Patents by Inventor Ming-Chieh Chou
Ming-Chieh Chou 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: 12159870Abstract: A semiconductor structure and forming method thereof are provided. A substrate includes a first region, a second region, and a boundary region defined between the first region and the second region. An isolation structure is disposed in the boundary region. An upper surface of the isolation structure has a stepped profile. A first boundary dielectric layer and a second boundary dielectric layer are disposed over the isolation structure. The first boundary dielectric layer is substantially conformal with respect to the stepped profile of the isolation structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Hung-Shu Huang, Jhih-Bin Chen, Ming Chyi Liu, Yu-Chang Jong, Chien-Chih Chou, Jhu-Min Song, Yi-Kai Ciou, Tsung-Chieh Tsai, Yu-Lun Lu
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Publication number: 20240258301Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and an epitaxial stack disposed above the semiconductor substrate. The epitaxial stack includes first and second type epitaxial layers, the first and second type epitaxial layers having different material compositions. The first and second type epitaxial layers are alternatingly disposed in a vertical direction. The semiconductor device also includes a first doped region in the epitaxial stack and a second doped region in the epitaxial stack. The first doped region has a first dopant of a first conductivity type. The second doped region has a second dopant of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. The semiconductor device also includes first and second gate stacks disposed above the epitaxial stack. A portion of the first doped region and a portion of the second doped region are between the first and second gate stacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Chih-Hung Wang, Ming-Shuan Li, Chih Chieh Yeh, Zi-Ang Su, Chia-Ju Chou
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Patent number: 11187559Abstract: A code disk is adapted to an optical absolute rotary encoder. The code disk is divided into a plurality of columns, with the plurality of columns disposed in a circumferential direction around a center position and respectively extending in a plurality of radial directions. The code disk comprises a plurality of disk sectors sequentially disposed in the circumferential direction around the center position, wherein each of the disk sectors comprises a plurality of code pieces, each of the code pieces comprises an encoded value, each of the encoded values comprises a plurality of bits adopting Manchester code, these bits are arranged in one of the radial directions, and the encoded values of two of the disk sectors are arranged as Gray code.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Kuo-Chih Wang, Chi-Hung Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 11112278Abstract: An optical encoder includes an encoding disk and an optical detector disposed to correspond to the encoding disk. The optical detector includes a plurality of optical sensors arranged to form an optical sensor array. The optical detector is provided to receive light. The optical detector includes at least one optical sensor arranged to form at least one sensor array. The width of the sensor array corresponds to an interpolation period of the optical encoder.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ying-Che Lo, Ming-Chieh Chou, Yao-Hui Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Publication number: 20210199474Abstract: An optical encoder includes an encoding disk and an optical detector disposed to correspond to the encoding disk. The optical detector includes a plurality of optical sensors arranged to form an optical sensor array. The optical detector is provided to receive light. The optical detector includes at least one optical sensor arranged to form at least one sensor array. The width of the sensor array corresponds to an interpolation period of the optical encoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ying-Che LO, Ming-Chieh CHOU, Yao-Hui LEE, Yi-Cheng CHEN
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Patent number: 10895741Abstract: An ultra-wide head-up display system and a display method thereof are provided. An ultra-wide image displayed by the ultra-wide head up display system is divided into independent head-up display images, an information type of each of the head-up display images is dynamically switched according to a usage status of a vehicle, each of the head-up display images is displayed in a corresponding outer frame, and each of the outer frames is formed by a display region not displaying an image.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yi-Cheng Chen, Yao-Hui Lee, Kuo-Chih Wang, Yu-Chieh Hsiao
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Publication number: 20200209018Abstract: A code disk is adapted to an optical absolute rotary encoder. The code disk is divided into a plurality of columns, with the plurality of columns disposed in a circumferential direction around a center position and respectively extending in a plurality of radial directions. The code disk comprises a plurality of disk sectors sequentially disposed in the circumferential direction around the center position, wherein each of the disk sectors comprises a plurality of code pieces, each of the code pieces comprises an encoded value, each of the encoded values comprises a plurality of bits adopting Manchester code, these bits are arranged in one of the radial directions, and the encoded values of two of the disk sectors are arranged as Gray code.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Chieh CHOU, Kuo-Chih WANG, Chi-Hung LEE, Yi-Cheng CHEN
