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Chao, Hsinchu

Benson Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090211707APPARATUS FOR GAS DISTRIBUTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS - An apparatus for gas distribution includes a top dome-cover, a first gas distribution plate and a bottom plate bonded each other to deliver different gases onto substrates supporting by a susceptor. The first gas distribution plate is provided with a plurality of first island protrusions formed by intersecting a plurality of first channels and each first island protrusions has a bypass through hole so that different gases can be individually delivered via independent gas pathways formed by those through holes or those channels to prevent those different gases premix before processing on those substrates. Additionally, a fluid distribution plate disposed between the first gas distribution plate and the bottom plate may be adapted for heat dissipation.08-27-2009
20100051592ELECTRODE DESIGN FOR PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER - An upper electrode for use in a plasma processing chamber is provided, which includes a center segment and a plurality of outer segments. The outer segments are attached to the center segment to adjust the area of the overall electrode. Gas distribution holes may be selectively formed on the center and outer segments, or both. By adding or removing the outer segments and stacking layers, the dimension of the electrode, the area of gas spurting region and the thickness of the provided upper electrode may be adjusted.03-04-2010
20100055330Epitaxy Processing System and Its Processing Method - An epitaxy processing system and its processing method for enhancing operation efficiency is provided. The system includes a stacked cassette, a transportation device, a reaction chamber, and a cooling device. The cooling device can rapidly cool down susceptor and processed wafers without damaging the epitaxy layer. The cluster system design minimizes the footprint of system, reduces the operation cost, and increases throughput and thereby enhances the productivity of the system.03-04-2010
20110186810OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH THREE-DIMENSION QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An optoelectronic component with three-dimension quantum well structure and a method for producing the same are provided, wherein the optoelectronic component comprises a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a transition layer, and a quantum well structure. The first semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate. The transition layer is grown on the first semiconductor layer, contains a first nitride compound semiconductor material, and has at least a texture, wherein the texture has at least a first protrusion with at least an inclined facet, at least a first trench with at least an inclined facet and at least a shoulder facet connected between the inclined facets. The quantum well structure is grown on the texture and shaped by the protrusion, the trench and the shoulder facet.08-04-2011

Patent applications by Benson Chao, Hsinchu TW

Chia-Hsing Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100299684Slot-In Optical Disk Drive - A disk loading device of a slot-in optical disk drive comprises two loading levers to load and eject a disk, wherein the two loading levers are connected to a pivot pin; and a guide slot having a right recess and a left recess, wherein the pivot pin is moveable along the guide slot.11-25-2010

Chih-Ping Chao, Hsinchu TW

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20100265025INDUCTOR UTILIZING PAD METAL LAYER - An inductor utilizing a pad metal layer. The inductor comprises a metal spiral, a metal bridge, and a metal interconnect. The metal bridge is formed with the pad metal layer and a plurality of vias and has one end connected to the metal spiral. The metal interconnect is connected to the other end of the metal bridge. In addition, resistivity of the pad metal layer is lower than that of the metal spiral.10-21-2010

Chih-Yi Chao, Hsinchu TW

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20120069231UNLOCKING METHOD OF A TOUCH SCREEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CAMERA FUNCTION THEREOF - An unlocking method of a touch screen and an electric device with camera function thereof are disclosed. A camera module is used for capturing a plurality of images. A touch screen shows an application function icon, a shooting mode icon, an activate area and a slide path connecting the icons and the activate area while the touch screen is locked. A processing module is electrically connected with the camera module and the touch screen. While detecting that the application function icon or the shooting mode icon is dragged to the activate area through the slide path, the processing module transmits an unlocking signal to the touch screen. The touch screen unlocks according to the unlocking signal and shows a screen of application function operation or a screen of camera function. Therefore, users would feel more convenient than before while using an electric device with camera function.03-22-2012

Ching-Ian Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080258608ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENT DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An organic electro-luminescence display comprises a substrate having a first and second surface, a plurality of micro-lens formed on the first surface, and a plurality of pixels with sub-pixels formed on the second surface. Particularly, the distance between the sub-pixels within any two adjacent pixels is substantially greater than that between the sub-pixels within the same pixel.10-23-2008

Patent applications by Ching-Ian Chao, Hsinchu TW

Chuan-Jane Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110291226Compound Semiconductor Device and Method for Fabricating the Same - A compound semiconductor device is provided, including a gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate having a first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion, wherein the first protrusion portion is formed over a first portion of the GaAs substrate and the second protrusion is formed over a second portion of the GaAs substrate. A first element is disposed over the first protrusion portion, and a second element is disposed over the second protrusion portion.12-01-2011

Clinton Chih-Chieh Chao, Hsinchu TW

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20100174858EXTRA HIGH BANDWIDTH MEMORY DIE STACK - A system includes a central processing unit (CPU); a memory device in communication with the CPU, and a direct memory access (DMA) controller in communication with the CPU and the memory device. The memory device includes a plurality of vertically stacked chips and a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports. Each of the I/O ports connected to at least one of the plurality of chips through a through silicon via. The DMA controller is configured to manage to transfer of data to and from the memory device.07-08-2010
20100229383WAFER LEVEL TEST PROBE CARD - A probe card for wafer level testing of a plurality of semiconductor devices simultaneously. The probe card may include a circuit board including wafer level testing circuitry, a partially flexible silicon substrate, a plurality of test probes disposed at least partially in the substrate for engaging a plurality of corresponding electrical contacts in a wafer under test, and a compressible underfill coupling the substrate to the circuit board. The probe card may be used for wafer level burn-in testing. In some embodiments, the probe card may include active test control circuitry embedded in the silicon substrate for conducting wafer level high frequency testing.09-16-2010
20120017428METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR TEST PROBE CARD SPACE TRANSFORMER - A space transformer for a semiconductor test probe card and method of fabrication. The method may include depositing a first metal layer as a ground plane on a space transformer substrate having a plurality of first contact test pads defining a first pitch spacing, depositing a first dielectric layer on the ground plane, forming a plurality of second test contacts defining a second pitch spacing different than the first pitch spacing, and forming a plurality of redistribution leads on the first dielectric layer to electrically couple the first contact test pads to the second contact test pads. In some embodiments, the redistribution leads may be built directly on the space transformer substrate. The method may be used in one embodiment to remanufacture an existing space transformer to produce fine pitch test pads having a pitch spacing smaller than the original test pads.01-26-2012

Hao-Liang Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100227491Electrical Connector - An electrical connector for a flexible printed circuit is provided. The electrical connector comprises a connector set, a terminal and a fasten assembly. The connector set has a base, a cover and a pin. The cover is pivotally connecting to the base by the pin and adapted to open or shut the receiving space defined by the base and the cover. The terminal is adapted to be detachably inserted into the receiving space to electrically connect the connector set. The fasten assembly is disposed on the base and the terminal respectively. When the terminal is inserted into the receiving space, the fasten assembly is adapted to fasten the terminal to the base.09-09-2010

I-Fen Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100034536Apparatus And Method For Medium Access Control In An Optical Packet-Switched Network And The Network Thereof - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for medium access control (MAC) in an optical packet-switched network. The MAC apparatus may comprise a bandwidth allocation module and an MAC processor. The bandwidth allocation module determines a data transmission limit based on a probabilistic quota plus credit mechanism for each node of the network, dynamically informs all downstream nodes of unused quota and allows the downstream nodes use remaining bandwidths of the upstream node. Through a control message carried by a control channel, the MAC processor determines uploading, downloading and data erasing for a plurality of data channels, and updates the corresponding contents in the control message.02-11-2010

Jui-I Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110008447CARRIER COMPRISING NANODIAMOND - The present invention provides a carrier including a nanodiamond (ND) particle and a linker covalently bound to the ND particle, in which the linker is presented by the formula: —R01-13-2011

Mei-Li Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090269327Protein having prolyl oligopeptidase activity, nucleic acid encoding same and method for producing and using same - Proteins isolated from 10-29-2009
20100086558Protein Having Prolyl Oligopeptidase Activity, Nucleic Acid Encoding Same and Method for Producing and Using Same - Proteins isolated from 04-08-2010

