Patents Assigned to Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8664051
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Innocom Technology(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Publication number: 20140055332
    Abstract: A shift register is provided. In each of successively cascaded shift register units, for a first switch, control and output terminals are coupled to a first node and an output node respectively, and an input terminal receives a first clock signal. For a second switch, input and output terminals are coupled to the control terminal of the second switch and the first node respectively. For a third switch, a control terminal is coupled to the first node, and an input terminal receives the first clock signal. A first capacitor is coupled between an output terminal of the third switch and the first node. For a fourth switch, an input terminal is coupled to the first node, and an output terminal is coupled to a low voltage terminal. For a current shift register, a control terminal of the second switch receives an output signal generated by previous shift register unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keitaro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20140043304
    Abstract: A shift register is provided. In the shift register, each of successively cascaded shift register units includes first and second switches and first and second capacitors. For the first switch, a control terminal is coupled to a first node, an input terminal receives a first clock signal, and an output terminal is coupled to an output node. The first capacitor is coupled between the first node and the output node. The second capacitor is coupled between the output node and a ground terminal. For the second switch, an input terminal receives a second clock signal, and an output terminal is coupled to the first node. A carry signal is generated at the first node. For the N-th shift register unit, a control terminal of the second switch receives the carry signal generated at the first node of the previous shift register unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keitaro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20140022634
    Abstract: A 3D display, at least comprising a display panel, a backlight module disposed beneath the display panel and a lens sheet disposed on the display panel is provided. The display panel comprises a display medium sandwiched between two substrates, and at least two alignment marks are formed at one of the substrates, and each alignment mark comprises an indicator and a reference mark. The lens sheet has an array of plural lenticular elements arranged in a lens direction, wherein the alignment marks are identifiable through the lens sheet and corresponding alignment mark images are presented on the lens sheet, and each alignment mark image comprises an indicator image and a reference mark image. Whether the alignment between the lens sheet and the display panel is accurate is determined by a correlation between the indicator image and the reference mark image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140022152
    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 first 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 to 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 between the first terminal of the second switching device and a second terminal of the first switching device, a second terminal coupled to the second node, and a control terminal coupled to a second scan signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ru GUO, Lien-Hsiang CHEN
  • Patent number: 8633921
    Abstract: An exemplary data driving circuit includes a data register, a counter, and a comparator. The data register is configured for receiving serial gray level signals in turn, and outputting the plurality of gray level signals in parallel. The counter is configured for outputting counting signals. The comparator is configured for receiving the gray level signals and the counting signals, and outputting pulse voltage signals according to the gray level signals and the counting signals. A variety of duty ratios of the pulse voltage signals correspond to a variety of gray levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Shun-Ming Huang, Deng-Tzung Tang
  • Patent number: 8629963
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first electrode formed on the first substrate, wherein the first electrode includes a plurality of subpixels, and each the subpixel includes a plurality of subunits, and each the subunit includes a plurality of first slits and a plurality of second slits, wherein the first slits are connected to the second slits and the first slits of the subunits which are adjacent to each other are connected to each other, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hong Chen, Jia-Lun Chen
  • Publication number: 20140009377
    Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) display apparatus includes a LC display panel for displaying data; a collimated backlight system disposed under the LC display panel; a scattering-type LC cell disposed between the LC display panel and the collimated backlight system; and a controller coupled to the LC display panel, the collimated backlight system and the scattering-type LC cell. A luminance of the collimated backlight system is adjustable by the controller. When the LC display apparatus is switched to be operated in the normal mode by the controller, the scattering-type LC cell is in an off-state and scatters the collimated light to present a wide brightness distribution. When the LC display apparatus is switched to be operated in the private mode by the controller, the scattering-type LC cell is in an on-state and the collimated light passes through the scattering-type LC cell to present a narrow brightness distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru SHIBAZAKI, Yoshitaka HARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140009400
    Abstract: A touch sensing structure including a central area and a border area, including: a display panel, including: first substrate; and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate comprises in the border area a recess that partially exposes the first substrate; a main flexible printed circuit (FPC) and a touch flexible printed circuit (FPC) laterally juxtaposed in the border area, wherein the main FPC is bonded to an exposed portion of the first substrate and electrically connected to a first driving element, wherein the touch FPC is bonded to the second substrate and electrically connected to a second driving element; and a touch sensing unit disposed on the second substrate and electrically connected to the touch FPC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Adjo POORTER, Jan Mathijs MEIJERS
  • Publication number: 20140009579
    Abstract: An alignment method applied to a barrier-type 3D display includes providing a 3D alignment device at least comprising an image capture tool and an alignment shift analysis software; disposing a display panel with a barrier laminated thereon in the 3D alignment device; presenting a display and a barrier alignment check patterns on the display panel and the barrier; the image capture tool capturing an image of a moiré pattern generated by the display and the barrier alignment check patterns; analyzing the image of the moiré pattern by the alignment shift analysis software, and determining at least three measurement points of the image of the moiré pattern; calculating position shift for each measurement point and rotation angle between display panel and barrier by the alignment shift analysis software; and adjusting corresponding position between display panel and barrier if the calculation results exceed predetermined alignment errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki SUMI, Satoru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20140007417
