Patents by Inventor Jin-Yi Lin

Jin-Yi 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).

  • Publication number: 20250106961
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a backlight driver of driving a light-emitting diode (LED) string via a driving transistor in a load path is provided. The LED string, the driving transistor, and an electrical load are coupled to form the load path. The backlight driver includes a current regulator and a headroom detection circuit. The current regulator is coupled to the driving transistor and the first terminal of the electrical load to control a driving current flowing through the load path according to at least a feedback voltage from a first terminal of the electrical load. The headroom detection circuit is coupled to the first terminal of the electrical load and a voltage regulator to control the voltage regulator to regulate a supply voltage to a first terminal of the LED string according to at least the feedback voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Keko-Chun Liang, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin, Chieh-An Lin, Po-Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: 12243472
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) panel and a driving device therefore is provided. The driving device includes a source driver and a scan driver. The source driver is coupled to a plurality of data lines disposed in the LED panel. The source driver outputs driving currents to the data lines in any one of a plurality of scan line periods, to drive an LED array of the LED panel. The scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines disposed in the LED panel, wherein the scan driver scans the scan lines during the plurality of scan line periods. In an active period of any one of the scan line periods, the scan driver applies an enable voltage to a current scan line among the scan lines, and the scan driver applies a pre-charge voltage to other scan line among the scan lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 12190793
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driver for driving a light emitting unit array of a display device, the driver including: a plurality of driving units, each of the plurality of driving units includes: a driving circuit configured to provide a driving current to a corresponding column of light emitting units in the light emitting unit array according to a pulse width modulation signal, during a turn-on period of a channel switch; a charge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned on during the turn-on period of the channel switch to form a charge path; and a discharge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned-on after the channel switch is turned off, to form a discharge path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20250007475
    Abstract: A calibration circuit of a differential difference amplifier (DDA) includes a trimming circuit, a bias generator and a compensation output circuit. The trimming circuit is used to output a trimming code. The bias generator, coupled to the trimming circuit, is used to generate a bias current or voltage according to the trimming code. The compensation output circuit, coupled to the bias generator, is used to receive a data code of the DDA and output the bias current or voltage corresponding to the data code to the DDA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jui-Chan Chang, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ren-Chieh Yang, Jin-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11978392
    Abstract: A precharge method for a data driver includes steps of: outputting a display data to a plurality of output terminals of the data driver; outputting a second precharge voltage to an output terminal among the plurality of output terminals prior to outputting the display data to the output terminal, to precharge the output terminal to a voltage level closer to an output voltage; and outputting a first precharge voltage to the output terminal prior to outputting the second precharge voltage. The first precharge voltage provides a faster voltage transition on the output terminal than the second precharge voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Min-Yang Chiu, Yu-Sheng Ma, Jin-Yi Lin, Hsuan-Yu Chen, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 11956869
    Abstract: A display driver circuit for controlling a display panel having a plurality of light-emission diode (LED) strings includes a plurality of current regulators and a control circuit. Each of the plurality of current regulators is configured to control one of the plurality of LED strings. The control circuit, coupled to the plurality of current regulators, is configured to generate a plurality of pulses in a plurality of pulse width modulation (PWM) signals and output each of the plurality of PWM signals to a respective current regulator among the plurality of current regulators. Wherein, the plurality of pulses are scrambled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chou, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Jin-Yi Lin, Ren-Chieh Yang
  • Publication number: 20240046856
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) panel and a driving device therefore is provided. The driving device includes a source driver and a scan driver. The source driver is coupled to a plurality of data lines disposed in the LED panel. The source driver outputs driving currents to the data lines in any one of a plurality of scan line periods, to drive an LED array of the LED panel. The scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines disposed in the LED panel, wherein the scan driver scans the scan lines during the plurality of scan line periods. In an active period of any one of the scan line periods, the scan driver applies an enable voltage to a current scan line among the scan lines, and the scan driver applies a pre-charge voltage to other scan line among the scan lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20230378972
    Abstract: A sample and hold (S/H) circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a register and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The ADC receives an input signal and converts the input signal into a digital code. The register, coupled to the ADC, stores the digital code. The DAC, coupled to the register, converts the digital code into an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jin-Yi Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yung-Te Chang, Chih-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230306900
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driver for driving a light emitting unit array of a display device, the driver including: a plurality of driving units, each of the plurality of driving units includes: a driving circuit configured to provide a driving current to a corresponding column of light emitting units in the light emitting unit array according to a pulse width modulation signal, during a turn-on period of a channel switch; a charge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned on during the turn-on period of the channel switch to form a charge path; and a discharge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned-on after the channel switch is turned off, to form a discharge path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20230269845
    Abstract: A display driver circuit for controlling a display panel having a plurality of light-emission diode (LED) strings includes a plurality of current regulators and a control circuit. Each of the plurality of current regulators is configured to control one of the plurality of LED strings. The control circuit, coupled to the plurality of current regulators, is configured to generate a plurality of pulses in a plurality of pulse width modulation (PWM) signals and output each of the plurality of PWM signals to a respective current regulator among the plurality of current regulators. Wherein, the plurality of pulses are scrambled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chou, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Jin-Yi Lin, Ren-Chieh Yang
  • Patent number: 11557249
