Patents by Inventor Shu-Fen Tsai

Shu-Fen Tsai 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: 20180108678
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a pixel electrode, a data selection line and an isolation line. The isolation line is disposed along the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is configured to store a pixel voltage. The data selection line is configured to transmit a data signal. The isolation line is configured to reduce an influence of an electric field of the data signal on the pixel voltage of the pixel electrode. A projection area of the isolation line is overlapped with a projection area of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Ji-Yuan LI, Ian FRENCH, San-Long LIN, Kuang-Heng LIANG, Shu-Fen TSAI, Jia-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160322002
    Abstract: An electronic paper display device includes a display region, a signal-sending region, data lines, scan lines, selection-line regions, and a repair line. The signal-sending region is located at a side of the display region. The scan lines intersect the data lines to divide the display region into pixel regions. Each of the selection-line regions is located at a side of one of the scan lines. Disposed on two sides of each of the scan lines are respectively one of the pixel regions and one of the selection-line regions. Each of the selection-line regions has selection lines. The selection lines intersect the data lines. The repair line is between the signal-sending region and the display region. The repair line intersects the selection lines. The repair line and the data lines are selectively electrically connected to one of the selection lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yao-Te TSENG, Wen-Jung LEE, Jia-Hung CHEN, Shu-Fen TSAI
  • Publication number: 20160307920
    Abstract: A display panel includes an array substrate, a plurality of transparent conductive oxide patterns, and a display medium. The array substrate includes a substrate, and a first metal layer, a first insulation layer, a semiconductor layer, a second metal layer, and a second insulation layer sequentially disposed on the substrate. The substrate has an active region and a wiring region. The first metal layer and the second metal layer extend from the active region to the wiring region to respectively define a plurality of first wirings and second wirings. The transparent conductive oxide patterns are disposed on the second insulation layer in the wiring region to respectively correspond to the second wirings. An orthogonal projection of each of the transparent conductive oxide patterns onto the substrate overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the corresponding second wiring onto the substrate. The display medium is disposed on the array substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Jia-Hung Chen, Kuang-Heng Liang, Shu-Fen Tsai, Yao-Te Tseng
  • Patent number: 8115881
    Abstract: A voltage pull-down circuit electrically connected between two scan lines and a bus line includes a transistor and an electrostatic discharge protection device. Each transistor comprises a source, a drain, and a gate electrically connected to one of the scan lines. Each gate is connected to another scan line, the source, and the drain through the electrostatic discharge protection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lee-Hsun Chang, Shu-Fen Tsai, Yu-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 7791678
    Abstract: An active device array substrate including a substrate, scan lines, data lines, pixels, a bus line and voltage pull-down circuits is provided. The pixels disposed on intersections of the scan lines and the data lines are arranged in array on the substrate and are electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines. Each of the voltage pull-down circuits including a transistor and an electrostatic discharge protection device is electrically connected between the scan line and the bus line correspondingly. Each transistor includes a source, a drain, and a gate electrically connected to a next scan line. Each gate is electrically connected to the scan line, the source, the drain and the bus line correspondingly through the electrostatic discharge protection device. The electrostatic discharge protection of the active device array substrate is enhanced effectively by the electrostatic discharge protection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lee-Hsun Chang, Shu-Fen Tsai, Yu-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20090284884
    Abstract: A voltage pull-down circuit electrically connected between two scan lines and a bus line includes a transistor and an electrostatic discharge protection device. Each transistor comprises a source, a drain, and a gate electrically connected to one of the scan lines. Each gate is connected to another scan line, the source, and the drain through the electrostatic discharge protection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lee-Hsun Chang, Shu-Fen Tsai, Yu-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 7545450
    Abstract: A display device and a configuration of common electrode thereof are provided. The display device and the configuration of common electrode thereof are used for dividing the common electrode connected to an electrostatic discharge protection circuit into two conducting wires and electrically connecting two conducting wires between two corresponding adjacent signal lines to form a net structure. Thus, the aforementioned configuration is able to repair the short circuits occurring between several common electrodes and several signal lines, thereby increasing the yield rate of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shu-Fen Tsai, Ching-Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 7514713
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including an active device array substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate has a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, and includes a first substrate, pixels, signal lines, floating lines, and a common circuit layer. The signal lines are electrically connected with the pixels. The floating lines are disposed in fan-out areas of the peripheral area. Each of the floating lines is aligned with one of the signal lines respectively. The common circuit layer is disposed on an area of the peripheral area outside the fan-out areas. An overall thickness of the floating line and the signal line aligned therewith is equal to a thickness of the common circuit layer. The sealant covers the floating lines, a part of the signal lines and the common circuit layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shu-Fen Tsai, Chen-Yu Tu, Jen-Wen Wan
  • Publication number: 20080266475
    Abstract: An active device array substrate including a substrate, scan lines, data lines, pixels, a bus line and voltage pull-down circuits is provided. The pixels disposed on intersections of the scan lines and the data lines are arranged in array on the substrate and are electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines. Each of the voltage pull-down circuits including a transistor and an electrostatic discharge protection device is electrically connected between the scan line and the bus line correspondingly. Each transistor includes a source, a drain, and a gate electrically connected to a next scan line. Each gate is electrically connected to the scan line, the source, the drain and the bus line correspondingly through the electrostatic discharge protection device. The electrostatic discharge protection of the active device array substrate is enhanced effectively by the electrostatic discharge protection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lee-Hsun Chang, Shu-Fen Tsai, Yu-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20080067510
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including an active device array substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate has a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, and includes a first substrate, pixels, signal lines, floating lines, and a common circuit layer. The signal lines are electrically connected with the pixels. The floating lines are disposed in fan-out areas of the peripheral area. Each of the floating lines is aligned with one of the signal lines respectively. The common circuit layer is disposed on an area of the peripheral area outside the fan-out areas. An overall thickness of the floating line and the signal line aligned therewith is equal to a thickness of the common circuit layer. The sealant covers the floating lines, a part of the signal lines and the common circuit layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu-Fen Tsai, Chen-Yu Tu, Jen-Wen Wan
  • Publication number: 20070157148
    Abstract: A circuit layout system for automatically indicating items to wait for modified and method thereof are provided, wherein a set of items to wait for modified recorded on an amendment list is stored on the circuit layout software; the set of items to wait for modified is compared with the circuit diagram via the circuit layout software to indicate to the user the number of items to wait for modified; parts that need to be modified are indicated to the user during modification, such that automatic indication of the items to wait for modified can be achieved, thus avoiding the circumstance that some items to wait for modified are not modified completely due to the negligence of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Chang-Chin Lai, Ya-Hsun Hsu, Shu-Fen Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070103423
    Abstract: A display device and a configuration of common electrode thereof are provided. The display device and the configuration of common electrode thereof are used for dividing the common electrode connected to an electrostatic discharge protection circuit into two conducting wires and electrically connecting two conducting wires between two corresponding adjacent signal lines to form a net structure. Thus, the aforementioned configuration is able to repair the short circuits occurring between several common electrodes and several signal lines, thereby increasing the yield rate of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Shu-Fen Tsai, Ching-Chuan Chen