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of fabricating a capacitive touch pane where a plurality of groups of first conductive patterns are formed along a first direction, a plurality of groups of second conductive patterns are formed along a second direction, and a plurality of connection components are formed on a substrate. Each first conductive pattern is electrically connected to another adjacent first conductive pattern in the same group by each connection component and each group of the second conductive patterns is interlaced with and insulated from each group of the first conductive patterns. Next, a plurality of curved insulation mounds are formed to cover the first connection components. Then, a plurality of bridge components are formed to electrically connect each second conductive pattern with another adjacent second conductive pattern in the same group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Sung Li, Lien-Hsin Lee, Kai Meng
  • Publication number: 20140009429
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a capacitive coplanar touch panel device based on the following actions: a) Providing a glass sheet having a first size, b) Cutting the glass sheet in glass sheet pieces having a second size smaller than the first size, c) Hardening the glass sheet pieces to a desired level of hardness, d) Applying a transparent conductive layer with a predetermined thickness on a side of at least one glass sheet piece, e) Applying a laser ablation process on the transparent conductive layer such as to provide the transparent conductive layer with a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Frans VERWEG, Edward REIJNEN
  • Patent number: 8624939
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a display control circuit to receive data of each frame of an external image signal and a liquid crystal panel. When the data of an n+1 frame currently received is the same as that of an n frame previously received, the display control circuit outputs first gray scale voltages corresponding to the data of the n+1 frame to drive the liquid crystal panel. When the data of the n+1 frame is different from that of the n frame, the display control circuit generates data of at least one inserted frame between the data of the n and the n+1 frames, and outputs second gray scale voltages respectively corresponding to the data of the at least one inserted frame and the n+1 frame to drive the liquid crystal panel to display first an image of the least one inserted frame and then that of the n+1 frame. An absolute value of a second gray scale voltage exceeds that of a first gray scale voltage for a same gray scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Huan-Xi Peng, Sha Feng
  • Patent number: 8619099
    Abstract: An exemplary display device includes a display panel, an orientation recognition unit and a directional detection circuit. The display panel is used to display images. The orientation recognition unit is used to determine an angle of rotation of the display panel and generates a corresponding direction detection signal. The directional detection circuit is used to adjust an orientation of one or more images displayed by the display panel according to the direction detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wang, De-Quan Mo, Qz-Feng Yang, Chang-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20130342468
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method (70, 80) for determining a corrected touch location ([u, v]cor) on a touch panel (1) comprising a plurality of sensors (10), the method comprising obtaining (71, 81) a first estimate ([u, v]est, 20) for a touch location, a touch location being defined as a location on said touch panel sensing a touch of an object like a finger or a stylus; determining (74, 84a, 84b) a correction vector ([ucor, vcor]) by applying at least one predetermined mapping (Ecor), using the first estimate ([u, v]est) as input for said mapping; combining (75, 85) the first estimate ([u, v]est) and the correction vector ([ucor, vcor]) to obtain the corrected touch location ([u, v]cor).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gerben Hekstra
  • Publication number: 20130335403
    Abstract: A two dimensional/three dimensional (2D/3D) switchable display module, comprising a display panel, an optical module and a revising circuit is disclosed. The display panel has an active area. The optical module is disposed on the active area for changing a light path of a light emitting from the active area. A relative position information is between a position of the optical module and a position of the display panel. The revising circuit is used for providing a revising information based on the relative position information. The display panel receives the revising information and outputs an image corresponding to the optical module for displaying a three dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Chun Chung, I-Han Liu
  • Publication number: 20130321720
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a 3D display device is provided. The 3D display device includes: a first substrate including a plurality of right eye pixels and left eye pixels in an alternate arrangement; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a first optical modulating unit with a first inclined direction located in the right eye pixels between the first substrate and the second substrate; a second optical modulating unit with a second inclined direction located in the left eye pixels between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first inclined direction is distinct from the second inclined direction; and a light transparent element disposed on the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiya INADA
  • Patent number: 8599123
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a drive circuit, and a power circuit. The drive circuit includes a gate driver, a timing control circuit, and a wave signal generation circuit. The timing control circuit sends a timing control signal to the gate driver and the wave signal generation circuit. The wave signal generation circuit generates a control signal according to the timing control signal, and generates a wave signal according to the control signal. The gate driver generates scan signals according to the timing control signal and the wave signal. Before the voltage of the scan signal changes from a maximum voltage to a minimum voltage, the voltage of the scan signal decreases to an invariable middle voltage that is between the minimum voltage and the maximum voltage during a fall time of the scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Sha Feng
  • Publication number: 20130314384
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. A display panel displays a first image according to a first output image. A timing controller includes a receiving unit, a compression unit, a decompression unit and a processing unit. The receiving unit receives a first input image and a second input image and outputs a first processed image and a second processed image. The first input image is the same as the first processed image. The second input image is the same as the second processed image. The compression unit generates a first compressed image according to the first processed image. The receiving unit stores the first compressed image. The decompression unit processes the stored first compressed image to generate a first decompressed image. The processing unit processes the second processed image and the first decompressed image to generate the first output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Yu TSAI, Chien-Chou CHENG
  • Publication number: 20130307810
    Abstract: The invention provides a touch panel device comprising, and arranged above each other in a downward direction, a cover layer for use as a touch surface, a sensor layer comprising a plurality of sensing elements, the sensing elements being arranged to register capacitance, characterized in that between the cover layer and the sensor layer is an electrically-resistive layer, electrically resistive layer being a electrically non-insulating layer and having an electrical resistance is provided, wherein the electrical resistance of the electrically-resistive layer is lower than the electrical resistance of the cover layer and higher than the electrical resistance of the sensing elements. The electrically-resistive layer can have a resistance suitable for causing, in response to a touch event above a center of a central sensing element, a detectable change in the capacitance as measured by at least two sensing elements adjacent to the central sensing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Frans VERWEG, Serge TOUSSAINT, David YEATES