Patents by Inventor Li-Hung Chi

Li-Hung Chi 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: 9634483
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit with electrical overstress (EOS) and latch-up immunity has a main ESD circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an electrostatic driving circuit. The main ESD circuit is coupled between a first rail and a second rail and has a control end. The main ESD circuit is configured to establish an electrical connection between the first rail and the second rail based on a voltage of the control end. The voltage detection circuit is coupled between the first rail and the second rail for setting the voltage of the control end when a voltage of the first rail is greater than a limiting voltage. The electrostatic driving circuit is used to drive the main ESD circuit when an ESD phenomenon occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mine-Yuan Huang, Li-Hung Chi
  • Publication number: 20140355157
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit with electrical overstress (EOS) and latch-up immunity has a main ESD circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an electrostatic driving circuit. The main ESD circuit is coupled between a first rail and a second rail and has a control end. The main ESD circuit is configured to establish an electrical connection between the first rail and the second rail based on a voltage of the control end. The voltage detection circuit is coupled between the first rail and the second rail for setting the voltage of the control end when a voltage of the first rail is greater than a limiting voltage. The electrostatic driving circuit is used to drive the main ESD circuit when an ESD phenomenon occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mine-Yuan HUANG, Li-Hung CHI
  • Patent number: 7652543
    Abstract: A method for arranging electronic elements is provided. The method is suitable for a set of N electronic elements in which N is an odd number. The set of N electronic elements include a first electronic element subset and a second electronic element subset. The electronic elements of the first electronic element subset are arranged according a first predetermined method and the electronic elements of the second electronic element subset are arranged according to a second predetermined method, wherein the second electronic element subset is adjacent to the first electronic element subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Hung Chi, Hisn-Kuang Chen
  • Publication number: 20090152643
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a substrate, a first metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS), a second MOS, a first semiconductor region, and a second semiconductor region. The first and the second MOSs are formed on the substrate. The first semiconductor region is formed between the substrate and the first MOS. The second semiconductor region is formed between the substrate and the second MOS. The first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region isolate the first MOS from the second MOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Mine-Yuan Huang, Li-Hung Chi
  • Publication number: 20080155487
    Abstract: A method for arranging electronic elements is provided. The method is suitable for a set of N electronic elements in which N is an odd number. The set of N electronic elements include a first electronic element subset and a second electronic element subset. The electronic elements of the first electronic element subset are arranged according a first predetermined method and the electronic elements of the second electronic element subset are arranged according to a second predetermined method, wherein the second electronic element subset is adjacent to the first electronic element subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Li-Hung Chi, Hisn-Kuang Chen