Patents by Inventor Wei-Shan Hu

Wei-Shan Hu 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: 11815762
    Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a substrate having a substrate surface, a conductive layer disposed on the substrate surface, a plurality of LED chips disposed on and electrically connected to the conductive layer, a light-permeable layer having a light-permeable surface away from the substrate surface, and a pattern layer disposed on the light-permeable surface and having a plurality of first patterns corresponding to and respectively located above the plurality of LED chips. Wherein, each first pattern has a maximum width. A maximum width of one first pattern satisfies the following formula: WP?2n(TE?TL)(1?1/n2)1/2+WL; wherein WP is the maximum width of one first pattern, n is a refractivity of the light-permeable layer, TE is a thickness of the light-permeable layer, TL is a thickness of the LED chip, WL is a maximum width of LED chip corresponding to the first pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: EPISTAR CORPORATION, Yenrich Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Chien Wu, Wei-Shan Hu, Ching-Tai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230343894
    Abstract: A pixel package includes a carrier, a first light-emitting unit, a second light emitting unit, a reflective layer, and a light-absorbing layer. The carrier has a top surface and a conductive layer. The first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit are arranged on the conductive layer and have a light-emitting surface and a side surface respectively. The reflective layer is arranged on the top surface and contacts the conductive layer. The light-absorbing layer is arranged on the reflective layer and contacts the first side surface and the second side surface while exposing the first light-emitting surface and the second light-emitting surface. In a cross-sectional view, the light-absorbing layer has a first thickness and a second thickness between the first side surface and the second side surface. The first thickness is farther away from and the first side surface than the second thickness, and is smaller than the second thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao Chi TU, Chung Che DAN, Wei Shan HU, Ching Tai CHENG
  • Patent number: 11774241
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to methods for measuring a characteristic of a substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes scanning over the substrate with a scanning probe microscope, the substrate having fins thereon, the scanning obtaining images showing respective fin top regions of the fins, the scanning probe microscope interacting with respective portions of sidewalls of the fins by a scanning probe oscillated during the scanning, selecting images obtained at a predetermined depth below the fin top regions to obtain a line edge profile of the fins, by a processor-based system, analyzing the line edge profile of the fins using power spectral density (PSD) method to obtain spatial frequency data of the line edge profile of the fins, and by the processor-based system, calculating line edge roughness of the fins based on the spatial frequency data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Dong Gui, Jang Jung Lee, Che-Liang Li, Duen-Huei Hou, Wen-Chung Liu
  • Patent number: 11764328
    Abstract: The light-emitting diode package includes a plurality of bumps being a couple corresponding to each other. Each of the bumps has a first part and a second part placed under the first part, and a gap is formed between the bumps in a period-repeating wriggle shape or an irregular wriggle shape. Accordingly, the distance between the bumps of the light-emitting diode package is small, which results in a less stress being concentrated at the space between the bumps, as a result, a crack is difficultly caused by the stress to the light-emitting diode package, in other words, the structural strength between the bumps and the covering part is enhanced. Still, while being manufactured, the yield rate of the light-emitting diode package is also improved since there is almost no crack to reduce the yield rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ying-Yong Su, Hsin-Mao Liu, Wei-Shan Hu, Ching-Tai Cheng
  • Patent number: 11703523
    Abstract: A method of detecting a ferroelectric signal from a ferroelectric film and a piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) apparatus are provided. The method includes following steps. An input waveform signal is applied to the ferroelectric film. An atomic force microscope probe scans over a surface of the ferroelectric film to measure a surface topography of the ferroelectric film. A deflection of the atomic force microscope probe is detected when the input waveform signal is applied to the ferroelectric film to generate a deflection signal. Spectrum data of the ferroelectric film based on the deflection signal is generated. The spectrum data of the ferroelectric film is analyzed to determine whether the spectrum data of the ferroelectric film is a ferroelectric signal or a non-ferroelectric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Dong Gui, Jang-Jung Lee
  • Publication number: 20230176417
    Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a substrate having a substrate surface, a conductive layer disposed on the substrate surface, a plurality of LED chips disposed on and electrically connected to the conductive layer, a light-permeable layer having a light-permeable surface away from the substrate surface, and a pattern layer disposed on the light-permeable surface and having a plurality of first patterns corresponding to and respectively located above the plurality of LED chips. Wherein, each first pattern has a maximum width. A maximum width of one first pattern satisfies the following formula: WP?2n(TE?TL)(1?1/n2)1/2+WL; wherein WP is the maximum width of one first pattern, n is a refractivity of the light-permeable layer, TE is a thickness of the light-permeable layer, TL is a thickness of the LED chip, WL is a maximum width of LED chip corresponding to the first pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Wen-Chien WU, Wei-Shan HU, Ching-Tai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20230161196
    Abstract: A display device includes a first light-emitting module and a second light-emitting module. Each light-emitting module has a substrate, a plurality of LED dies arranged on the substrate, a reflective layer on the substrate, and a light-transmissive layer. The light-transmissive layer covers the substrate, the plurality of LED dies, and the reflective layer. Both the light-transmissive layer of the first module and the light-transmissive layer of the second module have rough uppermost surfaces. The first light-emitting module has a first reflectivity, the second light-emitting module has a second reflectivity, and a standard deviation between the first reflectivity and the second reflectivity is not greater than 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Chong-Yu WANG, Ching-Tai CHENG, Wei-Shan HU
  • Patent number: 11380824
    Abstract: The application discloses a light-emitting device including a carrier, a light-emitting element and a connecting structure. The carrier includes a first connecting portion and a first necking portion extended from the first connecting portion. The first connecting portion has a first width, and the first necking portion has a second width. The second width is less than the first width. The light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting layer being able to emit a first light and a first contacting electrode formed under the first light-emitting layer. The first contacting electrode is corresponded to the first connecting portion. The connecting structure includes a first electrical connecting portion and a protecting portion surrounding the first electrical connecting portion. The first electrical connecting portion is electrically connected to the first connecting portion and the first contacting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Tai Cheng, Shau-Yi Chen, Yih-Hua Renn, Wei-Shan Hu, Pei-Hsuan Lan
  • Publication number: 20220107179
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to methods for measuring a characteristic of a substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes scanning over the substrate with a scanning probe microscope, the substrate having fins thereon, the scanning obtaining images showing respective fin top regions of the fins, the scanning probe microscope interacting with respective portions of sidewalls of the fins by a scanning probe oscillated during the scanning, selecting images obtained at a predetermined depth below the fin top regions to obtain a line edge profile of the fins, by a processor-based system, analyzing the line edge profile of the fins using power spectral density (PSD) method to obtain spatial frequency data of the line edge profile of the fins, and by the processor-based system, calculating line edge roughness of the fins based on the spatial frequency data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Wei-Shan HU, Dong GUI, Jang Jung LEE, Che-Liang LI, Duen-Huei HOU, Wen-Chung LIU
  • Patent number: 11236996
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to methods for measuring a characteristic of a substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes scanning over the substrate with a scanning probe microscope, the substrate having fins thereon, the scanning obtaining images showing respective fin top regions of the fins, the scanning probe microscope interacting with respective portions of sidewalls of the fins by a scanning probe oscillated during the scanning, selecting images obtained at a predetermined depth below the fin top regions to obtain a line edge profile of the fins, by a processor-based system, analyzing the line edge profile of the fins using power spectral density (PSD) method to obtain spatial frequency data of the line edge profile of the fins, and by the processor-based system, calculating line edge roughness of the fins based on the spatial frequency data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Dong Gui, Jang Jung Lee, Che-Liang Li, Duen-Huei Hou, Wen-Chung Liu
  • Publication number: 20210349126
    Abstract: A method of detecting a ferroelectric signal from a ferroelectric film and a piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) apparatus are provided. The method includes following steps. An input waveform signal is applied to the ferroelectric film. An atomic force microscope probe scans over a surface of the ferroelectric film to measure a surface topography of the ferroelectric film. A deflection of the atomic force microscope probe is detected when the input waveform signal is applied to the ferroelectric film to generate a deflection signal. Spectrum data of the ferroelectric film based on the deflection signal is generated. The spectrum data of the ferroelectric film is analyzed to determine whether the spectrum data of the ferroelectric film is a ferroelectric signal or a non-ferroelectric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Dong Gui, Jang-Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 11079405
    Abstract: A method of detecting a ferroelectric signal from a ferroelectric film and a piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) apparatus are provided. The method includes following steps. An input waveform signal is generated, wherein the input waveform signal includes a plurality of read voltage steps with different voltage levels. The input waveform signal to the ferroelectric film is applied. An atomic force microscope probe scans over a surface of the ferroelectric film to measure a surface topography of the ferroelectric film. A deflection of the atomic force microscope probe is detected when the input waveform signal is applied to a pixel of the ferroelectric film to generate a deflection signal. Spectrum data of the pixel based on the deflection signal is generated. The spectrum data of the pixel is analyzed to determine whether the spectrum data of the pixel is a ferroelectric signal or a non-ferroelectric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Dong Gui, Jang-Jung Lee
  • Publication number: 20210050478
    Abstract: The light-emitting diode package includes a plurality of bumps being a couple corresponding to each other. Each of the bumps has a first part and a second part placed under the first part, and a gap is formed between the bumps in a period-repeating wriggle shape or an irregular wriggle shape. Accordingly, the distance between the bumps of the light-emitting diode package is small, which results in a less stress being concentrated at the space between the bumps, as a result, a crack is difficultly caused by the stress to the light-emitting diode package. In other words, the structural strength between the bumps and the covering part is enhanced. Still, while being manufactured, the yield rate of the light-emitting diode package is also improved since there is almost no crack to reduce the yield rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ying-Yong SU, Hsin-Mao LIU, Wei-Shan HU, Ching-Tai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20200373468
    Abstract: The application discloses a light-emitting device including a carrier, a light-emitting element and a connecting structure. The carrier includes a first connecting portion and a first necking portion extended from the first connecting portion. The first connecting portion has a first width, and the first necking portion has a second width. The second width is less than the first width. The light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting layer being able to emit a first light and a first contacting electrode formed under the first light-emitting layer. The first contacting electrode is corresponded to the first connecting portion. The connecting structure includes a first electrical connecting portion and a protecting portion surrounding the first electrical connecting portion. The first electrical connecting portion is electrically connected to the first connecting portion and the first contacting electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Ching-Tai CHENG, Shau-Yi CHEN, Yih-Hua RENN, Wei-Shan HU, Pei-Hsuan LAN
  • Publication number: 20200340807
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to methods for measuring a characteristic of a substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes scanning over the substrate with a scanning probe microscope, the substrate having fins thereon, the scanning obtaining images showing respective fin top regions of the fins, the scanning probe microscope interacting with respective portions of sidewalls of the fins by a scanning probe oscillated during the scanning, selecting images obtained at a predetermined depth below the fin top regions to obtain a line edge profile of the fins, by a processor-based system, analyzing the line edge profile of the fins using power spectral density (PSD) method to obtain spatial frequency data of the line edge profile of the fins, and by the processor-based system, calculating line edge roughness of the fins based on the spatial frequency data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Shan HU, Dong GUI, Jang Jung LEE, Che-Liang LI, Duen-Huei HOU, Wen-Chung LIU
  • Patent number: 10746542
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to methods for measuring a characteristic of a substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes scanning over the substrate with a scanning probe microscope, the substrate having fins thereon, the scanning obtaining images showing respective fin top regions of the fins, the scanning probe microscope interacting with respective portions of sidewalls of the fins by a scanning probe oscillated during the scanning, selecting images obtained at a predetermined depth below the fin top regions to obtain a line edge profile of the fins, by a processor-based system, analyzing the line edge profile of the fins using power spectral density (PSD) method to obtain spatial frequency data of the line edge profile of the fins, and by the processor-based system, calculating line edge roughness of the fins based on the spatial frequency data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Dong Gui, Jang Jung Lee, Che-Liang Li, Duen-Huei Hou, Wen-Chung Liu
  • Patent number: 10741734
    Abstract: The application discloses a light-emitting device including a carrier, a light-emitting element and a connecting structure. The carrier includes a first connecting portion and a first necking portion extended from the first connecting portion. The first connecting portion has a first width, and the first necking portion has a second width. The second width is less than the first width. The light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting layer being able to emit a first light and a first contacting electrode formed under the first light-emitting layer. The first contacting electrode is corresponded to the first connecting portion. The connecting structure includes a first electrical connecting portion and a protecting portion surrounding the first electrical connecting portion. The first electrical connecting portion is electrically connected to the first connecting portion and the first contacting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Tai Cheng, Shau-Yi Chen, Yih-Hua Renn, Wei-Shan Hu, Pei-Hsuan Lan
  • Publication number: 20200096332
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to methods for measuring a characteristic of a substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes scanning over the substrate with a scanning probe microscope, the substrate having fins thereon, the scanning obtaining images showing respective fin top regions of the fins, the scanning probe microscope interacting with respective portions of sidewalls of the fins by a scanning probe oscillated during the scanning, selecting images obtained at a predetermined depth below the fin top regions to obtain a line edge profile of the fins, by a processor-based system, analyzing the line edge profile of the fins using power spectral density (PSD) method to obtain spatial frequency data of the line edge profile of the fins, and by the processor-based system, calculating line edge roughness of the fins based on the spatial frequency data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Dong Gui, Jang Jung Lee, Che-Liang Li, Duen-Huei Hou, Wen-Chung Liu
  • Patent number: D897296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Ching-Tai Cheng, Pei-Hsuan Lan
  • Patent number: D975664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Hu, Ching-Tai Cheng, Pei-Hsuan Lan