Patents by Inventor Min Chang

Min Chang 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: 11962878
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a main body and a camera module. The camera module has a frame, a lens unit disposed in the frame, a guiding member, and a hinge. The guiding member is affixed to the main body and has a rail and a spring sheet. The hinge pivotally connects to the frame and the guiding member. When the camera module is in the retracted position, the camera module is hidden in a recess of the main body. When the camera module slides out of the recess from the retracted position along the rail into the operational position, the spring sheet is pressed by the hinge to increase the friction between the hinge and the guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yu-Chin Huang, Cheng-Mao Chang, Li-Hua Hu, Pao-Min Huang
  • Patent number: 11961551
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Bong Chang, Young-Il Lim, Bok-Yeon Won, Seok Jae Lee, Dong Geon Kim, Myeong Sik Ryu, In Seok Baek, Kyoung Min Kim, Sang Wook Park
  • Patent number: 11955425
    Abstract: Interconnect structures that maximize integrated circuit (IC) density and corresponding formation techniques are disclosed. An exemplary IC device includes a gate layer extending along a first direction. An interconnect structure disposed over the gate layer includes odd-numbered interconnect routing layers oriented along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and even-numbered interconnect routing layers oriented along a third direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. In some implementations, a ratio of a gate pitch of the gate layer to a pitch of a first of the even-numbered interconnect routing layers to a pitch of a third of the even-numbered interconnect routing layers is 3:2:4. In some implementations, a pitch of a first of the odd-numbered interconnect routing layers to a pitch of a third of the odd-numbered interconnect routing layers to a pitch of a seventh of the odd-numbered interconnect routing layers is 1:1:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCOTR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fang Chen, Jhon Jhy Liaw, Min-Chang Liang
  • Patent number: 11953913
    Abstract: There is provided a smart detection system including multiple sensors and a central server. The central server confirms a model of every sensor and a position thereof in an operation area. The central server confirms an event position and predicts a user action according to event signals sent by the multiple sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsien Ko, Yen-Min Chang, Nien-Tse Chen
  • Publication number: 20240114261
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor including a first tap pixel, a second tap pixel, and an overflow detection circuit suitable for detecting overflow of the first tap pixel based on a first tap pixel signal outputted from the first tap pixel and overflow of the second tap pixel based on a second tap pixel signal outputted from the second tap pixel, and forming a current path from an overflow current source to a ground voltage terminal when a voltage of the first tap pixel signal or a voltage of the second tap pixel signal drops below a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Eun Chang LEE, Min Seok SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240114709
    Abstract: The quantum dot comprises a ligand which is a copolymer comprising a first repeating unit comprising at least one or more hole transporting functional groups and a second repeating unit comprising at least one or more photocrosslinking functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Joona BANG, Ki Seok CHANG, Jeong Min MOON, Soon Shin JUNG, Dong Hoon CHOI, Hyung Jong KIM, Jae Wan KO
  • Patent number: 11945276
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preview vehicle height control system and a method of controlling the same. The system includes a monitoring device configured to detect the road surface condition of a driving path of a vehicle, an active suspension configured to adjust a vehicle height, a memory configured to store a plurality of data maps distinguished based on a type of bump, each data map having a vehicle dynamic characteristic as an input and a tuning factor as an output, and a controller configured to derive the tuning factor based on a data map, among the plurality of data maps of the memory, corresponding to the bump detected by the monitoring device, derive a target vehicle height in a form of a Gaussian distribution by substituting the tuning factor, and control the active suspension to follow the derived target vehicle height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND BUSINESS SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Youngil Sohn, Min Jun Kim, Sang Woo Hwang, Sehyun Chang, Jun Ho Seong, Yong Hwan Jeong, Seong Jin Yim
  • Publication number: 20240107087
    Abstract: The subject application relates to a server, terminal and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The server for handling streaming data for a live streaming, comprising one or a plurality of processors, wherein the one or plurality of processors execute a machine-readable instruction to perform: recording the streaming data for the live streaming; storing the streaming data as archive contents with first identifier; receiving interaction information during the live streaming; storing the interaction information as contexts with second identifier, transmitting the archive contents with first identifier to a first user terminal; and transmitting the contexts to the first user terminal according to the first identifier and the second identifier. According to the subject application, the archive contents may be more immersive and the user experience may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan CHANG, Kun-Ze LI, Che-Wei LIU, Chieh-Min CHEN, Kuan-Hung LIU
  • Publication number: 20240100898
    Abstract: A suspension includes a knuckle to which a wheel of a vehicle is fastened, a steering drive portion connected to the knuckle, a lower arm positioned at a lower end portion of the steering drive portion and including a first end portion connected to the knuckle and a second end portion connected to a vehicle body frame, a connecting link including a first end portion connected to an upper end portion of the steering drive portion, an upper arm connected to a second end portion of the connecting link, a damper connecting the upper arm and the vehicle body frame, and a push rod including a first end portion connected to the upper arm and a second end portion connected to the lower arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sehyun CHANG, Youngil SOHN, Jun Ho SEONG, Min Jun KIM, Sang Woo HWANG
  • Patent number: 11942185
    Abstract: An Input/Output (I/O) circuit for a memory device is provided. The I/O circuit includes a charge integration circuit coupled to a bitline of the memory device. The charge integration circuit provides a sensing voltage based on a decrease of a voltage on the bitline. A comparator is coupled to the charge integration circuit. The comparator compares the sensing voltage with a reference voltage and provides an output voltage based on the comparison. A time-to-digital converter coupled to the comparator. The time-to-digital convertor converts a time associated with the output voltage to a digital value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Je-Min Hung, Win-San Khwa, Meng-Fan Chang
  • Patent number: 11940388
    Abstract: Example methods are provided to improve placement of an adaptor (210,220) to a mobile computing device (100) to measure a test strip (221) coupled to the adaptor (220) with a camera (104) and a screen (108) on a face of the mobile computing device (100). The method may include displaying a light area on a first portion of the screen (108). The first portion may be adjacent to the camera (104). The light area and the camera (104) may be aligned with a key area of the test strip (221) so that the camera (104) is configured to capture an image of the key area. The method may further include providing first guiding information for a user to place the adaptor (210,220) to the mobile computing device (100) according to a position of the light area on the screen (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IXENSOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yenyu Chen, An Cheng Chang, Tai I Chen, Su Tung Yang, Chih Jung Hsu, Chun Cheng Lin, Min Han Wang, Shih Hao Chiu
  • Patent number: 11942543
    Abstract: A high-voltage semiconductor device structure is provided. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a source ring in the semiconductor substrate, and a drain region in the semiconductor substrate. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure also includes a doped ring surrounding sides and a bottom of the source ring and a well region surrounding sides and bottoms of the drain region and the doped ring. The well region has a conductivity type opposite to that of the doped ring. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure further includes a conductor electrically connected to the drain region and extending over and across a periphery of the well region. In addition, the high-voltage semiconductor device structure includes a shielding element ring between the conductor and the semiconductor substrate. The shielding element ring extends over and across the periphery of the well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Karthick Murukesan, Yi-Min Chen, Shiuan-Jeng Lin, Wen-Chih Chiang, Chen-Chien Chang, Chih-Yuan Chan, Kuo-Ming Wu, Chun-Lin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240092134
    Abstract: A vehicle-height control system of an independent corner module, includes a suspension link connected to a wheel and configured to be rotated according to upward-downward displace of the wheel, a gear unit connected to a vehicle body and a rotational center portion of the suspension link and configured to receive a rotation force from the suspension link, a control torsion bar, a first end portion thereof being connected to the gear unit and the second end portion thereof being connected to a torsion variation unit, the torsion variation unit applying a drive force to adjust a height of the control torsion bar and to maintain the adjusted height, and a controller connected to the torsion variation unit and adjusting the height of the control torsion bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sehyun CHANG, Sang Woo HWANG, Min Jun KIM, Youngil SOHN
  • Publication number: 20240095913
    Abstract: An apparatus for image transformation for transforming a first medical image into a second medical image based on an artificial neural network technology includes a preprocessing module that receives the first medical image and second medical image obtained by photographing the same part of a body using different photographing techniques and performs preprocessing on the first and second medical images, and an artificial neural network module that receives the preprocessed first medical image and second medical image, respectively, and transforms the first medical image into a second medical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gyu Sang CHOI, Kyeong Min PARK, Min Cheol CHANG
