Patents by Inventor Ni LU

Ni LU 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: 20240120402
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric feature extending along a first direction, the first dielectric feature comprising a first dielectric layer having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, a first semiconductor layer disposed adjacent the first sidewall, the first semiconductor layer extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second dielectric feature extending along the first direction, the second dielectric feature disposed adjacent the first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode layer surrounding at least three surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, and a portion of the first gate electrode layer is exposed to a first air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jia-Ni YU, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Mao-Lin HUANG, Lung-Kun CHU, Chung-Wei HSU, Chun-Fu LU, Chih-Hao WANG, Kuan-Lun CHENG
  • Publication number: 20240113195
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a plurality of first nanostructures formed over a substrate, and a dielectric wall adjacent to the first nanostructures. The semiconductor structure also includes a first liner layer between the first nanostructures and the dielectric wall, and the first liner layer is in direct contact with the dielectric wall. The semiconductor structure also includes a gate structure surrounding the first nanostructures, and the first liner layer is in direct contact with a portion of the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jia-Ni YU, Lung-Kun CHU, Chun-Fu LU, Chung-Wei HSU, Mao-Lin HUANG, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240096994
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of first channel nanostructures and a plurality of second channel nanostructures in an n-type device region and a p-type device region of a substrate, respectively, and sequentially depositing a gate dielectric layer, an n-type work function metal layer, and a cap layer surrounding each of the first and second channel nanostructures. The cap layer merges in first spaces between adjacent first channel nanostructures and merges in second spaces between adjacent second channel nanostructures. The method further includes selectively removing the cap layer and the n-type work function metal layer in the p-type device region, and depositing a p-type work function metal layer over the cap layer in the n-type device region and the gate dielectric layer in the p-type device region. The p-type work function metal layer merges in the second spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Lung-Kun CHU, Jia-Ni YU, Chun-Fu LU, Mao-Lin HUANG, Kuo-Cheng CHIANG, Chih-Hao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240028370
    Abstract: An example method of diagnosing remote sites of a distributed container orchestration system includes: receiving, at a management cluster, definition of a test suite custom resource; deploying, in response to the test suite custom resource, a first pod in the management cluster; deploying, by the first pod, a second pod in a server of a first remote site of the remote sites; checking, by the second pod, configuration of the server that includes an additional pod executing alongside the second pod, at least one virtual machine (VM) in which the second pod and the additional pod execute, a hypervisor configured to support the at least one VM, and a hardware platform on which the hypervisor executes; and returning test data from the second pod to the first pod, the test data including results of the step of checking the configuration of the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jian LAN, Liang CUI, Qi WANG, Aravind SRINIVASAN, Todd SABIN, Govind HARIDAS, Weiqing WU, Uday Suresh MASUREKAR, Wenwu PENG, Ni LU
  • Publication number: 20240028412
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for cluster add-on lifecycle management are described. In one example, a computer system may obtain cluster add-on definition information specifying multiple add-ons that are each capable of extending functionality of at least a first cluster and a second cluster. In response to receiving a first instruction to perform a first management action, a first validation operation may be performed based on the cluster add-on definition information and multiple first configuration values associated the multiple first configuration fields. In response to receiving a second instruction to perform a second management action associated with the second add-on, a second validation operation may be performed based on the cluster add-on definition information and multiple second configuration values associated the multiple second configuration fields. The first/second management action may be performed in response to determination that the first/second validation operation is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Hailing XU, Liang CUI, Aravind SRINIVASAN, Ni LU
  • Publication number: 20240028411
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for cluster add-on lifecycle management are described. In one example, a computer system may obtain cluster add-on definition information specifying multiple add-ons that are each capable of extending functionality of at least a first cluster and a second cluster. User interface(s) may be generated based on the cluster add-on definition information to allow a user to request for a management action associated. In response to receiving a first request for a first management action associated with the first add-on, a first instruction may be generated and sent to cause the first management action to be performed in the first cluster. In response to receiving a second request for a second management action associated with the second add-on, a second instruction may be generated and sent to cause the second management action to be performed in the first cluster or the second cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Hailing XU, Liang CUI, Aravind SRINIVASAN, Ni LU
  • Publication number: 20230328202
