Patents by Inventor Ming-Hsiang Yeh

Ming-Hsiang Yeh 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: 11923437
    Abstract: A method includes forming isolation regions extending into a semiconductor substrate. A semiconductor strip is between the isolation regions. The method further includes recessing the isolation regions so that a top portion of the semiconductor strip protrudes higher than top surfaces of the isolation regions to form a semiconductor fin, measuring a fin width of the semiconductor fin, generating an etch recipe based on the fin width, and performing a thinning process on the semiconductor fin using the etching recipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsu-Hui Su, Chun-Hsiang Fan, Yu-Wen Wang, Ming-Hsi Yeh, Kuo-Bin Huang
  • Patent number: 9667088
    Abstract: A double-sided bidirectional wireless power device includes a base and a support board. The base includes a power member. The support board has first and second surfaces and is erected on the base and includes a wireless bidirectional power module built therein, which includes a wireless bidirectional power circuit, an induction resonance circuit, a current/voltage detection unit, and a logic control unit that are electrically connected. To operate, the wireless bidirectional power module receives and converts an alternating current signal into electrical power to be transmitted to the power member for storage. The power member is also operable to transmit electrical power to the wireless bidirectional power module to be converted into an alternating current signal for transmission to an electronic device. The presently disclosed device allows for the simultaneous charging of two electronic devices via the first and second surfaces of the support board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9281710
    Abstract: A bypass control wireless charging device includes a logic control unit electrically connected to a wireless transmission unit, a full-bridge inverter, a buck-boost unit, a discharging switch unit and a back current prevention unit, wherein the discharging switch unit electrically connected to a battery, and a inlet terminal of the back current prevention unit electrically connected to a charging terminal, when the charging terminal electrically connected to an external power, the back current prevention unit turned on by the logic control unit to turned off the discharging switch unit and the input voltage of the external power boosted by buck-boost unit and converted DC to AC by the full-bridge inverter. The coil of the wireless transmission unit provided the emission electricity with AC induction to achieve the purpose of wireless charging for the electronics while received the emission electricity of the wireless transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9225193
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device with automatic positioning function, which includes a device body and a magnetic unit. The device body contains therein a wireless transmission module. The wireless transmission module includes a transmission coil. The device body has one side in which a receiving section is formed. The transmission coil is received in the receiving section. The transmission coil has an outer circumference that is spaced from an inner circumference of the receiving section by a movement distance. The magnetic unit is set at the center of the transmission coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9219380
    Abstract: A bypass control bidirectional wireless charging device provides bidirectional charging mode, in which includes a logic control unit electrically connected to a wireless transmission unit, a full-bridge inverter, a buck-boost unit, a discharging switch unit, a back current prevention unit and a selective switch unit. While the wireless discharging mode started, the discharging switch unit turned on and the battery provided the transmitting power. While the back current prevention device connected to an external power, the discharging switch unit turned off and the back current prevention device turned off to provide the transmitting power by the battery. While the wireless charging mode started, the handheld devices or the loadings were charged by the wireless charging to achieve the purpose of increasing the effective duration of the battery and the electricity efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9190908
    Abstract: Disclosed is a protection cover allowing a handheld device to reversely discharge, which includes a bidirectional DC-DC converter and a charging/discharging controller arranged inside the protection cover so as to allow a first handheld device that is received in the protection cover to externally discharge electrical power thereof. The protection cover applies a removable external connection to electrically connect to a second handheld device so as to allow the first handheld device to reversely discharge, via the protection cover, to the second handheld device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9160204
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bidirectional wireless power transfer device, which includes: a first transfer unit; a second transfer unit; a selector that includes a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal, and a power input terminal; a power supply unit, which is electrically connected to the power input terminal of the selector and is also electrically connected to the first transfer unit and the second transfer unit; and a circuit board, on which the first transfer unit, the second transfer unit, the selector, and the power supply unit are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9130398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure includes a woven member, conductive twisted cables, a light-emitting element, and a receiver circuit. The woven member is mounted to the article. Each conductive twisted cable includes a stretch-resistant wire and a conductive wire twisted together. The conductive twisted cables are woven in the woven member. The light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, includes a light emission section and two conductive pins. The conductive pins are respectively and electrically connected to the conductive wires of the conductive twisted cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Winharbor Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9118193
    Abstract: A bidirectional wireless charging/discharging device for the portable electronic device includes a logic control unit, a boost/buck unit, first and second reverse current suppressors, a control switch, and a receipt/transmission mode selection unit. The logic control unit includes an automatic mode selection resetting module. The reverse current suppressor provide function of reverse current prevention and switching. The boost/buck unit controls stepping up/down of voltage in a charging operation. The logic control unit detects if a load exists and controls the operations of the boost/buck unit and the reverse current suppressor and is used in combination with the control switch to control the performance of charging or discharging and is further used in combination with the receipt or transmission mode selection unit to select a desired mode of operation. The receipt/transmission mode selection unit is electrically connected to automatic mode selection resetting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20150194841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure includes a woven member, conductive twisted cables, a light-emitting element, and a receiver circuit. The woven member is mounted to the article. Each conductive twisted cable includes a stretch-resistant wire and a conductive wire twisted together. The conductive twisted cables are woven in the woven member. The light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, includes a light emission section and two conductive pins. The conductive pins are respectively and electrically connected to the conductive wires of the conductive twisted cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang YEH
  • Patent number: 9012816
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure includes a woven member, conductive twisted cables, a light-emitting element, and a receiver circuit. The woven member is mounted to the article. Each conductive twisted cable includes a stretch-resistant wire and a electrically conductive wire twisted together. The conductive twisted cables are woven in the woven member. The light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, includes a light emission section and two conductive pins. The conductive pins are respectively and electrically connected to the electrically conductive wires of the conductive twisted cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Winharbor Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20150084431
    Abstract: A double-sided bidirectional wireless power device includes a base and a support board. The base includes a power member. The support board has first and second surfaces and is erected on the base and includes a wireless bidirectional power module built therein, which includes a wireless bidirectional power circuit, an induction resonance circuit, a current/voltage detection unit, and a logic control unit that are electrically connected. To operate, the wireless bidirectional power module receives and converts an alternating current signal into electrical power to be transmitted to the power member for storage. The power member is also operable to transmit electrical power to the wireless bidirectional power module to be converted into an alternating current signal for transmission to an electronic device. The presently disclosed device allows for the simultaneous charging of two electronic devices via the first and second surfaces of the support board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang YEH
  • Patent number: 8988041
    Abstract: Disclosed is a handheld electronic device with positioning function that includes a device body that contains a transceiver circuit module, a positioning element, and a counterpart positioning element that corresponds to the positioning element in order to effect mutual positioning with respect to each other. The positioning element and the counterpart positioning element are both mounted to one side of the device body. Through rotating or putting up-side down one of two handheld electronic devices, the two handheld electronic devices can be positioned with respect to each other through the positioning elements and the counterpart positioning elements so as to have the transceiver circuit modules of the two handheld electronic devices precisely aligning with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20140152249
    Abstract: A bypass control bidirectional wireless charging device provides bidirectional charging mode, in which includes a logic control unit electrically connected to a wireless transmission unit, a full-bridge inverter, a buck-boost unit, a discharging switch unit, a back current prevention unit and a selective switch unit. While the wireless discharging mode started, the discharging switch unit turned on and the battery provided the transmitting power. While the back current prevention device connected to an external power, the discharging switch unit turned off and the back current prevention device turned off to provide the transmitting power by the battery. While the wireless charging mode started, the handheld devices or the loadings were charged by the wireless charging to achieve the purpose of increasing the effective duration of the battery and the electricity efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang YEH
  • Publication number: 20140152248
    Abstract: A bypass control wireless charging device includes a logic control unit electrically connected to a wireless transmission unit, a full-bridge inverter, a buck-boost unit, a discharging switch unit and a back current prevention unit, wherein the discharging switch unit electrically connected to a battery, and a inlet terminal of the back current prevention unit electrically connected to a charging terminal, when the charging terminal electrically connected to an external power, the back current prevention unit turned on by the logic control unit to turned off the discharging switch unit and the input voltage of the external power boosted by buck-boost unit and converted DC to AC by the full-bridge inverter. The coil of the wireless transmission unit provided the emission electricity with AC induction to achieve the purpose of wireless charging for the electronics while received the emission electricity of the wireless transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang YEH
  • Patent number: 8729853
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless charging device for portable electronic device. The portable electronic device has a circuit device that includes a battery. The wireless charging device includes: a wireless transmission unit and a logic control unit, a step-up/step-down unit, first and second reverse current protectors, and at least a supercapacitor electrically connected between the circuit device and the wireless transmission unit. The first and second reverse current protectors function to prevent reverse current and to switch. The step-up/step-down unit controls step-up conversion in discharging and step-down conversion in charging. The logic control unit detects if a load exists on an opposite side of the wireless transmission unit and controls the operations of the step-up/step-down unit and the first and second reverse current protectors. The supercapacitor absorbs surge occurring in each charging operation to prevent accumulated damage caused by the charging operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Patent number: 8698450
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bidirectional wireless charging and discharging device for portable electronic device. The bidirectional wireless charging and discharging device includes: a wireless receiving and transmitting unit and a logic control unit, a step-up/step-down unit, first and second reverse current protectors, a control switch, and at least a supercapacitor. The first and second reverse current protectors function to prevent reverse current and to switch. The step-up/step-down unit controls step-up conversion in discharging and step-down conversion in charging. The logic control unit detects if a load exists on an opposite side of the wireless receiving and transmitting unit and controls the operations of the step-up/step-down unit and the first and second reverse current protectors, and can be even combined with a control switch to control selectively charging and discharging operations. The supercapacitor absorbs surge occurring in each charging operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20140097790
    Abstract: A bidirectional wireless charging/discharging device for the portable electronic device includes a logic control unit, a boost/buck unit, first and second reverse current suppressors, a control switch, and a receipt/transmission mode selection unit. The logic control unit includes an automatic mode selection resetting module. The reverse current suppressor provide function of reverse current prevention and switching. The boost/buck unit controls stepping up/down of voltage in a charging operation. The logic control unit detects if a load exists and controls the operations of the boost/buck unit and the reverse current suppressor and is used in combination with the control switch to control the performance of charging or discharging and is further used in combination with the receipt or transmission mode selection unit to select a desired mode of operation. The receipt/transmission mode selection unit is electrically connected to automatic mode selection resetting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang YEH
  • Publication number: 20140070620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bidirectional wireless power transfer device, which includes: a first transfer unit; a second transfer unit; a selector that includes a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal, and a power input terminal; a power supply unit, which is electrically connected to the power input terminal of the selector and is also electrically connected to the first transfer unit and the second transfer unit; and a circuit board, on which the first transfer unit, the second transfer unit, the selector, and the power supply unit are mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang YEH
  • Publication number: 20130249308
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device with automatic positioning function, which includes a device body and a magnetic unit. The device body contains therein a wireless transmission module. The wireless transmission module includes a transmission coil. The device body has one side in which a receiving section is formed. The transmission coil is received in the receiving section. The transmission coil has an outer circumference that is spaced from an inner circumference of the receiving section by a movement distance. The magnetic unit is set at the center of the transmission coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiang YEH