Patents by Inventor Ming-Chieh Tsai
Ming-Chieh Tsai 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: 20240131538Abstract: An annular airflow regulating apparatus includes a cup-shaped element and an adjustment element. The cup-shaped element has a bowl and a bottom, integrated to form a first chamber. The bottom has a tapered channel parallel to an axis and penetrating through the bottom. A ring-shaped groove is disposed between the tapered channel and the bottom. The ring-shaped groove has an annular plane perpendicular to the axis. The adjustment element, having a tapered portion and second holes, is movably disposed in the cup-shaped element. The tapered portion protrudes into the tapered channel A tapered annular gap is formed between the tapered portion and the tapered channel. When the adjustment element is moved with respect to the cup-shaped element, a width of the tapered annular gap is varied, and thereupon a flow rate and velocity of the process gas would be varied accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: CHEN-CHUNG DU, Ming-Jyh Chang, Chang-Yi Chen, Ming-Hau Tsai, Ko-Chieh chao, Yi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11935871Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20240081081Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ya-Ling Lee, Chung-Te Lin, Han-Ting Tsai, Wei-Gang Chiu, Yen-Chieh Huang, Ming-Yi Yang
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Patent number: 11923392Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20230036554Abstract: A method and system for generating a clock distribution circuit for each macro circuit in an ASIC design are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for generating a clock distribution circuit receives the ASIC design specified in a hardware description language (HDL), places each macro circuit in allocated locations on a semiconductor substrate, generates a custom clock skew information for each macro circuit based on a macro clock delay model, generates a clock distribution circuit for each macro circuit placed on the semiconductor substrate based on the generated custom clock skew information, modifies the clock distribution circuit if the generated clock distribution circuit does not meet timing requirements of the ASIC design, and outputs a physical layout of the ASIC design for manufacturing under a semiconductor fabrication process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Ming-Chieh TSAI, Shao-Yu WANG
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Patent number: 11494545Abstract: A method and system for generating a clock distribution circuit for each macro circuit in an ASIC design are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for generating a clock distribution circuit receives the ASIC design specified in a hardware description language (HDL), places each macro circuit in allocated locations on a semiconductor substrate, generates a custom clock skew information for each macro circuit based on a macro clock delay model, generates a clock distribution circuit for each macro circuit placed on the semiconductor substrate based on the generated custom clock skew information, modifies the clock distribution circuit if the generated clock distribution circuit does not meet timing requirements of the ASIC design, and outputs a physical layout of the ASIC design for manufacturing under a semiconductor fabrication process.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Chieh Tsai, Shao-Yu Wang
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Publication number: 20220269847Abstract: A method and system for generating a clock distribution circuit for each macro circuit in an ASIC design are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for generating a clock distribution circuit receives the ASIC design specified in a hardware description language (HDL), places each macro circuit in allocated locations on a semiconductor substrate, generates a custom clock skew information for each macro circuit based on a macro clock delay model, generates a clock distribution circuit for each macro circuit placed on the semiconductor substrate based on the generated custom clock skew information, modifies the clock distribution circuit if the generated clock distribution circuit does not meet timing requirements of the ASIC design, and outputs a physical layout of the ASIC design for manufacturing under a semiconductor fabrication process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Ming-Chieh TSAI, Shao-Yu WANG
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Publication number: 20220031195Abstract: The invention provides a gait evaluating system and a gait evaluating method. The gait evaluation system includes a gait evaluating device configured to: obtain, from a pressure detection device, a plurality of pressure values of a user walking on the pressure detection device; obtain a plurality of step feature values of the user based on the pressure values; obtain a plurality of walking limb feature values when the user walks on the pressure detection device based on a sensing data provided by a limb sensing device; and evaluate a gait of the user based on the step feature values and the walking limb feature values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Je-Ping Hu, Keng-Hsun Lin, Shih-Fang Yang Mao, Pin-Chou Li, Jian-Hong Wu, Szu-Ju Li, Hui-Yu Cho, Yu-Chang Chen, Yen-Nien Lu, Jyun-Siang Hsu, Nien-Ya Lee, Kuan-Ting Ho, Ming-Chieh Tsai, Ching-Yu Huang
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Patent number: 10470720Abstract: Provided is a heart rate activity detecting method based on dynamic images. The method includes tracking a moving object. Preset brightness is determined based on an ambient condition. An image of the moving object is captured to generate a corresponding RGB color space, which is then converted to an image color space with adjustable brightness. The brightness of the image color space is adjusted according to the preset brightness to generate an image with corrected brightness, which is then converted to a RGB color space with the corrected brightness for calculating a heart rate activity of the moving object. The disclosure is capable of addressing the issue of an unstable light source by adjusting the brightness of the dynamic images, and then calculating the heart rate activity of the moving object according to the dynamic images. A heart rate activity detecting system based on dynamic images is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Tsung-Hua Li, Rong-Rong Chen, Yi-Fei Luo, Ming-Chieh Tsai
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Patent number: 10352542Abstract: An LED lamp and a component, a heat dissipating base and an LED wireless dimming system thereof are provided. The LED lamp component comprises a heat dissipating base, a light emitting module and a lens, the heat dissipating base has a bearing surface and a back surface opposite to the bearing surface, the bearing surface is provided with a first recessed section therein, the back surface is provided with heat dissipating structures; the heat dissipating base further comprises a first joint portion; the light emitting module is disposed in the first recessed section, and the lens covering the light emitting module.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Chieh Tsai, Hung-Yen Su, Chi-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 10272293Abstract: A body motion analysis system is provided. The body motion analysis system includes a pressure sensing plate, a data transmission device, and a data processing device. Two of the user's body parts exert pressure on the pressure sensing plate and the pressure sensing plate senses the pressure to output pressure distribution data. The pressure sensing plate transmits pressure-distribution stream data to the data processing device according to the pressure distribution data. The data processing device processes the pressure-distribution stream data to obtain sports performance of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chun-Fu Yeh, Szu-Han Tzao, Ming-Chieh Tsai
