Patents by Inventor Yih Chang

Yih Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20060113902
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device is provided. The OEL device includes a substrate, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, an organic functional layer and at least one electrochromic medium layer. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the second electrode layer is disposed over the first electrode layer, and the organic functional layer and the electrochromic medium layer are disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. Accordingly, the electrochromic medium layer is provided as a selective light valve to improve the reflection of the external light, and thus the contrast ratio of the organic electroluminescence display device is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Tien-Rong Lu
  • Publication number: 20060049751
    Abstract: A display device with dual display areas comprises a transparent substrate, a semi-reflecting layer, a first display area and a second display area. The transparent substrate has a first surface and a second surface, which is opposite to the first surface. The semi-reflecting layer is disposed on the first surface or on the second surface. The first display area comprises, in sequence, a first electrode, at least one first organic functional layer and a second electrode. The first electrode is disposed over the first surface of the transparent substrate. The second display area comprises, in sequence, a third electrode, at least one second organic functional layer and a fourth electrode. The third electrode is disposed over the first surface of the transparent substrate. The thickness of the fourth electrode is larger than the thickness of the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Jiun-Haw Lee, Tien Lu, Jie-Farn Wu, Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20060012291
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting source comprises a light-guiding substrate, at least one light-source area and a reflecting layer. The light-guiding substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface comprises at least one light-guiding part, which is a light guiding structure disposed on the light-guiding substrate. The light-source area comprises at least one organic electroluminescent device, which sequentially comprises a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer and a second electrode disposed over the first surface of the light-guiding substrate. The reflecting layer is disposed over the second surface of the light-guiding substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Tien Lu
  • Publication number: 20050286186
    Abstract: A separated power ESD protection circuit is disclosed. The separated power ESD protection circuit is coupled between a first and a second power lines. The separated power ESD protection circuit has a first diode, a second diode and a MOS transistor. The first diode has an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode is coupled to the first power line. The source of the MOS transistor is coupled to the second power line. The anode of the second diode is coupled to the second power line and cathode is coupled to the first power line. The first diode and the MOS transistor form a parasitic silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) so as to provide a discharge route for ESD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Chyh-Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20050286187
    Abstract: ESD preventing-able level shifter, for receiving a first signal and outputting a second signal is provided. The level shifter comprises an inverter, a voltage converter, a first ESD clamp circuit and a second ESD clamp circuit. The inverter receives the first signal and outputs a first reverse signal. The voltage converter having a first input terminal for receiving the first reverse signal, a second input terminal for receiving the first signal and an output terminal for outputting the second signal. A first and second terminal of the first ESD clamp circuit is coupled to the first input terminal of the voltage converter and a second ground voltage, respectively. A first and a second terminal of the second ESD clamp circuit is coupled to the second input terminal of the voltage converter and the second ground voltage, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jeng-Shu Liu, Shyy-Cheng Liao, Chyh-Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20050285198
    Abstract: A high voltage device for an electrostatic discharge protection circuit is provided. A silicon layer is disposed in a substrate. A first type well and a second type well are disposed in the silicon layer. A lightly doped region of a second type well is located next to the first type well. A heavily doped region of the second type well is located underneath a portion of the first type well and the lightly doped region. A gate structure is disposed over a portion of the first type well and the lightly doped region. A second type first doped region and a second type second doped region are disposed in the lightly doped region and the first type well on each side of the gate structure. An isolation structure is disposed in the lightly doped region. A first type doped region is disposed in the first type well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Chyh-Yih Chang, Li-Jen Hsien
  • Patent number: 6964883
