Patents by Inventor Yen-Hsun Chen

Yen-Hsun Chen 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: 20250093789
    Abstract: A reticle carrier described herein is configured to quickly discharge the residual charge on a reticle so as to reduce, minimize, and/or prevent particles in the reticle carrier from being attracted to and/or transferred to the reticle. In particular, the reticle carrier may be configured to provide reduced capacitance between an inner baseplate of the reticle carrier and the reticle. The reduction in capacitance may reduce the resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant for discharging the residual charge on the reticle, which may increase the discharge speed for discharging the residual charge through support pins of the reticle carrier. The increase in discharge speed may reduce the likelihood that an electrostatic force in the reticle carrier may attract particles in the reticle carrier to the reticle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun CHEN, Yi-Zhen CHEN, Jhan-Hong YEH, Han-Lung CHANG, Tzung-Chi FU, Li-Jui CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250064345
    Abstract: A gait evaluating system including a processor is provided. The processor identifies whether a gait type of the user belongs to a normal gait, a non-neuropathic gait or a neuropathic gait based on step feature values of a user and walking limb feature values of the user. In response to that the gait type of the user belongs to the non-neuropathic gait, the processor controls the display panel to display a first auxiliary information, a second auxiliary information, and a third auxiliary information. The first auxiliary information indicates a potential sarcopenia of the user. The second auxiliary information indicates a dietary guideline for muscle building and muscle strengthening. The third auxiliary information shows a motion instruction video for regaining or maintaining muscle strength of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Je-Ping Hu, Keng-Hsun Lin, Shih-Fang Yang Mao, Pin-Chou Li, Jian-Hong Wu, Szu-Ju Li, Hui-Yu Cho, Yu-Chang Chen, Yen-Nien Lu, Jyun-Siang Hsu, Nien-Ya Lee, Kuan-Ting Ho, Ming-Chieh Tsai, Ching-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 12189311
    Abstract: A reticle carrier described herein is configured to quickly discharge the residual charge on a reticle so as to reduce, minimize, and/or prevent particles in the reticle carrier from being attracted to and/or transferred to the reticle. In particular, the reticle carrier may be configured to provide reduced capacitance between an inner baseplate of the reticle carrier and the reticle. The reduction in capacitance may reduce the resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant for discharging the residual charge on the reticle, which may increase the discharge speed for discharging the residual charge through support pins of the reticle carrier. The increase in discharge speed may reduce the likelihood that an electrostatic force in the reticle carrier may attract particles in the reticle carrier to the reticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun Chen, Yi-Zhen Chen, Jhan-Hong Yeh, Han-Lung Chang, Tzung-Chi Fu, Li-Jui Chen
  • Patent number: 12152947
    Abstract: A temperature detection device includes plural thermistors, a voltage source and plural temperature detection circuits. The first terminals of the thermistors are electrically connected with a common node. The voltage source is electrically connected with the common node directly. Each temperature detection circuit includes a voltage divider and a differential amplifier circuit. The voltage divider includes a first resistor and a second resistor. A first terminal of the first resistor is connected with the common node. A second terminal of the first resistor is connected with a first terminal of the second resistor and the second terminal of the corresponding thermistor. The second terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected with a ground terminal. The differential amplifier circuit includes a first input terminal connected with the first terminal of the first resistor, a second input terminal connected with the second terminal of the first resistor, and an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Te Li, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Yen-Hsun Chen
  • Publication number: 20240388688
    Abstract: A mask inspection system employs TDI imaging. The mask inspection system is calibrated by iteratively repeating, until a stopping criterion is met: (i) simultaneously acquiring first and second TDI images using respective first and second TDI image sensors of the mask inspection system, the first and second TDI image sensors being configured to acquire the respective first and second TDI images with light of mutually orthogonal polarizations, and (ii) automatically adjusting a position of the second TDI image sensor using an electronic controller that receives a feedback error signal indicative of the shift of the second TDI image respective to the first TDI image along the shift direction. The adjusting may utilize an electronic controller that controls the motor based on a received feedback error signal indicative of the shift of the second TDI image respective to the first TDI image along the shift direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Pei-Yu Zhu, Yen-Hsun Chen, Shang-Chieh Chien
  • Publication number: 20240319977
    Abstract: A system and method for deploying software packages for end devices that communicate through a mobile network is disclosed. A deployment orchestrator is coupled to the mobile network. End devices communicate with each other through the mobile network. At least one of end devices includes a support package repository storing software packages. When a new end device requires software package deployment, the deployment orchestrator locates at least one of the end devices with the support package repository. The new end device receives software packages from the end device including the support package repository through the mobile network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun Chen, Jia-Yu Juang, Chi-Yuan Yen, Tong-Pai Huang, Chia-Jui Lee
  • Publication number: 20230280664
    Abstract: A reticle carrier described herein is configured to quickly discharge the residual charge on a reticle so as to reduce, minimize, and/or prevent particles in the reticle carrier from being attracted to and/or transferred to the reticle. In particular, the reticle carrier may be configured to provide reduced capacitance between an inner baseplate of the reticle carrier and the reticle. The reduction in capacitance may reduce the resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant for discharging the residual charge on the reticle, which may increase the discharge speed for discharging the residual charge through support pins of the reticle carrier. The increase in discharge speed may reduce the likelihood that an electrostatic force in the reticle carrier may attract particles in the reticle carrier to the reticle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun CHEN, Yi-Zhen CHEN, Jhan-Hong YEH, Han-Lung CHANG, Tzung-Chi FU, Li-Jui CHEN
  • Patent number: 11728675
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus is coupled to an AC power source, a critical load, and a general load. The power supply apparatus includes a UPS, a generator system, a power conversion system, and a controller. The power conversion system includes a first power conversion path and a second power conversion path. The first power conversion path is connected to the critical load and an output side, and the second power conversion path is connected to the general load and an input side. The first power conversion path and the second power conversion path are jointly connected to a DC bus. When the controller determines that the AC power source is abnormal, the controller controls disconnecting the AC power source, and activates the UPS to supply power to the critical load so as to enable the first power conversion path and disable the second power conversion path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Wei Hu, Yen-Hsun Chen, Chia-Tse Lee, Lei-Chung Hsing
  • Patent number: 11698591
    Abstract: An EUV photolithography system utilizes a baseplate of an EUV pod to unload an EUV reticle from a chuck within an EUV scanner. The baseplate includes a top surface and support pins extending from the top surface. The when the reticle is unloaded onto the baseplate, the support pins hold the reticle at relatively large distance from the top surface of the baseplate. The support pins have a relatively low resistance. The large distance and low resistance help ensure that particles do not travel from the baseplate to the reticle during unloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Zhen Chen, Yen-Hsun Chen, Jhan-Hong Yeh, Tzung-Chi Fu, Han-Lung Chang, Li-Jui Chen
  • Patent number: 11687011
    Abstract: A reticle carrier described herein is configured to quickly discharge the residual charge on a reticle so as to reduce, minimize, and/or prevent particles in the reticle carrier from being attracted to and/or transferred to the reticle. In particular, the reticle carrier may be configured to provide reduced capacitance between an inner baseplate of the reticle carrier and the reticle. The reduction in capacitance may reduce the resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant for discharging the residual charge on the reticle, which may increase the discharge speed for discharging the residual charge through support pins of the reticle carrier. The increase in discharge speed may reduce the likelihood that an electrostatic force in the reticle carrier may attract particles in the reticle carrier to the reticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun Chen, Yi-Zhen Chen, Jhan-Hong Yeh, Han-Lung Chang, Tzung-Chi Fu, Li-Jui Chen
  • Patent number: 11644759
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet radiation source apparatus includes a chamber including at least a droplet generator, a nozzle of the droplet generator, and a dry ice blasting assembly. The droplet generator includes a reservoir for a molten metal, and the nozzle has a first end connected to the reservoir and a second opposing end where molten metal droplets emerge from the nozzle. The dry ice blasting assembly includes a blasting nozzle, a blasting air inlet and a blaster carbon dioxide (CO2) inlet. The blasting nozzle is disposed inside the chamber. The blasting nozzle is arranged to direct a pressurized air stream and dry ice particles at the nozzle of the droplet generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun Chen, Ming-Hsun Tsai, Shao-Hua Wang, Han-Lung Chang, Li-Jui Chen, Chia-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230060598
    Abstract: An EUV photolithography system utilizes a baseplate of an EUV pod to unload an EUV reticle from a chuck within an EUV scanner. The baseplate includes a top surface and support pins extending from the top surface. The when the reticle is unloaded onto the baseplate, the support pins hold the reticle at relatively large distance from the top surface of the baseplate. The support pins have a relatively low resistance. The large distance and low resistance help ensure that particles do not travel from the baseplate to the reticle during unloading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yi-Zhen CHEN, Yen-Hsun CHEN, Jhan-Hong YEH, Tzung-Chi FU, Han-Lung CHANG, Li-Jui CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230064313
    Abstract: A system and method for management of heterogeneous bare metal servers is disclosed. The system includes target bare metal servers coupled to a network and an administrative server. The administrative server executes a framework for managing the bare metal servers. The framework includes unified APIs for performance of management functions. A recognition engine receives identification information from the server and selects a driver from a driver library based on the identification information. Each of the drivers in the driver library is associated with a different type of bare metal server. A driver loader loads the selected driver to translate the unified APIs to native APIs on the bare metal server to perform the management function on the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun CHEN, Chiun-Yu KUO, Tong-Pai HUANG, Chia-Jui LEE
  • Publication number: 20230062852
    Abstract: A reticle carrier described herein is configured to quickly discharge the residual charge on a reticle so as to reduce, minimize, and/or prevent particles in the reticle carrier from being attracted to and/or transferred to the reticle. In particular, the reticle carrier may be configured to provide reduced capacitance between an inner baseplate of the reticle carrier and the reticle. The reduction in capacitance may reduce the resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant for discharging the residual charge on the reticle, which may increase the discharge speed for discharging the residual charge through support pins of the reticle carrier. The increase in discharge speed may reduce the likelihood that an electrostatic force in the reticle carrier may attract particles in the reticle carrier to the reticle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun CHEN, Yi-Zhen CHEN, Jhan-Hong YEH, Han-Lung CHANG, Tzung-Chi FU, Li-Jui CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230006465
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus is coupled to an AC power source, a critical load, and a general load. The power supply apparatus includes a UPS, a generator system, a power conversion system, and a controller. The power conversion system includes a first power conversion path and a second power conversion path. The first power conversion path is connected to the critical load and an output side, and the second power conversion path is connected to the general load and an input side. The first power conversion path and the second power conversion path are jointly connected to a DC bus. When the controller determines that the AC power source is abnormal, the controller controls disconnecting the AC power source, and activates the UPS to supply power to the critical load so as to enable the first power conversion path and disable the second power conversion path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kai-Wei HU, Yen-Hsun CHEN, Chia-Tse LEE, Lei-Chung HSING
  • Publication number: 20220416203
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device, including a display panel, an infrared light source, and an infrared cutoff layer. The display panel includes a display surface, a back surface opposite to the display surface, and a side surface connecting the display surface and the back surface. The infrared light source is disposed adjacent to the side surface of the display panel and is configured to emit infrared light. The display panel includes an overlapping region in which the infrared light source overlaps with the side surface as viewed from a side view. The infrared cutoff layer is attached to the side surface and the back surface of the display panel, and covers at least the overlapping region and an extension region in which the overlapping region extends respectively in a transverse direction and toward the back surface by a preset distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chin-An Tseng, Kun-Chan Lee, Yen-Hsun Chen, Hong-Bin Liu
  • Publication number: 20220390291
    Abstract: A temperature detection device includes plural thermistors, a voltage source and plural temperature detection circuits. The first terminals of the thermistors are electrically connected with a common node. The voltage source is electrically connected with the common node directly. Each temperature detection circuit includes a voltage divider and a differential amplifier circuit. The voltage divider includes a first resistor and a second resistor. A first terminal of the first resistor is connected with the common node. A second terminal of the first resistor is connected with a first terminal of the second resistor and the second terminal of the corresponding thermistor. The second terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected with a ground terminal. The differential amplifier circuit includes a first input terminal connected with the first terminal of the first resistor, a second input terminal connected with the second terminal of the first resistor, and an output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Cheng-Te Li, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Yen-Hsun Chen
  • Patent number: 11153958
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography method includes causing a first metallic droplet to move along a shroud and through an aperture of the shroud at a first velocity, and adjusting an open area of the aperture of the shroud. After adjusting the open area of the aperture of the shroud, a second metallic droplet is caused to move along the shroud and through the aperture of the shroud at a second velocity, in which the second velocity is different from the first velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsun Tsai, Han-Lung Chang, Yen-Hsun Chen, Shao-Hua Wang, Li-Jui Chen, Po-Chung Cheng
  • Patent number: 11134558
    Abstract: A droplet generator assembly includes a storage tank, a refill system, a droplet generator, and a temperature control system. The storage tank is configured to store a target material. The refill system is connected to the storage tank. The droplet generator includes a reservoir and a nozzle connected to the reservoir, in which the droplet generator is connected to the refill system, and the refill system is configured to deliver the target material to the reservoir. The temperature control system is adjacent to the refill system or the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Tu, Yu-Kuang Sun, Shao-Hua Wang, Han-Lung Chang, Hsiao-Lun Chang, Li-Jui Chen, Po-Chung Cheng, Cheng-Hao Lai, Hsin-Feng Chen, Wei-Shin Cheng, Ming-Hsun Tsai, Yen-Hsun Chen
  • Publication number: 20210294226
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet radiation source apparatus includes a chamber including at least a droplet generator, a nozzle of the droplet generator, and a dry ice blasting assembly. The droplet generator includes a reservoir for a molten metal, and the nozzle has a first end connected to the reservoir and a second opposing end where molten metal droplets emerge from the nozzle. The dry ice blasting assembly includes a blasting nozzle, a blasting air inlet and a blaster carbon dioxide (CO2) inlet. The blasting nozzle is disposed inside the chamber. The blasting nozzle is arranged to direct a pressurized air stream and dry ice particles at the nozzle of the droplet generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yen-Hsun CHEN, Ming-Hsun TSAI, Shao-Hua WANG, Han-Lung CHANG, Li-Jui CHEN, Chia-Chen CHEN