Patents by Inventor Ming Chieh Huang

Ming Chieh Huang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240144056
    Abstract: A method includes: obtaining impact values for characteristic conditions; selecting training data subsets respectively from training data sets according to the impact values; obtaining a candidate model and an evaluation value based on the training data subsets; supplementing the training data subsets according to the impact values; obtaining another candidate model and another evaluation value based on training data subsets thus supplemented; repeating the step of supplementing the training data subset, and the step of obtaining another candidate model and another evaluation value based on the training data subsets thus supplemented; and selecting one of the candidate models as a prediction model based on the evaluation values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Chin-Chou Huang, Ming-Hui Hung, Ling-Chieh Shih, Yu-Ching Wang, Han Cheng, Yu-Chieh Shiao, Yu-Hsuan Tseng
  • Patent number: 11935871
    Abstract: A semiconductor package including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a first insulating encapsulation, a dielectric layer structure, a conductor structure and a second insulating encapsulation is provided. The first semiconductor die includes a first semiconductor substrate and a through silicon via (TSV) extending from a first side to a second side of the semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor die is disposed on the first side of the semiconductor substrate. The first insulating encapsulation on the second semiconductor die encapsulates the first semiconductor die. A terminal of the TSV is coplanar with a surface of the first insulating encapsulation. The dielectric layer structure covers the first semiconductor die and the first insulating encapsulation. The conductor structure extends through the dielectric layer structure and contacts with the through silicon via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao-Yi Tsai, Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Tsung-Hsien Chiang, Hui-Chun Chiang, Tzu-Sung Huang, Ming-Hung Tseng, Kris Lipu Chuang, Chung-Ming Weng, Tsung-Yuan Yu, Tzuan-Horng Liu
  • Publication number: 20240081081
    Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device and a semiconductor die are provided. The ferroelectric memory device includes a gate electrode; a channel layer, overlapped with the gate electrode; source/drain contacts, in contact with separate ends of the channel layer; a ferroelectric layer, lying between the gate electrode and the channel layer; and a first insertion layer, extending in between the ferroelectric layer and the channel layer, and comprising a metal carbonitride or a metal nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Ling Lee, Chung-Te Lin, Han-Ting Tsai, Wei-Gang Chiu, Yen-Chieh Huang, Ming-Yi Yang
  • Publication number: 20230299756
    Abstract: A latch circuit includes first and second supply nodes having a first voltage value and a second voltage below the first voltage value, first and second input nodes, first and second output nodes, a first switch coupled between the first and second output nodes and turned on and off responsive to first and second clock signal states, first and second transistors coupled between the respective second and first output nodes and the second supply node. A second switch is coupled between a first transistor gate and the first input node, a third switch is coupled between a second transistor gate and the second input node, and each is turned on and off responsive to the first and second states. During the first state, one of the first or second transistors is part of a low resistance path from the first power supply node to the second power supply node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tsung-Ching (Jim) HUANG, Chan-Hong CHERN, Ming-Chieh HUANG, Chih-Chang LIN, Tien-Chun YANG
  • Patent number: 11677388
    Abstract: A latch circuit includes a power supply node, first and second input nodes, and first and second output nodes. A first switching device is coupled between the first and second output nodes and is turned on and off in response to respective first and second states of a clock signal. A first transistor has a source coupled with a common node, a drain coupled with the second output node, and a gate directly coupled with the first input node, and a second transistor has a source coupled with the common node, a drain coupled with the first output node, and a gate directly coupled with the second input node. A second switching device is coupled between the common node and the power supply node and is turned on and off in response to the respective second and first states of the clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ching (Jim) Huang, Chan-Hong Chern, Ming-Chieh Huang, Chih-Chang Lin, Tien-Chun Yang
  • Patent number: 11128285
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first power node configured to carry a first voltage having a first voltage level, a second power node configured to carry a second voltage having a second voltage level, an output node, and first and second cascode transistors coupled between the first power node and the output node and to each other at a node. A bias circuit uses the first and second cascode transistors to generate an output signal at the output node that transitions between the first voltage level and a third voltage level, and a delay circuit generates a transition in a first signal from one of the first or second voltage levels to the other of the first or second voltage levels, the transition having a time delay based on the output signal. A contending transistor couples the node to the second power node responsive to the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-Hong Chern, Tsung-Ching Huang, Chih-Chang Lin, Ming-Chieh Huang, Fu-Lung Hsueh
  • Patent number: 10855280
    Abstract: A circuit receives an input signal that switches between reference and first voltage levels, a power node carries a second voltage level, and a set of transistors is coupled between the power node and an output node. The second voltage level is a multiple of the first voltage level, and the multiple and a number of the transistors have a same value greater than two. A control signal circuit includes a level shifting circuit including a series of capacitive devices paired with latch circuits, a number of the pairs being one less than the value of the multiple, and, responsive to the input signal, outputs a control signal to a gate of a transistor of the first set of transistors closest to the power node, the control signal switching between the second voltage level and a third voltage level equal to the second voltage level minus the first voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-Hong Chern, Tsung-Ching Huang, Chih-Chang Lin, Ming-Chieh Huang, Fu-Lung Hsueh
  • Patent number: 10778203
    Abstract: A clock generation circuit includes: a two-phase clock generation circuit including first and second branches correspondingly configured to generate a first phase clock signal and a second phase clock signal based correspondingly on a non-inverted clock signal and an inverted clock signal, the first and second branches being cross-coupled with each other; an inverter configured to generate the inverted clock signal based on an input clock signal; and a delay circuit which is non-inverter-based and which is configured to generate the non-inverted clock signal based on the input clock signal, the delay circuit having a predetermined delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tien-Chun Yang, Chih-Chang Lin, Ming-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20200287528
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first power node configured to carry a first voltage having a first voltage level, a second power node configured to carry a second voltage having a second voltage level, an output node, and first and second cascode transistors coupled between the first power node and the output node and to each other at a node. A bias circuit uses the first and second cascode transistors to generate an output signal at the output node that transitions between the first voltage level and a third voltage level, and a delay circuit generates a transition in a first signal from one of the first or second voltage levels to the other of the first or second voltage levels, the transition having a time delay based on the output signal. A contending transistor couples the node to the second power node responsive to the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Chan-Hong CHERN, Tsung -Ching HUANG, Chih-Chang LIN, Ming-Chieh HUANG, Fu-Lung HSUEH
  • Publication number: 20200274535
    Abstract: A circuit receives an input signal that switches between reference and first voltage levels, a power node carries a second voltage level, and a set of transistors is coupled between the power node and an output node. The second voltage level is a multiple of the first voltage level, and the multiple and a number of the transistors have a same value greater than two. A control signal circuit includes a level shifting circuit including a series of capacitive devices paired with latch circuits, a number of the pairs being one less than the value of the multiple, and, responsive to the input signal, outputs a control signal to a gate of a transistor of the first set of transistors closest to the power node, the control signal switching between the second voltage level and a third voltage level equal to the second voltage level minus the first voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Chan-Hong CHERN, Tsung-Ching HUANG, Chih-Chang LIN, Ming-Chieh HUANG, Fu-Lung HSUEH
  • Patent number: 10686434
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first power node configured to carry a first voltage having a first voltage level, an output node, a node coupled between the first power node and the output node, and a contending transistor coupled between the node and a second power node configured to carry a second voltage having a second voltage level. The circuit generates a signal at the output node that ranges between the first voltage level and a third voltage level, the contending transistor couples the node with the second power node responsive to the signal, a difference between the first voltage level and the second voltage level has a first magnitude, a difference between the first voltage level and the third voltage level has a second magnitude, and the second magnitude is a multiple of the first magnitude having a value greater than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-Hong Chern, Tsung-Ching Huang, Chih-Chang Lin, Ming-Chieh Huang, Fu-Lung Hsueh
  • Patent number: 10673437
    Abstract: A level-shifting circuit includes an input device configured to receive an input signal capable of switching between a reference voltage level and a first voltage level, and a set of capacitive devices paired in series with latch circuits. A first capacitive device of the set is coupled with an output of the input device, and each capacitive device and latch circuit pair is configured to upshift a corresponding received signal by an amount equal to a difference between the first voltage level and the reference voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-Hong Chern, Tsung-Ching Huang, Chih-Chang Lin, Ming-Chieh Huang, Fu-Lung Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20200083872
