Patents by Inventor Tai Chen
Tai 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).
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Patent number: 11929109Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to a memory system including unit storage circuits. In one aspect, each of the unit storage circuits abuts an adjacent one of the unit storage circuits. In one aspect, each of the unit storage circuits includes a first group of memory cells, a second group of memory cells, a first sub-word line driver to apply a first control signal to the first group of memory cells through a first sub-word line extending along a direction, and a second sub-word line driver to apply a second control signal to the second group of memory cells through a second sub-word line extending along the direction. In one aspect, the memory system includes a common word line driver abutting one of the unit storage circuits and configured to apply a common control signal to the unit storage circuits through a word line extending along the direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Tzu Chen, Ching-Wei Wu, Hau-Tai Shieh, Hung-Jen Liao
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Patent number: 11919126Abstract: In an embodiment, a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) system includes: a monolithic platen within a platen housing, wherein the monolithic platen is formed of a single piece of material, wherein the monolithic platen includes: a first portion within a first opening, and a second portion within a second opening, wherein the first portion has a different diameter than the second portion; and a polishing fluid delivery module above the monolithic platen, wherein the polishing fluid delivery module is configured to deliver slurry to the monolithic platen during performance of CMP.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsung-Lung Lai, Cheng-Ping Chen, Shih-Chung Chen, Sheng-Tai Peng
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Patent number: 11921947Abstract: A touch function setting method is provided. The method comprising: receiving a sequence parameter which includes multiple clicks, each of the clicks is corresponding to one of areas of a touch panel or screen; receiving a function parameter corresponding to the sequence parameter, the function parameter is corresponding to activate a function; and storing a group of touch function parameters, which includes the sequence parameter and the function parameter.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Shang-Tai Yeh, Chia-Ling Sun, Jia-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 11884912Abstract: A cell culture device includes a culture unit, a gas supply unit, a first pressure unit, at least one inspecting unit and a control unit. The culture unit contains a cell culture liquid. The gas supply unit, connected with the culture unit, is used for transmitting a culture gas into the culture unit. The first pressure unit, connected with the culture unit, is used for applying a pressure to the cell culture liquid in the culture unit. The at least one inspecting unit, connected with the culture unit, is used for receiving the cell culture liquid for inspection. The control unit, electrically coupled with the culture unit, the first pressure unit, the gas supply unit and the at least one inspecting unit, is used for monitoring corresponding condition parameters to determine respective operations. In addition, a cell culture method for the cell culture device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kuo-Hsing Wen, Ting-Hsuan Chen, Cheng-Tai Chen, Chien-An Chen, Su-Fung Chiu, Yung-Chi Chang, Nien-Jen Chou, Ping-Jung Wu, Shaw-Hwa Parng, Pei-Shin Jiang
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Patent number: 11889637Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a device housing, a knob, a restriction unit and a screen panel. The knob is rotatably connected to the device housing, wherein the knob comprises a latch and a plurality of teeth, the knob is adapted to be rotated between a first knob location and a second knob location, and when the knob is in the first knob location, the latch protrudes from the device housing, and when the knob is in the second knob location, the latch is received in the device housing. The restriction unit is disposed in the device housing, wherein the restriction unit is adapted to be connected to one of the teeth to restrict the knob. The screen panel is detachably connected to the device housing. The display device can be easily detached from a display system.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventors: An-Hsiu Lee, Chih-Ping Chen, Yuan-Tai Chen, Chun-Hong Kuo
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Patent number: 11886102Abstract: An illumination system, configured to provide an illumination beam, is provided. The illumination system includes a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion element, and a controller. The first excitation light source is configured to provide a first excitation beam. The wavelength conversion element is located on a transmission path of the first excitation beam. The wavelength conversion element includes multiple wavelength conversion regions and multiple non-wavelength conversion regions. The controller controls whether the first excitation light source emits light. During a first time interval, the controller turns off the first excitation light source. During a second time interval, the controller controls the first excitation light source to emit light. The first excitation beam is transmitted to one of the wavelength conversion regions to form a converted beam. The illumination beam includes the converted beam. Another illumination system and multiple projection devices are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Tang Hsieh, Chih-Hsien Tsai, Mei-Chun Shih, Wei-Chen Hsiao, Shun-Tai Chen
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Patent number: 11859176Abstract: A method for in vitro activation and/or expansion of immune cells is provided, including the steps of: a) providing magnetic particles having multi-protrusive surface modified with at least one type of immuno-inducing substance, in which each magnetic particle includes a copolymer core, a polymer layer, a magnetic substance layer, and a silicon-based layer from the inside to the outside; b) providing a cell solution including at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution; and c) bringing the magnetic particles in contact with the cell solution, in which the at least one type of immuno-inducing substance on the surface of the magnetic particle activates and/or expands the at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Taiwan University HospitalInventors: Cheng-Tai Chen, Chien-An Chen, Wen-Ting Chiang, Su-Feng Chiu, Pei-Shin Jiang, Jih-Luh Tang, Chien-Ting Lin, Xuan-Hui Lin
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Patent number: 11837949Abstract: A protection circuit including an auxiliary winding, a rectifier unit, the filter unit, a voltage divider unit and a controller is provided. The auxiliary winding is configured to induce an AC voltage. The rectifier unit is coupled to the auxiliary winding and configured to rectify the AC voltage into a DC voltage. The filter unit is coupled to the rectifier unit and configured to filter the DC voltage into a DC filter voltage. The voltage divider unit is coupled to the rectifier unit and the filter unit to transmit the DC filter voltage. The controller is coupled to the voltage divider unit and configured to detect a partial voltage of the DC filter voltage and detect whether to activate a protection mechanism according to the partial voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Ting Lin, Han-Ju Chiang, Chih-Tai Chen
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Patent number: 11778867Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a first isolation structure, a second isolation structure and a plurality of light emitting structures. The first isolation structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of through holes. The second isolation substrate is laminated on the first isolation substrate and fills up the plurality of through holes of the first isolation substrate. The plurality of light emitting structures are disposed on the substrate and are isolated from each other via the second isolation structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Kuo-Jui Chang, Wen-Tai Chen, Chi-Sheng Chiang, Chien-Sen Weng, Ming-Wei Sun
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Patent number: 11770606Abstract: An information capturing device includes a positioning unit, an audiovisual recording unit and a control unit. The positioning unit tracks and acquires multiple satellite signals and calculates positioning data and a moving speed according to the satellite signals. The control unit is activated the audiovisual recording to perform audiovisual recording and controls the positioning unit to enter a first operation mode. In the first operation mode, the positioning unit updates positioning data according to a first cycle. While the audiovisual recording is performed, the control unit reads the moving speed from the positioning unit, and the control unit controls the positioning unit to switch to a second operation mode when the moving speed is less than or equal to a first threshold. In the second operation mode, the positioning unit updates the positioning data according to a second cycle longer than the first cycle.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Min-Tai Chen
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Publication number: 20230291391Abstract: A transmitter circuit is provided. The transmitter circuit has a first transmission node and a second transmission node and includes a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, and a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes a first transistor group, a second transistor group, a third transistor group, and a fourth transistor group. The first resistor is coupled between a first output terminal and the first transmission node. The second resistor is coupled between a second output terminal and the second transmission node. The third resistor is coupled between a third output terminal and the first transmission node. The fourth resistor is coupled between a fourth output terminal and the second transmission node. The first, second, third, and fourth transistor groups are coupled to a first and a second reference voltages and electrically connected to the first, second, third, and fourth output terminals, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHU, CHIEN-HUI TSAI, YUNG-TAI CHEN
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Patent number: 11742832Abstract: A transmission-end impedance matching circuit operates according to a signal of an overvoltage signal source and includes a first level shifter, a voltage generating circuit, and an impedance matching circuit. The first level shifter generates a first conversion voltage according to a source signal and operates between a first high voltage and a ground voltage. The voltage generating circuit generates a second high voltage according to the first conversion voltage, the first high voltage, and a medium voltage. The impedance matching circuit includes a second level shifter, a transistor, and two resistors. The second level shifter generates a gate voltage according to the second high voltage, a low voltage, and an input signal. The transistor is turned on/off according to the gate voltage and has a withstand voltage lower than the first high voltage. Each of the two resistors is coupled between the transistor and a differential signal transmission end.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Hui Tsai, Hung-Chen Chu, Yung-Tai Chen
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Publication number: 20230245808Abstract: Described herein is a manufacturing method of a magnetic particle. First, deionized water, an organic solvent, a hydrophilic polymer, a lipid-soluble initiator, and at least two monomers are placed in a reactor and then stirred for polymerizing the at least two monomers into a copolymer to form a knobby copolymer core. Next, a polymer layer is formed to cover the knobby copolymer core, wherein the polymer layer has at least one functional group. Thereafter, a magnetic substance precursor is adsorbed by the knobby copolymer core covered with the polymer layer to form a magnetic substance layer. Further, a silicon-based layer may be additionally formed to cover the magnetic substance layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chien-An Chen, Cheng-Tai Chen, Pei-Shin Jiang
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Patent number: 11711499Abstract: A projection system and a projection method are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, a streaming device, and a control device. The projection device includes a first image input port and a second image input port. The streaming device is electrically connected to the first image input port of the projection device and is coupled to the projection device in a detachable manner. The control device is communicatively connected to the streaming device. The control device transmits a first command signal to the streaming device, so that the projection device projects image data from the streaming device. The projection method may be executed by the projection system. The projection system and the projection method of the disclosure provide a user with more convenient operation environment and operation interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shun-Tai Chen, Chen Hsiang Shih, Chen-Yi Hong, Yu-Sheng Lee
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Publication number: 20230223837Abstract: A protection circuit including an auxiliary winding, a rectifier unit, the filter unit, a voltage divider unit and a controller is provided. The auxiliary winding is configured to induce an AC voltage. The rectifier unit is coupled to the auxiliary winding and configured to rectify the AC voltage into a DC voltage. The filter unit is coupled to the rectifier unit and configured to filter the DC voltage into a DC filter voltage. The voltage divider unit is coupled to the rectifier unit and the filter unit to transmit the DC filter voltage. The controller is coupled to the voltage divider unit and configured to detect a partial voltage of the DC filter voltage and detect whether to activate a protection mechanism according to the partial voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Wei-Ting LIN, Han-Ju CHIANG, Chih-Tai CHEN
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Publication number: 20230216493Abstract: An output stage of an Ethernet transmitter is provided. The output stage is coupled to a resistor and includes a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a first transistor, and a first transistor group. The resistor is coupled between the first output terminal and the second output terminal. The first transistor has a first source, a first drain, and a first gate, the first source being coupled to a first reference voltage and the first drain being coupled to the second output terminal. The first transistor group is coupled to the first reference voltage and the first output terminal. The first transistor group includes multiple transistors which are connected in parallel, and the magnitude of the current flowing to the first output terminal is related to the number of transistors that are turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: CHIEN-HUI TSAI, HUNG-CHEN CHU, YUNG-TAI CHEN
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Publication number: 20230216460Abstract: A transmitter circuit is provided. The transmitter circuit has an input port, a first transmission node, a second transmission node, a third transmission node, and a fourth transmission node and includes a first operational amplifier, a first output stage, a first resistor-capacitor network, a first switch group coupled between the first resistor-capacitor network and the input port, a first impedance matching circuit coupled to the first output stage, the first transmission node, and the second transmission node, a second operational amplifier, a second output stage, a second resistor-capacitor network, a second switch group coupled between the second resistor-capacitor network and the input port, and a second impedance matching circuit coupled to the second output stage, the third transmission node, and the fourth transmission node.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Chien-Hui TSAI, Hung-Chen CHU, Yung-Tai CHEN, Sheng-Yang HO
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Publication number: 20230188102Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes a continuous-time linear equalizer, an adjustable gain circuit and a filter circuit. The continuous-time linear equalizer includes a first high-pass path, a first low-pass path, a second high-pass path, and a second low-pass path. The first high-pass path is used to increase a gain of a high-frequency part of a first signal source, and the second high-pass path is used to increase a gain of a high-frequency part of a second signal source. The filter circuit is used to amplify and filter the first signal source and the second signal source, and includes a fully-differential operational amplifier, a first filter network, and a second filter network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: CHIA-WEI YU, YUNG-TAI CHEN, TSUNG-EN WU, CHENG-HSIEN LI, SHENG-YANG HO
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Publication number: 20230187426Abstract: An integrated circuit layout and an integrated circuit layout method for a filter are provided. The method includes: determining a structure of a target filter circuit that includes a capacitor and a first optional component; reserving a first circuit region; disposing the first optional component in the first circuit region, and electrically connecting the first optional component, through a plurality of first wires located in a first metal layer, to a plurality of first external nodes that are outside the first circuit region; electrically connecting the plurality of first external nodes to a plurality of second wires located in a second metal layer, respectively, in which the second wires are disposed around the first circuit region; and disposing the capacitor in the first circuit region and above the first optional component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: CHIA-WEI YU, YUNG-TAI CHEN, CHAO-YANG CHEN, SHENG-YANG HO
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Patent number: 11627386Abstract: An information capturing device includes a setting storage unit, a positioning unit, an audiovisual recording unit and a control unit. The setting storage unit stores a fence setting of a hotspot. The positioning unit, coupled to the setting storage unit, detects a current position, determines whether the current position is within a first geographic boundary defined by the fence setting, and outputs an activation notification when the current position is within the first geographic boundary. The control unit, coupled to the positioning unit and the audiovisual recording unit, activates the audiovisual recording according to the activation notification to perform audiovisual recording so as to capture environmental data.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Min-Tai Chen