Patents by Inventor Chieh-Wei Chen

Chieh-Wei Chen 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: 20120038847
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device having light emitting units on a substrate is provided. Each light emitting unit includes a first electrode layer, an organic light emitting layer, a second electrode layer, a power line, a resistor line, an insulating layer. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate. The organic light emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the organic light emitting layer. The power line is disposed on the substrate. The resistor line is electrically connected to the first electrode layer, wherein the resistor line partially overlaps with the power line, and an overlapping area occupies 60˜100% of a total area of the resistor line. The insulating layer is disposed between the power line and the resistor line, and a contact hole is disposed in the insulating layer to electrically connect the power line and the resistor line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen-Chi Lin, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chun-Liang Lin, Ting-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 8089600
    Abstract: An active device array substrate including a substrate, an active device array, a black matrix, a color filter, at least a pad, and at least a contact window is provided. The substrate has a display region and a periphery circuit region. The pad is disposed in the display region or the periphery circuit region and is constituted by at least one of a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The contact window is disposed on the pad, through which a third conductive layer is connected to the pad. The contact window is surrounded by at least two different types of light-shielding patterns, wherein each light-shielding pattern surrounds only a part of the periphery of the contact window. The light-shielding patterns are selected form at least two of the black matrix, the color filter, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Heng Huang, Chung-Kai Chen, Chia-Hui Pai, Hung-Lung Hou, Chin-An Tseng, Chia-Yu Lee, Chieh-Wei Chen, Yi-Tsun Lin, Chun-Jen Chiu
  • Patent number: 8089597
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including a first substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel structures, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The scan lines, data lines, and pixel structures are disposed on the first substrate. The pixel structures are electrically connected to the corresponding scan lines and data lines. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrates. Each pixel structure includes a first active device, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first active device, and a second pixel electrode. A V-shaped main slit formed between the first and the second pixel electrodes has a tip and two branches connected thereto. The tip of the V-shaped main slit directs towards the second pixel electrode. The edges of the first and the second pixel electrodes adjoining each branch are substantially parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chieh-Wei Chen, Te-Wei Chan, Jenn-Jia Su
  • Publication number: 20110278611
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate and an organic electroluminescent device. Inside the substrate, there are a plurality of micro-structures proceeded with fusing and then curing. The organic electroluminescent device is disposed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Liang Lin, Chung-Chun Lee, Chieh-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20110273872
    Abstract: An electronic illuminating device includes an illuminating area, a routing area and a control area. The illuminating area includes multiple light-emitting blocks and multiple illuminating area power-supply lines. Each the light-emitting block employs at least one light-emitting element as light source, and further is electrically coupled to a corresponding one of the illuminating area power-supply lines. The routing area includes multiple routing area power-supply lines, and each the routing area power-supply line is electrically coupled to a corresponding one of the illuminating area power-supply lines. The control area provides powers to the routing area power-supply lines. A width of at least one of the illuminating area power-supply lines and the corresponding routing area power-supply line or a length of at least one of the routing area power-supply lines is adjusted, such that differences among resistances between the light-emitting blocks and the control area are within 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chen-Chi LIN, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chun-Liang Lin, Ting-Kuo Chang
  • Publication number: 20110267567
    Abstract: A pixel array including first scan lines, second scan lines, data lines, and sub-pixels is provided. Each sub-pixel includes a first switch, a second switch, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first switch, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the second switch, a third switch, and common lines connected with each other and disposed under the first and the second pixel electrode. The first and the second switch are electrically connected to the same first scan line and data line. The first scan line is located between the first and second pixel electrode. The third switch is electrically connected to the second scan line and the first pixel electrode and has a floating terminal. The floating terminal is capacitively coupled to the common line under the second pixel electrode to form a capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tien-Lun Ting, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chih-Haw Wang, Chung-Yi Chiu, Wen-Hao Hsu, Jenn-Jia Su
  • Publication number: 20110233600
    Abstract: A white organic light-emitting diode (WOLED) includes a transparent electrode, a blue-complementary light-emitting layer, a translucent electrode, a blue light-emitting layer, and a non-transparent electrode. The blue-complementary light-emitting layer is disposed on the transparent electrode. The transparent electrode and the translucent electrode include a first voltage. The blue light-emitting layer is disposed on the translucent layer. The non-transparent electrode is disposed on the blue light-emitting layer. The translucent electrode and the non-transparent electrode include a second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Chun-Liang Lin, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chung-Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 8004626
    Abstract: A pixel array including first scan lines, second scan lines, data lines, and sub-pixels is provided. Each sub-pixel includes a first switch, a second switch, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first switch, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the second switch, a third switch, and common lines connected with each other and disposed under the first and the second pixel electrode. The first and the second switch are electrically connected to the same first scan line and data line. The first scan line is located between the first and second pixel electrode. The third switch is electrically connected to the second scan line and the first pixel electrode and has a floating terminal. The floating terminal is capacitively coupled to the second pixel electrode to form a first capacitor and capacitively coupled to the common line under the second pixel electrode to form a second capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Lun Ting, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chih-Haw Wang, Chung-Yi Chiu, Wen-Hao Hsu, Jenn-Jia Su
  • Publication number: 20110156063
    Abstract: An exemplary OLED display device includes a substrate, a colored photo-resist layer and a white OLED arranged in that order. The white OLED includes a reflecting electrode, a transmitting electrode, and an organic white light emitting layer arranged between the reflecting electrode and the transmitting electrode for emitting a white light. The colored photo-resist layer at least includes first through third photo-resist regions, the first through third photo-resist regions contain red pigment particles, green pigment particles and blue pigment particles respectively for extracting red, green and blue light components from the white light. Moreover, the colored photo-resist layer has an expected haze value e.g., greater than 30 by at least utilizing the scattering of the red, green and blue pigment particles and/or mixing of scattering particles that are different from the red, green and blue pigment particles into the first through third photo-resist regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Liang Lin, Yao-An Mo, Chieh-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20110148288
    Abstract: A contact structure for organic luminescent devices is provided. The contact structure includes a first conductive layer, at least one pillar, an organic light-emitting layer, and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer has a contact region. The at least one pillar is positioned on the first conductive layer in the contact region. The organic light-emitting layer covers the first conductive layer in the contact region and exposing a portion of the first conductive layer around the pillar in the contact region. The second conductive layer covers an exposed portion of the first conductive layer in the contact region. In one embodiment of the present invention, the pillar has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the width of the top surface is larger than that of the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieh Wei Chen, Chun Hsiang Fang
  • Publication number: 20110080542
    Abstract: An active device array substrate including a substrate, an active device array, a black matrix, a color filter, at least a pad, and at least a contact window is provided. The substrate has a display region and a periphery circuit region. The pad is disposed in the display region or the periphery circuit region and is constituted by at least one of a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The contact window is disposed on the pad, through which a third conductive layer is connected to the pad. The contact window is surrounded by at least two different types of light-shielding patterns, wherein each light-shielding pattern surrounds only a part of the periphery of the contact window. The light-shielding patterns are selected form at least two of the black matrix, the color filter, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Heng Huang, Chung-Kai Chen, Chia-Hui Pai, Hung-Lung Hou, Chin-An Tseng, Chia-Yu Lee, Chieh-Wei Chen, Yi-Tsun Lin, Chun-Jen Chiu
  • Publication number: 20110059560
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence pixel, an organic electroluminescence device comprising the same, and method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescence device are provided. The organic electroluminescence pixel comprises a substrate, a first electrode, a first carrier-injection layer, a semi-trans-flective metal layer, an organic emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the substrate. The first carrier-injection layer, the semi-trans-flective metal layer, and the organic emitting layer are formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a transparent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chieh-Wei Chen, Yao Chang Wang, Shi-Hao Li
  • Patent number: 7902749
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence pixel, an organic electroluminescence device comprising the same, and method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescence device are provided. The organic electroluminescence pixel comprises a substrate, a first electrode, a first carrier-injection layer, a semi-trans-flective metal layer, an organic emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the substrate. The first carrier-injection layer, the semi-trans-flective metal layer, and the organic emitting layer are formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a transparent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chieh-Wei Chen, Yao Chang Wang, Shi-Hao Li
  • Publication number: 20110012135
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including a plurality of light-emitting units is provided. Each of the light-emitting units includes a first common electrode layer, a plurality of light-emitting layers, and a second common electrode layer. The first common electrode layer includes a bridge conductive line and a plurality of first electrode patterns electrically insulated from each other, in which the first electrode patterns cover a portion of the bridge conductive line and are electrically connected to each other through the bridge conductive line. Each of the light-emitting layers is disposed on one of the first electrode patterns. The second common electrode layer is disposed on the light-emitting layers, in which the first common electrode layer of each of the light-emitting units is electrically connected to the second common electrode layer of an adjacent light-emitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieh-Wei Chen, Yuan-Chun Wu
  • Publication number: 20110001909
    Abstract: A color filter array on pixel array substrate including a substrate, an active device array, a color filter array and a pixel electrode layer is provided. The substrate has a plurality of pixel regions and a light-shielding region. The active device array is disposed on the substrate. The color filter array is disposed on the substrate, and includes a light shielding patterned layer and a plurality of color filter patterns, wherein the light-shielding patterned layer is disposed in the light-shielding region. The color filter patterns are respectively disposed in the pixel regions and extend from the pixel regions into the light shielding regions, wherein the color filter patterns extending from adjacent pixel regions constitute a stacked structure within the light shielding regions. The pixel electrode layer is electrically connected to the active device array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-An Tseng, Hung-Lung Hou, Chia-Yu Lee, Yen-Heng Huang, Chung-Kai Chen, Chieh-Wei Chen, Yi-Tsun Lin
  • Publication number: 20100253869
    Abstract: A pixel array including first scan lines, second scan lines, data lines, and sub-pixels is provided. Each sub-pixel includes a first switch, a second switch, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first switch, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the second switch, a third switch, and common lines connected with each other and disposed under the first and the second pixel electrode. The first and the second switch are electrically connected to the same first scan line and data line. The first scan line is located between the first and second pixel electrode. The third switch is electrically connected to the second scan line and the first pixel electrode and has a floating terminal. The floating terminal is capacitively coupled to the second pixel electrode to form a first capacitor and capacitively coupled to the common line under the second pixel electrode to form a second capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Lun Ting, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chih-Haw Wang, Chung-Yi Chiu, Wen-Hao Hsu, Jenn-Jia Su
  • Publication number: 20100245222
    Abstract: An active array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and method for driving the same are provided. The active array substrate includes a plurality of first strip electrodes and second strip electrodes. The sum of one width of the first stripe electrode and one pitch between two adjacent first stripe electrodes is greater than that of one width of the second strip electrode and one pitch between two adjacent second strip electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ting-Yi Cho, Chieh-Wei Chen, Te-Wei Chan, Cheng-Han Tsao, Kung-Ching Chu, Chung-Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20100237348
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate includes a stack structure disposed to raise an extended electrode of a drain electrode of a thin film transistor. Therefore, a contact hole does need to be very deep to expose the extended electrode of the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-An Tseng, Hung-Lung Hou, Chia-Yu Lee, Chieh-Wei Chen, Kung-Ching Chu, Yen-Heng Huang, Chung-Kai Chen, Yi-Tsun Lin, Chun-Jen Chiu
  • Publication number: 20100240273
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel including the steps is provided. A semi-finished liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, an opposing electrode, scan lines, data lines, polymerizable molecules, pixel structures, first capacitor bottom electrodes, and second capacitor bottom electrodes is provided. Each pixel structure has a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode, and the blocks of the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the first pixel electrodes and the second pixel electrodes are respectively a plurality of first blocks and a plurality of second blocks. Then, a first voltage difference and a second voltage difference are respectively formed in the first blocks and the second blocks respectively, wherein the first voltage difference is different from the second voltage difference. Accordingly, the polymerizable molecules are polymerized to form the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Te-Wei Chan, Chieh-Wei Chen, Cheng-Han Tsao, Chung-Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20100201903
    Abstract: A flat display panel includes a plurality of bridge lines disposed between adjacent common lines. When a short defect occurs, the common line near the short defect can be directly cut off in order to repair the short defect and the common voltage can be transferred through the bridge lines to maintain the normal operation of the flat display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Kai Huang, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chun-Wei Chiang