region, wherein each transparent region occupies a relative position in the corresponding pixel region and at least three relative positions successively arranged along an axial direction are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kuo-Lung LO, Wen-Lung CHEN, Wen-Tung WANG, Kuo-Chang LEE