Patents by Inventor Chun-Da Tu

Chun-Da Tu 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: 11348502
    Abstract: The present invention of the embodiment provides a drive circuit, comprising a first group of drive circuits and a second group of drive circuits each having multiple stages of gate drive circuits connected in series, each stage of the gate drive circuits comprising a shift register outputting a first gate drive signal and a touch voltage stabilizing unit coupled to the shift register, the touch voltage stabilizing unit comprising a reference end electrically connected to a reference potential of the shift register, a first voltage stabilizing end electrically connected to the first gate drive signal, a second voltage stabilizing end outputting a second gate drive signal and a signal end electrically connected to a control signal, wherein the control signal disables the touch voltage stabilizing unit during a display period, and the control signal enables the touch voltage stabilizing unit during a touch period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: AU OPTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD., AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsi-Hsuan Hsu, Manman Li, Chun-Da Tu, Fu Liang Lin
  • Publication number: 20210225237
    Abstract: The present invention of the embodiment provides a drive circuit, comprising a first group of drive circuits and a second group of drive circuits each having multiple stages of gate drive circuits connected in series, each stage of the gate drive circuits comprising a shift register outputting a first gate drive signal and a touch voltage stabilizing unit coupled to the shift register, the touch voltage stabilizing unit comprising a reference end electrically connected to a reference potential of the shift register, a first voltage stabilizing end electrically connected to the first gate drive signal, a second voltage stabilizing end outputting a second gate drive signal and a signal end electrically connected to a control signal, wherein the control signal disables the touch voltage stabilizing unit during a display period, and the control signal enables the touch voltage stabilizing unit during a touch period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: TSI-HSUAN HSU, Manman LI, Chun-Da TU, FU LIANG LIN
  • Patent number: 10930239
    Abstract: The present embodiment of the invention provides a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus using the gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit has a plurality of shift registers, and each shift register includes a first output unit, a first pull-down unit, a second output unit, a second pull-down unit, a voltage coupling unit, and a voltage boosting unit. The first output unit is coupled to a node and a first output end. The second output unit is coupled to the node and a second output end. The first pull-down unit is coupled to the first output end and a reference potential. The second pull-down unit is coupled to the second output end and the reference potential. The voltage coupling unit is coupled between the node and the second output end. The voltage boosting unit is coupled to a preset potential, the first output end, and a node and a gate high potential of a shift register at a previous stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai-Wei Hong, Chun-Da Tu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10782808
    Abstract: A shift register and a touch display apparatus thereof are provided. The shift register includes a voltage setting unit, a driving unit, a control unit, a discharge unit, a first compensation transistor, and a second compensation transistor. The voltage setting unit sets a terminal voltage of an internal terminal. The driving unit is coupled to the internal terminal to provide a gate signal and a driving signal. The control unit receives the terminal voltage to provide a control signal. The discharge unit discharges the terminal voltage and the gate signal according to the control signal. The first compensation transistor and the second compensation transistor are coupled in series between a touch enable signal and the internal terminal, and control terminals of the first compensation transistor and the second compensation transistor receive the terminal voltage and the touch enable signal, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Da Tu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Kai-Wei Hong, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10733952
    Abstract: A multiplexer applied to a display device includes: a plurality of switching units, electrically coupled to a data driver and a plurality of pixel units, where the switching units are adapted to receive a plurality of input display data signals output by the data driver, and the switching units output a plurality of output display data signals to the electrically coupled pixel units, where each of the switching units includes a plurality of switch units, configuration locations of the switch units in each of the switching units are the same as, and some of the switch units configured at a same configuration location in the different switching units are electrically coupled to different control signal lines and have different wiring lengths, where the wiring lengths are distances between the switch units and the control signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Lin, Ming-Hsien Lee, Kai-Wei Hong, Chun-Da Tu, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10706799
    Abstract: A display device has a substrate for disposing a display area having an array of pixels, and control circuits having shift registers and latches to provide image data and timing control signals to the pixels. The control circuits have signal lines electrically connected to a connection cable to receive therefrom data signals indicative of the image data and timing pulses indicative of the timing control signals. The connection cable is also configured to provide reference signals to the shift registers and latches in the control circuits. The data signals are digital signals having an amplitude range greater than the amplitude range of the reference signals. No driver IC is disposed on the substrate to process analog signals. Each of the pixels has three sub-pixels and each of the color sub-pixels has three color sub-areas configured to receive timing control signals from a different scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Chen, Cheng-Han Huang, Wei-Hsuan Chang, Chun-Da Tu
  • Patent number: 10665619
    Abstract: A display panel including a display region and a non-display region, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a pixel array and a gate on array circuit. The non-display region is located at one side of the display region. The plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines are disposed in the display region. The pixel array is located in the display region, wherein the pixel array is composed of a plurality of pixel units that are repeatedly arranged. The pixel units consist of three gate lines, two data lines and six sub-pixels, and each sub-pixel is electrically connected to one of the gate lines and one of the data lines located in the pixel array respectively. The gate on array circuit is disposed in the pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuang Wang, Chun-Da Tu
  • Publication number: 20200090614
    Abstract: The present embodiment of the invention provides a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus using the gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit has a plurality of shift registers, and each shift register includes a first output unit, a first pull-down unit, a second output unit, a second pull-down unit, a voltage coupling unit, and a voltage boosting unit. The first output unit is coupled to a node and a first output end. The second output unit is coupled to the node and a second output end. The first pull-down unit is coupled to the first output end and a reference potential. The second pull-down unit is coupled to the second output end and the reference potential. The voltage coupling unit is coupled between the node and the second output end. The voltage boosting unit is coupled to a preset potential, the first output end, and a node and a gate high potential of a shift register at a previous stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kai-Wei HONG, Chun-Da TU, Ming-Hsien LEE, Chuang-Cheng YANG, Yi-Cheng LIN, Chun-Feng LIN
  • Patent number: 10522105
    Abstract: The present embodiment of the invention provides a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus using the gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit has a plurality of shift registers, and each shift register includes a first output unit, a first pull-down unit, a second output unit, a second pull-down unit, a voltage coupling unit, and a voltage boosting unit. The first output unit is coupled to a node and a first output end. The second output unit is coupled to the node and a second output end. The first pull-down unit is coupled to the first output end and a reference potential. The second pull-down unit is coupled to the second output end and the reference potential. The voltage coupling unit is coupled between the node and the second output end. The voltage boosting unit is coupled to a preset potential, the first output end, and a node and a gate high potential of a shift register at a previous stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai-Wei Hong, Chun-Da Tu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20190355754
    Abstract: A display panel including a display region and a non-display region, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a pixel array and a gate on array circuit. The non-display region is located at one side of the display region. The plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines are disposed in the display region. The pixel array is located in the display region, wherein the pixel array is composed of a plurality of pixel units that are repeatedly arranged. The pixel units consist of three gate lines, two data lines and six sub-pixels, and each sub-pixel is electrically connected to one of the gate lines and one of the data lines located in the pixel array respectively. The gate on array circuit is disposed in the pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuang Wang, Chun-Da Tu
  • Patent number: 10424602
    Abstract: A display panel including a display region and a non-display region, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a pixel array and a gate on array circuit. The non-display region is located at one side of the display region. The plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines are disposed in the display region. The pixel array is located in the display region, wherein the pixel array is composed of a plurality of pixel units that are repeatedly arranged. The pixel units consist of three gate lines, two data lines and six sub-pixels, and each sub-pixel is electrically connected to one of the gate lines and one of the data lines located in the pixel array respectively. The gate on array circuit is disposed in the pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuang Wang, Chun-Da Tu
  • Publication number: 20190287444
    Abstract: A display panel including a pixel array, a plurality of first shift registers, a plurality of second shift registers, a plurality of first discharge circuits, and a plurality of second discharge circuits is provided. The pixel array includes a plurality of gate lines. The shift registers provide a plurality of gate signals to the gate lines. Each of the first discharge circuits receives a third gate signal to discharge a same first gate line together with the corresponding first shift register. A rising edge of the third gate signal substantially matches a falling edge of the corresponding first gate signal. Each of the second discharge circuits receives a fourth gate signal to discharge a same second gate line together with the corresponding second shift register. A rising edge of the fourth gate signal substantially matches a falling edge of the corresponding second gate signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Da Tu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Yi-Cheng Lin, Kai-Wei Hong, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10339854
    Abstract: Provided is a gate driving circuit, coupled to a pixel array having multiple gate lines. The gate driving circuit includes multiple shift registers and multiple pull-up transistor, coupled to the pixel array and separately located on two opposite sides of the pixel array. Shift registers located on a same side are sequentially coupled to each other. An nth (n is a positive integer) pull-up transistor includes: a control end, coupled to a control end of a driving transistor of an (n?1)th shift register located on a same side as the nth pull-up transistor; a first end, used to receive a clock signal, where the clock signal is further input to an nth shift register of the shift registers located on an opposite side of the nth pull-up transistor; and a second end, coupled to an nth gate line of the pixel array and used to drive the nth gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuang-Cheng Yang, Chun-Feng Lin, Ming-Hsien Lee, Kai-Wei Hong, Chun-Da Tu, Yi-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20190172407
    Abstract: A display device has a substrate for disposing a display area having an array of pixels, and control circuits having shift registers and latches to provide image data and timing control signals to the pixels. The control circuits have signal lines electrically connected to a connection cable to receive therefrom data signals indicative of the image data and timing pulses indicative of the timing control signals. The connection cable is also configured to provide reference signals to the shift registers and latches in the control circuits. The data signals are digital signals having an amplitude range greater than the amplitude range of the reference signals. No driver IC is disposed on the substrate to process analog signals. Each of the pixels has three sub-pixels and each of the color sub-pixels has three color sub-areas configured to receive timing control signals from a different scan line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Yung-Chih CHEN, Cheng-Han Huang, Wei-Hsuan Chang, Chun-Da Tu
  • Publication number: 20190064978
    Abstract: A shift register and a touch display apparatus thereof are provided. The shift register includes a voltage setting unit, a driving unit, a control unit, a discharge unit, a first compensation transistor, and a second compensation transistor. The voltage setting unit sets a terminal voltage of an internal terminal. The driving unit is coupled to the internal terminal to provide a gate signal and a driving signal. The control unit receives the terminal voltage to provide a control signal. The discharge unit discharges the terminal voltage and the gate signal according to the control signal. The first compensation transistor and the second compensation transistor are coupled in series between a touch enable signal and the internal terminal, and control terminals of the first compensation transistor and the second compensation transistor receive the terminal voltage and the touch enable signal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Da Tu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Kai-Wei Hong, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20190066622
    Abstract: A multiplexer applied to a display device includes: a plurality of switching units, electrically coupled to a data driver and a plurality of pixel units, where the switching units are adapted to receive a plurality of input display data signals output by the data driver, and the switching units output a plurality of output display data signals to the electrically coupled pixel units, where each of the switching units includes a plurality of switch units, configuration locations of the switch units in each of the switching units are the same as, and some of the switch units configured at a same configuration location in the different switching units are electrically coupled to different control signal lines and have different wiring lengths, where the wiring lengths are distances between the switch units and the control signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng LIN, Ming-Hsien Lee, Kai-Wei Hong, Chun-Da Tu, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20190043412
    Abstract: Provided is a gate driving circuit, coupled to a pixel array having multiple gate lines. The gate driving circuit includes multiple shift registers and multiple pull-up transistor, coupled to the pixel array and separately located on two opposite sides of the pixel array. Shift registers located on a same side are sequentially coupled to each other. An nth (n is a positive integer) pull-up transistor includes: a control end, coupled to a control end of a driving transistor of an (n?1)th shift register located on a same side as the nth pull-up transistor; a first end, used to receive a clock signal, where the clock signal is further input to an nth shift register of the shift registers located on an opposite side of the nth pull-up transistor; and a second end, coupled to an nth gate line of the pixel array and used to drive the nth gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Chuang-Cheng YANG, Chun-Feng LIN, Ming-Hsien LEE, Kai-Wei HONG, Chun-Da TU, Yi-Cheng LIN
  • Patent number: 10152913
    Abstract: An anti-interference display panel includes a source driving chip, a switching signal line, a multiplexer, and an anti-interference signal line. The source driving chip is configured to generate a data signal. The switching signal line is configured to transmit a switching signal. The multiplexer is configured to receive the data signal and the switching signal, and is configured to output the data signal according to the switching signal. The anti-interference signal line is configured to transmit an anti-interference signal. An equivalent resistor and an equivalent capacitor are formed on the anti-interference signal line, and resistance of the equivalent resistor is approximate to resistance of a load resistor coupled to the switching signal line, and capacitance of the equivalent capacitor is approximate to capacitance of a load capacitor coupled to the switching signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Lin, Ming-Hsien Lee, Kai-Wei Hong, Chun-Da Tu, Chuang-Cheng Yang, Chun-Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20180331125
    Abstract: A display panel including a display region and a non-display region, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a pixel array and a gate on array circuit. The non-display region is located at one side of the display region. The plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines are disposed in the display region. The pixel array is located in the display region, wherein the pixel array is composed of a plurality of pixel units that are repeatedly arranged. The pixel units consist of three gate lines, two data lines and six sub-pixels, and each sub-pixel is electrically connected to one of the gate lines and one of the data lines located in the pixel array respectively. The gate on array circuit is disposed in the pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuang Wang, Chun-Da Tu
  • Publication number: 20180315389
    Abstract: The present embodiment of the invention provides a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus using the gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit has a plurality of shift registers, and each shift register includes a first output unit, a first pull-down unit, a second output unit, a second pull-down unit, a voltage coupling unit, and a voltage boosting unit. The first output unit is coupled to a node and a first output end. The second output unit is coupled to the node and a second output end. The first pull-down unit is coupled to the first output end and a reference potential. The second pull-down unit is coupled to the second output end and the reference potential. The voltage coupling unit is coupled between the node and the second output end. The voltage boosting unit is coupled to a preset potential, the first output end, and a node and a gate high potential of a shift register at a previous stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kai-Wei HONG, Chun-Da TU, Ming-Hsien LEE, Chuang-Cheng YANG, Yi-Cheng LIN, Chun-Feng LIN