Patents by Inventor Han-Kun Wu

Han-Kun Wu 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: 11935935
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode embedded in an insulating layer that overlies a substrate, a gate dielectric overlying the gate electrode, an active layer comprising a compound semiconductor material and overlying the gate dielectric, and a source electrode and drain electrode contacting end portions of the active layer. The gate dielectric may have thicker portions over interfaces with the insulating layer to suppress hydrogen diffusion therethrough. Additionally or alternatively, a passivation capping dielectric including a dielectric metal oxide material may be interposed between the active layer and a dielectric layer overlying the active layer to suppress hydrogen diffusion therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Min-Kun Dai, Wei-Gang Chiu, I-Cheng Chang, Cheng-Yi Wu, Han-Ting Tsai, Tsann Lin, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 10872579
    Abstract: A method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit and a display system are provided. The method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit includes enabling an over-temperature protection operation by the source driving circuit; and transmitting, by the source driving circuit, a first signal to a timing controller in response to detecting a temperature increasing to be higher than the first threshold temperature, wherein the timing controller is configured to operate a temperature reducing operation in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Lai, Te-Hsien Kuo, Han-Kun Wu, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10644695
    Abstract: A source driver is proposed. The source driver includes N output buffers, (N?1) switches, a first auxiliary switch, a second auxiliary switch, and a third auxiliary switch. The (N?1) switches are respectively coupled between N output terminals of the N output buffers. The first auxiliary switch is coupled between a first output terminal among the N output terminals of the N output buffers and a first endpoint. The second auxiliary switch is coupled between the first output terminal and a second endpoint. The third auxiliary switch is coupled between the first output terminal and a third endpoint. Each of the first endpoint, the second endpoint, and the third endpoint receives a first fixed voltage, a second fixed voltage, a third fixed voltage, or is in a floating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Han-Kun Wu, Pang-Chen Hung
  • Publication number: 20190340993
    Abstract: A method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit and a display system are provided. The method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit includes enabling an over-temperature protection operation by the source driving circuit; and transmitting, by the source driving circuit, a first signal to a timing controller in response to detecting a temperature increasing to be higher than the first threshold temperature, wherein the timing controller is configured to operate a temperature reducing operation in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Lai, Te-Hsien Kuo, Han-Kun Wu, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20190339564
    Abstract: A method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit and a display system are provided. The method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit includes enabling an over-temperature protection operation; and transmitting a first signal to a timing controller in response to detecting a temperature increasing to be higher than a first threshold temperature, wherein the timing controller is configured to operate a temperature reducing operation in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Han-Kun Wu, Chin-Hung Hsu