Patents by Inventor Tun-Chun Yang

Tun-Chun Yang 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).

  • Patent number: 8952921
    Abstract: A capacitive touch display panel includes a display panel, a touch sensing unit, and a plurality of diode ESD protection devices. The touch sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensing pads and second sensing pads. Each diode ESD protection device is disposed between two adjacent first sensing pads and between two adjacent second sensing pads. The two adjacent first sensing pads are electrically disconnected from each other, and the two adjacent second sensing pads are electrically disconnected from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Liang Huang, Wei-Hung Kuo, Chau-Shiang Huang, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8947366
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first touch pads, a plurality of first dummy pads, an insulator layer, a plurality of second touch pads, and a plurality of second dummy pads is provided. The first touch pads arranged along a first direction are electrically connected. Each first touch pad has at least a first opening. The insulator layer covers the first touch pads and the first dummy pads insulated therefrom. The second touch pads arranged along a second direction are electrically connected and each second touch pad has at least a second opening. The size of the second opening is substantially larger than that of each first dummy pad. The second dummy pads insulated from the second touch pads are disposed on the insulator layer above the first opening, wherein the size of the first opening is substantially larger than that of each second dummy pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20150022728
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a touch sensing array, connecting lines, extending portions, a first electrostatic discharge protection circuit, and a second electrostatic discharge protection circuit is provided. The substrate has an active region and a periphery region. The touch sensing array is disposed in the active region. The connecting lines and extending portions are disposed in the periphery region. An end of each of the connecting lines is respectively connected to the touch sensing array by the corresponding extending portion. The first electrostatic discharge protection circuit is disposed in the periphery region and located between the outermost connecting line and the edge of the corresponding substrate. The second electrostatic discharge protection circuit is disposed in the periphery region and located between the innermost connecting line and the touch sensing array. The second electrostatic discharge protection circuit overlaps with the extending portions on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Tun-Chun Yang, Chih-Jen Hu
  • Publication number: 20150015800
    Abstract: A touch panel is provided, including a substrate, a touch sensing array, a first electrostatic protection circuit, a first insulating layer and a plurality of first connecting lines. The substrate has an active region and a peripheral region surrounding the active region. The touch sensing array is disposed on the substrate and located in the active region. The first electrostatic protection circuit is disposed on the substrate and located in the peripheral region. The first insulating layer is disposed on the substrate and located in the peripheral region, wherein the first insulating layer covers the first electrostatic protection circuit. The plurality of first connecting lines is disposed on the first insulating layer and coupled to the touch sensing array respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Tun-Chun Yang, Chih-Jen Hu
  • Publication number: 20140293143
    Abstract: A touch panel and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a body, a display panel and a touch panel. The display panel is disposed between the body and the touch panel, and the touch panel is adhered to the display panel. The touch panel includes a first substrate, an insulating layer and a touch sensing layer. The insulating layer and the touch sensing layer are disposed on the first substrate. The touch panel having the insulating layer has a waterproof function, and is capable of replacing a waterproof film probably required in the electronic device, so as to decrease a whole thickness of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Tun-Chun Yang, Chih-Jen Hu
  • Publication number: 20140211109
    Abstract: A touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The touch panel has a double-layered sensing pad structure or a single-layered sensing pad structure. In the double-layered sensing pad structure, the sensing pads in each layer have corresponding dummy sensing pads in the other layer for compensating the difference of transmittance. In the single-layered sensing pad structure, the sensing pads are coplanar so that the problem of color shift can be overcome and the visual effect of the touch panel can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chun Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Mei-Sheng Ma, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Yao-Jen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8780071
    Abstract: In a capacitive touch panel having touch cells arranged in a two-dimensional array and defined by two coordinates, the present invention provides a third coordinate. In particular, the touch cells in a row are electrically connected a first sensing element and the touch cells in a column are electrically connected in a second sensing element. The first sensing elements can be arranged into two or more touch zones. Each of the touch zones has a zone sensing element for defining the zone coordinate. Some of the first sensing elements in one touch zone are electrically connected to the corresponding first sensing elements in the other touch zones in series. As such, the number of terminals connected to the first sensing elements can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-An Chen, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8763237
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a touch panel is provided. A substrate having a touch-sensing region and a peripheral region is provided. A touch-sensing circuit layer including first sensing series, and second meshed metal sensing pads is formed on the touch-sensing region of the substrate. An insulating layer having first contact windows is formed on the substrate to cover the touch-sensing circuit layer. The first contact windows expose a portion of the second meshed metal sensing pads. A plurality of second transparent bridge lines are formed on the insulating layer located in the touch-sensing region. Each second transparent bridge line is electrically connected to two adjacent second meshed metal sensing pads through two first contact windows. The second transparent bridge lines completely cover the portion of the second meshed metal sensing pads exposed by the first contact windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Zeng-De Chen, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20140174902
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first electrode lines, and a plurality of second electrode lines is provided. The first electrode lines are arranged on the substrate in parallel and extended along a first axial direction. Each first electrode line includes multiple first electrode pads and multiple first bridge portions serially connecting the first electrode pads. Each first electrode pad includes a first central portion and two first side portions connected to the first central portion. The second electrode lines are arranged on the substrate in parallel and extended along a second axial direction perpendicular to the first axial direction. Each second electrode line includes multiple second electrode pads alternatively disposed with the first electrode lines and multiple second bridge portions serially connecting the second electrode pads. Each second electrode pad includes a second central portion and two second side portions connected to the second central portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Tun-Chun Yang, Chih-Jen Hu
  • Patent number: 8730201
    Abstract: A touch panel includes an insulating base, a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes and a plurality of third sensing electrodes. The insulating base has a first surface and a second surface. The first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes are disposed on the first surface of the insulating base, and electrically isolated from each other. The third sensing electrodes are disposed on the second surface of the insulating base, and each third sensing electrode at least partially overlaps a portion of the first sensing electrodes and a portion of the second sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Hung Kuo, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8669920
    Abstract: A pixel array including scan lines, data lines and pixels is provided. The data lines and the scan lines are intersected so as to define sub-pixel regions arranged in array. Each pixel is disposed in a pixel region including (m×n) sub-pixel regions, wherein m is a positive integral and n is a positive integral larger than one. Each pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein each sub-pixel includes an active device, a pixel electrode and a storage capacitor. At least a portion of the storage capacitors of the sub-pixels within the same pixel is concentrically disposed in one of the sub-pixel regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hung Kuo, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8659558
    Abstract: A touch-sensing display panel including a display panel and a touch-sensing unit is provided. The touch-sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensing series, a plurality of second sensing series and a plurality of sensing signal transmission lines. Each of the first sensing series includes a plurality of first sub-sensing series and a plurality of first conductive branches connected with the first sub-sensing series. Each of the second sensing series includes a plurality of second sub-sensing series and a plurality of second conductive branches connected with the second sub-sensing series. The first sensing series and the second sensing series are intersected. Further, each one of the first sensing series and each one of the second sensing series is electrically connected to one of the sensing signal transmission lines, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chau-Shiang Huang, Yu-Feng Chien, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20130312253
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a touch panel is provided. A substrate having a touch-sensing region and a peripheral region is provided. A touch-sensing circuit layer including first sensing series, and second meshed metal sensing pads is formed on the touch-sensing region of the substrate. An insulating layer having first contact windows is formed on the substrate to cover the touch-sensing circuit layer. The first contact windows expose a portion of the second meshed metal sensing pads. A plurality of second transparent bridge lines are formed on the insulating layer located in the touch-sensing region. Each second transparent bridge line is electrically connected to two adjacent second meshed metal sensing pads through two first contact windows. The second transparent bridge lines completely cover the portion of the second meshed metal sensing pads exposed by the first contact windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Zeng-De Chen, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20130314625
    Abstract: A touch sensing display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch sensing device, a patterned electrode layer, an insulating layer, and a sealant. The first substrate has a touch sensing region, and a sealant region surrounding the touch sensing region. The touch sensing device is disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate in the touch sensing region. The patterned electrode layer is disposed on the inner surface of the substrate in the sealant region, and the patterned electrode layer includes a plurality of connecting lines electrically connected to a touch sensing device, and an auxiliary electrode. The auxiliary electrode is not directly electrically connected to the connecting lines and the touch sensing device. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in the sealant region, and at least one of the connecting lines and the auxiliary electrode overlap the sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Li Tsai, Yu-Feng Chien, Tun-Chun Yang
  • Patent number: 8539667
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a touch panel is provided. A substrate having a touch-sensing region and a peripheral region is provided. A touch-sensing circuit layer including first sensing series, second meshed metal sensing pads, and peripheral circuits is formed on the touch-sensing region of the substrate. An insulating layer having first contact windows and second contact windows is formed on the substrate to cover the touch-sensing circuit layer. The first contact windows expose a portion of the second meshed metal sensing pads. A transparent conductive layer including second transparent bridge lines and transparent contact pads is formed on the insulating layer located in the touch-sensing region of the substrate. Each second transparent bridge line is electrically connected to two adjacent second meshed metal sensing pads through two first contact windows. Each transparent contact pad is electrically connected to the corresponding peripheral circuit through the second contact window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Zeng-De Chen, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Patent number: 8519967
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a color filter touch sensing substrate is provided. Firstly, a first film is formed on a substrate. The first film includes a plurality of first and second touch sensors and a plurality of first bridge lines for electrically connecting the first touch sensors in the same column. Then, a second film is formed on the substrate. The second film includes a plurality of second bridge lines for electrically connecting the second touch sensors in the same row. Next, a light shielding pattern layer is formed between the first and the second films. The light shielding pattern layer is used to define a plurality of sub-pixel regions on the substrate. Afterward, a plurality of color filter pattern layers is formed in the sub-pixel regions. Furthermore, a color filter touch sensing substrate, a display panel and manufacturing methods thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8514200
    Abstract: A capacitive touch display panel includes a display panel, a touch sensing unit, and a plurality of floating gate type ESD protection devices. The touch sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensing pads and second sensing pads. Each floating gate type ESD protection device is disposed between two adjacent first sensing pads and between two adjacent second sensing pads. The two adjacent first sensing pads are electrically disconnected from each other, and the two adjacent second sensing pads are electrically disconnected from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Liang Huang, Wei-Hung Kuo, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8493347
    Abstract: A touch display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a light shielding pattern layer, a touch sensing layer and a display medium is provided. The light shielding pattern layer is disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate. Pixel units are defined by the light shielding pattern layer, each pixel unit has a pixel edge length, and each pixel unit is disposed corresponding to one of the pixel structures. The touch sensing layer is disposed on the second substrate and has a plurality of first touch series and a plurality of second touch series. Each first touch series and each touch series respectively have mesh touch pads serially connected to each other. Each mesh touch pad has a plurality of grid patterns, each grid pattern has a grid edge length, and the grid edge length is ?˜? of the pixel edge length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-An Chen, Wei-Hung Kuo, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20130147730
    Abstract: A touch-sensing display panel including an active device array substrate, a touch-sensing substrate and a display medium is provided. The touch-sensing substrate includes a first substrate, first touch-sensing electrodes, second touch-sensing electrodes, a dielectric layer and a black matrix. The first touch-sensing electrodes are parallel with each other and disposed on the first substrate. Each of the first touch-sensing electrodes has a plurality of first openings, respectively. Each of the second touch-sensing electrodes has a plurality of second openings, respectively. The second touch-sensing electrodes are intersected with the first touch-sensing electrodes. The black matrix is disposed between the first touch-sensing electrodes and the first substrate and is disposed between the second touch-sensing electrodes and the first substrate, wherein the black matrix has a plurality of pixel openings arranged in array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Tun-Chun Yang, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8421759
    Abstract: A color filter substrate including a substrate, a plurality of patterned color filter layers, and a plurality of sensing serials is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The substrate includes a plurality of display regions arranged in array and a separated region located between the display regions. The patterned color filter layers are arranged in array on the first surface and corresponding to the display regions. The sensing serials are arranged on the second surface and insulated from each other. Each sensing serial includes a plurality of sensing pads; a plurality of bridging lines, each connected with two adjacent sensing pads; a plurality of patterned conductive layers stacked and electrically connected with the sensing pads. The position of the patterned conductive layers is corresponding to the separated region. A touch-sensing liquid crystal display and a touch-sensing substrate are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang, Yuan-Chun Wu