Patents by Inventor Sheng-Kai Hsu

Sheng-Kai Hsu 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: 20100053057
    Abstract: A driver integrated circuit chip adapted to electrically couple with a fan-out wiring area includes a side and a plurality of output pins formed at the side. The output pins includes a first pin group and a second pin group. The first pin group is electrically coupled to the fan-out wiring area. The second pin group is located at at least one side of the first pin group and opened. The present invention also provides display substrates of flat panel display each adapted to electrically couple with a plurality of driver integrated circuit chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Chun-Fan CHUNG, Sheng-Kai Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100053130
    Abstract: A driver integrated circuit (IC) chip includes an internal operation circuit, a signal output circuit, an output terminal, at least one first power wire and at least one second power wire. The internal operation circuit provides an internal signal. The signal output circuit is electrically coupled to the internal operation circuit and provides an output signal according to the internal signal. The output terminal is electrically coupled to the signal output circuit so as to transmit the output signal. The first power wire is electrically coupled to the signal output circuit. The second power wire is electrically coupled to the internal operation circuit. The first power wire and the second power wire, which are independent from each other, are used to transmit the same type of signals. The present invention also provides a driving circuit for a flat panel display using a plurality of the above-mentioned driver ICs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Sheng-Kai HSU
  • Publication number: 20100045587
    Abstract: A driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The driving apparatus includes a plurality of data driving ICs and a control board. The data driving ICs are used for receiving and transmitting a clock signal, a plurality of data signals and a first reference voltage from the 1st data driving IC to the last data driving IC in series. The control board is used for providing the clock signal, the data signals and the first reference voltage, and changing the first reference voltage received by each data driving IC according to a variation of the clock signal and the data signals transmitted between the data driving ICs, so that the operation frequency of the data driving ICs is unrestricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Tu, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Yung-Tse Cheng, Chih-Sung Wang
  • Patent number: 7620758
    Abstract: A dual-CPU computer-based multimedia system is provided, including a computer connected to a multimedia playing control module. The multimedia playing control module has a second CPU connected to the computer through a bus, a multimedia activation and playing system memory connected to the second CPU and storing a second operating system and a kernel program, and at least a hotkey, connected to the second CPU through a hotkey interface circuit, with each hotkey corresponding to a multimedia player. When the second PCU detects any hotkey being operated, the second PCU loads the kernel of the second operating system from the multimedia activation and playing system memory and executes the kernel. Then, the second CPU loads and executes the driver and the application program for the multimedia player corresponding to the operated hotkey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Sheng-Kai Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090278838
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a power supply, a plurality of conductive paths and a plurality of driving controller. The power supply is configured for providing a predetermined voltage. The conductive paths are connected to the power supply to receive the predetermined voltage. The driving controllers are connected to the conductive paths correspondingly. A first driving controller of the driving controllers has a first internal circuit configured for employing an internal voltage to perform functions provided by the first driving controller, and a resistance adjustment unit. The resistance adjustment unit is connected between a special conductive path and the first internal circuit. The second driving controller has a second internal circuit configured for employing a second internal voltage to perform functions provided by the second driving controller. A resistance value of the resistance adjustment unit is adjustable to make the first internal voltage same to the second internal voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ming-Hung TU, Sheng-Kai Hsu
  • Patent number: 7609246
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a repair lines structure thereof are provided. In the liquid crystal display, an amplifier is disposed inside an integrated circuit chip, such as a data driver or a scan driver. The amplifier is serially connected to the signal line via a repair line by means of an appropriate connection circuit. Consequently, the problem of signal attenuation occurring in the repair line will be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Kai Hsu, Po-Yuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20090160828
    Abstract: A driving method for a display is provided. The display includes a plurality of data lines. The driving method includes the steps of: providing a black frame data output signal, and a trigger signal; receiving at least one of a plurality of normal frame data and a plurality of black frame data from a receiving terminal; when the trigger signal is enabled, and the black frame data output signal is not enabled, outputting the normal frame data from an output terminal when the trigger signal changes status so as to allow the display to display the normal frame; and outputting the black frame from the output terminal when both of the trigger signal and the black frame data output signal are enabled, and when the trigger signal changes status so as to allow the display to display the black frame, and sustaining a status of the receiving terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Fan Chung, Sheng-Kai Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090153791
    Abstract: The chip on film structure for a liquid crystal display is disclosed. The chip on film structure includes a film substrate, a driver chip disposed on the film substrate, a plurality of the input pad, and a plurality of output pads. The input pads and the output pads are disposed on two opposite sides of the driver chip, and are electrically connect to the driver chip respectively. Each input pad comprises an extending portion extending from the input pads to a first cutting edge respectively, and a width of the extending portion is thinner than a width of the input pad, and the extending portions are cut along the first cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ke-Chih Chang, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Yi-Chih Huang, Ying-Chao Chen
  • Publication number: 20090128466
    Abstract: A driving circuit for driving a display panel comprising: (i) a printed circuit board, (ii) an input interface to receive input video signal, (iii) a timing controller to control timing signal for the display panel, (iv) a plurality of first source drivers, and (v) at least one second source driver, and wherein the display cells connected to the i-th data line and the (2j+1)-th or (2j+2)-th gate line, where j=0, 2, 4, . . . , <[Y/2], and i=1, 2, . . . , M, where Y and M are positive integers, receive data signals from corresponding data lines 1 through M, respectively, and the display cells connected to the (i+1)-th data line and the (2j+1)-th or (2j+2)-th gate line, where j=1, 3, . . . , <[Y/2]+1, and i=1, 2, . . . , M, receive shifted data signals from the data lines 2 through M+1, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Fan Chung, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Chih-Hsiang Yang
  • Publication number: 20090121328
    Abstract: An exemplary glass substrate of flat panel display is adapted for an integrated circuit (IC) chip. The IC chip has two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides. The glass substrate includes a display area and a plurality of conductive wires. The display area has a plurality of display elements formed therein. The conductive wires are electrically coupled to the IC chip and the display area, to transmit a signal provided from the IC chip to the display area. The IC chip includes a plurality of output terminals arranged at the long sides and electrically coupled to the respective conductive wires. The present invention also provides a display IC chip for receiving and outputting a first color signal, a second color signal and a third color signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Sheng-Kai HSU, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Meng-Ting Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090122215
    Abstract: A repair line framework of liquid crystal display is provided. By disposing part of the repair line inside the integrated circuit chip so that the routing of part of the repair line will penetrate through the integrated circuit chip before returning to the panel, or by routing part of the repair line disposed on the substrate within the display region so that the routing is positioned under the black matrix of the color filter, the routing length of the repair line is shortened and the impedance of the repair line is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng- Kai Hsu, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Po-Yuan Liu
  • Patent number: 7532271
    Abstract: A repair line framework of liquid crystal display is provided. By disposing part of the repair line inside the integrated circuit chip so that the routing of part of the repair line will penetrate through the integrated circuit chip before returning to the panel, or by routing part of the repair line disposed on the substrate within the display region so that the routing is positioned under the black matrix of the color filter, the routing length of the repair line is shortened and the impedance of the repair line is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Kai Hsu, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Po-Yuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20090091527
    Abstract: A display is provided. The display includes a first timing controller, a second timing controller and drivers. The first timing controller receives and transmits a first portion of pixel values, in which the first portion of the pixel values includes the pixel values of at least two non-adjacent pixels. The second timing controller receives and transmits a second portion of the pixel values, in which the second portion of the pixel values includes the pixel values of at least two non-adjacent pixels. Each of the drivers receives respectively a part of the first portion of the pixel values transmitted by the first timing controller and a part of the second portion of the pixel values transmitted by the second timing controller. A method of transmitting image data in the display is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Fan Chung, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Yung-Tse Cheng, Szu-Che Yeh, Li-Ru Lyu, Chih-Sung Wang
  • Publication number: 20090086988
    Abstract: A headphone (49) of a noise-reduction headset (40) includes an ear cup (41), an external microphone (42), an internal loudspeaker (43), and a controller (33) between the external microphone and the internal loudspeaker. The external microphone receives external noise sound signals. The control unit converts the external noise sound signals into anti-phased noise sound signals which are broadcasted by the internal loudspeaker (43). The anti-phased noise sound signals interfere with and reduce the external noise sound signal entering the ear cup. The controller has a preferred related function stored therein for converting the external noise sound signals into the anti-phased noise sound signals. The preferred related function is obtained by regulating a related function in respect to a comparison between a transfer function between an external microphone (22) and an internal microphone (24) and a transfer function between an internal loudspeaker (23) and the internal microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUEN-YING OU, TSUNG-LUNG YANG, SHENG-KAI HSU
  • Publication number: 20090066622
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixel units for displaying images, a timing controller for generating image data, a reference voltage generator for generating a reference voltage group, a plurality of voltage dividers, and a plurality of converters. Each voltage divider is used for dividing the reference voltage group into a respective level voltage group. The converters are used for converting the image data into a plurality of data signal voltages on the basis of the level voltage groups. Each pixel unit us used for showing various grey levels based on the data signal voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-hsiang Yang, Chun-fan Chung, Sheng-kai Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080277197
    Abstract: A diaphragm structure (10) includes an oscillating diaphragm (11) and a strengthening member (13) superposed on and surrounding a periphery of the oscillating diaphragm. The strengthening member is hot-pressed on the periphery of the oscillating diaphragm. The strengthening member has a higher melting temperature than that of the oscillating diaphragm, and the strengthening member and the oscillating diaphragm are cooled after they are heat-pressed in a mold to thereby obtain residual stress in the oscillating diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TSUNG-LUNG YANG, HSIEN-SHENG PEI, SHENG-KAI HSU, KUEN-YING OU
  • Publication number: 20080259068
    Abstract: A display panel including a liquid crystal layer, several driving circuits, several flexible circuit films and at least one printed circuit board is provided. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate has a display area and at least one peripheral area adjacent to the display area, the second substrate has at least one common electrode. The driving circuits are disposed on the peripheral area in series. The flexible circuit films are electrically connected to the driving circuits. The printed circuit board is electrically connected to the flexible circuit films, so as to transmit at least two different common voltages to a portion of the common electrode via the flexible circuit films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Yuan Liu, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Publication number: 20080165098
    Abstract: A driving circuit architecture of a liquid crystal display (LCD) is described. The driving circuit comprises a control circuit, a gate driving module and a data driving module. The control circuit generates a gate control signal and a data control signal. The gate driving circuit electrically coupled to the control circuit generates scanning signal according to the gate control signals. The data driving module electrically coupled to the control circuit is used to generate data driving signal according to data control signal. The data driving module comprises a plurality of different type of driving circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-hsiang Yang, Sheng-kai Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080158797
    Abstract: In a display panel module, data driver chips are cascaded to one another and mounted on a display panel. A first flexible printed circuit (FPC) board is connected between a printed circuit board (PCB) and one end of the cascaded data driver chips for transmitting data signals to the data driver chips. A second FPC board is connected between the PCB and the cascaded data driver chips for transmitting power signals to the data driver chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng-Kai Hsu, Chih-Hsiang Yang
  • Publication number: 20080111801
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes several driving circuit units and several switch units. Each driving circuit unit outputs several driving signals to several scan lines sequentially. One of the switch units is respectively disposed between two adjacent driving circuit units and conducts or blocks a first and a second clock signal transmitted to driving circuit units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sheng-Kai Hsu