Paul C.-P. Chao, Hsinchu TW

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20100164901CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel with particular conductive pattern design reduces the mutual interference between the upper and lower electrode and perform three-dimensional capacitance detection and double-faced detection, and may be applied in large dimension touch panel with high sensitivity.07-01-2010
20100286491BIOMEDICAL SENSOR DEVICE - A biomedical sensor device includes a light source, a probe array, and a photo detector. The light source is configured for emitting infrared radiation. The probe array is contacted to a user's skin to detect an electric wave signal transmitted through the probe array from the skin. The probe array includes a substrate and a plurality of probes mounted on the substrate, wherein the substrate and the probes are non-opaque so that the infrared radiation may be transmitted through the probe array into the skin. The photo detector is configured to detect an infrared signal by measuring the infrared radiation absorption by the skin.11-11-2010
20110074396BIOSENSOR AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF - An electrode structure of a biosensor includes a flexible conductive substrate and a plurality of conductive probes protruding from the conductive substrate and configured for contacting a subject and receiving a physiological electric wave signal therefrom. The present invention improves disadvantages of wet electrodes and microstructure electrodes and provides more stable signals that may less decay with time so as to achieve real-time and long-acting measurement for physiological electric wave signal. A biosensor using the electrode structure is also disclosed.03-31-2011
20110152659BIOMEDICAL ELECTRIC WAVE SENSOR - A biomedical electric wave sensor includes a base, a central pole, a dry electrode, a case, and a plurality of ribs. When the central pole lowers down, the ribs radiate and expand outward to push aside the hair of a subject, and the dry electrode exposes from the case and contacts the skin of the subject to measure a physiological electric wave signal from the subject. The present invention may overcome the intervention problem caused by hair and achieve the measurement of biomedical electric wave signal.06-23-2011

Tzu-Yi Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090207130INPUT DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD - The present invention discloses an input device and an input method. The input device comprises: a device for receiving input signals; and a processor circuit for generating control information according to comparison between a first difference between two input signals in a first direction and a second difference between two input signals in a second direction.08-20-2009
20100094584Sensing System and Method for Obtaining Location of Pointer thereof - In a sensing system and a method for obtaining a location of a pointer, the sensing system includes a sensing area, a reflective mirror, a first image sensor and a second image sensor. The reflective mirror is configured for generating a mirror image of the sensing area. The sensing system utilizes the above two image sensors to sense the pointer disposed in the sensing area and a mirror image of the pointer for obtaining two coordinate values. And then the sensing system endues each of the two coordinate values with a weighting factor for calculating the location of the pointer.04-15-2010
20110134077Input Device and Input Method - The present invention discloses an input device and an input method. The input device is configured to indicate a lateral movement of a finger by comparing the two orthogonal components of a finger movement.06-09-2011

Patent applications by Tzu-Yi Chao, Hsinchu TW

Wei-Chung Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090323202Imaging system - An image system adapted to a projection display apparatus includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, an aspheric reflector, and a curved reflector. The second lens group includes an aspheric lens which is the nearest to the light valve in the second lens group. A material of the aspheric lens includes glass, the thermal-optical coefficient of the glass is between 1.0×1012-31-2009

Wen-Hsuan Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090266788METHOD FOR FABRICATING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND PROTECTIVE INK USED THEREIN - The invention discloses a method for fabricating a conductive pattern on a flexible substrate. A flexible substrate having a conductive layer thereon is provided. A protective ink is screen printed on the conductive layer, wherein a portion of the conductive layer is exposed through the protective ink. The exposed portion of the conductive layer is removed by etching using the protective ink as a mask. The protective ink is then removed, thus providing a conductive pattern with a minimum line width of not greater than 150 μm. The invention also discloses a composition for the protective ink.10-29-2009

Wen-Shyen Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090219736VOLTAGE REDOUBLING CIRCUIT - A voltage redoubling circuit, wherein said circuit relies on a voltage-detecting unit, an oscillating unit, an inversing unit, a first switching device, a second switching device, a third switching device, a fourth switching device, and a fifth switching device to pump a reference voltage to an output voltage. In such a way, a conducted memory cell can be quickly and accurately accessed via a circuit operated in a low voltage region by a single on-and-off signal rather than a number of pulse control signals.09-03-2009

Yuan-Peng Chao, Hsinchu TW

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20110122690METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING MULTI-LEVEL CELL AND MEMORY APPARATUS - A method for programming a multi-level cell and a memory apparatus are described, wherein each cell has two storage sites. The method includes making the first storage site have a first Vt level and the second storage site have a second Vt level. The first Vt level is selected from M Vt levels. When the first Vt level is the i-th level among the M Vt levels, the second Vt level is selected from n05-26-2011
20110189836ION/IOFF IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES BY UTILIZING THE BODY EFFECT - A method for reducing leakage current of a semiconductor device includes supplying a substantially constant and non-zero bulk bias to a relatively low threshold voltage semiconductor device during formation of a conductive channel of the semiconductor device and during the formation of a non-conductive channel of the semiconductor device.08-04-2011

Yu-Chiang Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100237885LABEL-FREE SENSOR - A label-free sensor is disclosed. The label-free sensor comprises a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate, a second electrode formed on the substrate and spaced away from the first electrode, and a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate and is in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer has a plurality of probe groups, which are bonded to the semiconductor layer by functionalization, for sensing a coupling-specific substance, which has bonding specificity with the probe groups. The semiconductor layer of the label-free sensor of the present invention is bonded with probe groups, and the detection of detected object is performed in instant, quick, rapid, and sensitive manner by measuring variation in electric current, thereby avoiding the use of the fluorescent reading equipment for reading fluorescent signals.09-23-2010
20100291703BIOSENSOR - A biosensor applicable to an environment suitable for biosensing is provided, which is a solid-state element for performing detections in an aqueous environment. The biosensor at least includes a biosensing layer, a light-emitting diode and a photodiode. The biosensing layer causes changes in the light-emitting property thereof after absorbing, adsorbing and/or bonding with a biological substance released during in vivo signal transduction in an organism, and the rays of light generated by excitation of the light-emitting diode causes the biosensing layer to emit fluorescence. After the fluorescence is absorbed by the photodiode, it can be converted into an interpretable photocurrent signal. Afterwards, the meaning of the in vivo signal transduction can be understood by interpretation of the photocurrent signal.11-18-2010
20110108936PRESSURE DETECTOR AND PRESSURE DETECTOR ARRAY - A pressure detector is disclosed having an organic transistor, a pressure-detecting layer and a first electrode. The organic transistor includes an emitter, an organic layer, a grid formed with holes, and a collector, the organic layer being sandwiched between the emitter and the collector. The pressure-detecting layer is formed on the organic transistor such that the collector is sandwiched between the organic layer and the pressure-detecting layer. The first electrode is formed on the pressure-detecting layer such that the pressure-detecting layer is sandwiched between the collector and the first electrode. The area of the active region of the pressure detector is determined by the overlapped area of the electrodes, thereby reducing the pitch of the electrodes and thus the size of the pressure detector.05-12-2011
20110284949VERTICAL TRANSISTOR AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A vertical transistor and a method of fabricating the vertical transistor are provided. The vertical transistor has a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate, a first insulation layer formed on the first electrode, with a portion of the first electrode exposed from the first insulation layer and having a thickness greater than 50 nm and no more than 300 nm, a grid electrode formed on the first insulation layer, a semiconductor layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the semiconductor layer.11-24-2011

Yu-Hsiao Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100019694PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A discharge lamp driving device includes a power stage circuit, a transformer circuit, a control circuit, a feedback circuit and a lamp protection circuit. The lamp protection circuit includes a current sensing circuit, a reference voltage selecting circuit, a comparing circuit and a protection signal generating circuit. The current sensing circuit senses current signals flowing through the lamps, and transforms the current signals to voltage signals. The reference voltage selecting circuit is connected to the current sensing circuit. The comparing circuit is connected to the current sensing circuit and the comparing circuit. The protection signal generating circuit is connected between the comparing circuit and the control circuit. The control circuit is connected to the comparing circuit.01-28-2010

Yu-Shan Chao, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110160466METHOD FOR PREPARING THE CITRACONIC ANHYDRIDE AND METHOD FOR ISOMERIZING/DEHYDRATING ITACONIC ACID - The disclosure provides a method for preparing the citraconic anhydride and a method for isomerizing/dehydrating itaconic acid. The method for preparing the citraconic anhydride includes the following steps: providing itaconic acid as a starting material; and subjecting the itaconic acid to an isomerization/dehydration reaction in the presence of a catalyst to obtain the citraconic anhydride, wherein the catalyst includes a heteropolyacid or heteropolyacid salt.06-30-2011