Patents by Inventor Chun-Fu Lin
Chun-Fu 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).
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Patent number: 12283779Abstract: A high-speed connector includes an insulating housing, a first terminal assembly received in the insulating housing, a second terminal assembly received in the insulating housing, a third terminal assembly received in the insulating housing, and a fourth terminal assembly received in the insulating housing. The second terminal assembly is opposite to the first terminal assembly along an up-down direction. The third terminal assembly is disposed between the first terminal assembly and the second terminal assembly. The fourth terminal assembly is corresponding to the third terminal assembly. The fourth terminal assembly is disposed between the second terminal assembly and the third terminal assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun-Chien Lee, Yi-Ching Hsu, Pei-Yi Lin, Yu-Hung Su, Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chun-Fu Lin
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Publication number: 20250106961Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a backlight driver of driving a light-emitting diode (LED) string via a driving transistor in a load path is provided. The LED string, the driving transistor, and an electrical load are coupled to form the load path. The backlight driver includes a current regulator and a headroom detection circuit. The current regulator is coupled to the driving transistor and the first terminal of the electrical load to control a driving current flowing through the load path according to at least a feedback voltage from a first terminal of the electrical load. The headroom detection circuit is coupled to the first terminal of the electrical load and a voltage regulator to control the voltage regulator to regulate a supply voltage to a first terminal of the LED string according to at least the feedback voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Keko-Chun Liang, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin, Chieh-An Lin, Po-Hsiang Fang
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Patent number: 12255421Abstract: A connector lock structure includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, a shell, a locking assembly, a sliding board, a pressing element and an unlocking tool. The insulating body is molded around the plurality of the terminals. The shell surrounds the insulating body. The locking assembly includes at least one lacking groove, and at least one elastic arm formed in the at least one lacking groove. The at least one elastic arm has a hook structure. The hook structure is cooperated with a blocking groove of a docking connector. The pressing element is mounted in the insulating body. The sliding board is slidably mounted under the pressing element. One end of the pressing element has a locking portion. The locking portion has a keyhole. The unlocking tool is inserted in the keyhole.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Li Nien Hsu, Sheng Nan Yu, Chun Fu Lin
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Patent number: 12249796Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a plurality of grounding terminals and two shielding elements. The plurality of the conductive terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the grounding terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the grounding terminals are located adjacent to two outer sides of the plurality of the conductive terminals. The two shielding elements are disposed at a front end of an upper surface and a front end of a lower surface of the insulating body. Each shielding element has a base frame. Two sides of a rear edge of the base frame are connected with two contact portions. The contact portions of the two shielding elements contact with the plurality of the grounding terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Pei-Yi Lin, Chuan-Hung Lin, Sheng-Nan Yu, Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: 12248647Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a plurality of control signal lines, a plurality of first reading signal lines, and a plurality of second reading signal lines. The plurality of control signal lines are disposed on a first surface of the substrate and spaced from each other. The plurality of first reading signal lines are disposed on a second surface of the substrate and spaced from each other. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The plurality of second reading signal lines are disposed on the first surface of the substrate. Each of the plurality of second reading signal lines is located between adjacent two of the plurality of control signal lines. An electronic device including the above touch panel is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventor: Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: 12243472Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) panel and a driving device therefore is provided. The driving device includes a source driver and a scan driver. The source driver is coupled to a plurality of data lines disposed in the LED panel. The source driver outputs driving currents to the data lines in any one of a plurality of scan line periods, to drive an LED array of the LED panel. The scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines disposed in the LED panel, wherein the scan driver scans the scan lines during the plurality of scan line periods. In an active period of any one of the scan line periods, the scan driver applies an enable voltage to a current scan line among the scan lines, and the scan driver applies a pre-charge voltage to other scan line among the scan lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20250063728Abstract: An antifuse-type one time programming memory includes a first memory cell. The first memory cell includes an antifuse transistor. The antifuse transistor includes a first nanowire, a first gate structure, a first drain/source structure and a second drain/source structure. The first nanowire is surrounded by the first gate structure. The first gate structure includes a first spacer, a second spacer, a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate layer. The first drain/source structure is electrically contacted with the first terminal of the first nanowire. The second drain/source structure is electrically contacted with the second terminal of the first nanowire.