Patents by Inventor Chien-Chuan Chen
Chien-Chuan Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240168324Abstract: A decoration panel includes a first substrate, a first transparent conductive element, a transparent structure, a second substrate, a second transparent conductive element, and a first cholesteric liquid crystal layer. The first transparent conductive element is disposed on the first substrate. The transparent structure is disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The second transparent conductive element is disposed on the second substrate. The first cholesteric liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first transparent conductive element and the second transparent conductive element. A display apparatus is adapted to render a decoration pattern, and the decoration pattern corresponds to the transparent structure. Moreover, a display apparatus including the decoration panel is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chien-Chuan Chen, Wei-Jen Su, Hsin Chiang Chiang, Chun-Han Lee, Peng-Yu Chen, Ko-Ruey Jen, Yung-Chih Chen
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Publication number: 20240136420Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate, a source and a drain. The semiconductor layer is located above the substrate. The gate insulating layer is located above the semiconductor layer. The gate is located above the gate insulating layer and overlapping with the semiconductor layer. The gate includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The first portion is extending along the surface of the gate insulating layer and directly in contact with the gate insulating layer. The second portion is separated from the gate insulating layer. Taking the surface of the gate insulating layer as a reference, the top surface of the second portion is higher than the top surface of the first portion. The third portion connects the first portion to the second portion. The source and the drain are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Kuo-Jui Chang, Wen-Tai Chen, Chi-Sheng Chiang, Yu-Chuan Liao, Chien-Sen Weng, Ming-Wei Sun
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Publication number: 20240134239Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a transparent electrode layer that are sequentially stacked is provided. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal molecules and a plurality of transparent photoresist structures. Each of the transparent photoresist structures is a closed structure, and the cholesteric liquid crystal molecules are respectively accommodated in a plurality of patterned areas respectively surrounded by the transparent photoresist structures, so as to form a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal patterns. The transparent electrode layer includes a plurality of sub-electrodes. The cholesteric liquid crystal patterns are respectively driven by the sub-electrodes. An orthogonal projection of each of the transparent photoresist structures on the substrate falls in an orthogonal projection of a corresponding sub-electrode of the sub-electrodes on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Han Lee, Chien-Chuan Chen, Ju-Wen Chang, Hsin Chiang Chiang, Peng-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20240120317Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor device includes stacked semiconductor dies having die bond pads arranged in columns exposed at a sidewall of the stacked semiconductor dies. The stacked dies are encapsulated in a photo imageable dielectric (PID) material, which is developed to form through-hole cavities that expose the columns of bond pads of each die at the sidewall. The through-hole cavities are plated or filled with an electrical conductor to form conductive through-holes coupling die bond pads within the columns to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Hsiung Yang, Chien Te Chen, Cong Zhang, Ching-Chuan Hsieh, Yu-Ying Tan, Juan Zhou, Ai-wen Wang, Yih-Fran Lee, Yu-Wen Huang
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Patent number: 11924964Abstract: Devices and methods are described for reducing etching due to Galvanic Effect within a printed circuit board (PCB) that may be used in an electronic device. Specifically, a contact trace is coupled to a contact finger that has a substantially larger surface area than the contact trace. The contact finger is configured to couple the electronic device to a host device. The contact trace is electrically isolated from the rest of the PCB circuitry during a fabrication process by a separation distance between an exposed portion of the contact trace and an impedance trace. The contact finger and the exposed portion of the contact trace are plated with a common material to reduce galvanic etching of the contact trace during fabrication. The contact trace is then connected to the impedance trace using a solder joint.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lin Hui Chen, Songtao Lu, Chien Te Chen, Yu Ying Tan, Huang Pao Yi, Ching Chuan Hsieh, T. Sharanya Kaminda, Chia-Hsuan Huang
