Patents by Inventor Fang-Cheng Lin
Fang-Cheng 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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Publication number: 20240153924Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic device is disclosed by the present disclosure. The manufacturing method includes providing a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a plurality of working areas, and each of the plurality of working areas includes a plurality of first recesses and a plurality of second recesses; disposing a plurality of first electronic units in the plurality of first recesses of the plurality of working areas through fluid transfer; identifying a defective working area from the plurality of working areas, wherein at least one of the plurality of first recesses of the defective working area has no electronic unit or a defective first electronic unit disposed therein; and disposing at least one repairing electronic unit in at least one of the plurality of second recesses of the defective working area through laser transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Fang-Ying Lin, Kai Cheng, Ming-Chang Lin, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
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Patent number: 11973067Abstract: Methods for manufacturing a display device are provided. The methods include providing a plurality of light-emitting units and a substrate. The methods also include transferring the light-emitting units to a transfer head. The methods further include attaching at least one of the plurality of light-emitting units on the transfer head to the substrate by a bonding process, wherein the transfer head and the substrate satisfy the following equation during the bonding process: 0 ? ? ? T ? ? 1 T ? ? 2 ? A ? ( T ) ? dT - ? T ? ? 1 T ? ? 3 ? E ? ( T ) ? dT ? ? < 0.01 wherein A(T) is the coefficient of thermal expansion of the transfer head, E(T) is the coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate, T1 is room temperature, T2 is the temperature of the transfer head, and T3 is the temperature of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Tung-Kai Liu, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Fang-Ying Lin, Kai Cheng, Hui-Chieh Wang, Shun-Yuan Hu
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Publication number: 20240135846Abstract: An electronic device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method of the electronic device includes the following. A substrate is provided. A plurality of electronic units are transferred to the substrate. The electronic units are inspected to obtain M first defect maps. The M first defect maps are integrated into N second defect maps, where N<M. M repairing groups are provided according to the N second defect maps. Each of the repairing groups includes at least one repairing electronic unit. The M repairing groups are transferred to the substrate. At least two of the repairing groups have the same location distribution of repairing electronic units, and the location distribution is consistent with a defect distribution of one of the second defect maps.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Kai Cheng, Fang-Ying Lin, Ming-Chang Lin, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
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Patent number: 11955579Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of light-emitting elements on a first substrate and forming a first pattern array on a second substrate, wherein the first pattern array includes an adhesive layer. The method also includes transferring the plurality of light-emitting elements from the first substrate to the second substrate and forming the first pattern array on a third substrate. The method includes transferring the plurality of light-emitting elements from the second substrate to the third substrate, and reducing an adhesion force of a portion of the adhesive layer. The method also includes forming a second pattern array on a fourth substrate, and transferring the plurality of light-emitting elements from the third substrate to the fourth substrate. The pitch between the plurality of light-emitting elements on the first substrate is different than the pitch of the first pattern array.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Kai Cheng, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Fang-Ying Lin, Tung-Kai Liu, Hui-Chieh Wang, Chun-Hsien Lin, Jui-Feng Ko
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Patent number: 11949040Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of diodes on a first substrate and forming a first pattern array on a second substrate. The method also includes transferring the plurality of diodes from the first substrate to the second substrate. The method further includes forming the first pattern array on a third substrate. In addition, the method includes transferring the plurality of diodes from the second substrate to the third substrate. The method also includes forming a second pattern array on a fourth substrate. The method further includes transferring the plurality of diodes from the third substrate to the fourth substrate. The pitch between the plurality of diodes on the first substrate is different from the pitch of the first pattern array.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Kai Cheng, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Fang-Ying Lin, Tung-Kai Liu, Hui-Chieh Wang, Chun-Hsien Lin, Jui-Feng Ko
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Publication number: 20240105132Abstract: A device may include an electronic display having a backlight that generates light and multiple display pixels that modulate the amount of generated light emitted from the electronic display based on compensated image data. The backlight may include multiple illuminators that generate the light, and a first color component illuminator may have a slower response rate than a second color component illuminator. The device may also include image processing circuitry that generates the compensated image data by compensating input image data for a color shift associated with a change in brightness of the backlight and the slower response rate of the first color component illuminator. The input image data may be compensated by increasing first color component pixel values of the input image data relative to second color component pixel values of the input image data, and the compensated image data may be output to the electronic display.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Chengrui Le, Fang-Cheng Lin, Alexey Kornienko
