Electronic Circuit Chip Or Board (e.g., Positioning) Patents (Class 348/87)
  • Patent number: 12183868
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for an integrated chip is used for forming and processing an electrode structure of the integrated chip. The method includes step S1 and step S2. In step S1, a light-emitting portion is manufactured, and the light-emitting portion includes multiple light-emitting unit groups distributed in the form of a matrix. In step S2, conductive terminals multiple first electrodes and conductive terminals of multiple second electrodes of the light-emitting portion are electrically led out to form multiple first pin electrodes and multiple second pin electrodes. The first pin electrodes and the second pin electrodes are used for being electrically connected to a circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: FOSHAN NATIONSTAR OPTOELECRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuai Qin, Heng Guo, Kailiang Fan, Caineng Huo, Zhuang Peng
  • Patent number: 12176463
    Abstract: A liquid-droplet-like semiconductor chip ink 200 contains a liquid 50 and semiconductor chips 40, each of which has a first electrode and a second electrod on the upper surface and the lower surface and is configured such that the second electrode side is more strongly attracted to a magnetic field. The semiconductor chip ink 200 is supplied to a chip joining part on a lower electrode 420 which is formed on a mounting substrate 400, the second electrode side of the semiconductor chips 40 in the semiconductor chip ink 200 are attracted by a magnetic force by an external magnetic field so as to make contact with the chip joining part, and thereafter is electrically and mechanically joined to the chip joining part by using soldering and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ULDTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motonobu Takeya
  • Patent number: 12165573
    Abstract: A display panel (11) with a low signal transmission power and large cabling space, and a semiconductor display apparatus including the display panel (11) are provided. The display panel (11) includes pixel areas (DB) that are of N rows and M columns and that are connected in a matrix, each pixel area (DB) includes pixel drive modules that are of Q rows and P columns and that are connected in a matrix, each pixel drive circuit (PD) is connected to at least one pixel unit (P), and the pixel drive circuit (PD) drives, based on to-be-displayed image data, the pixel unit (P) to emit light to display an image. All pixel areas (DB) in any column of the pixel areas (DB) are connected to data interfaces (DI) in a same group, and pixel areas (DB) in different columns are connected to data interfaces (DI) in different groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiwei Zheng, Yan Zhou, Yuchao Zeng
  • Patent number: 12151401
    Abstract: An edge alignment method includes (a) calculating coordinates of points having a possibility of corresponding to an edge of the workpiece, (b) forming an approximate circle by using a least squares method on all the coordinates, (c) calculating deviations between the approximate circle and respective ones of all the points, and if plural ones of the points have deviations greater than or equal to a preset threshold, respectively, then determining the point, the deviation of which is greatest, to be a false detection position, and excluding from consideration candidates the point determined to be the false detection position, and (d) estimating a position of the edge of the workpiece from the coordinates of three or more of the points still remaining without exclusion, and based on the estimated position of the edge, deriving a machining area at the outer peripheral portion of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Komatsu, Koichi Makino
  • Patent number: 12131460
    Abstract: An image processing unit including: a pad region extraction unit that executes pad region extraction processing of extracting a substantially rectangular pad region surrounding a plurality of pads from an image of an inspection target object; an imaginary straight line setting unit that executes imaginary straight line setting processing of setting an imaginary first straight line parallel to a side extending in an X direction of the pad region and setting an imaginary second straight line parallel to a side extending in a Y direction of the pad; and a reference point setting unit that executes reference point setting processing of setting an intersection between the first straight line and the second straight line as the reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC READ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihide Matsukawa, Kenichi Akasaka, Hironori Nakamura, Masayuki Tsujimoto
  • Patent number: 12051604
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a bonding head configured to adsorb and hold a mounting component at a pick-up position, to move between the pick-up position and a mounting position, and to mount the mounting component on a substrate that is on a bonding stage; a camera configured to move together with the bonding head and to capture an image of the mounting component and an image of the substrate; an optical system configured to transmit light between the mounting component and the camera; a fiducial mark configured to move together with the camera in a capturing range of the camera; and a controller configured to correct a positional relationship between the mounting component and the substrate based on a first image including the fiducial mark and the mounting component and a second image including the fiducial mark and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nagatomo, Fumitaka Moroishi, Masanori Izumita, Shinji Ueyama, Takahiro Tokumiya, Takamasa Sugiura, Tatsuya Ishimoto, Masato Kajinami
  • Patent number: 12016217
