Lai, Hsinchu

Chang-Chin Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090267905	Cursor Input Device With Dual Input Modes - A cursor input device with dual input modes is provided, including a control computing module, a coordinate sensing module, a first analog multiplexing module, a first signal processing module, a second analog multiplexing module and a second signal processing module, where the coordinate sensing module further including a touch sensing loop unit and an electromagnetic sensing loop unit. The control computing module at least includes a microprocessor. The control computing module uses the first analog multiplexing unit and the first signal processing module to enable the electromagnetic sensing loop unit to perform signal scanning and processing, and uses the second analog multiplexing unit and the second signal processing module to enable the touch sensing loop unit to perform signal scanning and processing. In this manner, the user can use either touch input mode or electromagnetic pen input mode to control the cursor of the present invention to execute various the application software or operating system.	10-29-2009

Cheng-Chih Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090021668	Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal Display Comprising the Same - A backlight module and a liquid crystal display including the backlight module are provided. The backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate and a prism sheet. The light source is disposed at a side of the light guide plate, while the prism sheet is disposed adjacent to the light emitting surface of the light guide plate. The prism sheet has a plurality of prism structures facing the light guide plate, wherein each of the prism structures substantially has a vertex angle of about 55 to 70 degrees. Thus, light emitted from the light guide plate can be adjustably concentrated along the direction perpendicular to the panel.	01-22-2009

Chen-Tung Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090235894	Lubrication apparatus for engines - A lubrication apparatus for an engine includes a crankshaft chamber, a camshaft chamber, and an oil reservoir chamber, wherein an oil-suction piping path is provided in the oil reservoir chamber, and is communicated between the crankshaft chamber and the oil reservoir chamber. The oil-suction piping path includes, among others, a rotatable pipe including a plurality of oil-suction orifices located at wall of the rotatable pipe. No matter the engine is situated at any state of declination, at least one of the oil-suction orifices and an air-suction vent is kept under the surface of the lubricant, so that the engine can be appropriately lubricated. Further, a one-way valve is arranged between the crankshaft chamber and the oil reservoir chamber, where most of the lubricant can flow back to the oil reservoir chamber during the descending stroke of a piston, so that a lubricant supply can be reduced.	09-24-2009

Che-Yung Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110053323	PHOTOMASK AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SOURCE/DRAIN ELECTRODE OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A photomask for fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) is disclosed. The photomask includes a translucent layer disposed on a transparent substrate and covering U-shaped and rectangular channel-forming regions of the transparent substrate. First and second light-shielding layers are disposed on the translucent layer and located at the outer and inner sides of the U-shaped channel-forming region, respectively, and third and fourth light-shielding layers are disposed on the translucent layer and located at opposite sides of the rectangular channel-forming region, respectively, to serve as source/drain-forming regions. An end of the third light-shielding layer extends to the first light-shielding layer. A plurality of first light-shielding islands is disposed on the translucent layer and located within the rectangular channel-forming region. A method for fabricating source/drain electrodes of a TFT is also disclosed.	03-03-2011

Chih-Huang Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090009278	INDUCTOR - An inductor includes: a substrate; an insulator layer; a conductive coil; and a permeability-enhancing film of a multi-layer structure. The multi-layer structure includes at least one repeating unit that has at least two layers. The two layers exhibit an exchange-coupling effect and include a first ferromagnetic layer of a first ferromagnetic material and an exchange-coupling layer.	01-08-2009
20100159280	PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, an antiferromagnetic layer disposed above the substrate, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer formed on the antiferromagnetic layer and exchange-coupled to the antiferromagnetic layer.	06-24-2010
20110073186	TARGET FOR A SPUTTERING PROCESS FOR MAKING A COMPOUND FILM LAYER OF A THIN SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MAKING THE THIN FILM SOLAR CELL, AND THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MADE THEREBY - A target adapted for a sputtering process for making a compound film layer of a thin film solar cell includes a composition having a formula of CuB	03-31-2011
20110220250	METHOD FOR ORDERING A DISORDERED ALLOY AND MAGNETIC MATERIAL MADE THEREBY - A method for ordering a disordered alloy includes: (a) forming a layer of a first alloy on a substrate, the first alloy being composed of a first metal and a second metal, and having a meta-stable phase of a face-centered cubic (FCC) crystal structure; (b) forming a layer of a third metal on the layer of the first alloy to form a layer unit including the layer of the first alloy and the layer of the third metal; and (c) annealing the layer unit to cause interdiffusion of atoms of the first and third metals between the layer of the first alloy and the layer of the third metal so as to form an ordered second alloy composed of the second and third metals. The first metal is insoluble in the second alloy composed of the second and third metals, and has a diffusion constant greater than those of the second and third metals.	09-15-2011

Patent applications by Chih-Huang Lai, Hsinchu TW

Ching-Chih Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090170971	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STARCH FOAM - A method for manufacturing a starch foam is provided. A mixture is mixed to form a foamable mixture. The mixture includes a starch, a nucleating agent, and a foaming agent. The foamable mixture is foamed to form a foam. The starch includes a cereal or a root crop. The cereal includes rice, wheat or corn. The root crop includes cassava, sweet potato or potato.	07-02-2009
20110159267	STARCH FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STARCH FOAM - A biodegradable starch film is provided. The biodegradable starch film includes a starch which is cross-linked by means of a cross-linking agent. The cross-linking agent comprises glycidyl methacrylate 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate (GMA), octenyl succinyl anhydride (OSA), or dodecyl succinic anhydride (DDSA) or combinations thereof. The cross-linking agent is 1 to 10 weight parts based on the starch of 100 weight parts. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing starch foam is also provided.	06-30-2011

