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: 20180098166
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for equalizing audio data for output by a speaker of an electronic device based on a local position or orientation of the electronic device. According to certain aspects, the electronic device can determine (858, 868) its local position based on various sensor data, and identify (870, 872) an appropriate equalization setting. In some cases, the electronic device can modify (876, 880) the equalization setting based on acoustic and/or optical data. The electronic device can apply (882) the modified or unmodified equalization setting to an audio signal and cause the speaker to output (886) the audio signal with the applied equalization setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Adrian M. Schuster, Kevin J. Bastyr, Prabhu Anabathula, Andrew K. Wells, Wen Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 9935057
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a plurality of driver pins at a driver pin level and oriented in a driver pin direction. Each layer of a plurality of layers of metal segment arrays includes two parallel metal segments oriented in a layer direction. The layer direction of a lowermost layer is perpendicular to the driver pin direction, and the layer direction of each additional layer is perpendicular to the layer direction of a layer immediately below the additional layer. The IC structure also includes a plurality of via arrays, each via array including two vias positioned at locations where one or more metal segments of a corresponding overlying layer overlap one or more of the two metal segments of a layer immediately below the via array or the plurality of driver pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Yeh Yu, Wen-Hao Chen, Yuan-Te Hou
  • Publication number: 20180072614
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass cover is provided, which includes following steps. A glass substrate is provided, wherein the glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the display region. The non-display region of the glass substrate is hazed. A glass cover and an electronic device are also provided. The glass cover is adapted to be disposed at an installation opening of a casing of the electronic device. The glass cover includes a glass substrate. The glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the display region, and the non-display region is hazed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 9911697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that uses a metal strap to improve performance and reduce electromigration by coupling a middle-end-of-the-line (MEOL) layer to a power rail. In some embodiments, the integrated chip has an active area with a plurality of source/drain regions. The active area contacts a MEOL structure extending in a first direction. A first metal wire extends in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, at a location overlying the MEOL structure. A metal strap extending in a first direction is arranged over the first metal wire. The metal strap is configured to connect the first metal line to a power rail (e.g., which may be held at a supply or ground voltage), which extends in the second direction. By connecting the MEOL structure to the power rail by way of a metal strap, parasitic capacitance and electromigration may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Liang Chen, Chih-Ming Lai, Charles Chew-Yuen Young, Chi-Yeh Yu, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Kam-Tou Sio, Pin-Dai Sue, Ru-Gun Liu, Shih-Wei Peng, Wen-Hao Chen, Yung-Sung Yen, Chun-Kuang Chen
  • Publication number: 20180061647
    Abstract: A NVM cell structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, a first well region having a second conductivity type, a floating gate transistor and an erase gate region. The first well region is disposed on a first OD region of the semiconductor substrate. The erase gate region disposed on a second OD region of the semiconductor substrate includes a first doped region and at least one second doped region having the second conductivity type. The first doped region is disposed in semiconductor substrate and covers the second OD region, and the second doped region is disposed in the first doped region. The first doped region encompasses the second doped region, and a doping concentration of the second doped region is larger than a doping concentration of the first doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiao Li, Wei-Ren Chen, Wen-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 9907117
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating device and a biochemical reactor having the heating device. The heating device includes an upper plate, a lower plate, a middle plate, and an electric heating element. The upper plate has an upper heating hole, an upper receiving hole, and an upper conductive layer. The lower plate has a lower heating hole, a lower receiving hole, and a first lower conductive layer. The middle plate is disposed between the upper and lower plates and has a middle heating hole and a middle receiving hole. The upper, middle and lower receiving holes are connected together to form a receiving through hole. The electric heating element is disposed in the receiving through hole and has two terminals connected to the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Genereach Biotechnology Corp.
