Patents by Inventor Zhichao Lu

Zhichao Lu 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: 12354304
    Abstract: A method includes receiving video data that includes a series of frames of image data. Here, the video data is representative of an actor performing an activity. The method also includes processing the video data to generate a spatial input stream including a series of spatial images representative of spatial features of the actor performing the activity, a temporal input stream representative of motion of the actor performing the activity, and a pose input stream including a series of images representative of a pose of the actor performing the activity. Using at least one neural network, the method also includes processing the temporal input stream, the spatial input stream, and the pose input stream. The method also includes classifying, by the at least one neural network, the activity based on the temporal input stream, the spatial input stream, and the pose input stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yinxiao Li, Zhichao Lu, Xuehan Xiong, Jonathan Huang
  • Patent number: 12327587
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resistive random access memory (RRAM) circuit and related method to limit current, or ramp voltage, applied to a source line or bitline of an RRAM array. The RRAM array has one or more source lines and one or more bitlines. A control circuit sets an RRAM cell to a low resistance state in a set operation, and resets the RRAM cell to a high resistance state in a reset operation. A voltage applied to a bitline or source line is ramped during a first time interval, held to a maximum voltage value during a second interval, and ceased after the second time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Brent Haukness, Zhichao Lu
  • Publication number: 20250166686
    Abstract: Dual-precision analog memory cells and arrays are provided. In some embodiments, a memory cell, comprises a non-volatile memory element having an input terminal and at least one output terminal; and a volatile memory element having a plurality of input terminals and an output terminal, wherein the output terminal of the volatile memory element is coupled to the input terminal of the non-volatile memory element, and wherein the volatile memory element comprises: a first transistor coupled between a first supply and a common node, and a second transistor coupled between a second supply and the common node; wherein the common node is coupled to the output terminal of the volatile memory element; and wherein gates of the first and second transistors are coupled to respective ones of the plurality of input terminals of the volatile memory element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Zhichao LU, Liang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20250095606
    Abstract: Circuitry for adjusting luminance of a display device is provided. The circuitry includes a non-volatile memory array having a plurality memory cells configured to store luminance data of the display device, and a luminance adjusting circuit configured to receive image data to be displayed on the display device. The luminance adjusting circuit is coupled directly to the non-volatile memory array to receive the luminance data of the display device from the non-volatile memory array and adjust the image data based on the luminance data of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Liang ZHAO, Zhichao LU, Zhigang HAN
  • Publication number: 20250098178
    Abstract: A single integrated circuit is provided, comprising a memory region and a non-memory region. The memory region comprises a first conductive structure, a memory element disposed upon the first conductive structure, and a first via disposed upon the memory element. The non-memory region comprises a second conductive structure, and a second via disposed upon the second conductive structure. The first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are formed by a first photolithography process comprising a first photomask, and the first conductive structure is configured to be a first bottom electrode in the memory region. The first via and the second via are formed by a third photolithography process comprising a third photomask. The first photomask and the third photomask comprise a same pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Chao-Yang CHEN, Wen-Hsiung CHANG, Zezhi CHEN, Zhichao LU
  • Patent number: 12232335
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resistive random access memory (RRAM). The RRAM includes a bottom electrode made of tungsten and a switching layer made of hafnium oxide disposed above the bottom electrode, wherein the switching layer includes a switchable filament. The RRAM further includes a resistive layer disposed above the switching layer and a bit line disposed above the resistive layer, wherein the resistive layer extends laterally to connect two or more memory cells along the bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Zhichao Lu, Brent Steven Haukness
  • Patent number: 12230309
    Abstract: Dual-precision analog memory cells and arrays are provided. In some embodiments, a memory cell, comprises a non-volatile memory element having an input terminal and at least one output terminal; and a volatile memory element having a plurality of input terminals and an output terminal, wherein the output terminal of the volatile memory element is coupled to the input terminal of the non-volatile memory element, and wherein the volatile memory element comprises: a first transistor coupled between a first supply and a common node, and a second transistor coupled between a second supply and the common node; wherein the common node is coupled to the output terminal of the volatile memory element; and wherein gates of the first and second transistors are coupled to respective ones of the plurality of input terminals of the volatile memory element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Zhichao Lu, Liang Zhao
  • Patent number: 12202476
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a set of points indicating a lane boundary; select a first subset of the points, wherein the set of points includes a first point that is not in the first subset; determine a path of the lane boundary based on the first subset of the points; and, upon determining that the first point is greater than a threshold distance from the path, add the first point to the first subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yuming Niu, Jacob Slimak, Md Tawhid Bin Waez, Zhichao Lu
  • Patent number: 12144269
    Abstract: Thermal field controlled electrical conductivity change devices and applications therefore are provided. In some embodiments, a thermal switch, comprises: a metal-insulator-transition (MIT) material; first and second terminals electrically coupled to the MIT material; and a heater disposed near the MIT material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Liang Zhao, Zhichao Lu
  • Patent number: 12142241
    Abstract: Circuitry for adjusting luminance of a display device is provided. The circuitry includes a non-volatile memory array having a plurality memory cells configured to store luminance data of the display device, and a luminance adjusting circuit configured to receive image data to be displayed on the display device. The luminance adjusting circuit is coupled directly to the non-volatile memory array to receive the luminance data of the display device from the non-volatile memory array and adjust the image data based on the luminance data of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Liang Zhao, Zhichao Lu, Zhigang Han
  • Patent number: 12133477
