Patents by Inventor Yi-Cheng Lin
Yi-Cheng Lin 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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Patent number: 12276824Abstract: A light guide element includes first and second surfaces, a light-incident surface, and microstructure groups arranged on the first surface. Each microstructure group includes a first microstructure and a second microstructure separated from and being mirror image structures of each other. A first intersection line is provided between a first light-receiving surface of the first microstructure and the first surface. A first distance is provided between the first intersection line and a light-incident intersection line in a first direction. A second intersection line is provided between a second light-receiving surface of the second microstructure and the first surface. A second distance is provided between the second intersection line and the light-incident intersection line in the first direction. A variation trend of the first distance in a second direction is opposite to a variation trend of the second distance in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2024Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ying-Shun Syu, Wei-Chun Yang, Yi-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 12278646Abstract: An analog to digital converter includes voltage divider circuits, front-end circuits, at least one converter circuit, and a controller circuit. The voltage divider circuits are configured to divide an input signal to generate first signals, in which the first signals have different levels. The front-end circuits are configured to respectively sample the first signals to generate second signals. The at least one converter circuit is configured to generate at least one digital output according to the second signals and a reference voltage. The controller circuit is configured to determine a level of the input signal according to the at least one digital output and select one of the at least one digital output according to the level of the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Chun-Chieh Chan, Heng-Yi Chen, Yi-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 12272483Abstract: An electronic module comprising electrical components on a circuit board and a molding body disposed on the circuit board to encapsulate the electrical components, wherein a recess is formed in the molding body for exposing an electrode of the electronic module for connecting with an external component.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: CYNTEC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yi-Cheng Lin
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Publication number: 20250035890Abstract: An optical lens system includes six lens elements from an object side to an image side, the six lens elements are, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. Each of the six lens elements has an object-side surface towards the object side and an image-side surface towards the image side. The image-side surface of the second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element includes at least one inflection point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Kuan-Ting YEH, Shih-Han CHEN, Yi-Cheng LIN, Hsin-Hsuan HUANG, Yu-Han SHIH
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Publication number: 20250030162Abstract: The present invention is a reconfigurable antenna, which includes a total reflection part, a partial reflection part, a partial transmission part, and a radiation part stacked in sequence. A resonant cavity is formed between the partial reflection part and the total reflection part. The radiation part is arranged in the resonant cavity. So that the electromagnetic wave radiated by the radiation part is reflected in the resonant cavity. The electromagnetic wave forms constructive interference during the reflection of the resonant cavity. The resonant cavity makes the electromagnetic wave form the same phase electromagnetic wave and radiation penetrating the reflection part. The partial transmission part is regulated to form beam reconstruction conditions, and the same-phase electromagnetic waves are formed into beams and radiated into space by the beam control conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Yi-Cheng LIN, Ching-Mei WANG, Chang-Kai LAI
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Publication number: 20250007179Abstract: Disclosed are a dual-polarization cavity-backed antenna, a package module and an array package module. The antenna includes a substrate, a magnetic current feeding structure, an electric current feeding structure, and a cavity-backed structure that is arranged between two surfaces of the substrate. The magnetic current feeding structure and the electric current feeding structure transfer energy into the cavity-backed structure, respectively radiating the orthogonally polarized electromagnetic wave. The electric field direction of the first electromagnetic wave and the magnetic field direction of the second electromagnetic wave occur on the same plane. The package module includes the dual-polarization cavity-backed antenna, a radio frequency control chip, and a control circuit unit. The array package module includes a plurality of the dual-polarization cavity-backed antennas, a radio frequency control unit including a single RF chip or chip set, and a control circuit unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Yi-Cheng LIN, Tzu-Ming HUANG
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Publication number: 20240391049Abstract: A planarization tool is configured to monitor and analyze the condition of a polishing pad over the life of the polishing pad. A piezoelectric pad monitoring device may be mounted to a polishing head of the planarization tool in place of a semiconductor wafer. The piezoelectric pad monitoring device may be pressed against the polishing pad. When pressed against the polishing pad, the piezoelectric pad monitoring device may generate a signal based on a quantity of pad contacts, on the polishing pad, that are in contact with the piezoelectric pad monitoring device. The signal may be provided to a processor of the planarization tool so that the processor may generate, based on the signal, a map of the pad contacts on the polishing pad. The processor may use the map of the pad contacts to determine properties of the polishing pad such as roughness and/or uniformity, among other examples.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Yi-Cheng LIN, Kao-Feng LIAO, Peng-Chung JANGJIAN
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Publication number: 20240385361Abstract: A light guide element includes first and second surfaces, a light-incident surface, and microstructure groups arranged on the first surface. Each microstructure group includes a first microstructure and a second microstructure separated from and being mirror image structures of each other. A first intersection line is provided between a first light-receiving surface of the first microstructure and the first surface. A first distance is provided between the first intersection line and a light-incident intersection line in a first direction. A second intersection line is provided between a second light-receiving surface of the second microstructure and the first surface. A second distance is provided between the second intersection line and the light-incident intersection line in the first direction. A variation trend of the first distance in a second direction is opposite to a variation trend of the second distance in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ying-Shun Syu, Wei-Chun Yang, Yi-Cheng Lin
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Publication number: 20240219763Abstract: A display apparatus, including a first electrically controlled liquid crystal cell and a second electrically controlled liquid crystal cell, is proposed. The first electrically controlled liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, and a touch electrode layer. The first liquid crystal layer and the touch electrode layer are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second electrically controlled liquid crystal cell is disposed on one side of the first substrate of the first electrically controlled liquid crystal cell and overlapping the first electrically controlled liquid crystal cell. A spacer layer or a conductive layer is disposed between the first electrically controlled liquid crystal cell and the second electrically controlled liquid crystal cell, and the spacer layer or the conductive layer is disposed on a surface of the first substrate facing away from the first liquid crystal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ming-Hsiung Fan, Wen-Pao Tsai, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chih-Yang Wang
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Patent number: 12014868Abstract: An electrode structure on a circuit board, the electrode structure comprising a metal structure disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the metal structure and a surface of the circuit board forms a space therebetween, wherein at least one first electrical component is disposed in the space and an outer surface of the metal structure forms an electrode for electrically connecting with an external component.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: CYNTEC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yi-Cheng Lin
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Publication number: 20240192538Abstract: A display apparatus having a privacy mode and a sharing mode is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a privacy liquid crystal module, and a touch sensing module. The touch sensing module is disposed on a side of the privacy liquid crystal module and is configured to generate a touch signal. When the display apparatus is in the privacy mode, the privacy liquid crystal module is applied with a first voltage. When the display apparatus is in the sharing mode and the touch sensing module generates the touch signal, the privacy liquid crystal module is applied with a second voltage for a predetermined time. After maintaining for the predetermined time, a third voltage is applied to the privacy liquid crystal module. The display apparatus can effectively reduce a smear phenomenon caused by the display apparatus being touched in a sharing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chih-Hsuan Kuo, Ming-Hsiung Fan, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chin-Lung Chen, Cheng-Wei Zhu, Chin-Yuan Chang
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Publication number: 20240117487Abstract: A 2D layered thin film structure is disclosed. The 2D layered thin film structure can be applied to the growth of monocrystalline or polycrystalline group III nitrides and other 2D materials. The 2D layered thin film structure can be easily separated from the 2D layered thin film structure growth substrate, so that a single or composite nanopillar array structure formed by the monocrystalline or polycrystalline group III nitride or other 2D materials, or the 2D layered thin film structure can be transferred to any other substrate. In addition, the 2D layered thin film structure has excellent light transmittance, flexibility and component integration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Shu-Ju Tsai, Yi-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 11947217Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, a diffuse reflector and a light-splitting film is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, and a light-emitting surface and a bottom surface which are respectively connected to the light incident surface and opposite to each other. The light source is disposed on one side of the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The diffuse reflector is disposed on one side of the bottom surface of the light guide plate. The light-splitting film is disposed between the light guide plate and the diffuse reflector. The light-splitting film has a substrate and a plurality of first optical microstructures disposed on one side of the substrate. An extending direction of the first optical microstructures intersects with the light incident surface of the light guide plate. A display apparatus using the backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chia-Liang Kang
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Publication number: 20240085614Abstract: An anti-peep light source module includes a light source module and a viewing angle switching module. The light source module has a light source and a light guide plate (LGP) and has light emitting elements arranged along a first direction. The viewing angle switching module is located on a transmission path of an illumination beam of the light source module and includes a viewing angle limiting element and a viewing angle adjusting element configured to change a viewing angle of the illumination beam. The viewing angle limiting element has a grating structure and is located between the viewing angle adjusting element and the light source module. an included angle between an extension direction of the grating structure and the first direction is within a range from 88 degrees to 92 degrees. The anti-peep light source module and A display device achieve favorable optical performance, user experience, and production yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yi-Cheng Lin, Chih-Hsuan Kuo, Sung-Chun Hsu, Ming-Hsiung Fan, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
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Publication number: 20240022256Abstract: An analog to digital converter includes voltage divider circuits, front-end circuits, at least one converter circuit, and a controller circuit. The voltage divider circuits are configured to divide an input signal to generate first signals, in which the first signals have different levels. The front-end circuits are configured to respectively sample the first signals to generate second signals. The at least one converter circuit is configured to generate at least one digital output according to the second signals and a reference voltage. The controller circuit is configured to determine a level of the input signal according to the at least one digital output and select one of the at least one digital output according to the level of the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: CHUN-CHIEH CHAN, HENG-YI CHEN, YI-CHENG LIN
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Publication number: 20240021991Abstract: A loop antenna which has a signal input/output wire, a first conductor, an upper conductor, an upper conductor, a second conductor, a first lower conductor, and a second lower conductor sequentially connected. The loop antenna further has a first grounding via, and a lower end of the first grounding via is connected to a first grounding layer, and an upper end of the first grounding via is disposed between and connecting the first lower conductor and the second lower conductor, wherein a first end of the second lower conductor is connected to the upper end of the first grounding via, and a second end of the second lower conductor is connected to the first conductor. A second grounding layer and the combination of the signal input/output wire, the first lower conductor, and the second lower conductor are disposed on the same layer disconnectedly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: KaiKuTek Inc.Inventors: Chih-Feng CHANG, Yi-Cheng LIN, Mike Chun-Hung WANG
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Patent number: 11852859Abstract: A light source module includes a light guide plate, a light-emitting element, and first and second prism sheets. One of the light-emitting surface and the bottom surface of the light guide plate has strip-shaped microstructures. The bottom surface has bottom microstructures, and the angle between the first surface of each bottom microstructure and the bottom surface is 1° to 17°. The first prism sheet is disposed on the light-emitting surface and between the light-emitting surface and the second prism sheet and includes first prism rods. The second prism sheet includes second prism rods. The aspect ratio of the strip-shaped microstructure is greater than 0.2. The angle between the maximum luminance direction of the light from the light-emitting surface and the normal direction of the light-emitting surface is less than 70°. The light-emitting angle range is less than 40°. A display device including the light source module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chia-Liang Kang, Shih-Wei Liu, Wei-Chun Yang, Cheng-Yi Tseng
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Patent number: 11855365Abstract: A loop antenna which has a signal input/output wire, a first conductor, an upper conductor, an upper conductor, a second conductor, a first lower conductor, and a second lower conductor sequentially connected. The loop antenna further has a first grounding via, and a lower end of the first grounding via is connected to a first grounding layer, and an upper end of the first grounding via is disposed between and connecting the first lower conductor and the second lower conductor, wherein a first end of the second lower conductor is connected to the upper end of the first grounding via, and a second end of the second lower conductor is connected to the first conductor. A second grounding layer and the combination of the signal input/output wire, the first lower conductor, and the second lower conductor are disposed on the same layer disconnectedly.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: KaiKuTek Inc.Inventors: Chih-Feng Chang, Yi-Cheng Lin, Mike Chun-Hung Wang
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Publication number: 20230280521Abstract: A light source module includes a light guide plate, a light-emitting element, and first and second prism sheets. One of the light-emitting surface and the bottom surface of the light guide plate has strip-shaped microstructures. The bottom surface has bottom microstructures, and the angle between the first surface of each bottom microstructure and the bottom surface is 1° to 17°. The first prism sheet is disposed on the light-emitting surface and between the light-emitting surface and the second prism sheet and includes first prism rods. The second prism sheet includes second prism rods. The aspect ratio of the strip-shaped microstructure is greater than 0.2. The angle between the maximum luminance direction of the light from the light-emitting surface and the normal direction of the light-emitting surface is less than 70°. The light-emitting angle range is less than 40°. A display device including the light source module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: TZENG-KE SHIAU, YI-CHENG LIN, CHIA-LIANG KANG, SHIH-WEI LIU, WEI-CHUN YANG, CHENG-YI TSENG
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Patent number: 11740339Abstract: A ranging system includes: a source generating a wideband incident wave that is transmitted toward a target and that is reflected by the target to form a reflected wave; a feedback detector to detect the reflected wave to generate a detected signal; an operator configured to perform low-pass filtering on the detected signal at an adjustable filtering bandwidth to generate a filtered signal, and calculate cross-correlation of a feedback signal that originates from the filtered signal and a reference signal that corresponds to the incident wave to generate a cross-correlation result; and a controller calculating a distance to the target based on an operation output that originates from the cross-correlation result.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ping-Hsuan Hsieh, Fan-Yi Lin, Yi-Cheng Lin, Jun-Da Chen