Patents by Inventor Ming-Hung Chang

Ming-Hung Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20220165315
    Abstract: A device includes a memory array, bit line pairs, word lines, a modulation circuit and a control signal generator. The memory array has bit cells arranged in rows and columns. Each bit line pair is connected to a respective column of bit cells. Each word line is connected to a respective row of bit cells. The modulation circuit is coupled with at least one bit line pair. The control signal generator is coupled with the modulation circuit. The control signal generator includes a tracking wiring with a tracking length positively correlated with a depth distance of the word lines. The control signal generator is configured to produce a control signal, switching to a first voltage level for a first time duration in reference with the tracking length, for controlling the modulation circuit. A method of controlling aforesaid device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC NANJING COMPANY LIMITED, TSMC CHINA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiu-Li YANG, He-Zhou WAN, Mu-Yang YE, Lu-Ping KONG, Ming-Hung CHANG
  • Patent number: 11256588
    Abstract: An exemplary testing environment can operate in a testing mode of operation to test whether a memory device or other electronic devices communicatively coupled to the memory device operate as expected or unexpectedly as a result of one or more manufacturing faults. The testing mode of operation includes a shift mode of operation, a capture mode of operation, and/or a scan mode of operation. In the shift mode of operation and the scan mode of operation, the exemplary testing environment delivers a serial input sequence of data to the memory device. In the capture mode of operation, the exemplary testing environment delivers a parallel input sequence of data to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chang, Atul Katoch, Chia-En Huang, Ching-Wei Wu, Donald G. Mikan, Jr., Hao-I Yang, Kao-Cheng Lin, Ming-Chien Tsai, Saman M. I. Adham, Tsung-Yung Chang, Uppu Sharath Chandra
  • Patent number: 11172569
    Abstract: A strip for an electronic device senses a liquid sample. The strip includes a substrate having a first surface, a plurality of protrusions disposed on the first surface, and each having a width, and a hydrophilic layer having a layer surface disposed on the first surface and the plurality of protrusions, and having a second surface opposite to the layer surface, whereby the liquid sample and the second surface have a contact angle therebetween ranging from 2 to 85 degrees when the liquid sample is disposed on the hydrophilic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TAI-SAW Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Tung Huang, Ming-Hung Chang, Szu-Heng Liu, You-Jen Cho, Yi-Qi Huang, Chun Kuo
  • Patent number: 11157175
    Abstract: An optimized non-volatile memory operating method. A data storage device has a plurality of non-volatile memory spaces, a plurality of command queues, and a controller. The command queues are provided to correspond to the non-volatile memory spaces one on one. The controller adds task switching commands into the command queues. The non-volatile memory spaces are operated through the same channel. The sharing of the same channel between the non-volatile memory spaces is optimized by the task switching commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Shu-Lei Chen, Ming-Hung Chang
  • Patent number: 11128311
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting system and a method with offset correction mechanisms are provided. The method includes steps of: obtaining a direct current offset of an output voltage of a digital analog conversion unit in a system; obtaining first capacitance weights and second capacitance weights sequentially from small to large; subtracting the direct current offset from a digital signal; and multiplying bit values of the digital signal respectively by the corresponding first capacitance weight value or second capacitance weight value to output a decode signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chang, Jui-Chu Chung
  • Patent number: 10999912
    Abstract: A lighting driver for driving a light-emitting component at a high speed is provided. A control terminal of a second transistor is connected to a control terminal and a first terminal of a first transistor. Input terminals of an operational amplifier are connected to the first terminal of the first transistor and first terminals of first and second switches. Control terminals of third and fourth transistors are connected to an output terminal of the operational amplifier. Second terminals of the first switch and the fourth transistor are connected to a first terminal of the second transistor. A second terminal of the second switch and a current source are connected to a second terminal of the third transistor. A first terminal of the fourth transistor is connected to the light-emitting component. A control circuit is connected to the current source, and control terminals of the first and second switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Yen Chen, Ming-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20210073093
