Patents by Inventor Yi-Wen Liu
Yi-Wen Liu 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).
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Publication number: 20240124163Abstract: A magnetic multi-pole propulsion array system is applied to at least one external cathode and includes a plurality of magnetic multi-pole thrusters connected adjacent to each other. Each magnetic multi-pole thruster includes a propellant provider, a discharge chamber, an anode and a plurality of magnetic components. The propellant provider outputs propellant. The discharge chamber is connected with the propellant provider to accommodate the propellant. The anode is disposed inside the discharge chamber to generate an electric field. The plurality of magnetic components is respectively disposed on several sides of the discharge chamber. One of the several sides of the discharge chamber of the magnetic multi-pole thruster is applied for one side of a discharge chamber of another magnetic multi-pole thruster.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: National Cheng Kung UniversityInventors: Yueh-Heng Li, Yu-Ting Wu, Chao-Wei Huang, Wei-Cheng Lo, Hsun-Chen Hsieh, Ping-Han Huang, Yi-Long Huang, Sheng-Wen Liu, Wei-Cheng Lien
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Patent number: 11955554Abstract: A method of fabrication of a multi-gate semiconductor device that includes providing a fin having a plurality of a first type of epitaxial layers and a plurality of a second type of epitaxial layers. The plurality of the second type of epitaxial layers is oxidized in the source/drain region. A first portion of a first layer of the second type of epitaxial layers is removed in a channel region of the fin to form an opening between a first layer of the first type of epitaxial layer and a second layer of the first type of epitaxial layer. A portion of a gate structure is then formed in the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Huan-Sheng Wei, Hung-Li Chiang, Chia-Wen Liu, Yi-Ming Sheu, Zhiqiang Wu, Chung-Cheng Wu, Ying-Keung Leung
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Patent number: 11928038Abstract: An approach for managing data set access based on data set relevance. The approach monitors data set access activities associated with a user. The approach detects access of a first data set by the user. The approach determines a group of data sets associated with the first data set based on a data set mapping associated with the user. The approach recalls one or more data sets of the group of data sets from a slower storage device to a faster storage device.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jing Wen Chen, Zhao Yu Wang, Peng Hui Jiang, Jing BJ Ren, Yi Jie Ma, Wen Zhong Liu
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Publication number: 20240075895Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for crash detection on one or more mobile devices (e.g., smartwatch and/or smartphone). In some embodiments, a method comprises: detecting, with at least one processor, a crash event on a crash device; extracting, with the at least one processor, multimodal features from sensor data generated by multiple sensing modalities of the crash device; computing, with the at least one processor, a plurality of crash decisions based on a plurality of machine learning models applied to the multimodal features; and determining, with the at least one processor, that a severe vehicle crash has occurred involving the crash device based on the plurality of crash decisions and a severity model.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Vinay R. Majjigi, Sriram Venkateswaran, Aniket Aranake, Tejal Bhamre, Alexandru Popovici, Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Yi Wen Liao, Stephen P. Jackson, Rebecca L. Clarkson, Henry Choi, Paul D. Bryan, Mrinal Agarwal, Ethan Goolish, Richard G. Liu, Omar Aziz, Alvaro J. Melendez Hasbun, David Ojeda Avellaneda, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Pedro O. Varangot, Tianye Sun, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Hung A. Pham
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Publication number: 20230298188Abstract: A fluorescence image registration method includes obtaining at least one fluorescence image of a biochip. An interior local area is selected. Sums of pixel values in the interior local area along a first direction and a second direction are obtained. A plurality of first template lines is selected to find a minimum total value of the sums of pixel values corresponding to the first template lines. Pixel-level correction is performed on a local area of the track line to obtain pixel-level track cross. Other track crosses on the biochip is obtained, and the pixel-level correction is performed on the other track crosses. The position of the pixel-level track line is corrected by a center-of-gravity method to obtain the subpixel-level position of the track line. The subpixel-level positions of all sites uniformly distributed on the biochip is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: MEI LI, YU-XIANG LI, YI-WEN LIU
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Publication number: 20230230912Abstract: An electronic package is provided, which includes a substrate structure and an electronic element and a passive element disposed on the substrate structure, where a die placement area and a functional area separated from each other are defined on a surface of a substrate body of the substrate structure, so that a routing layer is arranged with linear conductive traces with a smaller width in the die placement area, and a sheet-shaped circuit with a larger width and electrically connected to the linear conductive traces is arranged in the functional area, so as to reduce a metal area on the surface of the substrate body, thereby avoiding the problem of warpage caused by stress concentration in the die placement area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Wan-Rou CHEN, Yi-Wen LIU, Hsiu-Jung LI, Yi-Chen CHI, Tsung-Li LIN
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Patent number: 11682125Abstract: A fluorescence image registration method includes obtaining at least one fluorescence image of a biochip. An interior local area. Sums of pixel values in the interior local area along a first direction and a second direction are obtained. A plurality of first template lines is selected to find a minimum total value of the sums of pixel values corresponding to the first template lines. Pixel-level correction is performed on a local area of the track line to obtain a pixel-level track cross. Other track crosses on the biochip is obtained, and the pixel-level correction is performed on the other track crosses. The position of the pixel-level track line is corrected by a center-of-gravity method to obtain the subpixel-level position of the track line. The subpixel-level positions of all sites uniformly distributed on the biochip is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: MGI Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mei Li, Yu-Xiang Li, Yi-Wen Liu
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Patent number: 11435391Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dual-sided wafer imaging apparatus and methods thereof. The dual-sided wafer imaging apparatus includes one or more load ports, one or more mechanical arms for transporting a wafer, a wafer transfer stage, a first line scan camera mounted below the wafer transfer stage, a second line scan camera mounted above the wafer transfer stage, a first optical lens mounted on the first line scan camera, a second optical lens mounted on the second line scan camera, and line light sources respectively mounted below and above the wafer transfer stage. The load ports are configured for an automated load operation or unload operation of a wafer pod of an automated transport equipment. The wafer transfer stage includes vacuum suction points in contact with a backside of the wafer, and the wafer transfer stage further includes a drive motor producing a linear reciprocating motion for moving the wafer.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Ying-Chuan Wang, Yi-Wen Liu, Shih-Chih Lin, Jih-Cheng Huang
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Publication number: 20210223308Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dual-sided wafer imaging apparatus and methods thereof. The dual-sided wafer imaging apparatus includes one or more load ports, one or more mechanical arms for transporting a wafer, a wafer transfer stage, a first line scan camera mounted below the wafer transfer stage, a second line scan camera mounted above the wafer transfer stage, a first optical lens mounted on the first line scan camera, a second optical lens mounted on the second line scan camera, and line light sources respectively mounted below and above the wafer transfer stage. The load ports are configured for an automated load operation or unload operation of a wafer pod of an automated transport equipment. The wafer transfer stage includes vacuum suction points in contact with a backside of the wafer, and the wafer transfer stage further includes a drive motor producing a linear reciprocating motion for moving the wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: YING-CHUAN WANG, YI-WEN LIU, SHIH-CHIH LIN, JIH-CHENG HUANG
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Publication number: 20210019895Abstract: A fluorescence image registration method includes obtaining at least one fluorescence image of a biochip. An interior local area. Sums of pixel values in the interior local area along a first direction and a second direction are obtained. A plurality of first template lines is selected to find a minimum total value of the sums of pixel values corresponding to the first template lines. Pixel-level correction is performed on a local area of the track line to obtain a pixel-level track cross. Other track crosses on the biochip is obtained, and the pixel-level correction is performed on the other track crosses. The position of the pixel-level track line is corrected by a center-of-gravity method to obtain the subpixel-level position of the track line. The subpixel-level positions of all sites uniformly distributed on the biochip is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: MEI LI, YU-XIANG LI, YI-WEN LIU
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Patent number: 10856066Abstract: The invention discloses an earphone device comprising a first case, a first speaker unit, a first recording unit, and a second recording unit. The first speaker unit, disposed inside the first case, emits a first testing sound signal according to a test command. The first recording unit, disposed inside the first case, records a first environment sound signal according to a record command or a noise cancelling command. The second recording unit, disposed inside the first case, records a first feedback sound signal, related to the first testing sound signal, according to the test command.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: XROUND INC.Inventors: Peng Lee, Yi-Wen Liu
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Publication number: 20200160882Abstract: An audio detection device and an audio detection method are provided. The audio processing device includes a first audio input device, a second audio input device and an audio processing circuit. The first audio input device is utilized for acquiring a first audio signal and converting first audio signal to a first digital audio signal. The second audio input device is utilized for acquiring a second audio signal and converting second audio signal to a second digital audio signal. The second audio input device is disposed close adjacent to a sound source. A distance between second audio input device and sound source is shorter than a distance between first audio input device and sound source. The audio processing circuit is utilized for performing an echo cancellation process on the first digital audio signal according to second digital audio signal so as to generate a digital audio detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventor: Yi-Wen Liu
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Patent number: 10568551Abstract: A hearing diagnosis device and a hearing diagnosis method are provided. The device includes a storage unit, an otoacoustic emission detecting module, and a hearing diagnosis management module. The storage unit stores a hearing diagnosis image sample database and a hearing information sample database. The otoacoustic emission detecting module is configured to perform an otoacoustic emission detecting operation by playing a test audio to an ear of a user to obtain a first hearing diagnosis image corresponding to the ear. The hearing diagnosis management module is configured to perform a hearing diagnosis operation according to the first hearing diagnosis image, a plurality of hearing diagnosis image samples of the hearing diagnosis image sample database, and a plurality of hearing information samples, respectively corresponding to the hearing diagnosis image samples, of the hearing information sample database, so as to determine first hearing information of the ear.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Hau-Tieng Wu, Pa-Chun Wang, Yi-Wen Liu
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Publication number: 20190289387Abstract: The invention discloses an earphone device comprising a first case, a first speaker unit, a first recording unit, and a second recording unit. The first speaker unit, disposed inside the first case, emits a first testing sound signal according to a test command. The first recording unit, disposed inside the first case, records a first environment sound signal according to a record command or a noise cancelling command. The second recording unit, disposed inside the first case, records a first feedback sound signal, related to the first testing sound signal, according to the test command.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Peng LEE, Yi-Wen LIU
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Patent number: 10405255Abstract: A dynamic crossband link method is provided, which includes utilizing a local forwarding module to transmit and receive packet data to and from a client device via a first frequency band; obtaining a plurality of communication quality indicators corresponding to a plurality of uplink forwarding modules; and determining to transmit the packet data to a wireless access device and receive the packet data from the wireless access device via one of the plurality of uplink forwarding modules according to the plurality of communication quality indicators.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: U-MEDIA Communications, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Ching Huang, Yi-Wen Liu
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Patent number: 10303222Abstract: A handle structure including a base portion, a stop portion and a grip portion is provided. The grip portion is connected between the base portion and the stop portion. The handle structure has a cavity therein, the cavity has a bottom surface, and the bottom surface of the cavity is inclined to an axial direction of the grip portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Chun-Chi Wang, Li-Fang Chen, Yi-Wen Liu, Chen-Hsien Cheng
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Publication number: 20180368741Abstract: A hearing diagnosis device and a hearing diagnosis method are provided. The device includes a storage unit, an otoacoustic emission detecting module, and a hearing diagnosis management module. The storage unit stores a hearing diagnosis image sample database and a hearing information sample database. The otoacoustic emission detecting module is configured to perform an otoacoustic emission detecting operation by playing a test audio to an ear of a user to obtain a first hearing diagnosis image corresponding to the ear. The hearing diagnosis management module is configured to perform a hearing diagnosis operation according to the first hearing diagnosis image, a plurality of hearing diagnosis image samples of the hearing diagnosis image sample database, and a plurality of hearing information samples, respectively corresponding to the hearing diagnosis image samples, of the hearing information sample database, so as to determine first hearing information of the ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Hau-Tieng Wu, Pa-Chun Wang, Yi-Wen Liu
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Publication number: 20180275723Abstract: A handle structure including a base portion, a stop portion and a grip potion is provided. The grip portion is connected between the base portion and the stop portion. The handle structure has a cavity therein, the cavity has a bottom surface, and the bottom surface of the cavity is inclined to an axial direction of the grip potion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Chun-Chi Wang, Li-Fang Chen, Yi-Wen Liu, Chen-Hsien Cheng
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Publication number: 20180184354Abstract: A dynamic crossband link method is provided, which includes utilizing a local forwarding module to transmit and receive packet data to and from a client device via a first frequency band; obtaining a plurality of communication quality indicators corresponding to a plurality of uplink forwarding modules; and determining to transmit the packet data to a wireless access device and receive the packet data from the wireless access device via one of the plurality of uplink forwarding modules according to the plurality of communication quality indicators.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Chia-Ching Huang, Yi-Wen Liu
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Patent number: 9942827Abstract: A dynamic crossband link method includes utilizing a local forwarding module to receive packet data from a client device via a first frequency band, obtaining a first communication quality indicator corresponding to a first uplink forwarding module and a second communication quality indicator corresponding to a second uplink forwarding module, and determining to transmit the packet data to a wireless access device via the first uplink forwarding module or via the second uplink forwarding module according to the first communication quality indicator and the second communication quality indicator.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: U-MEDIA Communications, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Ching Huang, Yi-Wen Liu