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Patent number: 11751436Abstract: A display panel includes a circuit substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a first bank layer, a second bank layer, an organic light-emitting material layer, and a second electrode. The first bank layer is located on the first electrodes and has a plurality of first openings overlapped with the first electrodes. The second bank layer is located on the first bank layer and the circuit substrate. The second bank layer has a plurality of second openings extended along a first direction. A single second opening has a different width in a second direction. The second openings are overlapped with the first openings, and the second openings and the first openings together form organic light-emitting material filling regions. A maximum width of a first portion of each organic light-emitting material filling region is greater than a maximum width of a second portion of each organic light-emitting material filling region.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Yu-Syuan Lin, Chien-Chuan Chen, Peng-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20230035136Abstract: A display panel includes a circuit substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a first bank layer, a second bank layer, an organic light-emitting material layer, and a second electrode. The first bank layer is located on the first electrodes and has a plurality of first openings overlapped with the first electrodes. The second bank layer is located on the first bank layer and the circuit substrate. The second bank layer has a plurality of second openings extended along a first direction. A single second opening has a different width in a second direction. The second openings are overlapped with the first openings, and the second openings and the first openings together form organic light-emitting material filling regions. A maximum width of a first portion of each organic light-emitting material filling region is greater than a maximum width of a second portion of each organic light-emitting material filling region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Yu-Syuan Lin, Chien-Chuan Chen, Peng-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20220384543Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, an active device layer, a bank structure and organic light-emitting materials. The active device layer is located on the substrate. The bank structure is located on the active device layer. The bank structure includes at least one first bank and a plurality of second banks. The at least one first bank has arc surfaces and includes hydrophilic materials. The second banks extend along the first direction, and the second banks include a hydrophobic material. The bank structure has a plurality of openings. Two sides of each opening are defined by two corresponding arc surfaces of the at least one first bank, and the other two sides of each opening are defined by two opposite side walls of the corresponding two second banks. The organic light-emitting materials are filled into the openings of the bank structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Qian-Wei Lin, Chien-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 10108298Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a touch sensing circuit, a substrate, a conductive layer on the substrate, a resistance measuring circuit and a control circuit. The conductive layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes. The touch sensing circuit determines whether a touch point occurs according to a plurality of capacitance changes of the plurality of sensing electrodes. The resistance measuring circuit measures a resistance value of at least a part of the conductive layer. The control circuit determines whether the touch sensing circuit should enter a correction mode according to the resistance value.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Kai-Ting Ho, Chien-Chuan Chen, Wen-Ho Chen, Chi-An Jen
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Patent number: 10042462Abstract: A touch sensing method of an electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic device includes a touch sensor and a motion sensor. The touch sensing method includes: performing touch detection with the touch sensor to generate a touch signal having a first amplitude; performing motion detection with the motion sensor to generate a motion signal having a second amplitude; determining whether the first amplitude is smaller than a first predetermined value, and determining whether the second amplitude is greater than a second predetermined value; and when the first amplitude is smaller than the first predetermined value and the second amplitude is greater than the second predetermined value, increasing a signal gain corresponding to the touch signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Chi Kang Liu, Chien Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 9891751Abstract: A touch control device capable of preventing false positives is provided. The touch control device includes: a conductive plate, electrically connected to a predetermined potential; a sensing region, located above the conductive plate, including a plurality of capacitive sensing units; and a conductive ring, located above the conductive plate, disposed at a periphery of the sensing region. When a touch scanning signal is provided to one on-duty capacitive touch sensing unit of the capacitive touch sensing units, the conductive ring synchronously receives a control signal associated with the touch scanning signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Chien-Chuan Chen, Sheng-Shou Wang, Chao-Yang Kuo
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Patent number: 9575607Abstract: An electrode of a self-capacitive touch panel is provided. The electrode, coupled to a control circuit of the self-capacitive touch panel via a conducting wire, includes: a serpentine portion, having a first side; a main portion, having a second side; and a connecting portion, connected to the first side and the second side to connect the serpentine portion and the main portion. A length of the connecting portion is smaller than a length of the first side and a length of the second side.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Chien-Chuan Chen, Chao-Yang Kuo
