Patents by Inventor Ming-Hsueh Wu

Ming-Hsueh Wu 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: 9459319
    Abstract: A device and a method for generating input control signals of a serialized compressed scan circuit are provided. A control signal generating device receives a test clock signal from a clock input port and a state enable signal from a state enable bus, and correspondingly generates a shift enable signal, a capture enable signal and a strobe signal. A clock gating device is coupled to the control signal generating device, and receives the shift enable signal, the capture enable signal and the strobe signal. When the shift enable signal is enabled, the clock gating device controls the test clock signal as a serialized scan clock signal. When the strobe signal or the capture enable signal is enabled, the clock gating device controls the test clock signal as a scan clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-An Chen, Yee-Wen Chen, Ming-Hsueh Wu, Kun-Lun Luo
  • Publication number: 20150036783
    Abstract: A device and a method for generating input control signals of a serialized compressed scan circuit are provided. A control signal generating device receives a test clock signal from a clock input port and a state enable signal from a state enable bus, and correspondingly generates a shift enable signal, a capture enable signal and a strobe signal. A clock gating device is coupled to the control signal generating device, and receives the shift enable signal, the capture enable signal and the strobe signal. When the shift enable signal is enabled, the clock gating device controls the test clock signal as a serialized scan clock signal. When the strobe signal or the capture enable signal is enabled, the clock gating device controls the test clock signal as a scan clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Chen-An Chen, Yee-Wen Chen, Ming-Hsueh Wu, Kun-Lun Luo
  • Patent number: 8867286
    Abstract: A repairable multi-layer memory chip stack wherein each of the memory chips of the chip stack includes a control unit, a decoding unit, a memory array module and a redundant repair unit comprising at least one redundant repair element. The decoding unit receives a memory address from an address bus, and correspondingly outputs a decoded address. The memory array module determines whether to allow a data bus to access the data of the memory array module corresponding to a decoded address in accordance with an activation signal of the control unit. The redundant repair element includes a valid field, a chip ID field, a faulty address field and a redundant memory. When the valid field is valid, the value of the chip ID field matches the ID code, and the value of the faulty address field matches the decoded address, the redundant memory is coupled to the data bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Hsueh Wu, Kun-Lun Luo, Chen-An Chen, Yee-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 8555123
    Abstract: A test device for an SoC test architecture has a test input port, a test output port, a plurality of cores, a register, and a plurality of user defined logics. The register has a plurality of bits corresponding to the cores. Each of the user defined logics is connected to a corresponding bit of the register and a corresponding one of the cores. Each of the user defined logic receives a plurality of test control signals, and receives the corresponding bit of the register to change values of the test control signals. Outputs of each of the user defined logics are connected to the corresponding core to determine whether a test instruction of the corresponding core is or is not needed to be updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Hsueh Wu, Kun-Lun Luo
  • Publication number: 20130155794
    Abstract: A repairable multi-layer memory chip stack is provided. Each of the memory chips of the chip stack includes a control unit, a decoding unit, a memory array module and a redundant repair unit comprising at least one redundant repair element. The decoding unit receives a memory address from an address bus, and correspondingly outputs a decoded address. The memory array module determines whether to allow a data bus to access the data of the memory array module corresponding to a decoded address in accordance with an activation signal of the control unit. The redundant repair element includes a valid field, a chip ID field, a faulty address field and a redundant memory. When the valid field is valid, the value of the chip ID field matches the ID code, and the value of the faulty address field matches the decoded address, the redundant memory is coupled to the data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Hsueh Wu, Kun-Lun Luo, Chen-An Chen, Yee-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 8269521
    Abstract: A multi-chip stacked system and a chip select apparatus are provided. The chip select apparatus includes n ID code generators and n activation logic units. The first ID code generator generates a first ID code and a second seed code according to a first seed code, and an ith ID code generator connected to the (i?1)th ID code generator generates an ith ID code and an (i+1)th seed code according to the ith seed code. The ID codes generated by the ID code generators are different to each other. Each of the activation logic units has an activation code. The ith activation logic unit receives the ith ID code from the ith ID code generator. The ith activation logic unit activates the ith chip when the ith ID code is complied with the activation code of the ith activation logic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Ming-Hsueh Wu
  • Publication number: 20120159251
    Abstract: A test device for an SoC test architecture has a test input port, a test output port, a plurality of cores, a register, and a plurality of user defined logics. The register has a plurality of bits corresponding to the cores. Each of the user defined logics is connected to a corresponding bit of the register and a corresponding one of the cores. Each of the user defined logic receives a plurality of test control signals, and receives the corresponding bit of the register to change values of the test control signals. Outputs of each of the user defined logics are connected to the corresponding core to determine whether a test instruction of the corresponding core is or is not needed to be updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Hsueh Wu, Kun-Lun Luo
  • Publication number: 20120126848
    Abstract: A multi-chip stacked system and a chip select apparatus are provided. The chip select apparatus includes n ID code generators and n activation logic units. The first ID code generator generates a first ID code and a second seed code according to a first seed code, and an ith ID code generator connected to the (i?1)th ID code generator generates an ith ID code and an (i+1)th seed code according to the ith seed code. The ID codes generated by the ID code generators are different to each other. Each of the activation logic units has an activation code. The ith activation logic unit receives the ith ID code from the ith ID code generator. The ith activation logic unit activates the ith chip when the ith ID code is complied with the activation code of the ith activation logic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Ming-Hsueh Wu