Patents by Inventor Ming-Jou TAI

Ming-Jou TAI 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: 20240142833
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a driving element, a first insulating layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a common electrode layer. The driving element is disposed on the substrate. The first insulating layer is disposed on the driving element. The pixel electrode layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer comprises a hole, and the pixel electrode layer is electrically connected to the driving element through the hole. The common electrode layer is disposed on the pixel electrode layer. The common electrode layer comprises a slit, and the slit has an edge, and the edge is disposed in the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Yen Chiu, Ming-Jou Tai, You-Cheng Lu, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, Yi-Hsiu Wu, Chia-Hao Tsai, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 11973085
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate and transistors disposed on the substrate. At least one of the transistors includes a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The gate insulating layer includes first contact holes and second contact holes. The gate electrode is disposed on the gate insulating layer. The first electrode is disposed on the gate electrode, has a first side away from the gate electrode, and contacts the semiconductor layer through the first contact holes. The second electrode is disposed on the gate electrode, has a second side away from the gate electrode, and contacts the semiconductor layer through the second contact holes. The first contact holes have first edges away from the gate electrode. A minimum distance between the first side and the gate electrode is less than a minimum distance between the first edge of one of the first contact holes and the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai, Yi-Shiuan Cherng
  • Publication number: 20240071330
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel. The display panel has a functional display area. The functional display area includes a plurality of display pixels and a plurality of light transmitting regions. The plurality of display pixels are around by the plurality of the light transmitting regions. A boundary between one of the plurality of display pixels and one of the plurality of light transmitting regions comprises an arc segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Tsai, Ming-Jou Tai, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, Yu-Shih Tsou, You-Cheng Lu, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 11906860
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a driving element, a first transparent conductive layer, an insulating layer, and a second transparent conductive layer. The driving element is disposed on the substrate and includes a drain electrode having a first edge. The first transparent conductive layer is disposed on the driving element. The insulating layer is disposed between the driving element and the first transparent conductive layer and includes a hole through which the first transparent conductive layer is electrically connected to the driving element. The second transparent conductive layer is disposed on the insulating layer. One of the first and second transparent conductive layers includes at least one slit, and the first or second transparent conductive layer that includes the at least one slit has a second edge. The second edge is located in the hole, and the at least one slit exposes the first edge of the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Yen Chiu, Ming-Jou Tai, You-Cheng Lu, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, Yi-Hsiu Wu, Chia-Hao Tsai, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240045275
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first substrate, a drain, an organic layer, a pixel electrode, a second substrate, a common electrode layer and a spacer. The drain is disposed on the first substrate. The organic layer is disposed on the drain and has a contact hole. The pixel electrode is disposed on the organic layer and electrically connected to the drain via the contact hole. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The common electrode layer is disposed on the organic layer. The spacer is disposed between the organic layer and the second substrate, wherein the spacer is directly in contact with the common electrode layer and overlaps with the contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai
  • Patent number: 11862122
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device and another display device. The display device includes a display panel. The display panel has a functional display area. The functional display area includes a pixel. The pixel includes a white pixel and multiple display pixels. The display pixels surround at least a part of the white pixel, and the white pixel includes a pixel electrode. The another display device includes another display panel. The another display panel has a functional display area, and the functional display area includes a pixel and a signal line. The pixel includes a white pixel and multiple display pixels. The signal line includes a branch, and the branch is electrically connected to one of the display pixels. The display device and the another display device of the disclosure is capable of reducing the problem of diffraction or having a better optical sensing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Tsai, Ming-Jou Tai, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, Yu-Shih Tsou, You-Cheng Lu, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20230420461
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device, which includes a substrate, two adjacent transistors, a first scan line, and two adjacent light shielding elements. The two adjacent transistors are disposed on the substrate and arranged along a first direction. A first transistor of the two adjacent transistors includes a first active element and a first conductive element electrically connected to the first active element. The first scan line is extending along the first direction. The two adjacent light shielding elements are respectively disposed between the two adjacent transistors and the substrate. The two adjacent light shielding elements are spaced apart by a first gap region, and the first gap region overlaps the first conductive element. The display device of the disclosure can reduce the problem of image quality degradation caused by photo-leakage current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230420463
    Abstract: A connection structure and a display device including the connection structure are provided. The connection structure includes a first wire, a second wire, and an insulating layer. The insulating layer is disposed between the first wire and the second wire, and the insulating layer has a through hole surrounded by a side wall. A connection portion of the second wire is electrically connected to the first wire through the through hole. The connection portion of the second wire ends on the side wall of the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai, Ming-Chih Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230400741
    Abstract: A display device having a first region, a second region, and a third region set between the first region and the second region is provided. The display device includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a first signal line. The first sub-pixel is arranged in the first region. The second sub-pixel is arranged in the second region, the area of the first sub-pixel is larger than the area of the second sub-pixel. The first signal line is arranged in the first region and the third region, and is electrically connected to the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel. At least a part of the first signal line extends in the first direction in the first region. At least another part of the first signal line extends in the second direction in the third region. The first direction is different from the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: You-Cheng Lu, Chia-Hao Tsai, Ming-Jou Tai, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20230393439
