Patents by Inventor Wen Hao

Wen Hao 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: 20210127847
    Abstract: A foldable bed includes a front right extensible rod, rear right extensible rod, front left extensible rod, rear left extensible rod, front support portion, front support bottom base, rear central extensible rod, bridge-shaped link member, first front right oblique rod, second front right oblique rod, first rear right oblique rod, second rear right oblique rod, first front left oblique rod, second front left oblique rod, first rear left oblique rod, second rear left oblique rod, two rear oblique rods, two front oblique rods, two front slide rods, front connecting rod, rear connecting rod and sheet-like element. Therefore, the foldable bed is compact and easy to fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: WEN-HAO TSAI
  • Publication number: 20210134864
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an image sensor including the following steps is provided. A substrate is provided. A light sensing device is formed in the substrate. A storage node is formed in the substrate. The storage node and the light sensing device are separated from each other. A buried gate structure is formed in the substrate. The buried gate structure includes a buried gate and a first dielectric layer. The buried gate is disposed in the substrate and covers at least a portion of the storage node. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the buried gate and the substrate. A first light shielding layer is formed on the buried gate. The first light shielding layer is located above the storage node and electrically connected to the buried gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Ping Lee, Pin-Chieh Huang, Jui-Hung Hung, Yi-Chen Yeh, Cheng-Han Yang, Wen-Hao Huang
  • Patent number: 10997352
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for routing a network of a circuit design based on at least one of a placement blockage or a layer-assigned network of a circuit design. For instance, some embodiments route a network of a circuit design (e.g., clock net, date net) by generating a congestion map based on modeling layer-assigned networks, considering (e.g., accounting for) routing congestion based on a placement blockage of the circuit design, or some combination of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gracieli Posser, Mehmet Can Yildiz, Wen-Hao Liu, Wing-Kai Chow, Zhuo Li, Derong Liu
  • Patent number: 10990745
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first bit flip-flop and a second flip-flop. The first flip-flop has a first driving capability. The second flip-flop has a second driving capability different from the first driving capability. The first flip-flop and the second flip-flop are part of a multibit flip-flop configured to share at least a first clock pin. The first clock pin is configured to receive the first clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Shao-Huan Wang, Wen-Hao Chen, Chun-Yao Ku, Hung-Chih Ou
  • Publication number: 20210115554
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunction chamber having a multifunctional shutter disk. The shutter disk includes a lamp device, a DC/RF power device, and a gas line on one surface of the shutter disk. With this configuration, simplifying the chamber type is possible as the various specific, dedicated chambers such as a degas chamber, a pre-clean chamber, a CVD/PVD chamber are not required. By using the multifunctional shutter disk, the degassing function and the pre-cleaning function are provided within a single chamber. Accordingly, a separate degas chamber and a pre-clean chamber are no longer required and the overall transfer time between chambers is reduced or eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Wen-Hao Cheng, Yen-Yu Chen, Yi-Ming Dai
  • Publication number: 20210117605
    Abstract: An integrated circuit design method includes receiving an integrated circuit design, and determining a floor plan for the integrated circuit design. The floor plan includes an arrangement of a plurality of functional cells and a plurality of tap cells. Potential latchup locations in the floor plan are determined, and the arrangement of at least one of the functional cells or the tap cells is modified based on the determined potential latchup locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Po-Chia Lai, Kuo-Ji Chen, Wen-Hao Chen, Wun-Jie Lin, Yu-Ti Su, Mohammed Rabiul Islam, Shu-Yi Ying, Stefan Rusu, Kuan-Te Li, David Barry Scott
  • Publication number: 20210118700
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible workpiece pedestal capable of tilting a workpiece support surface. The workpiece pedestal further includes a heater mounted on the workpiece support surface. The heater includes a plurality of heating sources such as heating coils. The plurality of heating sources in the heater allows heating the workpiece at different temperatures for different zones of the workpiece. For example, the workpiece can have a central zone heated by a first heating coil, a first outer ring zone that is outside of the central zone heated by a second heating coil, a second outer ring zone that is outside of the first outer ring zone heated by a third heating coil. By using the tunable heating feature and the tilting feature of the workpiece pedestal, the present disclosure can reduce or eliminate the shadowing effect problem of the related workpiece pedestal in the art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chih Chu, Wen-Hao Cheng, Yen-Yu Chen, Yi-Ming Dai
  • Patent number: 10975105