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Lun-Chun CHEN, Ping-Lung Ho, Chun-Fu Lin, Hsin-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 12230925Abstract: A high-speed connector includes an insulating housing, and at least one terminal assembly disposed in the insulating housing. The at least one terminal assembly includes a base body, a plurality of terminals fastened to the base body, and a metal block. A surface of the base body is recessed inward to form a fastening groove. The plurality of the terminals include a plurality of grounding terminals and differential signal terminals. Each of the plurality of the grounding terminals and the differential signal terminals has a fastening portion. The fastening portions of at least several of the plurality of the grounding terminals and the differential signal terminals are exposed to the fastening groove. The metal block is fastened in the fastening groove. The fastening portions of the grounding terminals which are exposed to the fastening groove are electrically connected with the metal block to form a grounding structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun-Chien Lee, Yi-Ching Hsu, Chun-Fu Lin, Yu-Hung Su
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Patent number: 12190793Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driver for driving a light emitting unit array of a display device, the driver including: a plurality of driving units, each of the plurality of driving units includes: a driving circuit configured to provide a driving current to a corresponding column of light emitting units in the light emitting unit array according to a pulse width modulation signal, during a turn-on period of a channel switch; a charge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned on during the turn-on period of the channel switch to form a charge path; and a discharge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned-on after the channel switch is turned off, to form a discharge path.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin, Ju-Lin Huang
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Patent number: 12062329Abstract: A source driver and a driving system for driving an LED panel, and an LED display system are provided. The driving system includes: a plurality of source drivers, for respectively supplying driving currents to channels of different portions on the LED panel, and each source driver includes: a plurality of driving circuits, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of channels on the LED panel, and are connected to a same current control line, each driving circuit being configured to supply a driving current to a corresponding channel, wherein, the supplied driving current is associated with a voltage on the current control line which the driving circuit is connected with. When one or more driving circuits switch between a non-driving state and a driving state, the driving current being supplied by the driving circuit(s) being in the driving state in the plurality of source drivers is compensated.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin
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Publication number: 20240241605Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a plurality of control signal lines, a plurality of first reading signal lines, and a plurality of second reading signal lines. The plurality of control signal lines are disposed on a first surface of the substrate and spaced from each other. The plurality of first reading signal lines are disposed on a second surface of the substrate and spaced from each other. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The plurality of second reading signal lines are disposed on the first surface of the substrate. Each of the plurality of second reading signal lines is located between adjacent two of the plurality of control signal lines. An electronic device including the above touch panel is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventor: Chun-Fu Lin
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Publication number: 20240241602Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel having a display surface and a touch panel located above the display surface. The touch panel includes a substrate, first electrode series, and second electrode series. The first electrode series are disposed on the substrate and each include first electrode portions and connection portions each connecting adjacent two first electrode portions in series in a first direction. The second electrode series are disposed on the substrate and each include second electrode portions and second connection portions each connecting adjacent two second electrode portions in series in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each first connection portion partially overlaps one second connection portion. The first electrode portions and the second electrode portions are disposed in parallel on the substrate. An area of each second electrode portion is larger than an area of each first electrode portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventor: Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: 11978392Abstract: A precharge method for a data driver includes steps of: outputting a display data to a plurality of output terminals of the data driver; outputting a second precharge voltage to an output terminal among the plurality of output terminals prior to outputting the display data to the output terminal, to precharge the output terminal to a voltage level closer to an output voltage; and outputting a first precharge voltage to the output terminal prior to outputting the second precharge voltage. The first precharge voltage provides a faster voltage transition on the output terminal than the second precharge voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Min-Yang Chiu, Yu-Sheng Ma, Jin-Yi Lin, Hsuan-Yu Chen, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin
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Publication number: 20240046856Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) panel and a driving device therefore is provided. The driving device includes a source driver and a scan driver. The source driver is coupled to a plurality of data lines disposed in the LED panel. The source driver outputs driving currents to the data lines in any one of a plurality of scan line periods, to drive an LED array of the LED panel. The scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines disposed in the LED panel, wherein the scan driver scans the scan lines during the plurality of scan line periods. In an active period of any one of the scan line periods, the scan driver applies an enable voltage to a current scan line among the scan lines, and the scan driver applies a pre-charge voltage to other scan line among the scan lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 11894632Abstract: A high-speed connector includes an insulating housing, and a first terminal assembly mounted in the insulating housing. The first terminal assembly includes a plurality of first terminals, a first base body and a first conductive film. The plurality of the first terminals include at least two first grounding terminals and at least two first signal terminals. At least one portion of a bottom of the first base body extends downward to form at least one first protruding portion. The at least two first signal terminals penetrate through the at least one first protruding portion. The first conductive film is covered to the at least one first protruding portion. The first conductive film has a first metal layer. The first metal layer is electrically connected with the at least two first grounding terminals to form a grounding structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chun-Fu Lin, Yun-Chien Lee, Pei-Yi Lin, Yi-Ching Hsu
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Patent number: 11894635Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals fastened in the insulating body, an elastic element mounted to a surface of the insulating body, a camshaft and a shell. The elastic element has a body portion, at least one elastic arm slantwise extended frontward and outward, and then extended frontward from one end of the body portion, at least one extension arm slantwise extended outward and rearward from at least one side of the body portion, and a tail portion slantwise extended upward and rearward from the other end of the body portion. The camshaft is arranged at a rear end of the insulating body. The camshaft has a rotating shaft and a cam portion. The cam portion is arranged corresponding to the tail portion. The shell surrounds the insulating body, the plurality of the terminals, the elastic element and the camshaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chun-Fu Lin, Sheng-Nan Yu, Chih-Hsien Chiang
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Patent number: 11831111Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, at least one flexible printed circuit board mounted in the insulating housing, at least one location block disposed to a middle of an outer surface of the at least one flexible printed circuit board, at least one elastic structure disposed on an outer surface of the at least one location block, and a shell. The at least one flexible printed circuit board includes an outer ground layer, a signal layer and an inner ground layer. The signal layer has a plurality of traces. Each trace has a main portion, at least one contact portion and a soldering portion. The shell surrounds the insulating housing, the at least one flexible printed circuit board, the at least one location block and the at least one elastic structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chuan-Hung Lin, Sheng-Nan Yu, Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: 11823635Abstract: An LED backlight driver includes at least one driving chip configured to drive a backlight module. The at least one driving chip is disposed on at least one chip-on-film package, and not in direct contact with the backlight module to reduce heat transfer to the backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Chun-Fu Lin, Hsing-Kuo Chao, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ju-Lin Huang, Wen-Hsin Cheng
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Publication number: 20230351948Abstract: A source driver and a driving system for driving an LED panel, and an LED display system are provided. The driving system includes: a plurality of source drivers, for respectively supplying driving currents to channels of different portions on the LED panel, and each source driver includes: a plurality of driving circuits, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of channels on the LED panel, and are connected to a same current control line, each driving circuit being configured to supply a driving current to a corresponding channel, wherein, the supplied driving current is associated with a voltage on the current control line which the driving circuit is connected with. When one or more driving circuits switch between a non-driving state and a driving state, the driving current being supplied by the driving circuit(s) being in the driving state in the plurality of source drivers is compensated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: D1018907Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun-Chien Lee, Yi-Ching Hsu, Pei-Yi Lin, Yu-Hung Su, Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chun-Fu Lin