Patents by Inventor Shih-Meng Chang

Shih-Meng Chang 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: 8928565
    Abstract: A method for driving an OLED panel includes the following steps. An image signal is inputted to a power control unit, wherein the power control unit includes a calculator and a power control look-up table. A display loading ratio is calculated by the calculator according to the image signal, wherein the power control unit can find an emitting time ratio by the power control look-up table corresponding to the display loading ratio, the emitting time ratio can be transformed to an emitting time signal, and the emitting time signal can be inputted to the OLED panel so as to control the power consumption of the OLED panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chiu, Shih-Meng Chang, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20130235013
    Abstract: A method for driving an OLED panel includes the following steps. An image signal is inputted to a power control unit, wherein the power control unit includes a calculator and a power control look-up table. A display loading ratio is calculated by the calculator according to the image signal, wherein the power control unit can find an emitting time ratio by the power control look-up table corresponding to the display loading ratio, the emitting time ratio can be transformed to an emitting time signal, and the emitting time signal can be inputted to the OLED panel so as to control the power consumption of the OLED panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh CHIU, Shih-Meng Chang, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 8077139
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a backlight module is provided. The driving circuit has a dimming unit used for transmitting signals, wherein the dimming unit can adjust a current flowing through a light-emitting diode (LED) according a pulse width modulation signal and an enable signal, so as to adjust a light-emitting intensity of the LED. In the present invention, fewer devices are used to implement the dimming unit, and a transmission gate is replaced by a N-type transistor and a P-type transistor, such that a chip area and a circuit cost of the driving circuit are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo, Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20110090106
    Abstract: A 12-bit DAC includes a resistor string, three 16-to-1 selectors and an adder. The 12-bit DAC receives a 12-bit digital input data and provides a corresponding analog output voltage with 3-segmented conversion. The resistor string includes a plurality of voltage-dividing units for providing a plurality of reference voltages corresponding to each segment of conversion. After receiving the plurality of reference voltages generated by the resistor string, the three 16-to-1 selectors output 3 reference voltages corresponding to the three segments of conversion according to the 4 most significant bits, 4 least significant bits and the other 4 bits in the 12-bit digital input data, respectively. The adder can then generate the corresponding output analog voltage by summing the 3 reference voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Shu-Chuan Huang, Chun-Hsien Chou, Chih-Cheng Wang, Shih-Meng Chang, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Patent number: 7888920
    Abstract: A power supply device is disclosed in the present invention, which includes a DC-DC boost converter and a charge recycling circuit. The DC-DC boost converter is utilized for boosting an input voltage to generate an output voltage, and adjusting a voltage level of the output voltage according to a level switching signal. The charge recycling circuit is electrically connected to the DC-DC boost converter, and is utilized for generating a current path according to the level switching signal to recycle redundant charges from the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from high to low and to return stored charges back to the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from low to high, so as to accelerate voltage switching of the output voltage and to reduce power consumption of the DC-DC boost converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh, Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20100265271
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a backlight module is provided. The driving circuit has a dimming unit used for transmitting signals, wherein the dimming unit can adjust a current flowing through a light-emitting diode (LED) according a pulse width modulation signal and an enable signal, so as to adjust a light-emitting intensity of the LED. In the present invention, fewer devices are used to implement the dimming unit, and a transmission gate is replaced by a N-type transistor and a P-type transistor, such that a chip area and a circuit cost of the driving circuit are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo, Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20100127672
    Abstract: A power supply device is disclosed in the present invention, which includes a DC-DC boost converter and a charge recycling circuit. The DC-DC boost converter is utilized for boosting an input voltage to generate an output voltage, and adjusting a voltage level of the output voltage according to a level switching signal. The charge recycling circuit is electrically connected to the DC-DC boost converter, and is utilized for generating a current path according to the level switching signal to recycle redundant charges from the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from high to low and to return stored charges back to the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from low to high, so as to accelerate voltage switching of the output voltage and to reduce power consumption of the DC-DC boost converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh, Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo