Patents by Inventor Ming-Yu Chang

Ming-Yu 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: 20240135187
    Abstract: Provided are computing systems, methods, and platforms that train query processing models, such as large language models, to perform query intent classification tasks by using retrieval augmentation and multi-stage distillation. Unlabeled training examples of queries may be obtained, and a set of the training examples may be augmented with additional feature annotations to generate augmented training examples. A first query processing model may annotate the retrieval augmented queries to generate inferred labels for the augmented training examples. A second query processing model may be trained on the inferred labels, distilling the query processing model that was trained with retrieval augmentation into a non-retrieval augmented query processing model. The second query processing model may annotate the entire set of unlabeled training examples. Another stage of distillation may train a third query processing model using the entire set of unlabeled training examples without retrieval augmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Krishna Pragash Srinivasan, Michael Bendersky, Anupam Samanta, Lingrui Liao, Luca Bertelli, Ming-Wei Chang, Iftekhar Naim, Siddhartha Brahma, Siamak Shakeri, Hongkun Yu, John Nham, Karthik Raman, Raphael Dominik Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11953877
    Abstract: Manufacturing of a shoe or a portion of a shoe is enhanced by executing various shoe-manufacturing processes in an automated fashion. For example, information describing a shoe part may be determined, such as an identification, an orientation, a color, a surface topography, an alignment, a size, etc. Based on the information describing the shoe part, automated shoe-manufacturing apparatuses may be instructed to apply various shoe-manufacturing processes to the shoe part, such as a pickup and placement of the shoe part with a pickup tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NILE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dragan Jurkovic, Patrick Conall Regan, Chih-Chi Chang, Chang-chu Liao, Ming-Feng Jean, Kuo-Hung Lee, Yen-Hsi Liu, Hung-Yu Wu
  • Publication number: 20240113032
    Abstract: Interconnect structure packages (e.g., through silicon vias (TSV) packages, through interlayer via (TIV) packages) may be pre-manufactured as opposed to forming TIVs directly on a carrier substrate during a manufacturing process for a semiconductor die package at backend packaging facility. The interconnect structure packages may be placed onto a carrier substrate during manufacturing of a semiconductor device package, and a semiconductor die package may be placed on the carrier substrate adjacent to the interconnect structure packages. A molding compound layer may be formed around and in between the interconnect structure packages and the semiconductor die package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kai-Fung CHANG, Chin-Wei LIANG, Sheng-Feng WENG, Ming-Yu YEN, Cheyu LIU, Hung-Chih CHEN, Yi-Yang LEI, Ching-Hua HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20240096893
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a fin that is formed over the substrate and extends along a first direction. The semiconductor device includes a gate structure that straddles the fin and extends along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The semiconductor device includes a first source/drain structure coupled to a first end of the fin along the first direction. The gate structure includes a first portion protruding toward the first source/drain structure along the first direction. A tip edge of the first protruded portion is vertically above a bottom surface of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Yao Lin, Chao-Cheng Chen, Chih-Han Lin, Ming-Ching Chang, Wei-Liang Lu, Kuei-Yu Kao
  • Publication number: 20240096705
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of channel layers vertically separated from one another. The semiconductor device also includes an active gate structure comprising a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion wraps around each of the plurality of channel layers. The semiconductor device further includes a gate spacer extending along a sidewall of the upper portion of the active gate structure. The gate spacer has a bottom surface. Moreover, a dummy gate dielectric layer is disposed between the gate spacer and a topmost channel layer of plurality of channel layers. The dummy gate dielectric layer is in contact with a top surface of the topmost channel layer, the bottom surface of the gate spacer, and the sidewall of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuei-Yu Kao, Chen-Yui Yang, Hsien-Chung Huang, Chao-Cheng Chen, Shih-Yao Lin, Chih-Chung Chiu, Chih-Han Lin, Chen-Ping Chen, Ke-Chia Tseng, Ming-Ching Chang
  • Publication number: 20240077656
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a first optical element and a low-reflection layer. The first optical element has a central opening, and includes a first surface, a second surface and a first outer diameter surface. The first outer diameter surface is connected to the first surface and the second surface. The low-reflection layer is located on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and includes a carbon black layer, a nano-microstructure and a coating layer. The nano-microstructure is directly contacted with and connected to the carbon black layer, and the nano-microstructure is farther from the first optical element than the carbon black layer from the first optical element. The coating layer is directly contacted with and connected to the nano-microstructure, and the coating layer is farther from the first optical element than the nano-microstructure from the first optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Wen-Yu TSAI, Heng-Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chien-Pang CHANG, Kuo-Chiang CHU
  • Publication number: 20240077657
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a first optical element and a low-reflection layer. The first optical element has a central opening, and includes a first surface, a second surface and a first outer diameter surface. The first outer diameter surface is connected to the first surface and the second surface. The low-reflection layer is located on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and includes a carbon black layer, a nano-microstructure and a coating layer. The nano-microstructure is directly contacted with and connected to the carbon black layer, and the nano-microstructure is farther from the first optical element than the carbon black layer from the first optical element. The coating layer is directly contacted with and connected to the nano-microstructure, and the coating layer is farther from the first optical element than the nano-microstructure from the first optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Wen-Yu TSAI, Heng-Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chien-Pang CHANG, Kuo-Chiang CHU
  • Publication number: 20240080505
    Abstract: A method, comprising: detecting an outage of at least one functionality in a live streaming; performing an first operation toward a second user terminal; storing data of the first operation in a database of the first user terminal; and displaying an effect corresponding to the first operation during the outage. The present disclosure may store the data of operation performed by the user terminal during outage and process the operation after the outage is recovered. Therefore, the streamers and viewers may feel interested and satisfied, instead of feeling anxious, and the user experience may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yung-Chi HSU, Hsing-Yu TSAI, Chia-Han CHANG, Yi-Jou LEE, Ming-Che CHENG
  • Patent number: 11923326
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bump structure includes forming a passivation layer over a substrate. A metal pad structure is formed over the substrate, wherein the passivation layer surrounds the metal pad structure. A polyimide layer including a polyimide is formed over the passivation layer and the metal pad structure. A metal bump is formed over the metal pad structure and the polyimide layer. The polyimide is a reaction product of a dianhydride and a diamine, wherein at least one of the dianhydride and the diamine comprises one selected from the group consisting of a cycloalkane, a fused ring, a bicycloalkane, a tricycloalkane, a bicycloalkene, a tricycloalkene, a spiroalkane, and a heterocyclic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Yu Chang, Ming-Da Cheng, Ming-Hui Weng
  • Publication number: 20240071776
    Abstract: A chip packaging structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The chip package structure includes a conductive substrate, a dam and a metal shielding layer. The conductive substrate includes a substrate, vias and electrodes. The substrate has first and second board surfaces opposite to each other. The vias penetrate through the first board surface and the second board surface, and a part of the vias is disposed in a first die-bonding region on which a chip is to be arranged. The electrodes extend from the first board surface to the second board surface through the vias. The dam is formed on the first board surface to surround the first die-bonding region, and the dam has a height higher than that of the chip. The metal shielding layer covers the dam and a part of the first board surface that do not overlap with the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: DEI-CHENG LIU, CHIA-SHUAI CHANG, MING-YEN PAN, JIAN-YU SHIH, JHIH-WEI LAI, SHIH-HAN WU
  • Publication number: 20240071656
    Abstract: A circuit protection device includes a first temperature sensitive resistor, a second temperature sensitive resistor, an electrically insulating multilayer, a first and second electrode layer, and at least one external electrode. The first temperature sensitive resistor and the second temperature sensitive resistor are electrically connected in parallel, and have a first upper electrically conductive layer and a second lower electrically conductive layer, respectively. The electrically insulating multilayer includes an upper insulating layer, a middle insulating layer, and a lower insulating layer. The upper insulating layer is between the first upper electrically conductive layer and the first electrode layer. The middle layer is laminated between the first temperature sensitive resistor and the second temperature sensitive resistor. The lower insulating layer is between the second lower electrically conductive layer and the second electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Chien Hui WU, Yung-Hsien CHANG, Cheng-Yu TUNG, Ming-Hsun LU, Yi-An SHA
  • Publication number: 20230266651
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a laser lighting system. The laser lighting system includes a microcontroller, a motor, a fluorescent color wheel and a detection circuit. The motor drives the fluorescent color wheel to rotate. The detection circuit is configured to detect a detected signal from the fluorescent color wheel. When a synchronous signal changes, the microcontroller compares the detected signal to the synchronous signal, in order to control the output current signal for driving the motor, and to decrease the phase variation between the detected signal and the synchronous signal until the phase difference between the detected signal and the synchronous signal maintain at a constant value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Chi-Yin HO, Ming-Yu CHANG, Yuan-Ming HSU
  • Patent number: 9331895
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device and an electronic apparatus are provided. A position of the electronic apparatus in a spatial area is obtained. A scene of the spatial area where the electronic apparatus is located is displayed in a display unit. A position of a controllable target apparatus included in the scene is obtained by using the position of the electronic apparatus and searching in a target apparatus distribution database of the spatial area, and a relative position of the controllable target apparatus and the electronic apparatus is obtained. According to the obtained position of the controllable target apparatus, an apparatus image layer corresponding to the controllable target apparatus is displayed at a corresponding position of the scene. When the apparatus image layer receives an enabling signal, a controlling command is transmitted to the controllable target apparatus corresponding to the apparatus image layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Lung Lin, Hsing-Yui Yang, Ming-Yu Chang, Ching-Hsiang Chiang
  • Patent number: 9069463
    Abstract: An operating method for dynamically adjusting a touch apparatus is disclosed herein. The touch apparatus includes a storage component and a touch component. The storage component is configured to store at least one application, and a plurality of weights of touch motion modes and touch motion modes corresponding to the application. The operating method includes determining whether execution of the application has started. When execution of the application has started, a plurality of touch motions corresponding to the executed application are received through the touch component. At least one of the weights of touch motion modes corresponding to the executed application is adjusted according to the touch motions. At least one of touch parameters is adjusted according to the weights of touch motion modes corresponding to the executed application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Yu Chang, Chun-Ming Wang, Yun-Rui Chen, Chia-Hui Chen, Wen-Han Li, Fei-Zhi Guo, Ping-Hsien Niu
