Patents by Inventor Wei-The CHIEN

Wei-The CHIEN 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: 20230240150
    Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) element includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a free layer, and a dusting layer. The reference layer has a fixed magnetic orientation. The tunnel barrier layer is disposed on the reference layer, and includes an insulating material. The free layer has a changeable magnetic orientation, and includes a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is disposed to confront the tunnel barrier layer and opposite to the first surface. The dusting layer is formed on one of the first and second surfaces of the free layer, and includes a non-magnetic metal. Another aspect of the MTJ element, and a method for manufacturing the MTJ element are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi CHEN, Harry-Hak-Lay CHUANG, Kuei-Hung SHEN, Cheng-Wei CHIEN, Yi-Jen HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230229453
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating, distributing, and using performance mode BIOS configurations are disclosed. Each performance mode BIOS configuration can be a unique set of BIOS setting values that have been established to optimize a particular performance parameter or set of performance parameters, such as boot speed or operating system installation speed. Based on a given hardware configuration and/or set of performance parameters, one or more performance mode BIOS configurations can be packaged and transferred to a memory of a BMC in the form of one or more configuration payloads. The BIOS Setup Utility can display all configuration payloads, such as listed by the type of performance mode (e.g., “Boot Speed Performance Mode” and “OS Installation Performance Mode”), that are available in the BMC memory and allow a user to overwrite the memory containing the current BIOS configuration with a selected configuration payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Lung-Chih CHEN, Tian-You CHEN, Ting-Wei CHIEN, Chao-Kai HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230201076
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an ultrasonic wave acupuncture device, including an ultrasonic source, a liquid lens, an ultrasonic-source controller, a liquid-lens controller, and a power supply. The ultrasonic source is adapted to generate ultrasonic waves. The liquid lens is adapted to focus the ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic-source controller is electrically connected to the ultrasonic source and generates ultrasonic-source voltage pulses to control the frequency, amplitude, and pulse length of the ultrasonic waves generated by the ultrasonic source. The liquid-lens controller is electrically connected to the liquid lens and generates liquid-lens voltage pulses to control the focal length of the liquid lens to focus the ultrasonic waves on a specific location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Jung Chen, Kuo-Chun Lee, Chih-Wei Chien
  • Patent number: 11660706
    Abstract: A welding quality detection system and a welding quality detection method are provided. A detection device applies a force to at least one weld point of a first welded object or a second welded object that are welded together. A displacement detector detects a displacement signal that varies with the force or time between the first welded object and the second welded object based on the force. A detection module receives or records the displacement signal and determines whether a gap exists between the first welded object and the second welded object based on a slope of the displacement signal, so as to detect the welding quality of the weld point quickly and precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tsung-Ying Tsai, Kun-Tso Chen, Chih-Wei Chien, Chung-Hsin Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20230115114
    Abstract: There is disclosed an example of a computing apparatus for providing a hardware-assisted virtual switch on a host, including: a hardware virtual switch (vSwitch) circuit; and a hardware virtual host (vHost) circuit, the vHost circuit having an interface driver specific to the hardware vSwitch and configured to provide a vHost data plane to: provide a plurality of hardware queues to communicatively couple the hardware vSwitch to a guest virtual function (VF); and present to a virtual network driver of the guest VF an interface that is backward compatible with a software network interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Daly, Cunming Liang, Jian Wang, Martin Roberts, Shih-Wei Chien, Gerald Alan Rogers
  • Publication number: 20220383793
    Abstract: A display device and a method for operating a display device disclosed herein include transmitting a proximity signal from a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor being positioned under a lower surface of a surface layer with an illumination component being positioned between the surface layer and the proximity sensor, in response to the illumination component being deactivated, receiving a reflected proximity signal based on the proximity signal, determining a proximity value based on the reflected proximity signal and modifying an operation of the display device based on the proximity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Cheng Chieh HUANG, Wei Chien WANG, Yu Hao KAO
  • Patent number: 11501697
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit is utilized for driving a light emitting diode. The pixel circuit includes a storage capacitor, a selector, a memory device, and a write switch. The storage capacitor is coupled to the light emitting diode. The selector selects a first signal or a second signal to the storage capacitor according to a stored data. The memory device is coupled to the selector. The memory device stores a written data to obtain the stored data. The write switch is coupled to the memory device. The write switch writes in the written data to the memory device while the pixel circuit is in transition of operation modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chien Liao, Meng-Chieh Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220320392
    Abstract: A light emitting package structure includes a light emitting unit, a reflective layer, a reflective element and an optical layer. The light emitting unit has a top surface, a bottom surface and sidewall surfaces. The bottom surface and the top surface are opposing to each other. The sidewall surfaces are between the top surface and the bottom surface. The light emitting unit further has an electrode portion on the bottom surface. The reflective layer encloses the sidewall surfaces of the light emitting unit. The reflective element is disposed on the light emitting unit and the reflective layer. The optical layer includes a phosphor layer, a light diffusion layer or a combination thereof. The optical layer is disposed between the top surface of the light emitting unit and the reflective element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Wei-Chien HUNG, Chien-Tung HUANG, Hou-Chuan TSAI, Wei-Hsun HSU
  • Patent number: 11458478
    Abstract: An integrated stage for holding rapid test reagent cards includes two U-shaped sidewalls opposite to each other, a first receiving space, a second receiving space, and an elastic sheet. The U-shaped sidewalls cooperatively define the first receiving space. The second receiving space is formed in the first receiving space and is lower than the first receiving space. The elastic sheet is arranged on a short side of the first receiving space. The first receiving space is used for allowing the integrated stage to hold a first rapid test reagent card. The second receiving space is used for allowing the integrated stage to hold a second rapid test reagent card. The integrated stage utilizes the elastic sheet to hold and fix the first rapid test reagent card or the second rapid test reagent card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Lin, Wei-Chien Weng, Kai-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20220293042
    Abstract: A light source module, including a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a quantum dot film is provided. The substrate has a bearing surface, and the plurality of light-emitting elements is disposed on the bearing surface. Each light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting chip and a second light-emitting chip. The first light-emitting chip is adapted to emit blue light. The second light-emitting chip is disposed beside the first light-emitting chip and is adapted to emit red light. The quantum dot film is disposed on the bearing surface, and adapted to convert blue light into green light. The plurality of light-emitting elements is located between the substrate and the quantum dot film. A display device of the invention is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: KO-WEI CHIEN, CHING-NAN CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20220291306
    Abstract: Disclosed methods include placing a semiconductor wafer containing MRAM devices into a first magnetic field that has a magnitude sufficient to magnetically polarize MRAM bits and has a substantially uniform field strength and direction over the entire area of the wafer. The method further includes placing the wafer in a second magnetic field having an opposite field direction, a substantially uniform field strength and direction over the entire area of the wafer, and magnitude less than a design threshold for MRAM bit magnetization reversal. The method further includes determining a presence of malfunctioning MRAM bits by determining that such malfunctioning MRAM bits have a magnetic polarization that was reversed due to exposure to the second magnetic field. Malfunctioning MRAM bits may further be characterized by electrically reading data bits, or by using a chip probe to read one or more of voltage, current, resistances, etc., of the MRAM devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Chien, Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Kuei-Hung Shen, Kuo-Feng Huang, Bo-Hung Lin, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 11430407
    Abstract: Techniques, devices, and systems disclosed herein include detecting a vertical synchronization (VSYNC) signal cycle, determining a high frequency trigger pulse based on detecting an illumination component's pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, the high frequency trigger pulse corresponding to the illumination component's deactivation times, receiving a delay time period and activating a first sensor, at a first time, within the VSYNC signal cycle, the first time determined based on the high frequency trigger pulse and the delay time period. The first sensor may sense a first sensor reading and may be deactivated after being activated. A display setting may be adjusted based at least on the first sensor reading and the illumination component may be activated after the first sensor is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Cheng Chieh Huang, Wei Chien Wang, Yu Hao Kao
  • Publication number: 20220238768
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, an optical film, and an adhesive layer is provided. These light-emitting elements are electrically bonded to the circuit substrate. The optical film overlaps the light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are disposed between the optical film and the circuit substrate. The adhesive layer is disposed between the optical film and the circuit substrate, and connects the light-emitting elements and the optical film. A cavity is provided between the light-emitting elements, the circuit substrate, and the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Shau-Yu Tsai, Cheng-Chuan Chen, Chih-Ling Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20220202442
