Patents by Inventor Ming-Hong Kuo

Ming-Hong Kuo 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: 11970235
    Abstract: An adaptive vehicle headlight is provided for being installed on a vehicle body for use. The adaptive vehicle headlight includes a light body, an optical lens, a driver, and a control unit. The optical lens, the driver, and the control unit are integrated into the light body. In practice, the optical lens can optionally include a light distributing member. The control unit can cause an operation of the driver according to a tilt angle of the vehicle body, such that the optical lens and/or the light distributing member are rotated to a predetermined angle, so as to produce an illumination pattern in a horizontal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CHIAN YIH OPTOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Ming-Feng Kuo, Wen-Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240032281
    Abstract: A memory cell structure includes a silicon substrate, a transistor, and a capacitor. The silicon substrate has a silicon surface. The transistor is coupled to the silicon surface, the transistor includes a gate structure, a first conductive region, and a second conductive region. The capacitor has a signal electrode and a counter electrode, the capacitor is over the transistor, and the signal electrode is electrically coupled to the second conductive region of the transistor and isolated from the first conductive region of the transistor. The counter electrode includes a plurality of sub-electrodes electrically connected with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Chun Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo, Chun-Nan Lu
  • Publication number: 20240023314
    Abstract: A memory structure includes a semiconductor substrate, an active region, a transistor, and a buried-WL (word line). The semiconductor substrate has an original semiconductor surface. The active region is in the semiconductor substrate and surrounded by a shallow trench isolation (STI) region. The transistor is formed based on the active region. The buried-WL (word line) extends through the active region and the STI region. The buried-WL has variable depth or width along the extension direction of the buried-WL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Chun Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo, Chun-Nan Lu
  • Publication number: 20230402457
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate region a spacer, a first trench, a first isolation region and a conductive region. The semiconductor substrate has an active region which has a semiconductor surface. The gate region has a first conductive portion over the semiconductor surface of the semiconductor substrate in the active region and a second conductive portion over the first conductive portion. The spacer covers a sidewall of the gate region. The first trench is formed below the semiconductor surface of the semiconductor substrate in the active region. The first isolation region is in the first trench. The conductive region is positioned on the first isolating region. Wherein a lateral length of the first conductive portion is greater than that of the second conductive portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Chun LU, Ming-Hong KUO, Chun-Nan LU
  • Publication number: 20230027913
    Abstract: A method for forming a transistor structure includes steps as follows: A substrate with an original surface is prepared. Next a gate conductive region is formed, wherein at least a portion of the gate conductive region is disposed below the original surface, and a bottom wall and sidewalls of the gate conductive region is surrounded by a gate dielectric layer. Then, a first conductive region is formed, wherein a bottom wall of the first conductive region is aligned or substantially aligned with a top wall of the gate conductive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Chao-Chun LU, Li-Ping HUANG, Ming-Hong KUO
  • Publication number: 20220393028
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a gate conductive region, a gate dielectric region, a channel region and a drain region. The gate conductive region is below an original surface of a substrate. The gate dielectric region surrounds the gate conductive region. The channel region surrounds the gate dielectric region. The drain region is horizontally spaced apart from the gate conductive region, wherein the drain region includes a highly doped region; wherein the gate dielectric region includes a first dielectric portion and a second dielectric portion, the first dielectric portion is positioned between the gate conductive region and the highly doped region, and the second dielectric portion is positioned between the gate conductive region and the channel region; wherein a horizontal thickness of the first dielectric portion is greater than that of the second dielectric portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Chun LU, Ming-Hong KUO, Chun-Nan LU
  • Patent number: 10913653
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a MEMS sensor device. The method can include providing a substrate, forming an IC layer overlying the substrate, forming an oxide layer overlying the IC layer, forming a metal layer coupled to the IC layer through the oxide layer, forming a MEMS layer having a pair of designated sense electrode portions and a designated proof mass portion overlying the oxide layer, forming a via structure within each of the designated sense electrode portions, and etching the MEMS layer to form a pair of sense electrodes and a proof mass from the designated sense electrode portions and proof mass portions, respectively. The via structure can include a ground post and the proof mass can include a sense comb. The MEMS sensor device formed using this method can result is more well-defined edges of the proof mass structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MCUBE INC.
    Inventors: Ben (Wen-Pin) Chuang, M H (Ming-Hong) Kuo, W J (Wen-Chih) Chen, Tse-Hsi “Terrence” Lee
  • Patent number: 10479676
    Abstract: A method for a MEMS device includes receiving a diced wafer having a plurality devices disposed upon an adhesive substrate and having an associated known good device data, removing a first set of devices from the plurality of devices from the adhesive substrate in response to the known good device data, picking and placing a first set of the devices into a plurality of sockets within a testing platform, testing the first set of integrated devices includes while physically stressing the first set of devices, providing electrical power to the first set of devices and receiving electrical response data from the first set of devices, determining a second set of devices from the first set of devices, in response to the electrical response data, picking and placing the second set of devices into a transport tape media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: mCube, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Lee, Ming Hong Kuo, Wen-Chih Chen, Wensen Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180346328
    Abstract: A method for a MEMS device includes receiving a diced wafer having a plurality devices disposed upon an adhesive substrate and having an associated known good device data, removing a first set of devices from the plurality of devices from the adhesive substrate in response to the known good device data, picking and placing a first set of the devices into a plurality of sockets within a testing platform, testing the first set of integrated devices includes while physically stressing the first set of devices, providing electrical power to the first set of devices and receiving electrical response data from the first set of devices, determining a second set of devices from the first set of devices, in response to the electrical response data, picking and placing the second set of devices into a transport tape media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Ben LEE, Ming Hong KUO, Wen-Chih CHEN, Wensen TSAI
  • Patent number: 10046966
    Abstract: A method for a MEMS device includes receiving a diced wafer having a plurality devices disposed upon an adhesive substrate and having an associated known good device data, removing a first set of devices from the plurality of devices from the adhesive substrate in response to the known good device data, picking and placing a first set of the devices into a plurality of sockets within a testing platform, testing the first set of integrated devices includes while physically stressing the first set of devices, providing electrical power to the first set of devices and receiving electrical response data from the first set of devices, determining a second set of devices from the first set of devices, in response to the electrical response data, picking and placing the second set of devices into a transport tape media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: MCUBE, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Lee, Ming Hong Kuo, Wen-Chih Chen, Wensen Tsai
  • Patent number: 9935109
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170283256
    Abstract: A method for a MEMS device includes receiving a diced wafer having a plurality devices disposed upon an adhesive substrate and having an associated known good device data, removing a first set of devices from the plurality of devices from the adhesive substrate in response to the known good device data, picking and placing a first set of the devices into a plurality of sockets within a testing platform, testing the first set of integrated devices includes while physically stressing the first set of devices, providing electrical power to the first set of devices and receiving electrical response data from the first set of devices, determining a second set of devices from the first set of devices, in response to the electrical response data, picking and placing the second set of devices into a transport tape media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Ben LEE, Ming Hong KUO, Wen-Chih CHEN, Wensen TSAI
  • Publication number: 20170250185
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Patent number: 9685449
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160293607
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160257559
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a MEMS sensor device. The method can include providing a substrate, forming an IC layer overlying the substrate, forming an oxide layer overlying the IC layer, forming a metal layer coupled to the IC layer through the oxide layer, forming a MEMS layer having a pair of designated sense electrode portions and a designated proof mass portion overlying the oxide layer, forming a via structure within each of the designated sense electrode portions, and etching the MEMS layer to form a pair of sense electrodes and a proof mass from the designated sense electrode portions and proof mass portions, respectively. The via structure can include a ground post and the proof mass can include a sense comb. The MEMS sensor device formed using this method can result is more well-defined edges of the proof mass structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Ben (Wen-Pin) Chuang, MH (Ming-Hong) Kuo, WJ (Wen-Chih) Chen, Tse-Hsi “Terrence” Lee
  • Patent number: 9397103
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20150294974
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Patent number: 9105506
    Abstract: A dynamic memory structure includes a strip semiconductor material disposed on a substrate, a gate standing astride the strip semiconductor material and dividing the strip semiconductor material into a source terminal, a drain terminal and a channel region wherein a source width of the source terminal is larger than or equal to a channel width, a dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the strip semiconductor material, and a capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and including the source terminal serving as a lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicky Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140197027
    Abstract: An electroplating device includes a plating solution, at least one anode basket located in the plating solution, and a workpiece to be plated. An electroplating aid board is arranged between the anode basket and the workpiece to be plated. The electroplating aid board has at least one side that has a length exceeding the workpiece to be plated. The electroplating aid board is made of a plastic material that is not electrically conductive and includes a plurality of holes formed therein. In an electroplating operation, the holes provide an effect of tunnel that guides positive ions (such as copper ions) of the plating solution to flow from the anode basket (namely anode) straightforward to the nearest surface portion of the workpiece to be plated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventor: MING-HONG KUO