Patents by Inventor En-Chih Liu

En-Chih Liu 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: 11244617
    Abstract: A driving method applicable to a display device, in which the display device includes multiple pixel circuits, and the method includes: adjusting multiple control signals according to a first display data such that the pixel circuits generate a first frame; receiving a second display data generated after the display data; and adjusting the control signals according to a time duration of the first frame such that the pixel circuits generate a second frame, where brightness for each of the pixel circuits is proportional to a duty ratio of one of the corresponding control signals, and an increment for the duty ratio of one of the corresponding control signals in the second frame is negatively correlated to a difference between a ratio of a preset time period to the time duration of the first frame and a ratio of the preset time period to the time duration of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Chen-Chi Lin, Chia-Che Hung, Cheng-Nan Yeh, Chin-Tang Chuang, En-Chih Liu
  • Patent number: 11132941
    Abstract: A display panel and a pixel circuit of the display panel are provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor and a light-emitting time length modulator. The driving transistor has a control terminal receiving a pulse width control signal and an amplitude control signal, and the driving transistor generates a driving signal. In a first time period, the light-emitting time length modulator modulates a time length of a plurality of second time periods for providing the driving signal to a light-emitting device according to a light-emitting time control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Chen-Chi Lin, Yan-Ru Chen, Cheng-Nan Yeh, Sheng-Yu Hsu, Chia-Che Hung, En-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20210193026
    Abstract: A display panel and a pixel circuit of the display panel are provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor and a light-emitting time length modulator. The driving transistor has a control terminal receiving a pulse width control signal and an amplitude control signal, and the driving transistor generates a driving signal. In a first time period, the light-emitting time length modulator modulates a time length of a plurality of second time periods for providing the driving signal to a light-emitting device according to a light-emitting time control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Chen-Chi Lin, Yan-Ru Chen, Cheng-Nan Yeh, Sheng-Yu Hsu, Chia-Che Hung, En-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20200013336
    Abstract: A pixel circuit is provided. In the pixel circuit, a first transistor has a first terminal coupled to a first node and a second terminal receiving a system high voltage, and the first transistor is controlled by a light emitting signal. A first terminal and a second terminal of a second transistor are respectively coupled to a second node and the first node; a control terminal of the second transistor is coupled to a third node. The third transistor is coupled between the first node and the third node and controlled by a first scan signal. A capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal. A voltage setting circuit receives a data signal, a second scan signal, and a third scan signal. A first terminal of the light emitting device is coupled to the second node; a second terminal of the light emitting device receives a system low voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Shang-Jung Yang, Chin-Hai Huang, Ya-Ju Lu, En-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20190130823
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a pixel circuit for driving a light emitting diode. A second terminal of a driving transistor is coupled to a first terminal of the light emitting diode, and a control terminal of the driving transistor receives a bias voltage. A coupling switch is coupled between a first terminal and the control terminal of the driving transistor and controlled by a first selection signal to be turned on or off. A first terminal of a first switch receives a display data voltage or a reference voltage, and the first switch is controlled by a second selection signal to be turned on or off. A first terminal of a second switch is coupled to a second terminal of the first switch. A second terminal of the second switch is coupled between the second terminal of the driving transistor and the light emitting diode, and the second switch is controlled by the first selection signal to be turned on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Shang-Jung Yang, Chi-Chung Tsai, Chin-Hai Huang, En-Chih Liu, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 9870756
    Abstract: A display panel including a pixel array and a gate driver circuit is provided. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels. The gate driver circuit is used for providing a plurality of gate signals to the pixels and includes a plurality of shift registers and a plurality of demultiplexers. The shift registers respectively receive a first gate signal of the gate signals and a first clock signal of a plurality of clock signals to respectively provide a first control signal and a second control signal. The demultiplexers respectively receive a plurality of second clock signals of the clock signals, respectively turn-on according to the first control signal provided by the corresponding one of the shift registers, and respectively cut-off according to the second control signal provided by the corresponding one of the shift registers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Chen, Chi-Chung Tsai, En-Chih Liu, Ying-Hui Chen, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 9626895
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit is provided. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of gate driving units sequentially coupled to each other. Each of the gate driving units includes a shift register and a de-multiplexer. The shift register receives a start pulse signal, and generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to the start pulse signal and a scan controlling signal, where when the shift register converts the first control signal into the second control signal, the shift register pulls down a voltage level of the first control signal according to the second control signal. The de-multiplexer receives a part of a plurality of clock signals for generating a plurality of gate signals sequentially according to the first control signal, where the clock signals are enabled sequentially, and enable periods of two sequential clock signals are partially overlapped with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Tsai, Yi-Kai Chen, En-Chih Liu, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20170061855
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit is provided. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of gate driving units sequentially coupled to each other. Each of the gate driving units includes a shift register and a de-multiplexer. The shift register receives a start pulse signal, and generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to the start pulse signal and a scan controlling signal, where when the shift register converts the first control signal into the second control signal, the shift register pulls down a voltage level of the first control signal according to the second control signal. The de-multiplexer receives a part of a plurality of clock signals for generating a plurality of gate signals sequentially according to the first control signal, where the clock signals are enabled sequentially, and enable periods of two sequential clock signals are partially overlapped with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Tsai, Yi-Kai Chen, En-Chih Liu, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20160189683
    Abstract: A display panel including a pixel array and a gate driver circuit is provided. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels. The gate driver circuit is used for providing a plurality of gate signals to the pixels and includes a plurality of shift registers and a plurality of demultiplexers. The shift registers respectively receive a first gate signal of the gate signals and a first clock signal of a plurality of clock signals to respectively provide a first control signal and a second control signal. The demultiplexers respectively receive a plurality of second clock signals of the clock signals, respectively turn-on according to the first control signal provided by the corresponding one of the shift registers, and respectively cut-off according to the second control signal provided by the corresponding one of the shift registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Chen, Chi-Chung Tsai, En-Chih Liu, Ying-Hui Chen, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 9373683
    Abstract: The thin film transistor includes a gate, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a source and a drain. The gate insulating layer covers the gate. The semiconductor layer is located on the gate insulating layer which is disposed above the gate. The source and the drain are disposed above the gate insulating layer and are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, respectively. The source and the drain are respectively located in different layers. A first contact resistance is existed between the semiconductor layer and the source, a second contact resistance is existed between the semiconductor layer and the drain, and. the first contact resistance is less than the second contact resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Shin-Chuan Chiang, En-Chih Liu, Yu-Hsien Chen, Ya-Ju Lu, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 9337349
    Abstract: A thin film transistor including a gate, a channel, a stopper layer, a source and a drain is provided. The channel and the gate are overlapped. The stopper layer covers a portion of the channel and has a ring-shape hole exposing two opposite connecting portions of the channel. A portion of the stopper layer is disposed between the source and the channel and between the drain and the channel. The source and the drain are filled in the ring-shape hole of the stopper layer and electrically connected to the connecting portions of the channel. Moreover, a pixel structure including the thin film transistor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: En-Chih Liu, Ying-Hui Chen, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20160027873
    Abstract: The thin film transistor includes a gate, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a source and a drain. The gate insulating layer covers the gate. The semiconductor layer is located on the gate insulating layer which is disposed above the gate. The source and the drain are disposed above the gate insulating layer and are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, respectively. The source and the drain are respectively located in different layers. A first contact resistance is existed between the semiconductor layer and the source, a second contact resistance is existed between the semiconductor layer and the drain, and. the first contact resistance is less than the second contact resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Shin-Chuan Chiang, En-Chih Liu, Yu-Hsien Chen, Ya-Ju Lu, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20150325706
    Abstract: A thin film transistor including a gate, a channel, a stopper layer, a source and a drain is provided. The channel and the gate are overlapped. The stopper layer covers a portion of the channel and has a ring-shape hole exposing two opposite connecting portions of the channel. A portion of the stopper layer is disposed between the source and the channel and between the drain and the channel. The source and the drain are filled in the ring-shape hole of the stopper layer and electrically connected to the connecting portions of the channel. Moreover, a pixel structure including the thin film transistor is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: En-Chih Liu, Ying-Hui Chen, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20150325700
    Abstract: A thin film transistor disposed above a carrying surface of a substrate is provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate, a first insulation layer, a channel, a source, a second insulation layer and a drain. The gate and the channel are overlapped with each other in a normal direction of the carrying surface. The first insulation layer is disposed between the channel and the gate. The source covers a portion of the channel and is electrically connected to the portion of the channel. The channel is located between the source and the first insulation layer in the normal direction. The source is disposed between the second insulation layer and the channel. The second insulation layer has a first hole exposing another portion of the channel. The drain is filled in the first hole and electrically connected to the another portion of the channel. Moreover, a pixel structure is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: En-Chih Liu, Ying-Hui Chen, Ya-Ju Lu, Yen-Yu Huang