Patents by Inventor Wu-Cheng Kuo

Wu-Cheng Kuo 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).

  • Patent number: 10347678
    Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a microlens array having a plurality of microlenses; and a sensor array having a plurality of photoelectric elements that are arranged into a plurality of macro pixels. Each macro pixel includes a first photoelectric element, a second photoelectric element, a third photoelectric element, and a fourth photoelectric element that receive incident light via a first microlens, a second microlens, a third microlens, and a fourth lens in the plurality of microlenses. The first microlens, the second microlens, the third microlens, and the fourth microlens in each macro pixel have a first initial offset, a second initial offset, a third initial offset, and a fourth initial offset, respectively. The first microlens and the second microlens in each of the plurality of macro pixels further have a first additional offset and a second additional offset, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Visera Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng Kuo, Kuo-Feng Lin, Tsung-Lin Wu, Chin-Chuan Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10319760
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, a number of filter units, and a grid structure. The filter units are disposed on the sensing layer. The grid structure is disposed on the sensing layer and surrounding each of the filter units. The grid structure includes a first partition wall disposed on the sensing layer and located between two adjacent filter units, and a second partition wall disposed on the first partition wall located between the two adjacent filter units. The refractive index of the first partition wall is less than the refractive index of the second partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Visera Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Kuo-Feng Lin, Wu-Cheng Kuo, Chung-Hao Lin, Yu-Kun Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20190148433
    Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a microlens array having a plurality of microlenses; and a sensor array having a plurality of photoelectric elements that are arranged into a plurality of macro pixels. Each macro pixel includes a first photoelectric element, a second photoelectric element, a third photoelectric element, and a fourth photoelectric element that receive incident light via a first microlens, a second microlens, a third microlens, and a fourth lens in the plurality of microlenses. The first microlens, the second microlens, the third microlens, and the fourth microlens in each macro pixel have a first initial offset, a second initial offset, a third initial offset, and a fourth initial offset, respectively. The first microlens and the second microlens in each of the plurality of macro pixels further have a first additional offset and a second additional offset, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng KUO, Kuo-Feng LIN, Tsung-Lin WU, Chin-Chuan HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20190074314
    Abstract: An image sensor package includes a medium layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The image sensor package also includes a metal-insulator-metal structure disposed on the first surface of the medium layer. The metal-insulator-metal structure includes a first metal layer, a first insulating layer, and a second metal layer, and the first insulating layer is disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The image sensor package further includes an optical filter disposed on the second surface of the medium layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng KUO, Kuo-Feng LIN, Tsung-Lin WU, Yu-Jen CHEN, Chin-Chuan HSIEH, Kuang-Peng LIN
  • Patent number: 10224357
    Abstract: An image sensor package includes a medium layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The image sensor package also includes a metal-insulator-metal structure disposed on the first surface of the medium layer. The metal-insulator-metal structure includes a first metal layer, a first insulating layer, and a second metal layer, and the first insulating layer is disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The image sensor package further includes an optical filter disposed on the second surface of the medium layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng Kuo, Kuo-Feng Lin, Tsung-Lin Wu, Yu-Jen Chen, Chin-Chuan Hsieh, Kuang-Peng Lin
  • Patent number: 10148919
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer for sensing a light beam and a number of pixel groups. Each of the pixel groups includes a yellow filter unit allowing a green light component and a red light component of the light beam to pass through, a green filter unit allowing the green light component of the light beam to pass through, and a blue filter unit allowing a blue light component of the light beam to pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chin-Chuan Hsieh, Wu-Cheng Kuo, Wei-Ko Wang
  • Publication number: 20180315788
    Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate having a first region and a second region adjacent to each other; and a first photoelectric conversion component disposed on the first region of the substrate, and the first photoelectric conversion component includes: a first metal layer formed on the substrate; a first photoelectric conversion layer formed on the first metal layer; and a second metal layer formed on the first photoelectric conversion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng KUO, Kuo-Feng LIN, Tsung-Lin WU, Chin-Chuan HSIEH
  • Patent number: 9948839
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, a transparent plate, and a first guided-mode resonance structure. The sensing layer includes sensing units configured to sense a light beam. The transparent plate is located above the sensing layer. The first guided-mode resonance structure is disposed on a first area of the transparent plate, and blocks a first waveband of the light beam from passing through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Visera Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng Kuo, Kuo-Feng Lin, Chung-Hao Lin, Yu-Kun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9876995
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image sensor, including: a sensor array layer formed of a plurality of normal sensor units and a plurality of spectrometer sensor units; a first guided mode resonance (GMR) structure having a first grating pitch and disposed on the sensor array layer to cover N (where N is an integer) of the spectrometer sensor units; a second GMR structure having a second grating pitch and disposed on the sensor array layer to cover N of the spectrometer sensor units; and a plurality of color filter units disposed on the sensor array layer to cover the normal sensor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kuo-Feng Lin, Wu-Cheng Kuo, Chung-Hao Lin, Yu-Kun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9837455
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, filter units, and a grid structure. The filter units are disposed on the sensing layer. The grid structure is disposed on the filter units, and includes grating portions. The grating portions form a number of grating groups, and each of the grating groups is separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Visera Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Chung-Hao Lin, Wu-Cheng Kuo, Kuo-Feng Lin, Yu-Kun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9825078
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, a filter unit, and a conductive layer. The filter unit is disposed on the sensing layer. The conductive layer surrounds the filter unit, and is disposed on the sensing layer. Therefore, light passing through the filter unit and falling on an adjacent sensing unit is minimized, and the image quality of the image sensor is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Visera Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Chin-Chuan Hsieh, Hao-Min Chen, Wu-Cheng Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170207258
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, filter units, and a grid structure. The filter units are disposed on the sensing layer. The grid structure is disposed on the filter units, and includes grating portions. The grating portions form a number of grating groups, and each of the grating groups is separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Chung-Hao Lin, Wu-Cheng Kuo, Kuo-Feng Lin, Yu-Kun Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20170195532
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, a transparent plate, and a first guided-mode resonance structure. The sensing layer includes sensing units configured to sense a light beam. The transparent plate is located above the sensing layer. The first guided-mode resonance structure is disposed on a first area of the transparent plate, and blocks a first waveband of the light beam from passing through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng Kuo, Kuo-Feng Lin, Chung-Hao Lin, Yu-Kun Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20170160133
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image sensor, including: a sensor array layer formed of a plurality of normal sensor units and a plurality of spectrometer sensor units; a first guided mode resonance (GMR) structure having a first grating pitch and disposed on the sensor array layer to cover N (where N is an integer) of the spectrometer sensor units; a second GMR structure having a second grating pitch and disposed on the sensor array layer to cover N of the spectrometer sensor units; and a plurality of color filter units disposed on the sensor array layer to cover the normal sensor units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Kuo-Feng LIN, Wu-Cheng KUO, Chung-Hao LIN, Yu-Kun HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20170111618
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer for sensing a light beam and a number of pixel groups. Each of the pixel groups includes a yellow filter unit allowing a green light component and a red light component of the light beam to pass through, a green filter unit allowing the green light component of the light beam to pass through, and a blue filter unit allowing a blue light component of the light beam to pass through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: CHIN-CHUAN HSIEH, WU-CHENG KUO, WEI-KO WANG
  • Publication number: 20170025458
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, a number of filter units, and a grid structure. The filter units are disposed on the sensing layer. The grid structure is disposed on the sensing layer and surrounding each of the filter units. The grid structure includes a first partition wall disposed on the sensing layer and located between two adjacent filter units, and a second partition wall disposed on the first partition wall located between the two adjacent filter units. The refractive index of the first partition wall is less than the refractive index of the second partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: KUO-FENG LIN, WU-CHENG KUO, CHUNG-HAO LIN, YU-KUN HSIAO
  • Patent number: 9516286
    Abstract: A color correction device for an image sensor is provided. The image sensor is divided into regions. The color correction device includes a quantum efficiency (QE) measurement circuit, an addressing circuit, and a correction circuit. The QE measurement circuit generates a color signal according to a sensing signal from each pixel of the image sensor. The addressing circuit receives the color signal corresponding to each pixel, obtains a location of each pixel on the image sensor, and averages all of the color signals corresponding to the pixels whose locations are disposed in one of the regions to obtain an average color signal. The correction circuit receives the average color signal to obtain a color correction matrix of the one of the regions and corrects the color signals of the pixels whose locations are in the one of the regions by the color correction matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: VisEra Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Kun Hsiao, Chung-Hao Lin
  • Publication number: 20160141321
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensing layer, a filter unit, and a conductive layer. The filter unit is disposed on the sensing layer. The conductive layer surrounds the filter unit, and is disposed on the sensing layer. Therefore, light passing through the filter unit and falling on an adjacent sensing unit is minimized, and the image quality of the image sensor is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Chin-Chuan HSIEH, Hao-Min CHEN, Wu-Cheng KUO
  • Patent number: 9332235
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a filter, a first image sensor and a second image sensor. The filter transmits a first light in a range of wavelengths and reflects a reflected light out of the range of wavelengths. An incident light is split to the first light and the reflected light. The first image sensor receives the first light to generate a first image signal. The second image sensor receives the reflected light to generate a second image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: VisEra Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng Kuo, Hsin-Wei Mao, Yu-Kun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9219893
    Abstract: A method for correcting pixel information of color pixels on a color filter array of an image sensor includes: establishing an M×M distance factor table, selecting M×M pixels of the color filter array, calculating a red/green/blue-color contribution from the red/green/blue pixels to a target pixel in the selected M×M pixels, calculating a red/blue/green-color pixel performance of the target pixel, calculating a red/blue/green-color correcting factor, obtaining a corrected pixel information of each of the red/green/blue pixels, by applying the red/green/blue-color correcting factor to the measured pixel information of each of the red/green/blue pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: VisEra Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Zong-Ru Tu, Wu-Cheng Kuo, Chin-Chuan Hsieh, Yu-Kun Hsiao