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory (RRAM) and a method for operating the RRAM are disclosed. The RRAM includes at least two successively stacked conductive layers and a resistive switching layer situated between every adjacent two conductive layers, wherein a migration interface with an interface effect is formed at each interface between one conductive layer and the resistive switching layer in contact therewith, wherein the migration interface regulates, by the interface effect, vacancies formed in the resistive switching layer under the effect of an electrical signal. The regulation includes at least one of absorption, migration and diffusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Zezhi Chen, Zhichao Lu, Liang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240224821
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resistive random access memory (RRAM). The RRAM includes a bottom electrode made of tungsten and a switching layer made of hafnium oxide disposed above the bottom electrode, wherein the switching layer includes a filament and one or more lateral regions including a doping material that are between a top region and a bottom region of the switching layer. The RRAM further includes a top electrode disposed above the switching layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Zhichao LU, Gary Bela BRONNER
  • Patent number: 12027206
    Abstract: The embodiments herein describe technologies of initializing resistive memory devices (e.g., non-volatile and volatile memory devices). In one method, a first voltage is applied across a resistance change material of a memory cell to form an initial filament and multiple cycles are performed to condition the initial filament. Each of the multiple cycles includes: applying a second voltage with a first polarity across the resistance change material; and applying a third voltage with a second polarity across the resistance change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Zhichao Lu, Brent Haukness, Gary Bronner
  • Patent number: 11963465
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resistive random access memory (RRAM). The RRAM includes a bottom electrode made of tungsten and a switching layer made of hafnium oxide disposed above the bottom electrode, wherein the switching layer includes a filament and one or more lateral regions including a doping material that are between a top region and a bottom region of the switching layer. The RRAM further includes a top electrode disposed above the switching layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Zhichao Lu, Gary Bela Bronner
  • Patent number: 11950519
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory cell includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode having a conductive material, a resistive layer interposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode, and side portions covering sides of the top electrode and the resistive layer. The side portions contain an oxide of the conductive material. The non-volatile memory cell further includes a contact wire disposed on the top electrode. A width of the contact wire is less than a width between lateral outer surfaces of the side portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Wei, Zhichao Lu
  • Publication number: 20240105247
    Abstract: Dual-precision analog memory cells and arrays are provided. In some embodiments, a memory cell, comprises a non-volatile memory element having an input terminal and at least one output terminal; and a volatile memory element having a plurality of input terminals and an output terminal, wherein the output terminal of the volatile memory element is coupled to the input terminal of the non-volatile memory element, and wherein the volatile memory element comprises: a first transistor coupled between a first supply and a common node, and a second transistor coupled between a second supply and the common node; wherein the common node is coupled to the output terminal of the volatile memory element; and wherein gates of the first and second transistors are coupled to respective ones of the plurality of input terminals of the volatile memory element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Zhichao LU, Liang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240095927
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for partially supervised image segmentation having improved strong mask generalization includes obtaining, by a computing system including one or more computing devices, a machine-learned segmentation model, the machine-learned segmentation model including an anchor-free detector model and a deep mask head network, the deep mask head network including an encoder-decoder structure having a plurality of layers. The computer-implemented method includes obtaining, by the computing system, input data including tensor data. The computer-implemented method includes providing, by the computing system, the input data as input to the machine-learned segmentation model. The computer-implemented method includes receiving, by the computing system, output data from the machine-learned segmentation model, the output data including a segmentation of the tensor data, the segmentation including one or more instance masks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Chung-Kuan Huang, Vighnesh Nandan Birodkar, Siyang Li, Zhichao Lu, Vivek Rathod
  • Patent number: 11887645
    Abstract: Dual-precision analog memory cells and arrays are provided. In some embodiments, a memory cell, comprises a non-volatile memory element having an input terminal and at least one output terminal; and a volatile memory element having a plurality of input terminals and an output terminal, wherein the output terminal of the volatile memory element is coupled to the input terminal of the non-volatile memory element, and wherein the volatile memory element comprises: a first transistor coupled between a first supply and a common node, and a second transistor coupled between a second supply and the common node; wherein the common node is coupled to the output terminal of the volatile memory element; and wherein gates of the first and second transistors are coupled to respective ones of the plurality of input terminals of the volatile memory element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hefei Reliance Memory Limited
    Inventors: Zhichao Lu, Liang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240021173
    Abstract: Circuitry for adjusting luminance of a display device is provided. The circuitry includes a non-volatile memory array having a plurality memory cells configured to store luminance data of the display device, and a luminance adjusting circuit configured to receive image data to be displayed on the display device. The luminance adjusting circuit is coupled directly to the non-volatile memory array to receive the luminance data of the display device from the non-volatile memory array and adjust the image data based on the luminance data of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Liang ZHAO, Zhichao LU, Zhigang HAN
  • Publication number: 20230419538
    Abstract: A method includes receiving video data that includes a series of frames of image data. Here, the video data is representative of an actor performing an activity. The method also includes processing the video data to generate a spatial input stream including a series of spatial images representative of spatial features of the actor performing the activity, a temporal input stream representative of motion of the actor performing the activity, and a pose input stream including a series of images representative of a pose of the actor performing the activity. Using at least one neural network, the method also includes processing the temporal input stream, the spatial input stream, and the pose input stream. The method also includes classifying, by the at least one neural network, the activity based on the temporal input stream, the spatial input stream, and the pose input stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yinxiao Li, Zhichao Lu, Xuehan Xiong, Jonathan Huang