Patents by Inventor Ming-Hsien Lee

Ming-Hsien Lee 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: 8999775
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a pixel structure includes the following steps. A patterned semiconductor layer, an insulation layer, and a patterned metal layer are formed on a substrate sequentially. A first inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed to cover the patterned metal layer. A low temperature annealing process is performed after forming the first ILD layer. A hydrogen plasma treatment process is performed after the low temperature annealing process. A second ILD layer is formed to cover the first ILD layer after the hydrogen plasma treatment process. A third ILD layer is formed to cover the second ILD layer. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed on the third ILD layer. A passivation layer is formed on the source electrode and the drain electrode. A pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer. A pixel structure manufactured by the above-mentioned method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ssu-Hui Lu, Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20150028336
    Abstract: An active device array substrate includes a flexible substrate, a gate electrode, a dielectric layer, a channel layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a pixel electrode. The flexible substrate has a transistor region and a transparent region adjacent to each other. The gate electrode is disposed on the transistor region. The dielectric layer covers the flexible substrate and the gate electrode. A portion of the dielectric layer disposed on the gate electrode has a first thickness. Another portion of the dielectric layer disposed on the transparent region has a second thickness less than the first thickness. The channel layer is disposed above the gate electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode are electrically connected to the channel layer. The pixel electrode is disposed on the dielectric layer which is disposed on the transparent region. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jia-Hong YE, Ssu-Hui LU, Wu-Hsiung LIN, Chao-Chien CHIU, Ming-Hsien LEE, Chia-Tien PENG, Wei-Ming HUANG
  • Patent number: 8880367
    Abstract: A method for accurately performing power estimation on a battery of an electronic device includes: monitoring a charging current of the battery to obtain charging current data of the charging current with respect to time; and performing curve mapping according to the charging current data and according to a plurality of sets of predetermined curve characteristic data, in order to determine an estimation parameter corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined cycle counts, wherein the estimation parameter is utilized for performing power estimation, and the sets of predetermined curve characteristic data respectively correspond to the predetermined cycle counts, which represent estimated ages of the battery, respectively. At least one associated apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Energy Pass Incorporation
    Inventors: Chi-Yu Yang, Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 8865532
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an active device array substrate includes providing a flexible substrate having a transistor region and a transparent region; forming a gate electrode on the transistor region; sequentially forming a dielectric layer and a semiconductor layer to cover the gate electrode and the flexible substrate; removing a part of the semiconductor layer to form a channel layer above the gate electrode and removing a thickness of the dielectric layer disposed on the transparent region, such that a portion of the dielectric layer on the gate electrode has a first thickness, and another portion of the dielectric layer on the transparent region has a second thickness less than the first thickness; respectively forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on opposite sides of the channel layer; and forming a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jia-Hong Ye, Ssu-Hui Lu, Wu-Hsiung Lin, Chao-Chien Chiu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Chia-Tien Peng, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20140284606
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a pixel structure includes the following steps. A patterned semiconductor layer, an insulation layer, and a patterned metal layer are formed on a substrate sequentially. A first inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed to cover the patterned metal layer. A low temperature annealing process is performed after forming the first ILD layer. A hydrogen plasma treatment process is performed after the low temperature annealing process. A second ILD layer is formed to cover the first ILD layer after the hydrogen plasma treatment process. A third ILD layer is formed to cover the second ILD layer. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed on the third ILD layer. A passivation layer is formed on the source electrode and the drain electrode. A pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer. A pixel structure manufactured by the above-mentioned method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ssu-Hui Lu, Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 8766596
    Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) for managing discharging of a plurality of battery cells is disclosed. The battery management system comprises a battery monitoring unit, for monitoring statuses of the plurality of battery cells; and a discharge control unit, for controlling the plurality of battery cells to output a plurality of output powers to a load according to the statuses of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Energy Pass Incorporation
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20140136177
    Abstract: A critical path emulating apparatus includes a critical path emulator (CPE) and an interconnection circuit. The CPE is capable of emulating a critical path of a target device, and supporting a plurality of speed information detection modes. The interconnection circuit is capable of supporting a plurality of interconnection arrangements, wherein when the interconnection circuit is configured to have a first interconnection arrangement, the CPE is capable of being used in a first speed information detection mode, and when the interconnection circuit is configured to have a second interconnection arrangement, the CPE is capable of being used in a second speed information detection mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsien Lee, Shih-Tsung Hsiao, Hsin-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20140100802
    Abstract: A method for measuring a remaining capacity of a chargeable magnetic material includes determining a discharging parameter, obtaining an open-circuit-voltage state-of-charge (OCV SOC) curve according to the discharging parameter, obtaining a discharging curve according to the OCV SOC curve and the discharging parameter, and processing an interpolation operation to measure the remaining capacity according to the OCV SOC curve and the discharging curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: ENERGY PASS INCORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hsien Lee, Chi-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 8692250
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a TFT array substrate including the following steps is provided. A substrate having a pixel region and a photosensitive region is provided. A first patterned conductive layer is formed on the substrate, wherein the first patterned conductive layer includes a gate electrode disposed in the pixel region and a first electrode disposed in the photosensitive region, and a photosensitive dielectric layer is formed on the first electrode. A gate insulation layer is formed to cover the gate electrode, the photosensitive dielectric layer and the first electrode. A patterned semiconductor layer is formed on the gate insulation layer above the gate electrode. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed on the patterned semiconductor layer at two sides of the gate electrode, wherein the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode constitute a TFT. A second electrode is formed on the photosensitive dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hsien Lee, Ching-Chieh Shih, An-Thung Cho, Chia-Tien Peng, Kun-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20140084291
    Abstract: An active device array substrate includes a flexible substrate, a gate electrode, a dielectric layer, a channel layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a pixel electrode. The flexible substrate has at least one transistor region and at least one transparent region adjacent to each other. The gate electrode is disposed on the transistor region of the flexible substrate. The dielectric layer covers the flexible substrate and the gate electrode. A portion of the dielectric layer disposed on the gate electrode has a first thickness. Another portion of the dielectric layer disposed on the transparent region of the flexible substrate has a second thickness. The second thickness is less than the first thickness. The channel layer is disposed above the gate electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode are disposed on opposite sides of the channel layer and are electrically connected to the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jia-Hong YE, Ssu-Hui Lu, Wu-Hsiung Lin, Chao-Chien Chiu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Chia-Tien Peng, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20140062494
    Abstract: A battery condition estimating apparatus for a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells connected in series includes an analog channel switching circuit and a battery gas gauge circuit. The analog channel switching circuit has a plurality of input ports and an output port, wherein the input ports are coupled to the battery cells via a plurality of analog channels, respectively, and the analog channel switching circuit is arranged to couple the output port to a selected input port of the input ports for allowing the output port N5 to be coupled to a selected battery via a selected analog channel. The battery gas gauge circuit is coupled to the output port of the analog channel switching circuit, and used for estimating a battery condition of the battery pack by monitoring the selected battery cell via the selected analog channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ming-Wei Lin, Ming-Hsien Lee, Ching-Liang Lin
  • Patent number: 8659559
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus is disclosed. Without additional touch device, either the reversed AM structure or a conventional PM structure is provided to combine with the human body's conductive properties and the noise-immune sensing circuit design, thereby to achieve the purpose of displaying images and performing multi-touch detection simultaneously. Thus, the hardware cost and the power consumption are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Wu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Tsan-Hwi Chen
  • Publication number: 20130204560
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a gas gauge device for measuring a state of charge of a battery. The gas gauge device comprises a first programmable gain amplifier (PGA), for amplifying a battery current of the battery with a first adjustable gain, to generate an amplified battery current; a first analog to digital (ADC) converter, for converting the amplified battery current into a digital amplified battery current with a first adjustable sampling rate; and a micro controller, for adjusting the first adjustable gain and the first adjustable sampling rate to measure the battery current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Ying-Che Lo, Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 8496343
