Patents Assigned to Chimei-InnoLux Corporation
  • Patent number: 8467009
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first housing, second housing, a liquid crystal module, and a light source module. The second housing is fixed to the first housing. The liquid crystal module and the light source module are positioned between the first housing and the second housing. The liquid crystal module is fixed to the second housing. The liquid crystal module, the first housing, and the second housing cooperatively define a receiving groove. The light source module is received in the receiving groove, and positioned on a side of the liquid crystal module. An assembling method of the LCD device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Jen Lin, Yu-Yeh Chen, Hsuan-Yu Teng
  • Publication number: 20130148071
    Abstract: The invention provides a vertical alignment liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate; a plurality of data lines formed on the first substrate; a plurality of gate lines formed on the first substrate, wherein the gate lines intersect the data lines to define a plurality of the pixel regions; a plurality of common electrodes formed on the first substrate, wherein the common electrodes are located on a border of the pixel regions and next to the gate lines; a second substrate oppositely disposed to the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of optically active materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130147346
    Abstract: A system for displaying images employing an organic electroluminescent device is provided. The organic electroluminescent device includes a first substrate with an inside surface; an organic electroluminescent pixels array disposed on the inside surface of the first substrate; a second substrate with an inside surface, wherein the inside surface of the second substrate is opposite to the inside surface of the first substrate; a color filter layer disposed on the inside surface of the second substrate; and an opaque frit sealing layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the opaque frit sealing layer is separated from the organic electroluminescent pixels array by a dummy region and is encapsulating the organic electroluminescent pixel array between the first substrate and second substrate, and wherein the dummy region is filled up with a black matrix material, a frit sealing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO.,LTD, CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130148062
    Abstract: A filter layer substrate comprises a substrate, a black matrix layer, a filter layer, a protection layer, a first photoresist spacer, and a second photoresist spacer. The black matrix layer is disposed on the substrate. The filter layer covers the substrate and the black matrix layer. The protection layer is disposed on the filter layer. The first photoresist spacer is disposed on the protection layer corresponding to the black matrix layer. The second photoresist spacer is disposed on the protection layer corresponding to the black matrix layer. A bottom surface of the first photoresist spacer and a bottom surface of the second photoresist spacer have a height difference. A display apparatus containing the filter layer substrate is also disclosed. Accordingly, the liquid crystal margin of the LC filling can be enlarged, and the problems caused by the stress and the external collision or vibration can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Innocom Technology (SHENZHEN) Co. Ltd., CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130148065
    Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display, including: a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a first flat electrode formed thereon; a first alignment layer formed on the first flat electrode; a second substrate disposed oppositely to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate includes a gate line, a data line and a second flat electrode, wherein the gate line intersects with the date line to define a pixel region, the pixel region includes at least one sub-pixel electrode region, and an area of the second flat electrode is smaller than that of the first flat electrode; a second alignment layer formed on the second flat electrode; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer has chirality, wherein the sub-pixel electrode region has a multidomain pretilt angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung PENG, Shih-Hung FAN
  • Publication number: 20130146333
    Abstract: A method for forming a touch panel includes: providing a substrate; forming a transparent conducting layer on the substrate; forming a conducting layer on the transparent conducting layer; forming a photoresist layer on the conducting layer, wherein the photoresist layer has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening partially exposing the conducting layer, and the first portion is thicker than the second portion; using the photoresist layer as a mask to etch and remove the exposed conducting layer and the transparent conducting layer thereunder such that the transparent conducting layer is formed to be a transparent conducting pattern layer; removing the second portion to expose a portion of the conducting layer thereunder; using the photoresist layer as a mask to etch and remove the exposed conducting layer such that the conducting layer is formed to be a wire layer; and removing the photoresist layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) CO., LTD, Chimei Innolux Corporation
  • Patent number: 8462304
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and an electrode structure. The second substrate is substantially parallel to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The electrode structure is disposed on the first substrate. The electrode structure includes a first branch portion and a second branch portion. The first branch portion includes first branch electrodes. The two adjacent first branch electrodes are substantially parallel to each other and separated apart by a first interval. The second branch portion includes second branch electrodes. The two adjacent second branch electrodes are substantially parallel to each other and separated apart by a second interval. Any first branch electrode corresponds to at least part of one of the second intervals. Any second branch electrode corresponds to at least part of one of the first intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien Hong Chen, Ching Che Yang
  • Patent number: 8462090
    Abstract: A display device including a pixel unit, a selection unit, and a control unit is disclosed. The pixel unit includes a driving transistor and a capacitor. The driving transistor includes a gate and a source. The capacitor is coupled between the gate and the source. The selection unit selectively transmits a first voltage or a second voltage to the driving transistor. The control unit controls the selection unit and receives the voltage of the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Lin Liu, Du-Zen Peng
  • Publication number: 20130141676
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pixel unit with a pixel electrode. A second substrate has an opposite electrode. A first polarizer is disposed under the first substrate. A second polarizer is disposed above the second substrate. A liquid crystal (LC) layer with chiral dopants is disposed between the first and second substrates. A parameter of the LC rotations of d/p ratios of the liquid crystal layer with chiral dopants is between 0.2 and 0.3. A parameter of the optical phase retardation factor R of the LC layer with chiral dopants is larger than 0.6 and less than 0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130141675
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pixel unit, wherein the pixel unit has a pixel electrode. A second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate, having an opposite electrode. A first polarizer is disposed under the first substrate. A second polarizer is disposed under the second substrate, wherein a polarization axis of the second polarizer is vertical to that of the first polarizer. A liquid crystal layer with chiral dopants having negative dispersion characteristics is disposed between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LT, CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130141369
    Abstract: A system for displaying images is provided. The system includes a touch sensor device including a substrate having a sensing region. The sensing region includes a central portion. A sensing electrode layer is disposed on the substrate in the sensing region and includes a plurality of sensing electrode patterns corresponding to the central portion. Each sensing electrode pattern includes at least one non-linear edge, such that the adjacent sensing electrode patterns are wedged with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8450746
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate including a substrate and a plurality of pixel structures is provided. Each pixel structure includes a patterned metal layer, an insulating layer, a patterned semiconductor layer and a data line layer. The patterned metal layer includes a gate line and a common electrode line. The patterned semiconductor layer includes a channel layer and a photosensitive resistance layer. The channel layer is disposed above and overlaps a part of the gate line. The data line layer includes a patterned first data line, a second data line and a third data line. The first and the second data lines are coupled to the channel layer and combine with the channel layer and the gate line to compose an active component. The second and the third data lines are coupled to the photosensitive resistance layer and combine with the photosensitive resistance layer to compose a light detecting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology ( Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-Heing Chen
  • Patent number: 8451285
    Abstract: A method for improving motion blur and contour shadow of a display displaying images having a number of frames includes transforming a second average gray scale into a third average gray scale when a first average gray scale for displaying a first frame is unequal to the second average gray scale for displaying a second frame. A luminance corresponding to the second frame is generated according to the third average gray scale and at least one luminance query table. The third average gray scale is greater than the first average gray scale and the second average gray scale or less than the first average gray scale and the second average gray scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Eddy Giing-Lii Chen, Kuo-Feng Li, Sheng-Tien Cho, Tien-Feng Chiang, Kai-Chieh Chan, Sz-Hsiao Chen
  • Patent number: 8450947
    Abstract: A backlight control circuit includes a secondary winding, a control circuit, a first circuit including a first capacitor and a first switching element, and a second circuit including a second switching element and a reactance element. A method for driving the backlight control circuit includes the control circuit switching off the first switching element, and the secondary winding outputting a startup AC voltage to the lamp. A first resonant circuit which includes the lamp, the secondary winding and the first circuit is formed, with a first resonant frequency suitable to light up the lamp. The control circuit switches on the first switching element, and the secondary winding outputs an operation AC voltage to the lamp. A second resonant circuit which includes the lamp, the secondary winding, the first and second circuit is formed, with a second resonant frequency suitable to keep the lamp lighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd, Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Sha Feng
  • Patent number: 8451239
    Abstract: A driving circuit and method for a touch panel having a plurality of scan lines includes a detection module, an interruption module and a selective scan module. The detection module can periodically scan the scan lines, so as to detect whether the touch panel is controlled by touch. The interruption module can turn off the detection module when the touch panel is not controlled by touch. The selective scan module can select at least one set of scan lines from the plurality of scan lines to periodically and synchronously scan the set of selected scan lines when the detection module is turned off, where scanning of the selected scan lines detects whether the touch panel is touched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Yen-Hua Chen
  • Publication number: 20130130181
    Abstract: A method of forming an alignment film is provided. A photosensitive polymer material is provided, wherein the photosensitive polymer material defines a first pixel area and a second pixel area respectively defining a first sub-pixel area and the second sub-pixel area. In a first exposure, the photosensitive polymer material is irradiate by a first exposure light and a second exposure light to form a first alignment portion and a second alignment portion with different alignment directions in the first sub-pixel of the first pixel area and the second sub-pixel of the second pixel area respectively. In a second exposure, the photosensitive polymer material is irradiated with the first exposure light and the second exposure light to form a third alignment portion and a fourth alignment portion with different alignment directions in the first sub-pixel of the second pixel area and the second sub-pixel of the first pixel area respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Innocom Technology(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux corporation
  • Publication number: 20130128198
    Abstract: A symmetric diffusion film (SDF) and a flat panel display applied with the same are provided. The SDF comprises at least two different materials of a first material having a first refractive index mixed with a second material having a second refractive index, and the first refractive index is different from the second refractive index. The flat panel display comprises a symmetric diffusion film (SDF) disposed at one side of the upper polarizer, and the upper polarizer adapting no compensation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Minoru SHIBAZAKI
  • Patent number: 8446361
    Abstract: A control circuit for a touch panel including a capacitor module coupled to a node. The control circuit includes a power supply, a discharging unit, and a compared unit. The power supply provides a voltage to the node. The discharging unit discharges the node. The compared unit generates an output signal according to the voltage of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Yuan Hsueh, I-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 8446354
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (200) includes a liquid crystal panel (201) having a plurality of pixel units (240), a scanning circuit (202) configured to activate the pixel units, a data circuit (203) configured to provide data voltage signals the pixel unit via a plurality of data lines (220), and a common voltage circuit (205) configured to generate a common voltage signal. Each pixel unit includes a pixel electrode (242), a common electrode (243), and a coupling member (245). The coupling member is connected between the pixel electrode and a corresponding one of the data lines, and is configured to transfer an electrical potential shift of the corresponding common electrode to the corresponding data line when one of the data voltage signals is applied to the pixel electrode. The common voltage circuit is configured to compensate the common voltage signal according to a feedback signal obtained from the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd, Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Shun-Ming Huang, An Shih
  • Publication number: 20130120337
    Abstract: A display device includes pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a driving transistor, a switch transistor, a reset transistor, a light-emitting element, and a control unit. The driving transistor has a control terminal, a first terminal coupled to a first operation voltage source and a second terminal The reset transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the driving transistor. The light-emitting element is coupled to the switch transistor in series between the second terminal of the driving transistor and a second operation voltage source. The control unit stores a threshold voltage of the driving transistor and a driving voltage of the light-emitting element according to a voltage level of the second terminal of the driving transistor. The control unit changes a voltage level of the control terminal of the driving transistor according to the stored threshold voltage, the stored driving voltage, and a corresponding data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ru GUO, Ming-Chun TSENG