Patents Assigned to Elan Microelectronics Corporation
  • Patent number: 11973358
    Abstract: An inductive electronic identification device and a power-supply-compensation circuit of the same are provided. The power-supply-compensation circuit has a power supply unit and a compensation circuit, and connects to a load unit for supplying the load unit to operate. The compensation circuit receives the compensation signal from the load unit, so that the voltage regulator of the compensation circuit controls the voltage rise and fall of one end of the capacitor of the compensation circuit. The capacitive element switches to the charging or discharging mode according to the power consumption of the load unit. In this way, electrical charges are stored when the load unit consumes less power, and compensation current is provided when the load unit consumes more power, so as to maintain the normal operation of the load unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chao-Chi Yang
  • Publication number: 20240118767
    Abstract: A touchpad has a substrate, a sensing panel and a cover stacked in a sequence. The sensing panel has multiple sensing traces formed thereon. At least one flexible connecting board is connected between the sensing panel and the substrate via its end. The connecting board has multiple extending traces formed thereon, which are thinner than the sensing traces, to form an electrical connection between the sensing traces and the controller on the substrate. The flexible connecting board is used to avoid the problem of trace breakage caused by direct bending of the end of the sensing panel, and the sensing traces are collected by extending traces with smaller line widths so as to reduce the width of the boundary area effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Kai LIN
  • Publication number: 20240045535
    Abstract: A force sensing processing method of a touchpad is provided. The comparison values obtained by subtracting the force induction quantities of different frames are used to determine whether the achievement conditions are met. If it is met, a processing step is executed to respond the event to be triggered by the changing trend of the user's force. When the force changes rapidly and the force sensing amount cannot be quickly returned to the originally set trigger threshold value, the force changing trend detected by the comparison values are be used to provide the processing steps in real time, so as to improve the user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Hao LIN, Ying-Jie LIU, Hsueh-Wei YANG
  • Publication number: 20230394269
    Abstract: A card having a fingerprint sensor and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The fingerprint sensor is disposed between a substrate and a protection layer. The protection layer has a first area and a second area thereon. The roughness of the second area is smaller than the roughness of the first area. The second area corresponds to the sensing area of the fingerprint sensor. When the user's finger is wet, the second area may effectively keep the water from remaining on it. Thus, the water does not affect the effect of fingerprint sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Kai LIN, Chien-Wen TSAI, Ta-Huang LIU
  • Patent number: 11836317
    Abstract: A touchpad and its force-sensing data correction method are provided. The touchpad has a force-sensing layer and a touch-sensing layer. The force-sensing layer has multiple force-sensing points. The touch-sensing layer has multiple touch-sensing points. One force-sensing point corresponds to n touch-sensing points. The force-sensing information received by the force-sensing layer is adjusted by using the touch-sensing information received by the touch-sensing layer, so that the resolution of the adjusted force-sensing information is higher than the resolution of the original received force-sensing information. In this way, the purpose of calibrating the force-sensing information is achieved, so as to improve the accuracy of determining the force applied by the object during the operation of the touchpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Yang, Ying-Jie Liu
  • Patent number: 11837011
    Abstract: A button module with vibration feedback and fingerprint sensing, a fingerprint sensing module for the same, and a control method for the same are provided. The fingerprint sensing module has a fingerprint sensing unit stacked on a vibration unit. When the fingerprint sensing module detects a fingerprint, the control unit or a host of an electronic device determines whether the fingerprint is authenticated. If it is not authenticated, the vibration unit is activated, so that the user realizes that the authentication is not passed in real time through the vibration. Then the user may quickly change another finger or move the finger's position to speed up the authentication process. This can prevent users from waiting to improve user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nan-Jung Liu, Tung-Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20230012281
    Abstract: A touchpad and its force-sensing data correction method are provided. The touchpad has a force-sensing layer and a touch-sensing layer. The force-sensing layer has multiple force-sensing points. The touch-sensing layer has multiple touch-sensing points. One force-sensing point corresponds to n touch-sensing points. The force-sensing information received by the force-sensing layer is adjusted by using the touch-sensing information received by the touch-sensing layer, so that the resolution of the adjusted force-sensing information is higher than the resolution of the original received force-sensing information. In this way, the purpose of calibrating the force-sensing information is achieved, so as to improve the accuracy of determining the force applied by the object during the operation of the touchpad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei YANG, Ying-Jie LIU
  • Publication number: 20220309822
    Abstract: A button module with vibration feedback and fingerprint sensing, a fingerprint sensing module for the same, and a control method for the same are provided. The fingerprint sensing module has a fingerprint sensing unit stacked on a vibration unit. When the fingerprint sensing module detects a fingerprint, the control unit or a host of an electronic device determines whether the fingerprint is authenticated. If it is not authenticated, the vibration unit is activated, so that the user realizes that the authentication is not passed in real time through the vibration. Then the user may quickly change another finger or move the finger's position to speed up the authentication process. This can prevent users from waiting to improve user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nan-Jung LIU, Tung-Ming YANG
  • Patent number: 11328528
    Abstract: A smart card with a fingerprint sensing system, includes a controller and a fingerprint sensing device. When the fingerprint sensing device senses a fingerprint to generate a fingerprint frame data, the controller enters a sleep mode, and when the controller reads the fingerprint frame data, the fingerprint sensing device stops sensing the fingerprint. Since operations of sensing the fingerprint and reading the fingerprint frame data do not occur at the same time, the high current condition can be avoided so as to decrease power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: I-Hau Yeh, Kuo-Lung Yen, Ta-Huang Liu, Ming-Ho Wang
  • Patent number: 11320927
    Abstract: A control system applicable to a touch device is provided. The touch device includes a touch sensor. The control system comprises a sensing circuit, configured to sense the touch sensor and generate a plurality of sensing values; a processor, configured to generate a sensing image according to the plurality of sensing values; and a convolutional neural network, configured to process the sensing image to generate feature information and generate identification information according to the feature information for determining a status of the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Yang, Tuan-Ying Chang, Chang-Ru Chen, Tien-Wen Pao, Pin-Jung Chung
  • Patent number: 11294483
    Abstract: An active stylus includes a stylus body and a touch sensor. The stylus body includes a first electrode and a pen body. The first electrode is used to send a signal. The pen body extends along a first direction. The touch sensor is provided on or in the pen body and includes a plurality of column electrodes extending along the first direction. There is a first gap between two adjacent column electrodes. Each column electrode has a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode. A first end of the first sensing electrode in the first direction has a recess to define a recess area. A second end of the second sensing electrode in the first direction has a projection extending into the recess area. There is a second gap between the projection and the recess. The second gap is smaller than the first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: I-Hau Yeh, Hsian-Hong Wei, Chih-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20220058359
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module has a fingerprint sensor and a cover. The main color layer and the pattern layer are arranged between the cover and the fingerprint sensor. The pattern layer constitutes a predetermined pattern that is used to present the pattern of the button. The both sides of the main color layer are flush with both sides of the pattern layer, so that the capacitance variations in the corresponding pattern layer and the main color layer pass through the medium with the same thickness, and have an approximate capacitance variation mode. Thus, the sensed fingerprint image truly reflect the detected fingerprint image without being affected by the preset pattern, and a pattern layer with a certain thickness is used to enhance the color saturation presented by the predetermined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Kai LIN
  • Patent number: 11249577
    Abstract: A touchpad and a sending unit for the same are provided. The sensing unit has two electrode layers and a separation assembly. The separation assembly has multiple deformation rooms and multiple gap assemblies. The deformation rooms communicate with the gap assemblies. The gap assemblies communicate with the exterior environment. When the upper electrode layer is pressed and deforms in the deformation rooms, the air in the deformation rooms is discharged through the gap assemblies so that the air does not accumulate in the remaining unstressed spaces to avoid resistance and to maintain the normal operation of the force sensing function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Lieh Chien, Shu-Wei Huang, Fang-Jin Lin, Tung-Ming Yang, Tien-Wen Pao
  • Patent number: 11175770
