Patents by Inventor Yu-Chen Li

Yu-Chen Li 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).

  • Publication number: 20250079314
    Abstract: An interconnect structure includes a conductive feature embedded in a dielectric feature. The conductive feature has a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion. The first horizontal portion extends in a horizontal direction to terminate at two edge surfaces. The first horizontal portion includes graphene layers stacked on each other, and an intercalation material interposed among the graphene layers. The intercalation material includes a first atom dopant including one of a group 1 metal, a group 2 metal, a group 3 metal, a lanthanide series metal, an actinide series metal, and combinations thereof. The first vertical portion extends in a vertical direction and is in contact with one of the two edge surfaces of the first horizontal portion. The first vertical portion is made of a first electrically conductive metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hans HSU, Shu-Wei LI, Yu-Chen CHAN, Shin-Yi YANG, Ming-Han LEE, Blanka MAGYARI-KOPE
  • Patent number: 12242188
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition for imprinting, a cured article and an optical element are provided. The photosensitive resin composition for imprinting includes a resin (A), an ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B), a photoinitiator (C), a solvent (D), and a hydrophobic oligomer (E). The resin (A) has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 50,000 and has two or more ethylenic polymerizable groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: eChem Solutions Corp.
    Inventors: Chin-Chen Huang, Yu-Lun Li, Chen-Wen Chiu
  • Patent number: 12238692
    Abstract: Provided is an information sending method, including: a base station determining a transmission configuration parameter associated with a first control region, where the first control region is used for transmitting a common control message; and determining first indication information according to the transmission configuration parameter, and sending the first indication information at a preset position of a second control area. A time domain symbol set corresponding to the second control area is a subset of a time domain symbol set corresponding to the first control area. Further provided is an information detection method, including: receiving first indication information used for indicating a transmission configuration parameter of a first control area, and detecting the common control information according to the first indication information. Further provided are an information sending device and an information detecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yijian Chen, Zhaohua Lu, Yu Ngok Li, Hao Wu
  • Patent number: 12227661
    Abstract: Methods for processing deposited metal nanowire inks with metal ions are used to form fused metal nanostructured networks. The metal nanowire inks include a hydrophilic polymer binder, such as a cellulose based binder. The metal nanowire inks can be deposited onto a substrate surface and dried to drive the fusing process. Transparent conductive films can be formed with desirable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: EKC Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying-Syi Li, Xiqiang Yang, Yu Kambe, Xiaofeng Chen, Hua Gu, Steven Michael Lam, Melanie Maniko Inouye, Arthur Yung-Chi Cheng, Alex Da Zhang Tan, Christopher S. Scully, Ajay Virkar
  • Publication number: 20250054810
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, an interconnect structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate and including a conductive interconnect; and a cap layer disposed on the interconnect structure. The cap layer includes a cap portion disposed on the conductive interconnect. The cap portion includes a plurality of two-dimensional material sheets stacked on each other and has a lower surface proximate to the conductive interconnect. The lower surface of the cap portion is formed with a plurality of dangling bonds such that the cap portion is adhered to the conductive interconnect through the dangling bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Wei LI, Hans HSU, Chien-Hsin HO, Yu-Chen CHAN, Blanka MAGYARI-KOPE, Shin-Yi YANG, Ming-Han LEE
  • Patent number: 12218782
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes techniques for facilitating the operation of a multi-antenna communication system. The disclosed technology can be implemented to provide a method for wireless communications which includes receiving, by a user device, an indication about an association between multiple reference resources and a target resource at the user device. The association includes properties of a communication channel to and/or from the user device, and wherein at least one property of the communication channel is different among the multiple reference resources, and performing wireless communication using the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Ngok Li, Bo Gao, Yijian Chen, Huahua Xiao, Zhaohua Lu
  • Patent number: 12216901
    Abstract: A method for selecting an application and associated operational guidance to utilize on a mobile device is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method identifies a selected environment of interest. Within the selected environment, the method identifies one or more applications that are commonly utilized by users within the selected environment and documents the one or more applications. The method detects physical entry of a particular user into the selected environment and, in response to detecting the entry, automatically notifies the particular user of the one or more applications that are commonly utilized within the selected environment. In certain embodiments, the method enables the user to quickly launch the one or more applications and/or provides operational guidance to the user with regard to using the one or more applications. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiang Wei Li, Dong Chen, Ye Chuan Wang, Ting Ting Zhan, Ju Ling Liu, Yu An, Wei Yan
  • Patent number: 12211740
    Abstract: An interconnect structure and methods of forming the same are described. In some embodiments, the structure includes a first dielectric layer and one or more first conductive features disposed in the first dielectric layer. The one or more first conductive features includes a first metal. The structure further includes a plurality of graphene layers disposed on each of the one or more first conductive features, the plurality of graphene layers include a second metal intercalated therebetween, and the second metal is different from the first metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Wei Li, Yu-Chen Chan, Shin-Yi Yang, Ming-Han Lee, Shau-Lin Shue
  • Publication number: 20240429454
    Abstract: A solid-state lithium battery includes a solid electrolyte layer, a first electrode layer structure, a second electrode layer structure, a first collector layer and a second collector layer. The first electrode layer structure includes a first buffer electrolyte layer and a first microporous electrode layer. The first buffer electrolyte layer is located between the first microporous electrode layer and the first surface of the solid electrolyte layer. The first buffer electrolyte layer is embedded with the first surface of the solid electrolyte layer. The second electrode layer structure is disposed on the second surface of the solid electrolyte layer. The first microporous electrode layer is disposed between the first collector layer and first buffer electrolyte layer. The second electrode layer structure is disposed between the second collector layer and the second surface of the solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: TIEN-HSIANG HSUEH, SHANG-EN LIU, MIN-CHUAN WANG, TING-KUEI TSAI, YU-LIN YEH, YU-CHEN LI, BO-HSIEN WU
  • Publication number: 20240429137
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes attaching a first semiconductor die to a first die pad of a first leadframe and attaching a second semiconductor die to a second die pad of a second leadframe. The first leadframe is attached to the second leadframe by way of a non-conductive adhesive. A first plurality of leads of the first leadframe are interleaved with leads of a second plurality of leads of the second leadframe. The first and second semiconductor die and portions of the first and second leadframes are encapsulated with an encapsulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hsin-En Cheng, Pascal Oberndorff, Yu Chen Li, Hsiu Chun Li
  • Publication number: 20240071837
    Abstract: A wafer metrology system having a continuous dynamic sampling scheme configured to optimize a sampling rate for AVI of process wafers in an IC fabrication flow based on acceptable quality levels. For a stable process, the process wafers may be sampled at a lower rate without negatively affecting quality control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Bin Liu, Lin Lin, Yu Chen Li, Si Si Xie, Zhi Yun Liu, Bo Jiang
  • Patent number: 11276851
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrochemical unit, a manufacturing method for the same and a use of the same as a component of batteries, and an electrochemical device including the same. The electrochemical unit includes a mixture layer and a transition metal oxide layer. The mixture layer includes an oxide made of a first transition metal, an oxide made of a second transition metal, and a first alkali metal. The transition metal oxide layer is disposed on one side of the mixture layer, where the transition metal oxide layer includes a third transition metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN, R.O.C.
    Inventors: Min-Chuan Wang, Yu-Lin Yeh, Yu-Chen Li, Ding-Guey Tsai, Der-Jun Jan
  • Publication number: 20200259167
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrochemical unit, a manufacturing method for the same and a use of the same as a component of batteries, and an electrochemical device including the same. The electrochemical unit includes a mixture layer and a transition metal oxide layer. The mixture layer includes an oxide made of a first transition metal, an oxide made of a second transition metal, and a first alkali metal. The transition metal oxide layer is disposed on one side of the mixture layer, where the transition metal oxide layer includes a third transition metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: MIN-CHUAN WANG, YU-LIN YEH, YU-CHEN LI, DING-GUEY TSAI, DER-JUN JAN
  • Patent number: 10275064
    Abstract: The invention provides an in cell touch display device and a common voltage generating method thereof. The in cell touch display device includes a timing controller and a common voltage generator. The timing controller generates a control signal, divides a time section into a display scanning time section and a touch scanning time section according to the control signal, and divides the touch scanning time section into a touch start time section, a touch execution time section, and a touch end time section sequentially. The common voltage generator raises a common voltage to a first voltage in the touch start time section, provides a periodical pulse signal in the touch execution time section to generate the common voltage, and lowers the common voltage to a second voltage in the touch end time section, so as to improve the efficiency of touch scanning without affecting the efficiency of display scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Li, Chao-Yung Hsu, Hung-Hsiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190074505
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing electrochemical device, which may include the following steps: disposing a metal material or a metal oxide material to be doped on the anode of the plasma source of the arc plasma coating equipment; forming a metal oxide film of the electrochemical device by the arc plasma coating equipment via an arc plasma coating process; and doping the metal material or the metal oxide material into the metal oxide film after being mixed with the plasma by heat vaporization via the phenomenon of the electrons heating the anode of the plasma source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: MIN-CHUAN WANG, YU-CHEN LI, SHENG-CHUAN HSU, JIN-YU WU, DER-JUN JAN
  • Publication number: 20190050093
    Abstract: The invention provides an in cell touch display device and a common voltage generating method thereof. The in cell touch display device includes a timing controller and a common voltage generator. The timing controller generates a control signal, divides a time section into a display scanning time section and a touch scanning time section according to the control signal, and divides the touch scanning time section into a touch start time section, a touch execution time section, and a touch end time section sequentially. The common voltage generator raises a common voltage to a first voltage in the touch start time section, provides a periodical pulse signal in the touch execution time section to generate the common voltage, and lowers the common voltage to a second voltage in the touch end time section, so as to improve the efficiency of touch scanning without affecting the efficiency of display scanning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Li, Chao-Yung Hsu, Hung-Hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 9552116
    Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, a plurality of third sensing electrodes, a plurality of fourth sensing electrodes, a switch module and a control unit. The switch module is electrically connected with the first sensing electrodes, the second sensing electrodes, the third sensing electrodes and the fourth sensing electrodes. The control unit is electrically connected with the switch module. The touch apparatus decide the connection mode of the switch module according to the touch strength of a touch point on the touch apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Yong Hsu, Yu-Chen Li
  • Publication number: 20160062501
    Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, a plurality of third sensing electrodes, a plurality of fourth sensing electrodes, a switch module and a control unit. The switch module is electrically connected with the first sensing electrodes, the second sensing electrodes, the third sensing electrodes and the fourth sensing electrodes. The control unit is electrically connected with the switch module. The touch apparatus decide the connection mode of the switch module according to the touch strength of a touch point on the touch apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Chao-Yong Hsu, Yu-Chen Li
  • Patent number: 9036095
    Abstract: A panel structure includes a glass layer, a plurality of first indium tin oxide (ITO) strips, a plurality of third indium tin oxide strips, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of second indium tin oxide strips, and a plurality of fourth indium tin oxide strips. The panel structure operates in a grating mode during a first predetermined time. The first indium tin oxide strips receive a voltage, and the second indium tin oxide strips and the fourth indium tin oxide strips are grounded when the panel structure operates in the grating mode. The panel structure operates in a touch-sensing mode during a second predetermined time. The first indium tin oxide strips sequentially receive a driving voltage, and the fourth indium tin oxide strips detect a touch event when the panel structure operates in the touch-sensing mode. The grating mode and the touch-sensing mode of the panel structure are implemented alternately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Li, Ching-Huei Ku
  • Patent number: 9019235
    Abstract: A method of driving touch display includes a switching circuit driving each block of N blocks of a touch panel to display a corresponding image according to a driving signal generated by a liquid crystal driving unit during a first predetermined time within each horizontal synchronization signal period corresponding to the block between two vertical synchronization signals of the touch panel; the switching circuit executing touch scanning on M blocks of the N blocks only corresponding to the block according to touch scanning signals generated by a touch control unit during a second predetermined time within the horizontal synchronization signal period; and the touch control unit receiving and processing a touch scanning result corresponding to each block of the M blocks through the switching circuit during a third predetermined time within the horizontal synchronization signal period, where N and M are integers, and M is smaller than N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Li, Chao-Yong Hsu, Shih-Hung Huang, Hung-Hsiang Chen