Patents by Inventor Yingkan Lin

Yingkan Lin 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: 20230410750
    Abstract: A pixel circuit for an electronic display may include a memory to store a digital data signal indicative of a value within a data range. The pixel circuit may also include a light-emitting diode to emit light based at least in part on the digital data signal. The pixel circuit may also include an initialization transistor to initialize the pixel circuit before the light-emitting diode emits light and a driving transistor to activate based at least in part on the digital data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Tien-Chien Kuo, Bilin Wang, Kanghoon Jeon, Ivan Knez, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Patent number: 11798481
    Abstract: A pixel circuit for an electronic display may include a memory to store a digital data signal indicative of a value within a data range. The pixel circuit may also include a light-emitting diode to emit light based at least in part on the digital data signal. The pixel circuit may also include an initialization transistor to initialize the pixel circuit before the light-emitting diode emits light and a driving transistor to activate based at least in part on the digital data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Tien-Chien Kuo, Bilin Wang, Kanghoon Jeon, Ivan Knez, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Patent number: 11657742
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for testing and repairing various aspects of an electronic display. The electronic display includes a reference array and an active array. The electronic display also includes test circuitry used to test individual or any combination of pixels of the electronic display. Switches may be disposed between the pixels and the test circuitry to be to repair the various components of the electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hasan Akyol, Chung-Lun Edwin Hsu, Baris Cagdaser, John T. Wetherell, Xuebei Yang, Ali Tabatabaei, Patrick Bryce Bennett, Yingkan Lin, Chun-Ming Tang, Xiaofeng Wang, Hopil Bae
  • Publication number: 20220101790
    Abstract: Systems and methods may reduce or eliminate image artifacts due to a defective pixel of an electronic display. An electronic display may include pixels that respectively include a self-emissive element, pixel drive circuitry that supplies a pixel drive current to drive the self-emissive element, and signal routing circuitry that reduces or eliminates a visual artifact due to a defective pixel among the pixels. The signal routing circuitry may do this by turning off the self-emissive element, supplying image data from the pixel drive circuitry to a first adjacent pixel, or receiving image data from other pixel drive circuitry from the first adjacent pixel or a second adjacent pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: John T. Wetherell, Cheuk Chi Lo, Chun-Yao Huang, Lingtao Wang, Derek Keith Shaeffer, Henry C. Jen, Hasan Akyol, Xuebei Yang, Chung-Lun Edwin Hsu, Patrick Bryce Bennett, Chun-Ming Tang, Yingkan Lin, Sheng Zhang, Chaohao Wang, Runjie Xu, Shingo Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 11049448
    Abstract: An electronic display may include an active area having a first pixel formed in the active area, where the first pixel emits light in response to image data. The electronic display may also include a controller to transmit the image data to the first pixel. The first pixel may include an organic light-emitting diode that emits the light in response to the image data, memory to digitally store the image data received from the controller, and driver circuitry to receive the image data from the memory. The driver circuitry may cause the organic light-emitting diode to emit the light in response to the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Knez, Tien-Chien Kuo, Yingkan Lin, Bilin Wang, Kanghoon Jeon, Mitchell Herman Kline, Hopil Bae, Jose Antonio Dominguez-Caballero, Chun-Yao Huang, Syed Farhan Mohiuddin
  • Publication number: 20210158759
    Abstract: A pixel circuit for an electronic display may include a memory to store a digital data signal indicative of a value within a data range. The pixel circuit may also include a light-emitting diode to emit light based at least in part on the digital data signal. The pixel circuit may also include an initialization transistor to initialize the pixel circuit before the light-emitting diode emits light and a driving transistor to activate based at least in part on the digital data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Tien-Chien Kuo, Bilin Wang, Kanghoon Jeon, Ivan Knez, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Patent number: 10909926
    Abstract: A pixel circuit for an electronic display may include a memory to store a digital data signal indicative of a value within a data range. The pixel circuit may also include a light-emitting diode to emit light based at least in part on the digital data signal. The pixel circuit may also include an initialization transistor to initialize the pixel circuit before the light-emitting diode emits light and a driving transistor to activate based at least in part on the digital data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Tien-Chien Kuo, Bilin Wang, Kanghoon Jeon, Ivan Knez, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Patent number: 10867548
    Abstract: An electronic display may include a memory formed in an active area of the electronic display or formed in integrated circuitry of the electronic display that is outside of the active area. The memory may store a digital data signal indicative of a value within a data range. The electronic display may include a driver disposed in the active area, where the driver may generate one or more analog electrical signals in response to the digital data signal. The electronic display may also include a light-modulating device disposed on the active area, where the light-modulating device may emit light based at least in part on the one or more analog electrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tien-Chien Kuo, Kanghoon Jeon, Yingkan Lin, Bilin Wang, Ivan Knez, Stanley Bo-Ting Wang, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Publication number: 20190347994
    Abstract: A pixel circuit for an electronic display may include a memory to store a digital data signal indicative of a value within a data range. The pixel circuit may also include a light-emitting diode to emit light based at least in part on the digital data signal. The pixel circuit may also include an initialization transistor to initialize the pixel circuit before the light-emitting diode emits light and a driving transistor to activate based at least in part on the digital data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Tien-Chien Kuo, Bilin Wang, Kanghoon Jeon, Ivan Knez, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Publication number: 20190347980
    Abstract: An electronic display may include a memory formed in an active area of the electronic display or formed in integrated circuitry of the electronic display that is outside of the active area. The memory may store a digital data signal indicative of a value within a data range. The electronic display may include a driver disposed in the active area, where the driver may generate one or more analog electrical signals in response to the digital data signal. The electronic display may also include a light-modulating device disposed on the active area, where the light-modulating device may emit light based at least in part on the one or more analog electrical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Tien-Chien Kuo, Kanghoon Jeon, Yingkan Lin, Bilin Wang, Ivan Knez, Stanley Bo-Ting Wang, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Publication number: 20190347990
    Abstract: An electronic display may include an active area having a first pixel formed in the active area, where the first pixel emits light in response to image data. The electronic display may also include a controller to transmit the image data to the first pixel. The first pixel may include an organic light-emitting diode that emits the light in response to the image data, memory to digitally store the image data received from the controller, and driver circuitry to receive the image data from the memory. The driver circuitry may cause the organic light-emitting diode to emit the light in response to the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Ivan Knez, Tien-Chien Kuo, Yingkan Lin, Bilin Wang, Kanghoon Jeon, Mitchell Herman Kline, Hopil Bae, Jose Antonio Dominguez-Caballero, Chun-Yao Huang, Syed Farhan Mohiuddin
  • Patent number: 10432879
    Abstract: A readout circuit includes a comparator coupled to receive a ramp signal an output of a dual conversion gain pixel. A single counter is coupled to the output of the comparator. The counter is coupled to write to only one of a first or a second memory circuits at a time. A first multiplexor is coupled to load either an initial value or an initial memory value from the first memory circuit into the counter. A second multiplexor is coupled to load either a low conversion gain memory value from the first memory circuit or a high conversion gain memory value from the second memory circuit into a single data transmitter, which is coupled to transmit the received memory value to a digital processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiang Chang, Yingkan Lin, Jingwei Lai, Zhe Gao
  • Publication number: 20190222780
    Abstract: A readout circuit includes a comparator coupled to receive a ramp signal an output of a dual conversion gain pixel. A single counter is coupled to the output of the comparator. The counter is coupled to write to only one of a first or a second memory circuits at a time. A first multiplexor is coupled to load either an initial value or an initial memory value from the first memory circuit into the counter. A second multiplexor is coupled to load either a low conversion gain memory value from the first memory circuit or a high conversion gain memory value from the second memory circuit into a single data transmitter, which is coupled to transmit the received memory value to a digital processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiang Chang, Yingkan Lin, Jingwei Lai, Zhe Gao
  • Patent number: 10326955
    Abstract: A readout circuit for use with an image sensor includes a comparator coupled to compare a ramp signal from a ramp generator with an output signal from a pixel of a pixel array. A counter is coupled to the comparator to count until the comparator detects that a ramp signal value has reached an output signal value. The counter includes K cascade-coupled dynamic flip-flop circuits to generate the K least significant bits (LSBs) of the N-bit output of the counter. The counter also includes N-K cascade-coupled static flip-flop circuits to generate the N-K most significant bits (MSBs) of the N-bit output of the counter. A latch is coupled to the counter to store a count value generated by the counter after the ramp signal value has reached the output signal value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Charles Wu, Yu-Shen Yang
  • Patent number: 10187602