    Abstract: A touch device has multiple charging traces distributed under the touch operation area. When the object hovers over or contacts the touch operation area, the control unit of the touch device obtains the corresponding position of the object through the sensing signal of the electrode units. The control unit in turn connect the charging traces adjacent to the corresponding position of the object to form at least one charging loop. In the process of the touch operation on the touch device, the object can be charged at the same time, and the convenience of use can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han-Wei Chen, Hsuan-Wen Tseng, Yi-Hsin Tao, Chia-Hsing Lin
  • Publication number: 20210320508
    Abstract: An inductive electronic identification device and a power-supply-compensation circuit of the same are provided. The power-supply-compensation circuit has a power supply unit and a compensation circuit, and connects to a load unit for supplying the load unit to operate. The compensation circuit receives the compensation signal from the load unit, so that the voltage regulator of the compensation circuit controls the voltage rise and fall of one end of the capacitor of the compensation circuit. The capacitive element switches to the charging or discharging mode according to the power consumption of the load unit. In this way, electrical charges are stored when the load unit consumes less power, and compensation current is provided when the load unit consumes more power, so as to maintain the normal operation of the load unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chao-Chi YANG
  • Publication number: 20210294474
    Abstract: A touchpad and a sending unit for the same are provided. The sensing unit has two electrode layers and a separation assembly. The separation assembly has multiple deformation rooms and multiple gap assemblies. The deformation rooms communicate with the gap assemblies. The gap assemblies communicate with the exterior environment. When the upper electrode layer is pressed and deforms in the deformation rooms, the air in the deformation rooms is discharged through the gap assemblies so that the air does not accumulate in the remaining unstressed spaces to avoid resistance and to maintain the normal operation of the force sensing function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Lieh CHIEN, Shu-Wei HUANG, Fang-Jin LIN, Tung-Ming YANG, Tien-Wen PAO
  • Patent number: 11068764
    Abstract: A smart card has a light-emitting element, a fingerprint sensor and a microcontroller. An operation of the smart card has a plurality of indication periods to indicate operation statuses of the smart card by the light-emitting element. The control method of the smart card includes generating a light source control signal, controlling a current supplied to the light-emitting element by the microcontroller according to the light source control signal, and decreasing the current supplied to the light-emitting element or stop the current supplied to the light-emitting element during at least one power-saying period in a first indication period of the plurality of indication periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: I-Hau Yeh, Ta-Huang Liu, Hsiao-Hua Tsai, Ming-Ho Wang
  • Patent number: 11048954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fingerprint enrollment method and an electronic device for performing the fingerprint enrollment method. A fingerprint sensor of the electronic device senses the fingerprint to generate the fingerprint images. The processor of the electronic device determines if M qualified fingerprint images are acquired or the number of times the finger touches the fingerprint sensor reaches N. When any of the above conditions is satisfied, the operation of sensing fingerprint is stopped. After that, the processor uses the fingerprint images to generate fingerprint enrollment information to complete the fingerprint enrollment process. Based on the disclosure of the present invention, the user can complete the fingerprint enrollment process regardless of whether the user uses spiral enrollment or pressing enrollment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Chien, Li-Wei Lin, Yen-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10969912
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing and sampling circuit and method thereof are disclosed. The capacitive sensing and sampling circuit has a voltage source, a sensing unit and a detecting circuit. The detecting unit has a first sensing output unit, a second sensing output unit and a sampling unit. The first and second sensing output units are electrically connected to an output of the sensing unit and the sampling unit. Therefore, by increasing the number of alternatively sensing the capacitive sensing component to obtain more capacitive signals, the number of sampling the sensed capacitive signal is relatively increased. Therefore, the white noise interference for the capacitive sensing and sampling circuit is effectively suppressed, so the signal-to-noise ratio is increased and accuracy of detecting coordinates of the touch object is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Lin Hsieh, Jyun-Yu Chen, Chia-Hsing Lin
  • Patent number: 10969898
    Abstract: A method for determining a force of a touch object on a touch device and for determining its related touch event is provided. The touch object touched on the touch device is clustered into different object groups. Thus, multiple touch objects are simply grouped into two object groups to easily calculate the pressing force that is provided for determining follow-up touch event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Yang, Ting-Jan Yang