Patents by Inventor Yunlin Zhang

Yunlin Zhang 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: 11875285
    Abstract: Provided is a method for scheduling resource-constrained project by IWO. The method establishes a resource-constrained project scheduling model first, converts the project scheduling issue in actual engineering into the combination and optimization in a mathematical model, then the optimization aims at minimizing the project total duration, while considering the immediate predecessor/successor constraints of the project activities and a variety of renewable resource constraints, to construct project scheduling model, lastly IWO is used to seek the solution for large-scale project scheduling. In the solution process, a right-shift decoding strategy was designed to rectify the ineligible solutions that occurred during the generation of weed seeds, ensure that all solutions are in compliance with the immediate predecessor/successor constraints of the project activities, and improve the efficiency of algorithm. Solution efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Inst. Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Quan Yuan, Wenqu Zeng, Haiou Shi, Xingzhong Nong, Jian Wang, Yunlin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230153708
    Abstract: Provided is a method for scheduling resource-constrained project by IWO. The method establishes a resource-constrained project scheduling model first, converts the project scheduling issue in actual engineering into the combination and optimization in a mathematical model, then the optimization aims at minimizing the project total duration, while considering the immediate predecessor/successor constraints of the project activities and a variety of renewable resource constraints, to construct project scheduling model, lastly IWO is used to seek the solution for large-scale project scheduling. In the solution process, a right-shift decoding strategy was designed to rectify the ineligible solutions that occurred during the generation of weed seeds, ensure that all solutions are in compliance with the immediate predecessor/successor constraints of the project activities, and improve the efficiency of algorithm. Solution efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Quan Yuan, Wenqu Zeng, Haiou Shi, Xingzhong Nong, Jian Wang, Yunlin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11402362
    Abstract: The invention relates to a comprehensive monitoring and data mining system and method for algae bloom of lake, wherein, the method comprises acquiring monitoring indicator data related to algae bloom of lake by three ways, i.e., remote sensing monitoring, automatic monitoring and manual surveying, and transmitting the acquired data to a data center by Internet; performing data backup and data preprocessing of the received data in the data center, including temporal interpolation, spatial interpolation and outlier determination and processing; transmitting the preprocessed data to a database for storage; performing computation of 3D numerical model of lake according to the data source stored in the database, assessing the risk of algae bloom of the lake to be monitored according to the simulation data of the numerical model, and displaying predictive warning information on algae bloom of the lake on a public platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY
    Inventors: Boqiang Qin, Tingfeng Wu, Guangwei Zhu, Yunlin Zhang, Wei Li
  • Publication number: 20210293770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a comprehensive monitoring and data mining system and method for algae bloom of lake, wherein, the method comprises acquiring monitoring indicator data related to algae bloom of lake by three ways, i.e., remote sensing monitoring, automatic monitoring and manual surveying, and transmitting the acquired data to a data center by Internet; performing data backup and data preprocessing of the received data in the data center, including temporal interpolation, spatial interpolation and outlier determination and processing; transmitting the preprocessed data to a database for storage; performing computation of 3D numerical model of lake according to the data source stored in the database, assessing the risk of algae bloom of the lake to be monitored according to the simulation data of the numerical model, and displaying predictive warning information on algae bloom of the lake on a public platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY & LIMNOLOGY. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Boqiang QIN, Tingfeng WU, Guangwei ZHU, Yunlin ZHANG, Wei LI
  • Patent number: 10955359
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved method and system for assessing non-uniformity of features in the measurement area (within the beam spot) on a semiconductor structure, (e.g. wafer), such as a non-uniform film thickness. The scattering from non-uniform features is modeled. Post-processing the residual of theoretical and collected spectra is performed to assess a measure of non-uniformity from within an incident spot beam of a spectrum acquisition tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robin Hsin-Kuo Chao, Yunlin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9482519
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to metrology, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method of measuring multiple parameters of a structure or feature of a semiconductor device using a combination of stepwise optical metrology and a linear system of equations to generate an output as function of position. In an embodiment, a light beam having a width greater than the features to be measured may be shined on a first area of the semiconductor device to calculate a first average. The light beam may then be shined on a second area that overlaps the first area by at least one individual feature to calculate a second average. The averages may be entered into a system of linear equations which may then be solved to calculate an overall average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventor: Yunlin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160161248
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to metrology, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method of measuring multiple parameters of a structure or feature of a semiconductor device using a combination of stepwise optical metrology and a linear system of equations to generate an output as function of position. In an embodiment, a light beam having a width greater than the features to be measured may be shined on a first area of the semiconductor device to calculate a first average. The light beam may then be shined on a second area that overlaps the first area by at least one individual feature to calculate a second average. The averages may be entered into a system of linear equations which may then be solved to calculate an overall average.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Yunlin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9262819
    Abstract: Methods of the present disclosure can include a method for estimating a spatial characteristic of an integrated circuit (IC), the method comprising: calculating a correlation between a dimension of a photoresist layer and exposure to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for at least one reference IC pattern in the photoresist layer, the correlation providing a relationship between the dimension of the photoresist and the spatial characteristic, wherein the calculating is based on: an SEM image of the at least one reference IC pattern produced from reducing the dimension of the photoresist layer with the SEM from an initial value to a reduced value, the initial value of the dimension, and the reduced value of the dimension; and estimating the spatial characteristic of a target IC based on the correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
    Inventors: Taher E. Kagalwala, Narender Rana, Yunlin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150134286
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved method and system for assessing non-uniformity of features in the measurement area (within the beam spot) on a semiconductor structure, (e.g. wafer), such as a non-uniform film thickness. The scattering from non-uniform features is modeled. Post-processing the residual of theoretical and collected spectra is performed to assess a measure of non-uniformity from within an incident spot beam of a spectrum acquisition tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robin Hsin-Kuo Chao, Yunlin Zhang
  • Patent number: 8860956
    Abstract: A method for decomposing design shapes in a design level into a plurality of target design levels is provided. Design shapes including first-type edges and second-type edges having different directions is provided for a design level. Inner vertices are identified and paired up. Vertices are classified into first-type vertices and second-type vertices. First mask level shapes are generated so as to touch the first-type vertices, and second mask level shapes are generated so as to tough the second-type vertices. Cut mask level shapes are generated to touch each first-type edges that are not over a second-type edge and to touch each second-type edges that are not over a first-type edge. Suitable edges are sized outward to ensure overlap among the various shapes. The design shapes are thus decomposed into first mask level shapes, the second mask level shapes, and the cut mask level shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nedal R. Saleh, Yunlin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140268181
    Abstract: A method for decomposing design shapes in a design level into a plurality of target design levels is provided. Design shapes including first-type edges and second-type edges having different directions is provided for a design level. Inner vertices are identified and paired up. Vertices are classified into first-type vertices and second-type vertices. First mask level shapes are generated so as to touch the first-type vertices, and second mask level shapes are generated so as to tough the second-type vertices. Cut mask level shapes are generated to touch each first-type edges that are not over a second-type edge and to touch each second-type edges that are not over a first-type edge. Suitable edges are sized outward to ensure overlap among the various shapes. The design shapes are thus decomposed into first mask level shapes, the second mask level shapes, and the cut mask level shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nedal R. Saleh, Yunlin Zhang
  • Patent number: D978029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Yunlin Zhang