Patents by Inventor Yi-Ming Chen

Yi-Ming 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).

  • Patent number: 9653333
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device comprises the steps of: providing a semiconductor light-emitting stack having a first connecting surface and a first alignment pattern; providing a substrate having a second connecting surface and a second alignment pattern; detecting the position of the first alignment pattern and the position of the second alignment pattern; and moving at least one of the substrate and the semiconductor light-emitting stack to make the first alignment pattern be aligned with the second alignment pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Hsu, Yi-Ming Chen, Hsin-Chih Chiu
  • Patent number: 9640728
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device is provided. The optoelectronic device comprises: an optoelectronic system for emitting light; multiple contact regions on the optoelectronic system and separated from one another; and multiple fingers on the optoelectronic system and opposite to the multiple contact regions; wherein a first contact region in the multiple contact regions is between two adjacent fingers, and a first distance between the first contact region and one of the adjacent fingers is between 5% and 50% of a second distance between the two adjacent fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yi-Ming Chen, Shih-Chang Lee, Yao-Ning Chan, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Patent number: 9614127
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, which comprises providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer; wherein there is a trench separating two adjacent semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and a width of the trench is less than 10 ?m; and conducting a first separating step to separate a first semiconductor stacked block of the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks from the first substrate and keep a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Huang, Yao-Ning Chan, Tzu Chieh Hsu, Yi Ming Chen, Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chun-Hsien Chang
  • Publication number: 20170054057
    Abstract: A light-emitting device of an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a substrate; a semiconductor stack comprising a first type semiconductor layer, a second type semiconductor layer and an active layer formed between the first type semiconductor layer and the second type semiconductor layer, wherein the first type semiconductor layer comprises a non-planar roughened surface; a bonding layer formed between the substrate and the semiconductor stack; and multiple recesses each comprising a bottom surface lower than the non-planar roughened surface; and multiple buried electrodes physically buried in the first type semiconductor layer, wherein the multiple buried electrodes are formed in the multiple recesses respectively, and one of the multiple buried electrodes comprises an upper surface; wherein an upper surface of the buried electrode and the non-planar roughened surface of the first type semiconductor layer are substantially on the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ching-Huai NI, Chia-Liang HSU, Yi-Ming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170033259
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a first semiconductor unit on the substrate, and an first adhesion structure between the substrate and the first semiconductor unit, and directly contacting the first semiconductor unit and the substrate, wherein the first adhesion structure comprises an adhesion layer and a sacrificial layer, and the adhesion layer and the sacrificial layer are made of different materials, and wherein an adhesion between the first semiconductor unit and the adhesion layer is different from that between the first semiconductor unit and the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang LU, Yi-Ming CHEN, Chun-Yu LIN, Ching-Pei LIN, Chung-Hsun CHIEN, Chien-Fu HUANG, Hao-Min KU, Min-Hsun HSIEH, Tzu-Chieh HSU
  • Publication number: 20170025567
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a carrier; and a first semiconductor element comprising a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure, wherein the second semiconductor structure is closer to the carrier than the first semiconductor structure is to the carrier, the first semiconductor structure comprises a first MQW structure configured to emit a first light having a first dominant wavelength during normal operation, and the second semiconductor structure comprises a second MQW structure configured not to emit light during normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Shao-Ping LU, Yi-Ming CHEN, Yu-Ren PENG, Chun-Yu LIN, Chun-Fu TSAI, Tzu-Chieh HSU
  • Patent number: 9529452
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch end, a sensing module, and a receiving module. The sensing module includes a sensing unit and a signal operation unit. The sensing unit detects a relative angle between the touch end and a display touch surface to generate a motion signal. The signal operation unit is coupled with the sensing unit and generates a result signal according to the motion signal. The receiving module includes a receiving end and a demodulator unit. The receiving end receives the result signal; the demodulator is coupled with the receiving end, wherein the receiving end transmits the result signal to the demodulator unit, and the demodulator unit generates a function signal according to the result signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Te-Chang Lin, Chien-Kuo Wang, Chia-Hsiu Lin, Ya-Ling Lu, Yi-Ming Chen, Wei-Yuan Cheng, Yu-Sheng Yeh
  • Patent number: 9515225
    Abstract: A light-emitting device of an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a substrate; a semiconductor stack comprising a first type semiconductor layer, a second type semiconductor layer and an active layer formed between the first type semiconductor layer and the second type semiconductor layer, wherein the first type semiconductor layer comprises a non-planar roughened surface; a bonding layer formed between the substrate and the semiconductor stack; and multiple recesses each comprising a bottom surface lower than the non-planar roughened surface; and multiple buried electrodes physically buried in the first type semiconductor layer, wherein the multiple buried electrodes are formed in the multiple recesses respectively, and one of the multiple buried electrodes comprises an upper surface higher than the non-planar roughened surface of the first type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Huai Ni, Chia-Liang Hsu, Yi-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 9512207
    Abstract: The present invention is related to anti-NPC2 monoclonal antibodies, which against NPC2 or glycosylated-NPC2; and is related to a method of detecting fatty liver tissues, cancer cells or cancer tissues by evaluating the expression level of NPC2 or glycosylated-NPC2 in the cells or tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Chen, Kuan-Hsuan Chen, Yi-Jen Liao
  • Patent number: 9508894
    Abstract: A method of selectively transferring semiconductor devices comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; providing a plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks on the first surface, wherein each of the plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks comprises a first semiconductor epitaxial stack and a second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and the first semiconductor epitaxial stack is apart from the second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and wherein a adhesion between the first semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate is different from a adhesion between the second semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate; and selectively separating the first semiconductor epitaxial stack or the second semiconductor epitaxial stack from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Yi-Ming Chen, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Pei Lin, Chung-Hsun Chien, Chien-Fu Huang, Hao-Min Ku, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Patent number: 9478698
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is disclosed and comprises: a transparent substrate; a semiconductor light-emitting stack on the transparent substrate, wherein the semiconductor light-emitting stack comprises a first semiconductor layer close to the transparent substrate, a second semiconductor layer away from the transparent substrate, and a light-emitting layer capable of emitting a light disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; and a bonding layer between the transparent substrate and the semiconductor light-emitting stack, wherein the bonding layer has a gradually changed refractive index, and each of critical angles at the bonding layer and the transparent substrate for the light emitted from the light-emitting layer towards the transparent substrate is larger than 35 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsien Yang, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Yi-Ming Chen, Yi-Tang Lai, Jhih-Jheng Yang, Chih-Wei Wei, Ching-Sheng Chen, Shih-I Chen, Chia-Liang Hsu, Ye-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 9461209
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes a periphery surface surrounding the active layer; a plurality of vias penetrating the semiconductor stack to expose the first semiconductor layer; and a patterned metal layer formed on the plurality of vias and covered the periphery surface of the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Yen Tsai, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsung-Hsun Chiang, Wen-Hung Chuang, Bo-Jiun Hu, Tzu-Yao Tseng, Jia-Kuen Wang, Kuan-Yi Lee, Yi-Ming Chen, Chun-Yu Lin, Tsung-Hsien Yang, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Kun-De Lin, Yao-Ning Chan, Chih-Chiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20160284939
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device is provided. The optoelectronic device comprises: an optoelectronic system for emitting light; multiple contact regions on the optoelectronic system and separated from one another; and multiple fingers on the optoelectronic system and opposite to the multiple contact regions; wherein a first contact region in the multiple contact regions is between two adjacent fingers, and a first distance between the first contact region and one of the adjacent fingers is between 5% and 50% of a second distance between the two adjacent fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yi-Ming Chen, Shih-Chang Lee, Yao-Ning Chan, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Patent number: 9455242
    Abstract: A semiconductor optoelectronic device comprises a growth substrate; a semiconductor epitaxial stack formed on the growth substrate comprising a sacrificial layer with electrical conductivity formed on the growth substrate; a first semiconductor material layer having a first electrical conductivity formed on the sacrificial layer, and a second semiconductor material layer having a second electrical conductivity formed on the first semiconductor material layer; and a first electrode directly formed on the growth substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor epitaxial stack via the growth substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Ying Wang, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Chi-Hsing Chen, Chien-Kai Chung, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang, Hsin-Mao Liu, Hsiang-Ling Chang
  • Publication number: 20160218247
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, which comprises providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer; wherein there is a trench separating two adjacent semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and a width of the trench is less than 10 ?m; and conducting a first separating step to separate a first semiconductor stacked block of the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks from the first substrate and keep a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Fu HUANG, Yao-Ning CHAN, Tzu Chieh HSU, Yi Ming CHEN, Hsin-Chih CHIU, Chih-Chiang LU, Chia-Liang HSU, Chun-Hsien CHANG
  • Patent number: 9395825
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a body and a sensing module. The body has an external surface which encloses an accommodation space. The sensing module is disposed in the accommodation space and includes a sensing unit and a signal operation unit. The sensing unit generates a sensing signal. The signal operation unit generates a surface result signal according to the sensing signal to adjust a surface character of the external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hsiu Lin, Te-Chang Lin, Ya-Ling Lu, Yi-Ming Chen, Wei-Yuan Cheng
  • Publication number: 20160204305
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device, comprises the steps of providing a first substrate; providing multiple epitaxial units on the first substrate, wherein the plurality of epitaxial units comprises: multiple first epitaxial units, wherein each of the first epitaxial units has a first geometric shape and a first area; and multiple second epitaxial units, wherein each of the second epitaxial units has a second geometric shape and a second area; providing a second substrate with a surface; transferring the multiple second epitaxial units to the surface of the second substrate; and dividing the first substrate to form multiple first semiconductor light-emitting devices, wherein each of the first semiconductor light-emitting devices has the first epitaxial unit; wherein the first geometric shape is different from the second geometric shape, or the first area is different from the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Publication number: 20160197230
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device comprises the steps of: providing a semiconductor light-emitting stack having a first connecting surface and a first alignment pattern; providing a substrate having a second connecting surface and a second alignment pattern; detecting the position of the first alignment pattern and the position of the second alignment pattern; and moving at least one of the substrate and the semiconductor light-emitting stack to make the first alignment pattern be aligned with the second alignment pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Liang HSU, Yi-Ming CHEN, Hsin-Chih CHIU
  • Publication number: 20160163917
    Abstract: A method of selectively transferring semiconductor devices comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; providing a plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks on the first surface, wherein each of the plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks comprises a first semiconductor epitaxial stack and a second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and the first semiconductor epitaxial stack is apart from the second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and wherein a adhesion between the first semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate is different from a adhesion between the second semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate; and selectively separating the first semiconductor epitaxial stack or the second semiconductor epitaxial stack from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang LU, Yi-Ming CHEN, Chun-Yu LIN, Ching-Pei LIN, Chung-Hsun CHIEN, Chien-Fu HUANG, Hao-Min KU, Min-Hsun HSIEH, Tzu-Chieh HSU
  • Patent number: D764421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kao, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Yao-Ning Chan, Yi-Ming Chen