Patents by Inventor Nan-Ying Lin

Nan-Ying Lin 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: 20240027858
    Abstract: A signal control method suitable for a touch screen is provided. The signal control method comprises: switching a plurality of scan lines to an enabling voltage level sequentially in a display stage; turning on a plurality of switches sequentially to transmit a plurality of display data to a plurality of data lines when a first scan line of the plurality of scan lines is in an enabled voltage level, wherein a first switch of the plurality of switches is coupled to a first data line of the plurality of data lines, and the first data line corresponds to one of a plurality of dummy lines in a vertical direction, when the first scan line is in the enabled voltage level, the first switch is turned on after other switches are turned on; and setting the plurality of dummy lines to a touch voltage in a touch stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shih-Hsi CHANG, Yu-Hsin TING, Chung-Lin FU, I-Fang CHEN, Wei-Chun HSU, Nan-Ying LIN
  • Patent number: 9905144
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a test circuit thereof are provided. The test circuit has a plurality of signal pads, a first data distributor, a plurality of logic circuit units and N switches. N is a positive integer. The signal pads are configured to receive a test data signal, a voltage signal, an enable signal and a plurality of first switch control signals. The first data distributor distributes the test data signal to N output terminals of the first data distributor. Each of the logic circuit units generates a second switch control signal according to the voltage signal, the enable signal and a corresponding one of the first switch control signals. Each of the switches controls the electrical connection between an output terminal of the first data distributor coupled thereto and at least a data line coupled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Nan-Ying Lin, Chung-Lin Fu, Yu-Hsin Ting
  • Patent number: 9847138
    Abstract: A shift register includes shift register units, in which at least one shift register unit is coupled to a forestage shift register unit and a post-stage shift register unit, where the at least one shift register unit includes a signal input circuit, a signal output circuit, a pull down circuit and a switching circuit. The signal input circuit electrically coupled to the forestage shift register unit can receive a logic signal from the forestage shift register. The signal output circuit is electrically coupled to the signal input circuit via a control signal terminal and is electrically coupled to the post-stage shift register unit. The signal output circuit can receive a first clock signal. The pull down circuit is electrically coupled to or electrically isolated from the control signal terminal through the switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Pei-Hua Chen, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Wei-Chun Hsu
  • Patent number: 9400566
    Abstract: A driving method for a display panel is provided. The display panel includes at least a first common signal line, at least a second common signal line and a plurality of pixels arranged as a pixel array. The pixel array includes a first pixel row and a second pixel row electrically connected to the first common signal line and the second common signal line, respectively. The driving method includes steps of: generating a first AC common signal; generating a second AC common signal, wherein the first AC common signal and the second AC common signal are inverse to each other; and providing the first and second AC common signal to the first and second pixel rows through the first and second common signal lines, respectively, by way of N-frame switch, wherein N is a positive integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Hsu, Yu-Hsin Ting, Wei-Chih Lee, Chung-Lin Fu, Nan-Ying Lin
  • Publication number: 20160189798
    Abstract: A shift register includes shift register units, in which at least one shift register unit is coupled to a forestage shift register unit and a post-stage shift register unit, where the at least one shift register unit includes a signal input circuit, a signal output circuit, a pull down circuit and a switching circuit. The signal input circuit electrically coupled to the forestage shift register unit can receive a logic signal from the forestage shift register. The signal output circuit is electrically coupled to the signal input circuit via a control signal terminal and is electrically coupled to the post-stage shift register unit. The signal output circuit can receive a first clock signal. The pull down circuit is electrically coupled to or electrically isolated from the control signal terminal through the switching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Pei-Hua CHEN, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Wei-Chun Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160155403
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a test circuit thereof are provided. The test circuit has a plurality of signal pads, a first data distributor, a plurality of logic circuit units and N switches. N is a positive integer. The signal pads are configured to receive a test data signal, a voltage signal, an enable signal and a plurality of first switch control signals. The first data distributor distributes the test data signal to N output terminals of the first data distributor. Each of the logic circuit units generates a second switch control signal according to the voltage signal, the enable signal and a corresponding one of the first switch control signals. Each of the switches controls the electrical connection between an output terminal of the first data distributor coupled thereto and at least a data line coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Nan-Ying Lin, Chung-Lin Fu, Yu-Hsin Ting
  • Patent number: 9318064