  • Patent number: 11936139
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plug connector and a board-to-board connector, and a receptacle connector connected with a plug connector to electrically connect one pair of boards includes: a receptacle housing including: one pair of sidewall portions protruding along both side borders of a bottom portion facing each other; the other pair of sidewall portions protruding along the other both side borders of the bottom portion facing each other and connected with the one pair of sidewall portions; a center protrusion portion protruding from a center of the bottom portion; and a connection recess portion formed between the one pair of sidewall portions and the other pair of sidewall portions, and the center protrusion portion; a plurality of receptacle terminals coupled along insides of the one pair of sidewall portions, each of the receptacle terminals coming into contact with a terminal of the plug connector through a single contact point; and a receptacle metal shell including: fitting nail portions coup
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MOLEX, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min Kim, Jin Hyup Chang
  • Patent number: 11935955
    Abstract: A device includes a fin extending from a substrate, a gate stack over and along sidewalls of the fin, a gate spacer along a sidewall of the gate stack, and an epitaxial source/drain region in the fin and adjacent the gate spacer. The epitaxial source/drain region includes a first epitaxial layer on the fin, the first epitaxial layer including silicon, germanium, and arsenic, and a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer including silicon and phosphorus, the first epitaxial layer separating the second epitaxial layer from the fin. The epitaxial source/drain region further includes a third epitaxial layer on the second epitaxial layer, the third epitaxial layer including silicon, germanium, and phosphorus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yu Ma, Shahaji B. More, Yi-Min Huang, Shih-Chieh Chang
  • Publication number: 20240087896
    Abstract: Methods of forming line-end extensions and devices having line-end extensions are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes forming a patterned photoresist on a first region of a hard mask layer. A line-end extension region is formed in the hard mask layer. The line-end extension region extends laterally outward from an end of the first region of the hard mask layer. The line-end extension region may be formed by changing a physical property of the hard mask layer at the line-end extension region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Min HSIAO, Chien-Wen LAI, Ru-Gun LIU, Chih-Ming LAI, Shih-Ming CHANG, Yung-Sung YEN, Yu-Chen CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240085676
    Abstract: A light-folding element includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, a reflection surface and a connection surface. The reflection surface is configured to reflect imaging light passing through the object-side surface to the image-side surface. The connection surface is connected to the object-side, image-side and reflection surfaces. The light-folding element has a recessed structure located at the connection surface. The recessed structure is recessed from the connection surface an includes a top end portion, a bottom end portion and a tapered portion located between the top end and bottom end portions. The top end portion is located at an edge of the connection surface. The tapered portion has two tapered edges located on the connection surface. The tapered edges are connected to the top end and bottom end portions. A width of the tapered portion decreases in a direction from the top end portion towards the bottom end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Chun LIAO, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Jyun-Jia CHENG, Cheng-Feng LIN, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Patent number: 11929016
    Abstract: A scan-type display apparatus includes an LED array and a scan driver. The LED array has a common anode configuration, and includes multiple scan lines, multiple data lines and multiple LEDs. The scan driver includes multiple scan driving circuits. Each scan driving circuit includes a voltage generator and a detector. The voltage generator has an output terminal that is connected to the scan line corresponding to the scan driving circuit, and is configured to output one of an input voltage and a clamp voltage at the output terminal of the voltage generator. The detector is connected to the output terminal of the voltage generator, and generates a detection signal that indicates whether any one of the LEDs connected to the scan line corresponding to the scan driving circuit is short circuited based on a voltage at the output terminal of the voltage generator and a detection timing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Min Hsieh, Che-Wei Chang, Chen-Yuan Kuo, Wei-Hsiang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20240075620
    Abstract: A functional safety system of a robot according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure can generate a safety zone which is a zone to sense whether an obstacle is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Seong Ju PARK, Dong Hyeon SEO, Seung Ho JANG, Min Chang, Yun Jib Kim, Chang Woo Kim