Patents Assigned to TPO Display Corp.
  • Patent number: 7808296
    Abstract: An image display system is provided. The image display system includes a level shifter including a first voltage adjusting circuit and a second voltage adjusting circuit. The first voltage adjusting circuit adjusting the voltage of an input signal, includes a small signal input terminal receiving the input signal and a differential output terminal outputting a pair of differential signals. The available voltage ranges of the differential signals are larger than that of the input signal. The second voltage adjusting circuit, coupled to the first voltage adjusting circuit, includes a first input terminal and a second input terminal respectively receiving the pair of differential signals. The second adjusting circuit adjusts the voltage of the differential signals and generates an output signal. The available voltage range of the output signal is larger than that of the differential signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Tse-Hung Wu
  • Publication number: 20100245702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fastening a circuit assembly to a light guide in a manufacturing process of a LCD-display. The method comprises: a) providing the circuit assembly, comprising at least one light source; b) providing the light guide, arranged to guide light emitted by the at least one light source; c) positioning the light guide and the circuit assembly with respect to each other; and d) fastening the circuit assembly and the light guide to each other. The action d) is performed by laser welding or ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Tom ROBERTS, Frans Verweg, Ralph Amory
  • Patent number: 7800298
    Abstract: A light-emitting device and the fabrication method thereof. A substrate is provided. A plurality of active elements are formed on the substrate, defining a plurality of pixel areas. A color filter is formed on the pixel areas. The surface of the color filter is planarized to reduce roughness. An electrode is formed on the color filter. An light-emitting layer is formed on the electrode. A second electrode is formed on the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Yaw-Ming Tsai, Hsiu-Chun Hsieh, Shih-Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 7790526
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a system comprises an active matrix organic electroluminescent device, having a substrate, and a plurality of scan lines and data lines disposed on the substrate, for defining a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel structure comprises: a switching thin film transistor, a driving thin film transistor, and a storage capacitor. The switching TFT has a light-shielding layer adapted for preventing the sunlight from being incident into the switching TFT. The driving TFT is a bottom gate thin film transistor and have advantages of precisely controlling the current provided to the organic electroluminescent diode. Further, since the storage capacitor has a multilayer structure and occupies a reduced pixel area, the aperture ratio of the pixel structure can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Chang-Ho Tseng
  • Patent number: 7791380
    Abstract: A current sampling circuit including a current sampling transistor, a capacitor arrangement between the gate and source of the current sampling transistor and an amplifier provided in a feedback loop between the gate and source of the current sampling transistor. A switch controls the circuit to sample a gate-source voltage corresponding to a current being sampled onto the capacitor arrangement. The capacitor arrangement comprises a first capacitor circuit for sampling a gate source voltage in a first sampling phase and a second capacitor circuit, with the first and second capacitor circuits arranged for together sampling the gate source voltage in a second sampling phase. The operating point of the amplifier is shifted between the first and second phases based on the gate source voltage sampled in the first sampling phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Nicola Bramante, Martin John Edwards, John Richard Ayres
  • Patent number: 7786480
    Abstract: A system for displaying images. The system comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) device comprising a substrate having a pixel region. An active layer is disposed on the substrate of the pixel region, comprising a channel region, a pair of source/drain regions separated by the channel region. The channel region comprises dopants with a first conductivity type and a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. A gate structure is disposed on the active layer, comprising a stack of a gate dielectric layer and a gate layer. A method for fabricating a system for displaying images including the TFT device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morimoto, Ryan Lee, Hanson Liu, Feng-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 7785941
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) is provided. A substrate having a gate, a dielectric layer, a channel layer and an ohmic contact layer formed thereon is provided. Next, a metal layer is formed over the substrate covering the ohmic contact layer. Next, the metal layer and the ohmic contact layer are simultaneously etched by a wet etching process to form a source/drain and expose the channel layer. Because the wet etching process can be used to selectively etch the ohmic contact layer, damage to the underlying channel layer may be negligible. Thus, the reliability of the device may be promoted. Furthermore, the process may be simplified, the production yield and the throughput of TFT may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: Taiwan TFT LCD Association, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd., Au Optronics Corporation, Hannstar Display Corporation, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Industrial Technology Research Institute, TPO Display Corp.
    Inventors: Sai-Chang Liu, Cheng-Tzu Yang, Chien-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 7786788
    Abstract: A level shifter includes a voltage distributor for receiving an input signal and respectively outputting a first signal and a second signal at a first node and a second node according to the input signal; and an output circuit coupled to the voltage distributor for generating an output signal according to the first signal and the second signal, wherein the voltage distributor includes: a first transistor having a first electrode, a second electrode coupled to the first node, and a first control electrode for receiving the input signal; a switch coupled between the first node and the second node for selectively establishing an electrical connection between the first and the second nodes; and a second transistor having a third electrode coupled to the second node, a fourth electrode, and a second control electrode coupled to the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Ching-Hone Lee
  • Publication number: 20100214272
    Abstract: An active matrix display capable of compensating leaking current while maintaining the aperture rate is provided. The active matrix display device has a plurality of pixels arranged as a matrix, and each of the pixels includes a liquid crystal display element; a driving control switch for controlling the driving of the liquid crystal display element; and a storage capacitor for storing image data provided to the liquid crystal display element via the driving control switch. The display device is an active matrix display device comprising voltage-compensating means for applying a specified voltage to one end of the storage capacitor opposite to another end coupled to the liquid crystal display element in a maintaining period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Watsuda
  • Publication number: 20100207878
    Abstract: The invention provides an illumination device, method for fabricating the same, and system for displaying images utilizing the same. The illumination device includes a substrate, a first electrode, an illumination layer, and a second electrode. The substrate has a plurality of illumination regions. The first electrode overlies the substrate and has a first bump disposed in a first illumination region of the plurality of the illumination regions. The illumination layer overlies the first electrode. The second electrode overlies the illumination layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Ryuji Nishikawa, Hsiang-Lun Hsu, Po-Kun Su, Du-Zen Peng
  • Publication number: 20100201934
    Abstract: A display panel is provided, which includes a first substrate having a first surface, a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface and having at least an opening portion extending downward from the second surface, wherein the opening portion occupies an area no greater than that occupied by a portion of the second surface other than the opening portion, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, at least a first spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and at least a second spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein an end of the second spacer is within the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Shang-Chin FAN, Guo-Liang ZHUANG, Mei-Wen LU, Sheng-Nan FAN, Dai-Liang TING
  • Publication number: 20100201647
    Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitive touch sensor for use with a display device. The capacitive touch sensor includes a first electrode layer including a plurality of first sensor elements. The capacitive touch sensor has a longitudinal direction and a transversal direction, and the plurality of first sensor elements are separated with respect to each other in the longitudinal direction and the transversal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Frans Verweg
  • Publication number: 20100198026
    Abstract: A portable measuring apparatus for detecting sunburn is provided. The portable measuring apparatus includes a display module and a processing device coupled to the display module. The display module includes a light-emitting device emitting red, green and blue light to illuminate skin of a user, and a sensing device receiving and measuring reflected red, green and blue light from the skin of the user in response to the emitted red, green and blue light, respectively. The processing device obtains red, green and blue reflectance according to the reflected red, green and blue light, generates a sunburn index according to the red, green and blue reflectance and displays the sunburn index on the display module, wherein the sunburn index indicates onset of sunburn for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Nigel David Young, Peter Fairley, Hermann Christian Reccius
  • Patent number: 7768483
    Abstract: A pixel and a display panel using the pixel are provided. In the pixel, a driving element provides a driving circuit according to a data signal and a reference voltage to drive a light-emitting element to emit light. The electrical difference of the driving elements due to the fabrication process thereof does not affect the brightness of the light-emitting elements. Moreover, unequal brightness resulted from the equivalent resistance of the power lines is also prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Chuan-Yi Chan, Ping-Lin Liu, Du-Zen Peng
  • Patent number: 7768591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display panel module. The display panel module includes a display panel; a first casing having a hollow region; an addition member arranged on the first casing; a first adhesive member having one side attached on the first casing, another side attached on the display panel and a breathing structure; and a second casing coupled with the first casing to fix the display panel therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Hui Chang, Ting-Fang Luo
  • Publication number: 20100187426
    Abstract: The monitoring of UV radiation has received increased attention recently due to the hazards of accelerated skin ageing and even cancer following excessive exposure. Personalized monitoring gives a more accurate reading than crude weather forecasts of the ‘UV index’. This invention answers both these needs in a personal UV monitor that is incorporated into an existing display. Minimal processing changes are made to an existing display in order to achieve this added functionality, which is therefore achieved at little additional cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Nigel David Young, Peter Fairley
  • Patent number: 7760313
    Abstract: Systems for displaying images and fabrication method thereof are provided. A representative system incorporates a wiring structure, for driving a display panel, which includes a substrate, a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer, comprising an interconnection line, overlies the substrate. The interconnection line comprises a first terminal and a second terminal apart from the first terminal. The dielectric layer overlies the first conductive layer. The dielectric layer comprises a first opening exposing the first terminal, and a second opening exposing the second terminal. The second conductive layer, comprising a bonding pad, a guard ring surrounding the bonding pad, and a trace line outside the guard, overlies the dielectric layer. The bonding pad electrically connects the interconnection line through the first opening. The trace line electrically connects the interconnection line through the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Yen Liu
  • Patent number: 7760298
    Abstract: A system for displaying images including a transflective liquid crystal display panel. The transflective liquid crystal display panel comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, each defined between two adjacent data lines and two adjacent scan lines. The sub-pixel comprises a transparent photoresistant layer on a color filter substrate, a reflective layer on an array substrate opposite and corresponding to the transparent photoresistant layer, a plurality of TFTs on the array substrate driving a plurality of sub-pixel areas sharing the reflective layer, and a liquid crystal layer between the color filter substrate and the array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: I-Lin Wu, Hao-Chun Lee, Ming-Wei Yu, Yao-Jen Chang
  • Publication number: 20100177083
    Abstract: A display device whose pixels being embedded with a memory is disclosed. These pixels each includes: a capacitor; a switching unit between the display unit and the capacitor, being turning on during the sampling period; and a voltage detecting circuit for detecting the voltage between the capacitor and the switching unit. Besides, the display unit also includes: a first capacitor voltage source connected to a terminal of the capacitor which is not connected to the voltage detecting circuit, and applying a predetermined voltage within the variation range of the voltage state of the display unit on the capacitor in the sampling period; and/or a second capacitor voltage source, being connected to a terminal of the display unit which is not connected to the switching unit, and applying a predetermined voltage within the variation range of the voltage state of the display unit on the display unit in the sampling period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Keitaro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20100164943
    Abstract: A display panel includes a gate line circuit. The gate line circuit includes a gate driver, a control circuit and a gate line. The gate driver generates a first driving signal with alternate high and low levels. The first driving signal has a first rising edge and a first falling edge. The control circuit receives the first driving signal and generates a second driving signal. The second driving signal has a second rising edge and a second falling edge. The second rising edge and the second falling edge are respectively smoother than the first rising edge and the first falling edge. The control circuit includes at least one capacitor. The capacitor is charged in a first direction in response to the first rising edge of the first driving signal. The capacitor is charged in a second direction in response to the first falling edge of the first driving signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Ping-Lin Liu