Patents by Inventor Ming-Hung Chien
Ming-Hung Chien 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).
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Publication number: 20240144966Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a dual free layer two dimensional magnetic recording read head. The read head comprises a first lower shield, a first sensor disposed over the first lower shield, a first upper shield disposed over the first sensor, a read separation gap (RSG) disposed on the first upper shield, a second lower shield disposed over the RSG, a second sensor disposed over the second lower shield, and a second upper shield disposed over the second sensor. In some embodiments, the second lower shield comprises a CoFeHf layer. In another embodiment, the second lower shield is a synthetic antiferromagnetic multilayer comprising a first shield layer, a second shield layer, and a CoFe/Ru/CoFe anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer or a Ru layer disposed therebetween, the first and second shield layers comprising NiFe and CoFe. In yet another embodiment, the second lower shield comprises layers of Ru, IrMn, and NiFe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ming MAO, Chen-Jung CHIEN, Goncalo Marcos BAIÃO DE ALBUQUERQUE, Chih-Ching HU, Yung-Hung WANG, Ming JIANG
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Publication number: 20240071413Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a dual free layer (DFL) read head and methods of forming thereof. In one embodiment, a method of forming a DFL read head comprises depositing a DFL sensor, defining a stripe height of the DFL sensor, depositing a rear bias (RB) adjacent to the DFL sensor, defining a track width of the DFL sensor and the RB, and depositing synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) soft bias (SB) side shields adjacent to the DFL sensor. In another embodiment, a method of forming a DFL read head comprises depositing a DFL sensor, defining a track width of the DFL sensor, depositing SAF SB side shields adjacent to the DFL sensor, defining a stripe height of the DFL sensor and the SAF SB side shield, depositing a RB adjacent to the DFL sensor and the SAF SB side shield, and defining a track width of the RB.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ming MAO, Yung-Hung WANG, Chih-Ching HU, Chen-Jung CHIEN, Carlos CORONA, Hongping YUAN, Ming JIANG, Goncalo Marcos BAIÃO DE ALBUQUERQUE
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Patent number: 11863149Abstract: A signal transmitter includes a plurality of driver slices. Each of the driver slices includes a driving circuit, a plurality of first transistors, and a plurality of second transistors. The driving circuit receives an input signal and outputting an output signal. The first transistors provide a first impedance according to signals on gate terminals of the first transistors. The second transistors provide a second impedance according to signals on gate terminals of the second transistors. Each of the gate terminals of the first transistors and the second transistors is selectively coupled to a bias voltage which controls the corresponding first transistor or second transistor to operate in a triode region, or coupled to a predetermined voltage which controls the corresponding first transistor or second transistor to behave as a switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Shu-Chin Chuang, Shih-Chun Lin, Ming-Hung Chien
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Publication number: 20230318578Abstract: A signal transmitter includes a plurality of driver slices. Each of the driver slices includes a driving circuit, a plurality of first transistors, and a plurality of second transistors. The driving circuit receives an input signal and outputting an output signal. The first transistors provide a first impedance according to signals on gate terminals of the first transistors. The second transistors provide a second impedance according to signals on gate terminals of the second transistors. Each of the gate terminals of the first transistors and the second transistors is selectively coupled to a bias voltage which controls the corresponding first transistor or second transistor to operate in a triode region, or coupled to a predetermined voltage which controls the corresponding first transistor or second transistor to behave as a switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Shu-Chin Chuang, Shih-Chun Lin, Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 11258438Abstract: A control device of a power switch includes a voltage boost circuit, a discharge circuit and a bias voltage generating circuit. The voltage boost circuit generates a control voltage at a control end of the power switch by boosting a base voltage. The discharge circuit provides a discharge path between the control end of the power switch and a reference ground end according to a bias voltage. The bias voltage generating circuit compares an output voltage on an output end of the power switch with the control voltage to generate a comparison result, and generates the bias voltage according to the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Excelliance MOS CorporationInventor: Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 10999107Abstract: A voltage mode transmitter includes a first output terminal, a second output terminal, and a plurality switch-resistor units between the first output terminal and a first voltage source, between the second output terminal and the first voltage source, between the first output terminal and a second voltage source, and between the second output terminal and the second voltage source. Each switch-resistor unit includes a switch and a resistor connected in series. The switches of the switch-resistor units are controlled such that a common-mode voltage of a differential signal outputted at the first and second output terminals deviates from an average of voltages provided by the first and second voltage sources.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Shih-Chun Lin, Ming-Hung Chien, Shu-Chin Chuang
