Patents by Inventor Shun Chen

Shun Chen 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: 20200401000
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including: a switch unit; and a pixel electrode electrically connecting to the switch unit and including: first and second finger portions; a contacting portion electrically connecting to the switch unit through a contact via; a first bending portion between and connecting the first finger portion and the contacting portion, and having a third inner edge; and a second bending portion between and connecting the second finger portion and the contacting portion, and having a fourth inner edge and a second outer edge, wherein the fourth inner edge is between the third inner edge and the second outer edge, a first acute angle included between the third inner edge and a reference line parallel to a first direction substantially parallel to a gate-line-extending direction is greater than a second acute angle included between the second outer edge and the reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Shun-Chen YANG, Ying-Tong LIN
  • Patent number: 10867933
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first overlay grating over a substrate. The first overlay grating has a first strip portion and a second strip portion, and the first strip portion and the second strip portion are elongated in a first elongated axis and are spaced apart from each other. The method includes forming a layer over the first overlay grating. The layer has a first trench elongated in a second elongated axis, the second elongated axis is substantially perpendicular to the first elongated axis, and the first trench extends across the first strip portion and the second strip portion. The method includes forming a second overlay grating over the layer. The second overlay grating has a third strip portion and a fourth strip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Long-Yi Chen, Jia-Hong Chu, Chi-Wen Lai, Chia-Ching Liang, Kai-Hsiung Chen, Yu-Ching Wang, Po-Chung Cheng, Hsin-Chin Lin, Meng-Wei Chen, Kuei-Shun Chen
  • Patent number: 10861698
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for semiconductor manufacturing in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes providing a substrate and a patterning layer over the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a plurality of features to receive a treatment process; forming at least one opening in the patterning layer, wherein the plurality of features is partially exposed in the at least one opening; applying a directional etching to expand the at least one opening in a first direction, thereby forming at least one expanded opening; and performing the treatment process to the plurality of features through the at least one expanded opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Tien Shen, Ya-Wen Yeh, Wei-Liang Lin, Ya Hui Chang, Yung-Sung Yen, Wei-Hao Wu, Li-Te Lin, Ru-Gun Liu, Kuei-Shun Chen
  • Publication number: 20200378388
    Abstract: A contra-rotating fan structure includes a first base, a first fan, a second base, and a second fan. The first fan is rotatably disposed on the first base and includes a first hub. The first hub has a first largest width. The second fan is rotatably disposed on the second base and includes a second hub. The second hub has a second largest width. The first base and the second base are located between the first fan and the second fan. The second largest width is greater than the first largest width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Chien-Hung CHEN, Chao-Fu YANG, Chien-Chih HUANG, Yueh-Lung HUANG, Shun-Chen CHANG
  • Patent number: 10853552
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) includes receiving a layout of the IC having a first region interposed between two second regions. The layout includes a first layer having first features and second and third layer having second and third features in the first region. The second and third features collectively form cut patterns for the first features. The method further includes modifying the second and third features by a mask house tool, resulting in modified second and third features, which collectively form modified cut patterns for the first features. The modifying of the second and third features meets at least one of following conditions: total spacing between adjacent modified second (third) features is greater than total spacing between adjacent second (third) features, and total length of the modified second (third) features is smaller than total length of the second (third) features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Lin Wu, Cheng-Cheng Kuo, Chia-Ping Chiang, Chih-Wei Hsu, Hua-Tai Lin, Kuei-Shun Chen, Yuan-Hsiang Lung, Yan-Tso Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200363627
    Abstract: An optical path adjusting mechanism including a rotating base, an optical element, a coil, a first spring and a second spring is provided. A first area and a second area are diagonally disposed on the rotating base. The optical element is disposed in the rotating base. The coil is disposed around a periphery of the rotating base. One terminal of the first spring is connected to the first area of the rotating base. One terminal of the second spring is connected to the second area of the rotating base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Szu Lin, Chao-Shun Chen, Chia-Chen Liao, Yu-Chen Chang, Chien-Hsing Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200365520
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first overlay grating over a substrate. The first overlay grating has a first strip portion and a second strip portion, and the first strip portion and the second strip portion are elongated in a first elongated axis and are spaced apart from each other. The method includes forming a layer over the first overlay grating. The layer has a first trench elongated in a second elongated axis, the second elongated axis is substantially perpendicular to the first elongated axis, and the first trench extends across the first strip portion and the second strip portion. The method includes forming a second overlay grating over the layer. The second overlay grating has a third strip portion and a fourth strip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Long-Yi CHEN, Jia-Hong CHU, Chi-Wen LAI, Chia-Ching LIANG, Kai-Hsiung CHEN, Yu-Ching WANG, Po-Chung CHENG, Hsin-Chin LIN, Meng-Wei CHEN, Kuei-Shun CHEN
  • Patent number: 10831514
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates a method and device for displaying an application interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongguang Dong, Shun Chen, Liang Yang
  • Patent number: 10824491
    Abstract: A system information transmitting method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes receiving, at a terminal, a system call instruction sent by a browser, acquiring, at the terminal, target system information according to the system call instruction, dividing, at the terminal, the target system information into at least one data set, obtaining, at the terminal, encoded pseudo-touch event information by encoding the at least one data segment in the target system information according to a positional relationship of respective touch points in a simulated pseudo-touch event in a touch plane, and transmitting, from the terminal, as an input parameter of the target script, the encoded pseudo-touch event information to the target script through the browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junjie Dong, Shun Chen, Hongguang Dong
  • Patent number: 10818509
    Abstract: A method includes forming a material layer over a substrate, forming a first hard mask (HM) layer over the material layer, forming a first trench, along a first direction, in the first HM layer. The method also includes forming first spacers along sidewalls of the first trench, forming a second trench in the first HM layer parallel to the first trench, by using the first spacers to guard the first trench. The method also includes etching the material layer through the first trench and the second trench, removing the first HM layer and the first spacers, forming a second HM layer over the material layer, forming a third trench in the second HM layer. The third trench extends along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and overlaps with the first trench. The method also includes etching the material layer through the third trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Sung Yen, Chung-Ju Lee, Chun-Kuang Chen, Chia-Tien Wu, Ta-Ching Yu, Kuei-Shun Chen, Ru-Gun Liu, Shau-Lin Shue, Tsai-Sheng Gau, Yung-Hsu Wu
  • Patent number: 10817355
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for communication between a webpage and an operating system. The apparatus includes memory storing a first software for an operating system and a second software for a web browser. The apparatus also includes processing circuitry that executes the first software to provide the operating system including a clipboard and executes the second software to cause the web browser to access a web page. Further, a software (the first software or the second software) executed by the processing circuitry detects a message that is buffered in a clipboard provided by the operating system, and determines whether the message is in a preset format that is indicative of the software executed by the processing circuitry being a destination of the message. The software executed by the processing circuitry then processes the message when the message is in the preset format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun Chen, Hongguang Dong, Junjie Dong
  • Publication number: 20200289980
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air cleansing system including an air supplying device and an air cleansing device. The air supplying device is configured to deliver an airflow that contains pollutants therein into the air cleansing device. The air cleansing device comprises an electric generator, which is configured to generate an electrical energy from the airflow. The air cleansing device also comprises an ozone generator, which is driven by the electrical energy and is configured to produce ozone to cleanse the airflow via removing the pollutants therefrom. The air cleansing device is substantially operated without utilizing any additional electrical energy supplied from outside the air cleansing system; and the airflow is substantially cleansed without utilizing any pollutant trapping material to remove the pollutants from the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Ya-Fen WANG, Sheng-Jie YOU, Qing-Shun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200293390
    Abstract: A system information transmitting method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes receiving, at a terminal, a system call instruction sent by a browser, acquiring, at the terminal, target system information according to the system call instruction, dividing, at the terminal, the target system information into at least one data set, obtaining, at the terminal, encoded pseudo-touch event information by encoding the at least one data segment in the target system information according to a positional relationship of respective touch points in a simulated pseudo-touch event in a touch plane, and transmitting, from the terminal, as an input parameter of the target script, the encoded pseudo-touch event information to the target script through the browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junjie DONG, Shun CHEN, Hongguang DONG
  • Publication number: 20200279743
    Abstract: A method for semiconductor manufacturing includes providing a substrate, forming a patterning layer over the substrate, and patterning the patterning layer to form a hole in the patterning layer. The method also includes applying a first directional etching to two inner sidewalls of the hole to expand the hole along a first direction and applying a second directional etching to another two inner sidewalls of the hole to expand the hole along a second direction that is different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Yu-Tien Shen, Chi-Cheng Hung, Chin-Hsiang Lin, Chien-Wei Wang, Ching-Yu Chang, Chih-Yuan Ting, Kuei-Shun Chen, Ru-Gun Liu, Wei-Liang Lin, Ya Hui Chang, Yuan-Hsiang Lung, Yen-Ming Chen, Yung-Sung Yen
  • Patent number: 10754147
    Abstract: A projector including a light source, a light valve, a projection lens and a displacement module is provided. The light source generates an illumination light. The light valve converts the illumination light into a multi-pixel area image light. The projection lens is disposed in a transmission path of the multi-pixel area image light. The image displacement module includes a carrier, an optical element, a frame and a base. The carrier, the frame and the base are substantially coplanar with each other, and the multi-pixel area image light provided is configured to be moved by the optical element and being moved along a third direction in response to the spinning of the carrier, and the first direction is different from the second direction. Furthermore, a three-dimensional printing apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Szu Lin, Chao-Shun Chen, Chia-Chen Liao, Yu-Chen Chang, Chien-Hsing Tsai
  • Patent number: 10747059
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a first substrate, a second substrate and a display medium is provided. The display medium is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first data line, a second data line and a pixel. The first data line and the second data line respectively disposed over a first base plate. The pixel includes a pixel electrode layer and a common electrode layer. The pixel electrode layer is electrically connected to one of the first data line and the second data line. The common electrode layer is formed over the pixel electrode layer and includes a first slit nearest to the first data line. The first slit has a first end and a second end. The first slit is bent at the first end of the first slit but is not bent at the second end of the first slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun-Chen Yang, Yu-Lun Hsu, Ying-Tong Lin
  • Patent number: 10739648
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes: a first substrate including; a switch unit; and a pixel electrode electrically connecting to the switch unit and comprising: a first finger portion with a first inner edge; a second finger portion with a second inner edge and a first outer edge; a contacting portion electrically connecting to the switch unit; a first bending portion connecting the first finger portion and the contacting portion and having a third inner edge; and a second bending portion connecting the second finger portion and the contacting portion and having a fourth inner edge and a second outer edge. The first finger portion has a first width along a first direction, the first bending portion has a second width along the first direction, the first direction is substantially parallel to a gate-line-extending direction, and the first width is greater than the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun-Chen Yang, Ying-Tong Lin
  • Patent number: 10732495
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a coherent light source, a first light-combining device, an optical wavelength conversion module, and a first auxiliary light source. The coherent light source emits a coherent light beam. The first light-combining device is disposed on a transmission path of the coherent light beam. The light wavelength conversion module is disposed on a transmission path of the coherent light beam transmitted from the first light-combining device and converts the coherent light beam into a first converted light beam, and reflects the first converted light beam back to the first light-combining device. The first auxiliary light source emits a first auxiliary light beam which is transmitted to the first light-combining device. The first light-combining device combines the first auxiliary light beam and the first converted light beam. A projection apparatus and a method for driving the illumination system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Tang Hsieh, Ko-Shun Chen, Chi-Hsun Wang, Hao-Wei Chiu, Hou-Sheng Wang, Chien-Chung Liao, Yin-Cheng Lin, De-Sheng Yang, Ming-Tsung Weng
  • Patent number: 10734325
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first overlay grating over a substrate. The method includes forming a layer over the first overlay grating. The method includes forming a second overlay grating over the layer. The second overlay grating has a third strip portion and a fourth strip portion, the third strip portion and the fourth strip portion are elongated in the first elongated axis and are spaced apart from each other, there is a second distance between a third sidewall of the third strip portion and a fourth sidewall of the fourth strip portion, the third sidewall faces away from the fourth strip portion, the fourth sidewall faces the third strip portion, the first distance is substantially equal to the second distance, and the first trench extends across the third strip portion and the fourth strip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Long-Yi Chen, Jia-Hong Chu, Chi-Wen Lai, Chia-Ching Liang, Kai-Hsiung Chen, Yu-Ching Wang, Po-Chung Cheng, Hsin-Chin Lin, Meng-Wei Chen, Kuei-Shun Chen
  • Publication number: 20200237784
    Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions which comprise a mixture of a lipophilic active pharmaceutical ingredient, at least one long chain fatty acid or at least one fatty acid glyceride, a surfactant, and optionally an antioxidant. Also described are methods for preparing and using such pharmaceutical compositions. The active pharmaceutical ingredient in such a combination has improved bioavailability compared to the active pharmaceutical ingredient alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Zeren Wang, Shun Chen