Patents by Inventor Tzu-Chieh Lai

Tzu-Chieh Lai 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: 12169340
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first panel. The first panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, and a first signal line. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first transparent electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The second transparent electrode is disposed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The first signal line is electrically connected to the first transparent electrode and extending along a first direction. The impedance of the first signal line is less than the impedance of the first transparent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Wei Liang, Jiunn-Shyong Lin, I-An Yao, Tzu-Chieh Lai, Chung-Chun Cheng, Shih-Che Chen
  • Publication number: 20240329459
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a light modulation medium layer including a liquid crystal material and a dye material; a reflective element disposed opposite to the light modulation medium layer and away from a display side of the electronic device; a reflective polarizing element disposed between the light modulation medium layer and the reflective element; and a polarizer disposed between the reflective polarizing element and the reflective element, wherein the reflective element has a reflectance of light with wavelengths ranging from 380 nm to 780 nm greater than or equal to 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Chin KUO, Hsu-Kuan HSU, Tzu-Chieh LAI, Mao-Shiang LIN
  • Publication number: 20240319533
    Abstract: An electronic device includes pixel regions and pixel spacing regions, and includes: a display layer disposed in the pixel regions and the pixel spacing regions, and including a liquid crystal material and a dye material; and reflective layers respectively disposed in the pixel regions, and at one side of the display layer. The display layer is in a scattering state under a non-display state, and light is scattered by the liquid crystal material and absorbed by the dye material when the light passes through the display layer. The display layer in the pixel regions is in a transmissive state and the display layer in the pixel spacing regions is in a scattering state under a display state, and light passes through the liquid crystal material and the dye material in the pixel regions and is reflected by the reflective layers when the light passes through the display layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hsu-Kuan HSU, Tzu-Chieh LAI, Chih-Chin KUO, En-Hsiang CHEN, WenQi LIN, Mao-Shiang LIN
  • Publication number: 20240272469
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a scattering structure, a dimming structure and a controller. The dimming structure is arranged on the scattering structure. The controller is electrically connected to the dimming structure. The controller includes a first control unit, and the first control unit is provided to adjust the transmittance of the dimming structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: En-Hsiang CHEN, Chih-Chin KUO, Mao-Shiang LIN, Hsu-Kuan HSU, WenQi LIN, Tzu-Chieh LAI
  • Publication number: 20240264496
    Abstract: An electronic device with switchable modes includes a light scattering switching element, a light absorbing switching and an image generating element. The light absorbing switching element is disposed adjacent to the light scattering switching element. The image generating element is provided for generating an image. In a projection mode, the image generated by the image generating element sequentially passes through the light scattering switching element and the light absorbing switching element to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: De-Cheng CHUNG, Hsu-Kuan HSU, En-Hsiang CHEN, Chih-Chin KUO, Tzu-Chieh LAI
  • Publication number: 20240248351
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a panel, including: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a light modulation layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of first strip electrodes disposed between the first substrate and the light modulation layer; a plurality of second strip electrodes disposed between the second substrate and the light modulation layer; a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the plurality of first strip electrodes; and a second electrode disposed between the second substrate and the plurality of second strip electrodes, wherein the light modulation layer includes a liquid crystal material and a dye material, and an extension direction of the plurality of first strip electrodes is different from an extension direction of the plurality of second strip electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hsu-Kuan HSU, Tzu-Chieh LAI, Chih-Chin KUO, En-Hsiang CHEN, Wen-Qi LIN
  • Publication number: 20230305343
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first panel. The first panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, and a first signal line. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first transparent electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The second transparent electrode is disposed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The first signal line is electrically connected to the first transparent electrode and extending along a first direction. The impedance of the first signal line is less than the impedance of the first transparent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ting-Wei LIANG, Jiunn-Shyong LIN, I-An YAO, Tzu-Chieh LAI, Chung-Chun CHENG, Shih-Che CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210325716
    Abstract: The present invention provides a driving method applied to the CH-LCD active matrix, which uses a plurality of gates or drains to control a single CH-LCD pixel unit, respectively controls the CH-LCD pixel unit in the resetting stage and the determining stage to increase a charging time for the CH-LCD pixel unit. Besides, the method further divides the plurality of scan lines and data lines into a plurality of groups to control each group of CH-LCD pixel units at the same time. Therefore, the charging time for the CH-LCD pixel unit may be increased for a fixed frame rate and a fixed resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Lai, Chun-Hung Huang, Shui-Chih Lien
  • Publication number: 20210311345
    Abstract: The invention provides a cholesteric liquid crystal display device, which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a switch, and a black light absorption layer. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The switch is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The black light absorption layer is disposed between the switch and the cholesteric liquid crystal layer, or on the second surface of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ren-Lu Chen, Tzu-Chieh Lai, Shui-Chih Lien
  • Patent number: 9460676
    Abstract: A GOA circuit applied to a liquid crystal display is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of cascaded shift register units, an (N)th level shift register unit is controlled to charge an (N)th level scanning line accordingly. The (N)th level shift register unit includes a pull-up circuit, a pull-down circuit, a pull-down sustain circuit, a pull-up control circuit, a down transfer circuit, and an bootstrap capacitor, and a display device is also disclosed herein. By replacing scanning lines with a constant voltage VDD or two voltages to accomplish the function of down transfer, the loading of scanning lines and the risk which comes with wiring step-by-step are decreased, forward-scanning operation and backward-scanning operation are accomplished accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Dai, Tzu-Chieh Lai
  • Publication number: 20160140922
    Abstract: A GOA circuit applied to a liquid crystal display is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of cascaded shift register units, an (N)th level shift register unit is controlled to charge an (N)th level scanning line accordingly. The (N)th level shift register unit includes a pull-up circuit, a pull-down circuit, a pull-down sustain circuit, a pull-up control circuit, a down transfer circuit, and an bootstrap capacitor, and a display device is also disclosed herein. By replacing scanning lines with a constant voltage VDD or two voltages to accomplish the function of down transfer, the loading of scanning lines and the risk which comes with wiring step-by-step are decreased, forward-scanning operation and backward-scanning operation are accomplished accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Chao Dai, Tzu-Chieh Lai
  • Patent number: 9214124
    Abstract: An n-th stage array substrate row driving unit of a row driving circuit for an array substrate is provided. The n-th stage array substrate row driving unit comprises an (n?3)-th and an (n?2)-th stage signal input terminal and a pull-up controlling unit. The pull-up controlling unit is a first thin film transistor and is connected to the (n?2)-th and a (n?3)-th stage signal input terminal. A peak voltage of the (n?3)-th stage signal input terminal is twice a peak voltage of the (n?2)-th stage signal input terminal. Thus, the threshold voltage shift of the TFT elements can be avoided, and the stability of the output can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaojiang Yu, Chang Yeh Lee, Tzu-Chieh Lai
  • Publication number: 20150348484
    Abstract: An n-th stage array substrate row driving unit of a row driving circuit for an array substrate is provided. The n-th stage array substrate row driving unit comprises an (n?3)-th and an (n?2)-th stage signal input terminal and a pull-up controlling unit. The pull-up controlling unit is a first thin film transistor and is connected to the (n?2)-th and a (n?3)-th stage signal input terminal. A peak voltage of the (n?3)-th stage signal input terminal is twice a peak voltage of the (n?2)-th stage signal input terminal. Thus, the threshold voltage shift of the TFT elements can be avoided, and the stability of the output can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaojiang YU, Chang Yeh LEE, Tzu-Chieh LAI
  • Patent number: 8687136
    Abstract: A repairing method for a pixel structure including an active device, a pixel electrode connected with the active device, a bottom electrode disposed under the pixel electrode, upper electrodes disposed between the pixel electrode and the bottom electrode and connected with the pixel electrode, a first dielectric layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the upper electrodes and a second dielectric layer disposed between the upper electrodes and the pixel electrode is provided. The repairing method includes removing a portion of the pixel electrode to electrically isolate the contact region over the upper electrode from the remaining portion of the pixel electrode, wherein a storage capacitor is formed by the reserved region over the upper electrode, the second dielectric layer and the remaining portion of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Kai Huang, Yi-Jen Chen, Tzu-Chieh Lai, Chiung-Pin Wang
  • Publication number: 20120190265
    Abstract: A repairing method for a pixel structure including an active device, a pixel electrode connected with the active device, a bottom electrode disposed under the pixel electrode, upper electrodes disposed between the pixel electrode and the bottom electrode and connected with the pixel electrode, a first dielectric layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the upper electrodes and a second dielectric layer disposed between the upper electrodes and the pixel electrode is provided. The repairing method includes removing a portion of the pixel electrode to electrically isolate the contact region over the upper electrode from the remaining portion of the pixel electrode, wherein a storage capacitor is formed by the reserved region over the upper electrode, the second dielectric layer and the remaining portion of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Kai Huang, Yi-Jen Chen, Tzu-Chieh Lai, Chiung-Pin Wang
  • Patent number: 8169561
    Abstract: A pixel structure including an active device, a pixel electrode connected with the active device, a bottom electrode disposed under the pixel electrode, upper electrodes disposed between the pixel electrode and the bottom electrode and connected with the pixel electrode, a first dielectric layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the upper electrodes and a second dielectric layer disposed between the upper electrodes and the pixel electrode is provided. The total area of the upper electrodes overlapping with the bottom electrode is A, and the overlapping portion of the pixel electrode and each upper electrode includes a contact region and a reserved region having total area B. The dielectric constant and thickness of the first dielectric layer is ?1 and d1; and for second dielectric layer ?2 and d2, wherein 0.5<(?1·d2·A)/(?2·d1·B)<1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Kai Huang, Yi-Jen Chen, Tzu-Chieh Lai, Chiung-Pin Wang
  • Publication number: 20060232722
    Abstract: A pixel structure including an active device, a pixel electrode connected with the active device, a bottom electrode disposed under the pixel electrode, upper electrodes disposed between the pixel electrode and the bottom electrode and connected with the pixel electrode, a first dielectric layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the upper electrodes and a second dielectric layer disposed between the upper electrodes and the pixel electrode is provided. The total area of the upper electrodes overlapping with the bottom electrode is A, and the overlapping portion of the pixel electrode and each upper electrode includes a contact region and a reserved region having total area B. The dielectric constant and thickness of the first dielectric layer is ?1 and d1; and for second dielectric layer ?2 and d2, wherein 0.5<(?1·d2·A)/(?2·d1·B)<1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Wei-Kai Huang, Yi-Jen Chen, Tzu-Chieh Lai, Chiung-Pin Wang