Patent applications by Ching-Chih Lai, Hsinchu TW

Ching-Kun Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100002417	BACK BEZEL FOR USE IN A BACKLIGHT MODULE STRUCTURE, THE BACKLIGHT MODULE STRUCTURE, AND THE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BACK BEZEL - A backlight module structure for use in a liquid crystal display, a back bezel for use in the backlight module structure, and a method of manufacturing the back bezel are disclosed. The backlight module structure comprises the back bezel and a base. The back bezel has a surface and a recessed area formed on the surface. The base has at least one bottom portion and at least one fixing portion. The bottom portion is disposed on the recessed area. The fixing portion is disposed on the bottom portion, extending outwards from the bottom portion and protruding above the surface of the back bezel. Moreover, the back bezel is formed by stamping the surface to form a recessed area extending inwards from the surface.	01-07-2010

Ching-Lung Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090168030	DISPLAY AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - A display is provided including a light source, a light valve, a projection lens, a first planer reflector, a second planer reflector, a curved reflector and a projection plane. The light source is capable of emitting a light beam. The light valve is disposed on a light path of the light beam to transform the light beam into an image light beam. The projection lens is disposed on a light path of the image light beam. The first planer reflector reflects the image light beam from the projection lens. The second planer reflector reflects the image light beam from the first planer reflector. The curved reflector reflects the image light beam from the second planer reflector. The image light beam from the curved reflector is projected on the projection plane to form a projection image.	07-02-2009
20100182677	ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group disposed between the first lens group and an image side. The first lens group has three lenses. Refractive powers of the three lenses arranged from an object side to the image side are respectively negative, negative, and positive. The second lens group has five lenses. Refractive powers of the five lenses arranged from the object side to the image side are respectively positive, negative, positive, negative, and positive. Effective focal lengths (EFL) of the first and the second groups are respectively f1 and f2. The EFL of the zoom lens is f	07-22-2010
20110085254	FIXED-FOCUS LENS - A fixed-focus lens including a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group arranged in sequence from a magnified side towards a reduced side is provided. The first lens group has a positive refractive power, and includes a first lens and a second lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side towards the reduced side. Refractive powers of the first lens and the second lens are respectively negative and positive. The second lens group has a positive refractive power, and includes a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side towards the reduced side. Refractive powers of the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are respectively positive, negative, and positive. The third lens group has a positive refractive power, and includes a sixth lens. A refractive power of the sixth lens is positive.	04-14-2011

Patent applications by Ching-Lung Lai, Hsinchu TW

Ching-Wen Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100318753	MEMORY ARCHITECTURE OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND READING METHOD THEREOF - A memory architecture of a display device including a display data memory block and a processor is provided. The display data memory block includes N sub-memories and N arbiters respectfully coupled to the N sub-memories, wherein N is a positive integer larger than 1. The processor is used for respectfully and continuously outputting corresponding N control signals and N address signals to the N arbiters. After receiving the corresponding control signals, the N arbiters respectfully output the corresponding address signals to corresponding sub-memories, such that the N sub-memories simultaneously access data respectfully according to the N address signals.	12-16-2010

Chung-Yu Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100123836	IMAGE-PROJECTION SYSTEMS - An image-projection system includes a light source, a light guide, and an image-projection module. The light source is configured to provide planar illumination. The light guide has a first end and a second end, with the first end being coupled with the light source to receive the planar illumination and the second end being configured to provide a transmitted planar illumination. The light guide may have an internal structure providing a reflective surface for reflecting the planar illumination received from the first end. The image-projection module may be coupled with the second end of the light guide and configured to receive an image signal input and project, in response to the image signal, an image via the transmitted planar illumination.	05-20-2010

Chun-Kai Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100117944	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a display region, a periphery circuit region, a joint obligate region, a plurality of first test thin-film transistors (TFTs), a plurality of second TFTs, a plurality of first lines, a plurality of second lines, a blank region, and at least one first adjustment TFT. The first and second test TFTs are disposed on the joint obligate region according to a regular distance. Each of the first and second test TFTs has a transistor width. The first adjustment TFT is disposed on the blank region. The width of the blank region is not smaller than the sum of the twice regular distance and the transistor width. Thereby, the present invention can prevent the band mura of the liquid crystal display panel effectively when the liquid crystal display panel is in testing.	05-13-2010

Hong-Jen Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100288637	Gas Sensor and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A gas sensor and manufacturing method thereof. The gas sensor includes a substrate, a pair of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and a gas sensing thin film covering the electrodes, the gas sensing thin film is made up of carbon nanotubes and tin oxide.	11-18-2010
20100310792	Gas Sensor and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A gas sensor and manufacturing method thereof. The gas sensor includes a substrate, a pair of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and a gas sensing thin film covering the electrodes, the gas sensing thin film is made up of carbon nanotubes and tin oxide.	12-09-2010

Horng-Goung Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120019443	TOUCH SYSTEM AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD - A touch system comprises a transparent panel, a first image sensing module, a second image sensing module and a processing circuit. The first image sensing module is at least partially disposed on a first flat surface of the transparent for obtaining an image above the first flat surface. The second image sensing module is at least partially disposed under a second flat surface of the transparent for obtaining an image of the first flat surface through the second flat surface. When two pointers approach the first flat surface, the processing circuit calculates possible coordinates of the pointers according to the image obtained by the first image sensing module and calculates coordinates of the pointers according to the image obtained by the second image sensing module, so as to compare all of the coordinates to obtain actual coordinates of the pointers from the possible coordinates.	01-26-2012

