Patents by Inventor Pei Lu

Pei 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: 20210407852
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an interconnect structure embedded in a first metallization layer comprising a dielectric material. The interconnect structure includes a first metal material. The semiconductor device includes a first liner structure embedded in the first metallization layer. The first liner structure is extended along one or more boundaries of the interconnect structure in the first metallization layer. The first liner structure includes a second metal material reacted with one or more dopants, the second metal material being different from the first metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Yeh, Yu-Chen Chan, Guanyu Luo, Meng-Pei Lu, Chao-Hsien Peng, Shin-Yi Yang, Ming-Han Lee, Andy Li
  • Publication number: 20210398898
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a lower dielectric arranged over a substrate. An interconnect wire is arranged over the dielectric layer, and a first interconnect dielectric layer is arranged outer sidewalls of the interconnect wire. A protection liner that includes graphene is arranged directly on the outer sidewalls of the interconnect wire and on a top surface of the interconnect wire. The integrated chip further includes a first etch stop layer arranged directly on upper surfaces of the first interconnect dielectric layer, and a second interconnect dielectric layer arranged over the first interconnect dielectric layer and the interconnect wire. Further, an interconnect via extends through the second interconnect dielectric layer, is arranged directly over the protection liner, and is electrically coupled to the interconnect wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Shin-Yi Yang, Hsin-Yen Huang, Ming-Han Lee, Shau-Lin Shue, Yu-Chen Chan, Meng-Pei Lu
  • Publication number: 20210366765
    Abstract: Vias and methods of making the same. The vias including a middle portion located in a via opening in an interconnect-level dielectric layer, a top portion including a top head that extends above the via opening and extends laterally beyond upper edges of the via opening and a bottom portion including a bottom head that extends below the via opening and extends laterally beyond lower edges of the via opening. The via may be formed from a refractory material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Meng-Pei Lu, Ming-Han Lee, Shin-Yi Yang, Tz-Jun Kuo
  • Patent number: 10879115
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first metal into a first trench in a dielectric layer, performing a thermal treatment to the first metal such that an average grain size of the first metal is increased, and performing a first chemical mechanical polish (CMP) process to the first metal after the performing the thermal treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Han Lee, Shih-Kang Fu, Meng-Pei Lu, Shau-Lin Shue
  • Patent number: 10835841
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an impacting T-junction component regulator for regulating components of a non-azeotropic working medium, which is formed by connecting a single T-junction or a plurality of T-junctions. Each of the T-junction comprises an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. When the impacting T-junction component regulator is formed by a plurality of connected T-junctions, the impacting T-junction component regulator further comprises an upper manifold trunk communicated with an outlet pipe of each T-junction and throttle valves located between two adjacent T-junctions. By using the characteristics of unequal vapor and liquid components of the non-azeotropic working medium and mal-distribution of two phase flows by vertical impacting T-junctions, the regulator achieves the fluid flowing through a plurality of T-junctions and throttle valves once so as to achieve the purpose of separating components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Li Zhao, Wen Su, Nan Zheng, Shuai Deng, Pei Lu
  • Patent number: 10818027
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for extracting a centerline of a tubular object are provided. The method includes: preprocessing an image of the tubular object whose centerline is to be extracted to obtain an enhanced image, acquiring a gradient vector flow field of the enhanced image; acquiring a deformation force parameter based on the gradient vector flow field and extracting ridge points of the tubular object from the enhanced image, establishing a regularized open curve deformable model; if a deformation end condition is not met, deforming and processing one ridge line segment in the initial ridge line segment list based on the model to obtain a centerline segment of the tubular object, updating the initial ridge line segment list based on the ridge line segment traversed; if the deformation end condition is met, generating a centerline of the tubular object based on the centerline segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Shoujun Zhou, Baolin Li, Cheng Wang, Pei Lu
  • Patent number: 10786326
    Abstract: A surgical image pickup system utilizes an adjustable lens set and a complex lens set to change the direction of the incident light emitted from the light source and the position of the surgical site on which the incident light projects. The eyepiece and the sensor have the same field of view and the same optical axis such that first image generated by the sensor and a second image generated by the eyepiece are the same. The sensor transmits the first image to the external display for display by wireless communication. By means of the foregoing configuration, the second image which doctor utilizes the eyepiece to see and the first image which the external display displays are the same, thereby facilitating the operation of surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Rui-Cian Weng, Yih-Sharng Chen, Te-I Chang, Chi-Hung Huang, Yen-Pei Lu, Yen-Song Chen, Kuan-Yin Yu
  • Patent number: 10769477
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, an apparatus, a device and a storage medium for extracting a cardiovisceral vessel from a CTA image, including: performing corrosion operation and expansion operation on an image data successively via a preset structural element to obtain a structure template, wherein the image data is a coronary angiography image after a downsampling processing, and the structure template is a structure excluding a pulmonary region; performing a transformation in layer-by-layer on slice images of the structure template to acquire a first ascending aorta structure in the structure template, and acquiring an aorta center coordinate and an aorta radius in the last layer of slice image of the structure template; and establishing a binarized spherical structure according to the aorta center coordinate and the aorta radius, and synthesizing a second ascending aorta structure by combining the first ascending aorta structure with the structure template and the binarized spherical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shoujun Zhou, Baochang Zhang, Baolin Li, Cheng Wang, Pei Lu
  • Publication number: 20200242758
    Abstract: The present invention is applicable to the technical field of medical image processing, and provides a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for extracting a cardiovascular vessel from a CTA image. The method comprises: performing erosion operation and dilation operation on image data successively via a preset structural element to obtain a structure mask; performing a slice-by-slice transformation on the plane of section images of the structural mask to acquire the first ascending aortic structure in the structural mask, and acquiring an aortic center position and an aortic radius in the last slice of the plane of section image of the said structural mask; establishing a binarized sphere structure according to the aortic center position and the aortic radius, and synthesizing a second ascending aorta structure by combining the first ascending aorta structure with the structure mask and the binarized sphere structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
    Inventors: Shoujun Zhou, Baochang Zhang, Baolin Li, Cheng Wang, Pei Lu
  • Publication number: 20200175711
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for extracting a centerline of a tubular object are provided. The method includes: preprocessing an image of the tubular object whose centerline is to be extracted to obtain an enhanced image, acquiring a gradient vector flow field of the enhanced image; acquiring a deformation force parameter based on the gradient vector flow field and extracting ridge points of the tubular object from the enhanced image, establishing a regularized open curve deformable model; if a deformation end condition is not met, deforming and processing one ridge line segment in the initial ridge line segment list based on the model to obtain a centerline segment of the tubular object, updating the initial ridge line segment list based on the ridge line segment traversed; if the deformation end condition is met, generating a centerline of the tubular object based on the centerline segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Shoujun Zhou, Baolin Li, Cheng Wang, Pei Lu
  • Publication number: 20200133142
    Abstract: A method of operating an illuminator and apparatus thereof are proposed. A method includes: directing a radiation beam to the illuminator comprising slit fingers; sensing a temperature value of each of the slit fingers; determining a shifting value of the respective slit finger based on the temperature value; causing the respective slit finger to move according to the shifting value to form a light slit from the radiation beam; and exposing a workpiece using the light slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: CHAO PEI LU, YUNG-YAO LEE
  • Patent number: 10299678
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting conductance parameter of high protein body fluid sample is provided. The apparatus includes at least one liquid collection element, and at least two electrodes horizontally aligned in the liquid collection element. Also provided are methods for detecting dehydration in a subject, comprising the steps of measuring the conductance parameter of the saliva of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CHIAYI, NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jen-Tsung Yang, Leng-Chieh Lin, I-Neng Lee, Jo-Wen Huang, Jer-Liang Andrew Yeh, Ming-Yu Lin, Yen-Pei Lu, Chih-Ting Lin, Chia-Hong Gao
  • Publication number: 20190157144
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first metal into a first trench in a dielectric layer, performing a thermal treatment to the first metal such that an average grain size of the first metal is increased, and performing a first chemical mechanical polish (CMP) process to the first metal after the performing the thermal treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Han LEE, Shih-Kang FU, Meng-Pei LU, Shau-Lin SHUE
  • Publication number: 20190099698
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an impacting T-junction component regulator for regulating components of a non-azeotropic working medium, which is formed by connecting a single T-junction or a plurality of T-junctions. Each of the T-junction comprises an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. When the impacting T-junction component regulator is formed by a plurality of connected T-junctions, the impacting T-junction component regulator further comprises an upper manifold trunk communicated with an outlet pipe of each T-junction and throttle valves located between two adjacent T-junctions. By using the characteristics of unequal vapor and liquid components of the non-azeotropic working medium and mal-distribution of two phase flows by vertical impacting T-junctions, the regulator achieves the fluid flowing through a plurality of T-junctions and throttle valves once so as to achieve the purpose of separating components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Li ZHAO, Wen SU, Nan ZHENG, Shuai DENG, Pei LU
  • Publication number: 20190034750
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, an apparatus, a device and a storage medium for extracting a cardiovisceral vessel from a CTA image, including: performing corrosion operation and expansion operation on an image data successively via a preset structural element to obtain a structure template, wherein the image data is a coronary angiography image after a downsampling processing, and the structure template is a structure excluding a pulmonary region; performing a transformation in layer-by-layer on slice images of the structure template to acquire a first ascending aorta structure in the structure template, and acquiring an aorta center coordinate and an aorta radius in the last layer of slice image of the structure template; and establishing a binarized spherical structure according to the aorta center coordinate and the aorta radius, and synthesizing a second ascending aorta structure by combining the first ascending aorta structure with the structure template and the binarized spherical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
    Inventors: Shoujun Zhou, Baochang Zhang, Baolin Li, Cheng Wang, Pei Lu
  • Patent number: 10036704
    Abstract: A fluorescence intensity analyzing and fluorescence image synthesizing system and method are disclosed. The first fluorescence intensity detection device successively detects the plurality of first fluorescence intensities according to the first timing and the second fluorescence intensity detection device successively detects the plurality of second fluorescence intensities according to the second timing, and then the picture processing device analyzes the first and second timings and synthesizes the first and second fluorescence intensity ranges into the synthesized picture according to the fluorescence intensities, whereby the image processing technology may be used to calculate the fluorescence target range and thus mark the fluorescence target range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: National Taiwan University, National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Rui-Cian Weng, Min-Yu Lin, Chi-Hung Huang, Yen-Pei Lu, Wen-Shiang Chen, Chia-Wen Lo
  • Publication number: 20170290509
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting conductance parameter of high protein body fluid sample is provided. The apparatus includes at least one liquid collection element, and at least two electrodes horizontally aligned in the liquid collection element. Also provided are methods for detecting dehydration in a subject, comprising the steps of measuring the conductance parameter of the saliva of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jen-Tsung YANG, Leng-Chieh LIN, I-Neng LEE, Jo-Wen HUANG, Jer-Liang Andrew YEH, Ming-Yu LIN, Yen-Pei LU, Chih-Ting LIN, Chia-Hong GAO
  • Publication number: 20170170378
    Abstract: A thermoelectric module including at least one PN junction device is provided. The PN junction device includes a PN junction structure, top electrodes and at least one bottom electrode. The PN junction structure includes an N-type thermoelectric element and a P-type thermoelectric element, wherein side surfaces of the N-type thermoelectric element and the P-type thermoelectric element facing each other are in contact. The top electrodes are separated from each other and respectively cover a portion of a top surface of the N-type thermoelectric element or a portion of a top surface of the P-type thermoelectric element. The bottom electrode covers a bottom surface of the N-type thermoelectric element and a bottom surface of the P-type thermoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Chien-Neng Liao, Meng-Pei Lu, Ming-Chi Tai, Li-Chi Chen, Hung-Hsien Huang
  • Publication number: 20160373148
    Abstract: A signal receiving circuit of a satellite receiver is disclosed. The satellite receiver comprises at least a first antenna and the signal receiving circuit is adapted to be electrically connected with a digital signal converting device. The signal receiving circuit comprises an amplifier module and a signal processing and power supply unit. The amplifier module is electrically connected with at least a first antenna to receive an antenna signal. The signal processing and power supply unit is electrically connected with the amplifier module to down convert the antenna signal and transmit the antenna signal to the digital signal converting device. The signal processing and power supply unit comprises a charge pump, which receives the output signal of the digital signal converting device and provides at least a driving power for the signal receiving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Ke-Kung LIAO, Pei-Lu WU
  • Patent number: D939562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chia-Pei Lu, Tsu-Yi Ren