Patents by Inventor Yi Ju

Yi Ju 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).

  • System and method for measuring and improving overlay using electronic microscopic imaging and digital processing
    Patent number: 10424519
    Abstract: An SEM image is acquired. The SEM image shows a metal line and a via hole disposed above the metal line. The via hole exposes a portion of the metal line vertically aligned with the via hole. A first portion and a second portion of the via hole are each vertically not aligned with the metal line and are disposed on opposite sides of the metal line. The acquired SEM image is processed to enhance a contrast between the first and second portions and their surrounding areas. A first dimension of the first portion and a second dimension of the second portion of the via hole are measured in a first direction. The first direction is different from a second direction along which the metal line extends. An overlay between the via hole and the metal line is determined based on the first dimension and the second dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ming Ho, Po Shun Lin, Venkata Sripathi Sasanka Pratapa, Yi-Ju Wang
  • METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY OF SEARCHING FOR REGIONS OF INTEREST IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20190279015
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device for enhancing efficiency of searching for a region of interest in a virtual environment are provided. The virtual environment includes a visible scene and an invisible scene. A picture-in-picture (PIP) is displayed in the visible scene as a directional guidance or distance hint related to the region of interest in the invisible scene, thereby saving time and enhancing efficiency of searching for the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yung-Ta LIN, Yi-Chi LIAO, Shan-Yuan TENG, Yi-Ju CHUNG, Li-Wei CHAN, Bing-Yu CHEN
  • Method and device for extending beam area in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10381736
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). An electronic device is provided in a wireless communication system. The device comprises a plurality of antenna sets; a plurality of antenna elements configuring the plurality of antenna sets; an RF transceiver including a plurality of switches for selecting the plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of phase shifters for shifting the phase of a signal transmitted/received through the plurality of antenna elements; and a control unit for determining a beam forming direction and the phase of the signal by simultaneously controlling the plurality of switches and the plurality of phase shifters according to a beambook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Yun Jung, Sung-Tae Choi, Ji-Hoon Kim, Yi-Ju Roh, Yun-A Shim, Dong-Hyun Lee, Seung-Pyo Hong
  • Compositions and methods for identifying altered effectiveness of beta blocker therapy
    Patent number: 10378056
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of identifying a human subject as having an increased risk of altered effectiveness of beta blocker therapy, comprising detecting in the subject one or more single nucleotide polymorphism associated with increased risk of altered effectiveness of beta blocker therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Miklos D. Kertai, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Joseph P. Mathew, Yi-Ju Li
  • BEAD EMULSION NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION
    Publication number: 20190203263
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for nucleic acid amplification wherein nucleic acid templates, beads, and amplification reaction solution are emulsified and the nucleic acid templates are amplified to provide clonal copies of the nucleic acid templates attached to the beads. Also disclosed are kits and apparatuses for performing the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Jan Berka, Yi-Ju Chen, John H. Leamon, Steve Lefkowitz, Kenton L. Lohman, Vinod B. Makhijani, Jonathan M. Rothberg, Gary J. Sarkis, Maithreyan Srinivasan, Michael P. Weiner
  • FinFET device and fabricating method thereof
    Patent number: 10326006
    Abstract: A FinFET device includes a substrate, a fin formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode crossing the fin. The gate electrode includes a head portion and a tail portion, and the tail portion is connected to the head portion and extended toward the substrate. The width of the head portion is greater than that of the tail portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Ming Peng, Chi-Wen Liu, Hsin-Chieh Huang, Yi-Ju Hsu, Horng-Huei Tseng
  • Methods of Two-Stage Scheduling in Downlink Control Channel
    Publication number: 20190150129
    Abstract: A method of two-stage scheduling in downlink control channel is proposed to enhance downlink control information (DCI) forward compatibility and hardware flexibility. The DCI comprises a basic DCI and an extended DCI. The basic DCI provides basic scheduling information of the scheduled data. The extended DCI provides extended scheduling information of the scheduled data channel. The basic DCI can be unicast to a single UE over UE-specific search space. The basic DCI can also be broadcast or multicast to a group of UEs over common search space. UE performs blind detection of the basic DCI only, while the location and size of the extended DCI can be provided by the basic DCI or provided by a higher layer signaling. Cross-slot/subframe and Multi-slot/subframe scheduling can also be applied in the two-stage scheduling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Pei-Kai Liao, Yi-Ju Liao
  • Method of Using Machine Learning Algorithms in Analyzing Laboratory Test Results of Body Fluid to Detect Microbes in the Body Fluid
    Publication number: 20190147136
    Abstract: A method of using machine learning algorithms in analyzing laboratory test results of body fluid to detect microbes in the body fluid includes using a body fluid detection module for analytic measurements in body fluid of a person to create biological samples; sending the biological samples of a plurality of persons and corresponding microbes infection statuses to perform machine learning algorithms to establish a microbes in body fluid prediction model; and sending data obtained from the body fluid detection of a patient for testing to the microbes in body fluid prediction model for operation and analysis in order to determine whether the microbes is present in body fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LINKOU, Chang Gung University
    Inventors: Jang-Jih Lu, Chung-Chih Hung, Hsin-Yao Wang, Yi-Ju Tseng
  • FinFET Device and Fabricating Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20190148523
    Abstract: A FinFET device includes a substrate, a fin formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode crossing the fin. The gate electrode includes a head portion and a tail portion, and the tail portion is connected to the head portion and extended toward the substrate. The width of the head portion is greater than that of the tail portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yen-Ming Peng, Chi-Wen Liu, Hsin-Chieh Huang, Yi-Ju Hsu, Horng-Huei Tseng
  • Signal modulation and demodulation for multiuser superposition transmission scheme
    Patent number: 10257013
    Abstract: A method of modulating and demodulating superposed signals for MUST scheme is proposed. A transmitter takes bit sequences intended for multiple receivers under MUST scheme to go through a “bit sequence to constellation points” mapper before entering the modulators to satisfy the Gray coding rule and to achieve high demodulation performance for the receivers. In a first method, each bit sequence is assigned for each constellation point on the constellation map to satisfy one or more conditions under different power split factors. In a second method, the constellation map is divided into sub-regions according to the clustering of the constellation points for bit sequence assignment. A near-UE may use an ML receiver for demodulation and decoding the superposed signal. A far-UE may use an ML receiver or an MMSE receiver for demodulation and decoding the superposed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: HFI INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Hwa Hwang, Yi-Ju Liao, Tsang-Wei Yu, Lung-Sheng Tsai, Tze-Ping Low, Pei-Kai Liao
  • Bead emulsion nucleic acid amplification
    Patent number: 10240192
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for nucleic acid amplification wherein nucleic acid templates, beads, and amplification reaction solution are emulsified and the nucleic acid templates are amplified to provide clonal copies of the nucleic acid templates attached to the beads. Also disclosed are kits and apparatuses for performing the methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: 454 Life Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Berka, Yi-Ju Chen, John H. Leamon, Steven Lefkowitz, Kenton L. Lohman, Vinod B. Makhijani, Jonathan M. Rothberg, Gary J. Sarkis, Maithreyan Srinivasan, Michael P. Weiner
  • Methods of two-stage scheduling in downlink control channel
    Patent number: 10231228
    Abstract: A method of two-stage scheduling in downlink control channel is proposed to enhance downlink control information (DCI) forward compatibility and hardware flexibility. The DCI comprises a basic DCI and an extended DCI. The basic DCI provides basic scheduling information of the scheduled data. The extended DCI provides extended scheduling information of the scheduled data channel. The basic DCI can be unicast to a single UE over UE-specific search space. The basic DCI can also be broadcast or multicast to a group of UEs over common search space. UE performs blind detection of the basic DCI only, while the location and size of the extended DCI can be provided by the basic DCI or provided by a higher layer signaling. Cross-slot/subframe and Multi-slot/subframe scheduling can also be applied in the two-stage scheduling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Pei-Kai Liao, Yi-Ju Liao
  • System and method for generation and use of optimal nucleotide flow orders
    Patent number: 10192024
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method for generating a flow order that minimizes the accumulation of phasic synchrony error in sequence data is described that comprises the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of sequential orderings of nucleotides species comprising a k-base length, wherein the sequential orderings define a sequence of introduction of nucleotide species into a sequencing by synthesis reaction environment; (b) simulating acquisition of sequence data from one or more reference genomes using the sequential orderings, wherein the sequence data comprises an accumulation of phasic synchrony error; and (c) selecting one or more of the sequential orderings using a read length parameter and an extension rate parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: 454 Life Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Ju Chen, Chiu Tai Andrew Wong
  • System for efficient recovery of node-B buffered data following MAC layer reset
    Patent number: 10172048
    Abstract: A method and system for the UE and RNC to reduce transmission latency and potentially prevent loss of PDUs upon a MAC-hs layer reset. The RNC generates a radio resource control (RRC) message with a MAC-hs reset indication. The MAC reset indication requires the UE to flush buffers for configured HARQ processes, disassemble MAC protocol data units (PDUs) in the reordering buffers, deliver MAC-d PDUs to a MAC-d layer, and configure the MAC-hs to receive new data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Yi-Ju Chao
  • FinFET device and fabricating method thereof
    Patent number: 10164071
    Abstract: A FinFET device includes a substrate, a fin formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode crossing the fin. The gate electrode includes a head portion and a tail portion, and the tail portion is connected to the head portion and extended toward the substrate. The width of the head portion is greater than that of the tail portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Ming Peng, Chi-Wen Liu, Hsin-Chieh Huang, Yi-Ju Hsu, Horng-Huei Tseng
  • FinFET device and fabricating method thereof
    Patent number: 10164059
    Abstract: A FinFET device includes a substrate, a fin formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode crossing the fin. The gate electrode includes a head portion and a tail portion, and the tail portion is connected to the head portion and extended toward the substrate. The width of the head portion is greater than that of the tail portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Ming Peng, Chi-Wen Liu, Hsin-Chieh Huang, Yi-Ju Hsu, Horng-Huei Tseng
  • High-K Dielectric and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20180337248
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same are described. A first hafnium oxide (HfO2) layer is formed on a substrate. A titanium (Ti) layer is formed over the first hafnium oxide layer. A second hafnium oxide layer is formed over the titanium layer. The composite device structure is thermally annealed to produce a high-k dielectric structure having a hafnium titanium oxide (HfxTi1-xO2) layer interposed between the first hafnium oxide layer and the second hafnium oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: I-Chen Huang, Yi-Ju Hsu, Chi-Wen Liu, Kuang-Hsin Chen, Yung-Hsien Wu, Chin-Yu Chen
  • FinFET Device and Fabricating Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20180337267
    Abstract: A FinFET device includes a substrate, a fin formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode crossing the fin. The gate electrode includes a head portion and a tail portion, and the tail portion is connected to the head portion and extended toward the substrate. The width of the head portion is greater than that of the tail portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Yen-Ming Peng, Chi-Wen Liu, Hsin-Chieh Huang, Yi-Ju Hsu, Horng-Huei Tseng
  • Rate assignment with rate splitting for interference cancellation friendly new air interface
    Patent number: 10104674
    Abstract: A new air interface that is interference cancellation friendly is proposed. In one novel aspect, a novel code rate assignment with rate splitting is proposed. In one embodiment, a base station decomposes a codeword {x1} into two codewords {x1a} and {x1b}. The two codewords are applied with different code rates and/or modulation orders. More specifically, the code rate or modulation order of codeword {x1a} is set appropriately so that a victim UE can decode and cancel {x1a} under the channel quality of the victim UE. Typically, the channel quality of a victim UE is poorer than the channel quality of the intended UE. As a result, the MCS for {x1a} can be lower than the MCS for {x1b} such that the victim UE is able to apply CWIC to decode and cancel {x1a}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: HFI Innovation INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Hwa Hwang, Lung-Sheng Tsai, Yi-Ju Liao, Tsang-Wei Yu, Pei-Kai Liao
  • Pet carrier
    Patent number: D853661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventor: Yi-Ju Lin