Patents Assigned to TPO Displays Corp.
  • Publication number: 20100171894
    Abstract: A system for displaying images including a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate having at least one sub-pixel, a first transparent electrode layer disposed over the first substrate in the sub-pixel, a second substrate having an inner surface corresponding to the first substrate, a second transparent electrode layer disposed over the inner surface corresponding to the sub-pixel, wherein the second transparent electrode layer has only one pattern thereon, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and the second substrates. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and the liquid crystal molecules are orthogonal to the first and the second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Hao-Chun Lee, Wei-Chuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20100165245
    Abstract: A backlight module capable of increasing light output efficiency is disclosed. The backlight module includes a light emitting element, a light guide plate, a circuit board, and an intermediate layer. The light guide plate is disposed at a side of the light emitting element. The circuit board is disposed above the light emitting element and the light guide plate. The intermediate layer is disposed between the light emitting element and the light guide plate, and its light transmittance is greater than that of air. The intermediate layer decreases optical energy loss between the light emitting element and the light guide plate, and a goal to increase the light output efficiency of the backlight module is achieved. The present invention also improves an alignment between the light emitting element and the light guide plate when the light emitting element and the light guide plate are assembled together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventor: CHAO-CHIANG CHANG
  • Publication number: 20100165268
    Abstract: A system for displaying images is provided and includes a liquid crystal display pane. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate having a plurality of orthogonal data lines and scan lines thereon. A first transparent electrode layer is disposed over the data lines and a second transparent electrode layer is disposed over the first transparent electrode layer. A second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate and has an inner surface. A conductive layer is disposed over the inner surface of the second substrate. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Su-Jung HSU, Shao-Wu Hsu, Dai-Liang Ting
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7746331
    Abstract: A source-follower-type analogue buffer with an active load, a new compensating operation and a display with the source-follower-type analogue buffers are developed to minimize the variation from both the charging time and the device characteristics and maximize the range of the input voltage. In the source-follower-type analogue buffer, during a compensation period, a voltage drop is stored in a proposed storage capacitor, and during a data-input period, the output voltage is compensated by the voltage stored in the storage capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Ya-Hsiang Tai, Cheng-Chiu Pai
  • Patent number: 7744193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet print head (1) comprising at least one nozzle chamber (2), having a nozzle aperture (3) defined in one wall thereof for the ejection of printing fluid out of said aperture (3), and a printing fluid supply channel interconnected with said nozzle chamber (2). A printing fluid droplet tail release guide arrangement (4) is arranged at a predetermined position at an edge of a circumference of said aperture (3). The present invention further relates to a method for increasing droplet placement accuracy in an inkjet print head having at least one nozzle chamber with a nozzle aperture defined in one wall thereof for the ejection of printing fluid out of said aperture. The method comprises the step of providing a printing fluid droplet tail release guide arrangement at a predetermined position at an edge of a circumference of said aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Martinus Jacobus Johannes Hack, Johannes Nicolaas Huiberts
  • Publication number: 20100157453
    Abstract: A display device and an electrical apparatus are disclosed. The display device comprises a first substrate, an optical enhance layer, a display layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas. The optical enhance layer is formed on the first substrate and includes a plurality of even structures and a plurality of uneven structures, wherein for each pixel area, one of the even structures corresponds to a portion of the pixel area, and one of the uneven structures corresponds to the rest portion of the pixel area. The first electrode is formed on the optical enhance layer. The display layer is formed on the first electrode. The second electrode is formed on the display layer. The display device is applicable to the electrical apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-kun Su, Ryuji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 7742044
    Abstract: A source-follower-type analogue buffer with an active load, a new compensating operation and a display with the source-follower-type analogue buffers are developed to reduce an error voltage which is the difference between an input voltage and an output voltage of the analogue buffer. The source-follower type analogue buffer can also minimize the variation from both the charging time and the device characteristics and maximize the range of the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ho Yu, Fu-Yuan Hsueh, Wei-Cheng Lin, Keiichi Sano, Ya-Hsiang Tai
  • Publication number: 20100144073
    Abstract: A representative LED array includes: a base substrate (BS) and a plurality of light emitting diodes, each of the light emitting diodes comprising a stack of a first contact layer, a semiconductor stack and a second contact layer, the semiconductor stack being on top of the first contact layer, the second contact layer being on top of the semiconductor stack; the plurality of light emitting diodes being arranged in pixel matrix on the base substrate as LEDs of at least three types (R, G, B); the LEDs according to their type (R, G, B) being arranged as at least a first, second and third sub-pixel in the pixel matrix for emission of radiation of a respective specific at least first, second and third color; and interconnection circuitry on the substrate, operative to connect to the light emitting diodes of the array for addressing each of the light emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Hendrik Louwsma, Pieter Goldhoorn, Hermans Jans
  • Publication number: 20100133998
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel is provided, including a substrate having a luminance region and a none-luminance region thereover. An interlayer dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate. A reflection layer is disposed over the interlayer dielectric layer in the luminance region. A planarization layer is disposed over the reflection layer, having a rugged top surface corresponding to the reflection layer. A first electrode is disposed over the planarization layer, having a rugged top surface corresponding to the reflection layer. A pixel defining layer is disposed over the planarization layer, exposing the rugged top surface of the first electrode and defining the luminance region. An electroluminescent layer and a second electrode are sequentially stacked over the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Ryuji Nishikawa, Hsiang-Lun HSU
  • Publication number: 20100134392
    Abstract: A LCD device includes a LCD module, a thermal sensor, an operating device and a frame memory. The operating device includes first and second comparators, one-dimensional first to fourth lookup tables and an operator. The LCD device further includes a selector/data-generator which differentially generates an overdrive output and a prediction output according to outputs of the first comparator, the second comparator and the operator, depending on one of four conditions including a first condition that a start level and an end level are consistent; a second condition that a level of the output of the operator is greater than a predefined maximum; a third condition that the level is less than a predefined minimum; and a fourth condition that the level lies between the predefined maximum and the predefined minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventor: Naoki Sumi
  • Publication number: 20100128008
    Abstract: Provided is a register circuit including a timing circuit controlled by an external control signal to receive an external timing signal and then to transmit a first timing signal and a second timing signal, wherein the first timing signal and the second timing signal have phases inverse to each other; two pass gates controlled by the first timing signal and the second timing signal to receive starting pulse signals and then transmit the pulse signals as one of the pass gates turns on; a signal output unit receiving the pulse signals to transmit an output signal; and two switches controlled by the external control signal to receive and to transmit the output signal as one of the switches turns on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventor: Dong Qian
  • Publication number: 20100129967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating thin film transistors (TFTs), which includes the following steps: forming a semi-conductive layer on a substrate; forming a patterned photoresist layer with a first thickness and a second thickness on the semi-conductive layer; pattering the semi-conductive layer by using the patterned photoresist layer as a mask to form a patterned semi-conductive layer; removing the second thickness of the patterned photoresist layer; performing a first ion doping process on the patterned semi-conductive layer by using the first thickness of the patterned photoresist layer as a mask; removing the first thickness of the patterned photoresist layer; and forming a dielectric layer and a gate on the patterned semi-conductive layer. The present invention also discloses a method for fabricating an array substrate including aforementioned TFTs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp
    Inventors: Kuo Chu LIAO, Shan Hung TSAI, Su Fen CHEN, Ming Yu CHUNG
  • Patent number: 7724344
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal provided between a first layer and a second layer. The first layer and the second layer may be in a substantially parallel direction to each another. Spacers may be provided in the liquid crystal to keep the first layer and the second layer spaced apart from each other. Electrode layers may include structural elements operable to prevent the spacers from moving through the liquid crystal in the substantially parallel direction. The display may include a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer having one or more gaps defining an electrode structure including electrodes to control the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Harrie Hermens
  • Patent number: 7724327
    Abstract: A system for displaying images. The system comprises a transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) panel comprising lower and upper substrates opposing each other and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween. The lower substrate comprises reflective and transmissive regions. A stack of a protective layer, a transparent electrode and a reflective electrode is disposed on the lower substrate of the reflective and transmissive regions. The reflective electrode comprises an opening corresponding to the transmissive region to substantially expose the underlying transparent electrode. A transparent dielectric layer is disposed on the surface of the upper substrate facing and corresponding to the lower substrate of the reflective region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Tai, Cheng-Hsin Chen
  • Publication number: 20100117986
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel and capacitance sensing apparatus and method for the same are disclosed. The capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of electrodes, a multiplexer and a capacitance sensing apparatus. The multiplexer selectively connects one of the electrodes to the capacitance sensing apparatus. The capacitance sensing apparatus includes a reference voltage source and a differential comparator, where the reference voltage source generates a modified reference voltage according to noise on stray capacitance of the capacitive touch panel. In a discharging process, the comparator compares an input voltage at the selected electrode and the modified reference voltage. The capacitance change in the electrode can be precisely detected because the noise is eliminated by differential comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventor: Kai-Chieh YANG
  • Publication number: 20100109992
    Abstract: An active matrix display device having pixels disposed in a matrix is provided. Each pixel is divided into sub-pixels with different areas. The display device includes an inputting portion, multi-bit memories, digital-to-analog conversion circuits, display elements, and a conversion portion. The inputting portion inputs image digital data from outside of the active matrix display device. The multi-bit memories are disposed respectively for the sub-pixels and store input digital data with at least two bits, which serves as gray level information for gray-scale displaying of the sub-pixels. The digital-to-analog conversion circuits convert the input digital data to analog data which is used for the gray-scale displaying. The display elements perform the gray-scale displaying according to the analog data. The conversion portion converts the image digital data to the input digital data according to a predetermined gamma value waiting to be achieved and an area ratio of the sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Naoki SUMI, Minoru SHIBAZAKI, Masahiro YOSHIGA
  • Publication number: 20100110067
    Abstract: An active matrix type liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display comprises a plurality of pixel elements arranged in the form of a matrix. Each of the pixel elements comprises a liquid crystal element, a dynamic memory cell and a switch device. The dynamic memory cell is disposed at the intersection point of a source line and a gate line to periodically perform refreshing for inversing the output status of the dynamic memory cell, wherein the transmittance of the liquid crystal element is controlled by a digital output of the dynamic memory cell. The switch device is disposed between the dynamic memory cell and the liquid crystal element and uses a control signal to control the connection between the output of the dynamic memory cell and the liquid crystal elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventor: KEITARO YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 7710518
    Abstract: A system for displaying images is disclosed. A display device comprises a first substrate comprising a plurality of pixels, each comprising RGB transparent sub-pixel regions. A second substrate comprises RGB regions opposite the first substrate, wherein the transparent sub-pixel regions respectively correspond to the three major color regions. A light blocking layer is disposed in one of the transparent sub-pixel regions of the first substrate. A photo spacer corresponding to the light blocking layer is formed, supporting the opposite first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Yi Lin, Hsiang-Ju Chuang, I-Chun Lai, Szu-Hui Chen, Ya-Chuan Tsai, Chi-Huang Lin
  • Publication number: 20100103187
    Abstract: Method, display module and apparatus arranged for color gamut mapping of color input values of input image pixels of an input image to RGBW output values for an RGBW display, the RGBW display comprising red pixels (R), green pixels (G), blue pixels (B) and brightness enhancing pixels (W). The method includes a) analyzing the color input values of the input image pixels of the input image for determining a degree of saturation (S) of the input image; b) determining a brightness-enhancing-pixel utilization factor (WPUR) for the input image in dependence on at least the degree of saturation (S); and c) color mapping of the color input values to the RGBW output values using at least the brightness-enhancing-pixel utilization factor (WPUR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventor: Ron LINSSEN