    Abstract: A bi-directional silicon controlled rectifier formed in a silicon layer and disposed over shallow trench isolations and therefore electrically isolated from the substrate to be insensitive to substrate noise for electrostatic discharge protection an electrostatic discharge protection device that includes a semiconductor substrate, including a first p-type portion, a first n-type portion contiguous with the first p-type portion, a second p-type portion contiguous with the first p-type portion and the first n-type portion, a second n-type portion, a third p-type portion, a third n-type portion contiguous with the third p-type portion, and a fourth p-type portion contiguous with the third p-type portion and the third n-type portion, wherein at least one of the first p-type portion, second p-type portion, third p-type portion, fourth p-type portion, first n-type portion, second n-type portion, and third n-type portion overlaps the isolation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Chyh-Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20050248891
    Abstract: An ESD protection circuit using a novel substrate-triggered lateral bipolar junction transistor (STLBJT) for providing a discharging path between power rails. The ESD protection circuit comprises an ESD detection circuit and a STLBJT device. The STLBJT device formed in a P-type substrate includes N-type collector and emitter regions coupled to the power rails, respectively. The substrate region between the collector and emitter regions, on which there is no field oxide device, serves as a base of the STLBJT device. The STLBJT device further includes a first P-type region coupled to the ESD detection circuit and a second P-type region coupled to one of the power rails, which are spatially separated from the collector/emitter regions, respectively. The STLBJT device is turned on by substrate-triggering responsive to the signal coming from the ESD detection circuit and establishes the discharging path between the power rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Dou Ker, Chyh-Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20050219780
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device for electrostatic discharge protection that includes a semiconductor substrate, a lightly doped region of a first dopant type formed in the substrate, a first diffusion region of the first dopant type formed at least partially in the lightly doped region, a second diffusion region of the first dopant type formed at least partially in the lightly doped region and spaced apart from the first diffusion region, a resistive path defined by the lightly doped region, the first and the second diffusion regions, and a third diffusion region of a second dopant type formed in the lightly doped region, and disposed between and spaced apart from the first and the second diffusion regions, wherein the third diffusion region keeps the resistive path at a low resistive state until a normal operation period occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Chyh-Yih Chang, Hsin-Chin Jiang, Ming-Dou Ker
  • Patent number: 6920026
    Abstract: An ESD protection circuit with whole-chip ESD protection. A plurality of ESD protection devices, apart from an ESD detection circuit, can be MOS transistors connected between the input/output pads and the VDD/VSS lines or a power rail clamp circuit between the VDD and VSS lines. The ESD detection circuit is connected between the VDD and VSS lines. When an ESD event occurs and an ESD current is bypassed to the power line, the ESD detection circuit generates a plurality of enabling signals to simultaneously enable the ESD protection devices, which provides a plurality of discharge paths to bypass the ESD current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Zi-Ping Chen, Chyh-Yih Chang, Ming-Dou Ker
  • Publication number: 20050140764
    Abstract: An ink-jet printing apparatus for printing at least one organic material on a substrate comprises a delivering chamber, a loading mechanism, at least one ink-jet printing mechanism, a heat treatment process mechanism and an unloading mechanism. In this case, the delivering chamber has a delivering unit, which carries the substrate from the loading mechanism and carries the substrate to the unloading mechanism. The ink-jet printing mechanism connects to the delivering chamber and prints the organic material on the substrate. The heat treatment process mechanism connects to the delivering chamber and heats the substrate on which the organic material is formed. The unloading mechanism connects with the delivering chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Yih Chang, Tung-Sheng Cheng, Pei-Chuan Yeh
  • Publication number: 20050127445
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection device that includes a semiconductor substrate of a first dopant type, at least one source/drain pair of a second dopant type formed in the substrate, wherein the source/drain pair is separated to define a channel region therebetween, a lightly-doped region of the first dopant type defined between the source/drain pair and including at least a portion of the channel region, a gate dielectric layer formed over the substrate, and a gate formed over the gate dielectric layer and above the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Ming-Dou Ker, Tang-Kui Tseng, Hsin-Chin Jiang, Chyh-Yih Chang, Jeng-Jie Peng
  • Publication number: 20050110060
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device for converting an incident optical signal into an electrical signal comprises a semiconductor substrate, a well region formed inside the semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer formed over the well region, and a layer of polysilicon for receiving the incident optical signal, formed over the dielectric layer, including a p-type portion, an n-type portion and an undoped portion disposed between the p-type and n-type portions, wherein the well region is biased to control the layer of polysilicon for providing the electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Yu-Da Shiu, Chyh-Yih Chang, Ming-Dou Ker, Che-Hao Chuang
  • Publication number: 20050109694
    Abstract: A system for treating wastewater containing organic compounds is provided, comprising an anaerobic bioreactor, an aerobic bioreactor disposed rearwardly of the anaerobic bioreactor, and a membrane separation reactor disposed rearwardly of the aerobic bioreactor. The system is capable of removing organic pollutants in wastewater through biological treatment process and separating solid from the liquid ones by using a membrane. By employing the system for treating wastewater containing organic pollutants, organic pollutants can be effectively eliminated and the problem of scaling and fouling on the surface of the membrane prevented, thus achieving the objectives of lowering cost and improving efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Huey-Song You, Ming-Jing Perage, Sheng-Shin Chang, Yih-Chang Chen, Shwu-Huey Perng
  • Publication number: 20050093767
    Abstract: A dual display device comprised a transparent substrate, a first display area and a second display area. The first display area disposed over the transparent substrate comprises a plurality of pixels and at least one active driving circuit. The pixel of the first display area sequentially comprises a first electrode, at least one first organic functional layer and a second electrode. The active driving circuit drives the pixel of the first display area. The second display area disposed over the transparent substrate comprises a plurality of pixels and at least one passive driving circuit. The pixel of the second display area sequentially comprises a third electrode, at least one second organic functional layer and a fourth electrode. The passive driving circuit drives the pixel of the second display area. The light-emitting directions of the first and second display areas are the same or opposite to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Tien Lu, Yih Chang
  • Patent number: 6882009
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection device that includes a semiconductor substrate of a first dopant type, at least one source/drain pair of a second dopant type formed in the substrate, wherein the source/drain pair is separated to define a channel region therebetween, a lightly-doped region of the first dopant type defined between the source/drain pair and including at least a portion of the channel region, a gate dielectric layer formed over the substrate, and a gate formed over the gate dielectric layer and above the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Dou Ker, Tang-Kui Tseng, Hsin-Chin Jiang, Chyh-Yih Chang, Jeng-Jie Peng
  • Publication number: 20050062052
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display panel comprises a substrate, at least one organic light-emitting area, at least one protecting layer, at least one isolation layer and at least one protrusion. In this case, the organic light-emitting area comprises a plurality of pixels and is disposed over the substrate. The protecting layer is disposed over the substrate and the organic light-emitting area. The isolation layer is disposed over the protecting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Fu-Hsiang Yang, Hsin-Chen Lee, Zhi-Hao Wu, Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20050057177
    Abstract: A color tunable panel of organic electroluminescent displays at least comprises a substrate, an organic light-emitting area and a micro-lens array. The organic light-emitting area is disposed over the substrate. The organic light-emitting area comprises a plurality of pixels and emits white light. The micro-lens array comprises a plurality of micro-lenses covering or disposed on the pixels respectively. The micro-lenses are doped with a fluorescent material and/or a phosphorescent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: RITDISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tien Lu, Yih Chang
  • Publication number: 20050057176
    Abstract: A color tunable panel of an organic electroluminescent display at least comprises a transparent substrate, an organic light-emitting area and a micro-lens array. The transparent substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The organic light-emitting area is disposed over the first surface of the transparent substrate and comprises a plurality of pixels for emitting white light or short-wavelength light. The micro-lens array is disposed over the second surface of the transparent substrate and comprises a plurality of micro-lenses doped with a fluorescent material and/or a phosphorescent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: RITDISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tien-Rong Lu, Yih Chang
  • Patent number: 6857795
    Abstract: A developing apparatus for organic electroluminescent display panels comprises a developing unit for supplying a developing solution to be uniformly dispensed to the surface of an organic electroluminescent display panel by immersing the organic electroluminescent display panel into the developing solution or spreading the developing solution over the organic electroluminescent display panel, a cleaning unit having at least a bath connected to the end of the developing unit for spraying a recycled cleaning liquid or cleaning liquid over the organic electroluminescent display panel, a drying unit having at least an airflow driers, and a transporting unit for transporting the electroluminescent display panel; wherein the organic electroluminescent display panel is transported at a constant speed by the transporting unit of the developing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Rong Lu, Yih Chang