Patents Assigned to Wintek Corporation
  • Publication number: 20140362041
    Abstract: A touch apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The touch apparatus includes a plurality of firs electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a first driving sensing unit, a second sensing driving unit and a control unit. The first electrodes are disposed sequentially along a first direction, and each second electrode is adjacent to the corresponding first electrode sequentially along a second direction. In a first touch mode, the control unit controls the first sensing driving unit to provide a first driving signal to the first electrodes, and controls the second sensing driving unit to receive a plurality of first touch signal from the second electrodes. In a second touch mode, the control unit controls the second driving sensing unit to provide a second driving signal to the second electrodes, and controls the first sensing driving unit to receive a plurality of second touch signal from the first electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsing Chen, Yu-Ting Chen, Chen-Hao Su
  • Publication number: 20140362308
    Abstract: A substrate structure is provided. The substrate structure includes a substrate, a first decoration layer, and a light absorption layer. The first decoration layer is disposed on the substrate. The light absorption layer is disposed on the first decoration layer, and the first decoration layer is located between the substrate and the light absorption layer. The material of the light absorption layer includes a semiconductor metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Chen, Yi-Shu Chen, Hen-Ta Kang
  • Publication number: 20140354591
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a patterned decoration layer, a patterned transparent conductive layer and an optical compensation layer. The patterned decoration layer is disposed on the substrate so as to define an opening region and a hole on the substrate. The hole is disposed adjacently to a side of the opening region. The patterned transparent conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The patterned transparent conductive layer includes a transparent conductive pattern. The transparent conductive pattern is disposed correspondingly to the hole, and the transparent conductive pattern completely covers the hole along a vertical projective direction perpendicular to the substrate. The optical compensation layer is disposed on the substrate, and the optical compensation layer covers the hole along the vertical projective direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chu, Yu-Ching Wang, Chin-Pei Hwang, Ming-Wu Chen, Shih-Yun Chuang, Yuan-Kang Tseng
  • Publication number: 20140354907
    Abstract: A composite touch cover plate defined with a touch surface and an inner surface is provided. The composite touch cover plate includes a substantially homogeneous polymer layer and a fibrous layer. The fibrous layer is located at one side of the polymer layer and near the touch surface. A ratio of a thickness of the fibrous layer to a thickness of the polymer layer lies between 1:9 and 1:49.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hua Wu, Siang-Lin Huang, Cheng-Chieh Hung, Hen-Ta Kang, Wen-Chun Wang
  • Publication number: 20140354906
    Abstract: A touch panel has a touch control region and a peripheral region disposed adjacent to at least one side of the touch control region. The touch panel includes a substrate, a first index matching layer, a decoration layer, and a touch element. The first index matching layer covers a surface of the substrate. The first index matching layer has a first refractive index greater than that of the substrate. The decoration layer is disposed in the peripheral region. The touch element is disposed on the first index matching layer and at least in the touch control region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Wu, Yu-Chen Liu, Chi-Yuan Hung
  • Publication number: 20140347319
    Abstract: A touch panel, having a center region and a peripheral region disposed on at least one side of the center region, includes a first electrode. The first electrode includes a plurality of first sub-electrodes and a plurality of second sub-electrode. The first sub-electrodes are disposed in the center region, and the second sub-electrodes are disposed on the peripheral region. A pattern density of the second sub-electrodes in the peripheral region is higher than a pattern density of the first sub-electrodes in the center region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Ling Lin, Kuo-Hsing Chen, Chen-Hao Su, Cheng-Yen Yeh, Yu-Ting Chen, Chin-Chang Liu, Kuo-Chang Su
  • Publication number: 20140346028
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, first electrodes, second electrodes, first wires, second wires and a means for shortening a gap between the second electrodes in a third direction is provided. The first electrodes are arranged sequentially in a first direction. Each first electrode has openings arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second electrodes are located in the openings. Each first electrode and the second electrodes surrounded by the first electrode constitute a sensing unit. The first wires and the second wires connect the first electrodes and the second electrodes to a driving circuit. The means for shortening the gap between the second electrodes in the third direction renders a ratio of the gap between the second electrodes in the third direction to that in the second direction to be smaller than 1:3.4, where the third direction intersects either the first direction or the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Ling Lin, Kuo-Hsing Chen, Chen-Hao Su, Yu-Ting Chen, Kuo-Chang Su, Chin-Chang Liu
  • Publication number: 20140347577
    Abstract: A touch panel, having a light transmission touch sensing region and a peripheral region adjacent to at least one side of the touch sensing region, includes a decoration layer, a hole-filling layer, an outer frame layer, and a touch sensing element. The decoration layer is disposed in the peripheral region and has at least one function hole. The hole-filling layer includes a first portion disposed at the function hole and a second portion overlapping at least one portion of the decoration layer. The outer frame layer is disposed in the peripheral region and partially overlaps the second portion of the hole-filling layer. The touch sensing element is disposed in the light transmission touch sensing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Chi Chen, Kuo-Chang Su, Siang-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20140347299
    Abstract: A touch-sensing electrode structure includes multiple first electrodes and multiple second electrodes. Each of the first electrodes includes at least a first major part and a second major part, the first major part and the second major part cross over each other to form at least one interconnect section, the interconnect section includes a first connecting line extending in a first direction and a second connecting line extending in a second direction different to the first direction. Each of the second electrodes includes a plurality of electrode sections and third connecting lines, each of the third connecting lines is connected between two adjacent electrode sections, the third connecting lines extend in a third direction different to the first direction and the second direction, and at least one of the third connecting lines overlaps the interconnect section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Ching LU, Kuo-Chang SU, Tai JU, Chen-Hao SU, Yu-Ting CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140346027
    Abstract: A touch panel, having a viewing region and a peripheral region adjacent to at least one edge of the viewing region, includes a plurality of first axis electrodes, a plurality of second axis electrodes, and a plurality of first traces. The first axis electrodes are disposed in the viewing region and extend along a first direction. The second axis electrodes are disposed in the viewing region and extend along a second direction. The first direction is not parallel to the second direction. The first traces are at least partially disposed in the viewing region. Each of the first traces is electrically connected to at least one of the first axis electrodes. The first traces extend from the viewing region to the peripheral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cho-Yu Li, Hsiu-Lin Chan, Cheng-Yen Yeh, Yu-Ting Chen, Kuo-Chang Su
  • Patent number: 8897027
    Abstract: A bonding pad structure is disclosed, which is composed of two bonding pad units that are symmetrically disposed with respect to an axial line. Each bonding pad units is further composed of at least two bonding pads, i.e. each bonding pad unit is composed of at least one first bonding pad and at least one second bonding pad. In an embodiment, the first bonding pad is arranged next to the axial line and the second bonding pad is arranged at a side of the corresponding first bonding pad away from the axial line while enabling the first bonding pad and the corresponding second bonding pad to be interconnected to each other by a first neck portion. Thereby, a plurality of solder areas of different sizes can be formed by the interconnecting of the at least two bonding pad units that can be used for soldering electronic components of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Han-Chung Chen, Chun-Yi Wu, Shih-Cheng Wang, Chin-Mei Huang, Tsui-Chuan Wang, Pei-Fang Tsai
  • Patent number: 8894266
    Abstract: A light guide device is provided. The light guide device includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate includes an incident plane, a bottom plane and a top plane. The bottom plane includes a reflective plane and an inclined bottom plane, wherein the inclined bottom plane connects the bottom of the incident plane and the reflective plane, and the inclined bottom plane is inclined relative to the reflective plane. The top plane includes an inclined top plane, a light-emitting plane and a connecting plane, wherein the inclined top plane connects the top of the incident plane and the connecting plane, the connecting plane connects the inclined top plane and the light-emitting plane, and the inclined top plane is inclined relative to the connecting surface. Furthermore, the light source is located next to the incident plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Patent number: 8890156
