Patents by Inventor Kun-hua Tsai
Kun-hua Tsai 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: 8970550Abstract: A touch panel that includes a first substrate, a touch sensing layer, a compensation pattern layer, a second substrate, and a first optical adhesive layer is provided. The touch sensing layer includes a plurality of electrode sets arranged in parallel, and each of the electrode sets includes a scan electrode and a plurality of sensing electrodes. An orthogonal projection of the touch sensing layer on the first substrate is not overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the compensation pattern layer on the first substrate. The compensation pattern layer and the touch sensing layer are located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first optical adhesive layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. A touch display is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: HannStar Display CorporationInventors: Chia-Hua Yu, Yu-Cheng Lin, Ping-Yuan Su, Kun-Hua Tsai, Hsing-Ying Lee
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Publication number: 20140375906Abstract: A touch-sensing liquid crystal panel and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The touch-sensing liquid crystal panel includes a color filter substrate and a transistor substrate. In the fabrication method, at first, a first glass substrate is provided. Thereafter, a sensing matrix is formed on a first surface of the first glass substrate at a baking temperature. The sensing matrix is formed from indium tin oxide (ITO), and a sheet resistance of the sensing matrix is equal to or less than 30 ohm/square. Then, color filters and a common electrode are disposed on a second surface of the first glass substrate to form a color filter substrate, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface. Thereafter, the transistor substrate is provided and combined with the color filter substrate. Thereafter, a slimming process is performed to slim a second glass substrate of the transistor substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: HannStar Display CorporationInventors: Hsu-Ho WU, Ping-Yuan SU, Yu-Cheng LIN, Hsing-Ying LEE, Kun-Hua TSAI
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Publication number: 20140368752Abstract: A touch-sensing liquid crystal panel is provided and includes a color filter substrate and a transistor substrate. The color filter substrate includes a first substrate, a sensing array, touch-sensing circuit contact pads, and color filters. The transistor substrate includes a second substrate and pixel units. In one embodiment, the first substrate has a first edge region and a second edge region having the same width. In another embodiment, the touch-sensing circuit contact pads are disposed at the first edge region and the second edge region of the first substrate, and each conductive pattern in the sensing array is connected to the touch-sensing circuit contact pads of the first edge region and the second edge region. In another embodiment, each conductive pattern of the sensing array includes two first conductive patterns and conductive pattern rows disposed between the first conductive patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: HannStar Display CorporationInventors: Hsu-Ho WU, Yu-Cheng LIN, Ping-Yuan SU, Kun-Hua TSAI, Hsing-Ying LEE
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Patent number: 8901549Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light emitting diode touch display panel including a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the substrate, a plurality of light emitting layers, a plurality of dielectric layers, a plurality of first electrode stripes, and a plurality of second stripes. Each light emitting layer is disposed on each first electrode, and each dielectric layer is disposed on each second electrode. Each first electrode stripe is disposed on the light emitting layers in each row, and each second electrode stripe is disposed on the dielectric layers in each row. Each first electrode, each light emitting layer and each first electrode stripe form an organic light emitting diode, and each second electrode, each dielectric layer and each second electrode stripe form a touch sensing capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: HannStar Display Corp.Inventors: Chien-Hsiang Huang, Kun-Hua Tsai, Jun-Shih Chung, Chun-Hsi Chen
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Publication number: 20140333847Abstract: A touch panel that includes a first substrate, a touch sensing layer, a compensation pattern layer, a second substrate, and a first optical adhesive layer is provided. The touch sensing layer includes a plurality of electrode sets arranged in parallel, and each of the electrode sets includes a scan electrode and a plurality of sensing electrodes. An orthogonal projection of the touch sensing layer on the first substrate is not overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the compensation pattern layer on the first substrate. The compensation pattern layer and the touch sensing layer are located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first optical adhesive layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. A touch display is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Hannstar Display CorporationInventors: Chia-Hua Yu, Yu-Cheng Lin, Ping-Yuan Su, Kun-Hua Tsai, Hsing-Ying Lee
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Publication number: 20140313436Abstract: A touch-sensing liquid crystal panel and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The touch-sensing liquid crystal panel includes a color filter substrate, a transistor substrate, and a sensing matrix. In the fabrication method, at first, a first glass substrate is provided. Then, color filters and a common electrode are disposed on a first surface of the first glass substrate to form a color filter substrate. Thereafter, a transistor substrate is combined with the color filter substrate. Then, the glass substrates of the color filter substrate and the transistor substrate are slimed. Thereafter, a sensing layer is formed on a second surface of the first glass substrate, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface. Then, the sensing layer is baked to enable a sheet resistance of the sensing matrix to be equal to or less than 30 ohm/square. Thereafter, the sensing layer is patterned.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: HannStar Display CorporationInventors: Hsu-Ho WU, Ping-Yuan SU, Yu-Cheng LIN, Hsing-Ying LEE, Kun-Hua TSAI
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Publication number: 20140204049Abstract: The invention provides a display apparatus including a display panel, a display driving circuit and a touch sensing circuit. The display panel has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, in which each of the pixels includes a liquid crystal capacitor. The display driving circuit is coupled to the display panel and configured to drive the pixels during a display period in a frame period to display images on the display panel. The touch sensing circuit is coupled to the display panel and configured to sense capacitance variations of the liquid crystal capacitors during a blanking period in the frame period, so as to generate a touch information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Hannstar Display CorporationInventors: Kun-Hua Tsai, Hsing-Ying Lee, Ping-Yuan Su, Yu-Cheng Lin
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Publication number: 20140176484Abstract: A capacitive touch display apparatus includes a liquid crystal (LC) display module, a touch panel and a judgment unit. The LC display module includes an active device array substrate, a color filter (CF) substrate, and an LC layer disposed between inner sides of the two substrates. The touch panel includes a single touch sensing layer fabricated on an outer side of the CF substrate and a cover lens disposed on the single touch sensing layer. The single touch sensing layer includes a transmitter patterned electrode and multiple receiver patterned electrodes. A same inductive capacitor is formed between each receiver patterned electrode and the transmitter patterned electrode. The judgment unit transmits a scan signal to the transmitter patterned electrode, and determines whether there is an occurrence of a single-touch event or a multi-touch event by analyzing inductive signals from the respective receiver patterned electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATIONInventors: Kun-Hua Tsai, Hsing-Ying Lee, Ping-Yuan Su, Yu-Cheng Lin
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Publication number: 20140146011Abstract: An OLED touch display panel includes a substrate, a TFT circuit layer, an OLED element, a protective layer and an electromagnetic induction coil layer. The TFT circuit layer is formed above the substrate. The OLED element is formed on an upper surface of the TFT circuit layer. The protective layer is disposed above the OLED element, wherein both of the OLED element and the TFT circuit layer are located between the substrate and the protective layer. The electromagnetic induction coil layer is formed on an upper surface of the substrate or a lower surface of the protective layer. According to the OLED touch display panels in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the electromagnetic induction coil layer is integrated to the original display panel, and thus the thickness and weight of the whole OLED touch display panel so as to decrease the cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: HannStar Display CorporationInventors: CHIEN-HSIANG HUANG, KUN-HUA TSAI, JUN-SHIH CHUNG, CHUN-HSI CHEN
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Publication number: 20140110683Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light emitting diode touch display panel including a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the substrate, a plurality of light emitting layers, a plurality of dielectric layers, a plurality of first electrode stripes, and a plurality of second stripes. Each light emitting layer is disposed on each first electrode, and each dielectric layer is disposed on each second electrode. Each first electrode stripe is disposed on the light emitting layers in each row, and each second electrode stripe is disposed on the dielectric layers in each row. Each first electrode, each light emitting layer and each first electrode stripe form an organic light emitting diode, and each second electrode, each dielectric layer and each second electrode stripe form a touch sensing capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Chien-Hsiang Huang, Kun-Hua Tsai, Jun-Shih Chung, Chun-Hsi Chen
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Publication number: 20140049510Abstract: A capacitive touch control system includes a sensing matrix, a comparator and a control unit. The control unit is configured to couple the sensing matrix to at least one of two input terminals of the comparator, to provide at least one variable voltage to at least one of the two input terminals of the comparator and to adjust the at least one variable voltage according to a comparison result of the comparator so as to balance the two input terminals of the comparator to accordingly identify a touch event and a contact extent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.Inventors: JUN-SHIH CHUNG, CHUN-HSI CHEN, CHIEN-HSIANG HUANG, KUN-HUA TSAI
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Patent number: 8653524Abstract: A touch panel display and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The touch panel display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch-sensing member, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface thereon. The second substrate has an element array and is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate. The touch-sensing member locates on the first surface of the first substrate. Furthermore, the touch-sensing member includes a conductive layer, a patterned electrode layer, and a protective layer. The patterned electrode layer is correspondingly located on the periphery of the first substrate. The protective layer covers the conductive layer, and the patterned electrode layer. The conductive layer locates between the protective layer and the first substrate. In addition, the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Yuan Liu, Ming-Sheng Lai, Chun-Hsin Liu, Kun-Hua Tsai
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Publication number: 20140015791Abstract: A touch panel driving device is provided, which is adapted to drive a capacitive touch panel and includes a driving part, a power supply part and a control part. The driving part is configured to sequentially generate a plurality of scan signals with the level of an operation voltage in response to the operation voltage, so as to drive the capacitive touch panel. The power supply part is coupled to the driving part, and configured to supply the operation voltage to the driving part. The control part is coupled to the driving part and the power supply part, and configured to control operations of the driving part and the power supply part and adjust the operation voltage supplied by the power supply part in response to different touch conditions, so as to change the amplitudes of the scan signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Hsiang Huang, Kun-Hua Tsai, Jun-Shih Chung, Chun-Hsi Chen
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Publication number: 20130342496Abstract: A sensing circuit includes a capacitor array, a comparator, and a processing unit. The comparator compares a detection voltage of each sensing unit with a common voltage of the touch panel to generate a corresponding comparison result. The processing unit generates a corresponding adjustment signal according to the corresponding comparison result. The capacitor array executes a corresponding operation on a present exponent n to generate a corresponding compensation capacitor according to the corresponding adjustment signal, and the capacitor array generates a present compensation capacitor according to a previous compensation capacitor generated by the capacitor array and the corresponding compensation capacitor. Thus, the present invention not only can quickly make a compensation capacitor generated by the capacitor array converge toward capacitor variation generated by the sensing unit, but can also reduce a delay problem of compensating capacitor caused by environmental noise interference.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventor: Kun-Hua Tsai
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Publication number: 20120194464Abstract: A touch panel display and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The touch panel display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch-sensing member, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface thereon. The second substrate has an element array and is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate. The touch-sensing member locates on the first surface of the first substrate. Furthermore, the touch-sensing member includes a conductive layer, a patterned electrode layer, and a protective layer. The patterned electrode layer is correspondingly located on the periphery of the first substrate. The protective layer covers the conductive layer, and the patterned electrode layer. The conductive layer locates between the protective layer and the first substrate. In addition, the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Yuan Liu, Ming-Sheng Lai, Chun-Hsin Liu, Kun-Hua Tsai
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Patent number: 8178383Abstract: A display device and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch-sensing element, and a liquid crystal. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface thereon. The second substrate has a pixel array and is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate. The touch-sensing element locates on the first surface of the first substrate. Furthermore, the touch-sensing element includes a conductive layer, a patterned electrode, and a passivation layer. The patterned electrode is correspondingly located on the periphery of the first substrate, and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The passivation layer covers the conductive layer and the patterned electrode. In addition, the liquid crystal is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Yuan Liu, Ming-Sheng Lai, Chun-Hsin Liu, Kun-Hua Tsai
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Publication number: 20110181519Abstract: A system of driving a touch screen comprises a touch sensitive panel including a plurality of first sensor lines parallel to a first direction and a plurality of second sensor lines parallel to a second direction, a driving circuit coupled with the first sensor lines, a first sensing circuit, and a controller coupled with the first sensing circuit. The driving circuit is configured to sequentially apply a first scanning signal through each of the first sensor lines. The first sensing circuit can report a plurality of first response signals that are transmitted through the second sensor lines in response to each applied first scanning signal. The controller can identify one or more touch location based on the first response signals reported by the first sensing circuit, and track each identified touch location. In other embodiments, methods of driving a touch screen are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Kun-Hua Tsai, Kai-Lan Chuang
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Patent number: 7737940Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a source driver, a gate driver, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of detecting circuits, and a decision unit. Each pixel unit includes a switch transistor and a liquid crystal capacitor. When turned on by a scan signal generated by the gate driver, the switch transistor conducts a data signal voltage generated by the source driver to the liquid crystal capacitor, to adjust alignment of liquid crystal molecules. Each detecting circuit is electrically connected to one pixel unit, and includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a sensor unit. The first transistor conducts a constant voltage to the sensor unit when turned on, and generates a dynamic voltage when turned off. Based on the dynamic voltage, the second transistor generates a dynamic current. The third transistor conducts the dynamic current to the decision unit when turned on.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Jeng-fang Wu, Cheng-han Tsao, Chih-wei Wang, Yen-ting Chen, Kun-hua Tsai, Yi-pai Huang, Chi-mao Hung, Ting-jui Chang, Ming-sheng Lai, Min-feng Chiang, Po-yuan Liu, Chun-ting Liu
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Publication number: 20090096767Abstract: A display device and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch-sensing element, and a liquid crystal. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface thereon. The second substrate has a pixel array and is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate. The touch-sensing element locates on the first surface of the first substrate. Furthermore, the touch-sensing element includes a conductive layer, a patterned electrode, and a passivation layer. The patterned electrode is correspondingly located on the periphery of the first substrate, and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The passivation layer covers the conductive layer and the patterned electrode. In addition, the liquid crystal is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Yuan Liu, Ming-Sheng Lai, Chun-Hsin Liu, Kun-Hua Tsai
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Publication number: 20090058831Abstract: A pixel unit, method for sensing touch of an object, and a display apparatus incorporating the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a data line. The pixel unit includes a first switch circuit electrically connected to the data line and a sensing circuit electrically connected to the first switch circuit. The sensing circuit generates a signal in response to the touch of the object, while the signal is transmitted through the data line with the first switch circuit turned on. In addition, the display apparatus further includes a readout line. The pixel unit further includes a second switch circuit electrically connected to the readout line. The sensing circuit is electrically connected to the second switch circuit. In a first time period, the sensing circuit receives a reference voltage via the first switch circuit. Then the signal generated by the touch of the object is transmitted through the readout line via the second switch circuit in a second time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chi-Wen Chen, Li-Wei Shih, Meng-Hsiang Chang, Chi-Mao Hung, Chien-Jen Chen, Kun-Hua Tsai