Patents Assigned to Himax Technologies Limited
  • Patent number: 11874985
    Abstract: A driving signal processing method for a large touch display integrated (LTDI) system is provided. The LTDI system includes plural LTDI chips that are concatenated. The LTDI chips include a master LTDI chip and plural slave LTDI chips. The driving signal processing method includes: receiving, by the LTDI chips, display data from a timing controller; and dispersedly outputting, by the master LTDI chip and at least one of the slave LTDI chips, M gate control signals respectively corresponding to M gate lines of a display panel of the LTDI system according to the display data during the display stage of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yaw-Guang Chang, Pei Yao Chang, De Wei Shen, Yi Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 11874463
    Abstract: A waveguide combiner includes an in-coupling area, a waveguide body, an out-coupling area and at least one film layer. The in-coupling area is configured to introduce a light beam. The waveguide body is configured to guide the light beam introduced by the in-coupling area. The out-coupling area is configured to output the light beam guided by the waveguide body. Said at least one film layer is embedded in at least one portion of the in-coupling area, the waveguide body and the out-coupling area. Said at least one film layer is configured to divide said at least one portion of the in-coupling area, the waveguide body and the out-coupling area into a plurality of layers, and the light beam is reflected by said at least one film layer or penetrates said at least one film layer between different layers of the plurality of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jiun-Yi Lien, Chien-Feng Hung
  • Patent number: 11854302
    Abstract: A system for calibrating a three-dimensional scanning device includes a structured-light scanner capable of performing a structured-light operation, and a processor that performs calibration on a device under calibration (DUC). The structured-light scanner captures a base image by performing the structured-light operation prior to calibration. The structured-light scanner captures a calibration image with respect to corresponding DUC during calibration, and the calibration image is inputted to the processor, which determines transformation mapping from the calibration image to the base image. The determined transformation is then transferred to the DUC during calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Hsueh-Tsung Lu, Ching-Wen Wang, Cheng-Che Tsai, Wu-Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 11847077
    Abstract: A serial peripheral interface (SPI) integrated circuit (IC) and an operation method thereof are provided. A SPI architecture includes a master IC and a slave IC. When the SPI IC is a master IC, the SPI IC generates first command information for a slave IC, generates first debugging information corresponding to the first command information, and sends the first command information and the first debugging information to the slave IC through a SPI channel. When the SPI IC is the slave IC, the SPI IC receives second command information and second debugging information sent by the master IC through the SPI channel and checks the second command information by using the second debugging information. When the SPI IC is a target slave circuit selected by the master IC, the SPI IC executes the second command information under a condition that the second command information is checked and is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Chieh Wen, Ming-Huai Weng, Guei-Lan Lin, Che-Hao Chiang, Chi-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11847083
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a daisy-chain serial peripheral interface (SPI) integrated circuit (IC) and an operation method thereof. The daisy-chain SPI IC includes a first MISO interface circuit, a second MISO interface circuit, a first data enable (DE) interface circuit, and a second DE interface circuit. When the daisy-chain SPI IC is a target slave circuit selected by a master IC for reading target data, the first DE interface circuit outputs a DE signal to the master IC, and the first MISO interface circuit sends back the target data to the master IC based on the timing of the DE signal. When the daisy-chain SPI IC is not the target slave circuit, the signal received by the second DE interface circuit is transmitted to the first DE interface circuit, and the data received by the second MISO interface circuit is transmitted to the first MISO interface circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Chieh Wen, Ming-Huai Weng, Guei-Lan Lin, Che-Hao Chiang, Chi-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11847788
    Abstract: A depth processor including a region of interest determination circuit and a depth decoder is provided. The region of interest determination circuit is configured to determine a size of a region of interest of an input image. The depth decoder is coupled to the region of interest determination circuit and configured to generate a depth map of the input image according to a filter size. The filter size is set according to the size of the region of interest of the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Hsueh-Tsung Lu, Ching-Wen Wang, Cheng-Che Tsai, Wu-Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 11842560
    Abstract: The fingerprint sensing circuit includes pixel sensors with photo sensors. Sensing currents produced by first pixel sensors are averaged. The average current is subtracted from sensing current produced by second pixel sensors to generate a difference current. During a capture period, a converting circuit outputs a digital signal in response to the difference current. This circuit aims to reduce noise in fingerprint recognition technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yaw-Guang Chang, Jia-Ming He, Zong-You Hou
