Patents by Inventor Shih-Hua Lu

Shih-Hua Lu 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: 20250048765
    Abstract: A display panel including a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a plurality of microlenses, and a plurality of dummy microlenses is provided. The circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of pixel areas. Each of the pixel areas is provided with the light-emitting elements. The plurality of microlenses are disposed on the circuit substrate and respectively overlapped with the light-emitting elements. The plurality of dummy microlenses are disposed between the microlenses and not overlapped with the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Tzu-Hsuan Yang, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 11781905
    Abstract: An optical sensing device includes a substrate, a sensing element layer, a light-shielding layer, and a light absorbing layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The sensing element layer is disposed on the first surface and includes multiple sensing elements. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the sensing element layer and has multiple openings. An orthogonal projection of the opening on the substrate overlaps an orthogonal projection of the sensing element on the substrate. The light absorbing layer is disposed on the second surface. An electronic apparatus including the optical sensing device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Shang-Wei Hsieh, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 11734946
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module includes a first substrate, an active device, a photosensitive element layer, a collimation structure layer, a second substrate, a plurality of micro lenses, and a spacer pattern. The active device is disposed on the first substrate. The photosensitive element layer is disposed on the first substrate and is electrically connected to the active device. The collimation structure layer is disposed on the photosensitive element layer. The second substrate is disposed on the collimation structure layer. The micro lenses are disposed on a surface of the collimation structure layer facing away from the photosensitive element layer, and overlap the photosensitive element layer. The micro lenses are divided into a plurality of microlens groups, and the microlens groups are respectively located in a plurality of sensing pixel areas of the fingerprint sensing module. The spacer pattern extends between the microlens groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Chien Chiu, Shuo-Hong Wang, Shih-Hua Lu, Hsun-Chen Chu, Yan-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 11715323
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing device includes a first substrate, a sensing element layer, a second substrate, a micro-structure layer, and a spacer layer. The sensing element layer is located on the first substrate and includes multiple sensing elements. The second substrate is located on the sensing element layer. The micro-structure layer is located between the second substrate and the sensing element layer, and includes multiple micro-lens structures and multiple dummy structures. Orthogonal projections of the micro-lens structures on the first substrate overlap orthogonal projections of the sensing elements on the first substrate. The spacer layer is located between the second substrate and the sensing element layer, and includes multiple main spacers. Each of the main spacers covers at least one of the dummy structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 11639870
    Abstract: An optical sensing device includes a substrate, a sensing element layer, a first planarization layer, and a second planarization layer. The sensing element layer is located on the substrate and includes a plurality of sensing elements. The first planarization layer is located on the sensing element layer and has a first slit. The second planarization layer is located on the first planarization layer and has a second slit. An orthogonal projection of the first slit extending in a direction and located on the substrate is not overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the second slit extending in the same direction and located on the substrate, and the orthogonal projection of the second slit on the substrate has a curved pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20230027911
    Abstract: An optical sensing device includes a substrate, a sensing element layer, a first planarization layer, and a second planarization layer. The sensing element layer is located on the substrate and includes a plurality of sensing elements. The first planarization layer is located on the sensing element layer and has a first slit. The second planarization layer is located on the first planarization layer and has a second slit. An orthogonal projection of the first slit extending in a direction and located on the substrate is not overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the second slit extending in the same direction and located on the substrate, and the orthogonal projection of the second slit on the substrate has a curved pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20230026699
    Abstract: A photosensitive device includes a first photosensitive unit, a first collimator layer, a first lens, and a first dummy lens. The first photosensitive unit includes a first photosensitive component and a first control circuit. The first control circuit is electrically connected to the first photosensitive component. The first collimator layer is located above the first photosensitive component and has a first pinhole and a first dummy pinhole. The first lens is located above the first collimator layer and overlapping with the first photosensitive component and the first pinhole in a first direction. The first dummy lens is located above the first collimator layer and overlapping with the first dummy pinhole in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20220373387
    Abstract: An optical sensing device includes a substrate, a sensing element layer, a light-shielding layer, and a light absorbing layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The sensing element layer is disposed on the first surface and includes multiple sensing elements. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the sensing element layer and has multiple openings. An orthogonal projection of the opening on the substrate overlaps an orthogonal projection of the sensing element on the substrate. The light absorbing layer is disposed on the second surface. An electronic apparatus including the optical sensing device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Shang-Wei Hsieh, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20220375251
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing device includes a first substrate, a sensing element layer, a second substrate, a micro-structure layer, and a spacer layer. The sensing element layer is located on the first substrate and includes multiple sensing elements. The second substrate is located on the sensing element layer. The micro-structure layer is located between the second substrate and the sensing element layer, and includes multiple micro-lens structures and multiple dummy structures. Orthogonal projections of the micro-lens structures on the first substrate overlap orthogonal projections of the sensing elements on the first substrate. The spacer layer is located between the second substrate and the sensing element layer, and includes multiple main spacers. Each of the main spacers covers at least one of the dummy structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hua Lu, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 11308307
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module including a substrate, a plurality of photosensitive devices, a collimation structure layer, a light-shielding layer, an interposer and a plurality of micro lenses is provided. The photosensitive devices are disposed on the substrate. The collimation structure layer is disposed on the photosensitive devices. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the collimation structure layer and has a surface and a plurality of first openings recessed from the surface. The first openings respectively overlap the photosensitive devices. The interposer is disposed on the collimation structure layer and positioned in a part of the first openings of the light-shielding layer. The micro lenses are disposed on the interposer and respectively overlap the first openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Han Huang, Chao-Chien Chiu, Shih-Hua Lu
  • Publication number: 20220050987
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module includes a first substrate, an active device, a photosensitive element layer, a collimation structure layer, a second substrate, a plurality of micro lenses, and a spacer pattern. The active device is disposed on the first substrate. The photosensitive element layer is disposed on the first substrate and is electrically connected to the active device. The collimation structure layer is disposed on the photosensitive element layer. The second substrate is disposed on the collimation structure layer. The micro lenses are disposed on a surface of the collimation structure layer facing away from the photosensitive element layer, and overlap the photosensitive element layer. The micro lenses are divided into a plurality of microlens groups, and the microlens groups are respectively located in a plurality of sensing pixel areas of the fingerprint sensing module. The spacer pattern extends between the microlens groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Chien Chiu, Shuo-Hong Wang, Shih-Hua Lu, Hsun-Chen Chu, Yan-Liang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220050989
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module including a substrate, a plurality of photosensitive devices, a collimation structure layer, a light-shielding layer, an interposer and a plurality of micro lenses is provided. The photosensitive devices are disposed on the substrate. The collimation structure layer is disposed on the photosensitive devices. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the collimation structure layer and has a surface and a plurality of first openings recessed from the surface. The first openings respectively overlap the photosensitive devices. The interposer is disposed on the collimation structure layer and positioned in a part of the first openings of the light-shielding layer. The micro lenses are disposed on the interposer and respectively overlap the first openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Han Huang, Chao-Chien Chiu, Shih-Hua Lu