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Publication number: 20180224105Abstract: An LED lamp and a component, a heat dissipating base and an LED wireless dimming system thereof are provided. The LED lamp component comprises a heat dissipating base, a light emitting module and a lens, the heat dissipating base has a bearing surface and a back surface opposite to the bearing surface, the bearing surface is provided with a first recessed section therein, the back surface is provided with heat dissipating structures; the heat dissipating base further comprises a first joint portion; the light emitting module is disposed in the first recessed section, and the lens covering the light emitting module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: MING-CHIEH TSAI, HUNG-YEN SU, CHI-MING CHEN
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Publication number: 20180178060Abstract: A body motion analysis system is provided. The body motion analysis system includes a pressure sensing plate, a data transmission device, and a data processing device. Two of the user's body parts exert pressure on the pressure sensing plate and the pressure sensing plate senses the pressure to output pressure distribution data. The pressure sensing plate transmits pressure-distribution stream data to the data processing device according to the pressure distribution data. The data processing device processes the pressure-distribution stream data to obtain sports performance of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chun-Fu YEH, Szu-Han TZAO, Ming-Chieh TSAI
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Publication number: 20180182095Abstract: Provided is a heart rate activity detecting method based on dynamic images. The method includes tracking a moving object. Preset brightness is determined based on an ambient condition. An image of the moving object is captured to generate a corresponding RGB color space, which is then converted to an image color space with adjustable brightness. The brightness of the image color space is adjusted according to the preset brightness to generate an image with corrected brightness, which is then converted to a RGB color space with the corrected brightness for calculating a heart rate activity of the moving object. The disclosure is capable of addressing the issue of an unstable light source by adjusting the brightness of the dynamic images, and then calculating the heart rate activity of the moving object according to the dynamic images. A heart rate activity detecting system based on dynamic images is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Tsung-Hua Li, Rong-Rong Chen, Yi-Fei Luo, Ming-Chieh Tsai
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Patent number: 8537140Abstract: An illuminated touch sensitive surface module and an illuminated device are disclosed. The illuminated touch sensitive surface module includes a cosmetic layer, a sensor, a controller and an illuminated device. The cosmetic layer permits light beams to pass through and objects to touch or hover thereon. The controller connects to the sensor and drives an illuminated mode of the illuminated device according to the position information. The illuminated device has many regions and at least one light guild film in which the light beams enter from the side and emit out of a top of individual light guide film. Further, each light guide film has a bottom on which micro members are formed for changing path of the entering light beams and block members for defining the regions. In the illuminated mode, the touched or hovered regions of the illuminated device are illuminated while the other regions are dark.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Elan Microelectronics CorporationInventors: Ming-Chieh Tsai, Hsin-Fu Hsu, Chien-Hao Chen
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Patent number: 8116888Abstract: A parameter setting system for programmable logic controller (PLC) includes a document module, a main program module, a parameter storage module, an interface display module, and a display interface. The document module stores application documents and an extensible markup language (XML) document of PLC. The main program module reads names and scale values of the parameters from the XML document, and outputs a control signal. The parameter storage module stores the names and scale values of the parameters from the main program module. The interface display module receives the control signal from the main program module and reading names and scale values of the parameters from the parameter storage module according to the control signal. The display interface displays the names and scale values of the parameters from the interface display module.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Foxnum Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ming-Chieh Tsai
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Publication number: 20100241252Abstract: A parameter setting system for programmable logic controller (PLC) includes a document module, a main program module, a parameter storage module, an interface display module, and a display interface. The document module stores application documents and an extensible markup language (XML) document of PLC. The main program module reads names and scale values of the parameters from the XML document, and outputs a control signal. The parameter storage module stores the names and scale values of the parameters from the main program module. The interface display module receives the control signal from the main program module and reading names and scale values of the parameters from the parameter storage module according to the control signal. The display interface displays the names and scale values of the parameters from the interface display module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: FOXNUM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: MING-CHIEH TSAI
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Publication number: 20100134431Abstract: An illuminated touch sensitive surface module and an illuminated device are disclosed. The illuminated touch sensitive surface module includes a cosmetic layer, a sensor, a controller and an illuminated device. The cosmetic layer permits light beams to pass through and objects to touch or hover thereon. The controller connects to the sensor and drives an illuminated mode of the illuminated device according to the position information. The illuminated device has many regions and at least one light guild film in which the light beams enter from the side and emit out of a top of individual light guide film. Further, each light guide film has a bottom on which micro members are formed for changing path of the entering light beams and block members for defining the regions. In the illuminated mode, the touched or hovered regions of the illuminated device are illuminated while the other regions are dark.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Ming-Chieh TSAI, Hsin-Fu Hsu, Chien-Hao Chen
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Publication number: 20090315841Abstract: A touchpad module, capable of interpreting multi-object gestures and an operating method, includes a detecting element for detecting an object amount and gesture made from a conductive object placed on the touchpad surface and a processing element for interpreting and driving a corresponding simulation such as a mouse, a keyboard or a hot-key simulation and thus controlling a change of document, icon, picture or frame displayed on a display. Accordingly, the touchpad and the operating method thereof detect and interpret multi-object gestures so that it may simulate the input operation with the input devices such as a mouse and a keyboard and the selection of hot-key functions provided by various application programs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Chien-Wei Cheng, Wei-Wen Yang, Ming-Chieh Tsai, Ji-Han Liu
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Patent number: D663178Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Hung Jyeh Co. Ltd.Inventor: Ming-Chieh Tsai