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Publication number: 20190101751Abstract: An ultra-wide head-up display system and a display method thereof are provided. An ultra-wide image displayed by the ultra-wide head up display system is divided into independent head-up display images, an information type of each of the head-up display images is dynamically switched according to a usage status of a vehicle, each of the head-up display images is displayed in a corresponding outer frame, and each of the outer frames is formed by a display region not displaying an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yi-Cheng Chen, Yao-Hui Lee, Kuo-Chih Wang, Yu-Chieh Hsiao
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Patent number: 10247582Abstract: An optical encoding device includes a light source module, an encoding disc, and a photodetector. The light source module emits a source beam. The encoding disc is disposed on a passing path of the source beam. The encoding disc has first diffracting patterns. The first diffracting patterns include a plurality of sets of first diffracting patterns arranged along a radial direction of the encoding disc. Each set of the first diffracting patterns includes a plurality kinds of first diffracting patterns having different pattern extending directions and different pattern periods. When the encoding disc is rotating, the first diffracting patterns in each set of first diffracting patterns enter the passing path of the source beam in sequence, to cause a diffraction and form diffracted beams having different angles. The photodetector receives the diffracted beams having the different angles.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 9958676Abstract: A projector device is provided. The projector device includes a projector unit, an optical beam splitting module and a first image forming element. The projector unit forms a beam projecting image. The horizontal projection width of the beam projecting image is smaller than the vertical projection width of the beam projecting image. The optical beam splitting module projects one or multiple projection sub-images according to the beam projecting image. The projection sub-images are projected to the first image forming element to form one or multiple projection images. Thus, the projector device obtains multiple projection images from a single image source, and the placement of the image forming elements in the projector unit may be adjusted to obtain the projection images with the best image ratios and the best resolutions. The projector device may be suitable for a head up display.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Kuo-Chih Wang, Han-Wei Su, Yao-Hui Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Publication number: 20180113008Abstract: An optical encoding device includes a light source module, an encoding disc, and a photodetector. The light source module emits a source beam. The encoding disc is disposed on a passing path of the source beam. The encoding disc has first diffracting patterns. The first diffracting patterns include a plurality of sets of first diffracting patterns arranged along a radial direction of the encoding disc. Each set of the first diffracting patterns includes a plurality kinds of first diffracting patterns having different pattern extending directions and different pattern periods. When the encoding disc is rotating, the first diffracting patterns in each set of first diffracting patterns enter the passing path of the source beam in sequence, to cause a diffraction and form diffracted beams having different angles. The photodetector receives the diffracted beams having the different angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 9851560Abstract: An optical device including a first lens array is provided. The first lens array has micro-lens units arranged in an array. An outline of each of the micro-lens units is polygonal-shaped, circular or ellipsoidal. Moreover, a projection apparatus is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 9488502Abstract: An optical encoder includes a light emitting module, a positioning device and a light separating structure. The light emitting module emits a light beam illuminating an illumination area of the positioning device. The positioning device includes light penetrating areas arranged in a dislocation manner. The light penetrating areas sequentially move into the illumination area. The light separating structure is disposed in the path of the light beam. The positioning device is disposed between the light emitting module and the light separating structure. When part of the light beam penetrates one of these light penetrating areas and is transmitted to the light separating structure, the light separating structure transmits the light to a sensing area and forms at least one first positioning optical pattern. The distance between two first positioning optical patterns formed by two adjacent light penetrating areas is greater than the pitch between the two adjacent light penetrating areas.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen, Ming-Chieh Chou
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Publication number: 20160266477Abstract: An optical device including a first lens array is provided. The first lens array has micro-lens units arranged in an array. An outline of each of the micro-lens units is polygonal-shaped, circular or ellipsoidal. Moreover, a projection apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Publication number: 20160187648Abstract: A projector device is provided. The projector device includes a projector unit, an optical beam splitting module and a first image forming element. The projector unit forms a beam projecting image. The horizontal projection width of the beam projecting image is smaller than the vertical projection width of the beam projecting image. The optical beam splitting module projects one or multiple projection sub-images according to the beam projecting image. The projection sub-images are projected to the first image forming element to form one or multiple projection images. Thus, the projector device obtains multiple projection images from a single image source, and the placement of the image forming elements in the projector unit may be adjusted to obtain the projection images with the best image ratios and the best resolutions. The projector device may be suitable for a head up display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Kuo-Chih Wang, Han-Wei Su, Yao-Hui Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 9360667Abstract: A beam splitting module and a projector device using the same are provided. The beam splitting module comprises a projector, a first reflective mirror and a second reflective mirror. The projector projects a first split image, a second split image and a third split image. The first reflective mirror reflects the first split image to a real image forming plate to form a first projection image. The second reflective mirror reflects the second split image to the real image forming plate to form a second projection image. The third split image is projected on the real image forming plate through a space between the first reflective mirror and the second reflective mirror to form a third projection image.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yi-Cheng Chen, Yao-Hui Lee, Han-Wei Su
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Publication number: 20160146640Abstract: An optical encoder includes a light emitting module, a positioning device and a light separating structure. The light emitting module emits a light beam illuminating an illumination area of the positioning device. The positioning device includes light penetrating areas arranged in a dislocation manner. The light penetrating areas sequentially move into the illumination area. The light separating structure is disposed in the path of the light beam. The positioning device is disposed between the light emitting module and the light separating structure. When part of the light beam penetrates one of these light penetrating areas and is transmitted to the light separating structure, the light separating structure transmits the light to a sensing area and forms at least one first positioning optical pattern. The distance between two first positioning optical patterns formed by two adjacent light penetrating areas is greater than the pitch between the two adjacent light penetrating areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen, Ming-Chieh Chou
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Patent number: 9197790Abstract: An optical scanning projection module includes a scanning light component including a plurality of sub light sources and at least one light-splitting element, a main light reflective element, a scanning element and a photosensitive element. Sub light beams of the sub light sources are converged to form a main light beam. One of the sub light beams travels to the light-delivering element to form a partial reflective light beam and a partial penetrating light beam. With a scanning manner, the partial reflective light beam or the partial penetrating light beam is reflected by the scanning element to be an inspection light, and the main light beam is reflected by the scanning element to be a projection light. The photosensitive element outputs a sensing signal according to the inspection light. Thus, the optical scanning projection module controls the operation of the scanning light component according to the sensing signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Han-Wei Su, Yao-Hui Lee, Yu-Jen Wang
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Publication number: 20150108782Abstract: A beam splitting module and a projector device using the same are provided. The beam splitting module comprises a projector, a first reflective mirror and a second reflective mirror. The projector projects a first split image, a second split image and a third split image. The first reflective mirror reflects the first split image to a real image forming plate to form a first projection image. The second reflective mirror reflects the second split image to the real image forming plate to form a second projection image. The third split image is projected on the real image forming plate through a space between the first reflective mirror and the second reflective mirror to form a third projection image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Chieh CHOU, Yi-Cheng CHEN, Yao-Hui LEE, Han-Wei SU
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Patent number: 8670170Abstract: An optical scanning projection system includes a scanning light source component, a second reflecting element, a transparent element, a scanning element, a photosensitive element and a control module. The transparent element receives a main light beam emitted by the scanning light source component and reflects a part of the main light beam to be a reflected light. The reflected light is reflected by the second reflecting element, and the scanning element reflects the reflected light from the second reflecting element in a scanning manner. The photosensitive element receives the reflected light from the scanning element and outputs a sensing signal, and the control module actuates or stops actuating the scanning light source component according to the sensing signal. Therefore, when the scanning element is damaged, the control module may instantly stop actuating the scanning light source component, thereby enhancing the using safety of the optical scanning projection system.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yao-Hui Lee, Han-Wei Su, Yu-Jen Wang