    Inventors: Chen Su, Hsiao-Fen Chang, Pei-Yu Li, Yun-Lung Tsai, Ching-Ko Lin, Wen-Hao Cheng, Pin-Hsing Chou
  • Publication number: 20180054917
    Abstract: A heat dissipation system with air sensation function includes a chassis, multiple fans, multiple air sensation units and an external control device connected to the fans. The chassis has an installation face for installing the fans thereon. The air sensation units are respectively disposed on the fans for detecting the air state of the corresponding fans to generate an air sensation signal. The external control device serves to receive the air sensation signal transmitted from the air sensation units and compare the data contained in the air sensation signal with preset data so as to control/adjust the rotational speed of the corresponding fans. Accordingly, a uniform airflow flows out of the fans to effectively lower the noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Wen-Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 9892928
    Abstract: A NVM cell structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, a first well region having a second conductivity type, a floating gate transistor and an erase gate region. The first well region is disposed on a first OD region of the semiconductor substrate. The erase gate region disposed on a second OD region of the semiconductor substrate includes a first doped region and at least one second doped region having the second conductivity type. The first doped region is disposed in semiconductor substrate and covers the second OD region, and the second doped region is disposed in the first doped region. The first doped region encompasses the second doped region, and a doping concentration of the second doped region is larger than a doping concentration of the first doped region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiao Li, Wei-Ren Chen, Wen-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 9890074
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass cover is provided, which includes following steps. A glass substrate is provided, wherein the glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the display region. The non-display region of the glass substrate is hazed. A glass cover and an electronic device are also provided. The glass cover is adapted to be disposed at an installation opening of a casing of the electronic device. The glass cover includes a glass substrate. The glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the display region, and the non-display region is hazed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Liu
  • Publication number: 20180040567
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a plurality of driver pins at a driver pin level and oriented in a driver pin direction. Each layer of a plurality of layers of metal segment arrays includes two parallel metal segments oriented in a layer direction. The layer direction of a lowermost layer is perpendicular to the driver pin direction, and the layer direction of each additional layer is perpendicular to the layer direction of a layer immediately below the additional layer. The IC structure also includes a plurality of via arrays, each via array including two vias positioned at locations where one or more metal segments of a corresponding overlying layer overlap one or more of the two metal segments of a layer immediately below the via array or the plurality of driver pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Yeh YU, Wen-Hao CHEN, Yuan-Te HOU
  • Publication number: 20180017880
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating at least one particle shield in photolithography includes a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component are operable to form a first particle shield of the at least one particle shield for blocking particles from contacting a proximate surface of an object. The first component includes a first gas injector, and the second component includes a first gas extractor corresponding to the first gas injector. The first gas injector is configured to blow out a gas, thereby forming the first particle shield. The first gas extractor is configured to work with the first gas injector for providing gas pressure gradient for the first particle shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Chue San Yoo, Ching-Yueh Chen, Wen-Hao Cheng
  • Publication number: 20180004886
    Abstract: A method is applied to reconfigure a set of uncrowned standard cells in a layout of a semiconductor apparatus. Each uncrowned standard cell includes a standard first array. Each standard first array includes a first stacked arrangement of vias interspersed with first segments of corresponding M(i)˜M(N) metallization layers. The M(N) metallization layer includes second segments which connect corresponding first segments of the M(N) metallization layer in the first standard arrays. The method includes crowning each first standard array in the set with a corresponding second standard array. Each standard second array includes a second stacked arrangement of vias interspersed with corresponding first segments of corresponding M(N+1)˜M(N+Q) metallization layers. The method further includes: adding, to the M(N+Q) layer, second segments which connect corresponding first segments of the M(N+Q) metallization layer in the corresponding second standard arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Prasenjit RAY, Lee-Chung LU, Meng-Kai HSU, Wen-Hao CHEN, Yuan-Te HOU
  • Publication number: 20170372635
    Abstract: A learning system of Chinese graphic characters and an information processing method of operating the same are disclosed. An electronic apparatus is connected to an information platform provided by a server and the server is connected to an information system building apparatus through an Internet network. The information system building apparatus acquires graphic element information related to graphic characters and relevance between the graphic element information and the graphic characters. The user logs in the information platform of the server by the electronic apparatus. The information platform includes a character search mode and a Chinese character tree mode. The Chinese character tree mode is executed to produce derivative tree information including the plurality of graphic elements, and the character search mode is executed to produce multi-layer graphic explanation information. The results of executing the two modes are rendered to improve efficiency of learning Chinese characters for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: Wen-Hao LIAO
  • Patent number: 9854374
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for equalizing audio data for output by a speaker of an electronic device based on a local position or orientation of the electronic device. According to certain aspects, the electronic device can determine (858, 868) its local position based on various sensor data, and identify (870, 872) an appropriate equalization setting. In some cases, the electronic device can modify (876, 880) the equalization setting based on acoustic and/or optical data. The electronic device can apply (882) the modified or unmodified equalization setting to an audio signal and cause the speaker to output (886) the audio signal with the applied equalization setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Adrian M. Schuster, Kevin J. Bastyr, Prabhu Annabathula, Andrew K. Wells, Wen Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 9851607
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a substrate, an opposite substrate, a scan line and a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, and a passivation layer. The pixel electrode has at least one block-shaped electrode and a plurality of first branch electrodes. The passivation layer has at least one block-shaped protrusion pattern, a plurality of branch protrusion patterns, and a plurality of grooves. The first branch electrodes are located on the block-shaped protrusion patterns. An Edge of the block-shaped electrodes further extends to the block-shaped protrusion patterns. An orthogonal projection gap W1 is between an orthogonal projection edge of the block-shaped electrode and an orthogonal projection edge of the nearest first branch electrode, and 0 ?m<W1?5 ?m. An orthogonal projection distance W2 is between the orthogonal projection edge of the block-shaped electrode and an orthogonal projection edge of the block-shaped protrusion pattern, and 0 ?m<W2?10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Wei Yeh, Cheng-Pim Ku, Tien-Lun Ting, Wen-Hao Hsu
  • Publication number: 20170363974
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating at least one particle shield. The at least one particle shield includes a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component are usable to form a first particle shield of the at least one particle shield for blocking particles from contacting a proximate surface of an object, the first particle shield is substantially parallel to and physically separated from the proximate surface of the object, and the first particle shield includes an energy gradient force or a velocity gradient force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Chue San YOO, Ching-Yueh CHEN, Wen-Hao CHENG
  • Patent number: 9835254
    Abstract: A sealed bearing assembly comprises a bellows to allow a shaft swing and move, and maintains the sealing under stringent conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED NANO TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Min-Su Hsiao, Wen-Hao Wen, Chun-Ming Lin, Ta-Jung Su
  • Publication number: 20170337889
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines, a timing controller, and a gate driver. The gate lines are electrically coupled to the pixels. The timing controller provides an initial pulse signal. The gate driver is electrically coupled to the timing controller and the gate lines and receives the initial pulse signal. The gate driver receives the initial pulse signal with a high level and outputs a plurality of gate signals to the gate lines during a period which is longer than half of a frame of the display device, in response to a scan frequency of the display device changing from a first frequency to a second frequency, where the first frequency is higher than the second frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Chen-Yang WEI, Hsiang-Pin FAN, Wen-Hao HSU
  • Publication number: 20170336702
    Abstract: A light source module of a projector includes a light source having a lamp axis, a fan for providing a cooling airflow, and a flow guide device disposed between the light source and the fan and for guiding the cooling airflow. The flow guide device includes a first air channel connected between a side of the light source and an air outlet of the fan, a second air channel connected between another side of the light source and the air outlet of the fan, and a first airflow control assembly disposed in the first air channel and for controlling the first air channel either in communication or non-communication states via gravity. The first airflow control assembly has a first control rotating shaft inclined relative to the lamp axis and a first included angle between the first control rotating shaft and the lamp axis is less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Wen-Hao Chu, Te-Tang Chen, Tsung-Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 9817788
    Abstract: A hub device and corresponding method include a first chip having at least a first upstream port and a plurality of first downstream ports, a second chip, having at least a second upstream port and at least one second downstream port; and an external memory device, storing firmware data corresponding to the first chip and the second chip. One one of the first downstream ports of the first chip is coupled to the second upstream port of the second chip to form a tiered hub, and the first chip and the second chip are sequentially enabled and the first chip and the second chip sequentially load the corresponding firmware data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Long Ho, Yi-Te Chen, Wen-Hao Cheng, Kuo-Yu Wu, Chun-Heng Lin, Po-Ming Huang