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Publication number: 20240096857Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a spacer, a first element and a second element. The spacer is disposed on the substrate and has a first portion, a second portion, a first opening, a second opening and a third opening arranged in a first direction. In a cross-section view, the second opening is located between the first opening and the third opening, the first portion is located between the first opening and the second opening, and the second portion is located between the second opening and the third opening. A width of the first portion is less than a width of the second portion in the first direction, and an area of the second opening is different from an area of the first opening. The first element is overlapped with the first opening. The second element is overlapped with the third opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Jian-Jung Shih, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Fang-Ying Lin, Kai Cheng
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Publication number: 20240087945Abstract: Semiconductor processing apparatuses and methods are provided in which an electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention layer is utilized to prevent or reduce ESD events from occurring between a semiconductor wafer and one or more components of the apparatuses. In some embodiments, a semiconductor processing apparatus includes a wafer handling structure that is configured to support a semiconductor wafer during processing of the semiconductor wafer. The apparatus further includes an ESD prevention layer on the wafer handling structure. The ESD prevention layer includes a first material and a second material, and the second material has an electrical conductivity that is greater than an electrical conductivity of the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tsai-Hao HUNG, Ping-Cheng KO, Tzu-Yang LIN, Fang-Yu LIU, Cheng-Han WU
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Publication number: 20240054942Abstract: Electronic devices, displays, and methods are provided for performing pixel grouping to enable efficient display operation at higher frame rates and lower image resolutions without sacrificing significant image quality. An electronic display may include a number of rows of display pixels and driving circuitry. The driving circuitry may receive a frame of image data and drive a set of adjacent groups of rows of equal number using the frame of image data. Adjacent groups of rows may respectively include two or more adjacent rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Chengrui Le, Fang-Cheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Lingyu Hong, Yi-Pai Huang, Ze Yuan
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Patent number: 11804187Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of pixels and a backlight that provides backlight illumination for the array of pixels. The backlight may be a direct-lit backlight with a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes operable in a local dimming scheme. The electronic device may include control circuitry that provides pixel signals to the array of pixels and backlight signals to the backlight. The control circuitry may adjust the pixel signals and the backlight signals to compensate for brightness and color non-uniformity in the backlight. To compensate for image-dependent backlight non-uniformity, the control circuitry may simulate artificial backlight data based on the target image to be displayed and stored point spread information. To compensate for white-point-dependent backlight non-uniformity, the control circuitry may use measured actual backlight data that describes color variations across the backlight for a given target white point.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fang-Cheng Lin, Chengrui Le, Yi-Pai Huang, Suraj P Gorkhali, Tobias Jung, He Li, Yansong Liu
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Patent number: 11776492Abstract: A device may include an electronic display having a backlight that generates light and multiple display pixels that modulate the amount of generated light emitted from the electronic display based on compensated image data. The backlight may include multiple illuminators that generate the light, and a first color component illuminator may have a slower response rate than a second color component illuminator. The device may also include image processing circuitry that generates the compensated image data by compensating input image data for a color shift associated with a change in brightness of the backlight and the slower response rate of the first color component illuminator. The input image data may be compensated by increasing first color component pixel values of the input image data relative to second color component pixel values of the input image data, and the compensated image data may be output to the electronic display.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chengrui Le, Fang-Cheng Lin, Alexey Kornienko
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Publication number: 20220415271Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of pixels and a backlight that provides backlight illumination for the array of pixels. The backlight may be a direct-lit backlight with a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes operable in a local dimming scheme. The electronic device may include control circuitry that provides pixel signals to the array of pixels and backlight signals to the backlight. The control circuitry may adjust the pixel signals and the backlight signals to compensate for brightness and color non-uniformity in the backlight. To compensate for image-dependent backlight non-uniformity, the control circuitry may simulate artificial backlight data based on the target image to be displayed and stored point spread information. To compensate for white-point-dependent backlight non-uniformity, the control circuitry may use measured actual backlight data that describes color variations across the backlight for a given target white point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Fang-Cheng Lin, Chengrui Le, Yi-Pai Huang, Suraj P Gorkhali, Tobias Jung, He Li, Yansong Liu
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Patent number: 11062644Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light source module and a control unit. The display panel includes plural display areas. The light source module includes plural light source units. The light source units are configured to output plural light beams to illuminate the display areas of the display panel. The control unit is coupled to the light source module and configured to receive a frame data. The frame data includes plural subframe data, and the subframe data are displayed on the display areas. The control unit is further configured to control a first light source unit of the light source units to adjust a brightness corresponding to a first color of a first light beam of the light beams according to a ratio of the first color. The ratio of the first color is related to a first subframe data of the subframe data.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, Yu-Nan Pao, Hsin-Tao Huang, Yi-Pai Huang, Fang-Cheng Lin, Chi-Wen Chang
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Publication number: 20190080644Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light source module and a control unit. The display panel includes plural display areas. The light source module includes plural light source units. The light source units are configured to output plural light beams to illuminate the display areas of the display panel. The control unit is coupled to the light source module and configured to receive a frame data. The frame data includes plural subframe data, and the subframe data are displayed on the display areas. The control unit is further configured to control a first light source unit of the light source units to adjust a brightness corresponding to a first color of a first light beam of the light beams according to a ratio of the first color. The ratio of the first color is related to a first subframe data of the subframe data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Sheng-Chieh TAI, Yu-Nan PAO, Hsin-Tao HUANG, Yi-Pai HUANG, Fang-Cheng LIN, Chi-Wen CHANG
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Patent number: 10170059Abstract: A color sequential image method for displaying images using two color fields includes analyzing and sorting percentages of a plurality of colors constituting an input color image, in which a first color possesses a most percentage, a second color possesses a middle percentage, and a third color possesses a third percentage. The method further includes forming a first color field image according to the first color and the third color, and a second color field image according to the second color and the third color.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignees: WISTRON CORP., NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Chi-Wen Chang, Fang-Cheng Lin, Han-Ping Shieh, Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Szu-Fen Chen
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Patent number: 10155121Abstract: Visual or photic stimuli generating methods, devices and control systems for inducing steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) from human viewers without causing discomfort to the viewers or distorting the embedding images are disclosed. The control system includes a stimuli-generating device and an electroencephalography (EEG) sensing device. The stimuli-generating device includes a first and a second light source. The first light source generates a flickering light with a first wavelength while a second light source generates another flickering light with one or more wavelength(s) differ from that of the first one. Together, the light sources generate visual/photic stimuli flickering above their critical flicker fusion threshold while maintaining the colorfulness and hue of the embedding images. At least one electrode of the EEG sensing device is connected to each viewer, configured to receive and analyze his/her EEG signals in order to detect and determine his/her responses to the stimuli.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: John Kar-Kin Zao, Yi-Pai Huang, Tzyy-Ping Jung, Fang-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 9934732Abstract: A display method and a display device are disclosed herein. The display method includes the following steps: analyzing an input image to obtain a plurality of first backlight control signals and a plurality of first liquid crystal control signals; generating image edge information associated with the input image; generating, according to the image edge information, at least one second backlight control signal and at least one target liquid crystal control signal that are associated with the image edge information; and displaying, according to the at least one second backlight control signal and the at least one target liquid crystal control signal, at least one multi-color sub-frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Fang-Cheng Lin, Kai-Tung Teng, Chi-Wen Chang, Yi-Pai Huang, Han-Ping D. Shieh
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Publication number: 20170154584Abstract: A display method and a display device are disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Fang-Cheng LIN, Kai-Tung TENG, Chi-Wen CHANG, Yi-Pai HUANG, Han-Ping D. SHIEH
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Method for image enhancement, image processing apparatus and computer readable medium using the same
Patent number: 9552625Abstract: A method, image processing apparatus, and computer readable medium for image enhancement are provided. In the method, a low-resolution image is received and upscaled to generate an upscaled image having first pixels. Edge detection is performed on the upscaled image to obtain edge information of the first pixels. Each piece of the edge information includes an edge direction and an edge intensity, and each of the edge directions includes a horizontal and vertical component having a constant summation. A non-edge region of the upscaled image is enhanced to generate a high-resolution detail image; based on unsharp masking sharpening methods, an edge region of the low-passed upscaled image is enhanced according to the horizontal and vertical components of the edge directions to generate a high-resolution edge image. Image fusion is performed on the high-resolution edge image and the high-resolution detail image according to the edge intensities to generate a super-resolution image.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Kuo-Shiuan Peng, Fang-Cheng Lin, Yi-Pai Huang, Han-Ping D. Shieh -
Patent number: D1024640Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fang-Cheng Su, Ci-Bin Huang, Ching-Fu Chiu, Shu-Chen Lin