Patents by Inventor Chieh-Hsiang Chang

Chieh-Hsiang Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20230282175
    Abstract: A display driver circuit is configured to drive a display panel having a multiplexer. A method for the display driver circuit includes steps of: sending, by the display driver circuit a plurality of first data voltages to the display panel through a switch of the multiplexer; and outputting, by the display driver circuit a control signal to the switch during a first period in which the plurality of first data voltages sent through the switch remain unchanged wherein the control signal controls the switch to be turned on and keep in a conducted status until the display driver circuit sends a second data voltage different from the plurality of unchanged first data voltages through the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chieh-Hsiang Chang
  • Patent number: 11651741
    Abstract: A method for a display driver circuit configured to drive a display panel includes steps of: determining whether a plurality of first data codes corresponding to first data voltages to be output through a multiplexer to data lines in the display panel during a first horizontal line period equal; determining whether each of the first data codes equals a corresponding second data code among a plurality of second data codes corresponding to second data voltages to be output through the multiplexer to the data lines during a second horizontal line period immediately after the first horizontal line period; and in response to that the first data codes equal and each of the first data codes equal the corresponding second data code, outputting a control signal to keep a switch of the multiplexer staying in a turn-on state after the switch is turned on for outputting a first data voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chieh-Hsiang Chang
  • Patent number: 11508302
    Abstract: A method for a driver circuit configured to drive a display panel includes steps of: outputting a plurality of control signals according to a first control timing scheme to control a multiplexing circuit comprising a plurality of switches disposed in the display panel in a first operation mode; and outputting the plurality of control signals according to a second control timing scheme to control the multiplexing circuit in a second operation mode. Wherein, the first control timing scheme comprises a pre-charge period in which the plurality of switches of the multiplexing circuit are turned on, and the second control timing scheme comprises no pre-charge period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Pin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220262320
    Abstract: A method for a display driver circuit configured to drive a display panel includes steps of: determining whether a plurality of first data codes corresponding to first data voltages to be output through a multiplexer to data lines in the display panel during a first horizontal line period equal; determining whether each of the first data codes equals a corresponding second data code among a plurality of second data codes corresponding to second data voltages to be output through the multiplexer to the data lines during a second horizontal line period immediately after the first horizontal line period; and in response to that the first data codes equal and each of the first data codes equal the corresponding second data code, outputting a control signal to keep a switch of the multiplexer staying in a turn-on state after the switch is turned on for outputting a first data voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chieh-Hsiang Chang
  • Publication number: 20220148505
    Abstract: A method for a driver circuit configured to drive a display panel includes steps of: outputting a plurality of control signals according to a first control timing scheme to control a multiplexing circuit comprising a plurality of switches disposed in the display panel in a first operation mode; and outputting the plurality of control signals according to a second control timing scheme to control the multiplexing circuit in a second operation mode. Wherein, the first control timing scheme comprises a pre-charge period in which the plurality of switches of the multiplexing circuit are turned on, and the second control timing scheme comprises no pre-charge period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Pin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11145257
    Abstract: A display device driving method, suitable for a driver circuit, includes the following steps: determining magnitude of a plurality of data voltages according to received display data, and the plurality of data voltages are configured to be transmitted to a plurality of pixel circuits via a plurality of data lines; comparing the magnitude of the plurality of data voltages to generate a comparison result; and before providing corresponding ones of the plurality of data voltages to a first pixel group arranged at an i-th row of the plurality of pixel circuits, providing a first reset voltage having a value determined according to the comparison result to the plurality of data lines, or providing a second reset voltage to m data lines selected according to the comparison result from the plurality of data lines, i is a positive integer, and m is an integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-Hsiang Chang, Shih-Hsiang Pan, Chi-Hung Lin, Wen-Pin Tsai, Huang-Chin Tang
  • Publication number: 20210241701
    Abstract: A display device driving method, suitable for a driver circuit, includes the following steps: determining magnitude of a plurality of data voltages according to received display data, and the plurality of data voltages are configured to be transmitted to a plurality of pixel circuits via a plurality of data lines; comparing the magnitude of the plurality of data voltages to generate a comparison result; and before providing corresponding ones of the plurality of data voltages to a first pixel group arranged at an i-th row of the plurality of pixel circuits, providing a first reset voltage having a value determined according to the comparison result to the plurality of data lines, or providing a second reset voltage to m data lines selected according to the comparison result from the plurality of data lines, i is a positive integer, and m is an integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Chieh-Hsiang CHANG, Shih-Hsiang PAN, Chi-Hung LIN, Wen-Pin TSAI, Huang-Chin TANG
  • Patent number: 10355679
    Abstract: A display driving circuit, a calibration module, and an associated calibration method are provided. The display driving circuit includes an internal clock circuit and the calibration module. The internal clock circuit generates an internal clock signal. The calibration module includes a counting circuit and a trimming circuit. The counting circuit counts pulses of a reference clock signal to generate a detected reference-clock count and counts pulses of the internal clock signal to generate a detected internal-clock count. The trimming circuit generates a calibration signal to adjust frequency of the internal clock signal when a predefined condition is satisfied. The predefined condition is related to comparison between a first preset count and one of the detected reference-clock count and the detected internal-clock count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Chuan Huang, Chia-Hsin Tung, Chun-Hung Chen, Hao-Jan Yang, Chieh-Hsiang Chang
  • Publication number: 20190173457
    Abstract: A display driving circuit, a calibration module, and an associated calibration method are provided. The display driving circuit includes an internal clock circuit and the calibration module. The internal clock circuit generates an internal clock signal. The calibration module includes a counting circuit and a trimming circuit. The counting circuit counts pulses of a reference clock signal to generate a detected reference-clock count and counts pulses of the internal clock signal to generate a detected internal-clock count. The trimming circuit generates a calibration signal to adjust frequency of the internal clock signal when a predefined condition is satisfied. The predefined condition is related to comparison between a first preset count and one of the detected reference-clock count and the detected internal-clock count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Chien-Chuan Huang, Chia-Hsin Tung, Chun-Hung Chen, Hao-Jan Yang, Chieh-Hsiang Chang
  • Patent number: 10078998
    Abstract: A gamma curve and a color coordinate adjusting apparatus and method are provided. The method includes: receiving a display image and generating a color analyzing data, wherein the color analyzing data comprises a plurality of stimulus values respectively corresponding to a plurality of driven gray levels; receiving a target color coordinate value and a target luminance value; operating a searching operation according to a setting range on the color analyzing data, calculating a simulation color coordinate value and a simulation luminance value according to the stimulus values of each of the driven voltage levels, and obtaining a plurality of adjusted node information for the gamma curve and the color coordinate according to a difference between the target color coordinate value and the simulation color coordinate value and a difference between the target luminance value and the simulation luminance value corresponding to each of the driven voltage levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Po-Shen Chu, Chun-Ta Wu, Hong-Jun Hsiao, Chieh-Hsiang Chang, Feng-Jung Kuo
  • Patent number: 9960151
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a chip, a plurality of first bumps, and a plurality of second bumps. The chip includes an active surface. The first bumps are disposed on the active surface along a first direction. The second bumps are disposed on the active surface along a second direction parallel to the first direction, wherein one of the second bumps is located between adjacent two of the first bumps, a closest distance from the second bumps to the fan-out region is smaller than a closest distance from the first bumps to the fan-out region, and a first width of one of the first bumps is larger than a second width of one of the second bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Ching Huang, Kuo-Yuan Lu, Huang-Chin Tang
  • Publication number: 20180040596
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a chip, a plurality of first bumps, and a plurality of second bumps. The chip includes an active surface. The first bumps are disposed on the active surface along a first direction. The second bumps are disposed on the active surface along a second direction parallel to the first direction, wherein one of the second bumps is located between adjacent two of the first bumps, a closest distance from the second bumps to the fan-out region is smaller than a closest distance from the first bumps to the fan-out region, and a first width of one of the first bumps is larger than a second width of one of the second bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Ching Huang, Kuo-Yuan Lu, Huang-Chin Tang
  • Publication number: 20170039989
    Abstract: A gamma curve and a color coordinate adjusting apparatus and method are provided. The method includes: receiving a display image and generating a color analyzing data, wherein the color analyzing data comprises a plurality of stimulus values respectively corresponding to a plurality of driven gray levels; receiving a target color coordinate value and a target luminance value; operating a searching operation according to a setting range on the color analyzing data, calculating a simulation color coordinate value and a simulation luminance value according to the stimulus values of each of the driven voltage levels, and obtaining a plurality of adjusted node information for the gamma curve and the color coordinate according to a difference between the target color coordinate value and the simulation color coordinate value and a difference between the target luminance value and the simulation luminance value corresponding to each of the driven voltage levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Po-Shen Chu, Chun-Ta Wu, Hong-Jun Hsiao, Chieh-Hsiang Chang, Feng-Jung Kuo