Patents by Inventor Kang-Fan YEH

Kang-Fan YEH 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: 11651746
    Abstract: A backlight driving device and an operating method thereof are provided to drive multiple backlight zones of a backlight panel. The backlight driving device includes an interface circuit and a driving circuit. The interface circuit receives main backlight data corresponding to a first backlight zone from a former stage device. The driving circuit drives the first backlight zone according to a main current level in a display refresh period of a backlight frame period, does not drive the first backlight zone in a demotion blur period which is prior to the display refresh period, and drives the first backlight zone according to a compensation current level in a vertical blanking period which succeeds the display refresh period. The driving circuit determines the main current level according to the main backlight data, and the compensation current level is lower than the main current level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Hung-Ho Huang, Kang-Fan Yeh, Po-Hsiang Fang
  • Publication number: 20230005441
    Abstract: A backlight driving device and an operating method thereof are provided to drive multiple backlight zones of a backlight panel. The backlight driving device includes an interface circuit and a driving circuit. The interface circuit receives main backlight data corresponding to a first backlight zone from a former stage device. The driving circuit drives the first backlight zone according to a main current level in a display refresh period of a backlight frame period, does not drive the first backlight zone in a demotion blur period which is prior to the display refresh period, and drives the first backlight zone according to a compensation current level in a vertical blanking period which succeeds the display refresh period. The driving circuit determines the main current level according to the main backlight data, and the compensation current level is lower than the main current level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Hung-Ho Huang, Kang-Fan Yeh, Po-Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: 11265986
    Abstract: An LED controller is used with a video source and at least one LED unit, and includes a control signal generator and a driver. The control signal generator performs pulse width modulation based on a first clock signal, a second clock signal and a data signal, which is generated by the video source, to generate at least one control signal. The first and second clock signals are independent of a vertical synchronization signal that is generated by the video source. The driver generates, based on the at least one control signal, at least one drive signal that is related to light emission of the at least one LED unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Lai, Neng-Chieh Hsu, Zhen-Guo Ding, Kang-Fan Yeh
  • Publication number: 20210168915
    Abstract: An LED controller is used with a video source and at least one LED unit, and includes a control signal generator and a driver. The control signal generator performs pulse width modulation based on a first clock signal, a second clock signal and a data signal, which is generated by the video source, to generate at least one control signal. The first and second clock signals are independent of a vertical synchronization signal that is generated by the video source. The driver generates, based on the at least one control signal, at least one drive signal that is related to light emission of the at least one LED unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Wei-Jen LAI, Neng-Chieh HSU, Zhen-Guo DING, Kang-Fan YEH
  • Patent number: 10966296
    Abstract: An LED controller is used with a video source and at least one LED unit, and includes a control signal generator and a driver. The control signal generator performs pulse width modulation based on a first clock signal, a second clock signal and a data signal, which is generated by the video source, to generate at least one control signal. The first and second clock signals are independent of a vertical synchronization signal that is generated by the video source. The driver generates, based on the at least one control signal, at least one drive signal that is related to light emission of the at least one LED unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Lai, Neng-Chieh Hsu, Zhen-Guo Ding, Kang-Fan Yeh
  • Publication number: 20210084725
    Abstract: An LED controller is used with a video source and at least one LED unit, and includes a control signal generator and a driver. The control signal generator performs pulse width modulation based on a first clock signal, a second clock signal and a data signal, which is generated by the video source, to generate at least one control signal. The first and second clock signals are independent of a vertical synchronization signal that is generated by the video source. The driver generates, based on the at least one control signal, at least one drive signal that is related to light emission of the at least one LED unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Wei-Jen LAI, Neng-Chieh HSU, Zhen-Guo DING, Kang-Fan YEH