Patents by Inventor Genshiro Kawachi

Genshiro Kawachi 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: 11107431
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including pixels; a shift register connected to scan signal lines and outputting a pulse signal sequentially, the shift register being divided into shift register segments; a driver generating a clock signal to be supplied to each segment, and a video signal to be input to each pixel; and a controller controlling the driver for generating the clock signal and the video signal, the controller monitoring output of each segment and detecting a malfunction of any of the segments. A shift register unit of a first stage of each segment outputs the pulse signal at a prescribed timing after receiving a start signal. The unit of a stage differing from the first stage outputs the pulse signal at a prescribed timing after receiving a carry signal based on the pulse signal from the unit of a preceding stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventor: Genshiro Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20210232746
    Abstract: A simulation method includes a process of calculating a transient charge density qT of trapped charges after applying a voltage between a gate electrode and a semiconductor layer of a transistor, the charge density qT being calculated with a time variance of the charge density qT being expressed by a function obtained by superimposing multiple exponential functions having mutually different time constants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Genshiro KAWACHI
  • Publication number: 20210210021
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit on the substrate, and a monitoring circuit. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to control an amount of electric current supplied to a light-emitting element, and a first switching transistor disposed between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor. The first switching transistor switches between supplying and not supplying the light-emitting element with electric current from the driving transistor. The monitoring circuit monitors a signal at a monitoring point located between the driving transistor and the first switching transistor in the pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicants: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20210201778
    Abstract: A pixel circuit for controlling driving current for a light-emitting element is disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to supply driving current to the light-emitting element, a first switching transistor configured to transmit a data signal corresponding to the driving current, a storage capacitor configured to receive the signal from the first switching transistor and store a voltage to be applied to a gate of the driving transistor, a second switching transistor configured to correct the voltage to be stored to the storage capacitor, and a first capacitor including an electrode connected with a drain of the driving transistor and an electrode to be supplied with a predetermined potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Genshiro KAWACHI
  • Publication number: 20210202753
    Abstract: A display device includes a first polyimide layer, a first silicon oxide layer located above and in direct contact with the first polyimide layer, an amorphous silicon layer located above and in direct contact with the first silicon oxide layer, a second polyimide layer located above and in direct contact with the amorphous silicon layer, a plurality of light-emitting elements located above the second polyimide layer, a transistor array located above the second polyimide layer, the transistor array being configured to control light emission of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a transparent conductive layer located between the transistor array and the second polyimide layer, and a second silicon oxide layer located between and in direct contact with the transparent conductive layer and the second polyimide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: Tianma Japan, Ltd., Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yojiro MATSUEDA, Genshiro Kawachi
  • Patent number: 10971076
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line on the substrate, the data line being configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit, a monitoring line on the substrate, the monitoring line being different from the data line, and a monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a signal at a monitoring point on a path of the data signal with the monitoring line, and supply a correction signal in place of the data signal to the pixel circuit via the monitoring line and the monitoring point in response to detection of transmission failure of the data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20200335044
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line on the substrate, the data line being configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit, a monitoring line on the substate, the monitoring line being different from the data line, and a monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a signal at a monitoring point on a path of the data signal with the monitoring line, and supply a correction signal in place of the data signal to the pixel circuit via the monitoring line and the monitoring point in response to detection of transmission failure of the data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Masamichi SHIMODA, Yoshihiro NONAKA, Jiro YANASE
  • Publication number: 20200035177
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including pixels; a shift register connected to scan signal lines and outputting a pulse signal sequentially, the shift register being divided into shift register segments; a driver generating a clock signal to be supplied to each segment, and a video signal to be input to each pixel; and a controller controlling the driver for generating the clock signal and the video signal, the controller monitoring output of each segment and detecting a malfunction of any of the segments. A shift register unit of a first stage of each segment outputs the pulse signal at a prescribed timing after receiving a start signal. The unit of a stage differing from the first stage outputs the pulse signal at a prescribed timing after receiving a carry signal based on the pulse signal from the unit of a preceding stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventor: Genshiro KAWACHI
  • Publication number: 20190376924
    Abstract: A sensor device is disclosed. The sensor device includes a monitor thin film transistor, a reference thin film transistor, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a value measured from a sample based on a differential degree between output current of the reference thin film transistor and output current of the monitor thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Genshiro KAWACHI
  • Patent number: 10453407
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display region having pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, scanning connecting lines, thin film transistors, selection signal lines connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors, plural ones of the thin film transistors connected to different ones of the scanning connecting lines being connected to one of the selection signal lines; and a scanning signal drive circuit. The scanning signal drive circuit performs a normal scanning mode in which pulse signals are supplied in turn to plural ones of the scanning connecting lines connected to the one of the selection signal lines, and in the normal scanning mode, a fall timing of the gate-on voltage differs from a fall timing of a last one of the pulse signals supplied to the plural ones of the scanning connecting lines during the selection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ooishi, Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Toshikazu Koudo, Hideyuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10424263
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita
  • Patent number: 10276595
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: an array substrate; a plurality of pixels sectioned by video signal lines and scanning signal lines formed on the array substrate; a TFT arranged for each of the plurality of pixels; and a pixel electrode arranged inside each of the plurality of pixels. The TFT includes a channel semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode that are formed of a seamless layer made of an oxide semiconductor. The pixel electrode has an electrical conductivity larger than an electrical conductivity of the channel semiconductor layer under a state in which a gate voltage is not applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Genshiro Kawachi
  • Patent number: 10249257
    Abstract: A display device comprises: data lines extending in a first direction; gate lines extending in a second direction, and being divided into groups each of which has the gate lines adjacent in the first direction; selection signal supplying wirings each of which is provided in each group, and connected to each control electrode of the selector transistors corresponding to the group; gate voltage supplying wirings connected to the other conductive electrode of each of the selector transistors corresponding to the group; and wherein a gate driver supplies a second gate voltage having a voltage level lower than that of a first gate voltage to at least one of the gate voltage supplying wirings in each of the groups before supplying the first gate voltage in order to turn on a pixel transistor disposed in an intersection portion of the data line and the gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ooishi, Daisuke Kajita, Genshiro Kawachi, Sachiko Yamazaki, Kuniaki Amano
  • Publication number: 20190066619
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA
  • Patent number: 10147379
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita
  • Patent number: 10147375
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display region having pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, scanning connecting lines, thin film transistors, selection signal lines connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors, plural ones of the thin film transistors connected to different ones of the scanning connecting lines being connected to one of the selection signal lines; and a scanning signal drive circuit. The scanning signal drive circuit performs a normal scanning mode in which pulse signals are supplied in turn to plural ones of the scanning connecting lines connected to the one of the selection signal lines, and in the normal scanning mode, a fall timing of the gate-on voltage differs from a fall timing of a last one of the pulse signals supplied to the plural ones of the scanning connecting lines during the selection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ooishi, Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Toshikazu Koudo, Hideyuki Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20180342218
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display region having pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, scanning connecting lines, thin film transistors, selection signal lines connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors, plural ones of the thin film transistors connected to different ones of the scanning connecting lines being connected to one of the selection signal lines; and a scanning signal drive circuit. The scanning signal drive circuit performs a normal scanning mode in which pulse signals are supplied in turn to plural ones of the scanning connecting lines connected to the one of the selection signal lines, and in the normal scanning mode, a fall timing of the gate-on voltage differs from a fall timing of a last one of the pulse signals supplied to the plural ones of the scanning connecting lines during the selection period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihisa OOISHI, Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA, Toshikazu KOUDO, Hideyuki NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 10074331
    Abstract: A display device includes an image display area that includes pixels sectioned by scanning signal lines and video signal lines, first scanning connection lines connected to scanning signal lines, first thin film transistors, first selection signal lines, second thin film transistors, second selection signal lines, and a scanning signal drive circuit connected to the first scanning connection lines, the first selection signal lines, and the second selection signal lines, wherein the scanning signal drive circuit sequentially supplies a pulse signal to the first scanning connection lines in a selection period in which a gate-on voltage is applied to the one of the first selection signal lines, and the scanning signal drive circuit applies a gate-off voltage to the one of the second selection signal lines corresponding to the one of the first selection signal lines to which the gate-on voltage is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita, Yoshihisa Ooishi, Hideyuki Nakanishi, Toshikazu Koudo
  • Publication number: 20180190234
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Kazuo KITA
  • Patent number: 9940890
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a plurality of scanning connection lines formed on at least one side of edges of the image display region, the plurality of scanning connection lines connecting together a scanning signal drive circuit and a plurality of scanning signal lines; a selection circuit formed so as to be interposed between the plurality of scanning connection lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, the selection circuit being configured to selectively short-circuit one of a plurality of the scanning signal lines to one of the plurality of scanning connection lines based on a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit, the selection signal line transmitting the selection signal to the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Kazuo Kita