Patents by Inventor Tze-Chien Tsai
Tze-Chien Tsai 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).
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Patent number: 9305487Abstract: An OLED display and a method for driving a display panel thereof are provided. The layout area of each pixel of the OLED display panel is specially designed to be a rectangle in shape, and the pixels are driven in such a manner that each two sub-pixels are taken as a unit to be driven. As such, according to the interaction manner among sub-pixels of the pixels, two sub-pixels can be viewed as one pixel to achieve more pixels within 1 inch in comparison with the conventional panels, which enables the current AMOLED driving circuit designs to be used in specific high resolution applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 9035980Abstract: A first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel of a pixel are utilized to display a first white image, then a first brightness of the first sub-pixel and a first brightness of the second sub-pixel are measured. The first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel of the pixel are utilized to display a second white image, then a second brightness of the first sub-pixel and a second brightness of the second sub-pixel are measured. How image data should be displayed is determined according to whether the first brightness of the first sub-pixel is greater than the second brightness of the first sub-pixel, whether the first brightness of the second sub-pixel is greater than the second brightness of the second sub-pixel, and whether a chromaticity coordinate of the image data is within a chromaticity range capable of being displayed by the first, second and third sub-pixels.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Yun-Hsiang Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 8810556Abstract: An exemplary active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a data line, a current sensing line, a power line and a plurality of pixels all electrically coupled to the data line, the current sensing line and the power line. During a data current is writing to a selected one of the pixels, the selected pixel draws a current from the current sensing line, and the data line supplies a particular data voltage to the selected pixel according to the drawn current from the current sensing line until the drawn current matched with the data current; the other non-selected pixels draw currents from the power line for light-emission. Moreover, a pixel circuit and a data current writing method adapted for the above-mentioned active matrix OLED display also are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chia-Yu Lee, Lee-Hsun Chang, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 8665184Abstract: A driving circuit is adapted to drive a current-driven device. The driving circuit includes a first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit. The first power supply circuit is for supplying a first positive voltage to a first terminal of the current-driven device. The second power supply circuit is for enabling a current flowing along a first current flow direction in a first time period and thereby a second terminal of the current-driven device is given a second positive voltage. The second power supply circuit further is for enabling a current from the current-driven device flowing out of the second power supply circuit along a second current flow direction. The first current flow direction and the second current flow direction are different directions in the second power supply circuit. Moreover, a light emitting device using the above-mentioned driving circuit also is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chia-Yu Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 8605127Abstract: A method for driving an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display panel is provided. In the present method, how to drive a single pixel having a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a first blue (light blue) sub-pixel, and a second blue (dark blue) sub-pixel is effectively determined based on the characteristics of the (1931) CIE color space. Besides, at the same time point, only one of the two sub-pixels corresponding to the two blues (i.e. dark blue and light blue) in the single pixel is enabled to be mixed with the red sub-pixel and the green sub-pixel. Accordingly, the luminous efficiency of the AMOLED is improved and the power consumption of the entire AMOLED display is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20130070006Abstract: A first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel of a pixel are utilized to display a first white image, then a first brightness of the first sub-pixel and a first brightness of the second sub-pixel are measured. The first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel of the pixel are utilized to display a second white image, then a second brightness of the first sub-pixel and a second brightness of the second sub-pixel are measured. How image data should be displayed is determined according to whether the first brightness of the first sub-pixel is greater than the second brightness of the first sub-pixel, whether the first brightness of the second sub-pixel is greater than the second brightness of the second sub-pixel, and whether a chromaticity coordinate of the image data is within a chromaticity range capable of being displayed by the first, second and third sub-pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Yun-Hsiang Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 8334859Abstract: An electroluminescent (EL) display device has pixels spatially arranged in a matrix, each pixel having first, second, third and fourth EL elements, gate lines each coupled to a respective row of pixels, first data lines each coupled to the first EL elements of a respective column of pixels, second data lines each coupled to the second EL elements of a respective column of pixels, first switches each coupled to a respective third EL element, second switches each coupled to a respective fourth EL element, a switch control line coupled to the first and second switches for providing a switching control signal to set the first and second switches to be in an ON state or an OFF state, and third data lines each coupled to the first and second switches corresponding to a respective column of pixels for transmitting a data signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chih-Chi Liu, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20120249602Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, an electroluminescent (EL) display device has a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in a form of a matrix, each pixel having a first EL element, a second EL element, a third EL element, and a fourth EL element, a plurality of gate lines, each gate line coupled to a respective row of pixels, a plurality of first data lines, each first data line coupled to the first EL elements of a respective column of pixels, a plurality of second data lines, each second data line coupled to the second EL elements of a respective column of pixels, a plurality of first switches, each first switch coupled to a respective third EL element, a plurality of second switches, each second switch coupled to a respective fourth EL element, a switch control line coupled to the plurality of first switches and the plurality of second switches for providing a switching control signal to set the first switches and the second switches to be in an ON state or an OFF state, such that when the first swiType: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Chi Liu, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20120139965Abstract: An OLED display and a method for driving a display panel thereof are provided. The layout area of each pixel of the OLED display panel is specially designed to be a rectangle in shape, and the pixels are driven in such a manner that each two sub-pixels are taken as a unit to be driven. As such, according to the interaction manner among sub-pixels of the pixels, two sub-pixels can be viewed as one pixel to achieve more pixels within 1 inch in comparison with the conventional panels, which enables the current AMOLED driving circuit designs to be used in specific high resolution applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 8182302Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and method for fabricating the same are provided. The organic electroluminescent device comprises an anode. An organic luminescent layer is formed over the anode. A partially light-transmitting layer is formed over the organic luminescent layer. A protection layer is formed over the partially light-transmitting layer. A reflection-reducing layer is formed over the protection layer. A cathode is formed over the reflection-reducing layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chia-Fen Hsieh, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20120105517Abstract: A method for driving an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display panel is provided. In the present method, how to drive a single pixel having a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a first blue (light blue) sub-pixel, and a second blue (dark blue) sub-pixel is effectively determined based on the characteristics of the (1931) CIE color space. Besides, at the same time point, only one of the two sub-pixels corresponding to the two blues (i.e. dark blue and light blue) in the single pixel is enabled to be mixed with the red sub-pixel and the green sub-pixel. Accordingly, the luminous efficiency of the AMOLED is improved and the power consumption of the entire AMOLED display is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20120086694Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display panel with an IR-drop compensation function are disclosed. The display panel includes multiple pixel circuits and multiple compensation circuits. Each of the pixel circuits includes a detecting switch. After a real work voltage of a pixel circuit is transmitted to a corresponding compensation circuit through a corresponding detecting switch, a data transmitted to the pixel circuit is adjusted by the compensation circuit according to a relationship between the real work voltage and an original work voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Szu-Heng TSENG, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20110285297Abstract: A driving circuit is adapted to drive a current-driven device. The driving circuit includes a first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit. The first power supply circuit is for supplying a first positive voltage to a first terminal of the current-driven device. The second power supply circuit is for enabling a current flowing along a first current flow direction in a first time period and thereby a second terminal of the current-driven device is given a second positive voltage. The second power supply circuit further is for enabling a current from the current-driven device flowing out of the second power supply circuit along a second current flow direction. The first current flow direction and the second current flow direction are different directions in the second power supply circuit. Moreover, a light emitting device using the above-mentioned driving circuit also is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chia-Yu LEE, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 8044896Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a forth transistor, a switching circuit, a first voltage generator, a second voltage generator, and a light emitting element. The source of the first transistor is electrically connected to the drain of the second transistor. The gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor. The drain of the forth transistor is electrically connected to the source of the third transistor, and the gate of the forth transistor is electrically connected to the gate and the drain of the second transistor. The first voltage generator is coupled to the source of the second transistor and of the forth transistor. The light emitting element is coupled to the drain of the first transistor via a first electrode, and to the second voltage generator via a second electrode. The switching circuit is electrically connected to the drain and the gate of the third transistor.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventor: Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 8013518Abstract: Top-emitting organic light emitting diode (OLED) structures and fabrication method thereof. A first electrode is formed on a substrate. A dielectric layer including at least one first opening is formed on the first electrode. An organic emission layer is formed on the dielectric layer and fills the first opening. A second electrode including at least one second opening is formed on the organic emission layer. The second opening corresponds to the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2004Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventor: Tze-Chien Tsai
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Publication number: 20110169798Abstract: An exemplary active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a data line, a current sensing line, a power line and a plurality of pixels all electrically coupled to the data line, the current sensing line and the power line. During a data current is writing to a selected one of the pixels, the selected pixel draws a current from the current sensing line, and the data line supplies a particular data voltage to the selected pixel according to the drawn current from the current sensing line until the drawn current matched with the data current; the other non-selected pixels draw currents from the power line for light-emission. Moreover, a pixel circuit and a data current writing method adapted for the above-mentioned active matrix OLED display also are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Chia-Yu LEE, Lee-Hsun CHANG, Tze-Chien TSAI
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Patent number: 7934968Abstract: A method of fabricating a pixel structure for use in an electroluminescent panel includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. Three shadow masks having a plurality of first, second, and third openings patterned in an array of T shaped are respectively provided, and three evaporation processes using the three shadow masks are subsequently performed to form a plurality of first subpixel units, second subpixel units and third subpixel units respectively. One first subpixel of the first subpixel unit, one second subpixel of the second subpixel unit adjacent to the first subpixel unit, and one third subpixel of the third subpixel unit adjacent to the first subpixel unit form a display pixel unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Tze-Chien Tsai, Ting-Wen Wu, Li-Wei Shih, Ching-Ian Chao
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Publication number: 20110084953Abstract: An organic light emitting display having a power saving mechanism includes a first power module for generating a first power voltage, a second power module for generating a second power voltage, a gate driving circuit for generating a scan signal, a data driving circuit for generating a data signal, a pixel circuit, a ripple detection unit and a processing unit. The ripple detection unit detects the ripple of the first power voltage for generating a detection voltage. The processing unit generates a power-saving control signal according to the detection voltage. The pixel circuit employs the scan and data signals to control a light-emitting driving operation based on the voltage difference between the first and second power voltages. When the power-saving control signal is greater than a threshold, the first power module adjusts the first power voltage for reducing the voltage difference so as to save power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Chia-Yu Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 7909671Abstract: A dual emitting device includes a transparent substrate and an array of pixels. The array of pixels is disposed on the transparent, and each pixel of the array includes at least one first sub-pixel and at least one second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel includes a first OLED driven by a first TFT, and a first sheltering layer on the first OLED. The second sub-pixel includes a second OLED driven by a second TFT, and a second sheltering layer formed between the transparent substrate and the second OLED.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Shi-Hao Li, Tze-Chien Tsai
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Patent number: 7755266Abstract: A pixel structure has a substrate, and a first subpixel unit, a second subpixel unit, and a third subpixel unit disposed on the substrate. The first subpixel unit has three first subpixels arranged in a delta formation, the second subpixel unit has three second subpixels arranged in a delta formation, and the third subpixel unit has three third subpixels arranged in a delta formation. One first subpixel of the first subpixel unit, one second subpixel of the second subpixel unit adjacent to the first subpixel unit, and one third subpixel of the third subpixel unit adjacent to the first subpixel unit form a display pixel unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Tze-Chien Tsai, Ting-Wen Wu, Li-Wei Shih, Ching-Ian Chao