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for substrate surface modification and a method using the same, and the composition for substrate surface modification is composed of a compound of the general formula structure shown in formula 1: wherein n1 is an integer of 1 to 6, and R is a zwitterionic group. The composition for substrate surface modification uses water as a medium to perform modifying reaction over a substrate surface, and at the same time has biological modification characteristics, and abilities of immobilizing biomolecules and anti-biofouling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chen-Han Huang, Wen-Hao Chen, Hsing-Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 10977420
    Abstract: A method of decomposing a layout for multiple-patterning lithography includes receiving an input that represents a layout of a semiconductor device. The layout includes a plurality of conductive lines of a cell. A first set of conductive lines are overlaid by a second set of conductive lines. The method further includes partitioning the second set of conductive lines into groups. A first group has a different number of conductive lines from the second set than a second group. The method further includes assigning conductive lines from the first set overlaid by conductive lines of the first group to a first photomask and assigning conductive lines from the first set overlaid by conductive lines of the second group to second and third photomasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Meng-Kai Hsu, Wen-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 10956650
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving design performance of a layout design through placement of functional and spare cells by leveraging layout dependent effect (LDE) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: importing a plurality of technology files associated with the layout design into an EDA system; importing a netlist associated with the layout design into the EDA system; importing a standard cell library containing pattern-S timing information of the functional cells and the spare cells; performing floorplan and spare cell insertion, wherein the spare cells are distributed uniformly across the floorplan; and conducting placement and optimization through re-placement of the at least one functional cells and the spare cells to form pattern-S with at least one timing critical cells to improve an overall timing performance of the layout design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Chun-Yao Ku, Jyun-Hao Chang, Ming-Tao Yu, Wen-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210074855
    Abstract: A switch device includes a P-type substrate, a first gate structure, a first N-well, a shallow trench isolation structure, a first P-well, a second gate structure, a first N-type doped region, a second P-well, and a second N-type doped region. The first N-well is formed in the P-type substrate and partly under the first gate structure. The shallow trench isolation structure is formed in the first N-well and under the first gate structure. The first P-well is formed in the P-type substrate and under the first gate structure. The first N-type doped region is formed in the P-type substrate and between the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The second P-well is formed in the P-type substrate and under the second gate structure. The second N-type doped region is formed in the second P-well and partly under the second gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chih-Hsin Chen, Shih-Chen Wang, Tsung-Mu Lai, Wen-Hao Ching, Chun-Yuan Lo, Wei-Chen Chang
  • Patent number: 10943046
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first cell having a first interconnect structure and a second cell having a second interconnect structure. The semiconductor apparatus further includes a first plurality of conductive segments, wherein each conductive segment of the first plurality of conductive segments directly connects a first metal level of the first interconnect structure to a first metal level of the second interconnect structure. The semiconductor apparatus further includes a third cell having a third interconnect structure and a fourth cell having a fourth interconnect structure. The semiconductor apparatus further includes a second plurality of conductive segments, wherein each conductive segment of the second plurality of conductive segments directly connects a second metal level of the third interconnect structure to a second metal level of the fourth interconnect structure, and the second metal level is different from the first metal level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Prasenjit Ray, Lee-Chung Lu, Meng-Kai Hsu, Wen-Hao Chen, Yuan-Te Hou
  • Patent number: 10939764
    Abstract: A folding rocking chair includes a left arc bottom rod, a right arc bottom rod, a left front rod, a right front rod, a left rear rod, a right rear rod, a seat frame rod, a left armrest rod, a right armrest rod, a left front armrest support rod, a right front armrest support rod, a left first pivot connecting rod, a right first pivot connecting rod, a left second pivot connecting rod, a right second pivot connecting rod, a backrest rod, a left pivot connecting part, a right pivot connecting part, a left multilink part, a right multilink part, a seat frame support part and a backrest support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SPORT DIVERSIONS INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210064558
    Abstract: A USB integrated circuit includes three TX connecting component pairs and three RX connecting component pairs. The first TX connecting component pair and the first RX connecting component pair are respectively coupled to the first TX pin pair and the first RX pin pair of the first USB connector. The second TX connecting component pair and the second RX connecting component pair are respectively coupled to the first TX pin pair and the first RX pin pair of a second USB connector. The third TX connecting component pair is coupled to the second TX pin pair of the first USB connector or to the second TX pin pair of the second USB connector. The third RX connecting component pair is coupled to the second RX pin pair of the first USB connector or to the second RX pin pair of the second USB connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Yu Tseng, Wen-Hao Cheng, Terrance Shiyang Shih
  • Patent number: 10937819
    Abstract: An image sensor including a substrate, a light sensing device, a storage node, a buried gate structure, and a first light shielding layer is provided. The light sensing device is disposed in the substrate. The storage node is disposed in the substrate. The storage node and the light sensing device are separated from each other. The buried gate structure includes a buried gate and a first dielectric layer. The buried gate is disposed in the substrate and covers at least a portion of the storage node. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the buried gate and the substrate. The first light shielding layer is disposed on the buried gate and is located above the storage node. The first light shielding layer is electrically connected to the buried gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Ping Lee, Pin-Chieh Huang, Jui-Hung Hung, Yi-Chen Yeh, Cheng-Han Yang, Wen-Hao Huang
  • Publication number: 20210056250
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first circuit element, a layer of dielectric material, a first wire and a second wire in the layer of dielectric material, and an array of wires in the layer of dielectric material, wherein a first wire at a first track in the array of wires is electrically connected to the first circuit element, the first wire having a first width, a second wire at a second track in the array of wires has a second width different from the first width, and a third track in the array of wires between the first track and the second track is an empty track, and wherein the first wire is asymmetric with respect to the first track in the array of wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Hung-Chih Ou, Wen-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 10930815
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting structure and a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) structure disposed thereon. The light emitting structure includes an n-type confinement layer, an active layer disposed on the n-type confinement layer, and a p-type confinement layer disposed on the active layer opposite to the n-type confinement layer. The n-type and p-type confinement layers are disposed proximal and distal to the DBR structure, respectively. The DBR structure includes first to Nth DBR units. The first and Nth DBR units are disposed proximal and distal to the light emitting structure, respectively. Each of the first to Nth DBR units has a center reflection wavelength defined by ?+(z?1)?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Xiamen San'an Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao Liu, Zhendong Ning, Ling-Fei Wang, Jun-Zhao Zhang, Weihuan Li, Wen-Hao Gao, Chaoyu Wu, Duxiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10916517
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit (IC) structure. The IC structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an interconnection structure formed on the semiconductor substrate; and a redistribution layer (RDL) metallic feature formed on the interconnection structure. The RDL metallic feature further includes a barrier layer disposed on the interconnection structure; a diffusion layer disposed on the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer includes metal and oxygen; and a metallic layer disposed on the diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih Wei Bih, Sheng-Wei Yeh, Yen-Yu Chen, Wen-Hao Cheng, Chih-Wei Lin, Chun-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 10911730
    Abstract: A projector including a casing, at least one fan, a light source module, a light valve module and a projection lens is provided. The casing has a first air inlet, a second air inlet and an air outlet. The fan is disposed in the casing and adjacent to the air outlet. The light source module is disposed in the casing and adapted to provide an illumination light beam. The light valve module is disposed in the casing and adjacent to the second air inlet, and is adapted to convert the illumination light beam into an image light beam. The light source module and the light valve module at least partially overlap with each other along a first direction perpendicular to an opening of the first air inlet. The projection lens is disposed on the casing and adapted to project the image light beam out of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Wen-Hao Chu, Tung-Chou Hu
  • Publication number: 20210019465
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes techniques for managing planarization of features formed on a semiconductor wafer. The disclosed techniques achieve relative planarization of micro bump structures formed on a wafer surface by adjusting the pattern density of the micro bumps formed within various regions on the wafer surface. The surface area size of a micro bump formed within a given wafer surface region may be enlarged or reduced to change the pattern density. A dummy micro bump may be inserted into a given wafer surface region to increase the pattern density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Venkata Sripathi Sasanka Pratapa, Jyun-Hong Chen, Wen-Hao Cheng