Patents by Inventor Te-Hsien Kuo

Te-Hsien Kuo 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: 11576263
    Abstract: A chip on film package structure including a flexible film, a patterned metal layer, a chip, a patterned solder resist layer, and a code-included pattern is provided. The flexible film comprises a chip mounting region and a peripheral region surrounding the chip mounting region. The patterned metal layer disposed on the flexible film. The chip mounted on the chip mounting region and electrically connected to the patterned metal layer. The patterned solder resist layer exposing the chip mounting region and covering a part of the patterned metal layer. The code-included pattern disposed on the peripheral region of the flexible film. The code-included pattern comprises a plurality of machine-readable data. A method for reading a code-included pattern on a package structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsien Kuo
  • Publication number: 20210398477
    Abstract: A display driver and a polarity inversion method thereof are provided. The display driver includes multiple channel pairs and a polarity inversion control circuit. The channel pairs are suitable for driving a display panel. Each of the channel pairs includes a positive polarity channel, a negative polarity channel, and a switching circuit. The polarity inversion control circuit controls the switching circuits so that the position where the polarity of a first data line of the display panel is inverted in a first frame period is different from the position where the polarity of the first data line is inverted in a second frame period. The display driver can prevent polarity inversion from occurring at a fixed position as much as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsien Kuo
  • Patent number: 11158280
    Abstract: A method of controlling image data includes the steps of: detecting a frame of image data to determine an image pattern of the frame of image data; and determining to output the frame of image data with one of a plurality of configurations according to the image pattern. Wherein, a first configuration among the plurality of configurations indicates that the frame of image data is outputted in a first sequence and a second configuration among the plurality of configurations indicates that the frame of image data is outputted in a second sequence different from the first sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Hsien Kuo, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20210295788
    Abstract: A display panel driving circuit for driving a plurality of subpixels of a display panel includes a compensation circuit. The compensation circuit is configured to convert a first input gray level data into a first output gray level data corresponding to a first data signal for a first subpixel of the plurality of subpixels. The first subpixel is located in a first zone of a plurality of zones of the display panel. A first difference between the first input gray level data and the first output gray level data is associated with a first voltage polarity of the first data signal or the first zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Te-Hsien Kuo
  • Patent number: 10957233
    Abstract: A control method, suitable for a display panel including M scan lines and a plurality of source lines, include following operations. M is a positive integer. M gate signals are generated sequentially in M time periods during a first display frame to the M scan lines of the display panel. A level of a data signal to one of the source lines is updated in the M time periods during the first display frame. N gate signals are generated in N time periods selected from the M time periods during a second display frame to N scan lines selected from the M scan lines. (M-N) gate signals are suspended during the second display frame. The level of the data signal is updated in the N time periods and is not updated in the (M-N) time periods during the second display frame. N is a positive integer smaller than M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Hsien Kuo, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10872579
    Abstract: A method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit and a display system are provided. The method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit includes enabling an over-temperature protection operation by the source driving circuit; and transmitting, by the source driving circuit, a first signal to a timing controller in response to detecting a temperature increasing to be higher than the first threshold temperature, wherein the timing controller is configured to operate a temperature reducing operation in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Lai, Te-Hsien Kuo, Han-Kun Wu, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200234669
    Abstract: A method of controlling image data includes the steps of: detecting a frame of image data to determine an image pattern of the frame of image data; and determining to output the frame of image data with one of a plurality of configurations according to the image pattern. Wherein, a first configuration among the plurality of configurations indicates that the frame of image data is outputted in a first sequence and a second configuration among the plurality of configurations indicates that the frame of image data is outputted in a second sequence different from the first sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Te-Hsien Kuo, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200214136
    Abstract: A chip on film package structure including a flexible film, a patterned metal layer, a chip, a patterned solder resist layer, and a code-included pattern is provided. The flexible film comprises a chip mounting region and a peripheral region surrounding the chip mounting region. The patterned metal layer disposed on the flexible film. The chip mounted on the chip mounting region and electrically connected to the patterned metal layer. The patterned solder resist layer exposing the chip mounting region and covering a part of the patterned metal layer. The code-included pattern disposed on the peripheral region of the flexible film. The code-included pattern comprises a plurality of machine-readable data. A method for reading a code-included pattern on a package structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsien Kuo
  • Patent number: 10621901
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of subpixels and a plurality of first demultiplexers. Each of the plurality of subpixels is coupled to at least two of the plurality of data lines and at least two of the plurality of scan lines. Each of the plurality of first demultiplexers is coupled to at least two of the plurality of scan lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Hsu, Te-Hsien Kuo
  • Publication number: 20190340993
    Abstract: A method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit and a display system are provided. The method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit includes enabling an over-temperature protection operation by the source driving circuit; and transmitting, by the source driving circuit, a first signal to a timing controller in response to detecting a temperature increasing to be higher than the first threshold temperature, wherein the timing controller is configured to operate a temperature reducing operation in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Lai, Te-Hsien Kuo, Han-Kun Wu, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20190156725
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of subpixels and a plurality of first demultiplexers. Each of the plurality of subpixels is coupled to at least two of the plurality of data lines and at least two of the plurality of scan lines. Each of the plurality of first demultiplexers is coupled to at least two of the plurality of scan lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Hsu, Te-Hsien Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160365053
    Abstract: A method of controlling data display on a panel includes displaying a first row data by turning on a first scan line; comparing a plurality of row data with the first row data, to generate a comparison result; determining an order of displaying the plurality of row data according to the comparison result; and outputting the plurality of row data and turning on a plurality of scan lines corresponding to the plurality of row data in the order, to display the plurality of row data in the order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Hsu, Te-Hsien Kuo, Han-Ying Chang
  • Publication number: 20160118010
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus includes a timing controller, for generating and outputting a first clock signal and a first data signal; and a plurality of source drivers, each source driver receiving the first clock signal and the first data signal, wherein there is a respective first skew value between the received first clock signal and the received first data signal for each source driver; wherein each source driver adjusts the respective first skew value to a respective second skew value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Hsu, Hsiu-Hui Yang, Te-Hsien Kuo
  • Publication number: 20130021306
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus and an operation method thereof and a source driver thereof are provided. The display panel driving apparatus includes a timing controller and a source driver. The timing controller outputs display data and error-check data. The source driver generates source driving signals for driving a display panel in accordance with the display data provided from the timing controller, and checks the display data in accordance with the error-check data provided from the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Te-Hsien Kuo, Hsiu-Hui Yang, Chin-Hung Hsu