Patents by Inventor Po-Hsiang Liao

Po-Hsiang Liao 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: 20240021475
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, several gate structures formed in the substrate, dielectric portions formed on the respective gate structures, spacers adjacent to and extending along the sidewalls of the dielectric portions, source regions formed between the substrate and the spacers, and contact plugs formed between adjacent gate structures and contact the respective source regions. The source regions are adjacent to the gate structures. The sidewalls of the spacers are aligned with the sidewalls of the underlying source regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Hsiang LIAO, Sheng-Wei FU, Chung-Yeh LEE
  • Publication number: 20230420529
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a body region on the substrate, a source region on the body region, a first trench electrode passing through the source region, the body region and a portion of the substrate, a first dielectric cap layer, a first dielectric liner and a conductive layer. The first dielectric cap layer includes a first dielectric portion directly above the first trench electrode and first dielectric spacers on two opposite sides of the first dielectric portion. The first dielectric liner surrounds the first trench electrode and the first dielectric portion. The conductive layer covers the first dielectric cap layer and includes an electrode contact. The electrode contact includes a first portion in the body region and a second portion adjacent to one of the first dielectric spacers, where the first and second portions have the same width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Hsiang Liao, Sheng-Wei Fu, Chung-Yeh Lee
  • Publication number: 20230320139
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to electroluminescent devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes, and displays including electroluminescent devices. In an embodiment is provided an electroluminescent device that includes a pixel defining layer, an organic emitting unit disposed over at least a portion of the pixel defining layer, and a filler layer disposed over at least a portion of the organic emitting unit, wherein a refractive index of the pixel defining layer is lower than a refractive index of the filler layer, and wherein the refractive index of the pixel defining layer is lower than a refractive index of one or more layers of the organic emitting unit. In another embodiment is provided a display device that includes a substrate, a thin film transistor formed on the substrate, an interconnection electrically coupled to the thin film transistor, and an electroluminescent device electrically coupled to the interconnection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Chung-chia CHEN, Wan-Yu LIN, Hyunsung BANG, Lisong XU, Gang YU, Byung-Sung KWAK, Robert Jan VISSER, Chung-Chih WU, Hoang Yan LIN, Guo-Dong SU, Wei-Kai LEE, Yi-Jiun CHEN, Ting-Sheng HSU, Po-Hsiang LIAO, Wei-Cheng LIN
  • Patent number: 11351861
    Abstract: A driver status monitor test method is for testing if a driver status monitor generates an alarm operation in accordance with driver motion images. A photographing unit of the driver status monitor is configured to take photographs of the driver motion images. The driver status monitor test method includes a test motion selecting step and a driver motion image displaying step. The test motion selecting step includes selecting at least one test motion for testing the driver status monitor by a user interface. The driver motion image displaying step includes displaying the driver motion images by a display. The driver motion images are a plurality of predetermined image frames in accordance with the test motion. The driver motion images include at least one of a face image, a forelimb image and a torso image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Po-Hsiang Liao, Yi-Cheng Chen, Chun-Yao Shih
  • Publication number: 20220072953
    Abstract: A driver status monitor test method is for testing if a driver status monitor generates an alarm operation in accordance with driver motion images. A photographing unit of the driver status monitor is configured to take photographs of the driver motion images. The driver status monitor test method includes a test motion selecting step and a driver motion image displaying step. The test motion selecting step includes selecting at least one test motion for testing the driver status monitor by a user interface. The driver motion image displaying step includes displaying the driver motion images by a display. The driver motion images are a plurality of predetermined image frames in accordance with the test motion. The driver motion images include at least one of a face image, a forelimb image and a torso image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Po-Hsiang LIAO, Yi-Cheng CHEN, Chun-Yao SHIH
  • Publication number: 20220029135
