Patents by Inventor Wei Zou

Wei Zou 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: 12381088
    Abstract: A method of processing a semiconductor substrate, including performing a first ion implantation process on the substrate, wherein a first ion beam formed of an ionized first dopant species is directed at a top surface of the substrate and is blocked from a first portion of the substrate while being allowed to implant a second portion of the substrate, and performing a second ion implantation process on the substrate, wherein a second ion beam formed of an ionized second dopant species is directed at the top surface of the substrate and is blocked from the first portion of the substrate while being allowed to implant the second portion of the substrate, wherein an effect of the second ion implantation process on an oxidation rate of the second portion counteracts an effect of the first ion implantation process on the oxidation rate of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Supakit Charnvanichborikarn, Cao-Minh Vincent Lu, Ana Cristina Gomez Herrero, Hans-Joachim Ludwig Gossmann, Wei Zou, Andrew Michael Waite
  • Patent number: 12363562
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and devices for routing and bearer mapping configuration in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. In one implementation, the method may include detecting, by an IAB entity, a failure in transmitting a packet via an egress link of an original routing path. The method may further include selecting, by the IAB entity, a backhaul adaption protocol routing identifier of a backup routing path for the packet. The method may further include selecting, by the IAB entity, an egress backhaul radio link control channel on an egress link of the backup routing path for transmitting the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Wei Luo, Mengzhen Wang, Wei Zou, Xueying Diao
  • Publication number: 20250203640
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for resource configuration for a sidelink in Internet of vehicles. The method includes: a terminal receiving configuration information about a sidelink Bandwidth part (BWP)/resource pool; and the terminal performing sidelink data transmission according to the received configuration information about the sidelink BWP/resource pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Mengzhen Wang, Boyuan Zhang, Ying Huang, Wei Luo, Wei Zou
  • Publication number: 20250193831
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) performs combined radio-based positioning techniques and video-based channel state information (vCSI) based positioning techniques. An example method performed by a first UE includes receiving a first request for visual positioning of the first UE, the visual positioning based at least in part on visual signals captured by a visual sensor of the first UE and on one or more radio positioning signals, capturing visual data based on the relative direction, determining video-based channel state information (vCSI) based on the captured visual data, and transmitting the vCSI to a network entity associated with the first UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Alexandros MANOLAKOS, Duo ZHANG, Fei HUANG, Xipeng ZHU, Wei ZOU
  • Publication number: 20250157560
    Abstract: A memory-testing circuit in a circuit comprises: a test controller; a memory data source selection device configured to select input data for a write port of the memory from test data outputted from the test controller and data from an output of the memory; and a memory address source selection device configured to select an address for an address port of the memory from an address outputted from the test controller and one of one or more preset addresses of the memory. The one or more preset addresses correspond to one or more preserved locations of the memory configured to temporarily store data for one or more locations of the memory to be tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Siemens Industry Software Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Nadeau-Dostie, Wei Zou
  • Patent number: 12285007
    Abstract: An intelligent air-assisted spraying device for orchards includes a traction mechanism, a spaying system, a collecting system, and a processing-controlling system. The traction mechanism is provided with a spray tank. The spaying system includes a main body connected to the spray tank and multiple spraying tubes, first ends of the spraying tube are communicated with the main body, and second ends of the spraying tubes are capable of rotating. The collecting system is configured to collect a contour and a volume of the canopy, and branch and leaf density of a fruit tree. The processing-controlling system is configured to obtain multiple spraying areas, calculate an air outlet angle of each spraying tube, and control a rotation of the second end of each spraying tube according to the air outlet angle. The device can adjust the spraying direction of each spraying tube, and the quality of pesticide application can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
    Inventors: Liping Chen, Hanjie Dou, Changyuan Zhai, Fan Feng, Wei Zou, Si Li, Shuo Yang, Jian Song
  • Patent number: 12289747
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for resource configuration for a sidelink in Internet of vehicles. The method includes: a terminal receiving configuration information about a sidelink Bandwidth part (BWP)/resource pool; and the terminal performing sidelink data transmission according to the received configuration information about the sidelink BWP/resource pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Mengzhen Wang, Boyuan Zhang, Ying Huang, Wei Luo, Wei Zou
  • Patent number: 12247283
    Abstract: A method of operating a beamline ion implanter may include performing, in an ion implanter, a first implant procedure to implant a dopant of a first polarity into a given semiconductor substrate, and generating an estimated implant dose of the dopant of the first polarity based upon a set of filtered information, generated by the first implant procedure. The method may also include calculating an actual implant dose of the dopant of the first polarity using a predictive model based upon the estimated implant dose, and performing, in the ion implanter, an adjusted second implant procedure to implant a dopant of a second polarity into a select semiconductor substrate, based upon the actual implant dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander K. Eidukonis, Hans-Joachim L. Gossmann, Dennis Rodier, Stanislav S. Todorov, Richard White, Wei Zhao, Wei Zou, Supakit Charnvanichborikarn
  • Publication number: 20250064045
    Abstract: An intelligent air-assisted spraying device for orchards includes a traction mechanism, a spaying system, a collecting system, and a processing-controlling system. The traction mechanism is provided with a spray tank. The spaying system includes a main body connected to the spray tank and multiple spraying tubes, first ends of the spraying tube are communicated with the main body, and second ends of the spraying tubes are capable of rotating. The collecting system is configured to collect a contour and a volume of the canopy, and branch and leaf density of a fruit tree. The processing-controlling system is configured to obtain multiple spraying areas, calculate an air outlet angle of each spraying tube, and control a rotation of the second end of each spraying tube according to the air outlet angle. The device can adjust the spraying direction of each spraying tube, and the quality of pesticide application can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Liping Chen, Hanjie Dou, Changyuan Zhai, Fan Feng, Wei Zou, Si Li, Shuo Yang, Jian Song
  • Publication number: 20250038000
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for forming MOSFET trenches with improved corner properties. In some embodiments, a method may include providing a device structure including an epitaxial layer and a hard mask over the epitaxial layer, and forming a trench through the well and the epitaxial layer, wherein the trench is defined by a sidewall, a bottom, and a corner at an intersection of the sidewall and the bottom. The method may further include implanting the device structure by delivering ions into the corner and into the bottom of the trench, and etching the trench to increase rounding of the corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Qintao ZHANG, Ludovico MEGALINI, Wei ZOU, Hans-Joachim L. GOSSMANN, William O. CHARLES
  • Publication number: 20250015354
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrolyte and an energy storage device. The electrolyte includes, by mass of electrolyte, a fluorinated solvent with a mass percentage a, a cyclic carbonate with a mass percentage b, and a lithium hexafluorophosphate with a mass percentage c, wherein 1%?a?30%, 25%?b?45%, and 7%?c?10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei ZOU, Kun XU
  • Patent number: 12177021
    Abstract: Provided are a control method and device for a data packet duplication function, and a communication device. The control method for the data packet duplication function includes determining, by a communication device, to deactivate or activate a data packet duplication function; and performing, by the communication device, an operation of deactivating or activating the data packet duplication function correspondingly. Further provided is a storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Zou, He Huang
  • Patent number: 12087585
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for forming a buried layer using a low-temperature ion implant. In some embodiments a method may include providing an opening through a mask, wherein the mask is formed directly atop a substrate, and forming a buried layer in the substrate by performing a low-temperature ion implant through the opening of the mask. The method may further include forming an oxide layer over the substrate including over the buried layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Qintao Zhang, Samphy Hong, Wei Zou, Judy Campbell Soukup
  • Patent number: 12082471
    Abstract: A display panel and a display module are provided. The display panel has a plurality of first light-emitting devices displaying a first color, a plurality of second light-emitting devices displaying a second color, and a plurality of third light-emitting devices displaying a third color, wherein the display panel has a plurality of light-emitting repeating units, and at least one first sub-pixel of each of the plurality of light-emitting repeating units comprises at least two of the first light-emitting devices, the second light-emitting devices, or the third light-emitting devices, all of which are arranged in a stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Zou
  • Publication number: 20240255700
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are approaches for forming a uniform film with reduced surface roughness for photonic applications. One method includes providing a workpiece including a contact etch stop layer (CESL) over a device layer, patterning the CESL to expose an upper surface of the device layer in a waveguide target area, and patterning a waveguide from a dielectric film formed over the waveguide target area. The method may further include directing ions into an upper surface of the waveguide using a high-temperature ion implant to decrease a surface roughness of the upper surface of the waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Jay Simmons, Qintao Zhang, Wei Zou, Andrew Michael Waite, Jared Forrest Traynor, Miguel Sam Fung, Vincent V. Granuzzo, David J. Lee
  • Patent number: 12046473
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for backside wafer dopant activation using a low-temperature ion implant. In some embodiments, a method may include forming a semiconductor device atop a first main side of a substrate, and performing a low-temperature ion implant to a second main side of the substrate, wherein the first main side of the substrate is opposite the second main side of the substrate. The method may further include performing a second ion implant to the second main side of the substrate to form a collector layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Qintao Zhang, Samphy Hong, Vittoriano Ruscio, Wei Zou, David J. Lee
  • Patent number: 12028609
    Abstract: Disruptions in the continuity of image frames output from an image capture device due to switching from one image sensor to another image sensor of the device may be reduced or eliminated through controlled timing for switching of the image sensors according to a predefined image sensor configuration. Operation of a multi-sensor image device according to the predefined image sensor configuration may include an appropriate selection of a source for image adjustment during the zoom level transition. The predefined image sensor configuration may define transition parameters for particular zoom ranges of the image capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shizhong Liu, Jianfeng Ren, Weiliang Liu, Nikhil Uchil, Jincheng Huang, Sahul Madanayakanahalli Phaniraj Venkatesh, Krishnankutty Kolathappilly, Wei Zou
  • Publication number: 20240203743
    Abstract: A method of processing a semiconductor substrate, including performing a first ion implantation process on the substrate, wherein a first ion beam formed of an ionized first dopant species is directed at a top surface of the substrate and is blocked from a first portion of the substrate while being allowed to implant a second portion of the substrate, and performing a second ion implantation process on the substrate, wherein a second ion beam formed of an ionized second dopant species is directed at the top surface of the substrate and is blocked from the first portion of the substrate while being allowed to implant the second portion of the substrate, wherein an effect of the second ion implantation process on an oxidation rate of the second portion counteracts an effect of the first ion implantation process on the oxidation rate of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Supakit Charnvanichborikarn, Cao-Minh Vincent Lu, Ana Cristina Gomez Herrero, Hans-Joachim Ludwig Gossmann, Wei Zou, Andrew Michael Waite
  • Patent number: 12016238
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The display panel includes a thin film transistor array layer, a light-emitting device layer, and a thermal thin film layer. By means of connecting in series at least one thermistor in a light-emitting loop constituted by a driving transistor and a light-emitting device, the display panel can reduce or eliminate an influence of temperature on an attenuation of luminous brightness, and can meet the industry-recognized life evaluation standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Zou
  • Patent number: 12012614
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of biomedicine, and relates to an inducer for inducing a mesenchymal stem cell to differentiate into an islet cell. An inducer for inducing a mesenchymal stem cell to differentiate into an islet cell consisted of the following components: GLP-1, parathyroid hormone, paracetamol, rapamycin, icariin, trametinib, EPO and VEGF. Each component in a inducer for inducing a mesenchymal stem cell to differentiate into an islet cell of the present invention is safe and non-toxic, requiring fewer steps and short time to induce differentiation, with high induction efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: QINGDAO RESTORE BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingqiang Zhang, Mengmeng Chen, Cuicui Li, Erpu Wang, Fubin Wang, Wei Zou, Xueqi Fu, Cuijuan Liu