Patents by Inventor Sheng-Wen Hsiao

Sheng-Wen Hsiao 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: 11861089
    Abstract: A driving circuit configured to drive a touch display panel is provided. The driving circuit includes a signal generating circuit and a sensor driving circuit. The signal generating circuit is configurable to be coupled to gate lines of the touch display panel via a gate control circuit. The signal generating circuit modulates a plurality of voltage signals on a first driving signal and a second driving signal, and provides the modulated first driving signal and the modulated second driving signal to the gate control circuit to drive the gate lines during a sensing period. The sensor driving circuit is configurable to be coupled to sensor pads of the touch display panel. The sensor driving circuit modulates the voltage signals on a third driving signal, and drives the sensor pads with the modulated third driving signal during the sensing period. A method for driving a touch display panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11842677
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a pixel circuit of a display panel. The pixel circuit includes a light-emitting element, a transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, and a second switch. The transistor is disposed in a driving current path to adjust the driving current of the light-emitting element. A first terminal of the first switch is coupled to a data line. A second terminal of the first switch is coupled to a first terminal of the first capacitor and a control terminal of the transistor. A first terminal of the second switch is coupled to a second terminal of the first capacitor and a first terminal of the second capacitor. A second terminal of the second switch is coupled to a first terminal of the transistor. A second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to a reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11776477
    Abstract: A pixel circuit of a display panel is provided, including a first, second, third, fourth, fifth switch, a first capacitor and a diode. The first switch is connected with a positive supplied power voltage. The second switch is connected with the first switch and a data line. The third switch is connected with the first and second switch, generating an emission current as a driving transistor. First end of the first capacitor is connected with the first, second and third switch. Second end of the first capacitor is connected with the third, fourth and fifth switch. The fifth switch is connected with a first initial voltage. Anode of the diode is connected with the third and fourth switch while its cathode is connected with a negative emission source voltage. By configuration of the disclosed pixel circuit, a power rail emission current is independent, without being involved with initial voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11656716
    Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller is provided, for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11562685
    Abstract: An LED driving apparatus for driving an LED array including a plurality of digital-to-analog converters and a plurality of data latch circuits is provided. Each of the digital-to-analog converters is coupled to a corresponding LED, and outputs a driving current according to n-bits pixel data to drive the corresponding LED. Each of the plurality of data latch circuits stores the n-bits pixel data, and is coupled to a corresponding digital-to-analog converter to control the n-bits pixel data to be written into the corresponding digital-to-analog converter. Each of digital-to-analog converters includes n sub-driving current generating circuits. Each of the n sub-driving current generating circuits generates a sub-driving current having a current value corresponding to a bit order of a bit of the n-bits pixel data. The driving current is generated by summing up n sub-driving currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20220197466
    Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller is provided, for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20220187940
    Abstract: A driving circuit configured to drive a touch display panel is provided. The driving circuit includes a signal generating circuit and a sensor driving circuit. The signal generating circuit is configurable to be coupled to gate lines of the touch display panel via a gate control circuit. The signal generating circuit modulates a plurality of voltage signals on a first driving signal and a second driving signal, and provides the modulated first driving signal and the modulated second driving signal to the gate control circuit to drive the gate lines during a sensing period. The sensor driving circuit is configurable to be coupled to sensor pads of the touch display panel. The sensor driving circuit modulates the voltage signals on a third driving signal, and drives the sensor pads with the modulated third driving signal during the sensing period. A method for driving a touch display panel is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11308306
    Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller are provided for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of applying an anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11301072
    Abstract: A driving circuit configured to drive a display panel having a touch panel is provided. The driving circuit modulates a plurality of first voltage signals on a plurality of different first signals and provides the modulated first signals to the gate control circuit on the display panel. A plurality of gate lines of the display panel are driven according to the modulated first signals during a sensing period. The driving circuit modulates a plurality of second voltage signals on a second signal. The sensor pads of the touch panel are driven according to the modulated second signal during the sensing period. The driving circuit modulates a plurality of third voltage signals on a third signal and provides the modulated third signal to non-active sensor pads during the sensing period. A method for driving a display panel having a touch panel and a display apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11295108
    Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor is provided for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes a plurality of steps, and the steps are applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on the second control signal line, and applying a second ALD signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microeletronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11257419
    Abstract: A current driving digital pixel apparatus including a power rail, a common rail, a micro light emitting device, and a current driver is provided. The power rail is configured to supply a source current. The micro light emitting device is electrically coupled to the common rail. The current driver includes a first switching device electrically coupled to the power rail and a current mirror device electrically coupled between the first switching device and the micro light emitting device. The current mirror device receives the source current from the power rail through the first switching device and supplies a current to the micro light emitting device. The first switching device is a low voltage device and the current mirror device is a medium voltage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20210375196