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to spatial optical differentiators and layer architecture of adjacent functional layers disposed above or below organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display pixels. A functional unit for an electroluminescent (EL) device pixel includes a spatial optical differentiator disposed adjacent the EL device pixel. The spatial optical differentiator is configured to selectively reflect and transmit light based on an incident angle of light upon the functional unit. For top-emitting OLED, the functional unit includes a thin film encapsulation (TFE) stack disposed over the spatial optical differentiator. For bottom-emitting OLED, the functional unit includes the spatial optical differentiator disposed above at least one of a planar layer or an isolation layer. Also described herein are methods for fabricating the functional unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Chia CHEN, Byung-Sung KWAK, Robert Jan VISSER, Chung-Chih WU, Wei-Kai LEE, Po-Hsiang LIAO, Chang-Cheng LEE
  • Patent number: 11030465
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a number of people includes an image shooting step and a front-end analyzing step. In the image shooting step, a first image and a second image are obtained. In the front-end analyzing step, a foreground object analysis is operated, and a plurality of foreground objects located at a region of interest in the first image are obtained. A human body detection is operated, and at least one human body and a location thereof of the second image are obtained. An intersection analysis is operated, and the location of the human body is matched to the first image. A number of people estimation is operated to estimate the number of the people according to the first covering ratio, a number of the human body, and a second covering ratio of all the foreground objects to the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Hung-Pang Lin, Po-Hsiang Liao, De-Ciang Ye, Hsuan-Ta Lin
  • Publication number: 20210166039
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a number of people includes an image shooting step and a front-end analyzing step. In the image shooting step, a first image and a second image are obtained. In the front-end analyzing step, a foreground object analysis is operated, and a plurality of foreground objects located at a region of interest in the first image are obtained. A human body detection is operated, and at least one human body and a location thereof of the second image are obtained. An intersection analysis is operated, and the location of the human body is matched to the first image. A number of people estimation is operated to estimate the number of the people according to the first covering ratio, a number of the human body, and a second covering ratio of all the foreground objects to the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hung-Pang LIN, Po-Hsiang LIAO, De-Ciang YE, Hsuan-Ta LIN
  • Patent number: 10878259
    Abstract: A nighttime vehicle detecting method is for capturing an image by a camera and driving a computing unit to compute the image and then detect a highlight point of the image. The nighttime vehicle detecting method is for driving the computing unit to perform a communicating region labeling algorithm to label a plurality of highlight pixels connected to each other as a communicating region value, and then performing an area filtering algorithm to analyze an area of the highlight pixels connected to each other and judge whether the highlight pixels connected to each other are a vehicle lamp or not according to a size of the area. The nighttime vehicle detecting method is for driving the computing unit to perform an optical flow algorithm to obtain a speed of the vehicle lamp, and then filtering the vehicle lamp moved at the speed smaller than a predetermined speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Po-Hsiang Liao, Hung-Pang Lin, Yu-Lung Chang, Li-You Hsu
  • Patent number: 10866307
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for analyzing an error and an existence probability of a multi-sensor fusion. The method includes the ab obstacle sensing step, an obstacle predicting step, an error-model providing step, an existence-probability step, a tracking and fusing step and an error accumulating and correcting step. Therefore, by using the method, a plurality of fused obstacle datasets can be obtained, and an accumulation of error variations thereof can be corrected, which can improve the reliability for judging whether the obstacle exist or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH & TESTING CENTER
    Inventors: Min-Shiu Hsieh, Po-Hsiang Liao
  • Publication number: 20200125869
    Abstract: A nighttime vehicle detecting method is for capturing an image by a camera and driving a computing unit to compute the image and then detect a highlight point of the image. The nighttime vehicle detecting method is for driving the computing unit to perform a communicating region labeling algorithm to label a plurality of highlight pixels connected to each other as a communicating region value, and then performing an area filtering algorithm to analyze an area of the highlight pixels connected to each other and judge whether the highlight pixels connected to each other are a vehicle lamp or not according to a size of the area. The nighttime vehicle detecting method is for driving the computing unit to perform an optical flow algorithm to obtain a speed of the vehicle lamp, and then filtering the vehicle lamp moved at the speed smaller than a predetermined speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Po-Hsiang LIAO, Hung-Pang LIN, Yu-Lung CHANG, Li-You HSU
  • Publication number: 20190204411
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for analyzing an error and an existence probability of a multi-sensor fusion. The method includes the ab obstacle sensing step, an obstacle predicting step, an error-model providing step, an existence-probability step, a tracking and fusing step and an error accumulating and correcting step. Therefore, by using the method, a plurality of fused obstacle datasets can be obtained, and an accumulation of error variations thereof can be corrected, which can improve the reliability for judging whether the obstacle exist or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Min-Shiu Hsieh, Po-Hsiang Liao
  • Patent number: 10152642
    Abstract: A method for detecting driving behavior and a system using the same is disclosed. Firstly, at least one user image comprising an arm image and a head behavior image is retrieved. Then, a processor retrieves the arm image to compare with arm sample images stored in a database. The arm image corresponds to the arm sample image to determine a normal driving behavior. The arm image does not correspond to the arm sample image to determine an abnormal driving behavior, whereby the processor retrieves the head behavior image to compare with head regulation-violating sample images stored in the database. The head behavior image does not correspond to the head regulation-violating sample image to determine a normal driving behavior. The head behavior image corresponds to the head regulation-violating sample image to determine an abnormal driving behavior and output a second-level warning signal, thereby warning a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Chang, Po-Hsiang Liao, Li-You Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180173974
    Abstract: A method for detecting driving behavior and a system using the same is disclosed. Firstly, at least one user image comprising an arm image and a head behavior image is retrieved. Then, a processor retrieves the arm image to compare with arm sample images stored in a database. The arm image corresponds to the arm sample image to determine a normal driving behavior. The arm image does not correspond to the arm sample image to determine an abnormal driving behavior, whereby the processor retrieves the head behavior image to compare with head regulation-violating sample images stored in the database. The head behavior image does not correspond to the head regulation-violating sample image to determine a normal driving behavior. The head behavior image corresponds to the head regulation-violating sample image to determine an abnormal driving behavior and output a second-level warning signal, thereby warning a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: MING-FANG CHANG, PO-HSIANG LIAO, LI-YOU HSU
  • Patent number: 9299796
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) gate stack structure in an insta-MOS field-effect-transistor (i-MOSFET) includes the following steps of: forming a silicon nitride layer over a silicon substrate; forming a nanopillar structure including a silicon-germanium alloy layer in contact with the silicon nitride layer; and performing a thermal oxidation process on the nanopillar structure to cause germanium atoms in the silicon-germanium alloy layer to penetrate the underneath silicon nitride layer to form a silicon-germanium shell layer in contact with the silicon substrate and a germanium nanosphere located over the silicon germanium shell layer, and to form a separating layer between the silicon-germanium shell layer and the germanium nanosphere by oxidizing silicon atoms from the silicon nitride layer or the silicon substrate, thereby forming a germanium/silicon dioxide/silicon-germanium i-MOS gate stack structure capable of solving interfacial issues between silicon and germanium and b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Pei-Wen Li, Wei-Ting Lai, Ting-Chia Hsu, Kuo-Ching Yang, Po-Hsiang Liao, Thomas George
  • Publication number: 20160013283
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) gate stack structure in an insta-MOS field-effect-transistor (i-MOSFET) includes the following steps of: forming a silicon nitride layer over a silicon substrate; forming a nanopillar structure including a silicon-germanium alloy layer in contact with the silicon nitride layer; and performing a thermal oxidation process on the nanopillar structure to cause germanium atoms in the silicon-germanium alloy layer to penetrate the underneath silicon nitride layer to form a silicon-germanium shell layer in contact with the silicon substrate and a germanium nanosphere located over the silicon germanium shell layer, and to form a separating layer between the silicon-germanium shell layer and the germanium nanosphere by oxidizing silicon atoms from the silicon nitride layer or the silicon substrate, thereby forming a germanium/silicon dioxide/silicon-germanium i-MOS gate stack structure capable of solving interfacial issues between silicon and germanium and b
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Pei-Wen Li, Wei-Ting Lai, Ting-Chia Hsu, Kuo-Ching Yang, Po-Hsiang Liao, Thomas George