Patents Assigned to SuperC-Touch Corporation
  • Patent number: 9927899
    Abstract: A high-accuracy flat touch display panel structure includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a thin film transistor and wiring layer, and a sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor and wiring layer is disposed at one side of the lower substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, and includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of wirings. The sensing electrode layer is disposed at one side of the thin film transistor and wiring layer facing the liquid crystal layer, and has a plurality of sensing conductor lines. The plurality of sensing conductor lines are disposed corresponding to positions of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9892305
    Abstract: A biometric recognition apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of traces, at least one shielding electrode, at least one insulating layer, and at least one fingerprint recognition IC. The sensing electrodes are arranged on one side of the substrate with at least one row to detect fingerprint information. Each trace is electrically coupled to at least one sensing electrode. The shielding electrodes are arranged above the traces to avoid the interference from fingers or external noise. The insulating layer is arranged between the shielding electrodes and the traces. The fingerprint recognition IC is connected to the corresponding sensing electrodes to detect the electric charge variations at the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 9870110
    Abstract: A self-capacitance input device with hovering touch includes a sensing electrode layer, a reflection and deflection electrode layer, an insulation layer, and an amplifier with a gain greater than zero. The sensing electrode layer has a plurality of sensing electrodes on one side for sensing a touch or approach of an external object. The reflection and deflection electrode layer is disposed on the other side of the sensing electrode layer and has at least one reflection and deflection electrode. The insulation layer is disposed between the sensing electrode layer and the reflection and deflection electrode layer. The amplifier has an output coupled to the reflection and deflection electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 9857903
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display structure includes: an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the upper and lower substrates; a black matrix layer, and a thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer includes a gate line sub-layer having a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of connection segments separated by the gate lines, and a source line sub-layer having a plurality of source lines and a plurality of sensing conductor segments separated by the source lines, wherein part of the sensing conductor segments and part of the connection segments are electrically connected together to form a plurality of sensing conductor blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9798407
    Abstract: A high-sensitivity in-cell touch display device has a common voltage and sensing electrode layer including a plurality of common voltage and sensing electrodes, each corresponding to at least one pixel electrode. A touch circuit is provided with a touch-dedicated power supply circuit, and a common voltage and sensing electrode is used as a common node of the touch circuit and a display circuit, so that there is no current loop between the touch circuit and the display circuit. Reflection electrodes are further provided to reduce parasitic capacitance between the common voltage and sensing electrodes and to improve the sensing distance. The display operation and the touch sensing operation can be performed on different areas in parallel to increase respective efficiencies of the display and touch sensing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 9785822
    Abstract: A biometric recognition apparatus with reflection-shielding electrode includes a substrate, a sensing electrode layer arranged on one side of the substrate, the sensing electrode layer including a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one suppressing electrode. The biometric recognition apparatus further includes a plurality of selection switches and conductive wires, at least a part of the selection switches and the conductive wires are electrically connected to the sensing electrodes. The biometric recognition apparatus further includes a reflection-shielding electrode layer with at least one reflection-shielding electrode and arranged on one side of the sensing electrode layer. By incorporating the reflection-shielding electrode and the suppressing electrode, the sensing sensibility and signal to noise ration can be enhanced, thus increasing the sensing distance between sensing electrode and user finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 9679185
    Abstract: A biometric identification device having sensing electrodes with multiple connection selections includes a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed on a surface of a substrate, each sensing electrode corresponding to a data readout selector and at least one reference voltage selector. The data readout selector has a first terminal connected to the sensing electrode and a second terminal connected to a corresponding data readout select trace. The reference voltage selector has a first terminal connected to the first terminal of the data readout selector and a second terminal connected to a corresponding reference voltage select trace. A control unit divides the sensing electrodes into at least one sensing area and at least one non-sensing area by means of the data readout selectors, the data readout select traces, the reference voltage selectors, and the reference voltage select traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shang Chin
  • Patent number: 9671885
    Abstract: A high-accuracy flat touch display panel structure includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a thin film transistor and wiring layer, and a sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor and wiring layer is disposed at one side of the lower substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, and includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of wirings. The sensing electrode layer is disposed at one side of the thin film transistor and wiring layer facing the liquid crystal layer, and has a plurality of sensing conductor lines. The plurality of sensing conductor lines are disposed corresponding to positions of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SuperC-Touch Corporation
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9671638
    Abstract: A high-accuracy in-cell touch panel structure of narrow border includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a thin film transistor layer, a sensing electrode layer, and a black matrix layer. The thin film transistor layer includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of first conductor line units arranged in a first direction. The sensing electrode layer includes plural second conductor line units and plural connection lines arranged in a second direction. The plurality of first conductor line units and the plurality of second conductor line units form a sensing touch pattern structure for sensing an approaching external object. The plurality of first conductor line units and the plurality of second conductor line units are disposed corresponding to positions of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9639194
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display structure includes: an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a display material layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, and a thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer includes a gate line sub-layer having a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of connection segments separated by the gate lines, and a source line sub-layer having a plurality of source lines, a plurality of sensing conductor lines, and a plurality of sensing conductor segments separated by the source lines and the sensing conductor lines, wherein part of the sensing conductor segments and part of the connection segments are electrically connected together to form a plurality of sensing conductor blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9557869
    Abstract: A high-accuracy single-layer capacitive touch panel device with one side for connection includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive lines, and a touch detection circuit. The conductive lines are arranged in parallel on the surface of the substrate and extended from the first side to the second side of the substrate. Each conductive line includes a conductive trace having opposite first edge and second edge and a plurality of triangle sensing electrodes arranged at the two edges of the conductive trace. Each triangle sensing electrode is connected with the conductive trace via a connection part. Each conductive line only has one connection end close to the second side. A touch detection circuit is electrically connected to the connection ends of the plurality of conductive lines through a connection circuit, so as to detect variations of the equivalent resistances and the equivalent capacitances of the plurality of conductive lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9507474
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display structure includes: an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the upper and lower substrates; a black matrix layer, and a thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer includes a gate line sub-layer having a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of connection segments separated by the gate lines, and a source line sub-layer having a plurality of source lines and a plurality of sensing conductor segments separated by the source lines, wherein part of the sensing conductor segments and part of the connection segments are electrically connected together to form a plurality of sensing conductor blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9501094
    Abstract: A combinational sensing type fingerprint identification device includes plural sensing electrodes; plural sensing electrode switches; plural first sensed signal connection lines, and a controller. Each sensing electrode switch corresponds to one sensing electrode and has a first terminal, a second terminal connected to a common signal, a third terminal connected to a corresponding sensing electrode, and a control terminal Each first sensed signal connection line is connected to the first terminals of the sensing electrode switches in one column. The controller is connected to the control terminal of each sensing electrode switch for controlling whether the sensing electrode switches are electrically connected to the common signal or corresponding first sensed signal connection lines. The controller configures the control terminals of the sensing electrode switches for allowing a part of the sensing electrodes to be electrically connected to the corresponding first sensed signal connection lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 9478590
    Abstract: An in-cell OLED touch display panel structure with metal layer for sensing includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate parallel to the upper substrate, an OLED layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a black matrix layer, a sensing electrode layer, and a thin film transistor layer. The black matrix layer is disposed at one surface of the upper substrate facing the OLED layer, and is composed of a plurality of opaque lines. The sensing electrode layer is disposed at one side of the black matrix layer facing the OLED layer, and is composed of a plurality of sensing conductor lines. The thin film transistor layer is disposed at one side of the lower substrate facing the OLED layer. The plurality of sensing conductor lines are disposed at positions corresponding to those of the plurality of opaque lines of the black matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9459481
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the first and second substrates, and a black matrix layer disposed at a surface of the first substrate facing to the liquid crystal layer. The black matrix includes a plurality of opaque conductive lines. The opaque conductive lines are divided into a first group, a second group and a third group of opaque conductive lines. The second group of opaque conductive lines is formed with N polygonal regions where N is a positive integer. The opaque conductive lines in any one of the polygonal regions are electrically connected together while any two polygonal regions are not electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9436336
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display structure includes: upper and lower substrates, a display material layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, and a thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer including a gate line sub-layer and a source line sub-layer. The gate line sub-layer includes plural gate lines arranged in a first direction, and plural first sensing conductor segments arranged in a second direction, The first sensing conductor segments are separated by the gate lines. The source line sub-layer includes plural source lines arranged in the second direction, plural second sensing conductor segments arranged in the first direction, and plural connection traces arranged in the second direction and parallel to the source lines. The second sensing conductor segments are separated by the source lines and the connection traces. The first sensing conductor segments are electrically connected to the second sensing conductor segments for forming a plurality sensing conductor blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9412796
    Abstract: A high-accuracy OLED touch display panel structure includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, an OLED layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a sensing electrode layer, a thin film transistor and wiring layer, a cathode layer, and an anode layer. The sensing electrode layer has a plurality of sensing conductor lines for sensing an approaching external object. The thin film transistor and wiring layer includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of wirings. The plurality of sensing conductor lines are disposed corresponding to positions of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9385607
    Abstract: A safe electric power regulating circuit is connected between a power supply and a voltage boost/buck circuit to regulate the output voltage by the power supply to have a target voltage through the voltage boost/buck circuit. A switching device includes a switch unit, a first diode, and a first capacitor. The switch unit includes a first end, a second end, and a third end. The first end is connected to the power supply, and the second end is connected to the voltage boost/buck circuit. The switch unit is controlled to connect the third end to the first end or the second end. The first diode has one end connected to the first end of the switch unit. The first capacitor has one end connected to the third end of the switch unit and the other end connected to circuit ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SuperC-Touch Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Ping-Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 9262001
    Abstract: A high-accuracy OLED touch display panel structure of narrow border includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, an OLED layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a sensing electrode layer, a thin film transistor layer, a cathode layer, and an anode layer. The sensing electrode layer has a plurality of first conductor line units. The thin film transistor layer includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of second conductor line units. The plurality of first conductor line units and the plurality of second conductor line units form a sensing touch pattern structure for sensing an approaching external object. The plurality of first conductor line units and the plurality of second conductor line units are disposed corresponding to positions of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SuperC-Touch Corporation
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 9250492
    Abstract: An in-cell touch panel structure of narrow border includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a black matrix layer, a first sensing electrode layer, and a second sensing electrode layer. The first sensing electrode layer includes plural first conductor line units and plural connection lines arranged in a first direction. The second sensing electrode layer includes plural second conductor line units arranged in a second direction. When performing a touch sensing and receiving the touch driving signal, each second conductor line unit makes use of a corresponding connection line to be extended to one edge of the panel structure. The first conductor line units, the connection lines, and the second conductor line units are disposed corresponding to positions of the plurality of opaque lines of the black matrix layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yu Lee