Patents Assigned to Chimei-InnoLux Corporation
  • 3D DISPLAY DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130250192
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a 3D display device is provided. The 3D display device includes: a backlight system with a reflector disposed thereunder; a reflective barrier disposed above the backlight system; and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel disposed above the backlight system. The 3D display device includes fixed-barrier-type 3D display devices and switchable-barrier-type 3D display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Takahashi, Toshiya Inada
  • Display device having data driver adjusting setup time and hold time
    Patent number: 8542170
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having an adjustable refresh frequency, a data driver for receiving display data, generating driving voltages based on the display data, and driving the display panel to display images using the driving voltages, and a timing controller providing a timing control signal to the data driver. The timing control signal is generated according to the refresh frequency of the display panel. The data driver dynamically adjusts a setup time and a hold time of the data driver according to the timing control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Sha Feng
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD OF A CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20130242247
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate; and a plurality of liquid crystal molecules disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a transparent substrate, an insulator layer formed on a surface of the transparent substrate and formed with a plurality of grooves, and a pixel electrode formed on a surface of the insulator layer and formed with a plurality of electrode slits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Yu LEE, Ching-Che YANG, Ker-Yih KAO, Yu-Ju CHEN
  • Method and apparatus for power control of an organic light-emitting diode panel and an organic light-emitting diode display using the same
    Patent number: 8537079
    Abstract: A power control method, a power control apparatus, and an OLED display are provided. The method includes the steps of: estimating a voltage value according to image content of an image, the voltage value indicative of a minimal required voltage allowing the OLED panel to display the image; and controlling a voltage generator to adjust a booster voltage provided to the OLED panel according to the estimated voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Gerben Hekstra, Serve Lambie, Ron Linssen
  • Liquid crystal display having alignment areas and electrode areas with particular boundaries and openings
    Patent number: 8537315
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) structure is provided. A first alignment layer and a first electrode layer are disposed on a liquid crystal layer. A second electrode layer and a second alignment layer disposed under the liquid crystal layer. The first alignment layer and the second alignment layer respectively have a plurality of alignment areas with different aligning directions. At least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a substrate material and a plurality of openings, and at least includes a plurality of electrode areas. The boundaries of the electrode areas correspond to the boundaries of the alignment areas. The directions of the openings in the electrode areas are between the aligning directions of the corresponding alignment areas of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Jian-Cheng Chen, Chih-Yung Hsieh, Bo-Chin Tsuei
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130234590
    Abstract: An display device comprising a plurality of pixel define units is disclosed. Each pixel define unit comprises patterned pixel define sections, a first electrode layer, an emission layer and a second electrode layer. The patterned pixel define section has a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface. The first electrode layer comprises a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode. The first and second sub-electrodes are spaced apart from each other and respectively disposed on the first and second lateral surfaces. The emission layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the emission layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Kai Li, Hsin-Yuan Su, Hsiang-Lun Hsu
  • Liquid crystal display device with pixel structure of multiple thin film transistors and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 8531370
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and method for operating the device including, during a first time period, applying data from a data line to a capacitor included in a pixel and applying additional data from the data line to a capacitor included in an additional pixel. During a second time period, which follows the first time period, simultaneously applying the data to a liquid crystal capacitor included in the pixel and applying the additional data to a liquid crystal capacitor included in the additional pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Yeh Chen, Feng-Sheng Lin, Ming-Feng Hsieh
  • Gate line circuit for generating driving signal having slower rising and falling edge slopes
    Patent number: 8525768
    Abstract: A display panel includes a gate line circuit. The gate line circuit includes a gate driver, a control circuit and a gate line. The gate driver generates a first driving signal with alternate high and low levels. The first driving signal has a first rising edge and a first falling edge. The control circuit receives the first driving signal and generates a second driving signal. The second driving signal has a second rising edge and a second falling edge. The second rising edge and the second falling edge are respectively smoother than the first rising edge and the first falling edge. The control circuit includes at least one capacitor. The capacitor is charged in a first direction in response to the first rising edge of the first driving signal. The capacitor is charged in a second direction in response to the first falling edge of the first driving signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Ping-Lin Liu
  • Display device
    Patent number: 8520173
    Abstract: A display device is provided, decreasing the influence of reflected incident/ambient light caused by patterned bus lines therein, wherein a backlight is disposed at a back side of a substrate comprising common electrodes and color filters, and images are viewed at a side of another substrate comprising pixel electrodes and thin film transistors. A layer (low-reflection layer) with an optical reflectivity lower than that of bus lines, is disposed in a buffer film formed between a viewing side of a glass substrate and an insulating film where the bus lines 4a are disposed. The low-reflection layer is patterned with the same shape as those of the bus lines and covers the bus lines. The incident/ambient light via the glass substrate is shielded by the low-reflection layer and does not arrive at the bus lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiya Inada
  • Low color shift multi-view display device and display method thereof
    Patent number: 8519995
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the invention, gamma curves for multiple pixel groups can be calibrated using look-up tables or by using reference voltage groups provided by gamma voltage generators so that the pixels can display multiple images with correct gray levels at different view angles. Therefore, color shift can be avoided or lessened without necessarily using extra circuitry on the display panel. Also, any related light transmittance or light utilization efficiency reduction may be decreased or eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Feng Hsieh
  • DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20130215364
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a display is provided. The display includes a light-emitting system including a plurality of light-emitting units, wherein each light-emitting unit emits light independently, a lens array including a plurality of lenses disposed on the light-emitting system, and a first liquid crystal display cell including a plurality of pixels disposed on the lens array, wherein the number of the light-emitting units of the light-emitting system is larger than that of the pixels of the first liquid crystal display cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: Chimei Innolux Corporation, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, Chimei InnoLux Corporation
  • INTERFACE MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130215577
    Abstract: An interface module is provided. The interface module includes a substrate and a flexible print circuit board. The substrate includes a first side, a second side, a plurality of column electrodes and a plurality of row electrodes, wherein the first side is perpendicular to the second side, the column electrodes are formed on the substrate and arranged along the first side, and the row electrodes are formed on the substrate and arranged along the second side. The flexible print circuit board includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion, wherein the first connection portion is electrically connected to the column electrodes at the first side, and the second connection portion is electrically connected to at least a portion of the row electrodes at the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: Chimei InnoLux Corporation, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Innocom Technology(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei InnoLux Corporation
  • COMPOSITE LAYER STRUCTURE AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130215050
    Abstract: A composite layer structure used in a touch display device is disclosed. The composite layer structure comprises a matrix material, a non-conductive metal layer and a transparent electrical-conductive layer. The non-conductive metal layer is disposed on the matrix material. The non-conductive metal layer and the transparent electrical-conductive layer are formed a stacked structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD.
    Inventors: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD., CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
  • Capacitive touch panel and capacitance sensing apparatus and method for the same
    Patent number: 8514199
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel and capacitance sensing apparatus and method for the same are disclosed. The capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of electrodes, a multiplexer and a capacitance sensing apparatus. The multiplexer selectively connects one of the electrodes to the capacitance sensing apparatus. The capacitance sensing apparatus includes a reference voltage source and a differential comparator, where the reference voltage source generates a modified reference voltage according to noise on stray capacitance of the capacitive touch panel. In a discharging process, the comparator compares an input voltage at the selected electrode and the modified reference voltage. The capacitance change in the electrode can be precisely detected because the noise is eliminated by differential comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Kai-Chieh Yang
  • Conductive structure
    Patent number: 8514587
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conductive structure. The conductive structure includes a first conductive layer, a conductive unit, a circuit board and a conductive material. The conductive unit is disposed on the first conductive layer. The circuit board having a first through hole is disposed on the first conductive layer. The conductive unit is exposed to the first through hole. The first through hole is filled with a conductive material, such that the conductive material is electrically connected to the conductive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Jun-Yong Zhang, Peng Wang
  • PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUITS, PIXEL DRIVING METHODS, DISPLAY PANELS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130207957
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit is provided, including first, second, third, fourth, and fifth switching devices and first and second capacitors. The first switching device has a first terminal coupled to a power source voltage, and a control terminal coupled to a first scan signal line. The second switching device has a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first switching device, a second terminal coupled between a first node and an emitting device, and a control terminal coupled to a second node. The third switching device has a first terminal coupled to the second node, a second terminal coupled between the first terminal of the second switching device and the second terminal of the first switching device, and a control terminal coupled to a second scan signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Lung LIN, Pin-Yen KUO, Chia-Che HUNG, Fu-Chieh CHANG
  • THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20130207103
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a manufacturing method of a thin-film transistor includes: providing a substrate; sequentially forming a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, and an active layer on the substrate; forming an insulating metal oxide layer covering the active layer, wherein the insulating metal oxide layer including a metal oxide of a first metal; forming a metal layer covering the active layer, wherein the metal layer includes a second metal; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the metal layer with a trench separating therebetween; removing the metal layer exposed by the trench; and performing an annealing process to the metal layer and the insulating metal oxide layer, such that the metal layer reacts with the insulating metal oxide layer overlapping the metal layer to form a conducting composite metal oxide layer including the first metal and the second metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
  • Apparatus for manufacturing backlight source
    Patent number: 8505189
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a backlight unit includes a feed mechanism, a testing mechanism, and an attachment mechanism. The feed mechanism arranges a plurality of light-emitting diodes in a row. The testing mechanism tests the light-emitting diodes. The attachment mechanism positions the light-emitting diodes to a circuit board. The attachment mechanism comprises a support assembly and a laminating device, in which the support assembly receives the light-emitting diodes tested by the at least one testing unit, the support assembly is opposite to the circuit board, and the laminating device laminates the light-emitting diodes to the circuit board. A method for manufacturing the backlight unit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Gang-Tao Gu, Zhong-Hai Xiao, Min-Cheng Wang
  • Active matrix type display device and portable machine comprising the same
    Patent number: 8508516
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix with columns and rows. A source driver provides either analogue or digital image data for the pixels. Each pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a display components, a memory unit for memorizing gradation display data included in the digital image data provided by the source driver for the display component, and a data switching unit for switching data providing for the display component to either the gradation display data memorized in the memory unit or the analogue image data provided by the source driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Keitaro Yamashita, Yoshikazu Matsui
  • Display apparatus and method for driving the same
    Patent number: 8502929
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of driving the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal panel and a controller. The backlight module has a plurality of light emitting regions capable of emitting light individually. The liquid crystal panel is disposed at a side of the backlight module. The controller is electrically coupled to the backlight module and the liquid crystal panel. When the liquid crystal panel updates a left-eye image to a right-eye image row by row along a column-direction, the controller sequentially turns on and off the light emitting regions along the column-direction, such that a whole region of the liquid crystal panel lighted by light emitting region displays the left-eye image or the right-eye image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Hung, Cheng-Yi Chen, Chin-Tien Yang, Yueh-Jui Li