  • Patent number: 11842703
    Abstract: The panel driving circuit includes a channel circuit, first pads, first switches, a second pad, and at least one second switch. The first pads are configured to be electrically connected to data lines of a cholesteric liquid crystal (CHLC) panel respectively. Each first switch has a first terminal electrically connected to the channel circuit, and a second terminal electrically connected to one of the first pads. Each second switch has a first terminal electrically connected to the second pad, and a second terminal electrically connected to the first pads. In a pixel charging period, the first switches are turned on, and the second switch is turned off. In a test period, the first switch is turned off, the second switch is turned on, and the second pad is configured to receive a measurement signal for measuring capacitance of pixels in the CHLC panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Han Wen Huang
  • Publication number: 20230393689
    Abstract: A touch display device and an operating method for the touch display device are provided. The touch display device includes a touch display panel, a touch display driving circuit and a computing circuit. The touch display driving circuit drives the touch display panel to perform a display operation based on a scan frequency and to perform a touch sensing operation based on a plurality of touch sensing cycles. The computing circuit determines a plurality of scan finishing positions on the touch display panel in response to the scan frequency and the touch sensing cycles, receives a touch sensing data corresponding to the scan finishing positions, and compensates the touch sensing data based on a base value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Po-Kai Tseng, Jing-Ho Chen, Chien-Cheng Liao, Chih-Chen Tsai, Li-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 11816289
    Abstract: A touch display device and an operating method for the touch display device are provided. The touch display device includes a touch display panel, a touch display driving circuit and a computing circuit. The touch display driving circuit drives the touch display panel to perform a display operation based on a scan frequency and to perform a touch sensing operation based on a plurality of touch sensing cycles. The computing circuit determines a plurality of scan finishing positions on the touch display panel in response to the scan frequency and the touch sensing cycles, receives a touch sensing data corresponding to the scan finishing positions, and compensates the touch sensing data based on a base value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Po-Kai Tseng, Jing-Ho Chen, Chien-Cheng Liao, Chih-Chen Tsai, Li-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 11808953
    Abstract: A microlens array device includes a substrate and a microlens array. The microlens array is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of first lenses and a plurality of second lenses. Each of the first lenses is used to project a first pattern on a far field. Each of the second lenses is used to project a second pattern on the far field. The first pattern has a first area on the far field. The second pattern has a second area on the far field. The first area is different from the second area. One of the two patterns is completely overlapped on the other one of the two patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Yu-Ching Cheng
  • Patent number: 11809070
    Abstract: A switchable projector module includes a holder, a projector, and a switchable diffuser. The holder includes a first connection tank and a second connection tank, in which the second connection tank is located at a side of the first connection tank. The second connection tank has a spilling glue trench. The projector is engaged with the first connection tank and is configured to project a pattern image onto the second connection tank. The switchable diffuser is engaged with the second connection tank. The switchable diffuser is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode, so as not to diffuse the pattern image in the first mode and diffuse the pattern image in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Han Yi Kuo, Yin Tung Lu, Shi Jen Wu
  • Patent number: 11808959
    Abstract: An optical element including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first optical film, a second optical film, and a spacer is provided. The first optical film is disposed on the first substrate and has a first surface and a plurality of first optical microstructures. The first optical microstructures are disposed on the first surface. The second optical film is disposed on the second substrate and has a second surface and a plurality of second optical microstructures. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The second optical microstructures are disposed on the second surface. The orthogonal projection of the first optical microstructures on the first substrate does not overlap with the orthogonal projection of the second optical microstructures on the first substrate. The spacer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A wafer level optical module adopting the optical element is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chang, Meng-Ko Tsai, Teng Te Huang
  • Patent number: 11808985
    Abstract: A waveguide combiner includes an in-coupling area, a waveguide body and an out-coupling area. The in-coupling area is configured to introduce a light beam. The waveguide body is configured to guide the light beam introduced by the in-coupling area. The out-coupling area is configured to output the light beam guided by the waveguide body. The waveguide body includes at least one of a beam-expanding part configured to expand the light beam to a predetermined direction by reflecting the light beam and a beam-folding part configured to change the light beam to a different direction by reflecting the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Jiun-Yi Lien
  • Publication number: 20230341972
    Abstract: A touch event processing circuit includes receiving circuits and an average circuit. Each of the receiving circuits includes an operation amplifier, a current processing circuit, and a touch event detection circuit. The operation amplifier receives an input signal from a touch panel, and outputs a first current signal and a second current signal. The current processing circuit processes the first current signal and the second current signal according to a first current average signal and a second current average signal, to generate a processed current signal. The touch event detection circuit detects a touch event according to the processed current signal. The average circuit receives first current signals and second current signals from the receiving circuits; performs an average operation upon the first current signals, to generate the first current average signal; and performs an average operation upon the second current signals, to generate the second current average signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia-Ming He, Yaw-Guang Chang, Yi-Yang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230333251
    Abstract: A 3D sensing system is provided. The 3D sensing system includes a first sensing device, a second sensing device and a controller. The first sensing device provides at least one first emitting light and receives a first sensing signal based on a first sensing timing. The second sensing device provides at least one second emitting light and receives a second sensing signal based on a second sensing timing. The controller adjusts at least one of the first sensing timing and the second sensing timing according to an interference result of the second sensing signal by the first sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Min-Chian Wu, Pen-Hsin Chen, Ching-Wen Wang, Cheng-Che Tsai, Ting-Sheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 11792374
    Abstract: A system for handling a thermal compensation comprises: an image capturing device comprising a capturing circuit, for capturing a first image, and a first sensing circuit, for detecting a first temperature; a projecting device comprising a second sensing circuit, for detecting a second temperature; a storage device, for storing a plurality of first parameters associated with the image capturing device, a plurality of second parameters associated with the projecting device and a reference image associated with the projecting device; and a processing device comprising a processing circuit, for compensating the first image according to the first temperature and the plurality of first parameters, to generate a first compensated image, compensating the reference image according to the second temperature and the plurality of second parameters, to generate a second compensated image, and generating a second image according to the first compensated image and the second compensated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Nai-Ting Chang, Yi-Nung Liu
  • Patent number: 11782195
    Abstract: A diffractive optical element and method for fabricating the diffractive optical element are provided. The diffractive optical element includes a substrate, a first diffractive structure layer and a second diffractive structure layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first diffractive structure layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The second diffractive structure layer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate. In the method for fabricating the diffractive optical element, at first, the substrate is provided. Then, a first glue material layer/first semiconductor layer is formed and patterned on the first surface of the substrate. Thereafter, a second glue material layer/second semiconductor layer is formed and patterned on the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chang, Meng-Ko Tsai, Chung-Kai Sheng
  • Patent number: 11782532
    Abstract: A calibration method and a calibration apparatus for a knob applicable to a touch panel are provided. The knob includes at least one sensing pad. The calibration method includes: obtaining sensed position(s) of each sensing pad by sensing a position of the sensing pad through the touch panel; and calculating a position of a center of the knob by using a formula of a radius of a circumscribed circle according the sensed position(s) of each sensing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chun-Jen Su, Cheng-Hung Tsai, Po-Hsuan Huang, Chun-Kai Chuang
  • Publication number: 20230298299
    Abstract: A video conference device may include at least one camera, at least one processor, and an interface. The at least one camera may be arranged to capture an image of a scene. The at least one processor may be arranged to: if a trigger occurs, detect a display region in the image based on a location of a pattern in the image, wherein in response to the display region being detected, the display region is excluded from the image; detect at least one specific object in the image; and extract the at least one detected specific object in the image as at least one local image. The interface may be arranged to transmit the at least one local image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Kuei-Hsiang Chen, Yu-Chun Huang, Meng-Hung Lee, Lung-Chou Chang