    Abstract: A clock generation circuit includes: a two-phase clock generation circuit including first and second branches correspondingly configured to generate a first phase clock signal and a second phase clock signal based correspondingly on a non-inverted clock signal and an inverted clock signal, the first and second branches being cross-coupled with each other; an inverter configured to generate the inverted clock signal based on an input clock signal; and a delay circuit which is non-inverter-based and which is configured to generate the non-inverted clock signal based on the input clock signal, the delay circuit having a predetermined delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Tien-Chun YANG, Chih-Chang LIN, Ming-Chieh HUANG
  • Patent number: 10546528
    Abstract: A current value of a first pixel and/or a current value of a second pixel of a display are adjusted until a value of a current difference is within a predetermined range. The current value of the first pixel corresponds to a brightness level of the first pixel. The current value of the second pixel corresponds to a brightness level of the second pixel. Adjusting the current value of the first pixel involves adjusting a threshold voltage value of a transistor of the first pixel. Adjusting the current value of the second pixel involves adjusting a threshold voltage value of a transistor of the second pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ching Huang, Chan-Hong Chern, Tao Wen Chung, Ming-Chieh Huang, Chih-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 10536146
    Abstract: An edge detector includes an output node selectively coupled to a first voltage node through a first transistor, the first voltage node having a first voltage level, and a second transistor configured to continuously couple the output node to a second voltage node having a second voltage level. A capacitor includes a first terminal coupled to a gate of the first transistor and a second terminal configured to receive an input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ching (Jim) Huang, Chan-Hong Chern, Ming-Chieh Huang, Chih-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 10483954
    Abstract: A clock generation circuit includes: a two-phase clock generation circuit configured to generate a first phase clock signal and a second phase clock signal based correspondingly on a non-inverted clock signal and an inverted clock signal; an inverter configured to generate the inverted clock signal based on an input clock signal; and a delay circuit which is non-inverter-based and which is configured to generate the non-inverted clock signal based on the input clock signal, the delay circuit having a predetermined delay sufficient to induce symmetry in the first and second phase clock signals such that durational midpoints of overlapping opposite phases of the first and second phase clock signals are substantially aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tien-Chun Yang, Chih-Chang Lin, Ming-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20190273500
    Abstract: An edge detector includes an output node selectively coupled to a first voltage node through a first transistor, the first voltage node having a first voltage level, and a second transistor configured to continuously couple the output node to a second voltage node having a second voltage level. A capacitor includes a first terminal coupled to a gate of the first transistor and a second terminal configured to receive an input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tsung-Ching (Jim) HUANG, Chan-Hong CHERN, Ming-Chieh HUANG, Chih-Chang LIN
  • Patent number: 10401889
    Abstract: A current generator includes an amplifier having a first terminal configured to receive a first voltage, a tunable resistance circuit coupled to an output terminal of the amplifier through a first transistor, a calibration circuit coupled to the tunable resistance circuit, and a second transistor. The second transistor includes a gate terminal coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier and a drain terminal coupled to a load. The calibration circuit is configured to adjust a resistance setting of the tunable resistance circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Huang, Chan-Hong Chern, Chih-Chang Lin
  • Publication number: 20190253042
    Abstract: A clock generation circuit includes: a two-phase clock generation circuit configured to generate a first phase clock signal and a second phase clock signal based correspondingly on a non-inverted clock signal and an inverted clock signal; an inverter configured to generate the inverted clock signal based on an input clock signal; and a delay circuit which is non-inverter-based and which is configured to generate the non-inverted clock signal based on the input clock signal, the delay circuit having a predetermined delay sufficient to induce symmetry in the first and second phase clock signals such that durational midpoints of overlapping opposite phases of the first and second phase clock signals are substantially aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Tien-Chun YANG, Chih-Chang LIN, Ming-Chieh HUANG
  • Patent number: 10367491
    Abstract: A delay line circuit including: a coarse-tuning arrangement, including delay units, the coarse-tuning arrangement being configured to coarsely-tune an input signal by transferring the input signal through a selected number of the delay units and thereby producing a first output signal; and a fine-tuning arrangement configured to receive the first output signal at a beginning of a signal path which includes at least three serially-connected inverters, finely-tune the first output signal along the signal path, and produce a second output signal at an end of the signal path; the fine-tuning arrangement including: a speed control unit which is selectively-connectable, and a switching circuit to selectively connect the speed control unit to the signal path based on a process-corner signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Huang, Chan-Hong Chern, Tsung-Ching (Jim) Huang, Chih-Chang Lin, Tien-Chun Yang