Patents by Inventor Shan Shih
Shan Shih 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: 10998219Abstract: A wafer support device includes a susceptor, at least one lift pin, at least one lift pin support base and at least one pad. The susceptor has a bottom surface and a top surface configured to support a wafer. The susceptor has at least one through hole extending between the bottom surface and the top surface. The lift pin is at least partially telescopically received in the through hole of the susceptor. The lift pin support base has at least one coupling feature thereon. The pad is detachably coupled with the coupling feature and supports the lift pin.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Zong-Han Hu, Yu-Shan Shih, Chen-Liang Chang, Chin-Szu Lee
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Patent number: 10879049Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) tool includes a processing chamber, a remote plasma system, a first gas source, a second gas source, a first gas passage and a second gas passage. The remote plasma system is connected to the processing chamber. The first gas passage connects the first gas source, the remote plasma system and the processing chamber. The second gas passage connects the second gas source and the processing chamber, and bypasses the remote plasma system.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Ta Lee, Pen-Li Hung, Yu-Shan Shih
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Patent number: 10473300Abstract: A light source assembly comprises a base body and at least one light source module. The base body comprises a first and a second bearing base connected to each other. The first bearing base is configured for an image capture module to be disposed thereon. The second bearing base is located on the periphery of the first bearing base. The at least one light source module is slidably disposed on the second bearing base, and movable toward and away from the first bearing base. The at least one light source module forms an adjustable space. The adjustable space is configured for receiving the image capture module. The first bearing base has a first bearing surface configured for the image capture module to be disposed thereon. A sliding direction of the at least one light source module is not parallel to a normal direction of the first bearing surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Wen-Yuan Li, Yuan-Han Chang
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Patent number: 10084968Abstract: A photographic apparatus includes an image sensor, a processing unit, a light emitting unit, and a control unit. The image sensor is configured to capture a continuous image, and generate an exposure signal according to an exposure sequence corresponding to the continuous image. The processing unit is electrically connected to the image sensor and is configured to calculate an exposure value according to the continuous image. The control unit is electrically connected to the image sensor, the processing unit, and the light emitting unit. According to the exposure value, the control unit may select a continuous mode to drive the light emitting unit to emit light continuously, or a pulse mode to cooperate with the exposure signal to drive the light emitting unit to pulse light, in order to fill light while capturing the continuous image.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-chuan Chen, Wen-Yuan Li
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Patent number: 10057500Abstract: An image capturing method with supplemental lighting modulation is applied to a monitoring apparatus having a lighting unit and an image detecting unit. The image capturing method includes dividing a working period of the lighting unit into at least one first sub-period and at least one second sub-period, driving the lighting unit to respectively output supplemental light with different intensity during the first sub-period and the second sub-period, driving the image detecting unit to respectively capture a set of monitoring images with a predetermined amount during the first sub-period and the second sub-period, comparing the monitoring image captured in the first sub-period with ones captured in the second sub-period, analyzing definition of the set of monitoring images, and selecting a corresponding monitoring image having the definition greater than a threshold to execute image recognition.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 10018328Abstract: A light emitting module includes a lens and first and second light sources aligning with the lens. The lens includes a first biconcave section having a first light-entrance concave surface and a first light-exit concave surface, a second biconcave section having a second light-entrance concave surface and a second light-exit concave surface, and a shared section having a light-exit shared surface. A tangent slope of the shared section where the light-exit shared surface is connected to the first light-exit concave surface is less than a tangent slope of the first biconcave section where the first light-exit concave surface is connected to the light-exit shared surface. A tangent slope of the shared section where the light-exit shared surface is connected to the second light-exit concave surface is larger than a tangent slope of the second biconcave section where the second light-exit concave surface is connected to the light-exit shared surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Hsin Yeh, Chih-Chung Wang, Chih-Hung Chang