    Abstract: An LED driving apparatus for driving an LED array including a plurality of digital-to-analog converters and a plurality of data latch circuits is provided. Each of the digital-to-analog converters is coupled to a corresponding LED, and outputs a driving current according to n-bits pixel data to drive the corresponding LED. Each of the plurality of data latch circuits stores the n-bits pixel data, and is coupled to a corresponding digital-to-analog converter to control the n-bits pixel data to be written into the corresponding digital-to-analog converter. Each of digital-to-analog converters includes n sub-driving current generating circuits. Each of the n sub-driving current generating circuits generates a sub-driving current having a current value corresponding to a bit order of a bit of the n-bits pixel data. The driving current is generated by summing up n sub-driving currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11094248
    Abstract: An LED driving apparatus for driving an LED array including an output terminal group and a converter group is provided. The output terminal group includes a plurality of output terminals. The converter group includes a plurality of digital-to-analog converters. Each of the digital-to-analog converters outputs a driving current according to pixel data to drive a corresponding one of the LEDs. Each of digital-to-analog converters includes a plurality of sub-driving current generating circuits. The sub-driving current generating circuits are coupled to the corresponding output terminal of the output terminal group. Each of the sub-driving current generating circuits generates a sub-driving current having a current value corresponding to a bit order of a bit of the pixel data. The driving current is generated by summing up the sub-driving currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11087684
    Abstract: A pixel driver includes a driving circuit, a data input circuit, a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit. A driving circuit is configured to provide a driving current to drive a pixel element during an emission period. A data input circuit is electrically coupled to the driving circuit, and is configured to receive a data voltage during a data input period. A first switch circuit is electrically coupled to the driving circuit. The first switch circuit is turned on to provide a first voltage to the driving circuit during the data input period. A second switch circuit is electrically coupled to the driving circuit. The second switch circuit is turned on to provide a second voltage to the driving circuit during the emission period, and the first switch circuit is turned off during the emission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20210081640
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of applying an anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200387250
    Abstract: A driving circuit configured to drive a display panel having a touch panel is provided. The driving circuit modulates a plurality of first voltage signals on a plurality of different first signals and provides the modulated first signals to the gate control circuit on the display panel. A plurality of gate lines of the display panel are driven according to the modulated first signals during a sensing period. The driving circuit modulates a plurality of second voltage signals on a second signal. The sensor pads of the touch panel are driven according to the modulated second signal during the sensing period. The driving circuit modulates a plurality of third voltage signals on a third signal and provides the modulated third signal to non-active sensor pads during the sensing period. In addition, a method for driving a display panel having a touch panel and a display apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200342196
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control method for an optical fingerprint sensor. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes a plurality of steps, and the steps are applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on the second control signal line, and applying a second ALD signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200341050
    Abstract: A current driver array test apparatus is provided for testing a plurality of current drivers in an array, each of the current drivers provides a current when being activated. The current driver array test apparatus includes a plurality of test switches, a common test-enable pin, a common test-output pin, and a detector. One test switch is electrically coupled to one current driver. The common test-enable pin is coupled to each of the test switches. The common test-output pin is coupled to each of the test switches and receives the current. The detector is electrically coupled to the common test-output pin and receives the current from the common test-output pin. The number of the common test enable pin and the common test-output pin is only one. A current driver array test method and a micro light emitting diode array test method using the current driver array test apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10809855
    Abstract: A driving circuit configured to drive a display panel having a touch panel is provided. The driving circuit includes a signal generating circuit, a sensor driving circuit, and a source driving circuit. The signal generating circuit modulates a plurality of voltage signals on a first driving signal and a second driving signal, and drives the gate lines with the modulated first driving signal and the modulated second driving signal during a sensing period. The sensor driving circuit modulates the voltage signals on a third driving signal, and drives the sensor pads with the modulated third driving signal during the sensing period. The data lines are controlled to be electrically floating during the sensing period. In addition, a method for driving a display panel having a touch panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200302857
    Abstract: An LED driving apparatus for driving an LED array including an output terminal group and a converter group is provided. The output terminal group includes a plurality of output terminals. The converter group includes a plurality of digital-to-analog converters. Each of the digital-to-analog converters outputs a driving current according to pixel data to drive a corresponding one of the LEDs. Each of digital-to-analog converters includes a plurality of sub-driving current generating circuits. The sub-driving current generating circuits are coupled to the corresponding output terminal of the output terminal group. Each of the sub-driving current generating circuits generates a sub-driving current having a current value corresponding to a bit order of a bit of the pixel data. The driving current is generated by summing up the sub-driving currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao