Patents by Inventor Chih-Chang Lai
Chih-Chang Lai 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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Patent number: 11906355Abstract: An in-cell optical sensing display panel includes a pixel array, a plurality of first optical sensors and a plurality of second optical sensors. The pixel array is disposed in an active area of the in-cell optical sensing display panel, and the active area includes a first region and a second region which surrounds the first region. The sensor array is disposed in the first region of the active area and is configured to sense a fingerprint of a finger touching a surface of the in-cell optical sensing display panel. The second optical sensors are disposed in the second region of the active area and are configured to sense ambient light, and the second optical sensors are not to be used for fingerprint sensing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Yao Chung Chang, Chih-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20240028151Abstract: A control method, suitable for a controller in an interface device having capacitive sensors, includes following steps. The capacitive sensors are arranged on a plane. During a first period, the controller is configured to set the capacitive sensors as self-capacitance sensors individually. During a second period, the controller is configured to divide the capacitive sensors into at least a first group and a second group, set the first group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance transmitter and generate a pulse signal to the mutual-capacitance transmitter, set the second group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance receiver and collect a sensing signal from the mutual-capacitance receiver in response to the pulse signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Yi-Ying LIN, Chih-Chang LAI
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Patent number: 11733792Abstract: A touch display device includes a plurality of photo sensors, a plurality of display pixels, and a touch sensing layer. The touch sensing layer disposed over the plurality of photo sensors and including a plurality of collimating openings corresponding to the plurality of photo sensors respectively to collimate light from different locations to the plurality of optical sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11726610Abstract: A control method, suitable for a controller in an interface device having capacitive sensors, includes following steps. The capacitive sensors are arranged on a plane. During a first period, the controller is configured to set the capacitive sensors as self-capacitance sensors individually. During a second period, the controller is configured to divide the capacitive sensors into at least a first group and a second group, set the first group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance transmitter and generate a pulse signal to the mutual-capacitance transmitter, set the second group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance receiver and collect a sensing signal from the mutual-capacitance receiver in response to the pulse signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11669182Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel which includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels and served as an electrode of the light emission element. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period; and controlling the light emission element of the corresponding display pixel to keep turned on when the first driving signal is transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11656726Abstract: A control circuit is configured to control a first electrode structure on an electronic device to transmit a first transmitting signal to a touch panel. The control circuit is further configured to control a second electrode structure on the electronic device to transmit a second transmitting signal to the touch panel during a first time interval, and configured to control the second electrode structure to work as a button during a second time interval.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Chih Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20230153977Abstract: An array checker (AC) is described. The array checker may include software configured to implement a method. By implementing the method, the array checker may detect a location of a defect and then compensate for a shift in the defect. In particular, the method may include generating one or more reference lines in a panel. The reference lines may include a location which is known prior to generating an image of the panel. The array checker may then capture an image of the panel. The image may be captured by voltage imaging. The image may include the defect and the one or more reference lines. The method may then include calculating an offset of the reference line from the known location. The offset may then be applied to the defect location for compensating the shift in the defect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Nai-Wei Chen, Yueh-Nan Chen, Chih-Chang Lai, Gwan Sub Lee, Jongho Lee
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Publication number: 20230152918Abstract: A display panel and an operation method of the display panel are provided. The display panel includes a display area and a frame area. The display area is configured to display an image. During a touch sensing period, the display area and the frame area emit an uplink signal to perform an active stylus touch detection operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Wei-Ren Chang, Chih-Yang Ke, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11635832Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the plurality of display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes served as an electrode of the corresponding light emission element during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; and transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11500492Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel having a sensing area and a non-sensing area. The sensing area includes a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one control line. The non-sensing area includes a plurality of dummy pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one dummy line. The method includes steps of: applying a control signal on a first control line among the at least one control line or configuring the first control line to be floating, and applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal corresponding to the control signal on a first dummy line among the at least one dummy line or configuring the first dummy line to be floating.