Patents by Inventor Wen-Chien Huang

Wen-Chien Huang 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: 20240127944
    Abstract: A fatigue data generation method, comprising: obtaining, by the camera device, a target image; obtaining, by a processor, a target feature data from the target image, and inputting the target feature data to a fatigue analysis model which stored in a storage unit, wherein the fatigue analysis model comprises a plurality of reference physiological signals, a plurality of reference feature data, a plurality of reference fatigue data and a plurality of correlation parameters; and generating a target fatigue data according to the target feature data, the plurality of reference feature data and the plurality of correlation parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Wen-Chien HUANG, Hong-En CHEN, Hsiao-Chen CHANG, Jing-Ming CHIU
  • Patent number: 11502090
    Abstract: A low-cost and low-voltage anti-fuse array includes a plurality of sub-memory arrays. In each sub-memory array, the anti-fuse transistor of all anti-fuse memory cells includes an anti-fuse gate commonly used by other anti-fuse transistors. These anti-fuse memory cells are arranged side by side between two adjacent bit-lines, wherein the anti-fuse memory cells in the same row are connected to different bit-lines, and all anti-fuse memory cells are connected to the same selection-line and different word-lines. The present invention utilizes the configuration of common source contacts to achieve a stable source structure and reduce the overall layout area, and meanwhile minimizes the types of control voltage to reduce leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Chien Huang, Yu Ting Huang, Chi Pei Wu
  • Patent number: 11424252
    Abstract: A small-area and low-voltage anti-fuse element comprises four first gate dielectric layers each two symmetrically distributed; and an anti-fuse gate formed on the first gate dielectric layers, wherein four corners of the anti-fuse gate respectively overlap corners of the first gate dielectric layers, which are closest to the anti-fuse gate; each of the four corners of the anti-fuse gate is fabricated to have at least one sharp angle. The present invention is characterized in that four first gate dielectric layers share an anti-fuse gate and that the sharp angle has a higher density of charges. Therefore, the present invention can greatly reduce the size of elements, lower the voltage required to puncture the first gate dielectric layer, and decrease the power consumption. The present invention also discloses a small-area and low-voltage anti-fuse array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Chien Huang, Yu Ting Huang, Chi Pei Wu
  • Patent number: 11380694
    Abstract: A low-voltage anti-fuse element is provided with a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate sequentially disposed on a substrate. A first ion-doped region is formed in the substrate on one side of the first gate. The first gate includes a body portion and a sharp corner portion extending and gradually reducing from one side of the body portion both adjacent to the first gate dielectric layer. During the operation, the principle of higher density of charges at sharp corners is utilized. When the write voltage is applied between the first gate and the first ion-doped region, a portion of the first gate dielectric layer below the sharp corner portion is liable to break down. Therefore, the breakdown voltage is reduced to achieve the purpose of reducing current consumption, while decreasing the gate area, the element size and production costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: YIELD MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ying Wu, Yu-Ting Huang, Wen-Chien Huang
  • Publication number: 20220181337
    Abstract: A low-cost and low-voltage anti-fuse array includes a plurality of sub-memory arrays. In each sub-memory array, the anti-fuse transistor of all anti-fuse memory cells includes an anti-fuse gate commonly used by other anti-fuse transistors. These anti-fuse memory cells are arranged side by side between two adjacent bit-lines, wherein the anti-fuse memory cells in the same row are connected to different bit-lines, and all anti-fuse memory cells are connected to the same selection-line and different word-lines. The present invention utilizes the configuration of common source contacts to achieve a stable source structure and reduce the overall layout area, and meanwhile minimizes the types of control voltage to reduce leakage current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: WEN-CHIEN HUANG, YU TING HUANG, CHI PEI WU
  • Publication number: 20220102367
    Abstract: A small-area and low-voltage anti-fuse element comprises four first gate dielectric layers each two symmetrically distributed; and an anti-fuse gate formed on the first gate dielectric layers, wherein four corners of the anti-fuse gate respectively overlap corners of the first gate dielectric layers, which are closest to the anti-fuse gate; each of the four corners of the anti-fuse gate is fabricated to have at least one sharp angle. The present invention is characterized in that four first gate dielectric layers share an anti-fuse gate and that the sharp angle has a higher density of charges. Therefore, the present invention can greatly reduce the size of elements, lower the voltage required to puncture the first gate dielectric layer, and decrease the power consumption. The present invention also discloses a small-area and low-voltage anti-fuse array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: WEN-CHIEN HUANG, YU TING HUANG, CHI PEI WU
  • Publication number: 20210242223
    Abstract: A low-voltage anti-fuse element is provided with a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate sequentially disposed on a substrate. A first ion-doped region is formed in the substrate on one side of the first gate. The first gate includes a body portion and a sharp corner portion extending and gradually reducing from one side of the body portion both adjacent to the first gate dielectric layer. During the operation, the principle of higher density of charges at sharp corners is utilized. When the write voltage is applied between the first gate and the first ion-doped region, a portion of the first gate dielectric layer below the sharp corner portion is liable to break down. Therefore, the breakdown voltage is reduced to achieve the purpose of reducing current consumption, while decreasing the gate area, the element size and production costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: CHENG-YING WU, YU-TING HUANG, WEN-CHIEN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210167074
    Abstract: An operating method of an EEPROM cell is provided. The EEPROM cell comprises a transistor structure disposed on a semiconductor substrate and the transistor structure comprises a first electric-conduction gate. The-same-type ions are implanted into the semiconductor substrate between an interface of its source, drain and the first electric-conduction gate, or into the ion doped regions of the source and the drain, so as to increase ion concentrations in the implanted regions and reduce voltage difference in writing and erasing operations. The operating method of the EEPROM cell provides an operating condition that the drain or the source is set as floating during operations, to achieve the objective of rapid writing and erasing of a large number of memory cells. The proposed operating method is also applicable to the EEPROM cell having a floating gate structure in addition to a single gate transistor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: CHENG-YING WU, CHENG-YU CHUNG, WEN-CHIEN HUANG
  • Patent number: 11004857
    Abstract: An operating method of an EEPROM cell is provided. The EEPROM cell comprises a transistor structure disposed on a semiconductor substrate and the transistor structure comprises a first electric-conduction gate. The-same-type ions are implanted into the semiconductor substrate between an interface of its source, drain and the first electric-conduction gate, or into the ion doped regions of the source and the drain, so as to increase ion concentrations in the implanted regions and reduce voltage difference in writing and erasing operations. The operating method of the EEPROM cell provides an operating condition that the drain or the source is set as floating during operations, to achieve the objective of rapid writing and erasing of a large number of memory cells. The proposed operating method is also applicable to the EEPROM cell having a floating gate structure in addition to a single gate transistor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ying Wu, Cheng-Yu Chung, Wen-Chien Huang
  • Publication number: 20210104279
    Abstract: A single-gate multiple-time programming non-volatile memory array and an operating method thereof are provided, wherein the single-gate non-volatile memory array has bit lines, common source line groups, and sub-memory arrays. In each sub-memory array, a first memory cell is connected with a first bit line and one common source line of a first common source line group. The second memory cell is connected with the first bit line and the other common source line of the first common source line group. The first and second memory cells are operation memory cells and symmetrically arranged at the same side of the first bit line. The minimum control voltages and elements during operating are involved to greatly reduce the area, control lines and the cost thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: CHENG-YING WU, WEI-TUNG LO, WEN-CHIEN HUANG
  • Patent number: 10854297
    Abstract: An operating method of low current electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) array is provided. The EEPROM array comprises a plurality of bit line groups, word lines, common source lines, and sub-memory arrays. A first memory cell of each sub-memory array is connected with one bit line of a first bit line group, a first common source line, and a first word line. A second memory cell of each sub-memory array is connected with the other bit line of the first bit line group, the first common source line, and a second word line. The first and second memory cells are symmetrically arranged at two opposite sides of the first common source line. By employing the proposed specific operation and bias conditions of the present invention, rapidly bytes programming and erasing functions with low current, low voltage and low cost goals are accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ying Wu, Cheng-Yu Chung, Wen-Chien Huang
  • Publication number: 20200350328
    Abstract: A single-gate non-volatile memory and an operation method thereof are disclosed, wherein the non-volatile memory has a single floating gate. The non-volatile memory disposes a transistor and a capacitor structure in a semiconductor substrate. The transistor has two ion-doped regions disposed at two sides of a conduction gate to function as a source and a drain and disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The widths of the source and the drain are differently, and the edge of the drain is utilized to serve as a capacitor to control the floating gate. The minimum control voltages and elements during writing are involved to greatly reduce the area, control lines and the cost thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: HSIN-CHANG LIN, WEI-TUNG LO, WEN-CHIEN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200327944
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of fast erasing an EEPROM with low-voltages. The EEPROM includes a transistor structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate and the transistor structure includes a first electric-conduction gate. Same type ions are implanted into a region of the semiconductor substrate, which is near interfaces of a source, a drain and the first electric-conduction gate, or ion-doped regions of the source and the drain, to increase the ion concentration thereof, whereby to reduce the voltage differences required for erasing. Moreover, the source or the drain is floated during erasing to achieve rapid erasing for a large number of memory cells. In addition to the EEPROM with a single gate transistor structure, the present invention also applies to the EEPROM with a single floating gate transistor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: HSIN-CHANG LIN, CHENG-YU CHUNG, WEN-CHIEN HUANG
  • Patent number: 10685716
    Abstract: A method of fast erasing a low-current EEPROM array. The EEPROM array comprises bit line groups, word lines, common source lines, and sub-memory arrays. Each sub-memory array includes a first memory cell and a second memory cell. The first memory cell is connected with one bit line of a first bit line group, a first common source line, and a first word line. The second memory cell is connected with the other bit line of the first bit line group, the first common source line, and a second word line. The first and second memory cells are operation memory cells and symmetrically arranged at two sides of the first common source line. The source or the drain is floated during erasing to perform the fast bytes-erasing with low current, low voltage and low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: YIELD MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chang Lin, Cheng-Yu Chung, Wen-Chien Huang
  • Patent number: 10643708
    Abstract: A method for operating a low-current EEPROM array is disclosed. The EEPROM array comprises bit line groups, word lines, common source lines, and sub-memory arrays. Each sub-memory array includes a first memory cell and a second memory cell. The first memory cell is connected with one bit line of a first bit line group, a first common source line, and a first word line. The second memory cell is connected with the other bit line of the first bit line group, the first common source line, and a second word line. The first and second memory cells are operation memory cells and symmetrically arranged at two sides of the first common source line. The method uses special biases to perform the bytes writing and erasing with low current, low voltage and low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chang Lin, Cheng-Yu Chung, Wen-Chien Huang
  • Publication number: 20200118631
    Abstract: A method for operating a low-current EEPROM array is disclosed. The EEPROM array comprises bit line groups, word lines, common source lines, and sub-memory arrays. Each sub-memory array includes a first memory cell and a second memory cell. The first memory cell is connected with one bit line of a first bit line group, a first common source line, and a first word line. The second memory cell is connected with the other bit line of the first bit line group, the first common source line, and a second word line. The first and second memory cells are operation memory cells and symmetrically arranged at two sides of the first common source line. The method uses special biases to perform the bytes writing and erasing with low current, low voltage and low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: HSIN-CHANG LIN, CHENG-YU CHUNG, WEN-CHIEN HUANG
  • Patent number: 10242741
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a low voltage difference-operated EEPROM and an operating method thereof wherein at least one transistor structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate and each includes a first electric-conduction gate. An ion implantation is performed by masking partial regions to prevent the existence of the conventional lightly doped drain (LDD) structure. An undoped region is formed in the semiconductor substrate under the two sides of the first electric-conductive gate, to increase the intensity of electric field between the gate and the substrate or between the gate and the transistor, whereby to reduce the voltage differences required for writing and erasing. The present invention also discloses an operating method for the low voltage difference-operated EEPROM. The present invention applies to the EEPROM with a single gate transistor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chang Lin, Wen-Chien Huang, Chia-Hao Tai
  • Publication number: 20190088330
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a low voltage difference-operated EEPROM and an operating method thereof, wherein at least one transistor structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate and each includes a first electric-conduction gate. An ion implantation is performed by masking partial regions to prevent the existence of the conventional lightly doped drain (LDD) structure. An undoped region is formed in the semiconductor substrate under the two sides of the first electric-conductive gate, to increase the intensity of electric field between the gate and the substrate or between the gate and the transistor, whereby to reduce the voltage differences required for writing and erasing. The present invention also discloses an operating method for the low voltage difference-operated EEPROM. The present invention applies to the EEPROM with a single gate transistor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: HSIN-CHANG LIN, WEN-CHIEN HUANG, CHIA-HAO TAI
  • Patent number: 10141057
    Abstract: An erasing method of a single-gate non-volatile memory is provided. The single-gate non-volatile memory has a single floating gate. The erasing method includes applying a voltage to the drain without applying to the gate to create and control an inversion layer. Therefore the required erasing voltage is reduced and the erasing speed is improved to avoid the over-erase problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chang Lin, Wen-Chien Huang, Wei-Tung Lo
  • Patent number: 9601202
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a low voltage difference-operated EEPROM and an operating method thereof, wherein at least one transistor structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate and each includes a first electric-conduction gate. Same type ions are implanted into a region of the semiconductor substrate, which is near interfaces of a source, a drain and the first electric-conduction gate, or ion-doped regions of the source and the drain, to increase the ion concentration thereof, whereby to reduce the voltage differences required for writing and erasing. The present invention also discloses an operating method for the low voltage difference-operated EEPROM, in addition to the EEPROM with a single gate transistor structure, the present invention also applies to the EEPROM with a single floating gate transistor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Yield Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chang Lin, Wen-Chien Huang, Ya-Ting Fan, Chia-Hao Tai, Tung-Yu Yeh