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).

  • Patent number: 9305487
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9035980
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Yun-Hsiang Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8810556
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Lee, Lee-Hsun Chang, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8665184
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8605127
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130070006
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Yun-Hsiang Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8334859
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chi Liu, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120249602
    Abstract: 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 swi
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chi Liu, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120139965
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8182302
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Fen Hsieh, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120105517
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120086694
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Szu-Heng TSENG, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110285297
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Yu LEE, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8044896
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8013518
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110169798
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Chia-Yu LEE, Lee-Hsun CHANG, Tze-Chien TSAI
  • Patent number: 7934968
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tze-Chien Tsai, Ting-Wen Wu, Li-Wei Shih, Ching-Ian Chao
  • Publication number: 20110084953
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 7909671
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shi-Hao Li, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 7755266
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tze-Chien Tsai, Ting-Wen Wu, Li-Wei Shih, Ching-Ian Chao