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).

  • Patent number: 11948936
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a fin disposed in a first region of the semiconductor device, channel members disposed in a second region of the semiconductor device and stacked in a vertical direction, first and second metal gates disposed on a top surface of the fin, a third metal gate wrapping around each of the channel members, a first implant region in the fin with a first conductivity type, and a second implant region in the fin with a second conductivity opposite the first conductivity type. The fin includes first and second type epitaxial layers alternatingly disposed in the vertical direction. The first and second type epitaxial layers have different material compositions. The first type epitaxial layers and the channel members have the same material composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Wang, Chih Chieh Yeh, Zi-Ang Su, Chia-Ju Chou, Ming-Shuan Li
  • Patent number: 11923392
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes an image sensing element disposed within a substrate. A gate structure is disposed along a front-side of the substrate. A back-side of the substrate includes one or more first angled surfaces defining a central diffuser disposed over the image sensing element. The back-side of the substrate further includes second angled surfaces defining a plurality of peripheral diffusers laterally surrounding the central diffuser. The plurality of peripheral diffusers are a smaller size than the central diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keng-Yu Chou, Chun-Hao Chuang, Jen-Cheng Liu, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Ming-En Chen, Shyh-Fann Ting, Shuang-Ji Tsai, Wei-Chieh Chiang
  • Patent number: 11187559
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Kuo-Chih Wang, Chi-Hung Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11112278
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ying-Che Lo, Ming-Chieh Chou, Yao-Hui Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20210199474
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ying-Che LO, Ming-Chieh CHOU, Yao-Hui LEE, Yi-Cheng CHEN
  • Patent number: 10895741
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yi-Cheng Chen, Yao-Hui Lee, Kuo-Chih Wang, Yu-Chieh Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20200209018
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh CHOU, Kuo-Chih WANG, Chi-Hung LEE, Yi-Cheng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190101751
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yi-Cheng Chen, Yao-Hui Lee, Kuo-Chih Wang, Yu-Chieh Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10247582
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9958676
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Kuo-Chih Wang, Han-Wei Su, Yao-Hui Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20180113008
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9851560
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9488502
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen, Ming-Chieh Chou
  • Publication number: 20160266477
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Chi-Hung Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160187648
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Kuo-Chih Wang, Han-Wei Su, Yao-Hui Lee, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9360667
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yi-Cheng Chen, Yao-Hui Lee, Han-Wei Su
  • Publication number: 20160146640
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ching-Chang Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen, Ming-Chieh Chou
  • Patent number: 9197790
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Han-Wei Su, Yao-Hui Lee, Yu-Jen Wang
  • Publication number: 20150108782
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh CHOU, Yi-Cheng CHEN, Yao-Hui LEE, Han-Wei SU
  • Patent number: 8670170
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chou, Yao-Hui Lee, Han-Wei Su, Yu-Jen Wang