Patents by Inventor Chieh-An Lin

Chieh-An Lin 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: 10762846
    Abstract: A driver of a display panel is provided. The driver includes a plurality of sensing channels and a signal convertor. The plurality of sensing channels are configured to receive a plurality of sensing signals from the display panel via a plurality of sensing lines and output the sensing signals. The signal convertor is coupled to the sensing channels and configured to receive the sensing signals from the sensing channels. The signal convertor receives the sensing signals from the sensing channels in different sequences during different sensing periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Tzong-Honge Shieh, Chieh-An Lin, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20200234636
    Abstract: A sensing circuit for an organic light-emitting diode driver includes a sample and hold circuit and a gain amplifier. The sample and hold circuit is configured to sample a sensing signal received via an input terminal. The gain amplifier is coupled to the sample and hold circuit. The sample and hold circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The first capacitor is coupled between the input terminal and the gain amplifier. The second capacitor is coupled between a reference terminal and the gain amplifier. The first switch is connected between the first capacitor and the input terminal. The second switch is connected between the second capacitor and the reference terminal. The third switch is connected between the first capacitor and the gain amplifier. The fourth switch is connected between the second capacitor and the gain amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jin-Yi Lin, Chieh-An Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20190156754
    Abstract: A driver of a display panel is provided. The driver includes a plurality of sensing channels and a signal convertor. The plurality of sensing channels are configured to receive a plurality of sensing signals from the display panel via a plurality of sensing lines and output the sensing signals. The signal convertor are coupled to the sensing channels and configured to receive the sensing signals from the sensing channels. The signal convertor receives the sensing signals from the sensing channels in different sequences during different sensing periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Tzong-Honge Shieh, Chieh-An Lin, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 10163416
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a driving method of the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver circuit, and a source driver circuit. During a functional sub-period of a frame period, the gate driver circuit simultaneously drives a plurality of gate lines, and the source driver circuit drives a plurality of source lines, so as to perform a function on a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines. In a scan sub-period of the frame period, the gate driver circuit drives the gate lines according to a scan sequence, and the source driver circuit correspondingly drives the source lines according to the scan sequence of the gate driver circuit in the first scan sub-period, so as to display an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang, Po-Yu Tseng, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20180254012
    Abstract: A buffer circuit, a display module, and a display driving method are disclosed. The buffer circuit comprises a first polarity buffer, a negative polarity buffer. The first polarity buffer receives a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage to output a first reference voltage to a first resistance string. The second supply voltage is less than the first supply voltage. The negative polarity buffer receives the second supply voltage and a third supply voltage to output a negative reference voltage to a negative resistance string. The third supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chieh-An LIN, Chun-Yung CHO, Jhih-Siou CHENG
  • Patent number: 9997119
    Abstract: A buffer circuit, a display module, and a display driving method are disclosed. The buffer circuit comprises a positive polarity buffer, a negative polarity buffer. The positive polarity buffer receives a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage to output a positive reference voltage to a positive resistance string. The second supply voltage is less than the first supply voltage. The negative polarity buffer receives the second supply voltage and a third supply voltage to output a negative reference voltage to a negative resistance string. The third supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Chun-Yung Cho, Jhih-Siou Cheng
  • Patent number: 9875707
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a gate driving method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a gate driver. The display panel has a plurality of gate lines. Output terminals of the gate driver are coupled to the gate lines in a one-to-one manner. The gate driver is configured to drive the gate lines according to a scrambled scan sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang, Po-Yu Tseng, Chieh-An Lin, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 9799284
    Abstract: A driving device includes a first driving circuit, coupled to a first voltage source and a second voltage source having a voltage level lower than the first voltage source, for driving a positive output voltage to a first output end according to a first display voltage and charging the first output end with the second voltage source according to a control signal indicating whether the driving device performs a polarity inversion; and a second driving circuit, coupled to the second voltage source and a third voltage source having a voltage level lower than the second voltage source, for driving a negative output voltage to a second output end according to a second display voltage and discharging the second output end with the second voltage source according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Pang-Chen Hung
  • Patent number: 9786234
    Abstract: A driving module for a driving device of a display system includes a control unit, for generating a control signal according to a polarity signal indicating whether the driving device performs a polarity inversion; a first driving unit, coupled to the control unit, a first voltage source and a second voltage source, for generating a positive output voltage at a first output end according to a first display voltage and charging the first output end via the second voltage source according to the control signal; and a second driving unit, coupled to the control unit, the second voltage source and a third voltage source, for generating a negative output voltage at a second output end according to a second display voltage and discharging the second output end via the second voltage source according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Pang-Chen Hung
  • Patent number: 9659539
    Abstract: A gate driver, a display apparatus having the same, and a gate driving method are provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a data driver circuit, and a gate driver circuit. The gate driver circuit includes M groups of gate channels. Each of the M groups of gate channels includes a control circuit and an output buffer. The control circuit receives a power supply voltage from a power supply circuit and generates a modulated supply voltage. The output buffer is connected to the control circuit, the output buffer is powered by the modulated supply voltage to output a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel, wherein a driving pulse of the gate signal is shaped during a charge period according to the modulated supply voltage, and the shape of the driving pulse of the gate signal is maintained during a pre-charge period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Po-Yu Tseng, Chieh-An Lin, Po-Hsiang Fang, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 9626925
