Patents by Inventor Sean CHENG
Sean CHENG 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).
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Patent number: 12229070Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing port matching features for storage devices and cables. In certain embodiments, a data storage device includes a non-volatile memory, a controller configured to process data storage requests, a plurality of ports associated with different protocols, wherein the plurality of ports have the same connector type, and each port includes a port matching feature indicative of a protocol associated with the port, and a plurality of cables associated with the different protocols, wherein the plurality of cables have the same connector type and are configured to connect to the plurality of ports, and each cable includes a port matching feature indicative of a protocol associated with the cable, wherein the port matching feature of the cable corresponds to the port matching feature of a port of the plurality of ports that is associated with the same protocol.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Sandisk Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Bennion, Mark Sterzick, Sean Cheng, Adrian Karaan, David Mahan, Alfonso Calderon, Jeff Chen, David Bagaoisan
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Publication number: 20230375500Abstract: A bioFET device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposite, parallel second surface and a plurality of bioFET sensors on the semiconductor substrate. Each of the bioFET sensors includes a gate formed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and a channel region formed within the semiconductor substrate beneath the gate and between source/drain (S/D) regions in the semiconductor substrate. The channel region includes a portion of the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. An isolation layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The isolation layer has an opening positioned over the channel region of more than one bioFET sensor of the plurality of bioFET sensors. An interface layer is disposed on the channel region of the more than one bioFET sensor in the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Tawian Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jui-Cheng Huang, Yi-Hsien Chang, Chin-Hua Wen, Chun-Ren Cheng, Shih-Fen Huang, Tung-Tsun Chen, Yu-Jie Huang, Ching-Hui Lin, Sean Cheng, Hector Chang
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Publication number: 20230359576Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing port matching features for storage devices and cables. In certain embodiments, a data storage device includes a non-volatile memory, a controller configured to process data storage requests, a plurality of ports associated with different protocols, wherein the plurality of ports have the same connector type, and each port includes a port matching feature indicative of a protocol associated with the port, and a plurality of cables associated with the different protocols, wherein the plurality of cables have the same connector type and are configured to connect to the plurality of ports, and each cable includes a port matching feature indicative of a protocol associated with the cable, wherein the port matching feature of the cable corresponds to the port matching feature of a port of the plurality of ports that is associated with the same protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bennion, Mark Sterzick, Sean Cheng, Adrian Karaan, David Mahan, Alfonso Calderon, Jeff Chen, David Bagaoisan
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Patent number: 11808731Abstract: A bioFET device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposite, parallel second surface and a plurality of bioFET sensors on the semiconductor substrate. Each of the bioFET sensors includes a gate formed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and a channel region formed within the semiconductor substrate beneath the gate and between source/drain (S/D) regions in the semiconductor substrate. The channel region includes a portion of the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. An isolation layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The isolation layer has an opening positioned over the channel region of more than one bioFET sensor of the plurality of bioFET sensors. An interface layer is disposed on the channel region of the more than one bioFET sensor in the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jui-Cheng Huang, Yi-Hsien Chang, Chin-Hua Wen, Chun-Ren Cheng, Shih-Fen Huang, Tung-Tsun Chen, Yu-Jie Huang, Ching-Hui Lin, Sean Cheng, Hector Chang
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Patent number: 11334255Abstract: There is provided a method and device for data replication. The method comprises: obtaining, in a network interface card, data segments by segmenting input first data; determining, in the network interface card, fingerprints corresponding to the data segments; and comparing, in a central processing unit, the fingerprints of the data segments with existing fingerprints corresponding to processed data segments, and determining, based on a result of the comparing, whether to de-duplicate the data segments corresponding to the fingerprints, to perform the data replication.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
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Publication number: 20210116413Abstract: A bioFET device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposite, parallel second surface and a plurality of bioFET sensors on the semiconductor substrate. Each of the bioFET sensors includes a gate formed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and a channel region formed within the semiconductor substrate beneath the gate and between source/drain (S/D) regions in the semiconductor substrate. The channel region includes a portion of the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. An isolation layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The isolation layer has an opening positioned over the channel region of more than one bioFET sensor of the plurality of bioFET sensors. An interface layer is disposed on the channel region of the more than one bioFET sensor in the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jui-Cheng HUANG, Yi-Hsien CHANG, Chin-Hua WEN, Chun-Ren CHENG, Shih-Fen HUANG, Tung-Tsun CHEN, Yu-Jie HUANG, Ching-Hui LIN, Sean CHENG, Hector CHANG
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Publication number: 20210106651Abstract: The present application provides bio-mimetic formulations, including formulations that mimic mammalian amniotic membrane and/or fluid, but with optimized amounts and formulas of various recombinant peptides. These formulations are stable for extended periods and can be used in various treatment methods including wound healing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Abhinav GUATAM, Sean CHENG
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Patent number: 10936560Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose methods and devices of data de-duplication. The method of data de-duplication performed at a client comprises: in response to receiving data to be backed up at a client, sampling the data to be backed up to obtain the sampled data; generating a signature for the sampled data; transmitting the signature to a master storage node in a storage cluster including a plurality of storage nodes, to allow the master storage node to select one storage node from the plurality of storage nodes; receiving an indication of the selected storage node from the master storage node; and transmitting, based on the indication, the data to be backed up to the selected storage node. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide methods of data de-duplication performed at the master storage node and the slave storage node, and corresponding devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: James Fei Wu, Colin Zou, Lin Xiao, Sean Cheng Ye, Peng Wu
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Patent number: 10876997Abstract: A bioFET device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposite, parallel second surface and a plurality of bioFET sensors on the semiconductor substrate. Each of the bioFET sensors includes a gate formed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and a channel region formed within the semiconductor substrate beneath the gate and between source/drain (S/D) regions in the semiconductor substrate. The channel region includes a portion of the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. An isolation layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The isolation layer has an opening positioned over the channel region of more than one bioFET sensor of the plurality of bioFET sensors. An interface layer is disposed on the channel region of the more than one bioFET sensor in the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Inventors: Jui-Cheng Huang, Yi-Hsien Chang, Chin-Hua Wen, Chun-Ren Cheng, Shih-Fen Huang, Tung-Tsun Chen, Yu-Jie Huang, Ching-Hui Lin, Sean Cheng, Hector Chang
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Publication number: 20200012440Abstract: There is provided a method and device for data replication. The method comprises: obtaining, in a network interface card, data segments by segmenting input first data; determining, in the network interface card, fingerprints corresponding to the data segments; and comparing, in a central processing unit, the fingerprints of the data segments with existing fingerprints corresponding to processed data segments, and determining, based on a result of the comparing, whether to de-duplicate the data segments corresponding to the fingerprints, to perform the data replication.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
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Patent number: 10459642Abstract: There is provided a method and device for data replication. The method comprises: obtaining, in a network interface card, data segments by segmenting input first data; determining, in the network interface card, fingerprints corresponding to the data segments; and comparing, in a central processing unit, the fingerprints of the data segments with existing fingerprints corresponding to processed data segments, and determining, based on a result of the comparing, whether to de-duplicate the data segments corresponding to the fingerprints, to perform the data replication.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
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Patent number: 10409517Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for data backup comprising: a secondary backup device coupled to a primary backup device, the secondary backup device further comprising: data segmentation unit operable to divide target data to be backed up into a plurality of data segments; data fingerprint generation unit operable to generate a corresponding data fingerprint for each data segment from a plurality of data segments, and providing the data fingerprint to the primary backup device for backing up the target data at the primary backup device, wherein the data fingerprint is a mapped data segment of a length less than a corresponding data segment length.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Colin Yong Zou, Kun Wang, Sean Cheng Ye, Junping Frank Zhao, Man Lv
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Publication number: 20190224277Abstract: The present application provides bio-mimetic formulations, including formulations that mimic mammalian amniotic membrane and/or fluid, but with optimized amounts and formulas of various recombinant peptides. These formulations are stable for extended periods and can be used in various treatment methods including wound healing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Abhinav GUATAM, Sean CHENG
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Publication number: 20190033252Abstract: A bioFET device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposite, parallel second surface and a plurality of bioFET sensors on the semiconductor substrate. Each of the bioFET sensors includes a gate formed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and a channel region formed within the semiconductor substrate beneath the gate and between source/drain (S/D) regions in the semiconductor substrate. The channel region includes a portion of the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. An isolation layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The isolation layer has an opening positioned over the channel region of more than one bioFET sensor of the plurality of bioFET sensors. An interface layer is disposed on the channel region of the more than one bioFET sensor in the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Jui-Cheng HUANG, Yi-Hsien CHANG, Chin-Hua WEN, Chun-Ren CHENG, Shih-Fen HUANG, Tung-Tsun CHEN, Yu-Jie HUANG, Ching-Hui LIN, Sean CHENG, Hector CHANG
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Publication number: 20180173732Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose methods and devices of data de-duplication. The method of data de-duplication performed at a client comprises: in response to receiving data to be backed up at a client, sampling the data to be backed up to obtain the sampled data; generating a signature for the sampled data; transmitting the signature to a master storage node in a storage cluster including a plurality of storage nodes, to allow the master storage node to select one storage node from the plurality of storage nodes; receiving an indication of the selected storage node from the master storage node; and transmitting, based on the indication, the data to be backed up to the selected storage node. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide methods of data de-duplication performed at the master storage node and the slave storage node, and corresponding devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: James Fei Wu, Colin Zou, Lin Xiao, Sean Cheng Ye, Peng Wu
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Publication number: 20170269845Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for data backup comprising: a secondary backup device coupled to a primary backup device, the secondary backup device further comprising data segmentation unit operable to divide target data to be backed up into a plurality of data segments; data fingerprint generation unit operable to generate a corresponding data fingerprint for each data segment from a plurality of data segments, and providing the data fingerprint to the primary backup device for backing up the target data at the primary backup device, wherein the data fingerprint is a mapped data segment of a length less than a corresponding data segment length.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Colin Yong Zou, Kun Wang, Sean Cheng Ye, Junping Frank Zhao, Man Lv
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Publication number: 20170192701Abstract: There is provided a method and device for data replication. The method comprises: obtaining, in a network interface card, data segments by segmenting input first data; determining, in the network interface card, fingerprints corresponding to the data segments; and comparing, in a central processing unit, the fingerprints of the data segments with existing fingerprints corresponding to processed data segments, and determining, based on a result of the comparing, whether to de-duplicate the data segments corresponding to the fingerprints, to perform the data replication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
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Publication number: 20110263106Abstract: One embodiment is a method of forming a circuit structure. The method comprises forming a first amorphous layer over a substrate; forming a first glue layer over and adjoining the first amorphous layer; forming a second amorphous layer over and adjoining the first glue layer; and forming a plurality of posts separated from each other by removing a first portion of the first amorphous layer and a first portion of the second amorphous layer. At least some of the plurality of posts each comprises a second portion of the first amorphous layer, a first portion of the first glue layer, and a second portion of the second amorphous layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jiou-Kang Lee, Chun-Ren "Sean" Cheng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Ting-Hau Wu, Hsiang-Fu "Benior" Chen
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Patent number: 7999257Abstract: A circuit structure includes a substrate; a first amorphous silicon layer over the substrate; a first glue layer over and adjoining the first amorphous silicon layer; and a second amorphous silicon layer over and adjoining the first glue layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jiou-Kang Lee, Chun-Ren “Sean” Cheng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Ting-Hau Wu, Hsiang-Fu “Benior” Chen
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Publication number: 20090294766Abstract: A circuit structure includes a substrate; a first amorphous silicon layer over the substrate; a first glue layer over and adjoining the first amorphous silicon layer; and a second amorphous silicon layer over and adjoining the first glue layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Jiou-Kang Lee, Chun-Ren Sean Cheng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Ting-Hau Wu, Hsiang-Fu Benior Chen