Patents by Inventor Wei-Yu Chen

Wei-Yu 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).

  • Publication number: 20250060567
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens system includes seven lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. Each of the seven lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The object-side surface of the first lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens element has negative refractive power. The object-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of all lens surfaces of the seven lens elements is aspheric and has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh KUO, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250063709
    Abstract: A method (of manufacturing a memory device) includes forming active regions extending in a first direction; over the active regions, doing as follows including, forming gate structures extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and forming contact-to-source/drain structures (MD structures) which extend in the second direction and are interspersed among corresponding ones of the gate structures; forming via-to-gate/MD (VGD) structures over corresponding ones of the gate structures and the MD structures; in a first metallization layer over the VGD structures, forming first front-side segments extending in the first direction and including one or more front-side routing (FRTE) segments; under the active regions, forming buried segment-to-source/drain structures (BVD structures); and in a first buried metallization layer under the BVD structures, forming first back-side segments extending in the first direction and including one or more first back-side power grid (BPG) segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Hidehiro FUJIWARA, Chih-Yu LIN, Yen-Huei CHEN, Wei-Chang ZHAO, Yi-Hsin NIEN
  • Patent number: 12230597
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a semiconductor chip and a protective layer laterally surrounding the semiconductor chip. The package structure also includes a polymer-containing element over the protective layer. The protective layer is wider than the polymer-containing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao-Jan Pei, Chih-Chiang Tsao, Wei-Yu Chen, Hsiu-Jen Lin, Ming-Da Cheng, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chung-Shi Liu
  • Patent number: 12230572
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first transistor having a first source/drain (S/D) feature and a first gate; a second transistor having a second S/D feature and a second gate; a multi-layer interconnection disposed over the first and the second transistors; a signal interconnection under the first and the second transistors; and a power rail under the signal interconnection and electrically isolated from the signal interconnection, wherein the signal interconnection electrically connects one of the first S/D feature and the first gate to one of the second S/D feature and the second gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Xuan Huang, Ching-Wei Tsai, Yi-Hsun Chiu, Yi-Bo Liao, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Wei-Cheng Lin, Wei-An Lai, Ming Chian Tsai, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Hou-Yu Chen, Chun-Yuan Chen, Huan-Chieh Su
  • Patent number: 12230228
    Abstract: A light-emitting assembly includes a substrate and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on the substrate. The substrate includes a base material layer, a first electrical conductive layer and a protection layer in a sectional view. A thickness of the first electrical conductive layer is greater than a thickness of the protection layer. The thickness of the protection layer is greater than 0 ?m and less than 30 ?m. This disclosure can improve the non-uniform brightness issue (hotspots) or enhance the optical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Chun Kuo, Chun-Fang Chen, Hui-Wen Su, Wei-Yuan Chen, Chung-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 12229219
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include generating a plurality of predictions that each define a plurality of future inputs for a model. A deviation curve is generated by determining a distance between each prediction of the plurality of predictions and a respective known data point of a plurality of known data points. One or more points in the deviation curve are sampled and the sampled points are compared to a low threshold and a high threshold. A judgement is determined for each prediction to determine whether the respective prediction will be accepted or denied as an input to the model. The future inputs for the model are modified based on the judgments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Wang, Zhao Yu Wang, Jing Wen Chen, Wei Song, Li Cao, Wan Yue Chen, Wen Zhong Liu
  • Patent number: 12230318
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first word line and a second word line. A first portion of the first word line is formed in a first metal layer, a second portion of the first word line is formed in a second metal layer above the first metal layer, and a third portion of the first word line is formed in a third metal layer below the second metal layer. A first portion of the second word line is formed in the first metal layer. A second portion of the second word line is formed in the second metal layer. The first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the first word line have sizes that are different from each other, and the first portion and the second portion of the second word line have sizes that are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin Nien, Wei-Chang Zhao, Chih-Yu Lin, Hidehiro Fujiwara, Yen-Huei Chen, Ru-Yu Wang
  • Publication number: 20250054934
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package includes a first integrated circuit (IC) device. An interconnection structure is disposed over the first IC device in a cross-sectional side view. The interconnection structure includes a plurality of interconnection components. A cavity is disposed in the interconnection structure in the cross-sectional side view. A second IC device is disposed at least partially within the cavity in the cross-sectional side view. The second IC device is electrically coupled to the first IC device through at least a subset of the interconnection components of the interconnection structure. A non-metallic material partially fills the cavity. The second IC device is at least partially surrounded by the non-metallic material in the cross-sectional side view and in a top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chou, Yang-Che Chen, Yi-Lun Yang, Ting-Yuan Huang, Hsiang-Tai Lu
  • Publication number: 20250054537
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a write port and a read port. The write port includes two cross-coupled inverters that form a storage unit. The cross-coupled inverters are connected between a first power source signal line and a second power source signal line. The write port also includes a first local interconnect line in an interconnect layer that is connected to the second power source signal line. The read port includes a transistor that is connected to the storage unit in the write port and to the second power source signal line, and a second local interconnect line in the interconnect layer that is connected to the second power source signal line. The second local interconnect line in the read port is separate from the first local interconnect line in the write port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Fujiwara, Hsien-Yu Pan, Chih-Yu Lin, Yen-Huei Chen, Wei-Chang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250054849
    Abstract: A chip package is provided. The chip package includes a device substrate, a first redistribution layer (RDL), a carrier base, and at least one conductive connection structure. The device substrate has at least one first through-via opening extending from the backside surface of the device substrate to the active surface of the device substrate. The first RDL is disposed on the backside surface of the device substrate and extends in the first through-via opening. The carrier base carries the device substrate, and has a first surface facing the backside surface of the device substrate and a second surface opposite the first surface. The conductive connection structure is disposed on the second surface of the carrier base and is electrically connected to the first RDL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Wei-Luen SUEN, Po-Jung CHEN, Chia-Ming CHENG, Po-Shen LIN, Jiun-Yen LAI, Tsang-Yu LIU, Shu-Ming CHANG
  • Patent number: 12224108
    Abstract: A coil module is provided, including a second coil mechanism. The second coil mechanism includes a third coil assembly and a second base corresponding to the third coil assembly. The second base has a positioning assembly corresponding to a first coil mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Chien, Tsang-Feng Wu, Yuan Han, Tzu-Chieh Kao, Chien-Hung Lin, Kuang-Lun Lee, Hsiang-Hui Hsu, Shu-Yi Tsui, Kuo-Jui Lee, Kun-Ying Lee, Mao-Chun Chen, Tai-Hsien Yu, Wei-Yu Chen, Yi-Ju Li, Kuei-Yuan Chang, Wei-Chun Li, Ni-Ni Lai, Sheng-Hao Luo, Heng-Sheng Peng, Yueh-Hui Kuan, Hsiu-Chen Lin, Yan-Bing Zhou, Chris T. Burket
  • Publication number: 20250046702
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an interconnect structure, a passivation structure, a first capacitor, and a contact feature. The interconnect structure is disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The passivation structure is disposed over the interconnect structure. The first capacitor is disposed within the passivation structure. The contact feature is disposed over the passivation structure, wherein the first capacitor is proximal to a corner of the contact feature. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: WEI-YU CHOU, YANG-CHE CHEN, TING-YUAN HUANG, TSE-WEI LIAO, CHENG-YU HSIEH, HSIANG-TAI LU
  • Publication number: 20250044552
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens system includes five lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. Each lens element has an object-side surface facing the object side and an image-side surface facing the image side. The first lens element has positive refractive power and the object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the third lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The object-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power, the object-side surface being convex, and the image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: YI-HSIANG CHUANG, WEI-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250044551
    Abstract: An imaging optical lens assembly includes five optical elements with refractive power. The five optical elements, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, are a first optical element, a second optical element, a third optical element, a fourth optical element, and a fifth optical element. The first optical element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third optical element has negative refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Shao-Yu CHANG, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 12218104
    Abstract: A method for forming a chip package structure is provided. The method includes forming a first molding layer surrounding a first chip structure. The method includes disposing a second chip structure over the first chip structure and the first molding layer. The method includes forming a second molding layer surrounding the second chip structure and over the first chip structure and the first molding layer. The method includes forming a third molding layer surrounding the first molding layer and the second molding layer. The method includes disposing a third chip structure over the second chip structure, the second molding layer and the third molding layer. The method includes forming a fourth molding layer surrounding the third chip structure and over the second chip structure, the second molding layer, and the third molding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chen, An-Jhih Su
  • Patent number: 12218138
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes source/drain regions, a gate structure, a first gate spacer, and a dielectric material. The source/drain regions are over a substrate. The gate structure is laterally between the source/drain regions. The first gate spacer is on a first sidewall of the gate structure, and spaced apart from a first one of the source/drain regions at least in part by a void region. The dielectric material is between the first one of the source/drain regions and the void region. The dielectric material has a gradient ratio of a first chemical element to a second chemical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Yu Lai, Kai-Hsuan Lee, Wei-Yang Lee, Feng-Cheng Yang, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 12214849
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vessel power safety control system and operating method thereof. The vessel power safety control system includes a load power management module, a real-time monitoring module, an integration module and a power module. The present invention can assist the autonomous ship as any occurrence of fault during navigation. Once the accident occurs, the load power management module will give an instruction to control the DC bus to switch from closed circuit to open circuit to protect other equipment. After determining whether the errors of the equipment on board is eliminated, the load power management system performs automatic system reset procedure. As such, the DC bus can be converted from an open circuit to a closed circuit to restart the power supply for the facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SHIP AND OCEAN INDUSTRIES R&D CENTER
    Inventors: Bing-Xian Chen, Han-Chun Kao, Hung-Hsi Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Chung-Ching Lin, Sheng-Hua Chen, Hsiao-Yu Hsu, Wei-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 12216252
    Abstract: An optical photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element are both aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both aspheric. The optical photographing lens assembly has a total of six lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20250039457
    Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a geometric partition mode (GPM) blending area index at a certain level associated with a picture, where the GPM blending area index indicates a blending area width from a set of blending area widths. The decoder obtains one or more weighting values that are used to blend prediction samples of a GPM mode based on the blending area width indicated by the GPM blending area index. Furthermore, the decoder obtains a GPM predictor based on the one or more weighting values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han GAO, Xiaoyu XIU, Yi-Wen CHEN, Wei CHEN, Hong-Jheng JHU, Ning YAN, Che-Wei KUO, Xianglin WANG, Bing YU
  • Publication number: 20250040039
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate, an electronic component and a cover. The electronic component and the cover are disposed on the substrate, wherein the electronic component is located within a chamber between the cover and the substrate. A cooling liquid may be filled in a heat dissipation space of the cover, so as to dissipate the heat generated by the electronic component. Furthermore, the cooling liquid may be filled in the chamber where the electronic component is located, so as to directly dissipate the heat generated by the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Wiwynn Corporation
    Inventors: Yi Cheng, Wei-Ching Chang, Kang-Bin Mah, Li-Wei Chen, Zi-Ping Wu, Ting-Yu Pai