Patents by Inventor Wen Fang

Wen Fang 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: 20240104285
    Abstract: A method is provided and includes several operations: arranging multiple channels extending in a first direction; arranging, in accordance with multiple weights of multiple macros, a first portion of the macro closer to a centroid of a core region of an integrated circuit than a second portion of the macros; and arranging the macros on opposite sides of the channels. The macros have multiple pins coupled to the channels interposed between the macros.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., TSMC NANJING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi-Lin CHUANG, Shi-Wen TAN, Song LIU, Shih-Yao LIN, Wen-Yuan FANG
  • Patent number: 11941178
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch module, a motion sensor, a memory, and a control unit. The touch module is configured to generate a touch signal. The motion sensor is configured to detect motion of the electronic device to generate motion data. The memory stores a preset motion condition. The control unit is electrically connected to the touch module, the motion sensor, and the memory, and configured to: receive the motion data; and determine whether the motion data meets the preset motion condition or not, and generate a virtual touch signal when the motion data meets the preset motion condition. A control method applied to the electronic device is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Wen Fang Hsiao, I-Hsi Wu, Shin-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 11929681
    Abstract: A scalable multi-phase switching converter includes: converter modules, each including: a loop control unit, which generates a basic trigger pulse according to a feedback signal in master operation mode; and a switching control unit, which determines an operation mode and a corresponding phase serial order according to a setting signal received by a setting pin in a setting mode, and generates a multi-phase trigger pulse signal at a trigger pin according to the basic trigger pulse in master operation mode. The switching control unit receives the multi-phase trigger pulse signal at the trigger pin in slave operation mode. The switching control unit generates an ON-trigger pulse according to the multi-phase trigger pulse signal and the corresponding phase serial order. An ON-period determination unit generates a conduction control pulse according to the ON-trigger pulse to control a corresponding inductor. The trigger pins of the converter modules are coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Hsiao, Ping-Ching Huang, Li-Wen Fang
  • Publication number: 20240080898
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for information transmission, the method including: transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) over an uplink narrow band to a wireless communication node, wherein the uplink narrow band is selected from a set of narrow bands based on a coverage level of each narrow band in the set of narrow bands; and receiving a downlink control channel or a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) over a downlink narrow band corresponding to the uplink narrow band or an anchor carrier, wherein the set of narrow bands is configured by the wireless communication node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Wen ZHANG, Bo DAI, Shuqiang XIA, Huiying FANG
  • Publication number: 20240066816
    Abstract: A dyeing method for functional contact lenses includes the following steps: providing a dry lens body, including hydrogel with 0-90% water content, silicone hydrogel with 0-90% water content, or a combination thereof; preparing an amphoteric polymethyl ether prepolymer, combining the amphoteric polymethyl ether prepolymer with a hydrophilic monomer to form a masking ring material, and attaching the masking ring material to an inner surface of the dry lens body to form a masking ring layer; dropping a colorant onto the inner surface, making the masking ring layer surround the colorant, irradiating the colorant with an ultraviolet light and then heating and fixing the colorant to form a dyed layer on the inner surface; and placing the dry lens body in water to hydrate and removing the masking ring layer to obtain a wet lens body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Wen-Ching LIN, Ching-Fang LEE, Chi-Ching CHEN, Hsiao-Chun LIN
  • Publication number: 20230404780
    Abstract: A stent having assistant extension portion includes a plurality of ring layers, connecting layer, and assistant extension portion. Each ring layer has a plurality of first crowns connected to each other. The connecting layer has the first crown and a second crown connected to each other. The connecting layer and the ring layers are connected to each other to form a stent body, and the connecting layer is located at one end of the stent body. The assistant extension portion has a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end of the assistant extension portion is connected to the second crown, and the free end of the assistant extension portion has at least one hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: PING-TUN TENG, MAO TING, HUNG-WEN FANG, CHIUNG-JU LIN, CHIEN-HSING WU
  • Publication number: 20230352478
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure comprises a substrate having a first well region of a first conductive type, a second well region of a second conductive type, and a junction between the first well region and the second well region. The first conductive type and the second conductive type are complementary. A plurality of first dummy structures and second dummy structures and at least a first active region are defined in the first well region by an isolation structure. The first dummy structures are adjacent to the junction and respectively comprise a first metal silicide region and a first doped region of the first conductive type and between the first metal silicide region and the first well region. The first dummy structures are between the second dummy structures and the junction. The second dummy structures respectively comprise a second metal silicide region that direct contacts the first well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ching-Chung Yang, Shan-Shi Huang, Wen-Fang Lee
  • Publication number: 20230333305
    Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device are provided. The light guide plate includes a main body and an optical layer. The main body has a light-incident surface, a side surface and an optical surface. The light-incident surface and the side surface are respectively connected to the optical surface. The optical layer is correspondingly disposed on the side surface of the main body. In a reflectance characteristic of the optical layer, a total reflectance of the reflectance characteristic is composed of the diffuse reflectance and the parallel reflectance. The percentage value of the parallel reflectance to the total reflectance is less than 45 and larger than 25, including the end point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: I-Wen FANG, Chia-Ying CHEN, Yen-Chang LEE, Chun-Hsien LI
  • Publication number: 20230277070
    Abstract: A self-training system is provided, including: a respiration measurement unit, a blood oxygen measurement unit, a blood pressure measurement unit, an electrode unit, an audio stimulation unit, a display unit and a control unit. The display unit displays a virtual image including a plurality of display areas when the display unit is in a normal mode. Said display areas respectively correspond to a pulse transit time data, a brainwave signal, a heart rate variability data, a breathing signal, a heart rate data, a blood pressure data and a blood oxygen saturation signal. The control unit controls the said display areas to display respective real-time display charts according to respective signals and data, and controls the audio stimulation unit to play a binaural beats with frequency following response so that the user can receive stimulations and guidance to lower blood pressure and relieve physiological and psychological stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Shin-Da LEE, Wen-Fang LEI
  • Patent number: 11735586
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first well region of a first conductive type and a second well region of a second conductive type disposed in the substrate. The first conductive type and the second conductive type are complementary. A plurality of first dummy structures are disposed in the first well region and arranged along a junction between the first well region and the second well region. The first dummy structures respectively include a first conductive region and a first doped region disposed between the first conductive region and the first doped region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ching-Chung Yang, Shan-Shi Huang, Wen-Fang Lee
  • Publication number: 20230238875
    Abstract: A control circuit for controlling a stackable multiphase power converter includes: a synchronization terminal; a synchronization signal connected to the synchronization terminals of a plurality of the control circuits in parallel, wherein the synchronization signal includes a plurality of pulses to be successively counted as a count number; and a reset signal, configured to reset and initiate the count number; wherein the control circuit further comprises a phase-sequence number, wherein the control circuit enables a corresponding power stage circuit to generate a phase of the output power when the count number reaches the phase-sequence number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ta-Yung Yang, Wei-Chuan Wu, Chih-Hao Yang, Ping-Ching Huang, Li-Wen Fang
  • Patent number: 11630538
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an ultrasonic input module and a control unit. The control unit is electrically connected to the ultrasonic input module. The control unit is configured to: continuously read a setting signal of the ultrasonic input module within a preset time to generate a threshold, where the setting signal includes a plurality of sensing values; receive an input signal by using the ultrasonic input module, where the input signal includes a feature value; and compare the feature value with the threshold to generate associated information, and process the input signal according to the associated information. The disclosure further provides a touch method applied to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Wen Fang Hsiao, I-Hsi Wu, Tsung-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20230095682
    Abstract: Disclosed are an indoor navigating system and an indoor navigating method based on vision. The indoor navigating method comprises capturing a material channel image; segmenting the material channel image to obtain a material pushing machine and a walkable area from the material channel image, and determining boundaries of the material pushing machine and boundaries of the walkable area; obtaining a distance between a left boundary of the material pushing machine and a left rail of a material channel and/or a distance between a right boundary of the material pushing machine and a right rail of the material channel; obtaining a lateral deviation distance of the material pushing machine, and determining a course angle; and adjust an actual moving direction of the material pushing machine according to the course angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Di Wu, WEN-QUAN ZHAO, LIANG CHEN, QI-CHANG ZHANG, WEN-FANG XIAO, ZHI YANG, Yuan Yao
  • Patent number: 11604035
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a heat dissipation apparatus and relates to the field of heat dissipation technologies, so as to solve a problem that heat dissipation efficiency of heat dissipation fins of an existing heat dissipation apparatus is low. In embodiments of the present invention, the heat dissipation apparatus includes a base plate, where multiple main fins are disposed on the base plate, and multiple auxiliary fins are disposed on the main fins; a gap exists between the auxiliary fins and the base plate; and a blocking structure is disposed and fastened on the base plate and/or the main fins, and the blocking structure can make cooling airflow first flow along the auxiliary fins and then flow along gaps between adjacent main fins and flow out. The present invention is mainly used in the field of communication accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zaizhong Xia, Yun Tang, Wen Fang
  • Patent number: 11495681
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a recess, a first gate oxide layer, and a gate structure. The semiconductor substrate includes a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region. The recess is disposed in the first region of the semiconductor substrate, and an edge of the recess is located at an interface between the first region and the second region. At least a part of the first gate oxide layer is disposed in the recess. The first gate oxide layer includes a hump portion disposed adjacent to the edge of the recess, and a height of the hump portion is less than a depth of the recess. The gate structure is disposed on the first region and the second region of the semiconductor substrate, and the gate structure overlaps the hump portion of the first gate oxide layer in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chang-Po Hsiung, Ching-Chung Yang, Shan-Shi Huang, Shin-Hung Li, Nien-Chung Li, Wen-Fang Lee, Chiu-Te Lee, Chih-Kai Hsu, Chun-Ya Chiu, Chin-Hung Chen, Chia-Jung Hsu, Ssu-I Fu, Yu-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11472768
    Abstract: Disclosed are HPTS series derivatives and a synthesis method thereof, belonging to the field of organic synthesis. The HPTS series derivatives are prepared by introducing alkylamine or alcohol into sulfonic acid groups of HPTS. The synthesis method comprises the following steps: subjecting HPTS and phosphorus oxychloride to heating and reflux reaction for 12 hours under catalysis of DMF to obtain a reaction product; introducing the reaction product into ice water, stirring, precipitating solid, and performing suction filtration to obtain HPTS-SO2Cl; dissolving the HPTS-SO2Cl in tetrahydrofuran to prepare solution A, and dissolving alkylamine or alcohol in tetrahydrofuran to prepare solution B; mixing the solution A with the solution B and then reacting for 24 hours at normal temperature, obtaining a product by rotary evaporation, and obtaining a pure compound after separation through columns. The derivatives have strong fat solubility, overcome the defect of a very strong water solubility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Luo, Xuan Hu, Chaogen Liang, Wen Fang, Zhaodong Liu, Daixia Yin
  • Patent number: 11431954
    Abstract: A display method includes the following operations. Multiple first image data are received by a processor through a graphics card. Multiple first image data are analyzed based on an artificial intelligence model by the processor. Multiple second image data are transmitted to the display by the processor. Multiple second image data include multiple first image data, at least one compensation image data between adjacent two of multiple first image data, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Ting Hsu, Yen-Wen Fang
  • Publication number: 20220271668
    Abstract: A scalable multi-phase switching converter includes: converter modules, each including: a loop control unit, which generates a basic trigger pulse according to a feedback signal in master operation mode; and a switching control unit, which determines an operation mode and a corresponding phase serial order according to a setting signal received by a setting pin in a setting mode, and generates a multi-phase trigger pulse signal at a trigger pin according to the basic trigger pulse in master operation mode. The switching control unit receives the multi-phase trigger pulse signal at the trigger pin in slave operation mode. The switching control unit generates an ON-trigger pulse according to the multi-phase trigger pulse signal and the corresponding phase serial order. An ON-period determination unit generates a conduction control pulse according to the ON-trigger pulse to control a corresponding inductor. The trigger pins of the converter modules are coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Hsiao, Ping-Ching Huang, Li-Wen Fang
  • Publication number: 20220208484
    Abstract: Changing a lighting mode for a human interface device is described herein. A first lighting mode can be initiated for a human interface device. Keys on the human interface device can be selected over a period of time at a frequency that is within a defined range. A second lighting mode for the human interface device can be identified based in part on the frequency being within the defined range. The first lighting mode and the second lighting mode can define a lighting scheme for light sources in the human interface device that reflect a user mood. The first lighting mode can be switched to the second lighting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shun-Tai Yang, Yu-Wei Chiu, Tsung-Yi Lin, Tony Wu, Yi-Wen Fang
  • Patent number: D1006591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen-Fang Chang