    Abstract: A testing method includes at least one client computer executing a system test; when a system error occurs at the at least one client computer, the at least one client computer reporting a test result of the system test to a server in real time; the server generating a notification instruction to notify a system administration group; a system administrator in the system administration group acquiring a permission and remotely logging in to the server; and the system administrator logging out of the server and releasing the permission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kun-Tsung Huang, Ming-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20210063884
    Abstract: A reflective mask-less laser direct imaging system includes laser equipment that includes laser light sources, focusing lenses, a scanner and a compensating lens. The focusing lenses focus light beams onto a photosensitive layer of a substrate from the laser light sources. The scanner includes a rotatable polygonal mirror formed with multiple facets used to reflect the light beams to the substrate from the focusing lenses. The compensating lens includes a convex surface pointed at the polygonal mirror and a flat surface pointed at the compensating lens. The light beams go from the polygonal mirror into the compensating lens via the convex surface. The light beams leave the compensating lens via the flat surface before heading for the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: KUO-SHU HUNG, CHUN-HSUEN LIU, MING-HUNG CHANG, SHU-CHENG LIAO
  • Patent number: 10817213
    Abstract: A data storage device in a two-layer control structure is provided. A control unit of the data storage device has a command processor and a first non-volatile memory (NVM) controller. The command processor is operative to communicate with a host. The first non-volatile memory (NVM) controller operates a first NVM of the data storage device. Earlier than the command processor operates according to a ROM image corresponding to the command processor, the first NVM controller operates according to a ROM image corresponding to the first NVM controller to access the first NVM to get a firmware image for the command processor and loads the command processor with the firmware image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chang, Kuo-Yuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 10783037
    Abstract: A data storage device with fault-tolerant design. The data storage device has a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) engine that generates RAID checking code for user data requested in a write command. The user data is programmed to a non-volatile memory according to a target physical address indicated in the write command. The RAID checking code is programmed to the non-volatile memory according to a reserved physical address. The user data and the RAID checking code are programmed to a stripe of pages within a stripe of blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chang, Kuo-Yuan Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200293417
    Abstract: An exemplary testing environment can operate in a testing mode of operation to test whether a memory device or other electronic devices communicatively coupled to the memory device operate as expected or unexpectedly as a result of one or more manufacturing faults. The testing mode of operation includes a shift mode of operation, a capture mode of operation, and/or a scan mode of operation. In the shift mode of operation and the scan mode of operation, the exemplary testing environment delivers a serial input sequence of data to the memory device. In the capture mode of operation, the exemplary testing environment delivers a parallel input sequence of data to the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung CHANG, Atul KATOCH, Chia-En HUANG, Ching-Wei WU, Donald G. MIKAN, JR., Hao-I YANG, Kao-Cheng LIN, Ming-Chien TSAI, Saman M.I. ADHAM, Tsung-Yung CHANG, Uppu Sharath CHANDRA
  • Patent number: 10761982
    Abstract: An efficient data storage device is disclosed, which uses a microprocessor and at least one volatile memory to operate a non-volatile memory. The microprocessor allocates the volatile memory to provide a cache area. According to an asynchronous event request (AER) issued by a host, the microprocessor uses the cache area to collect sections of write data requested by the host, programs the sections of write data collected in the cache area to the non-volatile memory together, and reports failed programming of the sections of write data to the host by AER completion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chang, Fang-I Peng
  • Publication number: 20200272330
    Abstract: An optimized non-volatile memory operating method. A data storage device has a plurality of non-volatile memory spaces, a plurality of command queues, and a controller. The command queues are provided to correspond to the non-volatile memory spaces one on one. The controller adds task switching commands into the command queues. The non-volatile memory spaces are operated through the same channel. The sharing of the same channel between the non-volatile memory spaces is optimized by the task switching commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shu-Lei CHEN, Ming-Hung CHANG
  • Patent number: 10705934
    Abstract: An exemplary testing environment can operate in a testing mode of operation to test whether a memory device or other electronic devices communicatively coupled to the memory device operate as expected or unexpectedly as a result of one or more manufacturing faults. The testing mode of operation includes a shift mode of operation, a capture mode of operation, and/or a scan mode of operation. In the shift mode of operation and the scan mode of operation, the exemplary testing environment delivers a serial input sequence of data to the memory device. In the capture mode of operation, the exemplary testing environment delivers a parallel input sequence of data to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chang, Atul Katoch, Chia-En Huang, Ching-Wei Wu, Donald G. Mikan, Jr., Hao-I Yang, Kao-Cheng Lin, Ming-Chien Tsai, Saman M. I. Adham, Tsung-Yung Chang, Uppu Sharath Chandra
  • Patent number: 10691342
    Abstract: An optimized non-volatile memory operating method. A data storage device has a plurality of non-volatile memory spaces and a plurality of command queues. The command queues are provided to correspond to the non-volatile storage memory one on one. The same channel is shared to operate the non-volatile memory spaces. To deal with the one channel communication technology, the data storage device adopts task switching mechanisms to switch between the different command queues for execution of the operational commands queued in the different command queues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Shu-Lei Chen, Ming-Hung Chang
  • Patent number: 10667363
    Abstract: A method of driving an LED string is provided and includes steps of: (a) determining whether or not a detected voltage of a control terminal of a transistor is lower than a first reference voltage by a first comparator, if not, raising a voltage of the LED string by a power supply device and performing step (a), if yes, performing step (b); (b) determining whether or not the detected voltage is lower than a second reference voltage by a second comparator, if not, determining that a short circuit occurs, if yes, performing step (c); (c) increasing an output current of the LED string by an input current source; and (d) determining whether or not a current of the LED string reaches a maximum current that is adjustable by a light controller, if yes, determining that a short circuit occurs, if not, returning to step (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Yen Chen, Ming-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20190171522
    Abstract: A data storage device with fault-tolerant design. The data storage device has a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) engine that generates RAID checking code for user data requested in a write command. The user data is programmed to a non-volatile memory according to a target physical address indicated in the write command. The RAID checking code is programmed to the non-volatile memory according to a reserved physical address. The user data and the RAID checking code are programmed to a stripe of pages within a stripe of blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Ming-Hung CHANG, Kuo-Yuan HSU
  • Patent number: 10314131
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an LED driver with brightness control and a driving method thereof, which adjust a first rate of a first current mirror, a second rate of a second current mirror, and a reference current of a current source according to the brightness to be presented (related to image brightness information) to adaptively adjust an LED current flowing through an LED string, thereby reducing the loss of the LED current during operation over an operating current range. Besides, the LED driver with brightness control and the driving method thereof do not require that an operator adjusts the variation of the LED current in different operating current ranges in advance, thereby reducing the test time and cost and avoiding the operator from deciding a wrong adjustment amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Yen Chen, Ming-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20190129309
    Abstract: The present invention provides a direct exposure machine without mask, comprising a stage device and an exposure device. The stage device supports an exposed substrate, a surface of which coats with a sensitive layer. The exposure device shifts relatively to the stage device and includes a first exposure module. The first exposure module includes a light source, a penetrating scanner and multi-focus lenses. The light source outputs multiple beams arranged parallel to each other. The penetrating scanner includes a multifaceted prism driven to rotate, which has multiple facets. Each beam goes into one facet and out from the other to the sensitive layer of the exposed substrate. The multi-focus lenses are disposed between the light source and the multifaceted prism for focusing the beams to the substrate to be exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: KUO-SHU HUNG, CHUN-HSIEN LIU, MING-HUNG CHANG, SHU-CHENG LIAO
  • Publication number: 20190129850
    Abstract: An efficient data storage device is disclosed, which uses a microprocessor and at least one volatile memory to operate a non-volatile memory. The microprocessor allocates the volatile memory to provide a cache area. According to an asynchronous event request (AER) issued by a host, the microprocessor uses the cache area to collect sections of write data requested by the host, programs the sections of write data collected in the cache area to the non-volatile memory together, and reports failed programming of the sections of write data to the host by AER completion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chang, Fang-I Peng