    Abstract: An example method for fast ramp start-up during analog to digital conversion (ADC) includes opening a feedback bypass switch coupled to an amplifier to initiate an ADC operation, providing an injection current pulse to an inverting input of the amplifier, where the non-inverting input is coupled to a feedback bypass switch, integrating a first reference current coupled to the inverting input of the amplifier, where the integrating of the first reference current occurs due to the opening of the feedback bypass switch, and providing a reference voltage in response to the injection current pulse, the integrating of the first reference current, and a reference voltage coupled to a non-inverting input of the amplifier, where a level of the reference voltage is increased at least at initiation of the ADC operation in response to the injection current pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fan Zhu, Yu-Shen Yang, Yingkan Lin, Zejian Wang, Liping Deng
  • Publication number: 20180324377
    Abstract: An example method for fast ramp start-up during analog to digital conversion (ADC) includes opening a feedback bypass switch coupled to an amplifier to initiate an ADC operation, providing an injection current pulse to an inverting input of the amplifier, where the non-inverting input is coupled to a feedback bypass switch, integrating a first reference current coupled to the inverting input of the amplifier, where the integrating of the first reference current occurs due to the opening of the feedback bypass switch, and providing a reference voltage in response to the injection current pulse, the integrating of the first reference current, and a reference voltage coupled to a non-inverting input of the amplifier, where a level of the reference voltage is increased at least at initiation of the ADC operation in response to the injection current pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Fan Zhu, Yu-Shen Yang, Yingkan Lin, Zejian Wang, Liping Deng
  • Patent number: 10110837
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for data transmission in an image sensor are disclosed herein. An example data transmission circuit may include a plurality of transmission banks coupled in series with a first one of the plurality of transmission banks coupled to function logic, where each of the plurality of transmission banks are coupled to provide image data to a subsequent transmission bank in a direction toward the function logic in response to a clock signal, a plurality of delays coupled in series, wherein each of the plurality of delays is associated with and coupled to a respective transmission bank of the plurality of transmission banks, and wherein the clock signal is received by each of the plurality of transmission banks after being delayed by a respective number of delays of the plurality of delays in relation to the function logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Tiejun Dai, Cheng-Pin Lin, Yu-Shen Yang
  • Publication number: 20180255255
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for data transmission in an image sensor are disclosed herein. An example data transmission circuit may include a plurality of transmission banks coupled in series with a first one of the plurality of transmission banks coupled to function logic, where each of the plurality of transmission banks are coupled to provide image data to a subsequent transmission bank in a direction toward the function logic in response to a clock signal, a plurality of delays coupled in series, wherein each of the plurality of delays is associated with and coupled to a respective transmission bank of the plurality of transmission banks, and wherein the clock signal is received by each of the plurality of transmission banks after being delayed by a respective number of delays of the plurality of delays in relation to the function logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Yingkan Lin, Tiejun Dai, Cheng-Pin Lin, Yu-Shen Yang
  • Patent number: 10051225
    Abstract: An example method for fast ramp start-up during analog to digital conversion (ADC) includes opening a feedback bypass switch coupled to an amplifier to initiate an ADC operation, providing an injection current pulse to an inverting input of the amplifier, where the non-inverting input is coupled to a feedback bypass switch, integrating a first reference current coupled to the inverting input of the amplifier, where the integrating of the first reference current occurs due to the opening of the feedback bypass switch, and providing a reference voltage in response to the injection current pulse, the integrating of the first reference current, and a reference voltage coupled to a non-inverting input of the amplifier, where a level of the reference voltage is increased at least at initiation of the ADC operation in response to the injection current pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fan Zhu, Yu-Shen Yang, Yingkan Lin, Zejian Wang, Liping Deng
  • Publication number: 20180167573
    Abstract: An example method for fast ramp start-up during analog to digital conversion (ADC) includes opening a feedback bypass switch coupled to an amplifier to initiate an ADC operation, providing an injection current pulse to an inverting input of the amplifier, where the non-inverting input is coupled to a feedback bypass switch, integrating a first reference current coupled to the inverting input of the amplifier, where the integrating of the first reference current occurs due to the opening of the feedback bypass switch, and providing a reference voltage in response to the injection current pulse, the integrating of the first reference current, and a reference voltage coupled to a non-inverting input of the amplifier, where a level of the reference voltage is increased at least at initiation of the ADC operation in response to the injection current pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Fan Zhu, Yu-Shen Yang, Yingkan Lin, Zejian Wang, Liping Deng