Patents by Inventor Chin-Wei Lin

Chin-Wei 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: 11049457
    Abstract: A display may include an array of pixels, where each pixel in the array includes an organic light-emitting diode coupled to a drive transistor and other associated thin-film transistors. The array may be grouped into column pairs, where each column pair includes a first pixel column and a second pixel column that is mirrored with respect to the first pixel column. The drive transistors within each column pair may be formed towards the center of that column pair, whereas the data lines associated with that column pair may be formed along the outer peripheral edges of that column pair. Configured in this way, parasitic coupling between the data lines and any sensitive/floating nodes of the drive transistor may be substantially reduced, which mitigates pixel column crosstalk and ensures luminance uniformity across the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Ono, Chin-Wei Lin, Chen-Ming Chen, Chun-Chieh Lin, Gihoon Choo, Hassan Edrees, Zino Lee
  • Publication number: 20210193049
    Abstract: A display pixel may include an organic light-emitting diode, one or more emission transistors, a drive transistor, a gate setting transistor, a data loading transistor, and an initialization transistor. The drive transistor may be implemented as a semiconducting-oxide transistor to mitigate threshold voltage hysteresis to improve first frame response at high refresh rates, to reduce undesired luminance jumps at low refresh rates, and to reduce image sticking. The gate setting transistor may also be implemented as a semiconducting-oxide transistor to reduce leakage at the gate terminal of the drive transistor. The initialization transistor may also be implemented as a semiconducting-oxide transistor so that it can be controlled using a shared emission signal to reduce routing complexity. The remaining transistors in the pixel may be implemented as p-type silicon transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shinya Ono, Jung Yen Huang
  • Publication number: 20210150950
    Abstract: Electronic devices and methods for compensating for aging or other effects in a display during a non-transmitting state (off state) of the display. Sensing may include emissive element sensing of the display and/or thin film transistor sensing of the display. Compensating for the effects may preserve or increase a uniformity of transmission of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunsoo Kim, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Jesse A. Richmond, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Kavinaath Murugan, Kingsuk Brahma, Shengkui Gao, Shiping Shen, Sun-Il Chang, Myung-Je Cho, Yafei Bi
  • Patent number: 10997917
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 10989204
    Abstract: An inner-rotor fan includes a hub, a retaining tube, and a magnetic ring. The retaining tube is disposed in the hub, and the magnetic ring is disposed on the retaining tube. The retaining tube and the hub are formed as a single piece, and thus the stability of the fan is increased. Moreover, the magnetic flux in an inner hole of the magnetic ring is about 0 Wb, and thus an iron ring within the magnetic ring may be excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Yuan Hung, Chin-Wei Lin, Chin-Sheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20210120361
    Abstract: An audio adjusting method and an audio adjusting device are provided. The audio adjusting method includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of directional audio signals; calculating a displacement amount through a positioning module; calculating a plurality of gain values corresponding to the displacement amount through a processing module; adjusting volume levels of the plurality of directional audio signals according to the plurality of gain values; converting the plurality of directional audio signals into a two- or multi-channel audio signal according to the quantity of two or more channels of a head-mounted playback device; and playing the two-channel or multi-channel audio signal through the head-mounted playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Ta-Chun Wang, CHI-CHEN CHENG
  • Patent number: 10984706
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a first frequency refresh rate to the display. The controller is also configured to generate a control signal configured to control emission of a light emitting diode of a display pixel of the display at a second frequency based on whether the first frequency refresh rate of the display is less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Vasudha Gupta, Shinya Ono, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Shyuan Yang
  • Patent number: 10964262
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing image artifacts on a display s may include receiving image data, such that the image data includes pixel luminance data for a frame of image data. The technique may also include determining an emission duration for a pixel of the plurality of pixels during a sub-frame of the frame of image data based on the pixel luminance data. The technique may also include determining an emission duration extension to apply to the emission duration associated with the sub-frame based on a luminance baseline associated with the sub-frame, a luminance level associated with the sub-frame, and a time period associated with the sub-frame. The technique may then involve sending an emission signal to the pixel, such that the emission signal is configured to cause the pixel to emit light for a duration that correspond to the emission duration and the emission duration extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shinya Ono, Yun Wang
  • Publication number: 20210082349
