Patents by Inventor Keko-Chun Liang

Keko-Chun Liang 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: 11974371
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode LED driver and a LED driving device including the LED driver are provided. The light-emitting diode LED driver includes a decoding circuit that receives a data signal and decodes the data signal to generate display data used to drive LEDs to emit light and display and a recovered clock signal. Further provided is an encoding circuit that encodes the decoded display data by using the recovered clock signal to generate an encoded data signal, where the data signal is encoded in a first encoding format, and the encoded data signal is encoded in a second encoding format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Wang, Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11854471
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for a display driver system and a display driver system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsu-Chih Wei, Po-Hsiang Fang, Keko-Chun Liang, Che-Wei Yeh, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 11749168
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a data receiver, including a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first inverter and a second inverter. The first capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal, and the first terminal receives a first input signal. The second capacitor has a third terminal and a fourth terminal, and the third terminal receives a second input signal. The first inverter has a first input terminal and a first output terminal. The second inverter has a second input terminal and a second output terminal. The first input terminal and the second output terminal are coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor, and the second input terminal and the first output terminal are coupled to the fourth terminal of the second capacitor. The first output terminal generates a first output signal with a first output voltage, and the second output terminal generates a second output signal with a second output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ho-Chun Chang, Che-Wei Yeh, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Keko-Chun Liang
  • Publication number: 20230005451
    Abstract: A control system includes a plurality of driving circuits coupled in series, which include a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first receiver, a first transmitter and a first flag signal selector. The first transmitter is coupled to the first receiver, and the first flag signal selector is coupled between the first receiver and the first transmitter. The second driving circuit, coupled to the first driving circuit, includes a second receiver, a second transmitter and a second flag signal selector. The second transmitter is coupled to the second receiver, and the second flag signal selector is coupled between the second receiver and the second transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu, Yi-Yang Tsai, Po-Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: 11545081
    Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original data signal and outputs a first data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th data signal and outputs a Nth data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to the (N?1)th data signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11527195
    Abstract: A display control system includes a plurality of driver circuits connected in series. A driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits includes a receiver, a duty cycle correction circuit and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a first signal from a previous driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the receiver, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the first signal to generate a second signal. The transmitter, coupled to the duty cycle correction circuit, is configured to transmit the second signal to a next driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11521542
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for a display driver system and a display driver system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsu-Chih Wei, Po-Hsiang Fang, Keko-Chun Liang, Che-Wei Yeh, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 11509296
    Abstract: A clock generator includes a pulse generator and a duty cycle correction circuit. The pulse generator is configured to receive an input clock signal and generate a pulse signal according to the input clock signal. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the pulse generator, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the pulse signal to generate an output clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220345123
    Abstract: A clock generator includes a pulse generator and a duty cycle correction circuit. The pulse generator is configured to receive an input clock signal and generate a pulse signal according to the input clock signal. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the pulse generator, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the pulse signal to generate an output clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220343833
    Abstract: A display control system includes a plurality of driver circuits connected in series. A driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits includes a receiver, a duty cycle correction circuit and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a first signal from a previous driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the receiver, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the first signal to generate a second signal. The transmitter, coupled to the duty cycle correction circuit, is configured to transmit the second signal to a next driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11482293
    Abstract: A control system includes a plurality of driving circuits coupled in series, which includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first receiver, a first transmitter and a replica receiver. The first transmitter is coupled to the first receiver, and the replica receiver is coupled to an output terminal of the first transmitter. The second driving circuit, coupled to the first driving circuit, includes a second receiver and a second transmitter. The second receiver is coupled to the first transmitter, and the second transmitter is coupled to the second receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu, Yi-Yang Tsai, Po-Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: 11430382
    Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with differential signal interfaces is introduced, including: N-stages LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives a first data packet differential signal and a first clock differential signal and outputs a second data packet differential signal and a second clock differential signal, the Mth stage LED driver receives a Mth data packet differential signal and a Mth clock differential signal and outputs a (M+1)th data packet differential signal and a (M+1)th clock differential signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Po-Hsiang Fang, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Publication number: 20220254305
    Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original data signal and outputs a first data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th data signal and outputs a Nth data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to the (N?1)th data signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11367390
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for noise reduction are introduced. The method comprises steps of sensing a first pixel signal being superimposed by noises from a first pixel through a first sensing line in a first phase of a sensing operation and sensing a first noise signal from the first sensing line in a second phase of the sensing operation. The method further comprises steps of sensing a second noise signal from a second sensing line in the first phase of the sensing operation, and sensing a third noise signal from the second sensing line in the second phase of the sensing operation. The method further removes the noises that are superimposed to the first pixel signal according to a difference between the first pixel signal and the first noise signal and a difference between the second noise signal and the third noise signal to generate a denoised sensing value of the first pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yi-Chuan Liu, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 11341904
    Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original data signal and outputs a first data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th data signal and outputs a Nth data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to the (N?1)th data signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11295671
    Abstract: A display driver and a display driving method are provided. The display driving is adapted for driving a display panel and sensing an electrical characteristic of the display panel. The display driver includes a first amplifier circuit. The first amplifier circuit is coupled to the display panel. The first amplifier circuit includes a first driving circuit, a first sensing circuit and a first operational amplifier. The first operational amplifier is coupled to the display panel through a first driving line and a first sensing line. The first driving circuit is configured to provide a first driving signal to the display panel through the first operational amplifier and the first driving line during a driving period. The first sensing circuit is configured to receive a first sensing signal from the display panel through the first operational amplifier and the first sensing line during a first sensing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang, Chieh-An Lin, Keko-Chun Liang, Ju-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 11290061
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit including an input amplifier, an output amplifier and a diode device is provided. The output amplifier includes a PMOSFET and an NMOSFET. The PMOSFET has a gate electrode serving as a first input end and a drain coupled to an output end. The NMOSFET has a gate electrode serving as a second input end and a drain coupled to the output end. The output amplifier outputs an output voltage at the output end, and is coupled to the input amplifier via at least one of the first and second input ends. The diode device is coupled between the output end and the at least one of the first and second input ends of the output amplifier. When a voltage difference between the output end and the at least one of the first and second input ends of the output amplifier is greater than a barrier voltage of the diode device, the diode device is turned on, and an overshoot of the output voltage is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Su, Ju-Lin Huang, Keko-Chun Liang
  • Publication number: 20220083191
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises a plurality of common electrode blocks and a plurality of display regions. During a display period, one or more common electrode blocks corresponding to one of the display regions which is to be displayed during the display period are coupled to a common voltage; and during the display period, one or more of the common electrode blocks corresponding to the display regions which are not to be displayed during the display period are kept in a floating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Keko-Chun LIANG, Jhih-Siou CHENG, Hsu-Chih WEI, Jui-Chan CHANG, Ju-Lin HUANG, Po-Ying CHEN, Wen-Yi HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20220044748
    Abstract: A control system includes a plurality of driving circuits coupled in series, which includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first receiver, a first transmitter and a replica receiver. The first transmitter is coupled to the first receiver, and the replica receiver is coupled to an output terminal of the first transmitter. The second driving circuit, coupled to the first driving circuit, includes a second receiver and a second transmitter. The second receiver is coupled to the first transmitter, and the second transmitter is coupled to the second receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu, Yi-Yang Tsai, Po-Hsiang Fang
  • Publication number: 20220039231
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode LED driver and a LED driving device including the LED driver are provided. The light-emitting diode LED driver includes a decoding circuit that receives a data signal and decodes the data signal to generate display data used to drive LEDs to emit light and display and a recovered clock signal. Further provided is an encoding circuit that encodes the decoded display data by using the recovered clock signal to generate an encoded data signal, where the data signal is encoded in a first encoding format, and the encoded data signal is encoded in a second encoding format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu