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).

  • Patent number: 12229070
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Bennion, Mark Sterzick, Sean Cheng, Adrian Karaan, David Mahan, Alfonso Calderon, Jeff Chen, David Bagaoisan
  • Publication number: 20230375500
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20230359576
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Bennion, Mark Sterzick, Sean Cheng, Adrian Karaan, David Mahan, Alfonso Calderon, Jeff Chen, David Bagaoisan
  • Patent number: 11808731
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 11334255
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
  • Publication number: 20210116413
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20210106651
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Abhinav GUATAM, Sean CHENG
  • Patent number: 10936560
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: James Fei Wu, Colin Zou, Lin Xiao, Sean Cheng Ye, Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 10876997
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    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
  • Publication number: 20200012440
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
  • Patent number: 10459642
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
  • Patent number: 10409517
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Colin Yong Zou, Kun Wang, Sean Cheng Ye, Junping Frank Zhao, Man Lv
  • Publication number: 20190224277
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Abhinav GUATAM, Sean CHENG
  • Publication number: 20190033252
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    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
  • Publication number: 20180173732
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: James Fei Wu, Colin Zou, Lin Xiao, Sean Cheng Ye, Peng Wu
  • Publication number: 20170269845
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Colin Yong Zou, Kun Wang, Sean Cheng Ye, Junping Frank Zhao, Man Lv
  • Publication number: 20170192701
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Colin Yong Zou, Sean Cheng Ye, Lyne Yuwei Li
  • Publication number: 20110263106
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiou-Kang Lee, Chun-Ren "Sean" Cheng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Ting-Hau Wu, Hsiang-Fu "Benior" Chen
  • Patent number: 7999257
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiou-Kang Lee, Chun-Ren “Sean” Cheng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Ting-Hau Wu, Hsiang-Fu “Benior” Chen
  • Publication number: 20090294766
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jiou-Kang Lee, Chun-Ren Sean Cheng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Ting-Hau Wu, Hsiang-Fu Benior Chen