    Abstract: A shift register includes shift register units, in which at least one shift register unit is coupled to a forestage shift register unit and a post-stage shift register unit, where the at least one shift register unit includes a signal input circuit, a signal output circuit, a pull down circuit and a switching circuit. The signal input circuit electrically coupled to the forestage shift register unit can receive a logic signal from the forestage shift register. The signal output circuit is electrically coupled to the signal input circuit via a control signal terminal and is electrically coupled to the post-stage shift register unit. The signal output to circuit can receive a first clock signal. The pull down circuit is electrically coupled to or electrically isolated from the control signal terminal through the switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pei-Hua Chen, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Wei-Chun Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160078845
    Abstract: A display panel includes scan lines, data lines and a multiplexer circuit. The data lines interlace with the scan lines. The multiplexer circuit includes switches, in which first terminals of the plurality of switches are electrically coupled to one terminals of the data lines, respectively, and the switches are configured to switch on in response to control signals. The data lines are configured to receive image data signals through the switches during enabling periods of the control signals, and at least two control signals of the control signals are synchronously asserted and have enabling periods that are partially overlapped. A method of transmitting signals in a display panel is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Nan-Ying LIN, Chung-Lin FU, Yu-Hsin TING
  • Publication number: 20150235602
    Abstract: An image display method of a half-source-driving (HSD) liquid crystal display (LCD) for mitigating the screen flickering effect caused by applying a frame rate control (FRC) algorithm in the LCD includes providing a first gate sequence corresponding to a pixel array in the LCD display. If a target gray level of the pixel array is an average value of a first gray level and a second gray level, write the first gray level to a plurality of sub-pixels of the pixel array being charged first according to the first gate sequence, and write the second gray level smaller than the first gray level to a plurality of sub-pixels of the pixel array being charged latter according to the first gate sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Hang-Chang Tseng, Nan-Ying Lin, Chung-Lung Li, Fu-Yuan Liou, Chung-Lin Fu
  • Publication number: 20140347259
    Abstract: A driving method for a display panel is provided. The display panel includes at least a first common signal line, at least a second common signal line and a plurality of pixels arranged as a pixel array. The pixel array includes a first pixel row and a second pixel row electrically connected to the first common signal line and the second common signal line, respectively. The driving method includes steps of: generating a first AC common signal; generating a second AC common signal, wherein the first AC common signal and the second AC common signal are inverse to each other; and providing the first and second AC common signal to the first and second pixel rows through the first and second common signal lines, respectively, by way of N-frame switch, wherein N is a positive integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chun HSU, Yu-Hsin TING, Wei-Chih LEE, Chung-Lin FU, Nan-Ying LIN
  • Patent number: 8836679
    Abstract: In one aspect, an LCD includes a display panel with a pixel matrix having M scan lines and N data lines, and a multiplexer feed-through compensation circuit, which includes P signal lines for providing P video signals, P multiplexers, and K pairs of control lines providing K pairs of control signals. Each multiplexer is electrically coupled to a corresponding signal line and has K channels. Each channel includes first and second switches parallel-connected between the signal line and a corresponding data line for selectively transmitting the video signal to the corresponding data line. Each pair of control lines is respectively electrically coupled to the first and second switches of a corresponding channel of each multiplexer. Each pair of control signals are configured such that a time turning off one of the first and second switches is earlier than that turning off the other switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Nan-Ying Lin, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Wei-Chun Hsu, Pei-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 8766899
    Abstract: An active liquid crystal display panel includes a pixel array, a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, and an analog buffer. The gate driving circuit is used for driving M first scan lines where M is a natural number. The analog buffer is coupled to the gate driving circuit and includes M buffer circuits and a regulator. Each buffer circuit drives a corresponding second scan line according to an output signal of a corresponding first scan line of the M first scan lines, and the regulator is used for maintaining at least one reference voltage supplied to the M buffer circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Hsu, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Pei-Hua Chen
  • Publication number: 20140035896
    Abstract: In one aspect, an LCD includes a display panel with a pixel matrix having M scan lines and N data lines, and a multiplexer feed-through compensation circuit, which includes P signal lines for providing P video signals, P multiplexers, and K pairs of control lines providing K pairs of control signals. Each multiplexer is electrically coupled to a corresponding signal line and has K channels. Each channel includes first and second switches parallel-connected between the signal line and a corresponding data line for selectively transmitting the video signal to the corresponding data line. Each pair of control lines is respectively electrically coupled to the first and second switches of a corresponding channel of each multiplexer. Each pair of control signals are configured such that a time turning off one of the first and second switches is earlier than that turning off the other switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nan-Ying Lin, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Wei-Chun Hsu, Pei-Hua Chen
  • Publication number: 20130141315
    Abstract: A shift register includes shift register units, in which at least one shift register unit is coupled to a forestage shift register unit and a post-stage shift register unit, where the at least one shift register unit includes a signal input circuit, a signal output circuit, a pull down circuit and a switching circuit. The signal input circuit electrically coupled to the forestage shift register unit can receive a logic signal from the forestage shift register. The signal output circuit is electrically coupled to the signal input circuit via a control signal terminal and is electrically coupled to the post-stage shift register unit. The signal output to circuit can receive a first clock signal. The pull down circuit is electrically coupled to or electrically isolated from the control signal terminal through the switching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Pei-Hua Chen, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Wei-Chun Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130127697
    Abstract: A multiplexer circuit includes multiple groups of switches and multiple groups of control lines. Each control line in each one of the groups of control lines is coupled to a control end of at least one switch in corresponding one of the groups of switches, and each group of control lines is configured for synchronously transmitting an identical group of control signals. A display panel and method for transmitting signals in a display panel is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Nan-Ying LIN, Yu-Hsin TING, Chung-Lung LI, Chung-Lin FU, Wei-Chun HSU, Pei-Hua CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120146962
    Abstract: An active liquid crystal display panel includes a pixel array, a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, and an analog buffer. The gate driving circuit is used for driving M first scan lines where M is a natural number. The analog buffer is coupled to the gate driving circuit and includes M buffer circuits and a regulator. Each buffer circuit drives a corresponding second scan line according to an output signal of a corresponding first scan line of the M first scan lines, and the regulator is used for maintaining at least one reference voltage supplied to the M buffer circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Hsu, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Pei-Hua Chen
  • Publication number: 20120104402
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, an analog buffer circuit includes a p-channel field effect transistor (PTFT) and an n-channel field effect transistor (NTFT). Each of the PTFT and NTFT has a source region and a drain region defining a channel region therebetween, formed on a substrate such that the drain regions of the PTFT and the NTFT are in substantial contact with each other, a gate layer formed over and insulated from the corresponding channel region, a source electrode insulated from the gate layer and electrically connected to the corresponding source region, and a common drain electrode insulated from the gate layer and the source electrode, and is electrically connected to the drain regions of both the PTFT and the NTFT through a via defined over the depletion region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Pei-Hua Chen, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Wei-Chun Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110292005
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel transistors, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a gate driver, a source driver and a discharge circuit. The data lines are intersected with the scan lines. Each of the pixel transistors is electrically coupled to a corresponding scan line and a corresponding data line, and each of the pixel electrodes is electrically coupled to a corresponding pixel transistor. The gate driver is electrically coupled to the scan lines, and the source driver is electrically coupled to the data lines. The discharge circuit is electrically coupled to the gate driver and the data lines. The discharge circuit starts when the display apparatus is turned off, to control the gate drive for turning on the pixel transistors simultaneously, and make the pixel electrodes be electrically communicated with a reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chee-Wai LAU, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Wei-Chun Hsu, Nan-Ying Lin, Fu-Yuan Liou
  • Patent number: 7616297
    Abstract: A detachable detection window suitable for being disposed on a sidewall of a plasma chamber is disclosed. The detachable detection window includes a base and a cannular tube. The base herein has a first linking-up part and a second linking-up part is formed at an end of the cannular tube. The base and the cannular tube are assembled to form the detachable detection window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Nan-Ying Lin
  • Publication number: 20080236486
    Abstract: A detachable detection window suitable for being disposed on a sidewall of a plasma chamber is disclosed. The detachable detection window includes a base and a cannular tube. The base herein has a first linking-up part and a second linking-up part is formed at an end of the cannular tube. The base and the cannular tube are assembled to form the detachable detection window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Nan-Ying Lin