Hsin-Yi Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090174858	Array Substrate Adapted for Liquid Crystal Display Device and Liquid Crystal Display Device - An array substrate adapted for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and the liquid crystal display device are provided. The LCD device includes an opposing substrate, an array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The array substrate is disposed opposite to the opposing substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is filled therebetween. The array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of switching devices, and an insulating layer. The scan lines are substantially perpendicular to the data lines to define a plurality of array pixels. The switching devices are connected to the corresponding scan lines and the data lines. The insulating layer is deposited above the scan lines and the data lines, and has a plurality of free ends. Two of the free ends define a broken region. Each of the free ends has a tilt down profile with a decreasing width facing the broken region. The profile can avoid the short circuiting between the two adjacent array pixels, which is caused by the residual transmissive electrode during the process.	07-09-2009

Hsin-Yu Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100216244	Microfluidic Chip and Method Using the Same - Disclosed is a microfluidic chip and method using the same. The microfluidic chip comprises a substrate having a surface, and at least a tissue culture area formed on the surface of the substrate. The tissue culture area has a microfluidic channel formed by a plurality of connected geometrical structures (nozzle-type channels) having a predetermined depth. The microfluidic channel has an inlet and an outlet, which are at two ends of the microfluidic channel, for medium inputting and outputting, respectively. Additionally, at least an air-exchange hole is formed on the bottom of the microfluidic channel. By using the microfluidic chip for tissue culture, lateral flow speed and stress can be decreased, so as to prolong survival time of tissues (e.g. liver tissues).	08-26-2010

Hung-Ching Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090195504	Optical Pointing Device - An optical pointing device includes a light source, a light beam splitter, an image sensor and a lens. The light source provides an illumination light beam. The light beam splitter is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination light beam and configured for splitting the illumination light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam. The image sensor is for sensing the first and the second light beams. The lens is disposed before the image sensor. When the optical pointing device is put on a reflective surface, the first light beam is reflected to the lens by the reflective surface and then is focused on the image sensor. When the optical pointing device is put on a transparent body disposed on the reflective surface, the second light beam is reflected to the lens by the reflective surface and then is focused on the image sensor.	08-06-2009
20090244008	Lens Module And Optical Mouse Using The Same - In a lens module and an optical mouse using the lens module, the lens module includes a substrate, a light guide rod and a carrying base. The light guide rod is extended from the substrate along a predetermined direction and has a light incident surface. The carrying base is connected with the light incident surface and has a carrying surface for carrying a light source of the optical mouse. The substrate, the light guide rod and the carrying base are integrated into one piece. The lens module has lower cost.	10-01-2009
20090250642	Image Detecting Apparatus - An image detecting apparatus includes an illumination system and a sensing system. The illumination system is for providing a light beam to a working surface to generate a reflected light beam by the working surface. The sensing system includes a sensing unit and a condensing unit. The sensing unit is disposed on a transmission path of the reflected light beam reflected by the working surface for receiving the reflected light beam. The condensing unit is disposed between the sensing unit and the working surface, wherein an optical axis of the condensing unit is deviated from a main optical axis of the reflected light beam.	10-08-2009
20090251414	Optical Scrolling Module and Optical Control Module - An optical scrolling module includes a prism, a light source, an image sensor and a first condenser. The prism is disposed at an opening of an upper shell of a mouse and has a light incident surface, a reflective surface, a contact surface and a light emitting surface. The contact and light incident surfaces are respectively connected between the reflective and light emitting surfaces. The contact surface is exposed by the opening. A light beam from the light source is transmitted to the contact surface via the light incident and reflective surfaces. When an object with a pattern structure puts on the contact surface, the light beam is scattered and a portion of the light beam is transmitted to the image sensor via the first condenser. When the object is removed from the contact surface, the light beam is reflected to the light emitting surface by the contact surface.	10-08-2009
20090251415	Optical Pointing Device - An optical pointing device includes an illumination system, an imaging system and at least one diffraction element. The illumination system includes a light source for providing a light beam to a reflective surface outside the optical pointing device. The imaging system includes an image sensor disposed on a transmission path of the light beam after being reflected by the reflective surface. The at least one diffraction element is disposed in the illumination system and/or the imaging system and disposed on the transmission path of the light beam to change the transmission path of the light beam. The present optical pointing device can achieve the advantage of small volume.	10-08-2009
20100044722	Sensing Module - A sensing module comprises a carrier, a sensor, a substrate, and a plurality of chips. The carrier has a carrying surface and a back surface opposite to the carrying surface. The sensor and the substrate are disposed on the carrying surface and are electrically connected to the carrier respectively. The chips are disposed on the substrate and are electrically connected to the substrate respectively. The production cost of the sensing module is low.	02-25-2010
20110234538	OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE - An optical touch device includes a transparent substrate and at least a light emitting and receiving unit. The transparent substrate has a touch surface, a first light incidence surface and a first light emitting surface. Each light emitting and receiving unit includes a linear light source, a light path adjusting component and a light sensing component. The linear light source is disposed beside the first light incidence surface. The light path adjusting component is disposed between the linear light source and the first light incidence surface and configured for adjusting the incidence angles of the optical signals striking at the first incidence surface so that each of the optical signals enters into the transparent substrate through the first incidence surface with a predetermined angle. The light sensing component is disposed beside the first light emitting surface. The optical touch device has a high light utility efficiency.	09-29-2011
20110279413	OPTICAL TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPTICAL OPERATION APPARATUS - An optical touch display apparatus includes a light-transmitting display panel, a backlight module, a visible light source, an invisible light source, an image sensing apparatus and a processing circuit. The light-transmitting display panel has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface has a display area. The backlight module is disposed on the second surface. The image sensing apparatus is configured to sense an image above the display area. When a pointer is located in the display area and reflects invisible light which passes through the display area so that the image sensing apparatus senses the invisible light reflected by the pointer, the processing circuit calculates the position of the pointer related to the display area according to the image sensed by the image sensing apparatus. In addition, an optical operation apparatus is also provided.	11-17-2011
20120062517	OPTICAL TOUCH CONTROL APPARATUS AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch control apparatus and a touch sensing method thereof are provided. The optical touch control apparatus comprises a light source supply module, an image sensing apparatus and a processing circuit. The light source supply module is used for supplying a light source to illuminate an object located on a plane. The image sensing apparatus is used for detecting the light of the light source reflected by the surface of the object to acquire an image. The processing circuit receives the image and calculates the object position related to the plane according to the image features of the object image in the received image and the imaging position of the object on the image sensing apparatus.	03-15-2012

Patent applications by Hung-Ching Lai, Hsinchu TW

Jihn-Sung Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110063434	Monitor system for monitoring riverbed elevation change at bridge pier - A monitor system for monitoring riverbed elevation changes at bridge piers is revealed. The monitor system includes a container, a rail, a holder, a photographic unit, a processor and a transmission unit. The container is disposed at a pier under the water and the rail is mounted in the container. The holder is arranged at the rail and is moved on the rail. The photographic unit is disposed on the holder to capture a monitor image of a riverbed under the water. As to the processor, it processes the monitor image so as to learn elevation change of the riverbed under the water. By the transmission unit, the riverbed elevation change is sent to a remote monitor unit so as to get the riverbed elevation according to the riverbed elevation change. Thus the riverbed elevation change at the bridge pier is monitored in real time.	03-17-2011
20110242309	MULTI-LENS MONITORING SYSTEM FOR BED ELEVATION AROUND A PIER - The present invention relates to a multi-lens monitoring system for bed elevation around a pier according to the present invention comprises a container, a holder, a plurality of photographing units, and a processing module. The container is disposed on the pier; the holder is disposed inside the container; and the plurality of photographing units are disposed on the holder for photographing the bed under water and producing a monitoring image. The processing module is used for activating one of the plurality of photographing units for photographing the bed under water. The processing module also analyzes the monitoring image, gives the elevation variation of the bed, and transmits the elevation variation of the bed to a remote monitoring unit for real-timely monitoring and recording. During the monitoring process, the processing module will change activating one of the plurality of photographing units according to the monitoring image, and hence the electrical power can be saved.	10-06-2011
20110255735	PROBE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR RIVERBED ELEVATION MONITORING AT BRIDGE PIERS - A probe monitoring system for riverbed elevation monitoring at bridge piers is revealed. The system includes a housing, a measuring rod, a moving member, a control module, a photographic unit and a sensing unit. The housing is fixed on the pier. Both the moving member for driving the measuring rod and the control module for control of the moving member are mounted in the housing. When the control module drives the measuring rod to move downward and the sensing unit on the bottom of the measuring rod approaches the riverbed, a sensing signal is sent to the control module. Thus the moving member stops moving the measuring rod and the photographic unit takes pictures of the measuring rod to generate an image. Then the riverbed elevation is obtained according to the image or the movement of the moving member and is sent to a remote monitor unit for real-time monitoring.	10-20-2011

Jinn-Tsyy Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100317066	Bioreactor and method for producing microbial cellulose - A technique for producing microbial cellulose is provided, including: preparing a liquid medium for microbial cultivation in a container; horizontally rotating multiple hollow tubes that are fitted together or separated from one another, so that each of the hollow tubes is alternately partially immersed in the liquid medium and partially exposed above the horizontal surface of the liquid medium; wherein each of the hollow tubes has a rough outer surface and a smooth inner surface, so as to allow microorganisms to form microbial cellulose on the outer surface of each hollow tube, as well as forming sheets of microbial cellulose on the horizontal surface of the liquid medium not being disturbed by the hollow tubes, and removing the microbial cellulose from the outer surfaces of the hollow tubes in order to obtain tubular microbial cellulose. In addition, the sheets of microbial cellulose are also harvested from the liquid medium.	12-16-2010
20120094334	BIOREACTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROBIAL CELLULOSE - A technique for producing microbial cellulose is provided, including: preparing a liquid medium for microbial cultivation in a container; horizontally rotating multiple hollow tubes that are fitted together or separated from one another, so that each of the hollow tubes is alternately partially immersed in the liquid medium and partially exposed above the horizontal surface of the liquid medium; wherein each of the hollow tubes has a rough outer surface and a smooth inner surface, so as to allow microorganisms to form microbial cellulose on the outer surface of each hollow tube, as well as forming sheets of microbial cellulose on the horizontal surface of the liquid medium not being disturbed by the hollow tubes, and removing the microbial cellulose from the outer surfaces of the hollow tubes in order to obtain tubular microbial cellulose. In addition, the sheets of microbial cellulose are also harvested from the liquid medium.	04-19-2012

