Patents by Inventor Tsau-Hua Hsieh

Tsau-Hua Hsieh 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: 20110109831
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a casing and a liquid crystal panel accommodated in the casing. The casing includes a frame and a window surrounded by an inner side of the frame. The liquid crystal panel includes an outside surface essentially serving as a display screen for displaying images and a peripheral wall. The liquid crystal panel is attached to the frame, with the inner side of the frame contacting the peripheral wall of the liquid crystal panel, and the display screen exposed outside of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIH-HAO CHEN, CHIH-WEI HO, CHAO-YI HUNG, TSAU-HUA HSIEH
  • Patent number: 7901951
    Abstract: An exemplary TFT array substrate includes: an insulating substrate (201), a gate line (23) and a repair structure (272) arranged on the insulating substrate, a gate insulating layer (204) covering the gate line and the repair structure; a data line (27) arranged on the gate insulating layer corresponding to the repair structure, which is insulated from the gate line and intersects with the gate line. The repair structure has a gap (274). The gap of the repair structure is located at where the repair structure overlapping to the gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chimel Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Jia-Pang Pang
  • Patent number: 7898609
    Abstract: An exemplary MVA LCD (2) includes a first substrate (21), a second substrate (22), and a liquid crystal layer (23) interposed between the two substrates. A common electrode (29) and protrusions (211) are formed at an inner side of the first substrate in order. Gate electrodes (221) and pixel electrodes (222) are formed on an inner side of the second substrate. A patterned gate insulating layer (223) is formed at the second substrate. The patterned gate insulating layer covers the gate electrodes, and a part of each pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chimel Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Huang, Chao-Yi Hung, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7868954
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal panel (400) includes a first substrate (401) having a common electrode layer (429), a second substrate (402) parallel to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer (403) between the first and second substrates. The liquid crystal layer defines an active area (406) thereat. The second substrate includes common lines (440). Electrical coupling elements are disposed at the active area, so as to electrically couple the common electrode layer to the common lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Chimel Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Chih-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20100308331
    Abstract: A mother thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate includes an insulating substrate, at least two TFT arrays and printed wirings. The TFT array includes TFTs formed on the insulating substrate. The printed wirings are connected to the TFT arrays. The printed wiring includes a discontinuous metal layer and at least one bridge layer connecting the discontinuous metal layer. The bridge layer is made from corrosion-resistant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Charles Chien, Shang-Yu Huang, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7786420
    Abstract: An exemplary light source device (10) includes a power supply (12), a light source (14), and a photodetector (16). The photodetector includes a light sensor (17) and a resistor (18) connected in parallel. The power supply, the light source, and the photodetector are connected in series. When the intensity of ambient light increases, a resistance of the light sensor decreases so as to increase a light intensity of the light source. When the intensity of ambient light decreases, the resistance of the light sensor increases so as to decrease the light intensity of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Shuo-Ting Yan, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20100123865
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate and first conductive wires. The first conductive wires are arranged at a surface of the substrate. Each of the first conductive wires includes a plurality of first connecting portions, a plurality of second connecting portions and a conductive portion with a plurality of conductive particles. The conductive portion is sandwiched between the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions, thus electrically connecting the first connecting portions to the second connecting portions. A method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display panel is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP.
    Inventors: CHARLES CHIEN, SHANG-YU HUANG, TSAU-HUA HSIEH, CHIEN-TING LAI
  • Publication number: 20100103086
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a display area. The display area includes a first scanning line, two second scanning lines, and a number of pixel units arranged in two rows and a number of columns. The number of columns include a number of first columns and a number of second columns arranged alternately. The pixel units arranged in the number of first columns are controlled via the first scanning line, and the two pixel units arranged in each of the number of second columns are controlled via the two second scanning lines correspondingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Shuo-Ting Yan, Chih-Hao Chen, Wen Hsiung Liu, Eddy Giing-Lii Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7675496
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (600) includes a liquid crystal panel, a scanning driving circuit (61), a compensation circuit (68), a control circuit (67), and a signal line driving circuit (62). The liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a plurality of scanning lines (63) that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a first direction, and a plurality of signal lines (64) that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The scanning driving circuit is connected to the scanning lines, and continuously scans the same scanning lines twice in a frame time. The compensation circuit generates first signals. The control circuit generates gradation signals corresponding to the second frame image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Eddy Giing-Lii Chen, Sz-Hsiao Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20100053530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a TFT substrate and a manufacture method thereof. The TFT substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of signal lines, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode. The signal lines are arranged on the substrate along two perpendicular directions. One of two signal lines perpendicular to each other includes a plurality of segments. Every two segments closed to each other are arranged on two opposite sides of the other signal line of the two signal lines. The TFT substrate further includes a connecting signal line. The connecting signal line is connected to the two segments of the signal line composing a plurality of segments. The common electrode is arranged in a same layer as the connecting signal line and overlaps the signal line transferring image signals along a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Jen-Chieh Peng, Shuo-Ting Yan, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Chao-Yi Hung
  • Patent number: 7636143
    Abstract: An exemplary in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display (IPS-LCD) panel (100) includes a thin film transistors (TFT) substrate (120), a color filter (CF) substrate (110) facing the TFT substrate, a liquid crystal layer (130) sandwiched between the two substrates. The TFT substrate includes a plurality of gate lines and source bus lines (121, 122) defining pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes a pair of source bus lines, a pixel electrode (125) therebetween and parallel to the source bus lines, a pair of shield metal lines (123) located at two opposite sides of the pixel electrode, a pair of common electrodes (126) that are parallel to the pixel electrode and partly overlap the shield metal lines respectively. Each of the common electrodes includes a slit (1261) therein in order to attenuate any crosstalk between the source bus line and the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090262054
    Abstract: An exemplary active matrix display device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of scanning lines extending along a horizontal axis, a plurality of data lines extending along a vertical axis, and a plurality of dummy data lines. Two scanning lines and two data lines define two display pixels; each of the plurality of data lines is connected to at least two adjacent display pixels along the horizontal axis, and the at least two adjacent display pixels are driven by the two scanning lines, respectively. Each of the plurality of dummy data lines is disposed between two random adjacent data lines and is provided with gray scale voltage signals by a driving circuit of the display panel, thereby forming coupling capacitances between each of the plurality of dummy data lines and two pixel electrodes of the two display pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Chih-Chieh Hsu, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Chao-Yi Hung, Chao-Chih Lai
  • Publication number: 20090251402
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a light sensor disposed at an inner side of the first substrate, and a black matrix disposed at an inner side of the second substrate. The light sensor includes a light-sensing unit, and the black matrix includes a semi-transparent film corresponding to the light-sensing unit. A liquid crystal display device employing the liquid crystal panel is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Yu-Lin Hsieh, Shuo-Ting Yan, Kuan-Yi Yang, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090243987
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes an LCD panel, and a common voltage generating circuit configured for providing common voltages to the LCD panel. The common voltage generating circuit includes a microprocessor, a timer, a voltage adjustment circuit, and a look up table. The microprocessor is electrically connected to the timer, the look up table, and the voltage adjustment circuit. The timer is configured for recording a continuous operated time of the LCD panel. The look up table is configured for storing optimal common voltages corresponding to each continuous operated time. The microprocessor is configured for reading the optimal common voltage at set intervals corresponding to the continuous operated time, and controlling the voltage adjustment circuit to provide the corresponding optimal common voltage to the LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chang, Chao-Yi Hung, Sz-Hsiao Chen, Sheng-Tien Cho, Chueh-Ju Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Chiu-Lien Yang
  • Patent number: 7593089
    Abstract: An exemplary method for fabricating a liquid crystal panel includes: providing a first substrate (210); forming a plurality of color resin layers (212) and a black matrix (27) spacing the color resin layers on the first substrate; forming a plurality of compressible photo spacers (24) on the black matrix, the photo spacers comprising a plurality of photo spacers having a first length and a plurality of photo spacers having a second length different from the first length, wherein the first length and the second length are measured perpendicular to the first substrate; providing a second substrate; coating a sealant along an outer periphery of the second substrate, whereby the second substrate and the sealant cooperatively defining a space; dropping liquid crystal on the second substrate in the space; placing the first substrate onto the second substrate and pressing the first substrate; and curing the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Huang, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090152730
    Abstract: An exemplary interconnected structure for transferring a voltage signal to a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate includes a first metal layer (310), a second metal layer (320) isolated from the first metal layer and a conductive layer (340) isolated from the second metal layer. The first metal layer is electrically connected to the conductive layer via at least one first contact hole (351, 352) thereby obtaining a first contacting area between the first metal layer and the conductive layer. The second metal layer is electrically connected to the conductive layer via at least one second contact hole (353, 354) thereby obtaining a second contacting area between the second metal layer and the conductive layer. A radio of the sum of the first contacting area and the second contacting area to the voltage value of the voltage signal is equal to or greater than 0.233 ?m2/mv.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Hsin-Li Chen, Chao-Chih Lai, Ya-Chu Fan, Chao-Yi Hung, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7532210
    Abstract: A driving method for an active matrix liquid crystal display panel includes the following steps. First, a frame period is divided into a display period (t1) and a black insertion period (tr). A gray-scale voltage is generated according to a desired corresponding light transmittance of each pixel of the liquid crystal display panel; and during the display period, the gray-scale voltage is supplied to a corresponding pixel electrode of the liquid crystal display panel. Then during the black insertion period, a restoring voltage Vh is supplied to the pixel electrode, so that the pixel is returned to an initial black state. Accordingly, the quality of motion pictures of the liquid crystal display panel is good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Lomg Kuan Chen, Eddy G. Chen, Chih-Sheng Chang, Sz Hsiao Chen, Tsau Hua Hsieh, Jia-Pang Pang
  • Publication number: 20080239182
    Abstract: An exemplary multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display (200) includes a plurality of gate lines (201) configured for providing a plurality of scanning signals and a plurality of data lines (203) configured for providing a plurality of gray scale voltages. The gate lines and data lines cooperatively define a plurality of pixel regions (230) in a matrix. Each pixel region includes a first pixel electrode (213) and a second pixel electrode (223). The first and second pixel electrodes are applied with different gray scale voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Huang, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Hung-Yu Chen, Chao-Yi Hung
  • Publication number: 20080239225
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal panel (400) includes a first substrate (401) having a common electrode layer (429), a second substrate (402) parallel to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer (403) between the first and second substrates. The liquid crystal layer defines an active area (406) thereat. The second substrate includes common lines (440). Electrical coupling elements are disposed at the active area, so as to electrically couple the common electrode layer to the common lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Chih-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20080218675
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display panel (1) includes an upper substrate (111) and a lower substrate (121) parallel to each other, a liquid crystal layer (10) sandwiched between the upper and the lower substrates, and data lines (13) and driving lines (14) formed at the lower substrate. The data lines and the driving lines cross each other, thereby defining pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes a first spacer (17) and a second spacer (18). The first spacer is arranged between the upper substrate and the corresponding data line. The second spacer is arranged between the upper substrate and the corresponding driving line. A predetermined gap is defined between the first spacer and the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Chao-Chih Lai, Tsau-Hua Hsieh