Patents by Inventor Li-Wei Sung

Li-Wei Sung 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: 20180053791
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a first transistor and an optical modulating layer. The first transistor is disposed on the substrate and includes a first semiconductor layer having a first channel region. A first gate is disposed on the first semiconductor layer. First source and first drain are electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer respectively. A first interval is located between the first source and the first drain and the first channel region corresponds to the first interval. A first insulating layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the first gate. A second insulating layer covers the first source, the first drain and the first channel region. The optical modulating layer is disposed on the second insulating layer and has an optical density (OD) in greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Li-Wei SUNG, Fu-Yuan HSIAO, Chung-Le CHEN, Hung-Hsun CHEN
  • Patent number: 9875704
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes multiple pixel units each connected to a data line and a gate line. The pixel unit defines a first region and a second region. A first liquid crystal capacitor is disposed in the first region. A first transistor is disposed in the first region and is connected between the data line and the first liquid crystal capacitor, and has a control electrode connected to the gate line. A second liquid crystal capacitor is disposed in the second region. A second transistor is disposed in the second region and is connected between the data line and the second liquid crystal capacitor, and has a control electrode connected to the gate line. A third transistor is disposed in the second region and is connected between a common voltage and the second transistor and has a control electrode connected to the gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Wei Sung, Chung-Yi Wang, Yao-Lien Hsieh, Wei-Jung Chiu
  • Patent number: 9857620
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; a black matrix layer having a light shielding portion and a light transmitting portion; and a main spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and at least partially overlapping with the light shielding portion. The light transmitting portion has openings, which define sub-pixel units including a first adjusted sub-pixel unit, a second adjusted sub-pixel unit, and a standard sub-pixel unit. The main spacer is disposed on a border junction between the first and second adjusted sub-pixel units, but is not disposed on a border of the standard sub-pixel unit. Areas of the first and second adjusted sub-pixel units are respectively greater than an area of the standard sub-pixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shao-Hong Chen, Li-Wei Sung, Po-Ju Yang
  • Patent number: 9823525
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first sub-pixel row including a plurality of sub-pixels electrically connecting to a scan line; and a second sub-pixel row including a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein the scan line overlaps with an area of the sub-pixels of the second sub-pixel row, and the scan line overlaps with an edge of a first sub-pixel of the sub-pixels of the first sub-pixel row, wherein the edge is adjacent to a driving transistor of the first sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Wei Sung, Chung-Yi Wang, An-Chang Wang, Yao-Lien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9750140
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device including a first substrate, a display region disposed above the first substrate; a second substrate; a sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and outside the display region; and, a plurality of spacers disposed within the sealant. In particular, the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded together via the sealant. Further, the first substrate has a side wall including a first cutting crack surface and a first median crack surface, wherein a roughness of the first cutting crack surface is different from that of the first median crack surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Kun Chen, Po-Hung Shen, Hui- Min Huang, Shih-Hsiung Wu, Jui-Chu Lai, Huan-Kuang Peng, Hong-Kang Chang, Yu-Chien Kao, Li-Wei Sung
  • Publication number: 20170229484
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display region, a first conductive loop disposed outside the display region, wherein the first conductive loop includes at least one first conductive block and at least two second conductive blocks, wherein a dielectric layer is disposed between the at least one first conductive block and the at least two second conductive blocks and has at least two via holes, and wherein the at least two second conductive blocks are electrically connected the at least one first conductive block by the at least two via holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Hung-Kun CHEN, Hong-Kang CHANG, Hsieh-Li CHOU, Yu-Chien KAO, Li-Wei SUNG, Jui-Ching CHU, Hui-Min HUANG
  • Patent number: 9659530
    Abstract: A display is disclosed. The display comprises a panel, a data driver and a scan driver. The panel comprises pixels, data lines and scan lines. The data lines transmit data signals to the pixels, and the scan lines transmit scan signals to the pixels. The data driver provides the data signals, and the scan driver provides the scan signals. The scan driver comprises a shift register circuit. The shift register circuit comprises an i+1th stage carry shift register, an ith stage carry shift register and a jth stage buffer shift register. The ith stage carry shift register generates an i+1th start signal to start the i+1th stage carry shift register, so that the i+1th stage carry shift register generates an i+2th start signal. The i+1th start signal starts the jth stage buffer shift register to generate a jth output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Wei Sung, Yen-Wei Chen, Chung-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 9659973
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device, including: a display region, a driving element, and the display region electrically connected to the driving element through a plurality of signal line pairs. In particular, at least one of the signal line pairs includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line, and the first conductive line is electrically isolated from the second conductive line. In the signal line pair, at least a part of the first conductive line overlaps the second conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Kun Chen, Hong-Kang Chang, Hsieh-Li Chou, Yi-Chien Kao, Li-Wei Sung, Jui-Ching Chu, Hui-Min Huang
  • Patent number: 9653482
    Abstract: A display panel comprises a TFT substrate and a display medium layer. The display medium layer is disposed on the TFT substrate. The TFT substrate comprises a TFT and a substrate. The TFT is disposed on the substrate and comprises a gate, a metal oxide layer, a source, a drain and a protection layer. The gate is disposed corresponding to the metal oxide layer. The protection layer is disposed on the metal oxide layer. Each of the source and the drain contacts the metal oxide layer through an opening of the protection layer. One side of the gate or one side of the metal oxide layer partially overlaps at least one of the openings. In addition, a display device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hui-Min Huang, Hsin-Hung Lin, Li-Wei Sung
  • Patent number: 9632375
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a switch including a gate, an active layer disposed on the gate, a source electrode connected to the active layer, and a drain electrode connected to the active layer. In particular, the distance between the edge of the gate electrode and the edge of the active layer is 1.2 to 3 ?m. The drain electrode includes a connection portion, an oblique portion, and an extension portion, wherein the oblique portion is disposed between the connection portion and the extension portion, and wherein at least a part of the oblique portion overlaps with the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Kun Chen, Yi-Chin Lee, Hong-Kang Chang, Yi-Chien Kao, Jui-Ching Chu, Li-Wei Sung, Hui-Min Huang
  • Publication number: 20170103723
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. A data driving circuit of the display device outputs data signals corresponding to data lines to sub-pixels. Two adjacent data signals of a first row sub-pixels of the sub-pixels are defined as a data signal pair, and the data signals of the first row sub-pixels are divided into a plurality of data signal pairs. The voltage polarity of each data signal pair is in a first or second arrangement. The first arrangement has a positive polarity of the data signal and a negative polarity of the data signal with respect to a common voltage in order, and the second arrangement has a negative polarity of the data signal and a positive polarity of the data signal with respect to the common voltage in order. A sequence of the voltage polarities of consecutive N data signals forms a cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Shao-Hong CHEN, Li-Wei SUNG, Po-Ju YANG
  • Publication number: 20170068130
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; a black matrix layer having a light shielding portion and a light transmitting portion; and a main spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and at least partially overlapping with the light shielding portion. The light transmitting portion has openings, which define sub-pixel units including a first adjusted sub-pixel unit, a second adjusted sub-pixel unit, and a standard sub-pixel unit. The main spacer is disposed on a border junction between the first and second adjusted sub-pixel units, but is not disposed on a border of the standard sub-pixel unit. Areas of the first and second adjusted sub-pixel units are respectively greater than an area of the standard sub-pixel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Shao-Hong CHEN, Li-Wei SUNG, Po-Ju YANG
  • Publication number: 20170023840
    Abstract: A display device and a display substrate are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, having a surface; a gate line disposed on the substrate, wherein the gate line substantially extends along a first direction; a first data line and a drain electrode disposed on the substrate, and the data line intersecting with the gate line. In particular, a first opening projects onto the surface to form a first projection pattern, wherein the first projection pattern includes a first portion, and wherein the first portion is disposed between projections of the at least two finger portions onto the surface and outside a projection of the connecting portion onto the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Hung-Kun CHEN, Yi-Chin LEE, Hong-Kang CHANG, Yi-Chien KAO, Jui-Ching CHU, Li-Wei SUNG, Hui-Min HUANG
  • Publication number: 20170003804
    Abstract: A touch display panel driven in a display period and a touch period alternately is provided, and includes a plurality of gate lines, each driven by a clock signal to output a scan signal during the display period and stop the scan signal during the touch period; and N dummy gate lines, each driven by a dummy clock signal to output a dummy scan signal before the display period is switched to the touch period, wherein at least one of rising edges of N dummy clock signals is synchronized with at least one of falling edges of the clock signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Li-Wei SUNG, Chung-Le CHEN, Hung-Hsun CHEN, Yang-Chen CHEN, Chia-Hsiung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160370632
    Abstract: A display panel is disclosed, which comprises: a first substrate with scan lines and data lines disposed thereon, wherein the scan lines are substantially disposed in parallel, the data lines are substantially disposed in parallel, the scan lines and the data lines intersect with each other and form intersections, and the intersections comprise first overlapping regions and second overlapping regions; main spacers correspondingly disposed on part of the first overlapping regions, wherein each of the part of the first overlapping regions forms a first vector to each of the main spacers; and sub-spacers correspondingly disposed on part of the second overlapping regions, wherein each of the part of the second overlapping regions forms a second vector to each of the sub-spacers; wherein at least two of the first vectors are different, and at least two of the second vectors are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Hui-Min HUANG, Chengtso CHEN, Li-Wei SUNG
  • Publication number: 20160357291
    Abstract: A touch display device is provided. The touch display device includes a first substrate having at least one pixel unit, wherein the pixel unit includes a non-light-shielding region and a light-shielding region and includes a transistor disposed over the first substrate and a first insulating layer disposed over the first substrate and disposed over the transistor. The pixel unit further includes a touch signal line disposed over the first insulating layer and a second insulating layer disposed over the first insulating layer and the touch signal line. The second insulating layer has a recess corresponding to the non-light-shielding region. The pixel unit further includes a first electrode disposed over the second insulating layer and disposed in the recess. The touch display device further includes a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate and a display medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Hung-Kun CHEN, Tsan-Chu LU, Chu-Hung TSAI, Hsieh-Li CHOU, Yu-Chien KAO, Li-Wei SUNG
  • Publication number: 20160357286
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, wherein the first substrate includes: a plurality of scan lines disposed on the first substrate; a plurality of data lines disposed on the first substrate, wherein the plurality of the scan lines and the plurality of the data lines define a plurality of sub-pixels; and a sensing electrode disposed on the first substrate and having an opening; a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate; and a display medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the sensing electrode is disposed corresponding to at least two of the plurality of sub-pixels, and the opening is disposed corresponding to one of the plurality of scan lines or one of the plurality of data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Chu-Hung TSAI, Hung-Kun CHEN, Li-Wei SUNG, Tung-Kai LIU, Chia-Hao TSAI, Chih-Hao CHANG, Bo-Feng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160357293
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, wherein the first substrate includes: a scan line extending along a first direction; a thin-film transistor, including a source electrode, a drain electrode and a channel region disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a data line intersecting with the scan line and extending along a second direction, wherein the source electrode is a portion of the data line, and the thin-film transistor is coupled to the data line and the scan line; and a touch signal line is disposed above the data line, wherein the touch signal line does not overlap with the channel region; a second substrate; and a display medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Hung-Kun CHEN, Tsan-Chu LU, Chu-Hung TSAI, Hsieh-Li CHOU, Li-Wei SUNG
  • Publication number: 20160357049
    Abstract: A touch display device including a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium, and a pixel array structure is provided. The pixel array structure includes a scan line, a data line, an active device, pixel electrodes, a signal electrode layer and a signal transmission layer. The scan line intersects the data line. The active device is connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrodes are arranged in an array. The signal electrode layer includes signal electrodes. The signal transmission layer includes a signal line disposed between two adjacent columns of the pixel electrodes and electrically connected to one of the signal electrodes. The data line includes at least a portion located outside of the signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Hung-Kun Chen, Hsieh-Li Chou, Li-Wei Sung, Tung-Kai Liu, Chia-Hao Tsai, Chih-Hao Chang, Bo-Feng Chen, Yu-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 9513514
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a first substrate including a pixel-displaying region; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and disposed outside the pixel-displaying region; and a spacer wall disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and disposed between the pixel-displaying region and the sealant, wherein a first side of the spacer wall is adjacent to the pixel-displaying region and a second side of the spacer wall is adjacent to the sealant, and a height of the first side is greater than a height of the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Kun Chen, Hong-Kang Chang, Yu-Chien Kao, Li-Wei Sung, Fang-Jin Lee, Hsieh-Li Chou