Patents by Inventor Ming-Chia Li
Ming-Chia Li 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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Publication number: 20240355826Abstract: A method includes forming a gate stack on a first portion of a semiconductor fin, removing a second portion of the semiconductor fin to form a recess, and forming a source/drain region starting from the recess. The formation of the source/drain region includes performing a first epitaxy process to grow a first semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer has straight-and-vertical edges, and performing a second epitaxy process to grow a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are of a same conductivity type.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Jung-Chi Tai, Yi-Fang Pai, Tsz-Mei Kwok, Tsung-Hsi Yang, Jeng-Wei Yu, Cheng-Hsiung Yen, Jui-Hsuan Chen, Chii-Horng Li, Yee-Chia Yeo, Heng-Wen Ting, Ming-Hua Yu
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Patent number: 12118925Abstract: A display device includes a multiple of light-emitting elements and a multiple of driving circuits. Each of the multiple of driving circuits is configured to generate a driving current flowing through one of the multiple of light-emitting elements. Each of the multiple of driving circuits includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a reset circuit, a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The driving current flows from a first system high voltage terminal through the first transistor, the second transistor and one of the multiple of light-emitting elements to a system low voltage terminal. The first control circuit is configured to control the first transistor to modulate pulse amplitude of the driving current. The second control circuit is configured to control the second transistor to modulate pulse width of the driving current.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Che-Chia Chang, Shang-Jie Wu, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Hsien-Chun Wang, Sin-An Lin, Mei-Yi Li, Yu-Hsun Chiu, Ming-Hung Chuang, Yi-Jung Chen
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Patent number: 12057450Abstract: A method includes forming a gate stack on a first portion of a semiconductor fin, removing a second portion of the semiconductor fin to form a recess, and forming a source/drain region starting from the recess. The formation of the source/drain region includes performing a first epitaxy process to grow a first semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer has straight-and-vertical edges, and performing a second epitaxy process to grow a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are of a same conductivity type.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-Chi Tai, Yi-Fang Pai, Tsz-Mei Kwok, Tsung-Hsi Yang, Jeng-Wei Yu, Cheng-Hsiung Yen, Jui-Hsuan Chen, Chii-Horng Li, Yee-Chia Yeo, Heng-Wen Ting, Ming-Hua Yu
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Patent number: 10996166Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus comprises a light detector comprising at least two optical sensors capable of determining the intensity of the light; and a computer processing output signal generated by the optical sensors and comparing a result of the processing with a known result corresponding to a known type to determine whether the object belongs to the known type.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hung-Chun Chen, Ming-Chia Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Yu-Tang Li, Chung-Fan Chiou
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Patent number: 10433413Abstract: A manufacturing method of circuit structure embedded with heat-dissipation block including the following steps is provided. A core board including a first dielectric layer and two first conductive layers located on two opposite sides of the first dielectric layer is provided. A through hole penetrated the core board is formed. A heat-dissipation block is disposed into the through hole. Two inner-layer circuits are formed on two opposite sides of the core board. At least one build-up structure is bonded on the core board, wherein the build-up structure includes a second dielectric layer and a second conductive layer, and the second dielectric layer is located between the second conductive layer and the core board. A cavity is formed on a predetermined region of the build-up structure, and the cavity is communicated with the corresponding inner-layer circuit. Another manufacturing method of circuit structure embedded with heat-dissipation block is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.Inventors: Cheng-Po Yu, Ming-Chia Li
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Patent number: 10005881Abstract: A wavelength-converting polymer, a method for fabricating the same and a wavelength-converting device employing the same are provided. The wavelength-converting polymer has a chemical structure represented by formula (I): In formula (I), B and D are the same or different and independently include hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, C1-8 alkoxy group, aryloxy group, carboxyl group, —COOK, —COONa or —NH2, or B and D are connected to form a heteroaromatic ring, wherein Z is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or aryloxy group, X1-X4 are the same or different and independently include hydrogen, halogen, C1-8 alkyl group or C1-8 alkoxy group, R is C1-8 alkyl group with or without substitution, and n is an integer of 5 to 1,000.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wen-Hsien Wang, Tzong-Ming Lee, Min-Tsung Kuan, Ming-Chia Li, Mei-Ru Lin
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Patent number: 9995683Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus includes a light source and a waveguide. The waveguide includes a core layer and a first cladding layer. At least one nanowell is formed in at least the first cladding layer. The apparatus further includes a light detector. The light detector can detect a light emitted from a single molecule object contained in the at least one nanowell.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chung-Fan Chiou, Rung-Ywan Tsai, Yu-Tang Li, Chih-Tsung Shih, Ming-Chia Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Shuang-Chao Chung, Jung-Po Chen, Ying-Chih Pu
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Publication number: 20180067050Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus comprises a light detector comprising at least two optical sensors capable of determining the intensity of the light; and a computer processing output signal generated by the optical sensors and comparing a result of the processing with a known result corresponding to a known type to determine whether the object belongs to the known type.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Hung-Chun CHEN, Ming-Chia LI, Chang-Sheng CHU, Yu-Tang LI, Chung-Fan CHIOU
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Patent number: 9883824Abstract: A detecting device includes at least one detecting module. In the detecting module, a light source unit is configured to emit a first beam and a second beam. The wavelength of the first beam is different from that of the second beam. A packaging unit is disposed on the light source unit and a light detecting unit and on transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam from the light source unit. An optical microstructure unit is disposed on the transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam. The first beam and the second beam emitted from the light source unit pass through the packaging unit to pass the optical microstructure unit to be transmitted to a biological tissue, and then pass through the optical microstructure unit to pass the packaging unit to be transmitted to the light detecting unit in sequence.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic CorporationInventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Jyh-Chern Chen, Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Shuang-Chao Chung, Chih-Hsun Fan, Ming-Chia Li
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Patent number: 9833175Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes a light source for generating at least one ray of light, a beam splitter with a focusing function leads the light into an eyeball and focuses on the eyeball, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical angular information and absorption energy information of the light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and a processing unit. The processing unit receives and processes the Optical angular information and the absorption energy information to obtain an Optical angular difference and an absorption energy difference between the light emitted from the light source and the light transmitted to the set of photo detectors, and analyzes the Optical angular difference and the absorption energy difference to obtain a glucose information, and since the glucose information has a corresponding relationship with a blood glucose information, the blood glucose information may be read.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic CorporationInventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
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Patent number: 9777321Abstract: Embodiments encompass a single-molecule detection system and methods of using the detection system to detect an object. Further, embodiments encompass a detection system comprising a movable light coupler, a waveguide, and a light detector. Embodiments further encompass methods of single-molecule detection, including methods of single-molecule nucleic acid sequencing.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chung-Fan Chiou, Ying-Chih Pu, Chao-Chi Pan, Chih-Tsung Shih, Ming-Chia Li, Chein-Shiu Kuo, Hung-Chi Chien, Chang-Sheng Chu
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Patent number: 9778188Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus comprises a light detector comprising at least two optical sensors capable of determining the intensity of the light; and a computer processing output signal generated by the optical sensors and comparing a result of the processing with a known result corresponding to a known type to determine whether the object belongs to the known type.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Hung-Chun Chen, Ming-Chia Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Yu-Tang Li, Chung-Fan Chiou
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Patent number: 9743864Abstract: A method for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes the following steps. At least one ray of light is emitted from at least one light source. The light emitted from the light source is leaded into an eyeball and focused on the eyeball through a first beam splitter. The reflected light reflected from the eyeball is transmitted through the first beam splitter to a set of photo detectors. Optical angular information and absorption energy information of the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are measured. Optical angular difference and absorption energy difference resulting from the light emitted from the light source and the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are obtained. Glucose information is obtained by analyzing the optical angular difference and the absorption energy difference, and since glucose information has a corresponding relationship with blood glucose information, blood glucose information may be read.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic CorporationInventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
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Patent number: 9724022Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a light source for emitting at least one ray of light; a first beam splitter, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information; a reference component receiving the light from the first beam splitter, and the light reflected by the reference component being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter, wherein the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form a first optical path, the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the reference component to form a second optical path; and a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain a glucose information.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic CorporationInventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
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Patent number: 9662004Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a first light source for emitting at least one ray of first light; a first beam splitter with a focusing function; a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the first light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and the first light emitted from the first light source being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form an optical path; a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain glucose information; and an eye positioning device including a second beam splitter disposed on the optical path between the first beam splitter and the eyeball and a camera for receiving image information transmitted from the second beam splitter.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic CorporationInventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
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Publication number: 20170009286Abstract: Embodiments encompass a single-molecule detection system and methods of using the detection system to detect an object. Further, embodiments encompass a detection system comprising a movable light coupler, a waveguide, and a light detector. Embodiments further encompass methods of single-molecule detection, including methods of single-molecule nucleic acid sequencing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Chung-Fan Chiou, Ying-Chih Pu, Chao-Chi Pan, Chih-Tsung Shih, Ming-Chia Li, Chein-Shiu Kuo, Hung-Chi Chien, Chang-Sheng Chu
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Patent number: 9482615Abstract: Embodiments encompass a single-molecule detection system and methods of using the detection system to detect an object. Further, embodiments encompass a detection system comprising a movable light coupler, a waveguide, and a light detector. Embodiments further encompass methods of single-molecule detection, including methods of single-molecule nucleic acid sequencing.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chung-Fan Chiou, Ying-Chih Pu, Chao-Chi Pan, Chih-Tsung Shih, Ming-Chia Li, Chein-Shiu Kuo, Hung-Chi Chien, Chang-Sheng Chu
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Publication number: 20160122470Abstract: A wavelength-converting polymer, a method for fabricating the same and a wavelength-converting device employing the same are provided. The wavelength-converting polymer has a chemical structure represented by formula (I): In formula (I), B and D are the same or different and independently include hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, C1-8 alkoxy group, aryloxy group, carboxyl group, —COOK, —COONa or —NH2, or B and D are connected to form a heteroaromatic ring, wherein Z is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or aryloxy group, X1-X4 are the same or different and independently include hydrogen, halogen, C1-8 alkyl group or C1-8 alkoxy group, R is C1-8 alkyl group with or without substitution, and n is an integer of 5 to 1,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wen-Hsien WANG, Tzong-Ming LEE, Min-Tsung KUAN, Ming-Chia LI, Mei-Ru LIN
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Publication number: 20160050771Abstract: A manufacturing method of circuit structure embedded with heat-dissipation block including the following steps is provided. A core board including a first dielectric layer and two first conductive layers located on two opposite sides of the first dielectric layer is provided. A through hole penetrated the core board is formed. A heat-dissipation block is disposed into the through hole. Two inner-layer circuits are formed on two opposite sides of the core board. At least one build-up structure is bonded on the core board, wherein the build-up structure includes a second dielectric layer and a second conductive layer, and the second dielectric layer is located between the second conductive layer and the core board. A cavity is formed on a predetermined region of the build-up structure, and the cavity is communicated with the corresponding inner-layer circuit. Another manufacturing method of circuit structure embedded with heat-dissipation block is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Cheng-Po Yu, Ming-Chia Li
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Publication number: 20140367589Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus includes a light source and a waveguide. The waveguide includes a core layer and a first cladding layer. At least one nanowell is formed in at least the first cladding layer. The apparatus further includes a light detector. The light detector can detect a light emitted from a single molecule object contained in the at least one nanowell.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Chung-Fan Chiou, Rung-Ywan Tsai, Yu-Tang Li, Chih-Tsung Shih, Ming-Chia Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Shuang-Chao Chung, Jung-Po Chen, Ying-Chih Pu