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Patent number: 10966301Abstract: A lighting device including a light emitting module, a light pattern determination module, and a controller is provided. The light emitting module is configured to emit an illumination light. The light pattern determination module includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens corresponds to a first light pattern, the second lens corresponds to a second light pattern, and the first light pattern is different from the second light pattern. The controller is configured to adjust at least one of the light emitting module and the light pattern determination module, so as to control an illumination light pattern of the illumination light passed through the light pattern determination module. In addition, a lighting method of the lighting device and a lighting system using the lighting device are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Yao-Chi Peng, Kuo-Hui Chang, Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 10892675Abstract: A voltage converting circuit and a control circuit thereof are provided. The control circuit includes a comparator, a clock generator, and a boost circuit. The comparator compares an input voltage with an output voltage to generate a comparison signal. The clock generator generates a clock signal according to the comparison signal to enable the clock signal to have a first frequency in a first time interval and to have a second frequency in a second time interval. The first frequency is higher than the second frequency. The first time interval occurs before the second time interval. The boost circuit receives the clock signal, pulls up a control signal of a driving switch in the first time interval according to a first driving capability, and generates the control signal in the second time interval according to a second driving capability. The first driving capability is greater than the second driving capability.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Excelliance MOS CorporationInventors: Ching-Tsan Lee, Pei-Ting Yang, Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 10826491Abstract: A control circuit of a load switch including a charge pump circuit, an oscillator, and a current signal generator is provided. The charge pump circuit generates a control signal according to a clock signal. The load switch is turned on or turned off according to the control signal. The oscillator generates the clock signal according to a control current. The current signal generator provides a resistor string to receive a power voltage. The resistor string of the current signal generator generates a sensed current or a sensed voltage according to the power voltage. The current signal generator generates the control current according to a reciprocal of the sensed current or a square of the sensed voltage. A frequency of the clock signal is negatively related to the power voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Excelliance MOS CorporationInventors: Ming-Hung Chien, Pei-Ting Yang, Ching-Tsan Lee
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Patent number: 10826288Abstract: A power circuit including a switching circuit and a soft start control circuit is provided. A first terminal of the switching circuit is configured to receive an input voltage. A control terminal of the switching circuit receives a control signal. A second terminal of the switching circuit is configured to provide an output voltage. The soft start control circuit generates the control signal according to the output voltage and a first reference voltage to control a turn-on state of the switching circuit. The soft start control circuit switches a slope of the control signal from a first slope to a second slope after the switching circuit is turned on and when a voltage value of the control signal is equal to a second reference voltage, wherein the first slope is less than the second slope to reduce an inrush current at the time when the switching circuit is turned on.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Excelliance MOS CorporationInventors: Ming-Hung Chien, Ching-Tsan Lee
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Publication number: 20200229277Abstract: A lighting device including a light emitting module, a light pattern determination module, and a controller is provided. The light emitting module is configured to emit an illumination light. The light pattern determination module includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens corresponds to a first light pattern, the second lens corresponds to a second light pattern, and the first light pattern is different from the second light pattern. The controller is configured to adjust at least one of the light emitting module and the light pattern determination module, so as to control an illumination light pattern of the illumination light passed through the light pattern determination module. In addition, a lighting method of the lighting device and a lighting system using the lighting device are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Yao-Chi Peng, Kuo-Hui Chang, Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 10677805Abstract: The invention relates to color-changing eye drops for early screening Alzheimer's disease and an application thereof. The color-changing eye drop for early screening Alzheimer's disease comprises 1 pg/ml to 10 ng/ml of A?42 aptamer-gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle thereof, which can be used to mix with a tear sample of a test subject to analyze a color change of the color-changing eye drop for determining the concentration proportion of A?40:A?42 contained in the tear sample of the test subject.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Jung-Chih Chen, I-Chiu Li, Kun-Che Li, Ching-Cheng Chuang, Mei-Lan Ko, Han-Chien Chuang, Ming-Hung Chien, Yu-Rong Wang, Hung-Ru Wang
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Patent number: 10580948Abstract: A light source module including a substrate, an LED package, an optical cover, and at least one packing layer is provided. The LED package is disposed on the substrate and includes an encapsulant. The optical cover is disposed above the LED package. The at least one packing layer is filled between the LED package and the optical cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Yao-Chi Peng, Tsan-Li Chiu, Po-Chang Li, Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 10573179Abstract: An illuminating device, an illuminating guidance system and an illuminating guidance method are provided. The method includes: detecting a vehicle entering a parking lot to generate vehicle entrance information by a detector; detecting at least one vacant parking space of the parking lot to generate vacant parking space information by a sensor; receiving the vehicle entrance information and the vacant parking space information to plan a guidance path by a controller; and controlling the LED light board to provide a guidance light pattern by the controller, thereby guiding the vehicle to the vacant parking space according to the guidance light pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Chin-Jui Tu, Chien-Lung Wang, Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 10571986Abstract: A power delivery controller applied to a power converter includes a voltage compensation circuit and a comparator. The voltage compensation circuit is used for generating a compensation reference voltage, receiving a response signal through a universal serial bus type-C cable, and generating a response voltage when an electronic device coupled to the universal serial bus type-C cable generates the response signal corresponding to a Biphase Mark Coding (BMC) signal, wherein the response voltage and the compensation reference voltage have information relative to an internal resistor of the universal serial bus type-C cable. The comparator is used for generating a comparison signal according to the response voltage and the compensation reference voltage, wherein the power converter transmits power to the electronic device according to a specification corresponding to universal serial bus power delivery (USB-PD) after the comparator generates the comparison signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Leadtrend Technology Corp.Inventors: Ming-Hung Chien, Chun-Hsin Li, Ching-Tsan Lee
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Patent number: 10534450Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a stylus with magnetic induction wheel. In the stylus, a pen holder includes a stylus head and a pen cap, and the pen holder is defined with a hollow accommodation space having a hole. A wheel is assembled inside the accommodation space and aligned with the hole, and a central axis is protruded on and extended from two opposite sides of the wheel to abut with the stylus head and the pen cap. A magnetic component is disposed on the central axis, and a magnetic induction device is disposed in the accommodation space to sense a variation of angular momentum or angular velocity of the magnetic field lines of the S and N magnetic poles of the magnetic component. As a result, the user can use the stylus to control an electronic device more easily.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.Inventors: Chiu-Lin Chiang, Ming-Hung Chien, Chang-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 10520168Abstract: A lampshade including a frame and an optical function plate is provided. The frame includes an assembly portion. The optical function plate is detachably disposed to the frame through the assembly portion. Furthermore, a lamp including the above-mentioned lampshade is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Ching-Wen Chuang, Po-Chang Li, Ming-Hung Chien
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Patent number: 10508872Abstract: A light-emitting device including a lamp cover, a transparent front cover, a light-emitting element, a radiation layer and a reflective layer is provided. The transparent front cover and the lamp cover are combined together and form a cavity therein. The light-emitting element is disposed on the lamp cover and located within the cavity. The light-emitting element is used for emitting a light towards the transparent front cover. The radiation layer is formed on the lamp cover and the reflective layer is formed on the radiation layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Yao-Chi Peng, Po-Chang Li, Ming-Hung Chien
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Publication number: 20190372452Abstract: A voltage converting circuit and a control circuit thereof are provided. The control circuit includes a comparator, a clock generator, and a boost circuit. The comparator compares an input voltage with an output voltage to generate a comparison signal. The clock generator generates a clock signal according to the comparison signal to enable the clock signal to have a first frequency in a first time interval and to have a second frequency in a second time interval. The first frequency is higher than the second frequency. The first time interval occurs before the second time interval. The boost circuit receives the clock signal, pulls up a control signal of a driving switch in the first time interval according to a first driving capability, and generates the control signal in the second time interval according to a second driving capability. The first driving capability is greater than the second driving capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Excelliance MOS CorporationInventors: Ching-Tsan Lee, Pei-Ting Yang, Ming-Hung Chien
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Publication number: 20190325749Abstract: An illuminating device, an illuminating guidance system and an illuminating guidance method are provided. The method includes: detecting a vehicle entering a parking lot to generate vehicle entrance information by a detector; detecting at least one vacant parking space of the parking lot to generate vacant parking space information by a sensor; receiving the vehicle entrance information and the vacant parking space information to plan a guidance path by a controller; and controlling the LED light board to provide a guidance light pattern by the controller, thereby guiding the vehicle to the vacant parking space according to the guidance light pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Chin-Jui Tu, Chien-Lung Wang, Ming-Hung Chien