Patents by Inventor Da-Shuang Kuan
Da-Shuang Kuan 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: 7803229Abstract: An apparatus and a method for compensating uniformity of film thickness are provided. A shielding plate is provided between a vapor deposition object and a evaporation source. During the vapor deposition process, a shielding plate is continuously moved according to film deposition rates, so as to selectively pass or block atoms emitted from the evaporation source to achieve purpose of adjustably depositing.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Himax Display, Inc.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Chun-Sheng Fan, Chia-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20090051884Abstract: A projection apparatus including an illumination system, a reflective light valve, a projection lens, and a color filter is provided. The illumination system has a light source for providing an illumination beam, and the reflective light valve is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam. The reflective light valve has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array for converting the illumination beam into an image, and the projection lens is disposed on the transmission path of the image. The color filter is disposed between the light source and the reflective light valve and on the transmission path of the illumination beam. Moreover, the color filter includes a transparent substrate and a color filter array disposed on a first surface of the transparent substrate. The color filter array includes a plurality of filter patterns, and each of the filter patterns corresponds to one of the pixels, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Chia-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20090009726Abstract: A multi-primary-color light splitting and combining system, includes a dichroic device, receiving an incident light beam and splitting into a first light beam having a first wavelength range and a second light beam having a second wavelength range. The first wavelength range in wavelength value is larger than the second wavelength range. A first polarized beam splitter receives the first light beam and splits out a first polarization beam having a first predetermined polarization state. A second polarized beam splitter receives the second light beam and splits out a second polarization beam having a second predetermined polarization state. A first and a second reflective displaying panels respectively receive the first and second polarization light beams, and reflect first and second sets of image information with respect to multiple primary colors. A polarized beam splitter combines first and second sets of image information to form an image light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Chun-Sheng Fan, Li-Bin Chang, Chia-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20080199609Abstract: An apparatus and a method for compensating uniformity of film thickness are provided. A shielding plate is provided between a vapor deposition object and a evaporation source. During the vapor deposition process, a shielding plate is continuously moved according to film deposition rates, so as to selectively pass or block atoms emitted from the evaporation source to achieve purpose of adjustably depositing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Chun-Sheng Fan, Chia-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20080124823Abstract: Method of fabricating patterned layers using lift-off processes is disclosed. A patterned stacked layer is formed on a substrate. The patterned stacked layer consists of a sacrificed layer and a photoresist layer, which covers and extends out of the sacrificed layer. Next, a film layer having a thickness smaller than that of the sacrificed layer is formed on the patterned stacked layer and gaps between the patterned stacked layer. Then, the photoresist layer and the film layer disposed on the photoresist layer are removed using a lift-off process; finally the sacrificed layer is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Pei-Wen Ko, Da-Shuang Kuan
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Publication number: 20080106677Abstract: An electrode structure including a substrate, an electrode structural layer and a color reflection layer is provided. The substrate includes a circuit already formed thereon. The electrode structural layer is disposed over the substrate and electrically coupled to the circuit. The color reflection layer is disposed over the electrode structural layer. When light is incident on the color reflection layer and the electrode structural layer, the color reflection layer only reflects light of a specific color range. Furthermore, according to the electrode structure, a reflective LCOS panel and a projection-type displaying apparatus can be manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: United Microdisplay Optronics Corp.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Chun-Sheng Fan
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Publication number: 20080062376Abstract: A method of fabricating a liquid crystal panel is provided. First, a first substrate having a pixel array thereon is provided. Next, a sealing frame is formed on the first substrate around the pixel array. Next, a liquid crystal inkjet printing step is conducted to the region surrounded by the sealing frame to perform an alignment process. Then, the liquid crystal inkjet printing step is still performed to fill a liquid crystal material within the region surrounded by the sealing frame. Thereafter, a second substrate having an electrode layer thereon is provided. Then, the first and second substrates are assembled together through the sealing frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Pei-Wen Ko, Da-Shuang Kuan
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Publication number: 20080061425Abstract: A chip package structure comprising a chip, a packaging cover panel and an adhesion layer is provided. The chip has an active surface. An image-sensing device is disposed on the active surface and a plurality of contact pads is disposed around the image-sensing device. The package cover panel is disposed over the active surface. The package cover panel includes a substrate and a supporting part disposed on the substrate such that the supporting part defines a cavity on the substrate. The supporting part may contact with the active surface of the chip so that the image-sensing device on the active surface is located within the cavity. The adhesion layer is disposed between the supporting part and the active surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Tzrong-Li Han
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Publication number: 20070242195Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal on silicon panel (reflective LCOS panel) for polarizing a light beam and converting the light beam into an image is provided. The reflective LCOS panel includes a silicon substrate, an opposite substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a polarizer. The silicon substrate has a pixel array thereon. The opposite substrate is disposed over the silicon substrate and has a transparent electrode thereon. The liquid crystal layer fills up the space between the pixel array of the silicon substrate and the transparent electrode of the opposite substrate. The polarizer is set up on the silicon substrate or the opposite substrate. As described above, the integration of the polarizer with the reflective LCOS panel inside a projection apparatus can effectively reduce the cost, volume and weight of the projection apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Chi-Tai Meng
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Patent number: 7255459Abstract: A light emitting diode light source including a reflective cover and a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided. The reflective cover has an inner surface and an opening for irradiating light. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the inner surface of the reflective cover. The light emitted from the light emitting diodes is incident upon the inner surface of the reflective cover and then reflected toward the opening from the inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: United Microdisplay Optronics Corp.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Chi-Tai Meng
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Publication number: 20070139922Abstract: A light emitting diode light source including a reflective cover and a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided. The reflective cover has an inner surface and an opening for irradiating light. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the inner surface of the reflective cover. The light emitted from the light emitting diodes is incident upon the inner surface of the reflective cover and then reflected toward the opening from the inner surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2005Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Chi-Tai Meng
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Publication number: 20070063938Abstract: A pixel driving method is provided. The driving method includes selecting subpixels from different frame periods with different selecting modes in order to form a pixel array, and driving the pixel array. Different pixel arrays that are formed with subpixels selected from different frame periods are shifted by a distance of one subpixel along the row direction, the column direction, or both directions from each other. Thus, the image resolution of a display panel is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Chia-Tsung Chan, Chia-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20070053185Abstract: A light source module is provided. The light source module comprises a substrate, a reflective device and a plurality of light emitting diodes. The substrate comprises an opening, the reflective device a comprising light reflecting surface is disposed on one side of the substrate. In addition, the light emitting diode is disposed over the substrate locating between the reflective device and the substrate, and the LEDs are arranged in a plurality of concentric circles around the opening of the substrate. Lights emitted by the light emitting diodes are reflected the light reflecting surface pass through the opening converge on the other side of the substrate. The light source module is constructed using simple optical components and is capable of outputting uniform light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2005Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Tony Whitehead, Da-Shuang Kuan, Chia-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20070040965Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) panel including a silicon substrate, an absorption layer, a color mirror, a transparent substrate and a liquid crystal layer is described. The silicon substrate has a pixel array thereon. The absorption layer is disposed over the pixel array. The color mirror is disposed over the absorption layer, and the color mirror reflects light having at least a predetermined range of wavelength and light not reflected by the color mirror is absorbed by the absorption layer. The transparent substrate having a transparent electrode thereon is disposed opposite to the silicon substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the color mirror and the transparent electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Chi-Tai Meng
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Publication number: 20060187393Abstract: A liquid crystal panel including first and second substrates, first and second transparent electrodes and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The first transparent electrode layer may be disposed on a surface the first substrate. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate, and the second transparent electrode layer may be disposed on a surface of the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules may be disposed between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer. In addition, the first substrate and/or the second substrate may include a high temperature poly-silicon substrate, and the liquid crystal layer may include a vertical alignment nematic liquid crystal layer. In addition, a micro color filter array having a plurality of micro color filters may be disposed on another surface of the first substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2005Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Chia-Tsung Chan, Tony Whitehead
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Publication number: 20060170832Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display device using white light of light emitting diode (LED) as light source is provided. The LCOS display device comprises a white light source, a color separation and polarization device, and a LCOS panel device. The white light source is provided for emitting a white light. The color separation and polarization device is disposed on a light path of the white light, and adapted for separating and polarizing the white light to obtain a plurality of polarized monochromatic lights. The LCOS panel device is disposed on a light path of the polarized monochromatic lights, and the polarized monochromatic lights are partially polarized according to an inputted image signal. Thereafter, the partially polarized monochromatic lights are combined to obtain an output image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Chia-Te Lin, Da-Shuang Kuan
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Patent number: 7072016Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for rubbing the alignment layer in the LCD substrate. The rubbing apparatus of the present invention further includes a conditioning roller, in addition to the rubbing roller, to rejuvenate the rubbing roller in real time so as to lengthen the roller lifetime in the rubbing process and increase the rubbing rate. By employing the conditioning roller along with the rubbing roller, the rubbing process includes an extra conditioning step for conditioning the rubbing roller, thus shortening the production cycle time and increasing the throughput.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Yi-Cheng Lan, Sheng-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 7038739Abstract: An optical projection system comprising a light source, a beam splitter module, a plurality of spatial light modulators, an optical combiner module and a projection lens is provided. The light source is used for providing a first white light. The beam splitter module is disposed in the light path of the first white light to separate the first white light into a plurality of second white lights. The spatial light modulators are disposed in the light paths of the second white lights respectively. Each spatial light modulator comprises a color filter to modulate each second white light into a color light carrying with corresponding color image signal. The optical combiner module is disposed in the light paths of the color lights to combine the color lights. The projection lens is disposed in the light path of the combined color lights after the optical combiner module to project the combined color light to be an image.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Tony Whitehead, Chia-Tsung Chan, Chia-Te Lin
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Publication number: 20060079022Abstract: A frame attaching process is described. The frame attaching process is adapted for attaching a transparent substrate to an active area of a chip using a frame, wherein the active area of the chip has a functional area. In the frame attaching process, the frame can be formed on the attaching surface of the transparent substrate or on the active area of the chip. Then, the attaching surface of the transparent substrate is attached to the active area of the chip using the frame under a negative pressure. Finally, the frame is solidified. Therefore, in the frame attaching process, the possibility of frame cracking can be reduced and the yield of the frame attaching process can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Neng-Yu Tseng, Da-Shuang Kuan, Chia-Te Lin, Sheng-Lung Chen, Dylan Yu
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Patent number: 7016000Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for rubbing the alignment layer in the LCD substrate. The rubbing apparatus of the present invention further includes a second rolling apparatus for conditioning, in addition to the first rolling apparatus for rubbing, to rejuvenate the first rolling apparatus in real time so as to lengthen the lifetime of the rolling apparatus in the rubbing process and increase the rubbing rate. By employing the second rolling apparatus along with the first rolling apparatus, the rubbing process includes an extra conditioning step for conditioning the first rolling apparatus, thus shortening the production cycle time and increasing the throughput.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Da-Shuang Kuan, Yi-Cheng Lan, Sheng-Lung Chen