Patents by Inventor Li-Wei Chu

Li-Wei Chu 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: 9799304
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; employing the original gray scale values of the respective primary color components of the respective image pixels of the image to display to respectively generate a first display gray scale value and a second display gray scale value; employing the first display gray scale value and the second display gray scale value to respectively control display brightnesses of two display pixels of the same color on a liquid crystal panel, wherein the first display gray scale value is larger than the second display gray scale value. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yu-yeh Chen, Dongsheng Guo, Jiang Zhu, Lei Sun, Li-wei Chu, Jhen-wei He
  • Publication number: 20170287416
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing block detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine dimensions of color blocks where the image pixels are; respectively setting block weights for the respective image pixels according to the dimensions of the color blocks; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the block weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-yeh CHEN, Dongsheng GUO, Jiang ZHU, Lei SUN, Li-wei CHU, Jhen-wei HE
  • Patent number: 9767723
    Abstract: A device and a method for processing a waited display picture of an OLED display device are provided. The device includes a block dividing unit for dividing a waited display picture into multiple blocks; an average grayscale determining unit for determining an average grayscale value of each block; a high grayscale determining unit for determining a block having an average grayscale value greater than a preset threshold value as a high grayscale block; an adjacent grayscale determining unit for determining an adjacent grayscale value of each high grayscale block; and a regulation unit for adjusting grayscale values of pixels of each high grayscale block. The present invention adjusts grayscale values using a block as a unit. Besides, the difference of luminous efficiency or light transmittance of different color components is also considered so as to effectively improve the life of the OLED display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ping-sheng Kuo, Li-wei Chu
  • Patent number: 9761167
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing color detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine a predetermined color pixel; implementing adjustment to the original gray scale values of the respective primary color components of the predetermined color pixel to make that a difference between a relatively higher original gray scale value and a relatively lower original gray scale value before adjustment becomes larger after adjustment for the same predetermined color pixel; implementing color washout compensation to the image to display; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yu-yeh Chen, Dongsheng Guo, Jiang Zhu, Lei Sun, Li-wei Chu, Jhen-wei He
  • Patent number: 9715847
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing block detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine dimensions of color blocks where the image pixels are; respectively setting block weights for the respective image pixels according to the dimensions of the color blocks; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the block weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yu-yeh Chen, Dongsheng Guo, Jiang Zhu, Lei Sun, Li-wei Chu, Jhen-wei He
  • Patent number: 9646370
    Abstract: An automatic detection method for defects of a display panel is disclosed, which comprises: acquiring a tag image, a mapped original image and a mapped tag image; dividing the mapped original image into a plurality of mapped original sub-images, and dividing the mapped tag image into a plurality of mapped tag sub-images; acquiring a normal area and a defective area of the mapped original sub-images; merging the mapped original sub-images to discriminate the normal area and the defective area of the mapped original sub-images; correcting the discriminated normal area and the discriminated defective area of the mapped original sub-images by using the mapped tag image and the tag image to acquire a defect location of the display panel. The automatic detection method for defects of the display panel can accurately acquire the location of the defect and the difference between the defective area and the normal area to quantify and discriminate the defects of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Houliang Hu, Li-wei Chu
  • Patent number: 9639918
    Abstract: A method for image edge anti-aliasing with super-resolution is provided and used to achieve enlargement conversion from low resolution to high resolution, by applying the steps of: detecting a received image data and saving as an original edge pixel frame; enlarging the original edge pixel frame in double size along the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively; retaining the original edge pixel information; replacing pixels to be interpolated with a zero grayscale; and compensating the pixels to be interpolated which are temporarily replaced by the zero grayscale along edge directions of the original edge pixel, such that the jagged phenomenon of output picture is output picture is significantly decreased, such that the jagged phenomena of an output picture is significantly decreased, with a detailed image information is well-maintained. The method is simple, with fewer calculations and faster operating speed, the cost can be effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hao Li, Houliang Hu, Li-Wei Chu, JhenWei He
  • Publication number: 20170116902
    Abstract: A device and a method for processing a waited display picture of an OLED display device are provided. The device includes a block dividing unit for dividing a waited display picture into multiple blocks; an average grayscale determining unit for determining an average grayscale value of each block; a high grayscale determining unit for determining a block having an average grayscale value greater than a preset threshold value as a high grayscale block; an adjacent grayscale determining unit for determining an adjacent grayscale value of each high grayscale block; and a regulation unit for adjusting grayscale values of pixels of each high grayscale block. The present invention adjusts grayscale values using a block as a unit. Besides, the difference of luminous efficiency or light transmittance of different color components is also considered so as to effectively improve the life of the OLED display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. , Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-sheng KUO, Li-wei CHU
  • Patent number: 9620957
    Abstract: One or more electrostatic discharge (ESD) control circuit are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an ESD control circuit has first and second trigger transistors, first and second ESD transistors, and first and second feedback transistors. The ESD transistors provide ESD current paths for ESD current generated during an ESD event. The first and second trigger transistors are on during normal operation to maintain the ESD transistors in an off state. During an ESD event, the first and second transistors are turned off to enable the first and second ESD transistors to provide ESD current paths. The first and second feedback transistors turn on during an ESD event to reinforce the on state of the ESD transistors and to reinforce the off state of the trigger transistors. In this way, the ESD control circuit stably provides multiple ESD current paths to discharge ESD current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Yu-Ti Su, Tzu-Heng Chang, Li-Wei Chu, Yu-Ying Hsu, Jen-Chou Tseng