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a controller. The controller is configured to provide a first signal to a display of the electronic device to turn off the display. The controller is also configured to provide a second signal to the display to alter a gate source voltage of a drive transistor coupled to a light emitting diode (LED) of a pixel of the display while the display is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Junhua Tan, Kingsuk Brahma, Jie Won Ryu, Shengkui Gao, Shiping Shen, Majid Gharghi, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Kavinaath Murugan, Sun-II Chang, Chin-Wei Lin, Hyunsoo Kim, Rui Zhang, Jesse Aaron Richmond, Yun Wang, Hung Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10950679
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. The pixels may be organic light-emitting diode pixels that each include an organic light-emitting diode and thin-film transistor circuitry for controlling the diode or may be other suitable display pixels. The pixels may form an active area of the display that displays images. Display driver circuitry may be provided in an inactive border area of the display. The display may include vertical gate lines. The display may also include data lines. The data lines may include vertical data line portions and orthogonal horizontal data line portions coupled to the vertical data line portions with vias. During operation, data from the display driver circuitry may be provided to rows of the pixels using the data lines while the vertical gate lines supply control signals to columns of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jiayi Jin, Chin-Wei Lin, Shyuan Yang, Weijun Yao
  • Patent number: 10950182
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods that may reduce a reduction in visual artifacts related to hysteresis of a light emitting diode (LED) electronic display. In one example, an electronic device may include a controller. The controller is may provide a signal to a pixel of a display of the electronic device while at least a portion of the display is turned off. The signal may include a first current and a second current. The first current may be designed to increase an ambient temperature corresponding to the pixel. The second current may be generated as part of an active panel conditioning operation. By applying the first current and the second current, hysteresis settling times from the pixel may improve, therefore improving speeds of sensing and compensation operations of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Junhua Tan, Kingsuk Brahma, Jie Won Ryu, Shengkui Gao, Shiping Shen, Majid Gharghi, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Kavinaath Murugan, Sun-Il Chang, Chin-Wei Lin, Hyunsoo Kim, Rui Zhang, Jesse Aaron Richmond, Yun Wang, Hung Sheng Lin, Alex H. Pai, Chaohao Wang, Wei H. Yao
  • Publication number: 20210049962
    Abstract: An apparatus receives current image frame data and data relating to at least one previous image frame for an electronic display. One or more parameters related to hysteresis of transistors in the electronic display are sensed. A correlation device, such as a look-up table, receives the sensed parameter or parameters and the data relating to one or more image frames, and uses this information, at least in part, to output an appropriate compensation signal for the current image frame data. The compensated current image frame data may then be supplied to the electronic display to reduce or eliminate the effects of hysteresis on the displayed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Chaohao Wang, Chih-Wei Yeh, Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Paolo Sacchetto, Rui Zhang, Shengkui Gao, Sun-Il Chang, Wei H. Yao, Howard H. Tang
  • Patent number: 10923022
    Abstract: A display is provided that includes an array of display pixels that receive data signals from display driver circuitry and that receive control signals from gate driver circuitry. The gate driver circuitry may include a chain of row driver circuits. Each row driver circuit in the chain of row driver circuits may include a master driver stage, a slave driver stage, and associated control circuitry configured to receive a clock signal and a pulse signal from a preceding row driver in the chain. The master driver stage may be biased using fixed nominal power supply voltages, whereas the slave driver stage may be biased using dynamically adjustable power supply voltages that are optionally reduced relative to that of the nominal power supply voltages. One or more of the master and slave driver stages may be a bootstrapping driver stage having a bootstrapping capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Fan Gui, Gihoon Choo
  • Publication number: 20210043138
    Abstract: A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels operating at a low refresh rate. Each display pixel may have six thin-film transistors and one capacitor. One of the six transistors may serve as the drive transistor and may be compensated using the remaining five transistors and the capacitor. One or more on-bias stress operations may be applied before threshold voltage sampling to mitigate first frame dimming. Multiple anode reset and on-bias stress operations may be inserted during vertical blanking periods to reduce flicker and maintain balance and may also be inserted between successive data refreshes to improve first frame performance. Two different emission signals controlling each pixel may be toggled together using a pulse width modulation scheme to help provide darker black levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shyuan Yang, Chuang Qian, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Ting-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 10916198
    Abstract: A display pixel is provided that is operable to support hybrid compensation scheme having both in-pixel threshold voltage canceling and external threshold voltage compensation. The display may include multiple p-type silicon transistors with at least one n-type semiconducting-oxide transistor and one storage capacitor. An on-bias stress phase may be performed prior to a threshold voltage sampling and data programming phase to mitigate hysteresis and improve first frame response. In low refresh rate displays, a first additional on-bias stress operation can be performed separate from the threshold voltage sampling and data programming phase during a refresh frame and a second additional on-bias stress operation can be performed during a vertical blanking frame. The display pixel may be configured to receive an initialization voltage and an anode reset voltage, either of which can be dynamically tuned to match the stress of the first and second additional on-bias stress operations to minimize flicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shinya Ono, Zino Lee, Yun Wang, Fan Gui
  • Publication number: 20210020109
    Abstract: A display pixel is provided that is operable to support hybrid compensation scheme having both in-pixel threshold voltage canceling and external threshold voltage compensation. The display may include multiple p-type silicon transistors with at least one n-type semiconducting-oxide transistor and one storage capacitor. An on-bias stress phase may be performed prior to a threshold voltage sampling and data programming phase to mitigate hysteresis and improve first frame response. In low refresh rate displays, a first additional on-bias stress operation can be performed separate from the threshold voltage sampling and data programming phase during a refresh frame and a second additional on-bias stress operation can be performed during a vertical blanking frame. The display pixel may be configured to receive an initialization voltage and an anode reset voltage, either of which can be dynamically tuned to match the stress of the first and second additional on-bias stress operations to minimize flicker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shinya Ono, Zino Lee, Yun Wang, Fan Gui
  • Publication number: 20210012712
    Abstract: A display may include an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels having transistors characterized by threshold voltages subject to transistor variations. Compensation circuitry may be used to sense a current from selected display pixels. A display pixel may include a drive transistor, a gate setting transistor for driving a reference voltage onto the gate terminal of the drive transistor, a data loading and current sensing transistor for connecting the drive transistor to a data/current-sensing line, a light-emitting diode, an emission control transistor coupled between the drive transistor and the diode, and an anode resetting transistor for selectively resetting the anode terminal of the diode. During in-frame current sensing operations, the emission control transistor may be turned off to decouple the drive transistor from the diode, thereby blocking off any residue current and lateral leakage current that may be present at the diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Fan Gui, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Kingsuk Brahma, Majid Gharghi, Mohammad Reza Esmaeili Rad, Shinya Ono, Yun Wang, Zino Lee
  • Patent number: 10885850
    Abstract: A display pixel is provided that is operable to support hybrid compensation scheme having both in-pixel threshold voltage canceling and external threshold voltage compensation. The display may include multiple p-type silicon transistors with at least one n-type semiconducting-oxide transistor and one storage capacitor. An on-bias stress phase may be performed prior to a threshold voltage sampling and data programming phase to mitigate hysteresis and improve first frame response. In low refresh rate displays, a first additional on-bias stress operation can be performed separate from the threshold voltage sampling and data programming phase during a refresh frame and a second additional on-bias stress operation can be performed during a vertical blanking frame. The display pixel may be configured to receive an initialization voltage and an anode reset voltage, either of which can be dynamically tuned to match the stress of the first and second additional on-bias stress operations to minimize flicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shinya Ono, Zino Lee, Yun Wang, Fan Gui
  • Patent number: 10878751
    Abstract: A display may include an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels having transistors characterized by threshold voltages subject to transistor variations. Compensation circuitry may be used to measure a transistor threshold voltage for a pixel. The threshold voltage may be sampled by controlling the pixel to sample the threshold voltage onto a capacitor at the pixel. The pixel may include at least one semiconducting-oxide transistor, silicon transistors, and a light-emitting diode. The diode may be coupled to a data line that can be used for both data loading and compensation sensing operations. Reset operations may be performed after data programming and before emission to reset the anode voltage for the diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shinya Ono, Vasudha Gupta
  • Patent number: 10861389
    Abstract: A display may include an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels having transistors characterized by threshold voltages subject to transistor variations. Compensation circuitry may be used to sense a current from selected display pixels. A display pixel may include a drive transistor, a gate setting transistor for driving a reference voltage onto the gate terminal of the drive transistor, a data loading and current sensing transistor for connecting the drive transistor to a data/current-sensing line, a light-emitting diode, an emission control transistor coupled between the drive transistor and the diode, and an anode resetting transistor for selectively resetting the anode terminal of the diode. During pixel conditioning and current sensing operations, the anode resetting transistor may be constantly turned on to ensure that there is no voltage perturbation at the source terminal of the drive transistor, which can help prevent hysteresis-induced current sensing error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shinya Ono, Zino Lee