    Abstract: An active device and an active device array substrate are provided, wherein the active device array substrate includes a substrate and a plurality of active devices being located on the substrate, and at least one of the active devices includes a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor. The first thin film transistor is located on the substrate and has a first channel layer. The second thin film transistor stacks on the first thin film transistor, wherein the second thin film transistor has a second channel layer. The first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor share a common gate electrode and the common gate electrode is located between the first channel layer and the second channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: Donnguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Yen Yeh, Yu-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20140333556
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a touch panel, having a light transmission touch sensing region and a peripheral region adjacent to at least one side of the light transmission touch sensing region. The touch panel includes a substrate, a patterned decoration frame, a decoration layer, and at least one touch sensing element. The patterned decoration frame is disposed on a surface of the substrate and in the peripheral region. The decoration layer is disposed on the patterned decoration frame, and the touch sensing element is disposed in the light transmission touch sensing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Siang-Lin Huang, Kuo-Chang Su
  • Publication number: 20140332361
    Abstract: A touch inductive unit includes a receiving electrode pattern and a driving electrode pattern. The receiving electrode pattern includes a first main stem, a first branch portion and a second branch portion. The first branch portion and the second branch portion are extended from the first main stem. The driving electrode pattern includes a second main stem, a third branch portion and a fourth branch portion. The third branch portion and the fourth branch portion are extended from the second main stem. The receiving electrode pattern and the driving electrode pattern are interdigitated and physically spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Huang, Shyh-Jeng Chen, Pei-Fang Tsai, Ming-Chuan Lin, Hsueh-Chih Wu, Wen-Hung Wang, Wen-Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20140333578
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first electrode series and a plurality of second electrode series is provided. The first electrode series are disposed on the substrate. Each of the first electrode series extends along a first direction and includes a plurality of first electrode pads and a plurality of bridge structures. Two adjacent first electrode pads are connected along the first direction through one of the bridge structures, where each of the bridge structures includes a conductive pattern and an optical matching pattern disposed on a surface of the conductive pattern that faces to a user so as to reduce a reflectivity of light along a viewing direction in areas where the bridge structures are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Wu, Yu-Chen Liu, Chi-Yuan Hung, Sheng-Cheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20140327635
    Abstract: A touch electronic device is provided. The touch electronic device includes a main touch region, a decoration region, an assistant touch region, and a sensing module. The decoration region is disposed at or on at least one side of the main touch region. The assistant touch region is in the decoration region, and has at least one hot key, and the at least one hot key is configured to execute a preset function. The sensing module is configured to activate or deactivate the preset function of the at least one hot key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Huang, Ming-Chuan Lin, Hsueh-Chih Wu
  • Patent number: 8878820
    Abstract: An optical touch module includes a transparent substrate and two light processing units. The transparent substrate includes a touch surface, a sub-surface parallel to the touch surface, and a surrounding side surface connected to the touch surface and the sub-surface. The two light processing units are positioned on two neighboring corners of the transparent substrate, and each of the two light processing units includes a light source and a detector. The light source and the detector respectively have a light emitting surface and a light entry surface, the light emitting surface of the light source and the light entry surface of the detector both face the surrounding side surface, and the two light processing units are positioned beneath the touch surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Wintek Corporation, Wintek (China) Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Jyh-Yeuan Ma, Chong-Yang Fang, Tsung-Yen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140320556
    Abstract: During a frame period of a stereoscopic image, a corresponding left-eye image and a corresponding right-eye image are provided. The frame period is divided into four sub-frame periods. The left-eye image includes two left-eye sub-images. The right-eye image includes two right-eye sub-images. During a specific sub-frame period, a corresponding sub-image is displayed on a first region of a display panel and an image having a constant grayscale is displayed on a second region of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chong-Yang Fang, Lo-Hsien Tsai, Chun-Ho Chen
  • Patent number: D716974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Chuan Lin, Zhi-Ting Ye, Yu-Liang Chow