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Publication number: 20160328087Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a touch sensing circuit, a substrate, a conductive layer on the substrate, a resistance measuring circuit and a control circuit. The conductive layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes. The touch sensing circuit determines whether a touch point occurs according to a plurality of capacitance changes of the plurality of sensing electrodes. The resistance measuring circuit measures a resistance value of at least a part of the conductive layer. The control circuit determines whether the touch sensing circuit should enter a correction mode according to the resistance value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Kai-Ting HO, Chien-Chuan CHEN, Wen-Ho CHEN, Chi-An JEN
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Publication number: 20160231851Abstract: A touch sensing method of an electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic device includes a touch sensor and a motion sensor. The touch sensing method includes: performing touch detection with the touch sensor to generate a touch signal having a first amplitude; performing motion detection with the motion sensor to generate a motion signal having a second amplitude; determining whether the first amplitude is smaller than a first predetermined value, and determining whether the second amplitude is greater than a second predetermined value; and when the first amplitude is smaller than the first predetermined value and the second amplitude is greater than the second predetermined value, increasing a signal gain corresponding to the touch signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Chi Kang LIU, Chien Chuan CHEN
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Patent number: 9213057Abstract: A testing system for a touch device includes a touch simulation module, a control module and a determination module is provided. The touch simulation module includes multiple conductive elements respectively corresponding to multiple touch sensing regions of the touch device. The control module selectively provides a testing signal to one or multiple of the conductive elements. The determination module determines whether the touch device correctly responds a testing that the control module provides to the device under testing through the touch simulation module.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Chien-Chuan Chen, Kai-Ting Ho, Yu-Chien Huang
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Publication number: 20150338994Abstract: A touch control device capable of preventing false positives is provided. The touch control device includes: a conductive plate, electrically connected to a predetermined potential; a sensing region, located above the conductive plate, including a plurality of capacitive sensing units; and a conductive ring, located above the conductive plate, disposed at a periphery of the sensing region. When a touch scanning signal is provided to one on-duty capacitive touch sensing unit of the capacitive touch sensing units, the conductive ring synchronously receives a control signal associated with the touch scanning signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Chien-Chuan Chen, Sheng-Shou Wang, Chao-Yang Kuo
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Publication number: 20150234497Abstract: An electrode of a self-capacitive touch panel is provided. The electrode, coupled to a control circuit of the self-capacitive touch panel via a conducting wire, includes: a serpentine portion, having a first side; a main portion, having a second side; and a connecting portion, connected to the first side and the second side to connect the serpentine portion and the main portion. A length of the connecting portion is smaller than a length of the first side and a length of the second side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Chien-Chuan Chen, Chao-Yang Kuo
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Patent number: 9046953Abstract: A control system for a touch screen is provided. The control system includes a voltage-level shifter between a screen controller and a touch controller. The voltage-level shifter level-shifts a common voltage for driving the screen to a corresponding timing signal with an input signal range acceptable by the touch controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INCInventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Chien Chuan Chen, Chi Kang Liu
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Patent number: 8696366Abstract: A connector module includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector includes a female magnetic part having a jack, an anode contact disposed in the jack, and a cathode contact disposed on the female magnetic part and surrounding the jack. The male connector includes a male magnetic part corresponding to the female magnetic part, an anode plug protruded from the male magnetic part, and a cathode plug disposed on the male magnetic part having a protruding position and an invaginating position in relative to the male magnetic part. When the male magnetic part attracts the female magnetic part, the anode plug is inserted in the jack and is in electrical contact with the anode contact. The cathode plug is in electrical contact with the cathode contact and is moved from the protruding position to the invaginating position. The male connector rotates on the female connector relatively.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Inhon International Co. Ltd.Inventors: Chien-Chuan Chen, Kun-Huang Hsu, Chia-Wei Chang
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Patent number: D1024932Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATIONInventors: Ko-Ming Chen, Shih-Hsiang Wang, An-Hung Lin, Min-Chuan Wu, Shao-Pei Lin, Chien-Chung Ni, Chun-Ying Lin