Patents by Inventor Kai-Ting Ho

Kai-Ting Ho 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: 20240014173
    Abstract: An integrated circuit product includes a first chip to a twelfth chip. The first to fourth chips are respectively arranged in a first quadrant, a fourth quadrant, a third quadrant, and a second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and the first chip is adjacent to the second chip and the fourth chip. The fifth to eighth chips are respectively arranged in the first quadrant, the fourth quadrant, the third quadrant, and the second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and any two of the fifth to eighth chips are not adjacent to each other. The ninth to twelfth chips are respectively arranged in the first quadrant, the fourth quadrant, the third quadrant, and the second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and any two of the ninth to twelfth chips are not adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Alchip Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsi LIN, Kai-Ting HO
  • Patent number: 11830850
    Abstract: An integrated circuit product includes a first chip to a twelfth chip. The first to fourth chips are respectively arranged in a first quadrant, a fourth quadrant, a third quadrant, and a second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and the first chip is adjacent to the second chip and the fourth chip. The fifth to eighth chips are respectively arranged in the first quadrant, the fourth quadrant, the third quadrant, and the second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and any two of the fifth to eighth chips are not adjacent to each other. The ninth to twelfth chips are respectively arranged in the first quadrant, the fourth quadrant, the third quadrant, and the second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and any two of the ninth to twelfth chips are not adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Alchip Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsi Lin, Kai-Ting Ho
  • Publication number: 20220310562
    Abstract: An integrated circuit product includes a first chip, a second chip, a third chip, a fourth chip, a fifth chip, a sixth chip, a seventh chip, and an eighth chip. The areas and constituent components of the first chip, the second chip, the third chip, and the fourth chip are substantially the same. The areas and constituent components of the fifth chip, the sixth chip, the seventh chip, and the eighth chip are substantially the same. The first chip, the second chip, the third chip, and the fourth chip are respectively arranged on the four sides of the integrated circuit product. The fifth chip, the sixth chip, the seventh chip, and the eighth chip are arranged in a central area of the integrated circuit product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Alchip Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsi LIN, Kai-Ting HO
  • Publication number: 20220310561
    Abstract: An integrated circuit product includes a first chip to a twelfth chip. The first to fourth chips are respectively arranged in a first quadrant, a fourth quadrant, a third quadrant, and a second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and the first chip is adjacent to the second chip and the fourth chip. The fifth to eighth chips are respectively arranged in the first quadrant, the fourth quadrant, the third quadrant, and the second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and any two of the fifth to eighth chips are not adjacent to each other. The ninth to twelfth chips are respectively arranged in the first quadrant, the fourth quadrant, the third quadrant, and the second quadrant of the integrated circuit product, and any two of the ninth to twelfth chips are not adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Alchip Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsi LIN, Kai-Ting HO
  • Patent number: 10572076
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a touch control panel, that selectively operates in a display mode or a touch mode, includes a display data generating circuit and a touch control circuit. When the driving circuit operates in the display mode, the display data generating circuit transmits display data to multiple data lines of a pixel array of the touch display panel. When the driving circuit operates in the touch mode, the touch control circuit transmits a touch driving signal to the multiple data lines, and performs touch detection by detecting capacitance changes on the multiple data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Kai-Ting Ho
  • Publication number: 20190279600
    Abstract: A driving method of a touch display device is provided. In a first display period of a first frame time, m gate signals are sequentially provided to first to mth gate lines, respectively, wherein m is a positive integer. In a first touch control period of the first frame time immediately following the first display period, a touch driving signal is provided to a touch sensor. In another first display period of a second frame time immediately following the first frame time, p gate signals are sequentially provided to the first to gate lines, pth respectively, where p is a positive integer and is different from m. In another first touch period of the second frame time immediately following the another first display period, the touch driving signal is provided to the touch sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Ping-Yu CHAN, Chi Kang LIU, Kai-Ting HO
  • Patent number: 10268863
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing device includes: a substrate; a touch sensing electrode group, disposed above the substrate; a fingerprint sensing electrode group, disposed above the substrate; and a capacitive sensing integrated circuit, electrically connected to the touch sensing electrode group and the fingerprint sensing electrode group, sensing a capacitance change in the touch sensing electrode group to generate a touch control instruction, and sensing a capacitance change in the fingerprint sensing electrode group to generate a fingerprint pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Ping-Yu Chan, Kai-Ting Ho
  • Patent number: 10180705
    Abstract: An operating mode distinguishing method, a touch point determining method and a touch control circuit are provided. It is determined whether an underwater mode is entered according to a self capacitance value and a mutual capacitance value. In the underwater mode, a touch point position is determined according to deformation of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Kai-Ting Ho, Guo-Kiang Hung
  • Patent number: 10152090
    Abstract: An operating mode distinguishing method, a touch point determining method and a touch control circuit are provided. It is determined whether an underwater mode is entered according to a self capacitance value and a mutual capacitance value. In the underwater mode, a touch point position is determined according to deformation of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Ting Ho, Guo-Kiang Hung
  • Patent number: 10133375
    Abstract: A touch panel includes electrodes and routings disposed on a single conductive layer. The electrodes and routings are connected to drivers and sensors to sense mutual capacitance changes induced by a touch among the electrodes. The touch panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first routing connected to the first electrode. The second electrode includes two sub-electrodes respectively disposed at two sides of the first routing. The first electrode has a first jigsaw section, and the second electrode has a second jigsaw section mutually intervening with the first jigsaw section in an insulated manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Kuo, Kai-Ting Ho, Guo-Kiang Hong
  • Patent number: 10108298
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a touch sensing circuit, a substrate, a conductive layer on the substrate, a resistance measuring circuit and a control circuit. The conductive layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes. The touch sensing circuit determines whether a touch point occurs according to a plurality of capacitance changes of the plurality of sensing electrodes. The resistance measuring circuit measures a resistance value of at least a part of the conductive layer. The control circuit determines whether the touch sensing circuit should enter a correction mode according to the resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Ting Ho, Chien-Chuan Chen, Wen-Ho Chen, Chi-An Jen
  • Patent number: 10044411
    Abstract: A data reading device that transmits power to a data transmission device and reads data transmitted from the data transmission device is provided. The data reading device includes: a first electrode, forming a first coupling capacitance with the data transmission device; a second electrode, forming a second coupling capacitance with the data transmission device; a control circuit, coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, configured to provide the first electrode with a first reference voltage and the second electrode with a second reference voltage to cause a voltage difference between the first electrode and the second electrode to vary with time, and to detect charge changes of the first coupling capacitance and the second capacitor; and a determination unit, coupled to the control circuit, configured to determine the data according to the charge changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Ting Ho, Guo-Kiang Hung
  • Publication number: 20180191935
    Abstract: An image sensing method includes: emitting light to a object to generate an image; providing a sensing device, which has plural sensor units arranged by plural columns and plural rows; receiving the image by the sensing device by way of rolling exposure; controlling a rolling shutter, such that when the sensing device receives the image by way of rolling exposure, the exposure time of at least one sensor row is adaptively determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Chu-Hsin Chang, Cheng-En Hsieh, Kai-Ting Ho, Ching-Lung Ti, Yi-Chin Tsou, Hui-Min Tsai, Ju-Yu Yu
  • Publication number: 20180189545
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image brightness non-uniformity correction method and an image brightness correction device therefor. The image brightness non-uniformity correction method includes the steps of: (A) generating an initial input image having pixels arranged in a matrix, wherein each pixel has a corresponding pixel brightness and the initial input image has non-uniform brightness; (B) performing a pre-processing procedure on the initial input image, to generate a pre-processed image; (C) performing an image gradient correction procedure on the pre-processed image, to eliminate non-uniformity of the brightness of the initial input image; and (D) outputting an output image having an uniformity-processed brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Chu-Hsin Chang, Cheng-En Hsieh, Wei-Chung Jen, Jun-Shian Hsiao, Ching-Lung Ti, Kai-Ting Ho, Chun-Fu Lin, Hui-Min Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180143666
    Abstract: An operating mode distinguishing method, a touch point determining method and a touch control circuit are provided. It is determined whether an underwater mode is entered according to a self capacitance value and a mutual capacitance value. In the underwater mode, a touch point position is determined according to deformation of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Kai-Ting HO, Guo-Kiang HUNG
  • Patent number: 9977942
    Abstract: A sensing apparatus includes a substrate, N groups of sensing elements formed on the substrate, a sensing circuit and a switch control circuit. Each group of the N groups of sensing elements includes a plurality of sensing elements. Each of the sensing elements includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) switch and a sensing electrode. The sensing electrode drives the N groups of sensing elements to sequentially generate N groups of sensing signals. By controlling the TFT switches, the switch control circuit controls a plurality of sensing electrodes included in one group of the N groups of sensing elements to be coupled to the sensing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Kai-Ting Ho
  • Publication number: 20170193265
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing device includes: a substrate; a touch sensing electrode group, disposed above the substrate; a fingerprint sensing electrode group, disposed above the substrate; and a capacitive sensing integrated circuit, electrically connected to the touch sensing electrode group and the fingerprint sensing electrode group, sensing a capacitance change in the touch sensing electrode group to generate a touch control instruction, and sensing a capacitance change in the fingerprint sensing electrode group to generate a fingerprint pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: PING-YU CHAN, Kai-Ting Ho
  • Patent number: 9652102
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensing groups. Each of the touch sensing groups includes a central electrode, a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The central electrode includes a main body, and has a wavy contour. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are disposed at two sides of the main body along a direction, respectively. Each of the first electrodes includes a first inner edge adaptively spaced from a first edge of the central electrode. Each of the second electrodes includes a second inner edge adaptively spaced from a second edge of the central electrode. One first electrode of the first electrodes overlaps two adjacent second electrodes of the second electrodes in another direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Yang Kuo, Kai-Ting Ho
  • Publication number: 20170123529
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a touch control panel, that selectively operates in a display mode or a touch mode, includes a display data generating circuit and a touch control circuit. When the driving circuit operates in the display mode, the display data generating circuit transmits display data to multiple data lines of a pixel array of the touch display panel. When the driving circuit operates in the touch mode, the touch control circuit transmits a touch driving signal to the multiple data lines, and performs touch detection by detecting capacitance changes on the multiple data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Kai-Ting HO
  • Publication number: 20170115798
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a touch display panel is selectively operable in a display mode or a touch mode. The driving circuit includes a touch driving circuit and a display driving circuit. When the driving circuit operates in the display mode, the display driving circuit transmits corresponding data to multiple data lines of a pixel array of the touch display panel. When the driving circuit operates in the touch mode, the touch driving circuit transmits a driving signal to a common electrode of the touch display panel, and the display driving circuit controls at least a part of multiple gate lines and multiple data lines of the pixel array to cause that part to have a signal waveform at least partially same as that of the driving signal. A voltage of the common electrode reflects a touch action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kai-Ting HO, Chi-Kang LIU