Patents by Inventor Ching-Yang Pai

Ching-Yang Pai 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: 11494016
    Abstract: A touch integrated display device includes a substrate, at one metal layer, a touch sensor and trace layer, and a shielding layer. The substrate includes an active area and a fan out area neighbouring to the active area. The metal layer is disposed over the substrate in the active area, extended to the fan out area and includes a plurality of source lines and a plurality of gate lines. The touch sensor and trace layer is disposed over the metal layer in the active area and extended to the fan out area. The shielding layer is at least disposed at an overlap region of the fan out area where the metal layer and the touch sensor and trace layer are overlapped from a top view to shield electromagnetic interference between the metal layer and the touch sensor and trace layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 11294501
    Abstract: An electronic device controlling a touch panel and performing a proximity sensing method is provided. The electronic device includes a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to group a plurality of touch sensors into a sensing group of one or more touch sensors and a non-sensing group of one or more touch sensors, control the sensing group to perform a proximity or hover sensing operation during a first sensing period and not control the non-sensing group to perform the proximity or hover sensing operation during the first sensing period, set one or more first touch sensors of the non-sensing group to a floating state during the first sensing period, and set one or more second touch sensors of the non-sensing group to a simultaneously-driven state during the first sensing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
  • Publication number: 20210278920
    Abstract: A touch integrated display device includes a substrate, at one metal layer, a touch sensor and trace layer, and a shielding layer. The substrate includes an active area and a fan out area neighbouring to the active area. The metal layer is disposed over the substrate in the active area, extended to the fan out area and includes a plurality of source lines and a plurality of gate lines. The touch sensor and trace layer is disposed over the metal layer in the active area and extended to the fan out area. The shielding layer is at least disposed at an overlap region of the fan out area where the metal layer and the touch sensor and trace layer are overlapped from a top view to shield electromagnetic interference between the metal layer and the touch sensor and trace layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 10908752
    Abstract: A display panel includes a common electrode layer and a touch sensor. The common electrode layer has a conductive material. The touch sensor, disposed over the common electrode layer, includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of conductive lines. Each of the plurality of conductive lines is coupled to at least one of the plurality of touch sensing electrodes. Wherein, the conductive material in an area of the common electrode layer overlapping a part of the plurality of conductive lines is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Chih-Chang Lai, Ching-Yang Pai
  • Publication number: 20200272329
    Abstract: An electronic device controlling a touch panel and performing a proximity sensing method is provided. The electronic device includes a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to group a plurality of touch sensors into a sensing group of one or more touch sensors and a non-sensing group of one or more touch sensors, control the sensing group to perform a proximity or hover sensing operation during a first sensing period and not control the non-sensing group to perform the proximity or hover sensing operation during the first sensing period, set one or more first touch sensors of the non-sensing group to a floating state during the first sensing period, and set one or more second touch sensors of the non-sensing group to a simultaneously-driven state during the first sensing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 10331257
    Abstract: A touch panel and a method for arranging electrodes of the touch panel are provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sections. Each of the touch sections includes a first transmitter electrode, a first receiver electrode, a second transmitter electrode, a second receiver electrode, and a third receiver electrode. The first transmitter electrode has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first receiver electrode adjoins the first side. The second transmitter electrode has a third side and a fourth side opposite to the third side. The second receiver electrode adjoins the second side and the third side. The third receiver electrode adjoins the fourth side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Ching-Yang Pai
  • Patent number: 9841853
    Abstract: A touch panel module and a touch controller thereof are provided. The touch controller includes a plurality of signal processing channels configured to control the touch panel. The touch panel is electrically connected to the touch controller. The touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The first electrodes are electrically connected to the corresponding signal processing channels of the touch controller by using a plurality of first signal routes. The second electrodes are electrically connected to the corresponding signal processing channels of the touch controller by using a plurality of second signal routes. The touch panel is divided into a plurality of areas. A number of the signal processing channels of the touch controller is determined according to a number of the first signal routes, a number of the second signal routes and a number of the divided areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 9814133
    Abstract: A touch panel module including a touch panel and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The touch panel includes one or more conductive electrodes and one or more dummy electrodes. The one or more conductive electrodes include at least one of one or more driving electrodes and one or more sensing electrodes. The one or more dummy electrodes are configured to fill areas between the one or more conductive electrodes or areas outside the one or more conductive electrodes. The ESD protection circuit is electrically connected to at least one dummy electrode of the one or more dummy electrodes, and configured to provide an electrostatic discharging path to the at least one dummy electrode. Furthermore, an electrostatic discharging method of the touch panel module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: He-Wei Huang, Chih-Chang Lai, Wing-Kai Tang, Ching-Yang Pai
  • Publication number: 20160216826
    Abstract: A touch panel and a method for arranging electrodes of the touch panel are provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sections. Each of the touch sections includes a first transmitter electrode, a first receiver electrode, a second transmitter electrode, a second receiver electrode, and a third receiver electrode. The first transmitter electrode has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first receiver electrode adjoins the first side. The second transmitter electrode has a third side and a fourth side opposite to the third side. The second receiver electrode adjoins the second side and the third side. The third receiver electrode adjoins the fourth side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Ching-Yang Pai
  • Publication number: 20160026294
    Abstract: A touch panel and a method of arranging electrodes thereof are provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch patterns. The touch patterns are arranged in an array and respectively include a first transmitter electrode, a second transmitter electrode, and a plurality of receiver electrodes. The second transmitter electrode is parallel to the first transmitter electrode. The receiver electrodes are disposed between the first transmitter electrode and the second transmitter electrode and are respectively adjacent to the first transmitter electrode and the second transmitter electrode. The first transmitter electrode, the second transmitter electrode, and the receiver electrodes do not overlap each other. The first transmitter electrodes of the touch patterns are not connected with each other. The second transmitter electrodes of the touch patterns are not connected with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wing-Kai Tang, Chih-Chang Lai, Ching-Yang Pai
  • Publication number: 20150317025
    Abstract: A touch panel module and a touch controller thereof are provided. The touch controller includes a plurality of signal processing channels configured to control the touch panel. The touch panel is electrically connected to the touch controller. The touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The first electrodes are electrically connected to the corresponding signal processing channels of the touch controller by using a plurality of first signal routes. The second electrodes are electrically connected to the corresponding signal processing channels of the touch controller by using a plurality of second signal routes. The touch panel is divided into a plurality of areas. A number of the signal processing channels of the touch controller is determined according to a number of the first signal routes, a number of the second signal routes and a number of the divided areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Ching-Yang Pai, Chih-Chang Lai
  • Publication number: 20150309625
    Abstract: A touch panel module including a touch panel and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The touch panel includes one or more conductive electrodes and one or more dummy electrodes. The one or more conductive electrodes include at least one of one or more driving electrodes and one or more sensing electrodes. The one or more dummy electrodes are configured to fill areas between the one or more conductive electrodes or areas outside the one or more conductive electrodes. The ESD protection circuit is electrically connected to at least one dummy electrode of the one or more dummy electrodes, and configured to provide an electrostatic discharging path to the at least one dummy electrode. Furthermore, an electrostatic discharging method of the touch panel module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: He-Wei Huang, Chih-Chang Lai, Wing-Kai Tang, Ching-Yang Pai