Patents by Inventor Ting-Hsuan Hung

Ting-Hsuan Hung 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: 20210357615
    Abstract: In the invention, a fingerprint driving circuit, a fingerprint sensing device, an electronic apparatus, and an operation method of the fingerprint sensing device are provided. By keeping fingerprint sensing lines in a non-fingerprint sensing region in an electrically non-floating state, flash phenomenon in a display panel may be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Shih, Wu Wei Lin, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Wen-Yi Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20210256236
    Abstract: A fingerprint detecting system comprises a fingerprint module, for detecting a fingerprint of a user and outputting a current signal according to the detected fingerprint, and a signal processing circuit, coupled to the fingerprint module, for receiving the current signal from the fingerprint module, performing a offset cancellation for the current signal to remove an offset of the current signal, and converting the current signal without the offset to a voltage signal for fingerprint data analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Hung-Kai Chen, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Chih-Yuan Chang, Feng-Lin Chan
  • Publication number: 20210256240
    Abstract: A fingerprint detecting system comprises a fingerprint module, for receiving a fingerprint driving signal and performing a frequency modulation on the fingerprint driving signal, to correspondingly outputting a fingerprint signal with a first frequency based on the fingerprint driving signal, and a signal processing circuit, coupled to the fingerprint module, for receiving the fingerprint signal with the first frequency, performing a frequency demodulation to shift the first frequency of the fingerprint signal to a second frequency, and filtering the fingerprint signal with the second frequency based on the first frequency, whereby the filtered fingerprint signal is used for a fingerprint data analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Hung-Kai Chen, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Chih-Yuan Chang, Feng-Lin Chan
  • Patent number: 11036952
    Abstract: A touch apparatus and a touch detection integrated circuit (IC) thereof are provided. The touch detection IC includes a driving signal generation circuit and a receiving circuit. The driving signal generation circuit is configured to control a touch panel to perform touch sensing operation and control a fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a touch signal of the touch panel during a first period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the first driving signal for controlling the touch panel to perform touch sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a fingerprint signal of the fingerprint sensor during a second period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the second driving signal for controlling the fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Jiun-Jie Tsai, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Wei-Lun Shih
  • Patent number: 11030435
    Abstract: A method of sensing an image from a panel for an image sensing circuit includes the steps of: transmitting a first voltage or current to the panel; receiving a plurality of sensing signals from the panel, wherein the plurality of sensing signals correspond to the first voltage or current; determining whether the plurality of sensing signals conform to an operation range of the image sensing circuit; and adjusting the first voltage or current when the plurality of sensing signals are determined to be not conform to the operation range of the image sensing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsuan Hung, Wei-Lun Shih, Wu-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20210109639
    Abstract: A single-chip device for driving a panel including fingerprint sensing pixels, display pixels and touch sensors, electronic module therefor, and electronic apparatus are provided. The single-chip device comprises a main body, a first group of pads and a second group of pads disposed in the main body. The first group of pads comprise first pads for driving the fingerprint sensing pixels, and are disposed on at least one of a left portion and a right portion of the main body with respect to an axis. The second group of pads comprise second pads for driving the display pixels and the touch sensors, and are disposed on at least another one of the left portion and the right portion, wherein at least one group of the first group of pads and the second group of pads are disposed only on the one of the left portion and the right portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: TZU-WEN HSIEH, WEILUN SHIH, TING-HSUAN HUNG, HUANG-CHIN TANG
  • Publication number: 20210109638
    Abstract: A single-chip device for driving a panel including fingerprint sensing pixels, display pixels and touch sensors, electronic module therefor, and electronic apparatus including the single-chip device are provided. The single-chip device comprises a main body, a first group of pads and a second group of pads disposed in the main body. The main body has a left portion and a right portion with respect to an axis. The first group of pads comprise a plurality of first pads for driving the fingerprint sensing pixels, are disposed on both the left portion and the right portion and configured to be coupled to the fingerprint sensing pixels. The second group of pads comprise a plurality of second pads for driving the display pixels and the touch sensors, are disposed on both the left portion and the right portion and configured to be coupled to the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: TZU-WEN HSIEH, WEILUN SHIH, TING-HSUAN HUNG, HUANG-CHIN TANG
  • Publication number: 20210073504
    Abstract: A chip, an electronic device, a panel and an operation method thereof are provided. The chip can control the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. Fingerprint sensing pixels of the panel are divided into a plurality of fingerprint zones along a column direction. The chip includes a selecting circuit and a control circuit. The selecting circuit obtains information about a selected fingerprint zone among the fingerprint zones. The control circuit provides multiple control signals for controlling the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. The control signals include multiple start pulse signals. The start pulse signals collectively indicate the selected fingerprint zone. The number of the fingerprint zones is greater than the number of the start pulse signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Shih, Wu-Wei Lin, Huang-Chin Tang, Ting-Hsuan Hung
  • Publication number: 20210072854
    Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a display panel including touch sensors and fingerprint sensors is provided. The electronic circuit includes a first circuit, a second circuit and a switch circuit. The first circuit is configured to generate display driving signals for driving data lines of the display panel. The second circuit is configured to receive fingerprint sensing signals corresponding to a fingerprint image from fingerprint sensing lines of the display panel. The switch circuit includes a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. The first terminals are coupled to the first circuit and the second circuit. The second terminals are configurable to be coupled to the display panel via a plurality of first pins of the electronic circuit. Each of the first pins is configurable to be coupled to a corresponding data line and a corresponding fingerprint sensing line of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Feng-Jung Kuo, Jung-Chung Lee, Chiu-Huang Huang, Ting-Hsuan Hung
  • Publication number: 20210034835
    Abstract: An electronic circuit including a touch control circuit, a fingerprint sensing circuit and a switch circuit is provided. The touch control circuit is configured to receive touch sensing signals from a panel and determine a touch area according to the touch sensing signals. The fingerprint sensing circuit is configured to receive fingerprint sensing signals corresponding to at least one fingerprint image from fingerprint sensors disposed in the panel via fingerprint sensing lines. The switch circuit is coupled to the fingerprint sensing circuit. The switch circuit is configured to be coupled to a part of the fingerprint sensing lines that is selected to form a fingerprint sensing zone for a fingerprint sensing operation according to the determined touch area. Each of the fingerprint sensing lines is selectable to be a boundary of the fingerprint sensing zone. An electronic device and a method for sensing at least one fingerprint image are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Huan-Teng Cheng, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Wei-Lun Shih, Huang-Chin Tang
  • Publication number: 20210034833
    Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a display panel including touch sensors and fingerprint sensors is provided. The electronic circuit includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a first switch circuit and a control circuit. The first circuit generates display driving signals for driving the display panel. The second circuit receives fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensors. The first switch circuit is coupled to a second switch circuit on the display panel. The control circuit generates control signals for controlling the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit, so as to control the electronic circuit to transmit the display driving signals from the first circuit to the data lines through the first and the second switch circuits in a first time interval, and control the electronic circuit to receive the fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensors through the first and the second switch circuits in a second time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Huan-Teng Cheng, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Tzu-Wen Hsieh, Wei-Lun Shih, Huang-Chin Tang
  • Publication number: 20200134285
    Abstract: A touch apparatus and a touch detection integrated circuit (IC) thereof are provided. The touch detection IC includes a driving signal generation circuit and a receiving circuit. The driving signal generation circuit is configured to control a touch panel to perform touch sensing operation and control a fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a touch signal of the touch panel during a first period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the first driving signal for controlling the touch panel to perform touch sensing operation. The receiving circuit receives and processes a fingerprint signal of the fingerprint sensor during a second period when the driving signal generation circuit transmits the second driving signal for controlling the fingerprint sensor to perform fingerprint sensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Ho Hung, Jiun-Jie Tsai, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Wei-Lun Shih
  • Patent number: 10474293
    Abstract: A signal processing method for a touch panel includes transmitting a first driving signal to a first touch channel of the touch panel; and transmitting a second driving signal to a second touch channel of the touch panel, wherein the second touch channel is neighboring to the first touch channel. The first driving signal is substantially identical to the second driving signal during a first period, and the first driving signal is substantially inverse to the second driving signal during a second period neighboring to the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Cheng Kuo, Yung-Fu Lin, Chun-Hung Chen, Ting-Hsuan Hung
  • Publication number: 20190107916
    Abstract: A signal processing method for a touch panel includes transmitting a first driving signal to a first touch channel of the touch panel; and transmitting a second driving signal to a second touch channel of the touch panel, wherein the second touch channel is neighboring to the first touch channel. The first driving signal is substantially identical to the second driving signal during a first period, and the first driving signal is substantially inverse to the second driving signal during a second period neighboring to the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hung-Cheng Kuo, Yung-Fu Lin, Chun-Hung Chen, Ting-Hsuan Hung
  • Patent number: 9602001
    Abstract: A buck converter includes a power stage circuit and a control circuit. The power stage circuit has a pair of switches, an output inductor, and an output capacitor. The control circuit has a current-sensing unit (CCS), an error-amplifying (EA) and transient-holding (TH) unit, a transient-optimized feedback unit (TOF), and a PWM generation unit. The CCS senses an output capacitor current. The EA with the TH receives a feedback voltage and a reference voltage to generate an error signal. The TOF receives the feedback voltage and the reference voltage to generate a proportional voltage signal by a variable gain value. The PWM generation unit receives the proportional voltage signal and a sensing voltage signal to generate a PWM signal. When the proportional voltage signal equals the sensing voltage signal, the switches are controlled by the PWM signal at an optimal time point so that transient responses are optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, MEGAWIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ting-Hsuan Hung, Szu-Yu Huang, Tai-Haur Kuo, Kow-Liang Wen