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of subpixels and a plurality of scan lines coupled to the plurality of subpixels. The method includes steps of: scanning a first scan line among the plurality of scan lines to turn on at least one of the plurality of subpixels coupled to the first scan line during a subframe period among a display frame period; and discharging a second scan line among the plurality of scan lines during a non-display period following the subframe period. Wherein, the second scan line is different from the first scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Fu Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yu-Sheng Ma, Jin-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11291095
    Abstract: A coupling compensation module is provided, for compensating a channel voltage of a channel outputted by a constant current circuit of a light emitting diode (LED) driver. The coupling compensation module includes a detecting circuit, for detecting a voltage variation of the channel voltage, to generate a detection result; and a compensation circuit, for compensating the voltage variation of the channel voltage according to the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tso-Sheng Chan, Jin-Yi Lin, Chun-Fu Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yu-Sheng Ma
  • Patent number: 11276346
    Abstract: A sensing circuit for an organic light-emitting diode driver includes a sample and hold circuit and a gain amplifier. The sample and hold circuit is configured to sample a sensing signal received via an input terminal. The gain amplifier is coupled to the sample and hold circuit. The sample and hold circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The first capacitor is coupled between the input terminal and the gain amplifier. The second capacitor is coupled between a reference terminal and the gain amplifier. The first switch is connected between the first capacitor and the input terminal. The second switch is connected between the second capacitor and the reference terminal. The third switch is connected between the first capacitor and the gain amplifier. The fourth switch is connected between the second capacitor and the gain amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jin-Yi Lin, Chieh-An Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 11211016
    Abstract: A source driver is configured to drive an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel. The source driver includes a sensing circuit and an operational amplifier. The sensing circuit is configured to sense pixel information of an OLED pixel circuit through a sensing line of the OLED display panel. The operational amplifier includes an amplifier circuit and at least one switch circuit. The amplifier circuit includes at least one gain circuit. An input terminal of the amplifier circuit is coupled to an output terminal of the sensing circuit. Each of the at least one switch circuit is coupled between a pair of output terminals of a corresponding one of the at least one gain circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chou, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Jin-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20210375200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of subpixels and a plurality of scan lines coupled to the plurality of subpixels. The method includes steps of: scanning a first scan line among the plurality of scan lines to turn on at least one of the plurality of subpixels coupled to the first scan line during a subframe period among a display frame period; and discharging a second scan line among the plurality of scan lines during a non-display period following the subframe period. Wherein, the second scan line is different from the first scan line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Chun-Fu Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yu-Sheng Ma, Jin-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11188171
    Abstract: A driving system for a touch display device includes a timing controller, configured to output a plurality of first data and receive a plurality of second data; and a driving module, coupled to the timing controller, comprises a display driving module, configured to output a plurality of output voltages according to the plurality of first data output by the timing controller; and a sensing module, configured to receive a plurality of display sensing data and a plurality of touch sensing data to generate the plurality of second data to the timing controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Keko-Chun Liang, Yi-Yang Tsai, Jin-Yi Lin, Chun-Wei Kang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20210343232
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driver for driving a light emitting unit array of a display device, the driver including: a plurality of driving units, each of the plurality of driving units includes: a driving circuit configured to provide a driving current to a corresponding column of light emitting units in the light emitting unit array according to a pulse width modulation signal, during a turn-on period of a channel switch; a regulating circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit and be turned on according to the pulse width modulation signal to form a path with the corresponding column of the light emitting units, such that a current associated with the light emitting units flows through the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Ma, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Chun-Fu Lin, Jin-Yi Lin, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20210072859
    Abstract: A driving system for a touch display device includes a timing controller, configured to output a plurality of first data and receive a plurality of second data; and a driving module, coupled to the timing controller, comprises a display driving module, configured to output a plurality of output voltages according to the plurality of first data output by the timing controller; and a sensing module, configured to receive a plurality of display sensing data and a plurality of touch sensing data to generate the plurality of second data to the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Keko-Chun Liang, Yi-Yang Tsai, Jin-Yi Lin, Chun-Wei Kang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 10777146
    Abstract: A source driver including a sensing circuit and an operational amplifier is provided. The sensing circuit senses pixel information of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) pixel circuit. The operational amplifier includes an amplifier circuit and an offset voltage storing and reducing circuit. An input terminal of the amplifier circuit is coupled to the sensing circuit. The amplifier circuit includes a first gain circuit and a second gain circuit. An output terminal of the offset voltage storing and reducing circuit is coupled to a coupling terminal of the first gain circuit. An input terminal of the offset voltage storing and reducing circuit is coupled to an output terminal of the second gain circuit. The offset voltage storing and reducing circuit stores and reduces an offset voltage of the first gain circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chou, Po-Yu Tseng, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Jin-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20200234636
    Abstract: A sensing circuit for an organic light-emitting diode driver includes a sample and hold circuit and a gain amplifier. The sample and hold circuit is configured to sample a sensing signal received via an input terminal. The gain amplifier is coupled to the sample and hold circuit. The sample and hold circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The first capacitor is coupled between the input terminal and the gain amplifier. The second capacitor is coupled between a reference terminal and the gain amplifier. The first switch is connected between the first capacitor and the input terminal. The second switch is connected between the second capacitor and the reference terminal. The third switch is connected between the first capacitor and the gain amplifier. The fourth switch is connected between the second capacitor and the gain amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jin-Yi Lin, Chieh-An Lin, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ju-Lin Huang