    Abstract: A walking stick structure with an LED light inside the stick body has a holding part, a footing, joint holding parts, LED illumination components, and reflecting devices. The stick body is a highly translucent glass fiber inner tube with combination of a hollow external tube, and the hollow external tube is configured with a plurality of translucent parts. A battery seat and a battery are provided. The LED illumination component is connected on either end of the battery seat, and the battery seat is combined with a switch to turn on/off the LED illumination component. The reflecting device is configured inside the glass fiber inner tube and opposite to the irradiation direction of the LED. The light beams from the LED can be reflected by the reflecting device and go out from the translucent parts. Thus, the intensity and scope of illumination is considerably enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20130141899
    Abstract: A walking stick structure with an LED light inside the stick body has a holding part, a footing, joint holding parts, LED illumination components, and reflecting devices. The stick body is a highly translucent glass fiber inner tube with combination of a hollow external tube, and the hollow external tube is configured with a plurality of translucent parts. A battery seat and a battery are provided. The LED illumination component is connected on either end of the battery seat, and the battery seat is combined with a switch to turn on/off the LED illumination component. The reflecting device is configured inside the glass fiber inner tube and opposite to the irradiation direction of the LED. The light beams from the LED can be reflected by the reflecting device and go out from the translucent parts. Thus, the intensity and scope of illumination is considerably enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20130057223
    Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) for managing discharging of a plurality of battery cells is disclosed. The battery management system comprises a battery monitoring unit, for monitoring statuses of the plurality of battery cells; and a discharge control unit, for controlling the plurality of battery cells to output a plurality of output powers to a load according to the statuses of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20120300516
    Abstract: A power supply module including a cable and a power conversion device is provided. The cable includes a power line and a detection line and a terminal thereof connected to an electronic device, wherein the detection line transmits a first electrical numerical energy value of first electrical energy received by the electronic device through the power line. The power conversion device connects another terminal of the cable, transmits second electrical energy to the electronic device and includes an electrical energy control unit and a feedback unit. The feedback unit is used for receiving the first electrical numerical energy value and produces a feedback signal according to the first electrical numerical energy value. The electrical energy control unit receives an input electrical energy, connects the feedback unit, and regulates output electrical energy thereof and the second electrical energy having a second electrical numerical energy value with reference of the feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Yi Chen, Yi-Hsun Lin, Yen-Chih Chen, Wei-Chih Shih, Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20120136614
    Abstract: A wafer inspection system for inspecting a wafer comprises a platform, a probe card, a illuminator, a test server, at least one image processing device, a control circuit board, at least a test circuit board, a load board connected to the control circuit board and the at least a test circuit board, at least an image card, and at least a relay board. The probe card includes an opening hole and a plurality of probes for contacting the wafer to transmit and receive electrical signals. The illuminator illuminates on the wafer through the opening hole. The test server is controlled to execute test procedure and data process. The test circuit board transmits test signals and performs a determination on the received result signals. The relay board is connected to the probe card and the load board for switching the direction of data flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ta Kang Liu, Ming Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 7972912
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes first providing an insulation substrate. A patterned conductive layer is formed over the insulation substrate, and the patterned conductive layer includes a channel region and a number of protruding regions. A gate structure layer is formed over the insulation substrate. The gate structure layer covers a part of the patterned conductive layer, and each of the protruding regions has an exposed region. A doping process is performed to dope at least the exposed region of the patterned conductive layer to form a number of S/D regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Huai-Yuan Tseng, Chen-Pang Kung, Horng-Chih Lin, Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20110109568
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus is disclosed. Without additional touch device, either the reversed AM structure or a conventional PM structure is provided to combine with the human body's conductive properties and the noise-immune sensing circuit design, thereby to achieve the purpose of displaying images and performing multi-touch detection simultaneously. Thus, the hardware cost and the power consumption are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Hung-Wei WU, Ming-Hsien Lee, Tsan-Hwi Chen