    Abstract: A source driver apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The source driver apparatus can drive a plurality of source lines of a display panel, wherein the display panel further comprising a gate driver apparatus. The source driver apparatus includes driving channels and a delay control circuit. The driving channels output source driving signals. The delay control circuit controls the driving channels to change delay times of the source driving signals within the same period, such that the delay times of the source driving signals respectively correspond to distances from the source lines to the gate driver apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang, Chieh-An Lin, Po-Yu Tseng, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 9569989
    Abstract: A panel driver integrated circuit (IC) and a cooling method of the panel driver IC are provided. The panel driver IC includes a data encoder, a level shifter, a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC), a rearrangement circuit and an output buffer. The data encoder receives and selectively changes an original data for outputting to the level shifter. An input terminal and an output terminal of the level shifter are coupled to an output terminal of the data encoder and a data input terminal of the DAC, respectively. The output terminals of the rearrangement circuit are respectively coupled to the reference voltage input terminals of the DAC for providing different reference voltages. The rearrangement circuit correspondingly rearranges the order of the reference voltages according to the operation of the data encoder. An input terminal of the output buffer is coupled to an output terminal of the DAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ju-Lin Huang, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Yung Cho, Chieh-An Lin
  • Publication number: 20170018242
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a driving method of the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver circuit, and a source driver circuit. During a functional sub-period of a frame period, the gate driver circuit simultaneously drives a plurality of gate lines, and the source driver circuit drives a plurality of source lines, so as to perform a function on a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines. In a scan sub-period of the frame period, the gate driver circuit drives the gate lines according to a scan sequence, and the source driver circuit correspondingly drives the source lines according to the scan sequence of the gate driver circuit in the first scan sub-period, so as to display an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang, Po-Yu Tseng, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20160335970
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a gate driving method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a gate driver. The display panel has a plurality of gate lines. Output terminals of the gate driver are coupled to the gate lines in a one-to-one manner. The gate driver is configured to drive the gate lines according to a scrambled scan sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang, Po-Yu Tseng, Chieh-An Lin, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20160307529
    Abstract: A gate driver, a display apparatus having the same, and a gate driving method are provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a data driver circuit, and a gate driver circuit. The gate driver circuit includes M groups of gate channels. Each of the M groups of gate channels includes a control circuit and an output buffer. The control circuit receives a power supply voltage from a power supply circuit and generates a modulated supply voltage. The output buffer is connected to the control circuit, the output buffer is powered by the modulated supply voltage to output a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel, wherein a driving pulse of the gate signal is shaped during a charge period according to the modulated supply voltage, and the shape of the driving pulse of the gate signal is maintained during a pre-charge period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Po-Yu Tseng, Chieh-An Lin, Po-Hsiang Fang, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 9467108
    Abstract: An operational amplifier circuit configured to drive a load is provided. The operational amplifier circuit includes an output stage module. The output stage module includes a detection circuit and an output stage circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect a current output voltage and a previous output voltage based on a comparison result of a current input voltage and the current output voltage. The detection circuit enhances a charge capacity or a discharge capacity of the output stage circuit for the load based on a detection result. Furthermore, a method for enhancing the driving capacity of the operational amplifier circuit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Chun-Yung Cho, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20160284297
    Abstract: A source driver apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The source driver apparatus can drive a plurality of source lines of a display panel, wherein the display panel further comprising a gate driver apparatus. The source driver apparatus includes driving channels and a delay control circuit. The driving channels output source driving signals. The delay control circuit controls the driving channels to change delay times of the source driving signals within the same period, such that the delay times of the source driving signals respectively correspond to distances from the source lines to the gate driver apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang, Chieh-An Lin, Po-Yu Tseng, Ju-Lin Huang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20160086556
    Abstract: A driving module for a driving device of a display system includes a control unit, for generating a control signal according to a polarity signal indicating whether the driving device performs a polarity inversion; a first driving unit, coupled to the control unit, a first voltage source and a second voltage source, for generating a positive output voltage at a first output end according to a first display voltage and charging the first output end via the second voltage source according to the control signal; and a second driving unit, coupled to the control unit, the second voltage source and a third voltage source, for generating a negative output voltage at a second output end according to a second display voltage and discharging the second output end via the second voltage source according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Pang-Chen Hung
  • Publication number: 20150280664
    Abstract: An operational amplifier circuit configured to drive a load is provided. The operational amplifier circuit includes an output stage module. The output stage module includes a detection circuit and an output stage circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect a current output voltage and a previous output voltage based on a comparison result of a current input voltage and the current output voltage. The detection circuit enhances a charge capacity or a discharge capacity of the output stage circuit for the load based on a detection result. Furthermore, a method for enhancing the driving capacity of the operational amplifier circuit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Chieh-An Lin, Chun-Yung Cho, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20150228234
    Abstract: A buffer circuit, a display module, and a display driving method are disclosed. The buffer circuit comprises a positive polarity buffer, a negative polarity buffer. The positive polarity buffer receives a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage to output a positive reference voltage to a positive resistance string. The second supply voltage is less than the first supply voltage. The negative polarity buffer receives the second supply voltage and a third supply voltage to output a negative reference voltage to a negative resistance string. The third supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chieh-An LIN, Chun-Yung CHO, Jhih-Siou CHENG