Patents by Inventor Hsuan-I Pan
Hsuan-I Pan 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: 9658724Abstract: A touch sensing circuit is applied to a touch panel to generate a sensing signal. The touch panel includes a sensing device. The touch sensing circuit includes: an interference signal detecting circuit, configured to detect an interference signal of the touch panel to generate an interference signal detection result; a control signal generating unit, configured to generate a control signal according to the interference signal detection result; and a sensed value analyzing circuit, configured to charge the sensing device in a first time interval and to discharge the sensing device in a second time interval, and to generate the sensing signal according to a sensed value of the sensing device. A length of one of the first time interval and the second time interval changes according to a control signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Chih-Ying Chen, Hsuan-I Pan
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Patent number: 9501180Abstract: A capacitance sensing apparatus applied to a touch panel is provided. The capacitance sensing apparatus includes a plurality of sensor channels including a first sensor channel and a second sensor channel neighboring to each other. A first voltage signal is outputted to the first sensor channel. A plurality of capacitances of the first sensor channel are detected to generate a first capacitance result for touch sensing. A second voltage signal is outputted to the second sensor channel. A first voltage difference is present when the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are respectively outputted to the first sensor channel and the second sensor channel, and a second voltage difference is present when the capacitance of the first sensor channel. The first voltage difference and the second voltage difference are substantially the same.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Ting-Hao Yeh, Kai-Ting Ho
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Patent number: 9383856Abstract: A touch sensing circuit and method is provided. The touch sensing circuit discriminates a common voltage change of a display panel couple to the touch sensor in a touch panel display apparatus. The touch sensor comprises a plurality of sensor electrodes. The touch sensing circuit includes a plurality of channel circuits, each of which includes a reset switch and a sensing switch for alternately conducting an associated sensor electrode to a reset voltage and a charge collecting circuit. The channel circuits are divided to different groups that operate according to interleaving timings for encompassing possible common voltage changes.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Ming-Chang Tsai, Meng-Chang Lee, Shih-Tsung Yang
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Patent number: 9280232Abstract: A method for touch detection is provided for detecting a touch point on a display device. The method includes: providing a display signal, according to which the display device has two parts of a vertical blanking interval within each frame period, wherein the two parts of the vertical blanking interval are discontinuous; and performing a touch detection in the two parts of the vertical blanking interval, respectively. The touch detection method is capable of performing multiple touch detections within one frame period.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Chao-Cheng Wen, Hsien-Keng Lin, Kuo-Chao Liao
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Patent number: 9244571Abstract: A touch sensing device is provided. A shielding plate is provided for covering and shielding wires that route sensing electrodes to a flexible circuit board. Alternatively, a conductive layer of the circuit board is applied for shielding a plurality of contacts of the electrodes and wires. Wires that couple two same typed electrodes extend as a shielding plate for shielding contacts of another type of electrodes. An auxiliary electrode bordering outside the sensing electrodes can be provided to compensate fringe effects of the sensing electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Kai-Ting Ho, Hsuan-I Pan, Guo-Kiang Hung
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Patent number: 9244580Abstract: A driving apparatus for an electrode in a capacitive touch control system is provided. The driving apparatus includes a signal generating module and an adjusting module. The signal generating module generates a driving signal. The adjusting module is connected between the signal generating module and the electrode, and generates an adjusted signal according to the driving signal to replace the driving signal. The adjusting module controls a rising edge or a falling edge of the waveform of the adjusted signal, so that a high-frequency component in the adjusted signal is less than that in the driving signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Kai-Ting Ho
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Publication number: 20150355783Abstract: A control apparatus for a touch-control electronic system is provided. The touch-control electronic system includes a display control module and a touch panel. The control apparatus includes a detecting module, a driving frequency selecting module and a driving module. The detecting module detects a synchronization frequency of an image synchronization signal that the display control module adopts. The driving frequency selecting module determines a driving frequency according to the synchronization signal. The driving module generates a driving signal having the driving frequency, and sends the driving signal to the touch panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Yu-An Liang
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Publication number: 20150261351Abstract: A touch sensing circuit is applied to a touch panel to generate a sensing signal. The touch panel includes a sensing device. The touch sensing circuit includes: an interference signal detecting circuit, configured to detect an interference signal of the touch panel to generate an interference signal detection result; a control signal generating unit, configured to generate a control signal according to the interference signal detection result; and a sensed value analyzing circuit, configured to charge the sensing device in a first time interval and to discharge the sensing device in a second time interval, and to generate the sensing signal according to a sensed value of the sensing device. A length of one of the first time interval and the second time interval changes according to a control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Guo-Kiang HUNG, Chih-Ying CHEN, Hsuan-I PAN
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Patent number: 9052815Abstract: A touch sensing device is provided. The touch sensing device includes a multiplexer and a control unit, and is electrically connected to a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of first-direction electrodes; a plurality of second-direction electrodes; and a dielectric layer, for generating at least one electric field change corresponding to at least one touch point in response to the at least one touch point. The at least one electric field change is generated at an overlapping region of the first-direction and second-direction electrodes. The multiplexer is electrically connected to the touch panel via the first-direction and second-direction electrodes, and selectively performs voltage driving or voltage sensing for the first-direction and second-direction changes a control signal to be transmitted to the multiplexer and receives a sense signal from the multiplexer.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INCInventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan
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Patent number: 8884545Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving system drives a plurality of LED strings. A plurality of current sources are respectively connected to the plurality of LED strings. A multi-phase control signal generator generates a plurality of multi-phase control signals that respectively maintain turn on or turn off states of the current sources so as to selectively conduct the corresponding LED strings.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Song-Yi Lin, Hsuan-I Pan, Hung I Wang
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Publication number: 20140218323Abstract: A method for touch detection is provided for detecting a touch point on a display device. The method includes: providing a display signal, according to which the display device has two parts of a vertical blanking interval within each frame period, wherein the two parts of the vertical blanking interval are discontinuous; and performing a touch detection in the two parts of the vertical blanking interval, respectively. The touch detection method is capable of performing multiple touch detections within one frame period.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Chao-Cheng Wen, Hsien-Keng Lin, Kuo-Chao Liao
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Publication number: 20140204057Abstract: A driving apparatus for an electrode in a capacitive touch control system is provided. The driving apparatus includes a signal generating module and an adjusting module. The signal generating module generates a driving signal. The adjusting module is connected between the signal generating module and the electrode, and generates an adjusted signal according to the driving signal to replace the driving signal. The adjusting module controls a rising edge or a falling edge of the waveform of the adjusted signal, so that a high-frequency component in the adjusted signal is less than that in the driving signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Kai-Ting Ho
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Patent number: 8686783Abstract: A level shifter and an associated booster driving circuit are provided. The level shifter includes an input stage and an output stage. The input stage includes an input switch, which receives an input signal and is selectively turned on according to the input signal. The output stage outputs a gate driving signal. The gate driving signal is at a low logic level when the input switch is turned on, and is at a high logic level when the input switch is turned off. The logic level of the input signal is substantially the same as the logic level of the gate driving signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Hsuan-I Pan, Guo-Kiang Hung
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Patent number: 8686956Abstract: A capacitive touch sensing structure includes: a substrate; a plurality of first electrode groups arranged from a first position towards a second position in a first direction, wherein each of the first electrode groups includes a plurality of first electrodes extended from a third position towards a fourth position in a second direction; a plurality of first conducting wires each having a plurality of contacts respectively coupled to the first electrodes of each of the first electrode groups; a plurality of second electrode groups arranged from the first position towards the second position in the first direction, wherein each of the second electrode groups includes a plurality of second electrodes extended from the fourth position towards the third position in the second direction and respectively staggering with the first electrode groups; and a plurality of second conducting wires each having a plurality of contacts respectively coupled to the electrodes of each of the second electrode groups.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Hsuan-I Pan, Guo-Kiang Hung
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Publication number: 20120313669Abstract: A level shifter and an associated booster driving circuit are provided. The level shifter includes an input stage and an output stage. The input stage includes an input switch, which receives an input signal and is selectively turned on according to the input signal. The output stage outputs a gate driving signal. The gate driving signal is at a low logic level when the input switch is turned on, and is at a high logic level when the input switch is turned off. The logic level of the input signal is substantially the same as the logic level of the gate driving signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Hsuan-I Pan, Guo-Kiang Hung
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Publication number: 20120299869Abstract: A capacitance sensing apparatus applied to a touch panel is provided. The capacitance sensing apparatus includes a plurality of sensor channels including a first sensor channel and a second sensor channel neighboring to each other. A first voltage signal is outputted to the first sensor channel. A plurality of capacitances of the first sensor channel are detected to generate a first capacitance result for touch sensing. A second voltage signal is outputted to the second sensor channel. A first voltage difference is present when the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are respectively outputted to the first sensor channel and the second sensor channel, and a second voltage difference is present when the capacitance of the first sensor channel. The first voltage difference and the second voltage difference are substantially the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Hsuan-I Pan, Ting-Hao Yeh, Kai-Ting Ho
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Publication number: 20120274304Abstract: A low-voltage-driven boost circuit is provided. The boost circuit includes an inductor, a diode, a capacitor, a first switch and a second switch. The second switch is coupled between the first switch and an anode of the diode. The first switch selectively conducts according to a switch signal, and the second switch conducts as the first switch conducts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Song-Yi Lin, Hsuan-I Pan, Guo-Kiang Hung
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Publication number: 20120235691Abstract: A touch sensing device is provided. A shielding plate is provided for covering and shielding wires that route sensing electrodes to a flexible circuit board. Alternatively, a conductive layer of the circuit board is applied for shielding a plurality of contacts of the electrodes and wires. Wires that couple two same typed electrodes extend as a shielding plate for shielding contacts of another type of electrodes. An auxiliary electrode bordering outside the sensing electrodes can be provided to compensate fringe effects of the sensing electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Kai-Ting Ho, Hsuan-I Pan, Guo-Kiang Hung
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Publication number: 20120105024Abstract: A feedback regulating circuit provides a regulated voltage to a multi-output circuit that outputs a plurality of output voltages. The feedback regulating circuit includes a voltage control unit, coupled to the plurality of output voltages, for generating a first voltage according to the plurality of output voltages and outputting a voltage control signal according to the first voltage; and a reference voltage generator, coupled to the voltage control unit, for receiving the voltage control signal and generating a reference voltage according to the voltage control signal, with the reference voltage being fed back to the multi-output circuit to regulate voltage to a high degree of accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Song-Yi Lin, Hsuan-I Pan, Hung I Wang
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Publication number: 20120098441Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving system drives a plurality of LED strings. A plurality of current sources are respectively connected to the plurality of LED strings. A multi-phase control signal generator generates a plurality of multi-phase control signals that respectively maintain turn on or turn off states of the current sources so as to selectively conduct the corresponding LED strings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Song-Yi Lin, Hsuan-I Pan, Hung I Wang