  • Publication number: 20170098645
    Abstract: An Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes a plurality of groups of p-type heavily doped semiconductor strips (p+ strips) and a plurality of groups of n-type heavily doped semiconductor strips (n+ strips) forming an array having a plurality of rows and columns. In each of the rows and the columns, the plurality of groups of p+ strips and the plurality of groups of n+ strips are allocated in an alternating layout. The ESD protection circuit further includes a plurality of gate stacks, each including a first edge aligned to an edge of a group in the plurality of groups of p+ strips, and a second edge aligned to an edge of a group in the plurality of groups of n+ strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Yu-Ti Su, Han-Jen Yang, Wun-Jie Lin, Li-Wei Chu
  • Patent number: 9583481
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first conductive portion on a first side of a first shallow trench isolation (STI) region. The first conductive portion is formed within a first well having a first conductivity type. The first conductive portion has the first conductivity type. The first conductive portion is connected to an electro static discharge (ESD) circuit. A second conductive portion is on a second side of the first STI region. The second conductive portion is formed within a second well having a second conductivity type. The second conductive portion having the first conductivity type is connected to a first nanowire and an input output I/O port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Li-Wei Chu, Bo-Ting Chen, Wun-Jie Lin, Han-Jen Yang
  • Publication number: 20170053578
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; selecting one color washout compensation mode from several different color washout compensation modes according to the user selection or the display mode, and implementing color washout compensation to the image to display; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-yeh CHEN, Dongsheng GUO, Jiang ZHU, Lei SUN, Li-wei CHU, Jhen-wei HE
  • Publication number: 20170053579
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing skin color detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine nude pixel and non skin color pixel; setting different skin color weights for the nude pixel and the non skin color pixel; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the skin color weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention preferably improves the resolution and viewing angle of the display at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-yeh CHEN, Dongsheng GUO, Jiang ZHU, Lei SUN, Li-wei CHU, Jhen-wei HE
  • Publication number: 20170039917
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing block detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine dimensions of color blocks where the image pixels are; respectively setting block weights for the respective image pixels according to the dimensions of the color blocks; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the block weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-yeh CHEN, Dongsheng GUO, Jiang ZHU, Lei SUN, Li-wei CHU, Jhen-wei HE
  • Publication number: 20170039914
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing color detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine a predetermined color pixel; implementing adjustment to the original gray scale values of the respective primary color components of the predetermined color pixel to make that a difference between a relatively higher original gray scale value and a relatively lower original gray scale value before adjustment becomes larger after adjustment for the same predetermined color pixel; implementing color washout compensation to the image to display; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-yeh CHEN, Dongsheng GUO, Jiang ZHU, Lei SUN, Li-wei CHU, Jhen-wei HE
  • Publication number: 20170039915
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; setting different weights for respective primary color components of the image pixels in the image to display; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-yeh CHEN, Dongsheng GUO, Jiang ZHU, Lei SUN, Li-wei CHU, Jhen-wei HE
  • Publication number: 20170039916
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing high frequency detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine color differences of the respective image pixels and the adjacent image pixels; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the high frequency weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-yeh CHEN, Dongsheng GUO, Jiang ZHU, Lei SUN, Li-wei CHU, Jhen-wei HE
  • Patent number: 9563936
    Abstract: Pixel-based method and apparatus of obtaining a downsampled image are provided. The method includes: constructing a virtual image by an image super-resolution technology according to a resolution of the downsampled image; determining relational expressions between pixels of the virtual image and pixels of the downsampled image; calculating a MSE between the pixels of the virtual image and pixels of the original image based on the relational expressions; determining a coefficient matrix between the pixels of the downsampled image and the pixels of the original image under the condition of the MSE being at a minimum value; determining the pixels of the downsampled image according to the pixels of the original image and the coefficient matrix; and outputting the downsampled image. Accordingly, the present invention can obtain sharp image and avoid color aliasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Houliang Hu, Hao Li, Li-wei Chu
  • Patent number: 9559095
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor on a first side of a shallow trench isolation (STI) region and a second transistor on a second side of the STI region. The first transistor includes a first conductive portion having a second conductivity type formed within a well having a first conductivity type, a first nanowire connected to the first conductive portion and a first active area, and a first gate surrounding the first nanowire. The second transistor includes a second conductive portion having the second conductivity type formed within the well, a second nanowire connected to the second conductive portion and a second active area, and a second gate surrounding the second nanowire. Excess current from an ESD event travels through the first conductive portion through the well to the second conductive portion bypassing the first nanowire and the second nanowire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Bo-Ting Chen, Han-Jen Yang, Li-Wei Chu, Wun-Jie Lin
  • Publication number: 20160379971
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a field effect transistor structure includes a substrate, a fin structure and a gate structure. The fin structure is formed over the substrate. The fin structure includes a first channel region, a first source or drain region and a second source or drain region. The first source or drain region and the second source or drain region are formed on opposite ends of the first channel region, respectively. The well region is formed of the same conductivity type as the second source or drain region, connected to the second source or drain region, and extended to the substrate. The first gate structure wraps around the first channel region in the fin structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: WUN-JIE LIN, YU-TI SU, LI-WEI CHU, BO-TING CHEN