Patents by Inventor Shih Kuo

Shih Kuo 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: 20250139853
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for generating a dot pattern and a computer-readable medium. The method for generating a dot pattern is applicable to a computer device which executes the method. The method for generating a dot pattern includes: generating a grayscale value weight based on a reference image; inputting a plurality of conversion parameters including a size range of dots, a total number of the dots, and a number of times of iterative operation; generating a plurality of initial random coordinates corresponding to the plurality of dots through a random operation based on the grayscale value weight, the size range of the dots, and the total number of the dots; and performing dot distribution processing on the dots based on the number of times of iterative operation, the grayscale value weight, and the initial random coordinates to generate a dot pattern, where the dot pattern includes the dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: SHIAN-CHI SU, SHIH-KUO CHEN, WEI-CHIEH LEE
  • Patent number: 12261133
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming an integrated circuit (IC) chip package structure. The method includes: providing an interposer having a front surface and a back surface, the interposer comprising a substrate, at least one routing region, and at least one non-routing region; forming at least one warpage-reducing trench in the at least one non-routing region, wherein the at least one warpage-reducing trench extends from the front surface of the interposer to a first depth, the first depth smaller than a thickness between the front surface and the back surface of the interposer; depositing a warpage-relief material in the at least one warpage-reducing trench; and bonding the group of IC dies to the front surface of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Chih-Ai Huang
  • Publication number: 20240395639
    Abstract: A package comprises an interposer, comprising an interposer substrate including at least one layer, and a plurality of RDLs formed through at least a portion of the interposer substrate. The package also includes a die device structure comprising at least one device die, and a first test line (TL) structure interposed between the interposer and the die device structure. The first TL structure includes at least one first test line electrically coupled to the at least one device die, at least a portion of the at least one first test line extending beyond a peripheral edge of the die device structure to provide an electrical interface with the at least one device die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Alice Huang
  • Publication number: 20240390501
    Abstract: A colon-targeted active agent delivery carrier includes a low methoxyl pectin derived from Jelly fig (Jelly fig LM pectin) and a divalent cation, wherein the Jelly fig LM pectin crosslinks with the divalent cation in an egg-box conformation, wherein the colon-targeted composition is degraded by at least one enzyme in the colon of the subject to release the active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Shih-Kuo HOU
  • Publication number: 20240282718
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming an integrated circuit (IC) chip package structure. The method includes: providing an interposer having a front surface and a back surface, the interposer comprising a substrate, at least one routing region, and at least one non-routing region; forming at least one warpage-reducing trench in the at least one non-routing region, wherein the at least one warpage-reducing trench extends from the front surface of the interposer to a first depth, the first depth smaller than a thickness between the front surface and the back surface of the interposer; depositing a warpage-relief material in the at least one warpage-reducing trench; and bonding the group of IC dies to the front surface of the interposer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Chih-Ai Huang
  • Patent number: 11973040
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming an integrated circuit (IC) chip package structure. The method includes providing a substrate for an interposer, and forming a conductive interconnect structure in and on the substrate for connecting a group of selected IC dies. The method includes forming warpage-reducing trenches in non-routing regions of the interposer, wherein the warpage-reducing trenches are sized and positioned based on a warpage characteristic to reduce the warpage of the chip package structure. The method also includes depositing a warpage-relief material in the warpage-reducing trenches according to the warpage characteristic to reduce the warpage of the chip package structure, and bonding the group of selected IC dies to the interposer to form a chip package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Alice Huang
  • Patent number: 11894487
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; a first patterned layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, wherein the second semiconductor layer comprises a core layer comprising a group III or transition metal material formed along the first patterned layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Kuo Lai, Li-Shen Tang
  • Publication number: 20240030383
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a substrate includes an upper surface; a plurality of protrusions formed on the upper surface, wherein the plurality of protrusions includes a height less than or equal to 1 ?m; and a stack structure formed on the substrate, wherein the stack structure includes a first doped semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second doped semiconductor layer, wherein the stack structure includes a total thickness less than 4 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shih-Kuo LAI, Chao-Yi TSENG, Hai LIN, Zhong JU
  • Publication number: 20230414761
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a colon-targeted active agent delivery carrier, including: a low methoxyl pectin derived from Jelly fig (Jelly fig LM pectin) and a divalent cation, wherein the Jelly fig LM pectin crosslinks with the divalent cation in an egg-box conformation, wherein the colon-targeted composition is degraded by at least one enzyme in the colon of the subject to release the active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Shih-Kuo HOU
  • Publication number: 20230386944
    Abstract: A package comprises an interposer, comprising an interposer substrate including at least one layer, and a plurality of RDLs formed through at least a portion of the interposer substrate. The package also includes a die device structure comprising at least one device die, and a first test line (TL) structure interposed between the interposer and the die device structure. The first TL structure includes at least one first test line electrically coupled to the at least one device die, at least a portion of the at least one first test line extending beyond a peripheral edge of the die device structure to provide an electrical interface with the at least one device die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Alice Huang
  • Patent number: 11654703
    Abstract: A movable paper guide structure of a label printer includes: a paper guide body installed in the label printer including a roller and a print head; a movable unit that is movably installed on the paper guide body close to one end of the print head, adapts to a displacement of the roller and the print head because of a changed contact position, and keeps approaching the print head during a print process of the label printer for neither gap between the tip of the movable unit and the print head nor other problems such as a label sticker on printing paper improperly peeled off, printing crooked and paper jam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TSC AUTO ID TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hawk Chiang, Ko-Chun Chen, Shang-Shih Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230062948
    Abstract: A movable paper guide structure of a label printer includes: a paper guide body installed in the label printer including a roller and a print head; a movable unit that is movably installed on the paper guide body close to one end of the print head, adapts to a displacement of the roller and the print head because of a changed contact position, and keeps approaching the print head during a print process of the label printer for neither gap between the tip of the movable unit and the print head nor other problems such as a label sticker on printing paper improperly peeled off, printing crooked and paper jam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: HAWK CHIANG, KO-CHUN CHEN, SHANG-SHIH KUO
  • Publication number: 20220359169
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, including placing a wafer on a chuck, wherein the wafer is surrounded by a focus ring, the focus ring is supported by a first actuator, wherein the first actuator is in a cavity defined by the chuck and the edge ring, wherein the first actuator includes an outer ring disposed in the cavity, a piezoelectric layer apart from a top surface of the cavity, wherein an edge of the piezoelectric layer is fixed by the outer ring, and an inner ring disposed in the chamber at a center portion of the piezoelectric layer, performing plasma etch on a surface of the wafer, and controlling a distance between a gas distribution plate and a top surface of the focus ring to be less than a threshold value by the first actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: KEITH KUANG-KUO KOAI, SHIH-KUO LIU, WEN-CHIH WANG, HSIN-LIANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220344225
    Abstract: A package comprises an interposer, comprising an interposer substrate including at least one layer, and a plurality of RDLs formed through at least a portion of the interposer substrate. The package also includes a die device structure comprising at least one device die, and a first test line (TL) structure interposed between the interposer and the die device structure. The first TL structure includes at least one first test line electrically coupled to the at least one device die, at least a portion of the at least one first test line extending beyond a peripheral edge of the die device structure to provide an electrical interface with the at least one device die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Alice Huang
  • Publication number: 20220344280
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming an integrated circuit (IC) chip package structure. The method includes providing a substrate for an interposer, and forming a conductive interconnect structure in and on the substrate for connecting a group of selected IC dies. The method includes forming warpage-reducing trenches in non-routing regions of the interposer, wherein the warpage-reducing trenches are sized and positioned based on a warpage characteristic to reduce the warpage of the chip package structure. The method also includes depositing a warpage-relief material in the warpage-reducing trenches according to the warpage characteristic to reduce the warpage of the chip package structure, and bonding the group of selected IC dies to the interposer to form a chip package structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tsung-Yang Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lee, Chia-Ping Lai, Wen-Chung Lu, Cheng-Kang Huang, Mei-Shih Kuo, Alice Huang
  • Patent number: 11443923
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor structure, including a chuck, an edge ring surrounding the chuck, wherein the edge ring comprises a cavity, a focus ring adjacent to an edge of the chuck and over the edge ring, and a first actuator in the cavity of the edge ring and engaging with the focus ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Keith Kuang-Kuo Koai, Shih-Kuo Liu, Wen-Chih Wang, Hsin-Liang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220250124
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a casing configured to be detachably mounted on a workpiece. The casing includes a first opening configured to expose a portion of the workpiece; a first support member coupled to the casing and constructed to move along a first axis through the casing and rotate around the first axis; a second support member coupled to the first support member and constructed to move along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; an arm pivotally coupled to the second support member and constructed to rotate around a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis; and a cleaning head attached to the arm and constructed to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the arm. The casing includes a first plate and a second plate opposite to the first plate, wherein the cleaning head is configured to extend outside the casing through the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: SHIH-KUO LIU, CHIA-HSUN CHANG, KEITH KUANG-KUO KOAI, WAI HONG CHEAH, MING-CHUAN HUNG
  • Patent number: 11320209
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pulsating heat pipe including channel plate. The channel plate includes first surface, second surface, first channels, second channels, first passages, second passages, at least one chamber, and at least one third passage. The first channels and the chamber are formed on the first surface, the channels are formed on the second surface, and the first passages, the second passages, and the third passage penetrate through the first and second surfaces. The chamber has a closed end located opposite to the third passage and connected to at least one of the second channels via the third passage. The first and second channels are connected via the first and second passages. The chamber has a hydraulic diameter of Dh which satisfies the following condition: D h > 2 ? ? ?? ? ? g , wherein ? is surface tension, ?? is difference in density between liquid and vapor, and g is gravitational acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Yung Tseng, Shih-Kuo Wu, Wen-Hua Zhang
  • Patent number: 11318506
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first support member coupled to a casing and constructed to move along a first axis through the casing and rotate around the first axis, a second support member coupled to the first support member and constructed to move along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and an arm pivotally coupled to the second support member and constructed to rotate around a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The apparatus also includes a cleaning head attached to the arm and constructed to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Kuo Liu, Chia-Hsun Chang, Keith Kuang-Kuo Koai, Wai Hong Cheah, Ming-Chuan Hung
  • Patent number: 11272725
    Abstract: A jelly fig-derived low methoxyl pectin (LM pectin) and a method for producing the same are disclosed. The LM pectin has a relatively high average molecular weight, a relatively low esterification degree, and a relatively high galacturonic acid content. The LM pectin is made using raw materials of female syconium of jelly fig, particularly the three parts of achenes, pedicels, and sepals as a whole. The LM pectin can be used in preparing calcium pectate gel and/or as biomaterials for wide applications in the food and medical industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Shih-Kuo Hou