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11494016Abstract: A touch integrated display device includes a substrate, at one metal layer, a touch sensor and trace layer, and a shielding layer. The substrate includes an active area and a fan out area neighbouring to the active area. The metal layer is disposed over the substrate in the active area, extended to the fan out area and includes a plurality of source lines and a plurality of gate lines. The touch sensor and trace layer is disposed over the metal layer in the active area and extended to the fan out area. The shielding layer is at least disposed at an overlap region of the fan out area where the metal layer and the touch sensor and trace layer are overlapped from a top view to shield electromagnetic interference between the metal layer and the touch sensor and trace layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20220350438Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a touch screen and a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to process touch sensing signals received from the touch screen to generate a touch coordinate with respect to a touch event occurring on the touch screen. The touch screen includes a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of second touch sensing electrodes. The first touch sensing electrodes are disposed in a center area of the touch screen, wherein at least one part of the first touch sensing electrodes are rectangular. The second touch sensing electrodes are disposed in an edge area of the touch screen surrounding the center area, wherein each of the second touch sensing electrodes is corresponding to a central angle and a plurality of central angles corresponding to the plurality of second touch sensing electrodes substantially equal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20220171487Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel which includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels and served as an electrode of the light emission element. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period; and controlling the light emission element of the corresponding display pixel to keep turned on when the first driving signal is transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20220160673Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method preparing Silver-nanocurcumin material for inhibiting new coronavirus. The turmeric powder is heated and stirred and then mixed with silver nitrate solution. After multiple steps of cooling, stirring for reaction and centrifuging and other steps, crude extract of Silver-nanocurcumin is obtained. Then, after further processes such as the multiple washing and centrifuging, a purified composition of Silver-nanocurcumin is obtained. The composition of Silver-nanocurcumin can be used to inhibit the new coronavirus and its similar viruses, and as a source of drugs for the prevention and treatment of diseases derived from the new coronavirus COVID-19 in the future.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventor: Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11320920Abstract: A touch display panel including a substrate, a first touch sensor layer and a display electrode layer is provided. The first touch sensor layer is disposed on the substrate and patternized into a plurality of blocks for serving as a plurality of first touch sensor electrodes. The first touch sensor electrodes are grouped into a plurality of touch sensor units. Each touch sensor unit includes one or more first touch sensor electrodes. At least one first touch sensor electrode of each touch sensor unit serves as a transmitting electrode during a touch sensing period. The display electrode layer is disposed between the substrate and the first touch sensor layer and patternized into a plurality of blocks for serving as a plurality of display electrodes. The display electrodes are grouped into a plurality of display units. Each display unit includes one or more display electrodes. Each display unit is respectively corresponding to a touch sensor unit of the plurality of touch sensor units.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11294501Abstract: An electronic device controlling a touch panel and performing a proximity sensing method is provided. The electronic device includes a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to group a plurality of touch sensors into a sensing group of one or more touch sensors and a non-sensing group of one or more touch sensors, control the sensing group to perform a proximity or hover sensing operation during a first sensing period and not control the non-sensing group to perform the proximity or hover sensing operation during the first sensing period, set one or more first touch sensors of the non-sensing group to a floating state during the first sensing period, and set one or more second touch sensors of the non-sensing group to a simultaneously-driven state during the first sensing period.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11262870Abstract: A touch sensing device and a driving method for driving the touch sensing device are provided. The touch sensing device includes a plurality of electrodes and a driving circuit. The electrodes includes a touch sensing electrode and a force sensing electrode. During a touch sensing driving period, the driving circuit provides a first driving signal to one of the touch sensing electrode and the force sensing electrode, provides a second driving signal to another one of the touch sensing electrode and the force sensing electrode or controls the another one of the touch sensing electrode and the force sensing electrode to enter a floating state.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Patent number: 11262865Abstract: A sensor system includes a sensing panel, at least one multiplexer and a controller. The sensing panel includes one or more sensing areas. The multiplexer is coupled to the one or more sensing areas through one or more connecting wire groups on the sensing panel, wherein each of the connecting wire groups includes one or more connecting wires. The controller is coupled to the at least one multiplexer via one or more control wires and one or more sensing wires. Each of the at least one multiplexer includes one or more switch groups each coupled between one of the one or more sensing wires and one of the connecting wire groups, and each of the switch groups includes one or more switches respectively controlled by one or more control signals transmitted through the one or more control wires.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Chih-Yuan Chang
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Publication number: 20220043525Abstract: A touch display device includes a plurality of photo sensors, a plurality of display pixels, and a touch sensing layer. The touch sensing layer disposed over the plurality of photo sensors and including a plurality of collimating openings corresponding to the plurality of photo sensors respectively to collimate light from different locations to the plurality of optical sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20210389863Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel having a sensing area and a non-sensing area. The sensing area includes a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one control line. The non-sensing area includes a plurality of dummy pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one dummy line. The method includes steps of: applying a control signal on a first control line among the at least one control line or configuring the first control line to be floating, and applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal corresponding to the control signal on a first dummy line among the at least one dummy line or configuring the first dummy line to be floating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai