Patents by Inventor Ted-Hong Shinn

Ted-Hong Shinn 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: 20140183521
    Abstract: A thin film transistor structure including a substrate, a gate, an oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulation layer, a source, a drain, a silicon-containing light absorption layer and an insulation layer is provided. The gate insulation layer is disposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate. The oxide semiconductor layer and the gate are stacked in a thickness direction. The source and the drain contact the oxide semiconductor layer. A portion of the oxide semiconductor layer without contacting the source and the drain defines a channel region located between the source and the drain. The oxide semiconductor layer is located between the substrate and the silicon-containing light absorption layer. The silicon-containing light absorption layer has a band gap smaller than 2.5 eV. The insulation layer is disposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the silicon-containing light absorption layer, and in contact with the silicon-containing light absorption layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hang Hsu, Tzung-Wei Yu, Wei-Tsung Chen, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8766962
    Abstract: In a bistable display device having a driver circuit, the driver circuit has multiple electrical ports for electrically connecting to external circuits. The electric potential difference between any two neighboring ports is less than 10 volts so that electrical punch-through caused by great electric potential difference and short distance between the electrical ports is substantially avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Chi-Ming Wu, Yuan-Chih Tsai
  • Patent number: 8767148
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a color filter, which includes a first substrate, a patterned color, resist layer, a patterned passivation layer, an adhesive layer and a second substrate. The patterned color resist layer is disposed on the first substrate. The patterned passivation layer is stacked on the patterned color resist layer. The adhesive layer covers the patterned protective layer. The second substrate is disposed on the adhesive layer. A display device having the color filter is disclosed herein as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Fang-An Shu, Wen-Chung Tang
  • Patent number: 8755109
    Abstract: A color electronic paper device and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The device includes: a front panel; a color filter layer, placed over the front panel; a color protection layer, being a thermoplastic transparent layer placed over the color filter layer; an adhesive layer, placed over the color protection layer; and a cover, placed over the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Ted-Hong Shinn, Yao-Chou Tsai
  • Patent number: 8754411
    Abstract: An active device is disposed on a substrate. The active device includes a metal layer, a semiconductor channel layer, an insulating layer, a source and a drain. The metal layer has a metal oxide surface away from the substrate. The insulating layer is disposed between the metal layer and the semiconductor channel layer. The source and the drain are disposed at one side of the semiconductor channel layer. A portion of the semiconductor channel layer is exposed between the source and the drain. An orthogonal projection of the metal layer on the substrate at least covers an orthogonal projection of the portion of the semiconductor channel layer exposed by the source and the drain on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsuan Wang, Chia-Chun Yeh, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8748222
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing oxide thin film transistors includes steps of: forming a gate, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and an oxide semiconductor layer respectively. The oxide semiconductor layer is formed on the gate electrode; the drain electrode and the source electrode are formed at two opposite sides of the oxide semiconductor layer. The method further includes a step of depositing a dielectric layer of silicon oxide, and a reacting gas for depositing the silicon oxide includes silane and nitrous oxide. A flow rate of nitrous oxide is in a range from 10 to 200 standard cubic centimeters per minute (SCCM). Oxide thin film transistors manufactured by above method has advantages of low leakage, high mobility, and other integrated circuit member can be directly formed on the thin film transistor array substrate of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Henry Wang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140151720
    Abstract: A semiconductor device adapted for being disposed on a substrate is provided. The semiconductor device includes a pixel electrode, a drain, a semiconductor channel layer, a source, a gate insulation layer and a side-gate. The pixel electrode is disposed on the substrate. The drain is disposed on the pixel electrode and exposes a portion of pixel electrode. The semiconductor channel layer is disposed on the drain. The source is disposed on the semiconductor channel layer. The gate insulation layer is disposed on the substrate, at least covers the source and surrounds the semiconductor channel layer. The side-gate is disposed on the gate insulation layer and extendedly covers the substrate along at least one side of the gate insulation layer. An extending direction of a portion of the side-gate is identical to a stacking direction of the drain, the semiconductor channel layer and the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Chou Lan, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8743027
    Abstract: An OLED driving circuit is provided. The OLED driving circuit comprises a switch transistor, a storage capacitor, a driving transistor and a control module. In a charging time period, a charging switch of the control module is conducted to connect the storage capacitor and a first voltage end and a data signal is transmitted from the switch transistor to the storage capacitor. In a memory time period, a memory switch of the control module is conducted to connect the storage capacitor and an OLED and the data signal is transmitted from the switch transistor to the storage capacitor. In a light-emitting time period, three light-emitting switches are conducted to connect the driving transistor to the storage capacitor, the first voltage end and the OLED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Liang Wu, Po-Hsin Lin, Chin-Wen Lin, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140138677
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A metal patterning layer is formed on the metal oxide semiconductor layer of a thin film transistor to shield the metal oxide semiconductor layer from the water, oxygen and light in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Tsung CHEN, Ted-Hong SHINN, Chuang-Chuang TSAI, Chih-Hsiang YANG, Chia-Chun YEH, Wen-Chung TANG
  • Patent number: 8723843
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit, a pixel driving method and a light emitting display device are provided in the present invention. The pixel driving circuit includes first through fifth transistors and a capacitor and is for driving a light emitting diode. The third transistor forms a diode connection to make information of the threshold voltages of both the third transistor and the light emitting diode be stored in the capacitor in a data writing period. In a light emitting period, the second transistor compensates drift variation of the threshold voltages of the third transistor and the light emitting diode according to the information stored in the capacitor to provide a stable driving current for driving the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hui Huang, Ted-Hong Shinn, Wei-Chou Lan, Chin-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 8724208
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a color display provides a bottom substrate, injects a liquid display media onto the bottom substrate, and disposes a sealing substrate on the liquid display media, such that the liquid display media is contained between the sealing substrate and the bottom substrate. The method also aligns an image device corresponding to the bottom substrate and transfers a color coating onto the sealing substrate by a laser device through a laser thermal transfer process to form a color filter layer on the sealing substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Yeh, Yao-Chou Tsai, Henry Wang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140110700
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) structure includes a metal oxide semiconductor layer, a gate, a source, a drain, a gate insulation layer, and a passivation layer. The metal oxide semiconductor layer has a crystalline surface which is constituted by a plurality of grains separated from one another. An indium content of the grains accounts for at least 50% of all metal elements of the metal oxide semiconductor layer. The gate is disposed on one side of the metal oxide semiconductor layer. The source and the drain are disposed on the other side of the metal oxide semiconductor layer. The gate insulation layer is disposed between the gate and the metal oxide semiconductor layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the gate insulation layer, and the crystalline surface of the metal oxide semiconductor layer is in direct contact with the gate insulation layer or the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hang Hsu, Tzung-Wei Yu, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8703514
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing an active array substrate. The method includes the steps of: forming a first patterned metal layer on a substrate; sequentially forming a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer and a second metal layer to cover the first patterned metal layer; forming a patterned photoresist layer on the second metal layer; patterning the second metal layer, the insulating layer and the semiconductor layer to form a second patterned metal layer, a patterned insulating layer and a patterned semiconductor layer, and removing a portion of the patterned photoresist layer; heating the remained portion of the patterned photoresist layer such that the remained portion is fluidized and transformed into a protective layer; and forming a pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8686407
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving substrate and an organic light emitting diode device. The driving substrate includes a display area, a non-display area, a substrate and a transparent driving element. The transparent driving element is disposed in the non-display area to form a transparent region. The organic light emitting diode device is disposed over the driving substrate and located in the display area to form a non-transparent region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140085172
    Abstract: A threshold voltage sensing circuit applied in a display panel includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor positioned in the display panel receives an operation signal at a regular time point after start-up and continuously receives multiple driving signals which are the same as those received by the pixel circuits of the display panel and outputs a first output voltage accordingly. The second sensor positioned in the display panel receives the driving signals at a regular time point after start-up and outputs a second output voltage accordingly. When the voltage difference between the first output voltage and the second output voltage is beyond a variation standard, the low level of the gate voltage of the pixel circuit is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Chi-Liang WU, Po-Hsin LIN, Young-Ran CHUANG, Chin-Wen LIN, Ted-Hong SHINN
  • Publication number: 20140071588
    Abstract: A capacitor structure of capacitive touch panel including a first electrode layer, a first material layer, a second material layer and a second electrode layer is provided. The first material layer is disposed on the first electrode layer, and the material of the first material layer is selected from one of a semiconductor material and an insulating material. The second material layer is disposed on the first material layer, and the material of the second material layer is selected from another one of the semiconductor material and the insulating material. The second electrode layer is disposed on the second material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Wei-Tsung Chen, Ted-Hong Shinn, Chuang-Chuang Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang, Chih-Hsiang Yang
  • Patent number: 8658480
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an active array substrate is provided herein. The active array substrate can be manufactured by using only two photolithography process steps. The photolithography process step using a first photomask may be provided for forming a drain electrode, a source electrode, a data line and/or a data line connecting pad and a patterned transparent conductive layer, etc. The photolithography process step using a second photomask may be utilized for forming a gate electrode, a gate line, a gate insulating layer, a channel layer and/or a gate line connecting pad, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140049882
    Abstract: A display panel having a wireless charging function is provided, and the display panel includes a first substrate, an induction coil layer, a display pixel layer, and a second substrate. The induction coil layer is disposed on the first substrate. The induction coil layer includes at least one induction coil. The induction coil layer is adapted for collaborating with a wireless charging power supply, such that the induction coil layer executes the wireless charging function. The display pixel layer is disposed on the induction coil layer. The second substrate is disposed on the display pixel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Lin, Po-Hsin Lin, Chi-Liang Wu, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140048679
    Abstract: A light sensor including a photo transistor is provided. A gate of the photo transistor receives a gate driving signal. The photo transistor senses a light source based on the gate driving signal to generate a light current signal. The photo transistor includes a metal-oxide active layer. The gate driving signal has a first voltage level during a trap period and has a second voltage level during a read period. The first voltage level is higher than the second voltage level. The gate driving signal of the photo transistor introduces a mechanism to rapidly eliminate excess carriers. Accordingly, the photo transistor has a rapid response while maintaining good light responsibility. Furthermore, a method for driving the foregoing photo transistor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Tsung Chen, Ted-Hong Shinn, Chuang-Chuang Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang, Chih-Hsiang Yang
  • Patent number: 8655197
    Abstract: An electronic paper structure is disclosed, which includes a hard substrate, a flexible substrate, at least one magnetic device for fastening the flexible substrate on the hard substrate temporally, a drive substrate formed on the flexible substrate, an electronic paper display layer formed on the drive substrate, and a protect layer formed on the electronic paper display layer. An electronic paper fabricating method using the same is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hui Huang, Chuan-I Huang, Chin-Wen Lin, Ted-Hong Shinn