    Abstract: A computer-assisted needle insertion system and a computer-assisted needle insertion method are provided. The computer-assisted needle insertion method includes: obtaining a first machine learning (ML) model and a second ML model; obtaining a computed tomography (CT) image and a needle insertion path, generating a suggested needle insertion path according to the first ML model, the CT image, and the needle insertion path, and instructing a needle to approach a needle insertion point on a skin of a target, wherein the needle insertion point is located on the suggested needle insertion path; obtaining a breath signal of the target, and estimating whether a future breath state of the target is normal according to the second ML model and the breath signal; and outputting a suggested needle insertion period according to the breath signal in response to determining that the future breath state is normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-An Hsu, Chih-Chi Chang, Chih-Wei Chien, Chia-Pin Li, Kun-Ta Wu, Wei-Zheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20220118457
    Abstract: An integrated stage for holding rapid test reagent cards includes two U-shaped sidewalls opposite to each other, a first receiving space, a second receiving space, and an elastic sheet. The U-shaped sidewalls cooperatively define the first receiving space. The second receiving space is formed in the first receiving space and is lower than the first receiving space. The elastic sheet is arranged on a short side of the first receiving space. The first receiving space is used for allowing the integrated stage to hold a first rapid test reagent card. The second receiving space is used for allowing the integrated stage to hold a second rapid test reagent card. The integrated stage utilizes the elastic sheet to hold and fix the first rapid test reagent card or the second rapid test reagent card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng LIN, Wei-Chien WENG, Kai-Wen LIN
  • Publication number: 20220114950
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit is utilized for driving a light emitting diode. The pixel circuit includes a storage capacitor, a selector, a memory device, and a write switch. The storage capacitor is coupled to the light emitting diode. The selector selects a first signal or a second signal to the storage capacitor according to a stored data. The memory device is coupled to the selector. The memory device stores a written data to obtain the stored data. The write switch is coupled to the memory device. The write switch writes in the written data to the memory device while the pixel circuit is in transition of operation modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chien Liao, Meng-Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: 11287929
    Abstract: A method for locating a touched position on a touch panel acquires a sensing signal from a sensing area on the touch panel when the touch panel is touched. A determination is made as to whether the sensing signal of the sensing area on the touch panel is a touch signal and if so, sorting all the touch signals to obtain a decreasing sequence of strength of touch signals. Selection of groups of all the touch signals in the decreasing sequence is carried out according to a direction of decrease of strength, to divide all the touch areas into at least one group. Calculating a physical center of each of the at least one group, wherein the touch position of each of the groups is taken as the physical center and point of origin of the coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: JADARD TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Feng-Liang Huang, Chien-Hung Chen, Da-Ming Dai
  • Publication number: 20220093437
    Abstract: A substrate container with enhanced flow field therein includes a box, at least one offset inflation mechanism and at least one gas diffusion mechanism. The offset inflation mechanism is disposed outside internal receiving space of the box. The offset inflation mechanism has a gaseous chamber extending in the same direction as a bottom panel. The gas diffusion mechanism includes a base, a partition wall and at least one diffusion member. The base masks an outlet of the gaseous chamber to form an auxiliary gaseous chamber. The partition wall extends perpendicularly to the bottom panel to form a vertical first gas channel in communication with the auxiliary gaseous chamber. The diffusion member and the partition wall together define a second gas channel. The partition wall has at least one gap whereby the first gas channel and the second gas channel are in communication with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: MING-CHIEN CHIU, EN-NIEN SHEN, YUNG-CHIN PAN, CHIH-MING LIN, WEI-CHIEN LIU, CHENG-EN CHUNG, PO-TING LEE, JYUN-YAN JIANG
  • Publication number: 20220093434
    Abstract: A supporting shelf module includes a plurality of plastic supporting plates parallelly arranged in a height direction, and at least one pair of metal-made connectors located at two opposite ends of the supporting plates in the height direction. The connectors in one pair are correspondingly located in two horizontal planes perpendicular to the height direction. A wafer container is also disclosed, which includes a container body having at least two sets of the supporting shelf modules mounted therein, at least two top retaining brackets and at least two bottom retaining grooves provided on an inward side of a top and a bottom panel of the container body, respectively. The supporting shelf module has upper ends engaged with the top retaining brackets and lower ends engaged with and limited to the bottom retaining grooves in an engaging direction. Thus, the tolerance problem of the conventional wafer shelf can be solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: MING-CHIEN CHIU, EN-NIEN SHEN, YUNG-CHIN PAN, CHENG-EN CHUNG, PO-TING LEE, WEI-CHIEN LIU, TZU-WEI HUANG
  • Patent number: D976001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Yung-Chin Pan, Wei-Chien Liu, Tzu-Ning Huang