Jiun-Yo Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090092194	ADAPTIVE PILOT DESIGN FOR MOBILE SYSTEM - A method, and device implementing the method, for adaptively allocating pilot signals in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving channel data, including channel length (L) data, inter-carrier interference power (P	04-09-2009

Joey Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110193210	IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE WITH TRENCH INSULATOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a chip package and a fabrication method thereof. In one embodiment, the chip package includes: a substrate having a semiconductor device and a conductive pad thereon; an insulator ring filling a trench formed in the substrate, wherein the insulator ring surrounds an intermediate layer below the conductive pad; and a conductive layer disposed below a backside of the substrate and electrically connected to the conductive pad.	08-11-2011

Joseph Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090104545	Color filter and fabrication method thereof - Embodiments disclose a method for fabricating a color filter, comprising: providing a substrate; forming a planarization layer on the substrate; forming a first color layer over the planarization layer; exposing and developing the first color layer to form a patterned first color filter unit over the planarization layer; forming a second color layer over the planarization layer and the patterned first color filter unit; exposing and developing the second color layer to form a patterned second color filter unit over the planarization layer; forming a third color layer over the planarization layer and the patterned first and second color filter units; and etching back or chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) the third color layer to form a patterned third color filter unit over the planarization layer.	04-23-2009

Jui-Yang Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090263465	Biopolymer-Bioengineered Cell Sheet Construct - A biopolymer-bioengineered human corneal endothelial cell (HCEC) sheet construct for reconstructing corneal endothelium in a patient is recited. The construct includes a biopolymer carrier which is bioresorable and deformable; and a bioengineered cell sheet containing a monolayer of interconnected HCECs with substantially uniform orientation. The bioengineered cell sheet is attached to a surface of the biopolymer carrier with apical surfaces of the HCECs facing said carrier.	10-22-2009

Keng-Jen Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090038924	AUTOMATIC TIMING SWITCH DEVICE - An automatic timing switch device includes a switch control wheel, a driving assembly, and a plurality of push switches. The switch control wheel includes a plurality of wheel-shaped structures stacked sequentially, wherein each of the wheel-shaped structures has at least one notch formed on an outer periphery of the switch control wheel, and the diameters of the wheel-shaped structures reduce sequentially so that the switch control wheel is in tapered shape. The driving assembly drives the switch control wheel to rotate. The push switches are switched by engaging into or separating from the notches of the wheel-shaped structures as the switch control wheel rotated by the driving assembly. Since the switch control wheel is in a tapered shape, so that the switch control wheel is easily to be formed monolithically and is convenient to be installed to the case of the automatic timing switch device.	02-12-2009
20090046540	AUTOMATIC TIMING CONTROL DEVICE CASE - An automatic timing control device case which is used for accommodating a timing control rotation shaft and a plurality of switches. A motor is disposed on the case for driving a gear set connected to the timing control rotation shaft to rotate, thereby controlling on or off of the switches through the timing control rotation shaft. The automatic timing control device case includes a body and a gear box. The body has an accommodation space for accommodating the timing control rotation shaft and the plurality of switches. The gear box is integrally formed in the body for accommodating the gear set. The gear box has at least one through-hole communicating the gear box and the accommodation space, such that the gear set is connected to and drives the timing control rotation shaft.	02-19-2009

Kuang-Chou Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090189531	Backlight Module - Backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a first lamp, a first voltage source, a second lamp, a second voltage source, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. Both the first and the second voltage sources have a first terminal and a second terminal. The first voltage source is used to output a first voltage signal and electrically couples to the first terminal of the first lamp. The second voltage source is used to output a second voltage signal and electrically couples to the first terminal of the second lamp. Both the first external electrode and the second external electrode have a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the first external electrode electrically couples to the second voltage source and the first terminal of the second external electrode electrically couples to the first voltage source, wherein the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are inverted.	07-30-2009

Kuan-Sheng Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080290434	Color photodetector apparatus with multi-primary pixels - The invention discloses the color photodetector with multi-primary is introduced to detect the incident light with specific wavelength regimes. Combining the surface plasma resonance effect with photodetector can be utilized to enhance the photo-responsivity of the demanded light wavelength and also can substitute the conventionally color filter and infrared cutter. In this invention, a novel integrated photo-detector that can be realized in commercial CMOS process for achieving low-cost consideration.	11-27-2008

Kuping Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090052139	Heat-Dissipation Apparatus For Communication Device With Card Slot - A heat dissipation apparatus for communication device with card slot is provided. The heat dissipation apparatus is applicable to a communication platform to dissipate the heat generated by the card communication module to the housing case. The heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat-conductive bridge, and at least a soft heat-conductive plate. The soft heat-conductive plate covers the surface of the card communication module to conduct the heat generated by the chips of the card communication module to the heat-conductive bridge, and then to the metal housing case for dissipation.	02-26-2009

Lai-Chen Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090083757	COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PLUG-IN MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A computer system with window-based OS (Operating System) and a program plug-in management method is provided. Even though a non-plug-in application installed in the computer system is originally incapable of plugging into a target program, through the method, certain non-plug-in application will still be plugged into the desired target program. A plug-in management table is constructed in advance to store frame information of an assigned frame within the window of the target program and plug-in information of the non-plug-in application and the target program. The non-plug-in application will be plugged into the assigned frame within the window of the target program according to the plug-in management table. After activated, the non-plug-in application and the target program will be executed in parallel so that the non-plug-in application will remain in the window of the target program without shrinking into a bottom toolbar or disappearing from the window.	03-26-2009

Ming-Ping Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100306790	OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - An optical disc drive including a chassis, a circuit board and a traverse is provided. The traverse includes a carrier, a pick-up head module, a spindle motor module and a flexible flat cable. The carrier has an opening. The pick-up head module is movably disposed in the opening. The spindle motor module disposed on the carrier is located at one side of the pick-up head module. The flexible flat cable disposed in the opening has two connection ends respectively connected to the pick-up head module and the circuit board. The pick-up head module located at a first position enables the flexible flat cable to have a bending portion protruding towards a direction opposite to the position of the spindle motor module. The pick-up head module located at a second position extends the bending portion. The first position is closer to the spindle motor module than the second position is.	12-02-2010
20110099566	OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - An optical disc drive includes a main body, a cover, an extension, and an elastic element. The cover includes a pivoting portion and is pivotably connected to the main body via the pivoting portion. The extension is connected to the pivoting portion. The cover is adapted for pivoting relative to the main body to drive the extension to move along a movement path. The elastic element is disposed on the main body and includes two first limiting portions opposite to each other. The movement path extends through a gap between the two first limiting portions. A distance between the two first limiting portions is smaller than an outer diameter of the extension.	04-28-2011

Ming-Wei Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090160686	APPARATUS OF MULTI-STAGE NETWORK FOR ITERATIVE DECODING AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and method of multi-stage network for iterative network are disclosed. The apparatus has M stages, and each stage uses N multiplexers to transmit N codeword partitions simultaneously. Every starting terminal, either the output port of memories, soft-in soft-out decoders, or multiplexers, has two paths to couple with two different multiplexers at next stage. One path connects the source to the first data port of one multiplexer; the other connects the source to the second data port of another multiplexer. The two multiplexers will be controlled with the same 1-bit signal, so each source has only one valid path to next stage. The invention can guarantee that the transmission of N data blocks is free from contention.	06-25-2009
20100163752	METHOD OF PROCESSING OBJECTS BY FOCUSED ION BEAM SYSTEM AND CARRIER USED THEREWITH - A method of processing objects by a FIB (Focused Ion Beam) system and a carrier used therewith are provided. The carrier includes a carrying member and a processing portion having an object disposed thereon. Before the carrier is disposed into the FIB system, the carrying member is set to be flush in height with the processing portion having the object disposed thereon. After an eucentric height adjustment inside the FIB system, both the carrying member and the processing portion are in a same plane with the eucentric point of the system. Therefore, after the object on the processing portion is processed, a processed object or a processed block of the object can be moved to the carrying member without performing further eucentric height adjustment with respect to the carrying member.	07-01-2010

Rui-Yang Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100289790	METHOD FOR DRIVING BISTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for driving a bistable display device is provided. The bistable display device has a matrix of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, a timing controller and a source driver. The timing controller is configured to sequentially output control signals which correspond to a positive high voltage, a negative high voltage and a ground voltage respectively to the source driver. The source driver is configured to drive each pixel with the voltages corresponding to the control signals. The method comprises: providing only the positive high voltage or the ground voltage to one of two pixels in two adjacent rows of the same column if the source driver provides the positive high voltage to the other one when the source driver consecutively drives the two pixels.	11-18-2010
20110057916	DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR BISTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary driver circuit for bistable display device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes, a first power supply, a second power supply, a high-voltage gate control port selectively driven by the first power supply, a low-voltage gate control port selectively driven by the second power supply, a reference potential port, a first discharging circuit connecting the high-voltage gate control port to the ground, a second discharging circuit connecting the low-voltage gate control port to the ground, and a switch for deciding whether the reference potential port is electrically connected to a reference voltage source or not.	03-10-2011
20110227869	BISTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A bistable display device comprises a substrate, a display film, a display circuit, an electromagnetic sensing layer, a shielding layer and a protection layer. The substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface. The display film is disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. The display circuit is formed on the upper surface of the substrate. The electromagnetic sensing layer is formed on the lower surface of the substrate. The shielding layer is disposed under the electromagnetic sensing layer. The protecting layer is disposed under the shielding layer.	09-22-2011

Shang-Hong Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080232707	Motion blurred image restoring method - A motion blurred image restoring method includes following steps. A blur parameter is estimated through a global motion relation between a target image and an image next to the target image, and a restored image is generated through the blur parameter. In order to avoid errors from occurring to the estimated blur parameter, the blue parameter is further adjusted according to the image quality value of the restored image, such that the restored image has a more desirable image quality.	09-25-2008
20100134487	3D FACE MODEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A 3D face model construction method is disclosed herein, which includes a training step and a face model reconstruction step. In the training step, a neutral shape model is built from multiple training faces, and a manifold-based approach is proposed for processing 3D expression deformation data of training faces in 2D manifold space. In the face model reconstruction step, first, a 2D face image is entered and a 3D face model is initialized. Then, texture, illumination and shape of the model are optimized until error converges. The present invention enables reconstruction of a 3D face model from a single face image, reducing the complexity for building the 3D face model by processing high dimensional 3D expression deformation data in a low dimensional manifold space, and removal or substituting an expression by a learned expression for the reconstructed 3D model built from the 2D image.	06-03-2010
20100135541	FACE RECOGNITION METHOD - The invention discloses a face recognition method that reconstructs a 3D face model from a single face image, synthesizes a set of face images under different conditions (such as pose, light . . . ) via the 3D face model, feeds the set of face images under different conditions to the face recognition classifier for training, and making intermediate decisions whether to-be identified individual from a series of video frames is a legal system user by the face recognition classifier. Moreover, the method not only recognizes legal system users, but also rejects imposters, a function inspired by the idea of LLE. Finally, better reliability can be achieved by fusing temporal intermediate decisions.	06-03-2010

Patent applications by Shang-Hong Lai, Hsinchu TW

Sheng Chih Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090039416	BLOCKING DIELECTRIC ENGINEERED CHARGE TRAPPING MEMORY CELL WITH HIGH SPEED ERASE - A band gap engineered, charge trapping memory cell includes a charge trapping element that is separated from a gate by a blocking layer of metal doped silicon oxide material having a medium dielectric constant, such as aluminum doped silicon oxide, and separated from the semiconductor body including the channel by an engineered tunneling dielectric.	02-12-2009

Shih-Chang Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100091195	De-ringing Device and Method - A de-ringing device and a method thereof are provided. The de-ringing device, operative with a lookup table for storing a plurality of intensity coefficients, comprises a buffer and a de-ringing intensity determining unit. The buffer stores an input pixel sequence. The lookup table stores a plurality of intensity coefficients. The de-ringing intensity determining unit, coupled to the buffer and the lookup table, detects a plurality of pixel complexity of a first pixel group and a second pixel group associated with a target pixel in the pixel sequence, and looks up the lookup table according to the pixel complexities of the first pixel group and the second pixel group to output a de-ring intensity coefficient for the target pixel.	04-15-2010

Shih-Chi Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080280430	METHOD OF FORMING FILMS IN A TRENCH - A method of forming films in a trench is applied to the manufacturing process of a power MOS device. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a trench in the semiconductor substrate, forming a first dielectric layer on sidewalls of the trench, forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer, and forming a polysilicon layer in the trench. The method of forming films in a trench of the present invention can reduce or eliminate the thermal stress resulting from the different thermal expansion coefficients of different material layers after high temperature process.	11-13-2008

Patent applications by Shih-Chi Lai, Hsinchu TW

Shih-Kuo Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080246018	Light-emitting device - A light-emitting device includes a substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer; wherein the active layer is a multi-quantum-well (MQW) active layer with a predetermined n-type doping profile. More specifically, the MQW active layer is doped with n-type dopants in the region near the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer, and the central region is not doped with the n-type dopants.	10-09-2008

Shinn-Juh Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090219668	CAPACITOR DEVICES HAVING MULTI-SECTIONAL CONDUCTORS - A capacitive device is provided. The capacitive device includes a first electrode and a second electrode below the first electrode and spaced apart from the first electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a plurality of conductive step sections, the plurality of conductive step sections having different heights. The capacitive device also includes an insulating region between the first electrode and the second electrode; and at least one slot formed on one of the first electrode and the second electrode.	09-03-2009
20090267704	CAPACITOR DEVICES WITH A FILTER STRUCTURE - A capacitor device is provided. The capacitor device includes at least one capacitor. The capacitor device also includes a first capacitor and a first filter coupling the first capacitor and a conductive region, wherein the first capacitor has a first resonance frequency and the first filter is configured to operate at a first frequency band covering the first resonance frequency.	10-29-2009
20100226112	MIRROR IMAGE SHIELDING STRUCTURE - A mirror image shielding structure is provided, which includes an electronic element and a ground shielding plane below the electronic element. The shape of the ground shielding plane is identical to the projection shape of the electronic element, and the horizontal size of the ground shielding plane is greater than or equal to that of the electronic element. Thus, the parasitic effect between the electronic element and the ground shielding plane is effectively reduced, and the vertical coupling effect between electronic elements is also reduced. Furthermore, the vertical impact on the signal integrity of the embedded elements caused by the layout of the transmission lines is prevented.	09-09-2010
20100321858	MULTILAYER CAPACITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A capacitor device may include a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer. The first electrode may be coupled with a first terminal of the capacitor device. The second electrode is under the first electrode and may be coupled with a second terminal of the capacitor device. The second electrode may be electrically isolated from the first electrode. The third electrode is under the first electrode and the second electrode and may be electrically isolated from the second electrode and electrically coupled with the first electrode. The first dielectric layer has a first dielectric constant and may be sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second dielectric layer may have a second dielectric constant and may be sandwiched between the second electrode and the third electrode. In one embodiment, the second dielectric constant is at least five times larger than the first dielectric constant.	12-23-2010

Patent applications by Shinn-Juh Lai, Hsinchu TW

Tsung-Mu Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090065908	METHODS OF FABRICATING A MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURE - Methods of fabricating a microelectromechanical structure are provided. An exemplary embodiment of a method of fabricating a microelectromechanical structure comprises providing a substrate. A first patterned sacrificial layer is formed on portions of the substrate, the first patterned sacrificial layer comprises a bulk portion and a protrusion portion. A second patterned sacrificial layer is formed over the first sacrificial layer, covering the protrusion portion and portions of the bulk portion of the first patterned sacrificial layer, wherein the second patterned sacrificial layer does not cover sidewalls of the first patterned sacrificial layer. An element layer is formed over the substrate, covering portions of the substrate, the first patterned sacrificial layer and second patterned sacrificial layer. The first and second patterned sacrificial layers are removed, leaving a microstructure on the substrate.	03-12-2009

Tzu-Chia Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110251082	BIOMARKERS FOR BREAST CANCER - The present invention uses 2-dimensional differential gel electrophoresisgel (2D-DIGE) and mass spetrum techniques to identify breast cancer biomarkers in transformed breast cells. In summary, the present invention identifies numerous putative breast cancer markers from various stages of breast cancer. The results of the invention aids in developing proteins identified as useful diagnostic and therapeutic candidates on breast cancer research.	10-13-2011

Wei-Jen Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110108936	PRESSURE 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

Yao-Cheng Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110187240	Piezoelectronic device and method of fabricating the same - A piezoelectronic device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The piezoelectronic device of the present invention comprises: a plurality of carbon nanotubes; at least one piezoceramic layer covering the plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a supporting material for supporting the carbon nanotubes and disposed between the carbon nanotubes, the supporting layer being coated with at least one piezoceramic layer, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes is arranged in a comb-shape. The piezoelectronic device of the present invention is advantageous in having excellent elasticity (durability) and excellent piezoelectronical property. The induced current obtained from the piezoelectronic device of the present invention is about 1.5 μA or above as well as induced voltage being over 1V when the size of the piezoelectronic block is 2.5 mm×1 mm×1 mm (length×width×height).	08-04-2011
20110214264	PIEZOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A piezoelectronic device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The piezoelectronic device of the present invention comprises: a plurality of carbon nanotubes; at least one piezoceramic layer covering the plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a supporting material for supporting the carbon nanotubes and disposed between the carbon nanotubes, the supporting layer being coated with at least one piezoceramic layer, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes is arranged in a comb-shape. The piezoelectronic device of the present invention is advantageous in having excellent elasticity (durability) and excellent piezoelectronical property. The induced current obtained from the piezoelectronic device of the present invention is about 1.5 μA or above as well as induced voltage being over 1V when the size of the piezoelectronic block is 2.5 mm×1 mm×1 mm (length×width×height).	09-08-2011

Yinchieh Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100215062	WAVELENGTH OR PULSEWIDTH TUNABLE MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASER SYSTEM - A wavelength-tunable mode-locked fiber laser system is provided and includes an optical cavity. The optical cavity outputs an output laser pulse having an adjustable principal wavelength, and includes a short-wavelength-pass filter, a polarization controller, an optical gain fiber and a fiber. The short-wavelength-pass filter produces an intracavity laser pulse. The fiber has a length, and connects the short-wavelength-pass filter, the polarization controller and the optical gain fiber in series. The optical cavity has an anomalous dispersion range and a net group-velocity dispersion being within the anomalous dispersion range due to the length of the fiber. The optical cavity causes the intracavity laser pulse to propagate therein for providing the output laser pulse, providing a first laser pulse, a second laser pulse and a third laser pulse to the short-wavelength-pass filter, the polarization controller and the optical gain fiber respectively, and adjusting the intracavity laser pulse.	08-26-2010
20100220386	CLADDING-PUMPED EVANESCENT GAIN OPTICAL FIBER - A cladding-pumped gain optical fiber is provided. The cladding-pumped gain optical fiber includes a core transmitting a signal light; a first cladding covering the core and having an optical-gain dopant; a second cladding covering the first cladding for transmitting a pumping light; and a third cladding covering the second cladding for reflecting the pumping light.	09-02-2010

Ying-Jiunn Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090051469	MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE - A multi-functional composite substrate structure is provided. The first substrate with high dielectric constant and the second substrate with low dielectric constant and low loss tangent are interlaced above the third substrate. One or more permeance blocks may be formed above each substrate, so that one or more inductors may be fabricated thereon. One or more capacitors may be fabricated on the first substrate. Also, one or more signal transmission traces of the system impedance are formed on the second substrate of the outside layer. Therefore, the inductance of the inductor(s) is effectively enhanced. Moreover, the area of built-in components is reduced. Furthermore, it has shorter delay time, smaller dielectric loss, and better return loss for the transmission of high speed and high frequency signal.	02-26-2009
20100259338	High frequency and wide band impedance matching via - A high frequency and wide band impedance matching via is provided, applicable to multi-layer printed circuit boards, for example. The multi-layer circuit board may include several signal transmission traces, several ground layers, signal transmission vias and ground vias. The signal transmission traces and the ground layers may be sited on different circuit layers, and each signal transmission trace may be opposite to one of the ground layers. The signal transmission vias may be connected between the signal transmission traces. The ground vias may be connected between the ground layers. The ground vias may be opposite to the signal transmission vias, and the ground vias corresponding to the signal transmission vias may be sited to stabilize the characteristic impedance of the transmission traces.	10-14-2010

Patent applications by Ying-Jiunn Lai, Hsinchu TW

Yuan-Cheng Lai, Hsinchu TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120124667	MACHINE-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A TO-BE-ANALYZED SOFTWARE IS A KNOWN MALWARE OR A VARIANT OF THE KNOWN MALWARE - A machine-implemented method for determining whether a to-be-analyzed software is a known malware or a variant of the known malware includes the steps of: (A) configuring a processor to execute the to-be-analyzed software, and obtain a to-be-analyzed system call sequence that corresponds to the to-be-analyzed software with reference to a plurality of system calls made in sequence as a result of executing the to-be-analyzed software; (B) configuring the processor to determine a degree of similarity between the to-be-analyzed system call sequence and a reference system call sequence that corresponds to the known malware; and (C) configuring the processor to determine that the to-be-analyzed software is neither the known malware nor a variant of the known malware when the degree of similarity determined in step (B) is not greater than a predefined similarity threshold value.	05-17-2012

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