Patents by Inventor Chun-Lin Hou
Chun-Lin Hou 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: 10755634Abstract: A display driving circuit applied to a display includes a detection unit, a counting unit and an adjusting unit. The detection unit is configured to detect N pulses of an emission control signal of the display in a frame and define a frame porch interval increasing unit accordingly. The frame porch interval increasing unit equals to 1/N frame. N is a positive integer. The counting unit is coupled to the detection unit and configured to count frames according to a first refresh rate. The adjusting unit is coupled to the detection unit and the counting unit and configured to insert M frame porch interval increasing units every time when the counting unit counts L frames to adjust the first refresh rate to a second refresh rate, wherein the second refresh rate is lower than the first refresh rate. L and M are positive integers and L?M.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Chun-Lin Hou, Shang-Ping Tang
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Publication number: 20200111412Abstract: A display driving circuit applied to a display includes a detection unit, a counting unit and an adjusting unit. The detection unit is configured to detect N pulses of an emission control signal of the display in a frame and define a frame porch interval increasing unit accordingly. The frame porch interval increasing unit equals to 1/N frame. N is a positive integer. The counting unit is coupled to the detection unit and configured to count frames according to a first refresh rate. The adjusting unit is coupled to the detection unit and the counting unit and configured to insert M frame porch interval increasing units every time when the counting unit counts L frames to adjust the first refresh rate to a second refresh rate, wherein the second refresh rate is lower than the first refresh rate. L and M are positive integers and L?M.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: CHUN-LIN HOU, SHANG-PING TANG
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Publication number: 20180374416Abstract: A display driving apparatus applied to a panel. The panel displays a first image with a first refresh rate. A first refresh cycle corresponding to the first refresh rate includes a refresh period and at least one non-refresh period. The display driving apparatus includes a real-time determination module and a data processing module. The real-time determination module is coupled to the panel and used to immediately determine whether the panel wants to replace the originally displayed first image with a second image during the first refresh cycle. The data processing module is coupled to the real-time determination module and the panel. If a determination result of the real-time determination module is yes, the data processing module immediately controls the panel to start to display the second image at a first time during the first refresh cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Chun-Lin HOU, Shao-Ping HUNG, Shang-Ping TANG
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Publication number: 20170345381Abstract: A dynamic voltage controller applied to a display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a power supply. The power supply is coupled to the display panel. The dynamic voltage controller includes a data analyzing module and a voltage control module. The data analyzing module receives and analyzes an image data to obtain a maximum brightness, an average brightness and an average current to further estimate a minimum driving voltage needed for the display panel to display the image data. The voltage control module coupled between the data analyzing module and power supply is used to output a voltage control signal to the power supply according to the minimum driving voltage, so that the power supply is controlled by the voltage control signal to output the minimum driving voltage to the display panel to drive the display panel to display the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Chun-Lin Hou, Chien-Lin Huang, Shao-Ping Hung
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Publication number: 20110102404Abstract: A low power driving method for a display panel and a driving circuit therefor. When the voltage of a corresponding common electrode of a pixel in a pixel array is changed from one of the first voltage and the second voltage to the other thereof according to a polarity signal, the voltage of the corresponding pixel electrode of the pixel is driven. In an embodiment, a data code for the pixel and the polarity signal are utilized to predict a trend of the corresponding target voltage of the data code, and the voltage of the pixel electrode or the data line is changed to a voltage close to the target voltage of the pixel according to the prediction result. Thus, the swing range of the voltage of the data line can be efficiently reduced, and power saving and reduction in transition time can also be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: RAYDIUM SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Chun-Lin Hou
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Patent number: 7863873Abstract: A power management circuit includes a regulator circuit, a first frequency compensation circuit, a first switch circuit and a detection circuit. The regulator circuit includes a signal output end. The first switch circuit is turned on in response to an enabled first control signal such that the first frequency compensation circuit is coupled to the regulator circuit. The detection circuit determines whether an output capacitor is coupled to the signal output end, and generates the enabled first control signal to turn on the first switch circuit and connect the first frequency compensation circuit to the regulator circuit when the output capacitor is not coupled to the signal output end. Therefore, the regulator circuit is frequency compensated by the first frequency compensation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Chun-Lin Hou, Yong-Nien Rao
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Patent number: 7675495Abstract: A TFT-LCD capable of repairing discontinuous lines includes a repairing circuit, which includes a plurality of repairing OP amplifiers and a high-impedance detecting unit. The high-impedance detecting unit detects states of input terminals of the OP amplifiers. The high-impedance detecting unit enables a control signal to enable the OP amplifier when the input terminal is not at floating state. The high-impedance detecting unit disables the control signal to disable the OP amplifier when the input terminal is at floating state, so that no output competition between the OP amplifiers is generated.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Nien Rao, Shih-Tzung Chou, Chun-Lin Hou
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Publication number: 20090237048Abstract: A power management circuit includes a regulator circuit, a first frequency compensation circuit, a first switch circuit and a detection circuit. The regulator circuit includes a signal output end. The first switch circuit is turned on in response to an enabled first control signal such that the first frequency compensation circuit is coupled to the regulator circuit. The detection circuit determines whether an output capacitor is coupled to the signal output end, and generates the enabled first control signal to turn on the first switch circuit and connect the first frequency compensation circuit to the regulator circuit when the output capacitor is not coupled to the signal output end. Therefore, the regulator circuit is frequency compensated by the first frequency compensation circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Raydium Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Chun-Lin Hou, Yong-Nien Rao
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Patent number: 7138804Abstract: A system for measuring electrostatic discharge (ESD) characteristics of a semiconductor device that comprises at least one pulse generator generating ESD-scale pulses, a first point of the semiconductor device receiving a first ESD-scale pulse from the at least one pulse generator, a second point of the semiconductor device receiving the first ESD-scale pulse from the at least one pulse generator, at least a third point of the semiconductor device receiving a second ESD-scale pulse from the at least one pulse generator, and a data collector to collect data on the ESD characteristics of the semiconductor device.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Dou Ker, Chyh-Yih Chang, Chun-Lin Hou
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Publication number: 20060125754Abstract: A TFT-LCD capable of repairing discontinuous lines includes a repairing circuit, which includes a plurality of repairing OP amplifiers and a high-impedance detecting unit. The high-impedance detecting unit detects states of input terminals of the OP amplifiers. The high-impedance detecting unit enables a control signal to enable the OP amplifier when the input terminal is not at floating state. The high-impedance detecting unit disables the control signal to disable the OP amplifier when the input terminal is at floating state, so that no output competition between the OP amplifiers is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Yong-Nien Rao, Shih-Tzung Chou, Chun-Lin Hou
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Publication number: 20050030043Abstract: A system for measuring electrostatic discharge (ESD) characteristics of a semiconductor device that comprises at least one pulse generator generating ESD-scale pulses, a first point of the semiconductor device receiving a first ESD-scale pulse from the at least one pulse generator, a second point of the semiconductor device receiving the first ESD-scale pulse from the at least one pulse generator, at least a third point of the semiconductor device receiving a second ESD-scale pulse from the at least one pulse generator, and a data collector to collect data on the ESD characteristics of the semiconductor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Ming-Dou Ker, Chyh-Yih Chang, Chun-Lin Hou