Patents by Inventor Yu An

Yu An 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: 9530864
    Abstract: Approaches for providing junction overlap control in a semiconductor device are provided. Specifically, at least one approach includes: providing a gate over a substrate; forming a set of junction extensions in a channel region adjacent the gate; forming a set of spacer layers along each of a set of sidewalls of the gate; removing the gate between the set of spacer layers to form an opening; removing, from within the opening, an exposed sacrificial spacer layer of the set of spacer layers, the exposed sacrificial spacer layer defining a junction extension overlap linear distance from the set of sidewalls of the gate; and forming a replacement gate electrode within the opening. This results in a highly scaled advanced transistor having precisely defined junction profiles and well-controlled gate overlap geometry achieved using extremely abrupt junctions whose surface position is defined using the set of spacer layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Steven J. Bentley, Michael J. Hargrove, Chia-Yu Chen, Ryan O. Jung, Sivanandha K. Kanakasabapathy, Tenko Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9530784
    Abstract: Provided is a memory device including a stack structure, a plurality of first cap layers, and a plurality of second cap layers. The stack structure is located on a substrate. The stack structure includes a plurality of first conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers. The first conductive layers and the dielectric layers are stacked alternately. The first cap layers are located on sidewalls of the first conductive layers respectively. The second cap layers are located on sidewalls of the dielectric layers respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lai, Zu-Sing Yang
  • Patent number: 9530177
    Abstract: A data access method is provided. The data access method is applied for a data device access device to access data from N layers to display an image, where N is a positive integer. Each of the N layers includes a horizontal start point, a horizontal end point, a vertical start point and a vertical end point. The data access method includes: dividing the image into a plurality of regions according to the horizontal start points, the horizontal end points, the vertical start points and the vertical end points, wherein the regions respectively correspond to the N layers; and accessing data from the respective layers corresponding to the regions when displaying the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hao Chang, Cheng-Yu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9530970
    Abstract: A benzimidazole compound, an organic photoelectric device, and a display element, the benzimidazole compound being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hyun Jung, Hyung-Sun Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Ho-Jae Lee, Seung-Gyoung Lee, Eun-Sun Yu, Mi-Young Chae
  • Patent number: 9529139
    Abstract: There is provided a light source module including an LED die and a light guide member. The light guide member is formed by injection molding to encapsulate the LED die. The light guide member is coated with a reflection film on a part of surface thereof and has at least one tilted surface opposite to the LED die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Ching Lai, Hung-Yu Lai, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 9531945
    Abstract: An image capturing device includes a first image capturing module, a second image capturing module and a focusing and image processing module. The first image capturing module includes a plurality of first phase focusing detectors, and the field of view of the second image capturing module is smaller than the field of view of the first image capturing module. The plurality of the first phase focusing detectors are used for generating a plurality of first sets of optical sensing signals. When one of the plurality of the first sets of optical sensing signals are selected by the focusing and image processing module to provide a first focal signal according to the selected first set of optical sensing signal, the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module adjust respective focal distances according to the first focal signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jau-Yu Chen, Hsing-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 9527002
    Abstract: The method and the apparatus are used for the low-temperature fractionation of a fluid mixture. The fluid mixture is introduced into a separation column. At least a portion of the sump liquid from the separation column is introduced into a sump evaporator and at least partly evaporated there. At least a portion of the vapor produced in the sump evaporator is led back into a lower section of the separation column. A top product is removed at the top of the separation column, and a sump product is removed from the sump of the separation column or from the sump evaporator. The sump evaporator is operated by means of inductive heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Horst Rudiger, Robert Eckl, Christoph Windmeier, Alexander Beimler, Yonggui Yu
  • Patent number: 9527216
    Abstract: A wrist structure for an articulated robotic arm includes: a wrist body, a rotary member, a signal processing circuit board, a connector, a control unit and a drive unit. The wrist body includes a front end portion, a rear end portion, a receiving portion, and a wiring hole formed in the rear end portion. The rotary member is rotatably connected to the front end portion. The signal processing circuit board is removably disposed at the rear end portion, located inside the receiving portion and includes a gap aligned with the wiring hole. The connector is disposed in the wrist body and signal connected to the signal processing circuit board. The control unit is disposed inside the receiving portion and signal connected to the signal processing circuit board. The drive unit is disposed in the receiving portion to control the rotary member to swing with respect to the wrist body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Shan Lee, Shu-Hung Liu
  • Patent number: 9530757
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a single mask package apparatus on a device comprising a first substrate having a land disposed on a first surface, a stud disposed on the land and a protective layer disposed over the first surface of the first substrate and around the stud. The protective layer may optionally have a thickness of at least 3 ?m. A PPI may be disposed over the protective layer and in electrical contact with the stud, with a first portion of the PPI extending laterally from the stud. An interconnect may be disposed on and in electrical contact with the first portion of the PPI, and a second substrate mounted on the interconnect. A molding compound may be disposed over the PPI and around the interconnect. The stud may be a substantially solid material having a cylindrical cross section and may optionally be wirebonded to the land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Mirng-Ji Lii, Hao-Yi Tsai, Hsien-Wei Chen, Hung-Yi Kuo
  • Patent number: 9530652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing patterned silver nanowire, comprising: coating a photosensitive polyamide acid polymer solution on a silica substrate and dried; using a photomask to paste on the photosensitive polyamic acid and illuminates by ultraviolet; using a developer to obtain a patterned polyamide acid template; coating a metal nanowire suspension on the patterned template; and removing the metal nanowire outside of the patterned polyamic acid. The present invention also discloses an electrode using the patterned metal nanowire and a transistor using the patterned metal nanowire electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chun Chang, Cheng-Yu Chung, Wen-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 9528294
    Abstract: An intelligent door lock system has a drive shaft of a lock device. A circuit is coupled to the drive shaft. A torque limiter is coupled to the circuit. The torque limiter is configured to reduce excessive force being applied to components of the intelligent door lock system. A motor is coupled to the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: August Home, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Johnson, Shih Yu Thomas Cheng, Peter Alf Joakim Fornell
  • Patent number: 9530851
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device, including at least two gate structures, and each gate structure includes a gate, a spacer and a source/drain region, the source/drain region disposed on two sides of the gate. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and between two gate structures, where the first dielectric layer has a concave surface, and the first dielectric layer directly contacts the spacer. A floating spacer is disposed on the first dielectric layer and on a sidewall of the gate, and at least one contact plug is disposed on the source/drain region, where the contact plug directly contacts the floating spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Lin Lu, Chun-Lung Chen, En-Chiuan Liou, Chih-Wei Yang, Yu-Cheng Tung, Kun-Yuan Liao, Feng-Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 9527228
    Abstract: Even when a mixture resin of virgin resin and recovered resin material is used as a resin material for molding, a stable, high-quality foam-molded article with excellent impact resistance is produced at low cost. For this, the resin material that is used includes a mixture resin of recovered resin material obtained by pulverizing a resin material solidified after melting, and virgin resin without thermal history of melting, and a foaming agent added to the mixture resin. The resin material is a mixture of a polypropylene-based resin and a polyethylene-based elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeru Sano, Yu Igarashi, Yuki Arita, Takashi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9529521
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a gesture detecting apparatus which includes an image capturing device and a processing unit. The image capturing device is for capturing an object light beam reflected by an object and outputting corresponding image information accordingly. The processing unit is for processing the image information and generating a first command or a second command accordingly. The steps of generating the first command and the second command by the processing unit include: outputting a first command if an image size of the image information increases with a relatively higher velocity and decreases with a relatively lower velocity in a sequential time series; and outputting a second command if the image size of the image information increases with a relatively lower velocity and decreases with a relatively higher velocity in the sequential time series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INCORPORATION, R.O.C.
    Inventors: Yu-Hao Huang, Ming-Tsan Kao, En-Feng Hsu, Meng-Huan Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9529250
    Abstract: The present disclosure also provides a photolithography mask. The photolithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). A reflective structure is disposed over the substrate. A capping layer is disposed over the reflective structure. An absorber layer is disposed over the capping layer. The absorber layer contains an indium tin oxide (ITO) material. In some embodiments, the ITO material has a SnO6 crystalline structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Ling Hsieh, Shinn-Sheng Yu, Jeng-Horng Chen, Anthony Yen
  • Patent number: 9526839
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device (110) with a luer fitting. The injection device has a compressible syringe body (137) defining a reservoir (146). A male luer fitting (150) has a channel (152) therethrough for conducting contents of the reservoir, and a luer tip at an end of said male luer fitting opposing said base end. A first connecting structure (182) is arranged on said male luer fitting between said base end and said luer tip. A shield cap (160) is arranged on the male luer fitting. The shield cap has a second connecting structure interacting with said first connecting structure to prevent inadvertent movement of said shield cap relative to said male luer fitting when said shield cap is arranged at said first position. A first seal (170) is provided for sealing said channel at said luer tip. A second seal (180) is arranged between said shield cap and said male luer fitting for sealing the outer surface and the luer tip of said male luer fitting from outside contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Yu Leng Neville Chia, Roderick Hausser, Xua Huyen Nguyen Huu, Hoong Sim Lee, Hong Tat Teddy Lim
  • Patent number: 9532074
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding of video data incorporating loop filtering are disclosed. The method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention determines an initial loop filter level for a frame of the video data according to quality setting of the frame. The information associated with the initial loop filter level is incorporated in the bitstream corresponding to compressed video data. The loop filtering is applied to a macroblock without the need to wait for the whole frame reconstruction to complete. In another embodiment according to the present invention, the initial loop filter level may be refined according to stability associated with the frame. In yet another embodiment according to the present invention, the method may include determining whether segment mode is on or off and determining a frame-level or segment-level initial loop filter level accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Kun-Bin Lee, Tung-Hsing Wu, Yu Kun Lin
  • Patent number: 9532285
    Abstract: A method and system for handing off a terminal among a plurality of wireless access points (APs) connected to a central management AP. The method comprising: receiving network condition information of a terminal communicatively connected to a first wireless AP among the plurality of wireless APs. Determining a second wireless AP the plurality of wireless APs to which the terminal is to be handed off based on the network condition information of the terminal. The second wireless AP is virtually connected to the terminal. Submitting a handoff request to the second wireless AP. Notifying the terminal to hand off to the second wireless AP in response to receiving a handoff response from the second wireless AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jianbin Tang, Feng J. Wang, Yu Wang, Jun Chi Yan, Chao E. Zhang, Qian Kun Zhao
  • Patent number: 9532186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bidirectional voice transmission system and a method thereof, wherein the system timing of the system is divided into three time slots for carrying a control signal, a broadcast voice signal and a mobile device voice signal. The bidirectional voice transmission system is able to carry out the signal transmission by way of frequency frogging, so as to effectively avoid the signal interference from occurring between any two different signal transmitting and receiving devices. Besides, all of the mobile devices can be added into the bidirectional voice transmission system by way of dynamic building, without using any specific communication interface. The most important is that, the number of node routers can be expanded to about 65,000 in order to apply the bidirectional voice transmission system in a huge range network communication or a wild rescue field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tung-Jung Hsu, Yu-San Lin, Tain-Wen Suen, Jen-Chi Liao
  • Patent number: D775325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GENZYME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robin Cameron Larson, Barbara Yu-Fong Wan, Daniel John Zuniga, Manikandan Namasivayam, Leticia Fabiano, Frederic Daniel Blanquaert, Anthony John Franchino, Jr.