Industrial Technology Research Institute

Altek Corporation

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Richtek Technology Corporation

Altek Semiconductor Corp.

Chia-Yu Wu

Hong-Long Chou

Chia-Chun Tseng

Ding-I Liu

Jien-Ming Chen

Kai-Shiung Hsu

Jyh-Nan Lin

Yu-Wen Hsu

Cheng-Chung Lee

Pin Chang

Ying-Che Lo

Shih-Chieh Lin

Shih-Yuan Peng

Chin-Hung Wang

Shuei-Lin Chen

Kuo-Chang Lee

Chin-Fu Kuo

Yu-Ju Chao

Chiung-Cheng Lo

Lu-Po Liao

Di-Bao Wang

A method includes depositing an etch stop layer over a first conductive feature, performing a first treatment to amorphize the etch stop layer, depositing a dielectric layer over the etch stop layer, etching the dielectric layer to form an opening, etching-through the etch stop layer to extend the opening into the etch stop layer, and filling the opening with a conductive material to form a second conductive feature.

Amorphous layers for reducing copper diffusion and method forming same

The invention provides a MEMS device. The MEMS device includes: a substrate; a proof mass, including at least two slots, each of the slots including an inner space and an opening, the inner space being relatively closer to a center area of the proof mass than the opening; at least two anchors located in the corresponding slots and connected to the substrate; at least two linkages located in the corresponding slots and connected to the corresponding anchors; and a multi-dimensional spring structure for assisting a multi-dimensional movement of the proof mass, the multi-dimensional spring structure surrounding a periphery of the proof mass, and connected to the substrate through the linkages and the anchors. The multi-dimensional spring structure includes first and second springs for assisting an out-of-plane movement and an in-plane movement of the proof mass.

Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device with multi-dimensional spring structure and frame

The invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical system device including: a substrate; a proof mass, including an outer frame which inwardly defines an internal space, and at least one inner extension portion which is directly connected to the outer frame and inwardly extends from the outer frame; at least one compliant structure, located in the internal space, and directly connected to the corresponding inner extension portion; an anchor, located in the internal space and directly connected to the at least one compliant structure, the anchor being connected to the substrate; movable electrodes, located in the internal space and connected to the proof mass; and fixed electrodes, respectively located in correspondence to the movable electrodes, and being connected to the substrate through fixing portions.

Mirco-electro-mechanical system device

This invention provides a signal processing method of multiple micro-electro-mechanical system devices. The signal processing method includes: providing at least two MEMS devices; applying driving or modulating signals of different frequencies to the MEMS devices such that the MEMS devices generate respective MEMS signals with respective frequencies; and combining the MEMS signals with respective frequencies into one or more multi-frequency signals and outputting the multi-frequency signals, wherein a number of the multi-frequency signals is less than a number of the MEMS signals with respective frequencies. This invention also provides a combo MEMS device integrating two or more MEMS devices and two or more vibration sources.

Signal processing method of multiple mirco-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) devices and combo MEMS device applying the method

An optical film structure includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, an optical component includes a micro-lens array and disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, a micro-lens array including a plurality of micro-lens units each of which has a round concentrated area with a projected radius R formed on the first surface, a planarization layer disposed on the optical component, a light absorbing layer disposed on the planarization layer and including a plurality of light absorbing units each of which has a width W. Light incident from the second surface of the first substrate and passing through the micro-lens array is focused on the light absorbing units. The micro-lens array and the planarization layer have a difference in refractive index greater than or equal to 0.2; and W is less than or equal to R/2.

Optical film structure having a light absorbing layer that improves the contrast of the display apparatus

This invention discloses an image capture device and an image synthesis method thereof. The image capture device comprises an image pickup module and a processing module. The image pickup module scans a plurality of visual angles of a scene in advance to obtain a plurality of temporary images. Each of the temporary images has a scanning focal length value. The processing module analyzes the plurality of temporary image of each of the visual angles to obtain a temporary focal length value. The processing module obtains a weighting focal length value by each temporary focal length value by using a function to control the image pickup module in order to perform a panorama image capturing process according to the weighting focal length value.

Image capture device and image synthesis method thereof

This invention discloses an image pickup device and an image synthesis method thereof The image pickup device comprises an image-pickup module, an image-synthesis module, a database and a processing module. The image-pickup module captures a plurality of temporary images of a scene. The image-synthesis module extracts a part of each temporary image and combines the parts to form a panorama temporary image, and splits the panorama temporary image into a plurality of zone-areas according to at least one threshold value and a panorama luminosity histogram. The database stores a lookup table for recording a plurality of exposure values. The plurality of the exposure values correspond to luminance values of the zone-areas respectively. The processing module obtains the plurality of exposure values corresponding to the luminance values and obtains a weighting-exposure value by an equation, and controls the image-pickup module to capture the panorama image according to the weighting-exposure value.

Image pickup device and image synthesis method thereof

The present invention discloses a method of image denoising and method of generating motion vector data structure thereof. The method comprises: providing an image sequential capturing module to capture and to receive the plurality of images; generating a global motion vector based on the plurality of images in accordance with a first algorithm; reducing each image as reduced images; dividing each of the first reduced images into a plurality of first areas and generating a first local motion vector based on each of the first areas in accordance with a second algorithm, and via the similar way for generating a second local motion vector; finally, obtaining motion vector data in the plurality of images according to the global motion vector, each of the first local motion vectors and each of the second local motion vectors.

Method of image denoising and method of generating motion vector data structure thereof

An image processing method and an apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes the following steps: deriving a global motion vector between a first image and a second image and providing the first image, the second image and the global motion vector to a first application process, wherein the first image is the previous image of the second image; deriving a first compensated image and a second compensated image by performing a lens distortion compensation process on the first image and the second image respectively; deriving a compensated global motion vector corresponding to the first compensated image and the second compensated image by transforming and correcting the global motion vector; and providing the first compensated image, the second compensated image, and the compensated global motion vector to a second application process.

Method for image processing and apparatus using the same

A method and an apparatus for generating a panorama are provided. In the present method, a plurality of raw images of a scene is captured. A coarse motion estimation is executed on the raw images to obtain a coarse motion estimation result of the scene. In the meantime, the raw images inside a window of interest (WOI) are cropped to obtain a plurality of cropped images, and a fine motion estimation is executed on the cropped images according to the coarse motion estimation result of the scene, so as to obtain a fine motion estimation result of the scene. The raw images are stitched and blended according to the fine motion estimation result, so as to generate the panorama.

Method and apparatus for generating panorama

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an acoustics transducer is provided, which includes a support substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface including a first portion and a second portion surrounding the first portion, a recess extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface, the recess is between the first portion and the second portion of the upper surface, a vibratable membrane disposed directly on the recess, the vibratable membrane including a fixed portion fixed on the support substrate and a suspended portion, and a back plate disposed on the support substrate and opposite to the vibratable membrane. The suspended portion has an edge extending substantially along with an edge of an opening of the recess. The suspended portion is separated from the first portion and the second portion of the upper surface by an inner interval and an outer interval, respectively.

Acoustics transducer

A truss structure is provided. The truss structure comprises a substrate; and plural sub-truss groups disposed on the substrate, wherein each sub-truss group comprises plural VIAs; and plural metal layers interlaced with the plural VIAs, wherein the plural sub-truss groups are piled up on each other to form a 3-D corrugate structure.

Truss structure and manufacturing method thereof

A sensing membrane applied to a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device includes a body, a stress releasing structure and a connecting portion. The stress releasing structure for releasing a membrane residual stress surrounds the body. The stress releasing structure has several first perforations and several second perforations. The first perforations are located between the body and the second perforations. The connecting portion connects the stress releasing structure and a substrate of the MEMS device.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chia-Yu Wu