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Patent number: 10003791Abstract: An illumination apparatus is applied for providing illumination to a photographic device having a photographic field-of-view. The illumination apparatus includes an illumination device and a calibration photographic device. The illumination device is pivoted to a side of the photographic device and has an illumination field-of-view. The calibration photographic device has a calibration photographic field-of-view and is connected to the illumination device to make the calibration photographic field-of-view substantially overlap with the illumination field-of-view and make the calibration photographic device move together with the illumination device. The calibration photographic field-of-view at least partially overlaps with the photographic field-of-view. Accordingly, the present invention could improve convenience of the photographic device in mounting the illumination device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Hsin Yeh
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Patent number: 9986160Abstract: A network camera system includes a network camera and an illumination device. The illumination device is connected to the network camera. The illumination device includes an illumination unit and a processing unit. The illumination unit is used for providing illumination light to the network camera. The processing unit is connected to the illumination unit for detecting a practical operation power of the network camera, calculating a maximum illumination power according to an electrical power received by the illumination device and the practical operation power, and transmitting the practical operation power and the maximum illumination power to the network camera and the illumination unit respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Chuan Chen, Wen-Yuan Li
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Publication number: 20180084179Abstract: An image capturing method with supplemental lighting modulation is applied to a monitoring apparatus having a lighting unit and an image detecting unit. The image capturing method includes dividing a working period of the lighting unit into at least one first sub-period and at least one second sub-period, driving the lighting unit to respectively output supplemental light with different intensity during the first sub-period and the second sub-period, driving the image detecting unit to respectively capture a set of monitoring images with a predetermined amount during the first sub-period and the second sub-period, comparing the monitoring image captured in the first sub-period with ones captured in the second sub-period, analyzing definition of the set of monitoring images, and selecting a corresponding monitoring image having the definition greater than a threshold to execute image recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 9848478Abstract: An automatic light adjusting method applied to a camera having at least one image capturing unit and a plurality of lighting units includes driving the plurality of lighting units to output maximal illumination, driving the at least one image capturing unit to acquire a first image by a first exposure duration, calculating a plurality of first light intensity of a plurality of regions on the first image, comparing the plurality of first light intensity with a predetermined range, and determining whether to set a first ratio about the plurality of first light intensity as a lighting limitation ratio of the plurality of lighting units according to a comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventor: Li-Shan Shih
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Publication number: 20170358474Abstract: A wafer support device includes a susceptor, at least one lift pin, at least one lift pin support base and at least one pad. The susceptor has a bottom surface and a top surface configured to support a wafer. The susceptor has at least one through hole extending between the bottom surface and the top surface. The lift pin is at least partially telescopically received in the through hole of the susceptor. The lift pin support base has at least one coupling feature thereon. The pad is detachably coupled with the coupling feature and supports the lift pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Zong-Han HU, Yu-Shan Shih, Chen-Liang Chang, Chin-Szu Lee
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Publication number: 20170307184Abstract: A light source assembly comprises a base body and at least one light source module. The base body comprises a first and a second bearing base connected to each other. The first bearing base is configured for an image capture module to be disposed thereon. The second bearing base is located on the periphery of the first bearing base. The at least one light source module is slidably disposed on the second bearing base, and movable toward and away from the first bearing base. The at least one light source module forms an adjustable space. The adjustable space is configured for receiving the image capture module. The first bearing base has a first bearing surface configured for the image capture module to be disposed thereon. A sliding direction of the at least one light source module is not parallel to a normal direction of the first bearing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan SHIH, Wen-Yuan LI, Yuan-Han CHANG
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Publication number: 20170289422Abstract: A photographic apparatus includes an image sensor, a processing unit, a light emitting unit, and a control unit. The image sensor is configured to capture a continuous image, and generate an exposure signal according to an exposure sequence corresponding to the continuous image. The processing unit is electrically connected to the image sensor and is configured to calculate an exposure value according to the continuous image. The control unit is electrically connected to the image sensor, the processing unit, and the light emitting unit. According to the exposure value, the control unit may select a continuous mode to drive the light emitting unit to emit light continuously, or a pulse mode to cooperate with the exposure signal to drive the light emitting unit to pulse light, in order to fill light while capturing the continuous image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-chuan Chen, WEN-YUAN LI
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Publication number: 20170265275Abstract: An automatic light adjusting method applied to a camera having at least one image capturing unit and a plurality of lighting units includes driving the plurality of lighting units to output maximal illumination, driving the at least one image capturing unit to acquire a first image by a first exposure duration, calculating a plurality of first light intensity of a plurality of regions on the first image, comparing the plurality of first light intensity with a predetermined range, and determining whether to set a first ratio about the plurality of first light intensity as a lighting limitation ratio of the plurality of lighting units according to a comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventor: Li-Shan Shih
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Patent number: 9749545Abstract: A light compensating system in accordance with this invention comprises a plurality of light emitting devices, an image capturing device, and a processing device. The processing device is respectively coupled to the plurality of light emitting devices and the image capturing device. Each light emitting device is used for emitting light to illuminate a certain area in space. The image capturing device is used for capturing a first image, which can be defined as a plurality of image blocks. Each image block is affected by the light from at least one corresponding light emitting device. The processing device is used for analyzing a brightness value of at least one of the plurality image block and adjusting at least one light emitting device corresponding to the analyzed image block based on the brightness value.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Chuan Chen, Chih-Hung Chang, Wen-Yuan Li
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Publication number: 20170171541Abstract: An illumination apparatus is applied for providing illumination to a photographic device having a photographic field-of-view. The illumination apparatus includes an illumination device and a calibration photographic device. The illumination device is pivoted to a side of the photographic device and has an illumination field-of-view. The calibration photographic device has a calibration photographic field-of-view and is connected to the illumination device to make the calibration photographic field-of-view substantially overlap with the illumination field-of-view and make the calibration photographic device move together with the illumination device. The calibration photographic field-of-view at least partially overlaps with the photographic field-of-view. Accordingly, the present invention could improve convenience of the photographic device in mounting the illumination device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Hsin Yeh
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Patent number: 9632134Abstract: A wafer is probed using a probe card including a plurality of probing sites following a first probing map in which touchdowns of the probe card involve the plurality of probing sites to identify faulty locations. Whether at least one faulty site exists is determined based on the faulty locations. When the at least one faulty site exists, a second probing map in which each touchdown is free of at least one disabled probing site including the at least one faulty site is obtained. The second probing map is selected when a first criterion formed using a first touchdown count (TDC) in the first probing map, a second TDC in the second probing map, a third TDC based on re-probing the faulty locations and a fourth TDC based on re-probing a portion of the faulty locations not induced by the at least one faulty site is met.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Jing-Cheng Wu, Kai-Sheng Chang, Ming-Shan Shih, Yu-Chih Lee, Feng-Cheng Chiang
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Patent number: 9628686Abstract: An image surveillance device includes a casing, a heat dissipating cover, a partition, a lens module, and a light emitting module. The heat dissipating cover covers the casing and has a heat conduction sheet extending inward into the casing. The partition is disposed in the casing to divide an inner space of the casing into an upper space and a lower space. The lens module is disposed in the lower space for capturing images. The light emitting module is disposed on the heat conduction sheet and located in the upper space for emitting light out of the casing when the lens module captures the images. Heat generated by the light emitting module is conducted to the heat dissipating cover via the heat conduction sheet.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Chih-Chung Wang, Yi-Chuan Chen, Wen-Yuan Li
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Publication number: 20170094170Abstract: A network camera system includes a network camera and an illumination device. The illumination device is connected to the network camera. The illumination device includes an illumination unit and a processing unit. The illumination unit is used for providing illumination light to the network camera. The processing unit is connected to the illumination unit for detecting a practical operation power of the network camera, calculating a maximum illumination power according to an electrical power received by the illumination device and the practical operation power, and transmitting the practical operation power and the maximum illumination power to the network camera and the illumination unit respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Yi-Chuan Chen, Wen-Yuan Li
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Patent number: D801405Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Li-Shan Shih, Chih-Chung Wang, Yi-Hsin Yeh