    Abstract: A frame interpolation method for generating a third image frame interpolated between a first image frame and a second image frame includes: performing motion estimation upon a first input image frame and a second input image frame, to obtain a single-directional motion, wherein the first input image frame is derived from the first image frame, and the second input image frame is derived from the second image frame; scaling the single-directional motion according to a time point of the third image frame, to generate a scaled motion; deriving a forward-warped result from a result of performing a forward warping operation and a first inverse operation upon the scaled motion; performing a second inverse operation upon the forward-warped result, to generate an inversed result; and generating the third image frame according to the first image frame, the second image frame, the forward-warped result, and the inversed result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng Wang, Pei-Kuei Tsung, Chia-Ni Lu, Yu-Sheng Lin, Chien-Yu Huang, Chih-Wen Goo, Cheng-Lung Jen
  • Publication number: 20230294933
    Abstract: A factory transition system and a transition device thereof are provided. The transition device is provided for being disposed on a partition wall that separates two rooms from each other, and includes a chamber and a filtering module assembled to the chamber. The chamber has a transition channel formed therein. The transition channel has two entrances respectively arranged on two ends thereof. The chamber is configured to correspond in position to the communication opening of the partition through one of the two entrances. The filtering module is spatially communicated with the transition channel. The filtering module is configured to perform a ventilation and filtration process for continuously suctioning air from an external environment of the transition device into the transition channel after filtering the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: CHIH-WU CHANG, YU-JIE CHIU, CHIANG-NI LU
  • Patent number: 10693075
    Abstract: Provided are a novel compound and an organic electronic device using the same. The novel compound is represented by the following Formula (I): wherein X1 and X2 are each independently C(Ra), multiple (Ra)s are the same or different, and the two (Ra)s are joined together to form an aryl ring; wherein X3 and X4 are each independently C(Rb), multiple (Rb)s are the same or different, and the two (Rb)s are joined together to form a polycyclic aromatic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI NICHEM FINE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Ni Lu, Liang-Di Liao, Shwu-Ju Shieh, Chi-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 10494359
    Abstract: Provided are a novel compound and an organic electronic device using the same. The novel compound is represented by the following Formula (I): wherein Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X1 and X2 are each independently C(Ra), the two (Ra)s are the same or different, and the two (Ra)s are joined together to form a first aryl ring; X3 and X4 are each independently C(Rb), the two (Rb)s are the same or different, and the two (Rb)s are joined to form a second aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI NICHEM FINE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Ni Lu, Hui-Ling Wu, Shwu-Ju Shieh, Chi-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 10454039
    Abstract: Provided are a novel compound and an organic electronic device using the same. The novel compound is represented by the following Formula (I): wherein X1 and X2 are each independently C(Ra), the two (Ra)s are the same or different, and the two (Ra)s are joined together to form an aryl ring; X3 and X4 are each independently C(Rb), the two (Rb)s are the same or different, and the two (Rb)s are joined together to form a heteroaryl ring containing at least one furan group or at least one thiophene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI NICHEM FINE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Ni Lu, Liang-Di Liao, Shwu-Ju Shieh, Chi-Chung Chen
  • Publication number: 20190092745
    Abstract: Provided are a novel compound and an organic electronic device using the same. The novel compound is represented by the following Formula (I): wherein Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X1 and X2 are each independently C(Ra), the two (Ra)s are the same or different, and the two (Ra)s are joined together to form a first aryl ring; X3 and X4 are each independently C(Rb), the two (Rb)s are the same or different, and the two (Rb)s are joined to form a second aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: NICHEM FINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Ni LU, Hui-Ling WU, Shwu-Ju SHIEH, Chi-Chung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180047907
    Abstract: Provided are a novel compound and an organic electronic device using the same. The novel compound is represented by the following Formula (I): wherein X1 and X2 are each independently C(Ra), multiple (Ra)s are the same or different, and the two (Ra)s are joined together to form an aryl ring; wherein X3 and X4 are each independently C(Rb), multiple (Rb)s are the same or different, and the two (Rb)s are joined together to form a polycyclic aromatic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: NICHEM FINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Ni LU, Liang-Di LIAO, Shwu-Ju SHIEH, Chi-Chung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180047918
    Abstract: Provided are a novel compound and an organic electronic device using the same. The novel compound is represented by the following Formula (I): wherein X1 and X2 are each independently C(Ra), the two (Ra)s are the same or different, and the two (Ra)s are joined together to form an aryl ring; X3 and X4 are each independently C(Rb), the two (Rb)s are the same or different, and the two (Rb)s are joined together to form a heteroaryl ring containing at least one furan group or at least one thiophene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: NICHEM FINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Ni LU, Liang-Di LIAO, Shwu-Ju SHIEH, Chi-Chung CHEN
  • Patent number: 8652539
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mitochondria regulator composition, which comprises a wild bitter gourd extract. The mitochondria regulator composition can regulate the function of mitochondria in a cell, and further regulate the efficiency of adaptive thermogenesis and energy expenditure in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Ching-Jang Huang, Kan Ni Lu, Hsin-Sheng Tsay, Emily Chin-Fun Chen, Chung-Huang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140044815
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mitochondria regulator composition, which comprises a wild bitter gourd extract. The mitochondria regulator composition can regulate the function of mitochondria in a cell, and further regulate the efficiency of adaptive thermogenesis and energy expenditure in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ching-Jang Huang, Kan Ni Lu, Hsin-Sheng Tsay, Emily Chin-Fun Chen, Chung-Huang Tsai