Patents by Inventor Pin Chen

Pin Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 12198910
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a magnetic assembly includes: an inner permeance annulus; and an outer permeance annulus connected to the inner permeance annulus via magnets, wherein the outer permeance annulus comprises a peak region with a thickness greater than other regions of the outer permeance annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Jen Yang, Yi-Zhen Chen, Chih-Pin Wang, Chao-Li Shih, Ching-Hou Su, Cheng-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20250015499
    Abstract: An antenna structure and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing and an antenna structure disposed in the housing. The antenna structure includes a carrier having a first carrying part and a second carrying part connected to each other, a switching circuit, a first radiating element, and a second radiating element. A thickness of the first carrying part is greater than a thickness of the second carrying part. The second carrying part includes a circuit layer and a ground layer respectively formed on opposite surfaces of the second carrying part. The switching circuit is located on the circuit layer. The first radiating element and the second radiating element are disposed on the carrier and respectively electrically connected to a feed element and the switching circuit. The second radiating element and the first radiating element are apart from and couple with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: WEN-PIN HO, SHIH-KAI HSU, CHING-WEN CHEN, KAI SHIH
  • Publication number: 20250015041
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first conductive feature over a first semiconductor structure; forming a first dielectric layer over the first conductive feature and the first semiconductor structure; removing a portion of the first dielectric layer to expose a top surface of the first conductive feature; forming a second conductive feature over a second semiconductor structure, wherein the first and second conductive features comprise nanotwinned copper; forming a second dielectric layer over the second conductive feature and the second semiconductor structure, wherein the second dielectric layer comprises a same material as the first dielectric layer; removing a portion of the second dielectric layer to expose a top surface of the second conductive feature; and performing a hybrid bonding process to bond the first dielectric layer to the second dielectric layer and bond the first conductive feature to the second conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chih CHEN, Pin-Syuan HE, Kai-Cheng SHIE
  • Publication number: 20250010065
    Abstract: An iontophoresis apparatus including a host, at least two accommodation modules, and a processor is provided. The host includes a housing, a switch mechanism connected to the housing, and at least two host contacts arranged on a side surface of the housing. The accommodation modules each includes a tank body having two side plates arranged oppositely, where a recess is defined in the tank body; an electrode arranged in the recess; and a tank contact arranged on one of the two side plates and electrically connected to the electrode. Two front-end plates of the tank bodies are adapted to be coupled to each other, and the accommodation modules are connected to the host through the tank contacts and the host contacts. The processor is configured to change the value of the current transmitted between the host and the two electrodes in response to that a user triggers the switch mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Medical Electronics co., ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Pin Cheng, Hua-Lin Hsu, Yue-Feng Wu, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 12190036
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer defect detection system captures test images of a semiconductor wafer. The system analyzes the test images with an analysis model trained with a machine learning process. The analysis model generates simulated integrated circuit layouts based on the test images. The system detects defects in the semiconductor wafer by comparing the simulated integrated circuit layouts to reference integrated circuit layouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Pin Chou, Chun-Wen Wang, Meng Ku Chi, Yan-Cheng Chen, Jun-Xiu Liu
  • Patent number: 12183593
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a package structure is provided. The manufacturing method includes: (a) providing a carrier having a top surface and a lateral side surface, wherein the top surface includes a main portion and a flat portion connecting the lateral side surface, and a first included angle between the main portion and the flat portion is less than a second included angle between the main portion and the lateral side surface; (b) forming an under layer on the carrier to at least partially expose the flat portion; and (c) forming a dielectric layer on the under layer and covering the exposed flat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Pin Chen, Chia Sheng Tien, Wan-Ting Chiu, Chi Long Tsai, Cyuan-Hong Shih, Yen Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 12183550
    Abstract: A wafer treatment system is provided. The wafer treatment system includes a wafer treatment chamber defining a treatment area within which a wafer is treated. The wafer treatment system includes a gas injection system. The gas injection system includes a gas injector configured to inject a first gas, used for treatment of the wafer, into the treatment area. A first gas tube is configured to conduct the first gas at a first temperature to the gas injector. The gas injection system includes a heating enclosure enclosing the gas injector. A second gas tube is configured to conduct a heated gas to the heating enclosure to increase an enclosure temperature at the heating enclosure to a second enclosure temperature. A temperature of the first gas is increased in the gas injector from the first temperature to a second temperature due to the second enclosure temperature at the heating enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Po Hsun Chen, Chun-Wei Chou, Keng-Ying Liao, Tzu-Pin Lin, Tai-Chin Wu, Su-Yu Yeh, Po-Zen Chen
  • Publication number: 20240429290
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a first trench and a second trench in an epitaxial layer over a semiconductor and forming a dielectric liner within the trenches. A photoresist layer is formed within the trenches and over the epitaxial layer and given a post-exposure bake at a first temperature. The photoresist layer is then given an adhesion-promoting bake at a greater second temperature; The photoresist layer is then removed from a top portion the trenches, thereby exposing a top portion of the dielectric liner and leaving a remaining portion of the photoresist in a bottom portion of the trenches. The exposed dielectric liner is etched, thereby leaving a remaining portion of the dielectric liner in the top portion of the trenches. The remaining portion of the photoresist is removed and the trenches are filled with a polysilicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ya Ping Chen, Yunlong Liu, Hong Yang, Jing Hu, Chao Zhuang, Peng Li, Sheng Pin Yang
  • Patent number: 12176455
    Abstract: A heating treatment device for photovoltaic module recycling includes a box, a heating rod and a gas pump. A horizontal partition is fixedly arranged inside the box, and the heating rod is located below the partition. The partition is provided with evenly distributed second through slots. An upper end of the partition is provided with evenly distributed shelf boards. The shelf boards are arranged vertically. One side of the shelf board is provided with a groove. The shelf board is further provided with a suction cup. An end surface at an opening of the suction cup is flush with an inner wall of the groove. The movable splitting sheets are arranged in the device. A lower end of the splitting sheet is provided with gas vents, and hot air is discharged through the gas vents. The temperature of the hot air is controlled at 220-240° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Pin Zhou, Jingbo Zhao, Xiaohui Chen, Quanfa Zhou, Shubo Wang, Yu Zhao
  • Patent number: 12177964
    Abstract: A circuit board includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate, a plurality of conductive structures and a conductive via structure. The second substrate is disposed between the first substrate and the third substrate. The third substrate has an opening and includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer. The opening penetrates the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and the third dielectric layer fully fills the opening. The conductive via structure penetrates the first substrate, the second substrate, the third dielectric layer of the third substrate, and is electrically connected to the first substrate and the third substrate to define a signal path. The first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate are electrically connected through the conductive structures to define a ground path, and the ground path surrounds the signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Jun-Rui Huang, Chih-Chiang Lu, Yi-Pin Lin, Ching-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 12178003
    Abstract: A fan module and computing device with the fan module are disclosed. The fan module includes a handle configured to actuate between an operation state and a release state. The handle in the release state allows a user to vertically remove the fan module from its respective fan module slot and away from the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Hsiang Lee, Wei-Pin Chen, Jyue Hou, Cheng-Chieh Weng
  • Patent number: 12175180
    Abstract: Systems and methods for context aware circuit design are described herein. A method includes: identifying at least one cell to be designed into a circuit; identifying at least one context parameter having an impact to layout dependent effect of the circuit; generating, for each cell and for each context parameter, a plurality of abutment environments associated with the cell; estimating, for each cell and each context parameter, a sensitivity of at least one electrical property of the cell to the context parameter by generating a plurality of electrical property values of the cell under the plurality of abutment environments; and determining whether each context parameter is a key context parameter for a static analysis of the circuit, based on the sensitivity of the at least one electrical property of each cell and based on at least one predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Chung Hsu, Yen-Pin Chen, Sung-Yen Yeh, Jerry Chang-Jui Kao, Chung-Hsing Wang
  • Publication number: 20240419892
    Abstract: A system for judging input mode of form data is configured to extract a study-use field information and a study-use volume of time stamp from each form data having a ground truth of being manually input or automatically input to accordingly execute a learning calculation to generate a judgment calculation model, further to extract an under-judged field information and an under-judged volume of time stamp from each under-judged form data without the ground truth to accordingly generate a judgment result for predicting that the under-judged form data is manually input or automatically input, and further to define judgment-abnormal form data and a trace back ground truth to re-execute the learning calculation for revising the judgment calculation model when the judgment result does not comply with a feedback ground truth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Wei-Chao CHEN, Ming-Chi CHANG, Ghih-Pin WEI, Jing-Lun HUANG, Siang-Yu LAN
  • Publication number: 20240409109
    Abstract: A safety driving detection and auxiliary system comprises a physiological sensing module, an alcohol detection module, a warning device and a computing device. The physiological sensing module is configured to obtain at least one piece of physiological information of a driver. The alcohol detection module is configured to detect an alcohol concentration of the driver. The warning device is configured to generate a warning signal. The computing device is connected to the physiological sensing module, the alcohol detection module and the warning device, and is configured to determine whether to actuate a vehicle controller according to the alcohol concentration of the driver, obtain a vehicle speed information from the vehicle controller, and actuate the warning device or/and control the vehicle controller at least according to the at least one piece of physiological information and the vehicle speed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicants: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting Kai CHEN, Chao Yuan YU, Jung-Pin WANG, Che-Yu LIN, Tai-Yu CHIANG
