Patents by Inventor I-An Yao
I-An Yao 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: 11972072Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a first sensing circuit, a second sensing circuit and a power line. The first sensing circuit includes a first sensing unit and a first transistor, and a first end of the first sensing unit is coupled to a control end of the first transistor. The second sensing circuit includes a second sensing unit and a second transistor, and a first end of the second sensing unit is coupled to a control end of the second transistor. A first end of the first transistor and a first end of the second transistor are coupled to the power line.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Shu-Fen Li, Chuan-Chi Chien, Hsiao-Feng Liao, Rui-An Yu, Chang-Chiang Cheng, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
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Patent number: 11974083Abstract: An electronic device including a protection layer, a display panel, and a sound broadcasting element is provided. The protection layer has an inner surface and a side surface directly connected to the inner surface. The display panel is disposed on the inner surface of the protection layer and has a back surface and a side surface directly connected to the back surface. The sound broadcasting element is located adjacent to the side surface of the display panel, and the sound broadcasting element includes a piezoelectric component and a connection component.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Tzu-Pin Hsiao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Jiunn-Shyong Lin, I-An Yao
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Publication number: 20240135745Abstract: An electronic device has a narrow viewing angle state and a wide viewing angle state, and includes a panel and a light source providing a light passing through the panel. In the narrow viewing angle state, the light has a first relative light intensity and a second relative light intensity. The first relative light intensity is the strongest light intensity, the second relative light intensity is 50% of the strongest light intensity, the first relative light intensity corresponds to an angle of 0°, the second relative light intensity corresponds to a half-value angle, and the half-value angle is between ?15° and 15°. In the narrow angle state, a third relative light intensity at each angle between 20° and 60° or each angle between ?20° and ?60° is lower than 20% of the strongest light intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: InnnoLux CorporationInventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Po-Yang Chen, Kuo-Jung Wu, I-An Yao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Hsien-Wen Huang
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Patent number: 11957065Abstract: Various techniques and apparatus permit fabrication of superconductive circuits. A superconducting integrated circuit comprising a superconducting stud via, a kinetic inductor, and a capacitor may be formed. Forming a superconducting stud via in a superconducting integrated circuit may include masking with a hard mask and masking with a soft mask. Forming a superconducting stud via in a superconducting integrated circuit may include depositing a dielectric etch stop layer. Interlayer misalignment in the fabrication of a superconducting integrated circuit may be measured by an electrical vernier. Interlayer misalignment in the fabrication of a superconducting integrated circuit may be measured by a chain of electrical verniers and a Wheatstone bridge. A superconducting integrated circuit with three or more metal layers may include an enclosed, matched, on-chip transmission line. A metal wiring layer in a superconducting integrated circuit may be encapsulated.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: 1372934 B.C. LTD.Inventors: Shuiyuan Huang, Byong H. Oh, Douglas P. Stadtler, Edward G. Sterpka, Paul I. Bunyk, Jed D. Whittaker, Fabio Altomare, Richard G. Harris, Colin C. Enderud, Loren J. Swenson, Nicolas C. Ladizinsky, Jason J. Yao, Eric G. Ladizinsky
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Publication number: 20240113236Abstract: A sensing device including a substrate, a circuit layer, and a plurality of sensing units is provided. The circuit layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of driving circuits. The plurality of sensing units are disposed on the circuit layer, and each of the sensing units includes a supporting part and a sensing part. The supporting part is electrically connected to one of the plurality of driving circuits. The sensing part is electrically connected to the supporting part, and the sensing part is separated from a first cavity by the supporting part and the circuit layer. In a normal direction of the substrate, at least a portion of the supporting part is disposed between the circuit layer and the sensing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: I-AN YAO, Yu-Tsung Liu
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Publication number: 20240087644Abstract: A forming operation of resistive memory device is provided. The operation includes: applying a pre-forming gate voltage and a pre-forming bit line voltage to a target memory cell; performing a dense switching forming operation, wherein the dense switching forming operation includes alternately performing dense set operations and dense reset operations on the target memory cell, wherein the dense set operation includes applying a dense switching gate voltage and a dense set bit line voltage; and performing a normal set operation on the target memory cell, wherein the normal set operation includes applying a normal set gate voltage and a normal set bit line voltage to the target memory cell, the normal set gate voltage is greater than the pre-forming gate voltage and the dense switching gate voltage, and the normal set bit line voltage is less than the pre-forming bit line voltage and the dense set bit line voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.Inventors: I-Hsien Tseng, Lung-Chi Cheng, Ju-Chieh Cheng, Jun-Yao Huang, Ping-Kun Wang
