Patents by Inventor Wen Tsay

Wen Tsay 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: 20210200080
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imprinting method, which includes the steps of: adding a soluble material to a master mold; solidifying the soluble material to form a soluble mold having a mold pattern; adhering a taking device to the soluble mold to separate the soluble mold from the master mold; placing the soluble mold on a polymer layer of a workpiece for imprint; applying a high temperature and a pressure to the soluble mold to allow the polymer layer having an imprint pattern corresponding to the mold pattern and being solidified, and to remove the taking device from the soluble mold; and providing a solvent to dissolve the soluble mold to obtain an imprint workpiece having the imprint pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Sung-Wen TSAI
  • Patent number: 11009916
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a frame unit, a circuit unit and a touch pad. The circuit unit includes a circuit board, a dome-shaped actuating member including an actuating portion and a resilient metal sheet connected between the actuating portion and the circuit board, and a noise reduction member having a main body connected to the resilient metal sheet, made of an elastic material and formed with a recess surrounding the actuating portion. A touch surface of the touch pad is touchable to push the circuit unit toward the block member, such that the actuating portion contacts the block member to deform the resilient metal sheet to electrically connect the actuating portion with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SUNREXTECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chen, Yi-Wen Tsai, Ching-Yao Huang, Ling-Cheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 10992357
    Abstract: A beam pattern design method is adapted to an antenna array system. An antenna array of the antenna array system includes a plurality of antenna devices. The beam pattern design method includes the following procedures. A plurality of first virtual beamforming vectors having a first resolution are set. Each of the plurality of first virtual beamforming vectors corresponds to all the antenna devices in the antenna array. Corresponding weights are respectively assigned to phases of the plurality of first virtual beamforming vectors to generate a plurality of correspondingly weighted first virtual beamforming vectors. The plurality of correspondingly weighted first virtual beamforming vectors are linearly combined to synthesize a provisional vector having a second resolution. The phase of each element in the provisional vector is extracted, and a fixed amplitude is provided to the extracted phase of each element in the provisional vector to generate a final beamforming vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Yuh-Ren Tsai, Wen-Tsai Lin, Chin-Liang Wang
  • Patent number: 10978269
    Abstract: A sample chip for electron microscope includes a first substrate having a film layer, a buffer layer, and a body layer, a spacing layer positioned below the first substrate, and a second substrate positioned below the spacing layer. The buffer layer is positioned on the film layer and has a buffer opening corresponding to an area of the film layer, the body layer is positioned on the buffer layer and has a body opening corresponding to the buffer opening of the buffer layer to expose the area of the film layer corresponding to the buffer opening, the body layer has a thickness of 10 ?m-800 ?m, and etching properties of the film layer, the buffer layer, and the body layer are different. A specimen accommodating space is defined in the spacing layer to correspond to the area of the film layer corresponding to the buffer opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Po Tsung Hsieh, Chung Jen Chung, Shih Wen Tseng, Chiu Hua Huang, Tzu Hsin Chen, Ya Wen Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210101328
    Abstract: An imprint method provided herein includes the steps of: adding a soluble material to a master mold; solidifying the soluble material to form a soluble mold having a mold pattern; adhering a dissociable tape to the soluble mold to separate the soluble mold from the master mold; placing the soluble mold onto a polymer layer of a workpiece for imprint; applying a high temperature and a pressure to the soluble mold to allow the polymer layer having an imprint pattern corresponding to the mold pattern and solidification, and to dissociate the tape; and providing a solvent to dissolve the soluble mold to obtain an imprint workpiece having the imprint pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Sung-Wen TSAI
  • Publication number: 20210082331
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device including a panel. The panel includes a display area, a first peripheral area and a plurality of driving units. The display area includes a plurality of odd-numbered gate lines and a plurality of even-numbered gate lines. The first peripheral area is disposed adjacent to the display area. The driving units are disposed in the first peripheral area and include a first driving unit group and a second driving unit group. The first driving unit group includes N driving units which correspond to N gate lines among first 2N of the odd-numbered gate lines or to N gate lines among first 2N of the even-numbered gate lines, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1. The second driving unit group is disposed adjacent to the first driving unit group and includes 2P driving units which respectively correspond to P odd-numbered gate lines and P even-numbered gate lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Fu Wu, Wen-Tsai Hsu, Sheng-Feng Huang
  • Patent number: 10947415
    Abstract: A process and composition are disclosed for polishing tungsten containing select quaternary phosphonium compounds at low concentrations to at least reduce corrosion rate of tungsten. The process and composition include providing a substrate containing tungsten; providing a stable polishing composition, containing, as initial components: water; an oxidizing agent; select quaternary phosphonium compounds at low concentrations to at least reduce corrosion rate; a dicarboxylic acid, a source of iron ions; a colloidal silica abrasive; and, optionally a pH adjusting agent; providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad, having a polishing surface; creating dynamic contact at an interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; and dispensing the polishing composition onto the polishing surface at or near the interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; wherein some of the tungsten is polished away from the substrate, and corrosion rate of tungsten is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings
    Inventors: Lin-Chen Ho, Wei-Wen Tsai, Cheng-Ping Lee
  • Publication number: 20210050643
    Abstract: A transition structure for millimeter wave is provided. The transition structure includes a first layer signal element coupled to an end of a first transmission line and a plurality of first layer ground elements surrounding the end of the first transmission line equidistantly from the end of the first transmission line and disposed along two opposite sides of a strip body of the first transmission line equidistantly from the strip body of the first transmission line. The transition structure further includes an intermediate layer signal element coupled to the first layer signal element and a plurality of intermediate layer ground elements surrounding the intermediate layer signal element quasi-coaxially. A multilayer transition structure including a multilayer structure and the transition structure is also provided. Therefore, the problem of operating frequency caused by the thickness of the multilayer structure can be overcome, thereby increasing the resonance frequency of the multilayer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Su-Wei Chang, Chueh-Jen Lin, Wen-Tsai Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Hung, Yang Tai, Chien-Tse Fang, Po-Chia Huang, Tzu-Wen Chiang, Shao-Chun Hsu, Yu-Cheng Lin, Wei-Yang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210050923
    Abstract: Provided is a rapid over-the-air (OTA) production line test platform, including a device under test (DUT), an antenna array and two reflecting plates. The DUT has a beamforming function. The antenna array is arranged opposite to the DUT, and emits beams with beamforming. Two reflecting plates are disposed opposite to each other, and are arranged between the DUT and the antenna array. The beam OTA test of the DUT is carried out by propagation of the beams between the antenna array, the DUT and the two reflecting plates. Accordingly, the test time can be greatly shortened and the cost of test can be effectively reduced. In addition to the above-mentioned rapid OTA production line test platform, platforms for performing the OTA production line test by using horn antenna arrays together with bending waveguides and using a 3D elliptic curve are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Su-Wei Chang, Chueh-Jen Lin, Wen-Tsai Tsai, Shun-Chung Kuo, Yang Tai, Wei-Yang Chen, Chien-Tse Fang, Po-Chia Huang, Jiun-Wei Wu, Yu-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20210050674
    Abstract: An antennas-in-package (AiP) verification board is provided, which includes a carrier board configured for disposing an antenna array or an electronic circuit; and a plurality of SMPM connectors. The plurality of SMPM connectors are arranged in an array on the carrier board and electrically connected with the antenna array or the electronic circuit of the carrier board for testing the characteristics of the antenna array on the carrier board or the characteristics of the electronic circuit on the carrier board. The AiP verification board is fixed on a beamforming test platform. In addition to the aforementioned AiP verification board, an AiP verification board including a plurality of adaptor structures and an AiP verification board including a plurality of connectors and a plurality of adaptor structures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Su-Wei Chang, Chueh-Jen Lin, Wen-Tsai Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Hung, Yang Tai, Chien-Tse Fang, Po-Chia Huang, Te-Liang Sun, Ying-Yen Lu
  • Patent number: 10910267
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, and an alignment mark including a conductive through-substrate via (TSV) penetrating through the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin Chang, Fang Wen Tsai, Jing-Cheng Lin, Wen-Chih Chiou, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Publication number: 20210002512
    Abstract: A process for chemical mechanical polishing a substrate containing tungsten is disclosed to reduce corrosion rate and inhibit dishing of the tungsten and erosion of underlying dielectrics. The process includes providing a substrate; providing a polishing composition, containing, as initial components: water; an oxidizing agent; nonionic polyacrylamide; a dicarboxylic acid, a source of iron ions; a colloidal silica abrasive having a negative zeta potential; and, optionally, a pH adjusting agent; providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad, having a polishing surface; creating dynamic contact at an interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; and dispensing the polishing composition onto the polishing surface at or near the interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; wherein some of the tungsten is polished away from the substrate, corrosion rate is reduced, dishing of the tungsten is inhibited as well as erosion of dielectrics underlying the tungsten.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Lin-Chen Ho, Wei-Wen Tsai
  • Patent number: 10886834
    Abstract: A power converter and a method for receiving an input voltage and providing an output voltage is presented. The power converter has a switching circuit to generate the output voltage. The switching circuit has a first switch, a switch control circuit arranged to selectively operate the first switch in a first state or a second state. There is a ripple reduction circuit to set a first state duration based on a property of a load current. The load current is a current that the power converter provides to a load that is coupled to the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Der Ju Hung, Yu Ta Lin, Yuan Wen Hsiao, Chi-Chia Huang, Chia Wen Tsai
  • Patent number: 10861659
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a base board, a circuit module having a free end portion and a connecting end portion, a metallic connecting member and an annular, metallic frame. The connecting member includes a positioning portion fixedly mounted to the connecting end portion of the circuit module, and an elastic arm extending from the positioning portion away from the connecting end portion and toward a free end portion in such a way to define a coupling groove that indents away therefrom. The frame is spaced apart from the circuit module and includes a coupling portion that is embossed from a side of the frame proximate to the connecting member, and that has a coupling block coupled to the coupling groove of the elastic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SUNREX TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chen, Yi-Wen Tsai, Ching-Yao Huang, Ling-Cheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 10852867
    Abstract: A touch display device at least including a gate driver is provided. The gate driver at least includes a pull-up control circuit, a pull-down control circuit and a pull-up output circuit. The pull-up control circuit sets the voltage level of a first node to a first voltage level. The pull-down control circuit is configured to set the voltage level of the first node to a second voltage level and includes a first transistor receiving an operation voltage. The second voltage level is lower than the first voltage level. The pull-up output circuit generates a scan signal according to the voltage level of the first node. During a first display period and a second display period, the operation voltage is equal to a first gate voltage. During a touch-sensing period, the operation voltage is equal to a second gate voltage that is lower than the first gate voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Fu Wu, Wei-Kuang Lien, Wen-Tsai Hsu, Sheng-Feng Huang
  • Publication number: 20200373443
    Abstract: A solar cell device with improved performance and a method of fabricating the same is described. The solar cell includes a back contact layer formed on a substrate, an absorber layer formed on the back contact layer, a buffer layer formed on the absorber layer, and a front contact layer formed by depositing a transparent conductive oxide layer on the buffer layer and annealing the deposited TCO layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Chi-Yu CHIANG, Yung-Sheng CHIU, Wen-Tsai YEN
  • Patent number: 10840400
    Abstract: A device and method of improving efficiency of a thin film solar cell by providing a back reflector between a back electrode layer and an absorber layer. Back reflector reflects sunlight photons back into the absorber layer to generate additional electrical energy. The device is a photovoltaic device comprising a substrate, a back electrode layer, a back reflector, an absorber layer, a buffer layer, and a front contact layer. The back reflector is formed as a plurality of parallel lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jyh-Lih Wu, Li Xu, Wen-Tsai Yen, Chung-Hsien Wu
  • Patent number: 10815392
    Abstract: A process for chemical mechanical polishing a substrate containing tungsten is disclosed to reduce corrosion rate and inhibit dishing of the tungsten and erosion of underlying dielectrics. The process includes providing a substrate; providing a polishing composition, containing, as initial components: water; an oxidizing agent; nonionic polyacrylamide; a dicarboxylic acid, a source of iron ions; a colloidal silica abrasive having a negative zeta potential; and, optionally, a pH adjusting agent; providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad, having a polishing surface; creating dynamic contact at an interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; and dispensing the polishing composition onto the polishing surface at or near the interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; wherein some of the tungsten is polished away from the substrate, corrosion rate is reduced, dishing of the tungsten is inhibited as well as erosion of dielectrics underlying the tungsten.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC CMP HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Lin-Chen Ho, Wei-Wen Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200321249
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, and an alignment mark including a conductive through-substrate via (TSV) penetrating through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hsin Chang, Fang Wen Tsai, Jing-Cheng Lin, Wen-Chih Chiou, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Patent number: 10770017
    Abstract: A display device including a panel having a gate driver is provided. The gate driver includes a multi-stage shift register. The N-th stage shift register includes a control module, a leakage compensation module, and an output module. The control module has a first terminal for receiving a first signal from the (N?M)-th stage shift register and a second terminal electrically connected to a node for transmitting a first signal to the node. The leakage compensation module has a third terminal electrically connected to the compensation voltage and a fourth terminal electrically connected to the node. The output module has a fifth terminal electrically connected to the node for receiving the first signal, and a sixth terminal for outputting a second signal of the N-th stage shift register for driving at least some parts of the pixel array. The compensation voltage charges the node during a touch sensing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Fu Wu, Wen-Tsai Hsu, Sheng-Feng Huang