  • Patent number: 12166009
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a third conductive layer. The first conductive layer has a first pitch. The second conductive layer has a second pitch and is arranged at two different sides of the first conductive layer. The third conductive layer has a third pitch and is disposed above the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer is electrically connected to the first conductive layer. The first pitch is smaller than the third pitch, and the third pitch is smaller than the second pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Tang-Yuan Chen, Meng-Kai Shih, Teck-Chong Lee, Shin-Luh Tarng, Chih-Pin Hung
  • Publication number: 20240402218
    Abstract: A probe head includes multiple probes and guide plates. Each probe includes a first end, a second end, and a probe body. The first end abuts a contact pad of a device under test. The second end abuts a contact pad of a board of a probe system. The probe body extends between the first end and the second end according to a longitudinal development axis. The guide plate includes a guide-hole pair for a probe pair of the probe head to respectively pass through, and the guide-hole pair slidably accommodate the pair of probes. The guide plate further includes an extension hole extending from one guide hole of the guide-hole pair to another guide hole. The extension hole intersects with at least one of the first guide holes and is located substantially between the probe pair on the first guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: CHIN-TIEN YANG, YU-HAO CHEN, HUI-PIN YANG, CHI-HSIEN LI
  • Publication number: 20240405983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyber security authentication method for a displayless networking device. The method includes randomly generating an ephemeral decryption key in a displayless networking device application server; providing the ephemeral decryption key and a network address of the displayless networking device to a user device via an optical identifier; initiating a multi-party multi-factor dynamic strong encryption authentication scheme in the user device based on the ephemeral decryption key and the network address to obtain an ephemeral credential; and authenticating an identity information based on the ephemeral decryption key and the ephemeral credential at least by the user device, the displayless networking device application server, and a security server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jia-You JIANG, Tsu-Pin WENG, Wu-Hsiung HUANG, Yuan-Sheng CHEN, Hung-Ming CHEN, Wen-Hsing KUO
  • Publication number: 20240402490
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a light source module, a light splitting element, first and second polarization reflection modules. The light source module provides a first light beam having a first polarization state and a second light beam having a second polarization state. The light splitting element reflects the first light beam and allows the second light beam to pass through. The first polarization reflection module reflects the first light beam to the light splitting element and converts the first polarization state into the second polarization state. The second polarization reflection module reflects the first and second light beam and convert the second polarization states into third polarization states. The first and second light beam from the second polarization reflection module form a far-field virtual image and a near-field virtual image through the imaging element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Wen Lin, Hung-Pin Chen, Wen-Chieh Chung, Wen-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 12159921
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: first and second fin structures, disposed on a substrate, that respectively extend in parallel to an axis; a first gate feature that traverses the first fin structure to overlay a central portion of the first fin structure; a second gate feature that traverses the second fin structure to overlay a central portion of the second fin structure; a first spacer comprising: a first portion comprising two layers that respectively extend from sidewalls of the first gate feature toward opposite directions of the axis; and a second portion comprising two layers that respectively extend from sidewalls of the first portion of the first spacer toward the opposite directions of the axis; and a second spacer comprising two layers that respectively extend from sidewalls of the second gate feature toward the opposite directions of the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Chih Chen, Ru-Shang Hsiao, Ching-Pin Lin, Chih-Mu Huang, Fu-Tsun Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240391419
    Abstract: A wireless vehicle control device, disposed on a vehicle, includes a first communication unit, at least one second communication unit and a central management unit. The first communication unit is configured to detect a first communication signal of a portable electronic device. The at least one second communication unit is configured to detect a second communication signal of the portable electronic device, wherein a communication range of the at least one second communication unit is smaller than that of the first communication unit. The central management unit is configured to activate the at least one second communication unit to perform detection when determining that the first communication unit is paired with the portable electronic device according to the first communication signal, and control at least one vehicle lock according to the first communication signal when a distance corresponding to the second communication signal is not greater than a default distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicants: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting Kai CHEN, Guan-Jie JHAO, Chao Yuan YU, Jung-Pin WANG, Che-Yu LIN