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Patent number: 11921372Abstract: A display device including a first light emitting unit, a second light emitting unit, a first optical layer and a second optical layer is disclosed. The first optical layer is disposed on at least one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, and the first optical layer includes a collimating layer. The second optical layer is disposed on the first light emitting unit. The second optical layer is configured to scatter a first light emitted from the first light emitting unit but does not scatter a second light emitted from the second light emitting unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Kuo-Jung Wu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
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Patent number: 11900716Abstract: An electronic device which has a narrow viewing angle state and a wide viewing angle state includes a diffuser layer, a panel and a light source. The panel is disposed on the diffuser layer. The light source provides a light passing through the panel. In the narrow viewing angle state, the light has a first relative light intensity and a second relative light intensity. The first relative light intensity is the strongest light intensity, and the second relative light intensity is 50% of the strongest light intensity. The first relative light intensity corresponds to an angle of 0°, the second relative light intensity corresponds to a half-value angle, and the half-value angle is between ?15° and 15°.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Po-Yang Chen, Kuo-Jung Wu, I-An Yao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Hsien-Wen Huang
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Patent number: 11854297Abstract: Sensing pixels each store a sensing voltage level. A method for driving the plurality of sensing pixels includes providing a plurality of readout scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels, and providing a plurality of reset scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels. One of the plurality of readout scan signals enables one of the plurality of sensing pixels to output the sensing voltage level stored in the one of the plurality of sensing pixels. One of plurality of reset scan signals resets the sensing voltage level stored in one of the plurality of sensing pixels. An nth reset scan signal of the plurality of reset scan signals is started behind an nth readout scan signal of the plurality of readout scan signals in time domain.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Chien-Chih Liao, Hsing-Yuan Hsu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
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Publication number: 20230408730Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and an optical structure layer. The optical structure layer is disposed on the display panel. A glossiness of the optical structure layer is between 4 GU and 35 GU, and a reflectivity of specular component included (SCI) of the optical structure layer is between 3% and 6%. The display device disclosed in the disclosure may reduce an influence of a displayed image from ambient light from the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Yu-Chun Hsu, Wei-Ming Chu, Sheng-Nan Fan, Shih-Fu Liao, I-AN YAO, Chiu-Lien Yang
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Publication number: 20230403915Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting units, a plurality of color filter units and a protecting layer. The plurality of color filter units are disposed on the plurality of light-emitting units and include a first color filter unit. The first color filter unit is overlapped with a first light-emitting unit of the plurality of light-emitting units. The protecting layer is arranged on the plurality of color filter units. The display device has a maximum light-emitting angle ?2, the protecting layer has a refractive index n1, the first color filter unit has a width WCF along a first direction, the light-emitting layer of the first light-emitting unit has a width WL along the first direction, and the first color filter unit has a thickness HCF, a distance H is formed between the first light-emitting unit and the first color filter unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Wen-Tse Li, Shih-Fu Liao, I-An Yao
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Publication number: 20230400739Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module and a display panel. The display panel is disposed on the backlight module and includes two substrates, a sensor, and a light-shielding element. The sensor is disposed between the two substrates. The light-shielding element at least partially surrounds the sensor. A height of the light-shielding element is greater than a height of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Hsiao Feng Liao, Shu-Fen Li, CHUAN-CHI CHIEN, Po-Yang Chen, I-AN YAO
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Patent number: 11789326Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module and a display panel. The display panel is disposed on the backlight module and includes two substrates, a sensor, and a light-shielding element. The sensor is disposed between the two substrates. The light-shielding element at least partially surrounds the sensor. A height of the light-shielding element is greater than a height of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Hsiao Feng Liao, Shu-Fen Li, Chuan-Chi Chien, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
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Publication number: 20230305343Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first panel. The first panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, and a first signal line. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first transparent electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The second transparent electrode is disposed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The first signal line is electrically connected to the first transparent electrode and extending along a first direction. The impedance of the first signal line is less than the impedance of the first transparent electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Ting-Wei LIANG, Jiunn-Shyong LIN, I-An YAO, Tzu-Chieh LAI, Chung-Chun CHENG, Shih-Che CHEN
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Publication number: 20230296944Abstract: An electronic device including a panel is provided. The panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and surrounding the medium layer, a plurality of first electrodes disposed between the first substrate and the medium layer, and a plurality of connecting lines disposed between the second substrate and the first electrodes. The sealant includes a plurality of conductive particles. The first electrodes are electrically connected to the connection lines through the conductive particles. There is a first space S1 between two adjacent connecting lines of the connecting lines. One of the conductive particles has a width of W. The first space S1 and the width W conform to the following formula: 3<S1/W<20.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Tsung-Yu YANG, Ming-Huang CHEN, Shu-Fen LI, Chuan-Chi CHIEN, I-An YAO, Jui-Chu LAI
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Publication number: 20230215771Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of first pads, a plurality of sensing units and a plurality of test pads. The first pads are disposed on the substrate, the sensing units are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first pads, and the test pads are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the sensing units.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Kuei-Sheng CHANG, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
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Publication number: 20230215212Abstract: A fingerprint identification module includes a color filter substrate and a protective cover. The color filter substrate includes a first shading member. The protective cover is disposed on the color filter substrate and includes a second shading member. The second shading member faces the color filter substrate. There is a gap between the first shading member and the second shading member in a thickness direction of the fingerprint identification module, and the gap is within a range of 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm, in the cross-sectional view of the fingerprint identification module, the second shading member includes a first part and a second part spatially separated from the first part, the first part and the second part are located on opposite sides of the fingerprint identification module, and one of the first part and the second part does not overlap the first shading member in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Hsiao Feng Liao, Chuan-Chi Chien, I-An Yao
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Publication number: 20230194923Abstract: A display device including a first light emitting unit, a second light emitting unit, a first optical layer and a second optical layer is disclosed. The first optical layer is disposed on at least one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, and the first optical layer includes a collimating layer. The second optical layer is disposed on the first light emitting unit. The second optical layer is configured to scatter a first light emitted from the first light emitting unit but does not scatter a second light emitted from the second light emitting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Kuei-Sheng CHANG, Kuo-Jung WU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
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Publication number: 20230179898Abstract: An electronic device including a protection layer, a display panel, and a sound broadcasting element is provided. The protection layer has an inner surface and a side surface directly connected to the inner surface. The display panel is disposed on the inner surface of the protection layer and has a back surface and a side surface directly connected to the back surface. The sound broadcasting element is located adjacent to the side surface of the display panel, and the sound broadcasting element includes a piezoelectric component and a connection component.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Tzu-Pin Hsiao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Jiunn-Shyong Lin, I-An Yao
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Publication number: 20230168760Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a first sensing circuit, a second sensing circuit and a power line. The first sensing circuit includes a first sensing unit and a first transistor, and a first end of the first sensing unit is coupled to a control end of the first transistor. The second sensing circuit includes a second sensing unit and a second transistor, and a first end of the second sensing unit is coupled to a control end of the second transistor. A first end of the first transistor and a first end of the second transistor are coupled to the power line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Shu-Fen LI, Chuan-Chi CHIEN, Hsiao-Feng LIAO, Rui-An YU, Chang-Chiang CHENG, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO