Patents by Inventor Wai Chow
Wai Chow 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: 11771787Abstract: A disinfection system includes an ultraviolet disinfecting light, a controlling device, and an ultraviolet detecting device. The ultraviolet disinfecting light can be turned on or off under control. The controlling device controls the ultraviolet disinfecting light to be turned on or off. The ultraviolet detecting device is signally connected to the controlling device and is for detecting an intensity of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet disinfecting light. The controlling device controls the ultraviolet disinfecting light to increase an ultraviolet radiation dose of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet disinfecting light after the ultraviolet disinfecting light is turned on and the intensity of the ultraviolet rays is less than a predetermined intensity. An elevator equipment includes a car, a lift control device, and the disinfection system. In this way, the space can be disinfected with the ultraviolet rays to avoid insufficient disinfection effect.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: GRAND MATE CO., LTD.Inventors: Chung-Chin Huang, Chin-Ying Huang, Hsin-Ming Huang, Hsing-Hsiung Huang, Yen-Jen Yeh, Soong-Jack Chow, Soong-Wai Chow
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Patent number: 11664332Abstract: A camouflaged application specific integrated circuit is disclosed. The camouflaged ASIC includes at least one camouflaged FinFET, which includes a substrate of a first conductivity type, a fin, disposed on the substrate, the fin including a source region of a second conductivity type, a drain region of the second conductivity type, and a channel region of the first conductivity type. The camouflaged application specific integrated circuit also includes a gate disposed over and substantially perpendicular to the channel region, forming one or more transistor junctions with the fin. In one embodiment, the substrate includes a punch through stop (PTS) region of the second conductivity type disposed between the fin and the substrate, the PTS region electrically shorting the source region of the fin to the drain region of the fin.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Patent number: 11637076Abstract: A system and method for adding a source contact, a drain contact, and an apparent gate contact to a FinFET having a fin including a source region, a drain region, and a gate disposed over the fin forming one or more transistor junctions with the fin. The method comprises producing a source contact opening extending downward to a first region electrically coupled to the source region, a drain contact opening extending downward to a second region electrically coupled to the drain region, and a gate contact opening extending downward to a third region electrically isolated from the gate, and filling the source contact opening, the drain contact opening, and the gate contact opening with a conductive metal.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Patent number: 11264990Abstract: An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and a method for its design and fabrication is disclosed. In one embodiment, the camouflaged application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells that together perform one or more ASIC logical functions, wherein the functional logic cells comprise a camouflage cell including: a source region of a first conductivity type, a drain region of the first conductivity type, and a camouflage region of a second conductivity type disposed between the source region and the drain region. The camouflage region renders the camouflage cell always off in a first camouflage cell configuration and always on in a second camouflage cell configuration having a planar layout substantially indistinguishable from the first configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Ronald P. Cocchi, Lap Wai Chow, James P. Baukus, Bryan J. Wang
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Publication number: 20220016288Abstract: A disinfection system includes an ultraviolet disinfecting light, a controlling device, and an ultraviolet detecting device. The ultraviolet disinfecting light can be turned on or off under control. The controlling device controls the ultraviolet disinfecting light to be turned on or off. The ultraviolet detecting device is signally connected to the controlling device and is for detecting an intensity of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet disinfecting light. The controlling device controls the ultraviolet disinfecting light to increase an ultraviolet radiation dose of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet disinfecting light after the ultraviolet disinfecting light is turned on and the intensity of the ultraviolet rays is less than a predetermined intensity. An elevator equipment includes a car, a lift control device, and the disinfection system. In this way, the space can be disinfected with the ultraviolet rays to avoid insufficient disinfection effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: GRAND MATE CO., LTD.Inventors: CHUNG-CHIN HUANG, CHIN-YING HUANG, HSIN-MING HUANG, HSING-HSIUNG HUANG, YEN-JEN YEH, SOONG-JACK CHOW, SOONG-WAI CHOW
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Patent number: 11163930Abstract: The camouflage technique described herein introduces programmed configuration inputs to Micro Netlists, creating Programmable Micro Netlists (PMNLs). PMNLs are a group of camouflaged and non-camouflaged cells that may be configured to perform one of several possible logic functions. They retain all the protective properties of non-programmable MNLs, but also allow for secure post-manufacture configuration of their aggregate logic function.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Publication number: 20210249364Abstract: A camouflaged application specific integrated circuit is disclosed. The camouflaged ASIC includes at least one camouflaged FinFET, which includes a substrate of a first conductivity type, a fin, disposed on the substrate, the fin including a source region of a second conductivity type, a drain region of the second conductivity type, and a channel region of the first conductivity type. The camouflaged application specific integrated circuit also includes a gate disposed over and substantially perpendicular to the channel region, forming one or more transistor junctions with the fin. In one embodiment, the substrate includes a punch through stop (PTS) region of the second conductivity type disposed between the fin and the substrate, the PTS region electrically shorting the source region of the fin to the drain region of the fin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Publication number: 20210249363Abstract: A system and method for adding a source contact, a drain contact, and an apparent gate contact to a FinFET having a fin including a source region, a drain region, and a gate disposed over the fin forming one or more transistor junctions with the fin. The method comprises producing a source contact opening extending downward to a first region electrically coupled to the source region, a drain contact opening extending downward to a second region electrically coupled to the drain region, and a gate contact opening extending downward to a third region electrically isolated from the gate, and filling the source contact opening, the drain contact opening, and the gate contact opening with a conductive metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Patent number: 10923596Abstract: A camouflaged FinFET is disclosed. The camouflaged FinFET comprises a fin and a gate, disposed over and perpendicular to the fin. The fin includes a source region of a first conductivity type, a drain region of the first conductivity type, a channel region of a second conductivity type, the channel region disposed between the source region and the drain region, and a camouflaged fin region of the second conductivity type, the camouflaged Fin region at least partially rendering the camouflaged FinFET in an always-on condition and having a planar layout substantially indistinguishable from a fin region of an uncamouflaged FinFET.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Publication number: 20210004515Abstract: The camouflage technique described herein introduces programmed configuration inputs to Micro Netlists, creating Programmable Micro Netlists (PMNLs). PMNLs are a group of camouflaged and non-camouflaged cells that may be configured to perform one of several possible logic functions. They retain all the protective properties of non-programmable MNLs, but also allow for secure post-manufacture configuration of their aggregate logic function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Patent number: 10817638Abstract: A method and an apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit are disclosed. The ASIC comprises a circuit comprising a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells performing a logical function. In one embodiment, the method comprises accepting a coded description of the circuit, wherein the coded description describes the circuit in terms of components comprising a sequential logic component and a virtual camouflage component, generating a logical description of the circuit, the logical description of the circuit comprising a logical description of the virtual camouflage component, and replacing, in the logical description of the circuit, the logical description of the virtual camouflage component with a logical description of a functionally equivalent technology-dependent camouflaged component.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Bryan J. Wang, Lap Wai Chow, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Publication number: 20200311222Abstract: A method and an apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit are disclosed. The ASIC comprises a circuit comprising a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells performing a logical function. In one embodiment, the method comprises accepting a coded description of the circuit, wherein the coded description describes the circuit in terms of components comprising a sequential logic component and a virtual camouflage component, generating a logical description of the circuit, the logical description of the circuit comprising a logical description of the virtual camouflage component, and replacing, in the logical description of the circuit, the logical description of the virtual camouflage component with a logical description of a functionally equivalent technology-dependent camouflaged component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: INSIDE SECUREInventors: Bryan J. Wang, Lap Wai Chow, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Publication number: 20200295763Abstract: An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and a method for its design and fabrication is disclosed. In one embodiment, the camouflaged application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells that together perform one or more ASIC logical functions, wherein the functional logic cells comprise a camouflage cell including: a source region of a first conductivity type, a drain region of the first conductivity type, and a camouflage region of a second conductivity type disposed between the source region and the drain region. The camouflage region renders the camouflage cell always off in a first camouflage cell configuration and always on in a second camouflage cell configuration having a planar layout substantially indistinguishable from the first configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Ronald P. Cocchi, Lap Wai Chow, James P. Baukus, Bryan J. Wang
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Publication number: 20200285719Abstract: A camouflaged shift registers and method for producing same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the camouflaged shift register comprises a plurality of serially coupled flip-flops, each of the flip-flops comprising a logic output communicatively coupled to an input of a serially adjacent next flip-flop and a camouflage element communicatively coupled between the logic output of a first flip-flop of the plurality of flip-flops and the input of a second flip-flop of the plurality of flip-flops serially adjacent to the first flip-flop, wherein the camouflage element has a physical layout mimicking a first function but performs a second function different from the first function.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Bryan J. Wang, Lap Wai Chow, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Publication number: 20200287040Abstract: A camouflaged FinFET is disclosed. The camouflaged FinFET comprises a fin and a gate, disposed over and perpendicular to the fin. The fin includes a source region of a first conductivity type, a drain region of the first conductivity type, a channel region of a second conductivity type, the channel region disposed between the source region and the drain region, and a camouflaged fin region of the second conductivity type, the camouflaged Fin region at least partially rendering the camouflaged FinFET in an always-on condition and having a planar layout substantially indistinguishable from a fin region of an uncamouflaged FinFET.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: INSIDE SECUREInventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Patent number: 10691860Abstract: The camouflage technique described herein introduces programmed configuration inputs to Micro Netlists, creating Programmable Micro Netlists (PMNLs). PMNLs are a group of camouflaged and non-camouflaged cells that may be configured to perform one of several possible logic functions. They retain all the protective properties of non-programmable MNLs, but also allow for secure post-manufacture configuration of their aggregate logic function.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi
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Patent number: 10574237Abstract: An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and a method for its design and fabrication is disclosed. In one embodiment, the camouflaged application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells that together perform one or more ASIC logical functions, wherein the functional logic cells comprise a camouflage cell including: a source region of a first conductivity type, a drain region of the first conductivity type, and a camouflage region of a second conductivity type disposed between the source region and the drain region. The camouflage region renders the camouflage cell always off in a first camouflage cell configuration and always on in a second camouflage cell configuration having a planar layout substantially indistinguishable from the first configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: VERIMATRIXInventors: Ronald P. Cocchi, Lap Wai Chow, James P. Baukus, Bryan J. Wang
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Patent number: 10496694Abstract: For an augmented reality (AR) content creation system having a marker database, when a user requests this system to use a first sub-image of an image to update the marker database, this system computes a suitability score of the first sub-image for rating feature richness of the first sub-image and uniqueness thereof against existing markers in the marker database. When the suitability score is less than a threshold value, a second sub-image of the image having a suitability score not less than the threshold value and completely containing the first sub-image is searched. Then the second sub-image, the suitability score thereof and the suitability score of the first sub-image are substantially-immediately presented to the user for real-time suggesting the user to use the second sub-image instead of the first sub-image as a new marker in updating the marker database to increase feature richness or uniqueness of the new marker.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company LimitedInventors: Kar-Wing Edward Lor, King Wai Chow, Laifa Fang
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Publication number: 20190258766Abstract: A method and apparatus for obfuscating at least a portion of an integrated circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises computing a number of observable points (COP) for each net of the portion of the integrated circuit, computing a selection weight (WS) for each net, and selecting one or more nets for insertion of at least one protection element based on the computed selection weights (WS).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: INSIDE SECUREInventors: Bryan J. Wang, Lap Wai Chow, Ronald P. Cocchi, James P. Baukus
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Publication number: 20180341737Abstract: The camouflage technique described herein introduces programmed configuration inputs to Micro Netlists, creating Programmable Micro Netlists (PMNLs). PMNLs are a group of camouflaged and non-camouflaged cells that may be configured to perform one of several possible logic functions. They retain all the protective properties of non-programmable MNLs, but also allow for secure post-manufacture configuration of their aggregate logic function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Lap Wai Chow, Bryan J. Wang, James P. Baukus, Ronald P. Cocchi