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a display substrate, an IC chip, and a circuit board. The display substrate includes a first bonding portion including a first detection pin and a second detection pin, a second bonding portion connected to the first bonding portion and including a first connection pin and second connection pin which are connected by a connection wire included by the circuit board, a first connection line connecting the first detection pin to the first connection pin and including a first crack detection line, and a second connection line connecting the first detection pin to the second connection pin. The IC chip is bonded to the first bonding portion and configured to determine cracks on an edge of the display substrate according to electric signals of the first detection pin and the second detection pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Linhong Han, Tinghua Shang, Pengfei Yu, Shun Zhang, Yang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11984340
    Abstract: A teaching method for a transfer mechanism is provided. The teaching method includes (a) placing a first substrate or an edge ring on a fork of the transfer mechanism, transferring the first substrate or the edge ring to a target position, and placing the first substrate or the edge ring onto the target position; (b) placing a second substrate having a position detection sensor on the fork, and transferring the second substrate to a position directly above or below the target position; (c) detecting an amount of deviation between the first substrate or the edge ring and the target position using the position detection sensor of the second substrate; and (d) correcting transfer position data of the transfer mechanism for the first substrate or the edge ring to be transferred next, based on the detected amount of deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Takehiro Shindo
  • Patent number: 11921825
    Abstract: A metrology system includes one or more through-focus imaging metrology sub-systems communicatively coupled to a controller having one or more processors configured to receive a plurality of training images captured at one or more focal positions. The one or more processors may generate a machine learning classifier based on the plurality of training images. The one or more processors may receive one or more target feature selections for one or more target overlay measurements corresponding to one or more target features. The one or more processors may determine one or more target focal positions based on the one or more target feature selections using the machine learning classifier. The one or more processors may receive one or more target images captured at the one or more target focal positions, the target images including the one or more target features of the target specimen, and determine overlay based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KLA Corporation
    Inventors: Etay Lavert, Amnon Manassen, Yossi Simon, Dimitry Sanko, Avner Safrani
  • Patent number: 11913772
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a metrology system having 3-dimensional sensors for thickness measurements of semiconductor elements, and methods for taking the thickness measurements. In an aspect, the 3-dimensional sensor may be a single or dual 3-dimensional profiler that may scan across the top and bottom surfaces of an element to obtain a thickness measurement. In another aspect, the method may be used to measure a gap between elements that have assembled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jianyong Mo, V Wade Singleton, Yiren Wu, Liang Zhang, David Wasinger
  • Patent number: 11901202
    Abstract: A method of inspection and an inspection system for the film deposition process for substrates that includes glass and wafer are disclosed. The inspection system includes multiple camera modules positioned in a load lock unit of a process chamber, such as the camera modules that can capture images of the substrate in the load lock. The images are analyzed by a controller of the inspection system to determine the accuracy of robots in handling the substrate, calibration of the robots based on the analysis, and defects in the substrate caused during the handling and deposition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: JNK TECH
    Inventor: Youngjin Choi
  • Patent number: 11876081
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a spacer, a first element and a second element. A spacer is disposed on the substrate and has a first opening, a second opening and a third opening arranged in a first direction. The second opening is located between the first opening and the third opening. A distance between the first opening and the second opening is less than a distance between the second opening and the third opening in the first direction. A first element is located in at least one of the first opening and the second opening. A second element is located in the third opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Jian-Jung Shih, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Fang-Ying Lin, Kai Cheng
  • Patent number: 11840762
    Abstract: This application relates to a method of inspection and an inspection system for the film deposition process for substrates that includes glass and wafer. The inspection system includes multiple camera modules positioned in a load lock unit of a process chamber, such as the camera modules that can capture images of the substrate in the load lock. The images are analyzed by a control unit of the inspection system to determine the accuracy of robots in handling the substrate, calibration of the robots based on the analysis, and defects in the substrate caused during the handling and deposition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: JNK TECH
    Inventor: Youngjin Choi
  • Patent number: 11810886
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a light emitting element in each of the plurality of pixels; a first electrode electrically coupled with the light emitting element; a transistor on the substrate and electrically coupled with the first electrode; and a coupling layer between the first electrode and the light emitting element in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and containing a plurality of first conductive nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masanobu Ikeda, Osamu Itou, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Patent number: 11794234
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a holding section that holds a processing target, an imaging section that is positionally fixed with respect to the holding section, and images a surface of the processing target, and a control section that controls the imaging section to image the surface of the processing target in a state in which the holding section holds the processing target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masahiro Igusa
  • Patent number: 11733614
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of, and associated apparatus for, determining an edge position relating to an edge of a feature comprised within an image, such as a scanning electron microscope image, which comprises noise. The method comprises determining a reference signal from said image; and determining said edge position with respect to said reference signal. The reference signal may be determined from the image by applying a 1-dimensional low-pass filter to the image in a direction parallel to an initial contour estimating the edge position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Jarik Huisman, Ruben Cornelis Maas, Hermanus Adrianus Dillen
  • Patent number: 11610937
    Abstract: Disclosed are a micro LED group substrate provided with a plurality of micro LEDs, a method of manufacturing the same, a micro LED display panel, and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, disclosed are a micro LED group substrate provided with a plurality of micro LEDs, a method of manufacturing the same, a micro LED display panel, and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the need for a micro LED replacement process is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Mo Ahn, Seung Ho Park, Sung Hyun Byun
  • Patent number: 11562991
    Abstract: A backplane, a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module and a display panel are provided. The backplane includes a base substrate; a first conductive layer located on the base substrate and including a wire; a first protection layer located at a side of the first conductive layer facing away from the base substrate; a second conductive layer located on the first protection layer and including a conductive sub-layer, the conductive sub-layer penetrating the first protection layer to be connected with the wire; a second protection layer located at a side of the second conductive layer facing away from the base substrate; a micro light-emitting diode (LED) penetrating the second protection layer to be connected with the conductive sub-layer; and a metallic reflective layer, located on the second protection layer and configured to reflect light irradiated onto the metallic reflective layer from the micro LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Dong Li, Weiwei Chu, Wenjie Xu
  • Patent number: 11563879
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an image shooting apparatus and a mobile terminal. The image shooting apparatus includes: a support base, an image shooting circuit board, a first image shooting assembly, and a second image shooting assembly. The support base is provided with an accommodating chamber. The image shooting circuit board is disposed in the accommodating chamber, and divides the accommodating chamber into a first accommodating chamber and a second accommodating chamber. The first image shooting assembly is disposed in the first accommodating chamber, and the second image shooting assembly is disposed in the second accommodating chamber. The first image shooting assembly includes a first lens and a first image sensor. The second image shooting assembly includes a second lens and a second image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenchang Yang
  • Patent number: 11556738
    Abstract: A metrology system includes one or more through-focus imaging metrology sub-systems communicatively coupled to a controller having one or more processors configured to receive a plurality of training images captured at one or more focal positions. The one or more processors may generate a machine learning classifier based on the plurality of training images. The one or more processors may receive one or more target feature selections for one or more target overlay measurements corresponding to one or more target features. The one or more processors may determine one or more target focal positions based on the one or more target feature selections using the machine learning classifier. The one or more processors may receive one or more target images captured at the one or more target focal positions, the target images including the one or more target features of the target specimen, and determine overlay based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: KLA Corporation
    Inventors: Etay Lavert, Amnon Manassen, Yossi Simon, Dimitry Sanko, Avner Safrani
  • Patent number: 11508590
    Abstract: A method of inspection and an inspection system for the film deposition process for substrates that includes glass and wafer are disclosed. The inspection system includes multiple camera modules positioned in a load lock unit of a process chamber, such as the camera modules that can capture images of the substrate in the load lock. The images are analyzed by a controller of the inspection system to determine the accuracy of robots in handling the substrate, calibration of the robots based on the analysis, and defects in the substrate caused during the handling and deposition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: JNK Tech
    Inventor: Youngjin Choi
  • Patent number: 11348968
    Abstract: An arbitrary curved-surface display device which has unit display pixels including active inorganic micro-light emitting diode unit chips, wherein each active inorganic micro-light emitting diode unit chip comprises an inorganic light-emitting diode unit device and a field-effect transistor. Conducting wires are on a substrate of the arbitrary-curved surface, and the conducting wires connect to each active inorganic micro-light emitting diode unit chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventor: Hongyu Liu
  • Patent number: 11315306
    Abstract: An illustrative volumetric processing system generates a plurality of point clouds each representing an object from a different vantage point. Based on the plurality of point clouds, the volumetric processing system consolidates point cloud data corresponding to a surface of the object. Based on the consolidated point cloud data for the object, the volumetric processing system generates a voxel grid representative of the object. Based on the voxel grid, the volumetric processing system generates a set of rendered patches each depicting at least a part of the surface of the object. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Denny Breitenfeld, Vidhya Seran, Nazneen Khan, Richard J. Kern, II
  • Patent number: 11275250
    Abstract: Head-mountable devices can include adjustment mechanisms to achieve optimal alignment of optical components during and/or after assembly thereof within the head-mountable device. The alignment mechanisms can be integrated into the head-mountable device itself. A light projecting display element can be adjustable based on operation of one or more actuators within the head-mountable device (e.g., within an arm) to adjust a position and/or orientation of the light projecting display element relative to the waveguide onto which it projects light. The adjustment mechanisms can adjust the display element during initial assembly and/or be operated by actuators that actively adjust the alignment as needed over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Chih Jen Chen, Cameron A. Harder
  • Patent number: 11276160
    Abstract: A captured image of a pattern and a reference image of the pattern may be received. A contour of interest of the pattern may be identified. One or more measurements of a dimension of the pattern may be determined for each of the reference image and the captured image with respect to the contour of interest of the pattern. A defect associated with the contour of interest may be classified based on the determined one or more measurements of the dimension of the pattern for each of the reference image and the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials Israel LTD.
    Inventors: Vadim Vereschagin, Roman Kris, Ishai Schwarzband, Boaz Cohen, Ariel Shkalim, Evgeny Bal
  • Patent number: 11215449
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a photoreceptor that receives measuring light which is reflected by a workpiece illuminated by an illuminator, and provides light-reception signals representing a light reception amount; and a processor that generates a set of shape data representing three-dimensional shape of a part of the workpiece which is included in the field of view at a particular position of the stage based on the signals, repeats movement of the stage by using a movement controller based on the generated data corresponding to the part of the workpiece to obtain a set of data corresponding to other part of the workpiece which is located in proximity to the part of the workpiece and the generation of a set of data of the workpiece at the position where the stage is moved, and generates combined data including the entire shape of the workpiece by combining the repeatedly obtained sets of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuki Natori
  • Patent number: 11164905
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing light emitting diode (LED) devices is provided. In one example, the method comprises: forming a plurality of LED dies on a starter substrate, each of the plurality of LED dies including a device-side bump; moving, using a pick up tool (PUT), the starter substrate and the plurality of LED dies towards a backplane, the backplane including a plurality of backplane-side bumps; establishing the conductive bonds between the device-side bumps of the plurality of LED dies and the backplane-side bumps of the backplane at the plurality of contact locations; and operating the PUT to release the starter substrate to enable transferring of the plurality of LED dies to the backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Céline Claire Oyer, Allan Pourchet
  • Patent number: 11143906
    Abstract: A reflective LCD panel includes a color filter substrate, an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a polarizing film. The array substrate and the color filter substrate are disposed oppositely. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the color filter substrate and the array substrate and has an alignment direction. The polarizing film is disposed on the color filter substrate, and color coordinates of the polarizing film in the CIE1976 color space are (a, b), wherein 0.05?a?0.2 and ?5?b?0. The liquid crystal layer has a birefringence difference ?n, the liquid crystal layer has a thickness (d), when the reflective LCD panel is in a white frame, 2?n*d=?? is satisfied, ?? is the optical path difference obtained when a forward light vertically enters the liquid crystal layer and is reflected by the array substrate, and 120 nm??n*d?170 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ding-Wei Liu, Meng-Ju Li, Wei-Chih Hsu, Chen-Hao Su, Sung-Chun Lin, Chia-Hua Yu
  • Patent number: 11113838
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method executed by at least one processor for detecting tattoos on a human body is presented. The method includes inputting a plurality of images into a tattoo detection module, selecting one or more images of the plurality of images including tattoos with at least three keypoints, the at least three keypoints having auxiliary information related to the tattoos, manually labeling tattoo locations in the plurality of images including tattoos to create labeled tattoo images, increasing a size of the labeled tattoo images identified to be below a predetermined threshold by padding a width and height of the labeled tattoo images, training two different tattoo detection deep learning models with the labeled tattoo images defining tattoo training data, and executing either the first tattoo detection deep learning model or the second tattoo detection deep learning model based on a performance of a general-purpose graphical processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Srimat Chakradhar, Tarang Chugh
  • Patent number: 11051038
    Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic processing system may include a 2D frame which corresponds to a projection of a 360 video space, and a component predictor to predict an encode component for a first block of a 2D frame based on encode information from a neighboring block which is neighboring to the first block of the 2D frame only in the 360 video space, a prioritizer to prioritize transmission for a second block of the 2D frame based on an identified region of interest, and/or a format detector to detect a 360 video format of the 2D frame based on image content. A 360 video capture device may include a contextual tagger to tag 360 video content with contextual information which is contemporaneous with the captured 360 video content. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jill M. Boyce, Sumit Mohan, James M. Holland, Sang-Hee Lee, Abhishek R. Appu, Wen-Fu Kao, Joydeep Ray, Ya-Ti Peng, Keith W. Rowe, Fangwen Fu, Satya N. Yedidi
  • Patent number: 11024209
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for driving a display panel and an anti-interference method are provided. The integrated circuit includes a source driving circuit and an anti-interference circuit. The source driving circuit includes a receiving circuit configured to receive an input signal including image data and process the input signal based on at least one operation parameter to generate output data. The anti-interference circuit is coupled to the receiving circuit. The anti-interference circuit is configured to adjust the at least one operation parameter of the receiving circuit from at least one normal parameter to at least one anti-interference parameter when an interference event occurs to the input signal. The anti-interference circuit is configured to maintain the at least one operation parameter of the receiving circuit at the at least one normal parameter when the interference event does not occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Sheng Tseng, Hao-Wei Hung, Chih-Hao Huang, Yao-Hung Kuo
  • Patent number: 11009797
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a defect inspection apparatus, a controller acquires an image of a second actual pattern in a first shot region which corresponds to a design pattern identical to a design pattern corresponding to a first actual pattern, which is consistent in a first comparison process, and which is consistent in a second comparison process. The controller replaces the image of one actual pattern of the first actual pattern and the second actual pattern in the first shot region with the image of the other actual pattern so as to generate a reference image of the first shot region. The controller compares the reference image and the image of the second shot region so as to perform a defect inspection of the second shot region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouta Kameishi
  • Patent number: 10976269
    Abstract: An X-ray apparatus includes a mount, an X-ray source, a detector, an optical gauge and a motor. The mount is configured to hold a planar sample having a first side, which is smooth, and a second side, which is opposite the first side and on which a pattern has been formed. The X-ray source is configured to direct a first beam of X-rays toward the first side of the sample. The detector is positioned on the second side of the sample so as to receive at least a part of the X-rays that have been transmitted through the sample and scattered from the pattern. The optical gauge is configured to direct a second beam of optical radiation toward the first side of the sample, to sense the optical radiation that is reflected from the first side of the sample, and to output a signal, in response to the sensed optical radiation, that is indicative of a position of the sample. The motor is configured to adjust an alignment between the detector and the sample in response to the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BRUKER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Yuri Vinshtein, Alexander Krokhmal, Asher Peled, Guy Sheaffer, Matthew Wormington
  • Patent number: 10937679
    Abstract: An example of a printed structure comprises a target substrate and a structure protruding from a surface of the target substrate. A component comprising a component substrate separate and independent from the target substrate is disposed in alignment with the structure on the surface of the target substrate within 1 micron of the structure. An example method of making a printed structure comprises providing the target substrate with the structure protruding from the target substrate, a transfer element, and a component adhered to the transfer element. The component comprises a component substrate separate and independent from the target substrate. The transfer element and adhered component move vertically toward the surface of the target substrate and horizontally towards the structure until the component physically contacts the structure or is adhered to the surface of the target substrate. The transfer element is separated from the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: X Display Company Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, David Gomez, Tanya Yvette Moore, Matthew Alexander Meitl, Christopher Andrew Bower
  • Patent number: 10925199
    Abstract: A component mounter for holding a component and for mounting the component on a surface of a board includes a head, a horizontal moving device, a vertical moving device, a mounting control device, and an imaging device. The imaging device is configured to image an imaging target by receiving incident light from the imaging target on an imaging element via an optical system. The optical system includes a first optical system configured to guide incident light from a direction of a side surface of a nozzle tip to a first region of the imaging element, and a second optical system configured to guide incident light from a direction of the surface of the board to a second region of the imaging element. The imaging device is configured to image an image via the first optical system and the second optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mizuho Nozawa
  • Patent number: 10902568
    Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for finding multiple line features in an image. Two related steps are used to identify line features. First, the process computes x and y-components of the gradient field at each image location, projects the gradient field over a plurality subregions, and detects a plurality of gradient extrema, yielding a plurality of edge points with position and gradient. Next, the process iteratively chooses two edge points, fits a model line to them, and if edge point gradients are consistent with the model, computes the full set of inlier points whose position and gradient are consistent with that model. The candidate line with greatest inlier count is retained and the set of remaining outlier points is derived. The process then repeatedly applies the line fitting operation on this and subsequent outlier sets to find a plurality of line results. The process can be exhaustive RANSAC-based.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Feng Hsu, Lowell D. Jacobson, David Y. Li
  • Patent number: 10885871
    Abstract: A scalable driving architecture for large size display includes a display; a low voltage integrated circuit configured to: receive a high-speed input signal; process the input signal; and output uncompressed pixel data based on the processed input signal; and a first high voltage integrated circuit configured to drive pixels in the display based on the uncompressed pixel data; wherein the low voltage integrated circuit is configured to provide the uncompressed pixel data to the first high voltage integrated circuit via a first low-to-high (L2H) interface, and wherein the low voltage integrated circuit and the first high voltage integrated circuit are assembled on a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Amir Amirkhany
  • Patent number: 10832632
    Abstract: A low power architecture for mobile displays includes a display, a low voltage integrated circuit configured to: receive a high speed input signal; process the input signal; and output uncompressed pixel data based on the processed input signal; and a high voltage integrated circuit configured to drive pixels in the display based on the uncompressed pixel data; wherein the low voltage integrated circuit is configured to provides the uncompressed pixel data to the high voltage integrated circuit via a timing-to-driver (T2D) interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Amir Amirkhany
  • Patent number: 10790246
    Abstract: A method of transferring different types of micro devices is provided. The method includes: assembling a first detachable transfer plate with first type micro devices thereon to an alignment assistive mechanism which is substantially above a receiving substrate, wherein the first type micro devices face the receiving substrate; aligning the first type micro devices on the first detachable transfer plate with positions of first sub-pixels respectively of pixels on the receiving substrate by the alignment assistive mechanism; transferring the first type micro devices to the first sub-pixels on the receiving substrate; replacing the first detachable transfer plate with a second detachable transfer plate with second type micro devices thereon, wherein the second type micro devices face the receiving substrate; and transferring the second type micro devices to second sub-pixels respectively of the pixels on the receiving substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MIKRO MESA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Li-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 10782957
    Abstract: In a video image generation device connected to a peripheral device via a video image relay device, a version acquisition unit acquires from the video image relay device information related to version of firmware installed in the video image relay device. If the version of the firmware installed in the video image relay device is older than version of firmware requested by basic software installed in the video image generation device, an update request unit supplies the video image relay device with firmware for the relay device included in the basic software in order to update accordingly the firmware installed in the video image relay device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Syunsuke Bamba, Akitsugu Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10763236
    Abstract: A method of operating an ultrasonic bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) imaging at least one of (i) a semiconductor element supported by a substrate, and (ii) a clamping structure adapted for securing the substrate during a bonding operation; and (b) determining if a relative position of the semiconductor element and the clamping structure is acceptable using predetermined criteria and information from step (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Klaerner, Jason Fu, Christoph Benno Luechinger
  • Patent number: 10743447
    Abstract: A component mounting machine mounts components having a component mark for positioning on an upper face on a circuit board. The component mounting machine has a first suction nozzle that sucks a component, a transfer head that mounts the component on a circuit board, an optical path conversion device disposed above a suction surface and converts the optical path of light from the upper face of the component to the side, a camera that receives light that is changed in an optical path, a camera moving device that moves the camera, and a control device controlling operation of the transfer head and the camera moving device. The camera moving device moves the camera in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera, and an imaging region of the camera moves in a second direction when the camera moves in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Murai, Toshihiko Yamasaki, Toshinori Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10735665
    Abstract: An information handling system operating a wearable headset IR emitter saturation correction system may comprise an infrared emitter emitting IR light, a camera capturing a calibration image and a first session image of the IR light reflected from a landmark, and a SLAM engine generating a first session SLAM frame. A processor may execute code instructions to compare the measured calibration pixel brightness value for each pixel associated with the landmark in a calibration image with a measured first session pixel brightness value for each pixel associated with the landmark in the first session image to determine whether the first session SLAM frame is over or under saturated, and determine an adjusted brightness if the first session SLAM frame is over or under saturated. The infrared emitter may emit light according to the adjusted brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Vivek Viswanathan Iyer, Yagiz C. Yildiz
  • Patent number: 10706521
    Abstract: To inspect a board, first, a measurement area is set on the board and a reference data of the measurement area is obtained. Then, a measurement data of the measurement area is obtained per colors, and a lighting condition is set using the reference data of the measurement area and the measurement data obtained per colors. Next, a feature object in the measurement area is set, and a distortion quantity between the reference data and the measurement data is obtained by comparing the reference data corresponding to the feature object and the measurement data corresponding to the feature object obtained under the lighting condition. Then, an inspection area is set by compensating the distortion quantity. Therefore, it is possible to compensate the distortion and set precisely the inspection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOH YOUNG TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Soo-Young Cho
  • Patent number: 10636122
    Abstract: A method for image composition is disclosed, including: acquiring a plurality of images to be processed for a scene, and brightness information of each of the plurality of images to be processed respectively; acquiring difference information for the each of the plurality of images to be processed based on the brightness information of the each of the plurality of images to be processed; obtaining a reference image from the plurality of images to be processed based on the difference information for the each of the plurality of images to be processed; acquiring a weight of the each of the plurality of images to be processed respectively based on feature information of the reference image and feature information of the plurality of images to be processed; and compositing the plurality of images to be processed based on the weight of the each of the plurality of images to be processed. A device and a nonvolatile computer readable storage medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telcommunications Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuanqing Zeng
  • Patent number: 10552571
    Abstract: A surface covering layout system includes a processing circuit configured to receive image data regarding one or more images associated with a surface to be covered with a surface covering, and generate a surface covering layout based on the image data, the surface covering layout providing an indication of a pattern of a plurality of covering members included in the surface covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: ELWHA LLC
    Inventors: Alistair K. Chan, Roderick A. Hyde
  • Patent number: 10462949
    Abstract: A reel holding device is provided. The device includes: a case which accommodates the plurality of component supply reels to be aligned in a direction of a reel axial line; outer circumferential support members which are built between two sides walls of the case, and support outer circumferences of the multiple component supply reels to be rotatable; and a deviation preventing member which prevents the component supply reels from deviating from the outer circumferential support members. At least one of the outer circumferential support members and the deviation preventing member is an integrated rod-like member which is built between the two side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Ohashi, Takuya Nagaishi
  • Patent number: 10432843
    Abstract: According an embodiment, an imaging apparatus includes an image acquiring unit which acquires a judgment image showing arranged judgment targets, and an interval judging unit which judges whether the interval between the judgment targets is proper on the basis of figures of the judgment targets shown in the judgment image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Hayashi, Osamu Nonaka
  • Patent number: 10423128
    Abstract: This working apparatus for a component or a board includes a head unit and a control portion. The control portion performs control of calculating a rotation angle in a horizontal plane of the head unit from displacement of the center of a first imaging portion and displacement of the center of a second imaging portion and correcting the center position of a working mechanism portion on the basis of the amount of rotation-induced displacement of the center of the working mechanism portion due to the rotation angle, a first amount of displacement in a first direction in the horizontal plane being not induced by rotation of the center of the working mechanism portion, and a second amount of displacement in a second direction in the horizontal plane being not induced by the rotation of the center of the working mechanism portion when moving the head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Yasunori Naitoh
  • Patent number: 10409170
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for quickly establishing lithography process condition by a pre-compensation value, comprising: firstly determining a reference process condition of masks of which parameters are same, and then determining an optimum process condition of the first mask; thereafter, calculating a ratio of the optimum process condition of the first mask deviating from the reference process condition, wherein if the ratio is equal to or larger than a set threshold, the first mask is inspected, and if the ratio is less than the set threshold, an optimum process condition of the second mask is determined according to the ratio and the reference process condition of the second mask; and by analogy, determining optimum process conditions of the rest masks. The method of the present invention can quickly establish a lithograph process condition, reduce the trial production time for determining the optimum defocus amount and exposure amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUALI MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qiaoli Chen, Zhengkai Yang