Patents by Inventor Cheng-Tsu Hsieh

Cheng-Tsu Hsieh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11688327
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a source driving circuit adapted to a display panel. The source driving circuit includes a data channel and a control circuit. The data channel is configured to be coupled to a data line of the display panel and drive the data line of the display panel sequentially according to first display data and second display data. The first display data corresponds to a first scan line of the display panel, and the second display data corresponds to a second scan line of the display panel next to the first scan line of the display panel. The control circuit is coupled to the data channel and is configured to control a time point that the data channel outputs the second display data according to similarity between the first display data and the second display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230024342
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a source driving circuit adapted to a display panel. The source driving circuit includes a data channel and a control circuit. The data channel is configured to be coupled to a data line of the display panel and drive the data line of the display panel sequentially according to first display data and second display data. The first display data corresponds to a first scan line of the display panel, and the second display data corresponds to a second scan line of the display panel next to the first scan line of the display panel. The control circuit is coupled to the data channel and is configured to control a time point that the data channel outputs the second display data according to similarity between the first display data and the second display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11468821
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a source driving circuit adapted to a display panel. The source driving circuit includes a data channel and a control circuit. The data channel is configured to be coupled to a data line of the display panel and drive the data line of the display panel sequentially according to first display data and second display data. The first display data corresponds to a first scan line of the display panel, and the second display data corresponds to a second scan line of the display panel next to the first scan line of the display panel. The control circuit is coupled to the data channel and is configured to control a time point that the data channel outputs the second display data according to similarity between the first display data and the second display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220051607
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a source driving circuit adapted to a display panel. The source driving circuit includes a data channel and a control circuit. The data channel is configured to be coupled to a data line of the display panel and drive the data line of the display panel sequentially according to first display data and second display data. The first display data corresponds to a first scan line of the display panel, and the second display data corresponds to a second scan line of the display panel next to the first scan line of the display panel. The control circuit is coupled to the data channel and is configured to control a time point that the data channel outputs the second display data according to similarity between the first display data and the second display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11176861
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate and a display driver chip bonded on the substrate. The display driver chip includes a plurality of operational amplifiers, and each of the operational amplifiers has a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a first power input terminal. The second stage includes a first power input terminal and an output terminal for outputting an output voltage. The first power input terminal of the first stage is connected to a first metal trace of the substrate, and the first power input terminal of the second stage is connected to a second metal trace of the substrate. The first power input terminal of the first stage and the first power input terminal of the second stage are both provided with a first voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Syang-Yun Tzeng, Cheng-Tsu Hsieh, Ching-Wen Hou, Ying-Hsiang Wang, Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 11120772
    Abstract: A source driving circuit, a display apparatus and an operation method are provided. The source driving circuit includes a reference voltage generating circuit, a plurality of compensation circuits, a gamma voltage generating circuit and a digital to analog converter. The reference voltage generating circuit is configured to generate a plurality of gamma reference voltages. The plurality of compensation circuits are coupled to the reference voltage generating circuit and configured to generate a plurality of compensated gamma reference voltages according to the plurality of gamma reference voltages and a voltage associated with a common voltage. The gamma voltage generating circuit is configured to generate a plurality of gamma voltages according to the plurality of compensated gamma reference voltages. The digital to analog converter is configured to generate a plurality of data driving voltages corresponding to image data according to the plurality of gamma voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh, Sou-Chieh Chang, Ying-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20210150954
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate and a display driver chip bonded on the substrate. The display driver chip includes a plurality of operational amplifiers, and each of the operational amplifiers has a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a first power input terminal. The second stage includes a first power input terminal and an output terminal for outputting an output voltage. The first power input terminal of the first stage is connected to a first metal trace of the substrate, and the first power input terminal of the second stage is connected to a second metal trace of the substrate. The first power input terminal of the first stage and the first power input terminal of the second stage are both provided with a first voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Syang-Yun TZENG, Cheng-Tsu HSIEH, Ching-Wen HOU, Ying-Hsiang WANG, Ping CHEN
  • Patent number: 10964280
    Abstract: A source driver including a first output buffer, a second output buffer and a plurality of switches is provided. The first output buffer is connected to an output line. The second output buffer is connected to another output line. During a charge-sharing period, the first switch and the fourth switch are not conducted, and the second switch, the third switch, the fifth switch and the sixth switch are conducted. A first node, a second node and the output lines are connected together to perform a charge-sharing operation during the charge-sharing period. Based on the circuit structure of the source driver, the efficiency of the charge-sharing operation is improved and the chip area of the source driver is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh, Ching-Wen Hou
  • Patent number: 10950186
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes at least one source driver and a display panel having a display area and a non-display area, in which the display area includes a first array of transistors and the non-display area includes a second array of transistors. The at least one source driver is coupled to a first side of the display area and is configured to drive the first array of transistors. The second array of transistors are coupled to a second side of the display area of the display panel and is configured to perform a first pre-charge operation on a plurality of odd-number channels of the display panel and perform a second pre-charge operation on a plurality of even-numbered channels of the display panel through the second side of the display area. The first side of the display area is opposite to the second side of the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20210027721
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes at least one source driver and a display panel having a display area and a non-display area, in which the display area includes a first array of transistors and the non-display area includes a second array of transistors. The at least one source driver is coupled to a first side of the display area and is configured to drive the first array of transistors. The second array of transistors are coupled to a second side of the display area of the display panel and is configured to perform a first pre-charge operation on a plurality of odd-number channels of the display panel and perform a second pre-charge operation on a plurality of even-numbered channels of the display panel through the second side of the display area. The first side of the display area is opposite to the second side of the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10796665
    Abstract: A control apparatus for driving a display panel and a method thereof are provided. The control apparatus includes an image flickering detector and a chopper selector. The image flickering detector detects whether a present image pattern displayed on the display panel is flickering or not. The chopper selector selects a first chopper mode from a plurality of chopper modes for adjusting gamma voltages of a display image data, and detects whether the present image displayed on the display panel according to the display image data is flickering or not by the image flickering detector. The chopper selector selects a second chopper mode to adjust the gamma voltages of the display image data in response to the present image being flickering. The first chopper mode is different from the second chopper mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh, Shang-Heng Shih
  • Publication number: 20200286438
    Abstract: A source driver including a first output buffer, a second output buffer and a plurality of switches is provided. The first output buffer is connected to an output line. The second output buffer is connected to another output line. During a charge-sharing period, the first switch and the fourth switch are not conducted, and the second switch, the third switch, the fifth switch and the sixth switch are conducted. A first node, a second node and the output lines are connected together to perform a charge-sharing operation during the charge-sharing period. Based on the circuit structure of the source driver, the efficiency of the charge-sharing operation is improved and the chip area of the source driver is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Tsu Hsieh, Ching-Wen Hou