  • Publication number: 20140285447
    Abstract: An operating method for dynamically adjusting a touch apparatus is disclosed herein. The touch apparatus includes a storage component and a touch component. The storage component is configured to store at least one application, and a plurality of weights of touch motion modes and touch motion modes corresponding to the application. The operating method includes determining whether execution of the application has started. When execution of the application has started, a plurality of touch motions corresponding to the executed application are received through the touch component. At least one of the weights of touch motion modes corresponding to the executed application is adjusted according to the touch motions. At least one of touch parameters is adjusted according to the weights of touch motion modes corresponding to the executed application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Yu CHANG, Chun-Ming WANG, Yun-Rui CHEN, Chia-Hui Chen, Wen-Han LI, Fei-Zhi GUO, Ping-Hsien NIU
  • Publication number: 20140237064
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device and an electronic apparatus are provided. A position of the electronic apparatus in a spatial area is obtained. A scene of the spatial area where the electronic apparatus is located is displayed in a display unit. A position of a controllable target apparatus included in the scene is obtained by using the position of the electronic apparatus and searching in a target apparatus distribution database of the spatial area, and a relative position of the controllable target apparatus and the electronic apparatus is obtained. According to the obtained position of the controllable target apparatus, an apparatus image layer corresponding to the controllable target apparatus is displayed at a corresponding position of the scene. When the apparatus image layer receives an enabling signal, a controlling command is transmitted to the controllable target apparatus corresponding to the apparatus image layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Lung Lin, Hsing-Yui Yang, Ming-Yu Chang, Ching-Hsiang Chiang
  • Patent number: 6945772
    Abstract: A child resistant disposable lighter includes a shielding frame including a U-shaped frame body and a pair of shielding guards. The frame body, which is mounted on a supporting frame, has two sidewalls positioned at two outer sides of the supporting walls respectively. Each sidewall of the frame body has a slanted top edge rim extended tangentially with respect to each respective driving wheel to encircle a front portion thereof. Each shielding guard is integrally extended from the two sidewalls of said frame body and defined an ignition cavity between the two shielding guards to rotatably receive the driving wheels in the ignition cavity. A center of each shielding guard is positioned eccentrically to a center of the respective driving wheel so as to position at least the front and top portions of the driving wheels below the shielding guards to prevent a child to ignite the lighter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventor: Ming-Yu Chang
  • Patent number: 6707658
    Abstract: A surge protection and reset circuit is provided for resetting a microprocessor to maintain a discharge lamp under a normal operating condition when the microprocessor is crashed owing to the cross talk or radiation effect in igniting a discharge lamp. The surge protection and reset circuit includes a ballast electrically connected to the discharge lamp for igniting the discharge lamp, a starting control circuit electrically connected to the ballast for triggering the ballast to ignite the discharge lamp and powering the ballast, a microprocessor electrically connected to the starting control circuit for initializing the starting control circuit when the microprocessor receives a lamp-state signal and a reset signal, and a reset circuit having an output terminal electrically connected to the microprocessor for providing the reset signal to reset the microprocessor when the reset circuit receives the lamp-state signal from a lamp-state terminal of the ballast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Chao, Sung-Wen Chang, Ming-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20030194669
    Abstract: A child resistant disposable lighter includes a shielding frame including a U-shaped frame body and a pair of shielding guards. The frame body, which is mounted on a supporting frame, has two sidewalls positioned at two outer sides of the supporting walls respectively. Each sidewall of the frame body has a slanted top edge rim extended tangentially with respect to each respective driving wheel to encircle a front portion thereof. Each shielding guard is integrally extended from the two sidewalls of said frame body and defined an ignition cavity between the two shielding guards to rotatably receive the driving wheels in the ignition cavity. A center of each shielding guard is positioned eccentrically to a center of the respective driving wheel so as to position at least the front and top portions of the driving wheels below the shielding guards to prevent a child to ignite the lighter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Ming-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20020057547
    Abstract: A surge protection and reset circuit is provided for resetting a microprocessor to maintain a discharge lamp under a normal operating condition when the microprocessor is crashed owing to the cross talk or radiation effect in igniting a discharge lamp. The surge protection and reset circuit includes a ballast electrically connected to the discharge lamp for igniting the discharge lamp, a starting control circuit electrically connected to the ballast for triggering the ballast to ignite the discharge lamp and powering the ballast, a microprocessor electrically connected to the starting control circuit for initializing the starting control circuit when the microprocessor receives a lamp-state signal and a reset signal, and a reset circuit having an output terminal electrically connected to the microprocessor for providing the reset signal to reset the microprocessor when the reset circuit receives the lamp-state signal from a lamp-state terminal of the ballast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Chao, Sung-Wen Chang, Ming-Yu Chang