Patents by Inventor Wei-Chieh Tsai

Wei-Chieh Tsai 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).

  • Patent number: 11956927
    Abstract: A case is provided, including a shell, a fan frame, and a fan module. The shell is internally provided with a backplane and a motherboard, where the motherboard is connected to the backplane along a first axis, the backplane is connected with a plug connector, the plug connector includes a plug connector body and a plurality of connection terminals, and the connection terminals are located in the plug connector body. The fan frame bears the fan module, and the fan module includes a fan assembly and a matching connector. The matching connector is connected to the fan assembly, and the matching connector is connected to the plug connector along a second axis. The matching connector includes a matching connector body and a plurality of matching terminals, and the matching terminals are located in the matching connector body. The fan frame is fixed in the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jen-Hsien Lo, Wei-Hao Chen, Sheng-Chieh Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240081081
    Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device and a semiconductor die are provided. The ferroelectric memory device includes a gate electrode; a channel layer, overlapped with the gate electrode; source/drain contacts, in contact with separate ends of the channel layer; a ferroelectric layer, lying between the gate electrode and the channel layer; and a first insertion layer, extending in between the ferroelectric layer and the channel layer, and comprising a metal carbonitride or a metal nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Ling Lee, Chung-Te Lin, Han-Ting Tsai, Wei-Gang Chiu, Yen-Chieh Huang, Ming-Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 11923392
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes an image sensing element disposed within a substrate. A gate structure is disposed along a front-side of the substrate. A back-side of the substrate includes one or more first angled surfaces defining a central diffuser disposed over the image sensing element. The back-side of the substrate further includes second angled surfaces defining a plurality of peripheral diffusers laterally surrounding the central diffuser. The plurality of peripheral diffusers are a smaller size than the central diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keng-Yu Chou, Chun-Hao Chuang, Jen-Cheng Liu, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Ming-En Chen, Shyh-Fann Ting, Shuang-Ji Tsai, Wei-Chieh Chiang
  • Patent number: 11923251
    Abstract: A method includes forming a gate stack, which includes a gate dielectric and a metal gate electrode over the gate dielectric. An inter-layer dielectric is formed on opposite sides of the gate stack. The gate stack and the inter-layer dielectric are planarized. The method further includes forming an inhibitor film on the gate stack, with at least a portion of the inter-layer dielectric exposed, selectively depositing a dielectric hard mask on the inter-layer dielectric, with the inhibitor film preventing the dielectric hard mask from being formed thereon, and etching to remove a portion of the gate stack, with the dielectric hard mask acting as a portion of a corresponding etching mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsu-Hsiu Perng, Kai-Chieh Yang, Zhi-Chang Lin, Teng-Chun Tsai, Wei-Hao Wu
  • Patent number: 10306450
    Abstract: The disclosure proposes a proximity request validating method, a UE using the same method, an identity request method, and a network entity using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, a UE may receive a proximity request validation message of a D2D discovery using the transceiver module, wherein the proximity request validation message comprises an application layer user ID of a discoverer and a validating response indicator. The UE may then transmits a proximity request validation response message in response to the proximity request validation message using the transceiver module according to a validating operation in response to receiving the validating operation, and transmits the proximity request validation response message using the transceiver module according to the validating response indicator in response to the validating operation is not received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: 10142956
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network. The controller determines whether the service network is an Isolated E-UTRAN Operation for Public Safety (IOPS) network, and transmits a first ATTACH REQUEST message including an IOPS indicator to the service network via the wireless transceiver in response to the service network being an IOPS network. Also, the controller receives a first ATTACH ACCEPT message including encrypted mapping information from the service network via the wireless transceiver, and transmits a first ATTACH COMPLETE message to the service network via the wireless transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: 9992255
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a cell. The controller determines whether an Application-specific Congestion control for Data Communication (ACDC) has been enabled in the cell in response to a Domain Name Server (DNS) query or Internet Protocol (IP) packet initiated by an application, and in response to the ACDC having been enabled, responds to the DNS query with an IP address or transmits the IP packet to the cell via the wireless transceiver only when the application is associated with a high-priority service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: 9906456
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network comprising a plurality of cells. The controller determines whether an Application-specific Congestion control for Data Communication (ACDC) has not been enabled in one of the cells according to system information broadcasted by the cells, and in response to the ACDC not having been enabled in one of the cells, select or reselect to the cell via the wireless transceiver even when the cell has a lower priority level than another cell in which the ACDC has been enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: 9826469
    Abstract: A communications device for improving frequency band support includes a radio frequency signal processing device, a baseband signal processing device, a memory device and a processor. The RF signal processing device processes RF signals to generate baseband signals. The baseband signal processing device processes the baseband signals. The processor determines whether the communications device supports at least one frequency band of a first type of communication service supported by a network; and performs a scanning procedure according to a priority when the communications device does not support the at least one frequency band, wherein the scanning procedure includes scanning all frequency bands of the first type of communication service supported by the communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: 9781753
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a proximity map request method, a server and a network entity using the same, a proximity request validating method, and a server and a network entity using the same. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the server receives a proximity map request message of a D2D discovery to request a network level user ID of the discoveree. The proximity map request message may include an application layer user ID of the discoverer and an application layer user ID of the discoveree. The server may set a notification flag according to the application layer user ID of the discoverer and the application layer user ID of the discoveree in response to receiving the proximity map request message. The server may transmit a proximity map response message comprising the network level user ID of the discoveree and the notification flag in response to setting the notification flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170188325
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network. The controller determines whether the service network is an Isolated E-UTRAN Operation for Public Safety (IOPS) network, and transmits a first ATTACH REQUEST message including an IOPS indicator to the service network via the wireless transceiver in response to the service network being an IOPS network. Also, the controller receives a first ATTACH ACCEPT message including encrypted mapping information from the service network via the wireless transceiver, and transmits a first ATTACH COMPLETE message to the service network via the wireless transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh TSAI
  • Publication number: 20170012877
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a cell. The controller determines whether an Application-specific Congestion control for Data Communication (ACDC) has been enabled in the cell in response to a Domain Name Server (DNS) query or Internet Protocol (IP) packet initiated by an application, and in response to the ACDC having been enabled, responds to the DNS query with an IP address or transmits the IP packet to the cell via the wireless transceiver only when the application is associated with a high-priority service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh TSAI
  • Publication number: 20170012882
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network comprising a plurality of cells. The controller determines whether an Application-specific Congestion control for Data Communication (ACDC) has not been enabled in one of the cells according to system information broadcasted by the cells, and in response to the ACDC not having been enabled in one of the cells, select or reselect to the cell via the wireless transceiver even when the cell has a lower priority level than another cell in which the ACDC has been enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh TSAI
  • Publication number: 20160381626
    Abstract: A communications device for improving frequency band support includes a radio frequency signal processing device, a baseband signal processing device, a memory device and a processor. The RF signal processing device processes RF signals to generate baseband signals. The baseband signal processing device processes the baseband signals. The processor determines whether the communications device supports at least one frequency band of a first type of communication service supported by a network; and performs a scanning procedure according to a priority when the communications device does not support the at least one frequency band, wherein the scanning procedure includes scanning all frequency bands of the first type of communication service supported by the communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh TSAI
  • Publication number: 20160205710
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a proximity map request method, a server and a network entity using the same, a proximity request validating method, and a server and a network entity using the same. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the server receives a proximity map request message of a D2D discovery to request a network level user ID of the discoveree. The proximity map request message may include an application layer user ID of the discoverer and an application layer user ID of the discoveree. The server may set a notification flag according to the application layer user ID of the discoverer and the application layer user ID of the discoveree in response to receiving the proximity map request message. The server may transmit a proximity map response message comprising the network level user ID of the discoveree and the notification flag in response to setting the notification flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160205530
    Abstract: The disclosure proposes a proximity request validating method, a UE using the same method, an identity request method, and a network entity using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, a UE may receive a proximity request validation message of a D2D discovery using the transceiver module, wherein the proximity request validation message comprises an application layer user ID of a discoverer and a validating response indicator. The UE may then transmits a proximity request validation response message in response to the proximity request validation message using the transceiver module according to a validating operation in response to receiving the validating operation, and transmits the proximity request validation response message using the transceiver module according to the validating response indicator in response to the validating operation is not received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120088495
    Abstract: A mobile communications apparatus with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module is arranged for performing wireless transceiving operations to and from a service network. The controller module is arranged for transmitting a first connection request message to the service network via the wireless module, and determining whether a connection rejection message indicating network congestion has been received from the service network via the wireless module, or whether a predetermined period of time corresponding to the first connection request message has expired. Also, the controller module is arranged for transmitting a second connection request message to the service network and waiting to receive, on a Forward Access CHannel (FACH), a subsequent response message from the service network via the wireless module, in response to the connection rejection message being received or the predetermined period of time being expired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: D1027125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Shan Chiang, Ya-Chieh Lai, Chun-Yi Tu, Wei-Jen Chen, Tun-Yao Tsai
  • Patent number: D1027131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Chien Yang, Yi-Shan Chiang, Ya-Chieh Lai, Chun-Yi Tu, Wei-Jen Chen, Tun-Yao Tsai