Patents by Inventor Ching-Lin Fan

Ching-Lin Fan 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: 8665185
    Abstract: A pixel unit for driving an organic light emitting diode (OLED) is disclosed. The pixel unit includes a driving transistor, a compensating capacitor, a selecting switch module, a power switch and a configuration switch. One terminal of the compensating capacitor is coupled to a gate of the driving transistor. The selecting switch module provides the ground voltage or the compensating voltage to the other terminal of the compensating capacitor according to a first control signal. The power switch is coupled between a power voltage and a drain of the driving transistor and is controlled by a second control signal. The configuration switch receives the first control signal for controlling a connecting configuration of the driving transistor. The pixel unit is driven according to the first and the second control signals for compensating threshold voltage shifting of the OLED and the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Bo-Jhang Sun
  • Patent number: 8405081
    Abstract: An organic thin field transistor is disclosed. The organic thin field transistor includes a first and a second insulting layers, a metal structure and an organic layer serving as an active layer. Materials of the first and the second insulting layers are different, and by performing an etching process, a surface of the metal structure and a surface of the second insulting layer are effectively aligned. Because of the high flatness of the surface of the metal structure and the second insulting layer, a continuous film-forming property and crystallinity of the active layer of the organic thin field transistor are improved, so as to achieve a better the electrical characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Yu-Zuo Lin, Chao-Hung Huang
  • Publication number: 20120162175
    Abstract: A pixel unit for driving an organic light emitting diode (OLED) is disclosed. The pixel unit includes a driving transistor, a compensating capacitor, a selecting switch module, a power switch and a configuration switch. One terminal of the compensating capacitor is coupled to a gate of the driving transistor. The selecting switch module provides the ground voltage or the compensating voltage to the other terminal of the compensating capacitor according to a first control signal. The power switch is coupled between a power voltage and a drain of the driving transistor and is controlled by a second control signal. The configuration switch receives the first control signal for controlling a connecting configuration of the driving transistor. The pixel unit is driven according to the first and the second control signals for compensating threshold voltage shifting of the OLED and the driving transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Bo-Jhang Sun
  • Publication number: 20120138930
    Abstract: An organic thin field transistor is disclosed. The organic thin field transistor includes a first and a second insulting layers, a metal structure and an organic layer serving as an active layer. Materials of the first and the second insulting layers are different, and by performing an etching process, a surface of the metal structure and a surface of the second insulting layer are effectively aligned. Because of the high flatness of the surface of the metal structure and the second insulting layer, a continuous film-forming property and crystallinity of the active layer of the organic thin field transistor are improved, so as to achieve a better the electrical characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Yu-Zuo Lin, Chao-Hung Huang
  • Publication number: 20120135562
    Abstract: A method of forming a hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer is provided. A substrate is provided. Thereafter, a hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer is formed on the substrate by using a plasma chemical vapour deposition (CVD) system, in which tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and an oxygen-containing gas are introduced at a reactive temperature between 25° C. and 150° C. A method of forming an organic thin film transistor (OTFT) including the hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer as a gate insulating layer is also provided. In the present invention, the hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer can be directly formed at low temperature without using the conventional surface modification treatment. Accordingly, the process is simplified and the cost is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Ping-Cheng Chiu, Chang-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 8178447
    Abstract: A method of forming a hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer is provided. A substrate is provided. Thereafter, a hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer is formed on the substrate by using a plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system, in which tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and an oxygen-containing gas are introduced at a reactive temperature between 25° C. and 150° C. A method of forming an organic thin film transistor (OTFT) including the hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer as a gate insulating layer is also provided. In the present invention, the hydrophobic silicon dioxide layer can be directly formed at low temperature without using the conventional surface modification treatment. Accordingly, the process is simplified and the cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Ping-Cheng Chiu, Chang-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20110050736
    Abstract: A pixel and an illuminating device thereof are provided. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a transistor, a first switch, a second switch and a capacitor. One end of the OLED is electrically connected to a first voltage. A first source/drain of the transistor is electrically connected to a first potential point. The first switch is electrically connected between a second source/drain of the transistor and a second potential point, and is controlled by a first driving signal. The second switch is electrically connected between the second source/drain of the transistor and a gate of the transistor, and is controlled by a second driving signal. The capacitor is electrically connected between the gate of the transistor and a data line. The first driving signal and the second driving signal are used to alternately enable/disable the first and the second switches, so as to drive the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Yu-Sheng Lin, Bo-Sin Lin, Hsiu-Chen Chang, Yan-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20040189188
    Abstract: An active matrix organic electroluminescent panel is disclosed, which comprises a substrate; a plurality of functional elements, which having at least one transistor having a drain, a source, and a gate; a plurality of organic electroluminescent devices disposed over the substrate, which comprised, in sequence, a first electrode, at least one organic electroluminescent media and a second electrode; and a plurality of conductive lines disposed over the surface of the substrate to connect the and/or organic electroluminescent devices; wherein the conductive lines comprises silver-copper alloy, which is composed of 80 to 99.8 mol % of silver, 0.1 to 10 mol % of copper, and 0.1 to 10 mol % of transition metal selected from the group consisting of palladium, magnesium, gold, platinum, and the combinations thereof, and the total mol % of the silver-copper alloy is 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: RiTdisplay Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Fan, Tien Wang Huang, Mei-Ying Chang
  • Patent number: 6589864
    Abstract: A method for defining plural windows with different etching depths simultaneously is disclosed. The method includes steps of (a) forming a photoresist on a substrate having a multiple film structure thereon, (b) exposing a first region of the photoresist to a first exposure dose and a second region of the photoresist to a second exposure dose, (c) obtaining different remaining thickenesses of the photoresist on the first region and the second region by a development, and (d) etching the first region and the second region of the photoresist for forming the plural windows with different etching depths of the multiple film structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Gow-Zin Yiu, Tean-Sen Jen, Shao-Wu Hsu, Ming-Tien Lin, Ching-Lin Fan
  • Publication number: 20010034118
    Abstract: A method for defining plural windows with different etching depths simultaneously is disclosed. The method includes steps of (a) forming a photoresist on a substrate having a multiple film structure thereon, (b) exposing a first region of the photoresist to a first exposure dose and a second region of the photoresist to a second exposure dose, (c) obtaining different remaining thickenesses of the photoresist on the first region and the second region by a development, and (d) etching the first region and the second region of the photoresist for forming the plural windows with different etching depths of the multiple film structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Gow-Zin Yiu, Tean-Sen Jen, Shao-Wu Hsu, Ming-Tien Lin, Ching-Lin Fan