Patents by Inventor Tsung-Shiun Lee

Tsung-Shiun Lee 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: 20090009992
    Abstract: A backlight module including a plurality of lamps, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board is provided. Each lamp has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first circuit board has a plurality of first openings and first conductive clips. The first electrode is disposed to extend through the first opening and to be clamped by the first conductive clip. Furthermore, a plurality of current adjustment devices is disposed on the first circuit board. The current adjustment device is electrically coupled to the first electrode through the first conductive clips. In the backlight module, the conductive clips or clamping pins of the current adjustment devices are used to hold the electrodes of lamps, thereby facilitating the assembly process of backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong-Jye Hong, Yung-Tse Cheng, Chia-Hung Sun, Tsung-Shiun Lee
  • Publication number: 20080258636
    Abstract: A backlight system for use in an LCD display with a driver providing current sink control includes an LED array module, a current feedback circuit, and a current compensation circuit. The LED array module has N columns of LEDs and each LED column has M LEDs connected in serial, wherein the current feedback circuit includes N current feedback units and the current compensation circuit includes N current compensation units, both of the current feedback circuit and the current compensation circuit being electrically coupled to the LED array module. When the backlight system is in operation, a current passes through an LED column, a current feedback unit, and a current compensation unit to generate an output voltage that is used for comparison with a predetermined DC voltage, and the current is compensated based on the results of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Min SHIH, Tsung-Shiun Lee, Chia-Hung Sun, Huang-De Lin
  • Publication number: 20080203944
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises a plurality of light sources, a power conversion circuit, a plurality of load-driving coils and a feedback generation coil. The power conversion circuit generates a driving signal for the load-driving coils to generate substantially identical driving currents for driving every light source. Furthermore, the feedback generation coil generates a feedback signal based on the inductions of the currents flowing though the plurality of load driving coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Sun, Tsung-Shiun Lee, Hsing-Ju Chen, Cheng-Neng Liao
  • Patent number: 7394212
    Abstract: An inverter unit including a converter, a transformer, a feedback circuit and an open lamp lock circuit is provided. The converter receives a drive signal, and outputs a duty voltage signal accordingly. The transformer is selectively coupled with a lamp of a display panel module, and receives the duty voltage signal. When the transformer is coupled with the lamp, the transformer outputs an output voltage to the lamp according to the duty voltage signal to light up the lamp. The feedback circuit receives a feedback signal from the lamp, and outputs a feedback voltage signal accordingly. The open lamp lock circuit is coupled with the feedback circuit, receives a control signal, selectively receives the feedback voltage signal, and disables the drive signal selectively according to the feedback voltage signal and the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chin-Der Wey, Tsung-Shiun Lee, Hung-Chih Lin, Wei-Chung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20080067949
    Abstract: A light module includes a plurality of light sources for generating light, a power controller, a bridge converter, a first piezoelectric transformer, a second piezoelectric transformer, a resonance balance circuit, and a protection circuit. The power controller is used for generating a power driving signal based on a control signal. The bridge converter is used for generating a supply voltage signal based on the power driving signal. The first piezoelectric transformer is used for transforming the supply voltage signal into a first driving voltage signal to a first end of each of the plurality of lamps. The second piezoelectric transformer is used for transforming the supply voltage signal into a second driving voltage signal to a second end of each of the plurality of lamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yung-tse Cheng, Chih-wei Wang, Hung-min Shih, Tsung-shiun Lee
  • Publication number: 20080043159
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display capable of reducing current leakage includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of light sources, a power controller disposed on the printed circuit board, a bridge converter disposed on the printer circuit board, a first transformer, a second transformer, and a liquid crystal panel. The plurality of light sources are used for generating light, and each light source includes a first end and a second end. The power controller is used for generating power driving signal. The bridge converter is used for generating a supply voltage signal based on the power driving signal. The first transformer is used for transforming the supply voltage signal into a first operating signal to each first end of the plurality of light sources. The second transformer is used for transforming the supply voltage signal into a second operating signal to each second end of the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-wei Wang, Chin-der Wey, Chia-hung Sun, Tsung-shiun Lee
  • Publication number: 20080042589
    Abstract: An inverter unit including a converter, a transformer, a feedback circuit and an open lamp lock circuit is provided. The converter receives a drive signal, and outputs a duty voltage signal accordingly. The transformer is selectively coupled with a lamp of a display panel module, and receives the duty voltage signal. When the transformer is coupled with the lamp, the transformer outputs an output voltage to the lamp according to the duty voltage signal to light up the lamp. The feedback circuit receives a feedback signal from the lamp, and outputs a feedback voltage signal accordingly. The open lamp lock circuit is coupled with the feedback circuit, receives a control signal, selectively receives the feedback voltage signal, and disables the drive signal selectively according to the feedback voltage signal and the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Chin-Der Wey, Tsung-Shiun Lee, Hung-Chih Lin, Wei-Chung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20070171271
    Abstract: A driver and method for driving a semiconductor light emitting device array is provided. The driver includes at least one current regulator unit having a plurality of controllable switches to regulate the current of each set of cascaded light emitting devices in the semiconductor light emitting device array. The currents of the sets are used to generate a plurality of feedback signals through a feedback unit. A compensation unit generates a plurality of control signals in response to the feedback signals and a plurality of timing signals, so as to control the controllable switches. A driver according to the present invention can independently and individually control the luminance and timing of each set of cascaded light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Chinder Wey, Yi-Chun Yeh, Chia-Hung Sun, Tsung-Shiun Lee