    Abstract: The invention provides an electronic device, including a substrate, a semiconductor layer, a light blocking layer, and a spacer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate and has a channel area. The light blocking layer is disposed between the substrate and the channel area. The spacer is disposed on the semiconductor layer. The light blocking layer overlaps with the spacer and the channel area. The electronic device of the embodiment of the invention may have an enhanced opening rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Tsai, Ming-Jou Tai
  • Publication number: 20230387142
    Abstract: An electronic device, including a substrate, a thin film transistor, a first insulating layer, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode, is provided. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate and includes an electrode. The first insulating layer is disposed on the thin film transistor and includes a first opening. The pixel electrode is disposed on the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the electrode through the first opening. The common electrode is disposed on the pixel electrode and in the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230384642
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device including a substrate, two adjacent first lines, two adjacent second lines and an opening. Two adjacent first lines extending along a first direction, two adjacent first lines and two disposed adjacent second lines are disposed on the substrate. The pixel is defined by the two adjacent first lines and the two adjacent second lines. The opening is corresponding to the pixel, and an edge of the opening is adjacent to an edge of one of the two adjacent first lines. A distance between the edge of the opening and the edge of the one of the two adjacent first lines is from 1 micrometer to 2 micrometers. The opening comprises a first arc portion and a second arc portion, and the first arc portion and the second arc portion are disposed at diagonal corners of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai, Yu-Shih Tsou
  • Patent number: 11829037
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first substrate, a drain, an organic layer, a pixel electrode, a second substrate, a common electrode layer and a spacer. The drain is disposed on the first substrate. The organic layer is disposed on the drain and has a contact hole. The pixel electrode is disposed on the organic layer and electrically connected to the drain via the contact hole. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The common electrode layer is disposed on the organic layer. The spacer is disposed between the organic layer and the second substrate, wherein the spacer is directly in contact with the common electrode layer and overlaps with the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230341732
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a driving element, a first transparent conductive layer, an insulating layer, and a second transparent conductive layer. The driving element is disposed on the substrate and includes a drain electrode having a first edge. The first transparent conductive layer is disposed on the driving element. The insulating layer is disposed between the driving element and the first transparent conductive layer and includes a hole through which the first transparent conductive layer is electrically connected to the driving element. The second transparent conductive layer is disposed on the insulating layer. One of the first and second transparent conductive layers includes at least one slit, and the first or second transparent conductive layer that includes the at least one slit has a second edge. The second edge is located in the hole, and the at least one slit exposes the first edge of the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Yen Chiu, Ming-Jou Tai, You-Cheng Lu, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, Yi-Hsiu Wu, Chia-Hao Tsai, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20230335562
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a data line disposed on the substrate, a drain disposed on the substrate and a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor layer includes a first portion connected to the data line, a second portion connected to the drain, and a third portion connected between the first portion and the second portion. At least one portion of the third portion includes at least one of IIIA group element and VA group element, and the doping concentration of the at least one of IIIA group element and VA group element is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 10{circumflex over (?)}16 atoms/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou TAI, Chia-Hao TSAI
  • Patent number: 11791343
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device, which includes a substrate, two adjacent pixels, a first scan line, and two adjacent light shielding layers. The two adjacent pixels are disposed on the substrate and arranged along the first direction. A first pixel of the two adjacent pixels includes a first sub-pixel, and the first sub-pixel includes a first active region and a first conductive element electrically connected to the first active region. The first scan line is extending along the first direction. The two adjacent light shielding layers are respectively disposed between the two adjacent pixels and the substrate. The two adjacent light shielding layers are spaced apart by a first gap region, and the first gap region overlaps the first conductive element. The display device of the disclosure can reduce the problem of image quality degradation caused by photo-leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230324748
    Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of sub-pixels. The electronic device includes a substrate, a gate line and a spacer. The gate line is disposed on the substrate and extends along a first direction. The spacer is disposed on the gate line and overlaps with the gate line. The spacer has a first width W1 along the first direction. One of the plurality of sub-pixels has a sub-pixel pitch P along the first direction. The first width W1 and the sub-pixel pitch P satisfy the following relationship: P?W1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, You-Cheng Lu, Wei-Yen Chiu, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20230316977
    Abstract: A display device having a general display region and a camera display region is provided. The general display region includes a first region, and the camera display region includes a second region. The display device includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines. An area of the first region is defined by two adjacent ones of the plurality of data lines and two adjacent ones of the plurality of gate lines. An area of the second region is defined by another two adjacent ones of the plurality of data lines and another two adjacent ones of the plurality of gate lines. The area of the second region is greater than the area of the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Tsai, Ming-Jou Tai, Youcheng Lu, Yu-Shih Tsou, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20230307471
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device that includes a camera region and a display region adjacent to the camera region. The camera region includes a first region and a second region which allows a light beam to pass through. The first region includes a plurality of first display pixels. The display region includes a plurality of second display pixels. An area of each of the plurality of first display pixels is greater than an area of each of the plurality of second display pixels. The first region is adjacent to the second region. The first region includes a plurality of edges, and the second region is adjacent to two of the plurality of edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Tsai, Youcheng Lu, Ming-Jou Tai, Wei-Yen Chiu, Yung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 11768405
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region adjacent to the first pixel region. The display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Herein, a first portion of the plurality of spacers are disposed in the first pixel region, a second portion of the plurality of spacers are disposed in the second pixel region, a disposition density of the second portion of the plurality of spacers in the second pixel region is different from a disposition density of the first portion of the plurality of spacers in the first pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai, Wei-Yen Chiu, You-Cheng Lu