Eric C Liu

US Patent:

6335288, Jan 1, 2002

Filed:

Aug 24, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/648395

Inventors:

Michael Kwan - Redwood City CA
Eric Liu - Menlo Park CA

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01L 21311

US Classification:

438694, 438697, 438784, 438787, 438788, 438911, 427585, 427578, 427579, 427588

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are disclosed for depositing a dielectric film in a gap having an aspect ratio at least as large as 6:1. By cycling the gas chemistry of a high-density-plasma chemical-vapor-deposition system between deposition and etching conditions, the gap may be substantially 100% filled. Such filling is achieved by adjusting the flow rates of the precursor gases such that the deposition to sputtering ratio during the deposition phases is within certain predetermined limits.

US Patent:

7052552, May 30, 2006

Filed:

Aug 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/920891

Inventors:

Michael Kwan - Redwood City CA, US
Eric Liu - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Applied Materials - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01L 21/00
C23C 16/00

US Classification:

118697, 118715, 118695, 118696, 118698, 438694, 438695, 438784, 438787, 438788, 427585, 427578, 427579, 427588, 20419223, 2041921, 20429801

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are disclosed for depositing a dielectric film in a gap having an aspect ratio at least as large as 6:1. By cycling the gas chemistry of a high-density-plasma chemical-vapor-deposition system between deposition and etching conditions, the gap may be substantially 100% filled. Such filling is achieved by adjusting the flow rates of the precursor gases such that the deposition to sputtering ratio during the deposition phases is within certain predetermined limits.

US Patent:

7059887, Jun 13, 2006

Filed:

Feb 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/770265

Inventors:

Eric Liu - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

H01R 13/62
G02B 6/00

US Classification:

439372, 385136

Abstract:

An optoelectric module includes a housing having a front face with an opening designed to receive an optical transceiver nestingly engaged therein. The optoelectric module includes a discontinuity in an outer surface positioned to cooperate with a spring latch formed in an inner surface of the cage to latch the module in a fully nested orientation within the cage. An actuator is mounted on an outer surface of the housing and movable from an orientation in which the housing is latched in the cage to an orientation in which the actuator engages the spring latch and disengages it from the discontinuity. A bail latch is pivotally mounted for movement between a stored position and a module removal position and is engaged with the actuator to move from the stored position to the module removal position with movement of the actuator from the latched orientation to the delatched orientation.

US Patent:

8199006, Jun 12, 2012

Filed:

Nov 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/948934

Inventors:

Eric Liu - Santa Clara CA, US
Sagar Savant - Sunnyvale CA, US
Peter Sobczak - San Diego CA, US
Charles Lee - Mountain View CA, US
Peter Skillman - San Carlos CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G08B 1/08
G08B 21/00

US Classification:

340540, 3405391, 34030916

Abstract:

A computing device is configured to make a determination as to whether a device is being held in a hand. In response to determining that the device is being held, the device transitions itself, or one or more of its hardware or software component, into a particular state of operation.

US Patent:

8350728, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Apr 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/766828

Inventors:

Eric Liu - Santa Clara CA, US
Manjirnath Chatterjee - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H03M 11/00

US Classification:

341 22, 341 23, 345168, 345169, 345170, 345171, 345172

Abstract:

A keypad includes a plurality of keys, and a processor that is coupled to control use of the keypad, including to enable use of the keypad in each of a letter entry mode or an alternative entry mode. The plurality of keys include a subset of keys, each key in the subset being (i) enlarged as compared to other keys of the keypad that are not part of the subset, (ii) assigned m letter values for when the keypad is operated in the letter entry mode, and (iii) assigned n numeric values, where 1≦n

US Patent:

8385057, Feb 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/796541

Inventors:

Eric Liu - Santa Clara CA, US
Peter Skillman - San Carlos CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H05K 5/00
H05K 7/00
H05K 1/00

US Classification:

36167909, 36167904, 36167906, 36167955, 36167956, 4555751, 4555753, 4555754, 4555758

Abstract:

A mobile computing device formed from at least two housing segments that can be moved between positions, including an open position that fully exposes a display surface or façade of each of the housing segments, and a closed position in which at least one of the facades or display surfaces is occluded or overlaid by the other housing segment, according to at least some embodiments.

US Patent:

8433244, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

Sep 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/211704

Inventors:

Eric Liu - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04B 7/00
H04M 3/493

US Classification:

455 412, 4554142

Abstract:

A mobile device (e. g. a smartphone) controls a feature of a non-navigation related application (e. g. arrangement of menu items, function controlled by a quick launch key, etc. ) based on the orientation of the device. These controls may be context-specific such that the orientation is only used to control the feature in particular contexts. Context may be implied from various factors such as time and date information, the location of the device, other devices in proximity to the device, etc. The particular commands to be controlled based on the orientation can be set using the device, or can be loaded from a data file provided from a third party.

US Patent:

20060280912, Dec 14, 2006

Filed:

May 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/418414

Inventors:

Shih-Wei Ho - Cupertino CA, US
Eric Liu - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

B32B 3/00

US Classification:

428173000, 428172000

Abstract:

The present invention discloses structures and manufacturing processes of an ACF of improved resolution and reliability of electrical connection using a non-random array of microcavities of predetermined configuration, shape and dimension. The manufacturing process includes the steps of (i) fluidic filling of conductive particles onto a substrate or carrier web comprising a predetermined array of microcavities, or (ii) selective metallization of the array followed by filling the array with a filler material and a second selective metallization on the filled microcavity array. The thus prepared filled conductive microcavity array is then over-coated or laminated with an adhesive film.